Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-30
HEE sCHO0L CODE FOR ohio

The General Assembly of Ohio in special ses-
sion has just finished complete revision ofstle
state school rode Sweeping changes are made
IN the public school system. II is doubtful if
There has ever been more constructive and pro-
gresshe school legislation enacted by single
session Of the legislature in any other state with
in the last half century.
TO get clear understanding of how all this.
WAS accomplished, it is necessary to know some.
thing Of the Ohio state school survey which pre-
coded this legislation The story Of this survey
is given in the report to the governor Of Ohio
by the state school survey commission which
was created by an act which passed the general
assembly February 26, 1913, to conduct survey.
Of the public schools, normal schools, and the
agricultural schools of The state The survey
was b cooperative field study conducted by DR..
Horace E Britain Of the New York Training
School for Public Service. It comprised an In
tensive study of go rural village schools in So
counties, and an extensive study of 5000 school
rooms and 395 school systems; it was partici
pated In by IA professors in professional schools
for the training Of teachers and 116 students in
these Institutions most of whom had had expert.
ence IN rural teaching, 800 superintendents Of
schools and other school men and women, and
5000 teachers who supplied Information for the
commission 1t was q state wide revival in school
matters as well as a Statewide scientific survey
Of school conditions BY proclamation, Gov
ernor Cox named November IA, 1913, as state
school survey day for the entire state, in which
he said, Let it be a day of genuine awakening
The necessity and opportunity of the hour call
for i. It is estimated that 1000 community
meetings we're held ON this date where probably
100000 citizens of Ohio learned of school con,
ditions throughout the state and listened to the
remedies suggested for improvement.
The commission in its letter of transmittal
says: 1--WE have tried to make a matter of fact
statement OF the results of our field work Our
motto has been, Nothing extenuate, nor set down
aught in malice. We have taken no pleasure in
laying bare deplorable conditions We believe
the simple statement of these conditions will do
much to bring about the reforms which We urge
We hare also found much to commend good
teachers good conditions, and good spirit. On
these We must build
The recent school legislation in Ohio was en-
acted IN the light of this survey. The more inn
portant provisions are:
/. New rural school supervision law. Under
this act the school districts of the state are to
be STYLED respectively, city school districts, vii.
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county school districts.
= New certifeations law. There is to be a
state board of school examiners, consisting of
FIVE competent persons, residents of the state,
to be appointed by. the superintendent of public
instsaction, not more than three of whom shall
belong to the same political party.
3 Law on the training of teachers for village
and rural st4ools. Boards of education which
maintain first grade high schools in village OF
rural districts may establish normal depart
ments in such schools for the training of teach
eIs for village and rural schools. Not less thai
one nor more than three such schools shall bt
established in any county. The superintendent
of public instruction is to designate schools t
establish such departments
T. Law basing the distribution of the Stat,
school fund on the number of teachers and aver
agedaiiy attendance of pupils.
3 I'm ON minimum salaries for teachers. y,
person sllall he employed b teach IN ans publ