The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-05-29
new SCHOOL SYSTEM
SUGGESTED BY BOARD
From Saturdays; Daily.


cation, OF which w. ID. willard OF
this city Is chairman, has issued bull
letins setting forth the propositions
which Il has decided upon as ad-
yisable for the state school system.
Serving on the commission with Mr..
Willard are w. G. Crosby, ]. A.
Dubois, J.. A. Hartigan, Marie Love-
mes. c. G. Schultz and w. r. Web.
ster.
They propose the following regu-
lation OF the. public school system
of the state:
A state board OF education TO be
composed of i've or seven members
appointed by the governor for terms
OF three or five years each, a part
Of the membership retiring each year
The members, shall receive their
personal travelling expenses and $40
per day for attendance at regular
and special meetings and when sery-
ing on behalf OF the board This
board would g.
Replace aud exercise all the pow
ers Of
First. The state high school board.
Second. The normal school board.
Third. The state library commits
sion.
Fourth. The board for the special
schools for the deaf and blind
Supervise the educational work Of
the correctional and penal institu-
tions OF the state. 49,. "a. go.
The board Of regents OF the state
university shall remain but shall
have no. ex-officio members, and
whenever questions arise which af-
feet institutions over which the state
board OF education has supervision.
and the university. than the law
shall compel conferences, between
these two boards to determine the
policies to be adopted.
The administrative agent OF the
state board OF education shall be
the state superintendent OF ednca-
ton. Who shall he elected by them
and serve at their pleasure.
School districts shall be OF three
classes:
First. Special-All cities over 50.-
600 population. This would limit
these to St Paul. Minneapolis and
Duluth.
Second. Extraordinarily districts
not special and containing high
or graded school.
Third. Common-One district for
each county. which district would
include all the territory OF a county
not in a special or Independent dis
trict. In effect this means that all
rural schools I'm each county would
comprise one school district IT,.
Local boards OF education shall
continue as now In the districts
designated above as special, and in
the ones designated as independent
except that In the latter the board
would have FIVE instead Of six men,
bers. Common school districts shall
be administered by a board Of FIVE
members. each member serving for
three wears and elected at large from
that part Of the county included in
the common district.
Inc pONtES VI hpttidl
dependent district boards shall re-
main as they now are except that
boards of independent districts shall
be authorized to contract with super
intendents and teachers for a num-
Der of years.
The board OF the common district
OF each county shall have power:
First To sub-divide the district
for purposes OF school attendance
and school administration and for
voting on school questions.
Second. To levy taxes for the
maintenance OF all schools in the
district. s g.. s.
Third. To make levies for school
buildings and sites. Ha
Fourth. With the approval OF, the
state board Of education to issue
bonds up to two per cent Of the
assessed realty valuation Of the dis
trict. Any issue. of bonds beyond
this amount must first be authorized
by a vote Of the district.
Fifth. To elect a superintendent
Of that district for a term Of four
years. This superintendent would
take the place OF the present county
superintendent. He might be chosen
from outside Of the county or even
from outside of the state as city
superintendent are now. His quail
fications shall be fixed by the state
hoard of education.