The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-07-22
CHANGES MADE IN SCHOOL LAWS At
LAST SESSION Of GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AC1 No ~ Provides for compulsory
school attendance after September /
1910 Affects children seltn t0 four.
teen, grades IL Minimum session l4g
days, or II session h shorter the full
session, Children must enter not later
than two weeks after opening of term
The following are exempted Children
mentally or physically deficient chill
dren who have completed elementary
grades, living more than two and one
half miles from school uf suitable grade.
and for whom transportation is not fur,
itshed. children for whom adequate
schoOl facilities have not been proyid.
ed children whose services are needed
to- support widowed mothers Admins,
traiIon uf las IN hands of school board
and superintendent school board
given authority to furnish textbooks
free To children whose parents are
unable to bus them.
Act No l3I. Provides for the teach.
ing Of military science to boys In the
high school clasaes, when practicable
ut least one hour week The Adm.
iant General will prepare a small
pamphlet containing suitable matter
for teachers Who are competent to give
such instruction.
Act No l7a Accepts the terms of
The smith.lIughcs bill providing for
vocational aud commercial education,
and names the State hoard ~ F.duea.
ton ms the body tp distribute any funds
received through the smith-iIughes bill
VIII probably result in our securing
funds from the national government To-
aid in the training of teachers 81 the
Normal, Huston. aud Lafayette, and to
aid tn the agricultural and domestic
science work Ia the public schools
Salient features Of Act No l2o. the
General Educational Blll. are State
BOARD Of Education composed of five
members appointed by the Governor
with overlapping terms, the State su.
perlntcndent the sixth member and the
secretary Name Of Hoard. Louisiana
State Heard of Education The Hoard
elects It's president and vice president
for terms not To exceed five years The
Hoard prepares rules and bylaws for
the government of the public schools,
and makes courses Of study Adopts
textbooks. contracts running sts years
the same as now High seh0ol and
elementary texts adopted three years
apart Any book changed upon re-
quest of at least foFty school boards
Membership aud election of parish
school hoard members same az nov
terms six years and overlapping No
change tn the present law Act 23g n
1916; All vacancies an parish school
boards filled by the Governor Parish
school board In authorized 10 appoint
executive committees al three with
such duties as the hoard may prescribe
Same pay for attending committee
meetings as board meetings, bat can
not he paid for mere than one com
mittee meeting a month, OF for both
board aud committee meeting on the
same day Qualifications III board
members same aF now Justices Of the
Peace, notaries public. members Of
drainage boards and postmasters ellg,
IDLE to school hoard membership INA
tiouaI laW probably prohibits postmas
ters from seryinei
Parrish school hoard 10 elect presi
dent aud vice president fer terms not
Ia exceed six years Hoard elects par
lsh superintendent for term at four
years the FIRST tn take office July |,
1917 4 majority of the board may
dismiss superintendent who il found
to be IneiIoient, incompetent, or IN.
worthy The school board members
are to visit the schools as often as
possible School hoard determines the
number oi schools to- be opened the
Iaeatioa of schoolhouses the teachers
To be- employed. selects teachers upon
the recommendation Of superintendent
team elect without superinieHdent's
recommendations by lwothlrds yotel,
fixes salaries Of teachers employs
teachers by the month OF year Regular
meetings same as nov Contracts for
buildings and improvements lei 10 loW
esi responsible bidder, the board hay
ing authority to reject ali bids Can
change the location oF the school
houses. sell any school property at any
time. District attorney counsel for the
school board without extra eomponsa