The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-07-31
Chapter $50, Laws of 1918.

An act to create Section 56Og-1
and subsection 1 of section 1875 of
the statutes, relating to state aid to
rural schools, and making an appro-
priation therefor.
The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin represented in Senate and Assem-
bly,, do enact as follows:
Section l. There is added to the
statutes q new section and new sub
section to read: Section 560g-1.
Every school district not composed
wholly or in part of an Incorporated
village or city, nor containing state
graded school, which shall maintain a
school or schools for nine months or
more, and have provided the equip
ment required by section 560g of the
statutes, and which shall have an av-
erage daily attendance for said nine
months of not less than twenty nor
more than forty pupils, shall be
deemed to have maintained school
Of the first grade and every school
district which shall have maintained
the first class school provided by sec
ton 560g of the statutes, for nine
months, and shall have an average
minimum daily attendance of not less
than fifteen nor more than twenty,
and maximum daily attendance of
not less than forty nor more than
fifty pupils, shall be deemed to have
maintained school of the second
grade. Any school district which de-
sires rural school state aid as pro-
vided by this section shall make APP
plication in writing, as provided by
section 560j of the statutes to the
county or district superintendent,
specifying in addition the average
daily attendance and furnishing the
name of the teacher and copy of the
certificate or authority to teach and
the place, date and amount of her
previous teaching experience.
2. If the county or district super
intendent and the state rural school
inspector, as the result of actual in
spection of the school, and the work
of the teacher during the year for
which aid is demanded shall approve
of the application they shall endorse
the same and remit it to the state
superintendent of public instruction,
who shall act upon the applications in
the order Of their receipt. Thereupon
the state superintendent shall fix the
amount to be paid each such rural
school complying with the provisions
of this section, whose application
shall have been approved by the state
superintendent, and certify the same
to the secretary of state. The secre-
tary of state shall then draw his war
rant upon the state treasurer for the
several claims of said rural schools
made payable to the treasurer of the
district or corporation maintaining
such approved school, and such sums
shall be apportioned by said district
treasurer direct to each teacher quail
fed as herein provided and employed
in such rural school, as additional
compensation as follows:
(a) To each first grade school as
designated herein and which has been
taught by a graduate of the teachers
course at the university of Wisconsin,
Wisconsin state normal school or
other equivalent school as determined
by the state board of examiners, or
the holder of a life certificate, aud
who has had at least one year of sue
cessful teaching experience, and has
taught an efficient school during the
year for which aid is demanded, ten
dollars per month for each such
teacher.
(b) TO each second grade school as
designated herein and which has been
taught by teacher holding first
grade certificate and who has had at
least one year $ successful teaching
experience, and has taught an eff
Gent school during the year for which
aid is demanded, FIVE dollars per
month for each such teacher.
8. The state superintendent is here