Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-08-07
STATE AID FOR
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Bill TO Assist Rural instructors
Advanced in House.
ENGROSSED BY 2 TO ! VOTE
Special Aid to Be Taken Out of the
Seven enths Cent Mill Tax Fund
Measure Denounced by
Woodland.

Woodard.
Madison. Rural school teachers
may be given state aid for con-
tinuing work in one rural school dis
trict or for high educational qualifica-
tons. A bill to accomplish this pur-
pose has just been engrossed in the
house by two to one vote. With
its advancement AssemDlyman w. II.
O'Brien of Kewaunee declares it is the
harbinger leading the way to Wiscon-
sins having the best rural schools in
the United States.
State aid viii be granted in the
amount of IS a month to rural school
teachers who remain in the same dis
trict more than one year, $40 q month
for the third year, SIS month for
the fourth year and from $40 to $25
month II they obtain an education
equivalent to two years beyond the
average high school course. The bill
provides that the work OF the school
teacher, however, must be satisfactory
to the county superintendent and the
state superintendent This special
state aid is taken out Of the seven
tenths cent mill tax fund. The meas
ure was denounced by Assemblyman
Weston Woodland OF Chippewa county
who declared that it would operate to
the disadvantage OF villages and cities.
BY vote of 2S to 33 the assembly
killed the Burke bill providing for a
county committee of education 10 be
elected by the county board. The
original bill passed two years ago pro
yides for a county board of education
to be elected by the people. Assembly
man Ellingson has moved q Teconsid-
GRAFTON OF the vote by which this meas
ure was killed.
There was a bitter fight over a bill
approprlating $4,000 for the Wiscon-
sin National Guard. The measure was
finally engrossed by vote of 50 to SO
The Hill to increase the railroad pas
senger fares in the state from two
cents to two and one half cents was
killed without a roll call. although
heard 10 opposition to its defeat
The assembly backed up on its pro
gram of retrenchment and reconsid-
cred the vote by which Il struck $10.-
600 from the proposed appropriation
to the Stout Manual Training school
A letter from superintendent l.. d
Harvey OF the school was read to the
legislature and $4,000 of the amount
originally stricken out was restored
The assembly passed the Budlong
bin requiring a conductor on vestibule
street cars where the back vestibule
is closed II killed a bill to require
motor vehicles to carry liability insur-
ance.
The joint finance committee of the
legislature has voted TO restore the
appropriation of 1905. 600 for continu-
ing the work Of the extension depart
ment of the university. AS the bin
was reported this department was
subjected to severe cut which
would result in curtalment OF its &C
tivities So many letters were re.
ceived in the assembly protesting
against this action that separate
bill fixing the appropriation the same
as it has been the past two years has
been agreed TO
The Bichler bin aboHshing the Of
fee OF state claim agent was sent 10
engrossment by vote of - to
The Bray proposal TO create joint
legislative committee TO investigate
the assessment and collection OF
taxes, and appropriating $4,000. was
killed after an extended discussion
The vote was Is to 10 Senator BRAY
eontended that the existing taxing
system presents many Inequalities as
between different subjects Of taxa
ton. and that an intelligent study of
the taxation field would bring conclu.
sions of valuable character to be
made the basis for legislation looking
70 taxation uniformity.
The senate took different view on
higher fees 10 be exacted from non.
resident university students than tho
lower house adopted when the latter
passed the Aambrecht bin. the effect
OF which was TO raise such fees To a
total OF STA per wear The senate
after lot of discussion adopted the
Barwig substitute making the total
yearly fee 500 and requiring that TO
be entitled to free tuition q studen,
must have been a resident of the
state for one year The primary pur.
pose Of the amendment. as stated hv
its author, is to prevent evasion of
nonresident fees by outside students
He said this has been going on to
large extent and that the university
authorities we're powerless to prevent
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