The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-05-10
CHANGES IN THE SCHOOL LAW
Resume of Measures That Will
Benefit the School Patrons
Over the State

lne state Legislature at It's recent
session made several important changes
in the school law. The duties OF the
State Board of Education were enlarged
by requiring that the board add to the
present course OF study for the seventh
and eighth grades. business forms and
elementary bookkeeping or some form
Of industrial work and to the high school
course of study, full commercial and
ind ustrial courses.
The text book law now provides that
school trustees shall purchase all new
text and supplementary books and school
supplies that are needed by the pupils
and pay for them out Of the county
school fund Of the district. The books
are to be held as the property Of the
district and loaned to the pupils. Par
ents and guardians of pupils will be held
responsible for the proper use and care
Of the books and shall pay for any books
damaged or lost by the children. Man.
ual training and domestic science equip
ment may be bought and used in the
same manner as text books. In making
mp the budget of school expenses for
next year it will be well for trustees to
note that the district must furnish the
text books and make allowances for
that additional expense.
After July l. 1918, new census law
will go into effect aud in all school dis.
tricts having fewer than 30 school cen.
sus children the teacher will act as cen.
sus marshal without receiving additional
compensa sation for the work. In districts
having more than 80 census children the
present system will continue.
The new law for granting teachers
certificates adds business forms, civics
and current events to the subjects re.
quired for elementary certificates and
| also allows the State Board to give
credits toward certificates for satisfact-
ory work In standard Summer schools.
In order to help needy school districts
the County Commissioners may now
transfer money from the county gen.
eral fund to the county school fund Of
any district if the district has levied q
special school tax for that year of not
less than % cents on the 500. Under
certain restrictions such transfer may
be made to help the district carry on
high school work.
The Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton now has the power to compel the
transfer of school money due to any
child or children from the fund OF one
district to that of another il the child or
children have during the school year
moved from the one district to the other.
| Heretofore the State Board Of Ednca-
ton has had full control of the State
permanent school fund. There is now
created State investments board oon-
sistiug of the Board of Education, the
Attorney General and the State Treas
urer. The investment board may use
the money to buy United States securi
ties. bonds of this State or Of other
States. and bonds of any county of Ne.
vada, provided the total Indebtedness of
the county does not exceed ten per cent
of it's assessed valuation and the bonds
bear not less than five per cent interest.
A decidedly welcome change in the
law is one which allows q county to
bond for building high school without
the necessity of special Act Of the
Legislature. Elko, Humboldt and White
Pine Counties all had special high
school bonding Acts passed this year.
Under the general bonding Act now on
the statute books those counties need
not have waited for a session of the
Legislature.
Assembly Joint and Concurrent Reso-
luton No. II will. il finally carried, 30
amend the State constitution that the
| permanent school fund may be loaned
at six per cent on such loans as are se-
cured by first mortgage on agricultural
lands.