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federal government 10 the several
states for the support OF instruction
in agriculture, the trades, indus
tries. and home economics and TO
designate the Superintendent OF Pub
lie Instruction, the president OF the
University OF Michigan, and the pres
ident OF the Michigan Agricultural
College as State Board of Control
for Vocational Education. This act
is ordered TO take immediate effect.
Act No. PIT amends section Of
Act No. 24l OF the Public Acts Of
1908 which provides for the estab-
lishment OF county normal training
classes so as 10 increase the amount
Of state appropriation to 81 200.
Act No. 226 provides for the estab-
lishment Of rural agricultural schools
by consolidating three or more rural
schools in which the teaching Of agri-
culture, manual training and home
economics shall or may be establish
ed as a part Of the course OF study.
Such rural agricultural schools are
divided into two sclasse. Glass Ia
with less than twenty acres Of land
and having a corps Of teachers CON
sisting OF one principal and two or
more teachers who are engaged to
teach not less than nine months i
year, Glass Cbl includes rural ag-
ricultural schools with twenty or
more acres OF ground and having a
principal who Is engaged for year
OF twelve months in any ono year
The act provides that each of such
schools shall be entitled to receive
state aid to the amount of 5000 year
year for each vehicle use for the
transportation of pupils and in add
tion Class CAD schools 5000 year
and Classtb) $500 year
Act No. 2G5 amends section / ana
Of Act No. loo of the Public Acts
OF 1901 which defines the legal quail
idcations OF kindergarten. music
and drawing teachers in the state.
This act provides that a kindergar-
ten certificate granted under the
provisions Of this act qualities for
both kindergarten and the primary
grades also that musci teachers
certificate a domestic science and
art teachers certificate, manual
training teachers certificate. com
mercial teachers certificate, physi-
cal training teachers certificate. or
n drawing teachers certificate may
Do granted 10 any person who has
finished course Of al least two
wears IN the subject named as provid
ed for in this act
Act 80. 300 amends section OF
Act No. 1855 OF The Public Acts of
1897 which provides for the publica-
tion Of the proceedings of the annual
school meeting and an itemized I'm
ancial statement OF the receipts and
expenditures of the district so that
proof OF said publication shall be
filed in the office Of the county com
missioner Of schools not later than
August fifteenth Of each and every
year.
Act No $50 amends section 10 OF
Act No. 2S5 Of the Public Acts OF 1909
as amended which provides for tile
regulation Of the employment of min
ors The act provides that a child OF
the age Of fourteen years or over
shall be allowed to work on satur-
days or other days during the school
year outside of school hours or dur.
ing the established vacation periods
in preserving perishable goods in
fruit or vegetable canning establish
mcnts or IN any mercantile institu-
tons. store. office. hotel. laundry.
manufacturing establishment. factory
or workshop telegraph or messen-
ger service within this state. The
act also provides that It shall be un-
lawful for any such establishment to
hire any child under the age of six
teen without there be placed on file
i'm the business office permit issued
for the child by the superintendent
Of schools or county commissioner q
schools AS provided for in the act.
This act provides further that when
ever continuation classes shall be c5
for minors under sixteen
years OF are working as now permit
ted by law, or out Of school by per
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