The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-02-25
OFFERS BILL TO BETTER THEM
Wants Children of Rural Districts to
Have the Same Chance Of Education
as Those in the Cities Would Boost
Standard Of the Teachers.

Robert B. Dickie, formerly principal
of the Kenosha high school and man
decidedly popular among high school
students of Kenosha ten years ago, is
serving his first term in the state Leg
islature as member Of the lower house
and he is coming to the front as one of
the real Supporters Of the schools and
school teachers. Mr.. Dickie was elected
to the assembly from the North Free
dom district. Mr.. Dickie began life as
rural school teacher and he has made
study Of the needs of rural teachers
and the demands of these teachers have
been incorporated in bill which Mr..
Dickie is fathering in the legislature.
The bill will be of great interest to all
people interested in rural schools
Among the provisions Of the bill are
the following:
Every school district not composed
wholly or III part Of an incorporated
village or city in which the school shall
be maintained for eight months ard
shall have been taught for the whole
or part of such year by teacher who
shall be graduate from rural school
course of two years beyond high school
graduation in any normal school of this
state or the state university or the
equivalent thereof, shall be entitled to
special state aid of twelve dollars and
fifty cents for each month during which
such school is taught by such teacher.
IF such teacher shall be retained and
shall have taught such school through
the next succeeding year, such district
shall be entitled to special state aid of
one hundred and fifty dollars. AS long
thereafter as such district shall contin-
uously retain such teacher, such district
shall be entitled to special state aid of
two hundred dollars annually.
In case of the resignation or death
of such teacher, the district shall re-
ceive percentage Of such special state
aid equal to the percentage which the
term taught bears to the whole school
year
Whenever the school year in any such
district is longer than eight months spe-
cial state aid provided for in subsection
l of this section shall be increased one
eighth for each month such school is
taught in excess of eight months.
Any school district which desires spe-
cial state aid provided for in this sec
ton shall make application therefor to
the county OF district superintendent
on blank furnished by him. Such APP
plication shall state the name and quail
ifcations of the teacher of such school
and the period during which such
teacher has been employed in such dis
| trict. If the county or district superin-
tendent shall approve of the applica-
ton, he shall indorse the same and
| transmit it to the state superintendent
of public instruction, who shall act
upon the applications in the order of
their receipt. Thereupon the state SUI
perintendent shall fix the amount to be
paid each such school complying with
the provisions of this section whose APP
plication shall have been approved by
the state superintendent, and certify
the same to the secretary of state. The
secretary of state shall then draw his
warrant upon the state treasurer for
i the several claims of such districts,
made payable to the treasurer thereof. :