Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-04
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SCHOOLS FIXED
Grand Forks County Will
Receive $2,524.77 From
State This Year.

The North Dakota legislature al
its last session passed what is com.
monty known as the rural school act
aimed to aid and promote the con-
solidation and the Standardization OF
the rural Country schools Of the
state, and thereby increase the ef-
ficiency Of the entire educational sys-
tenn.
County Superintendent M. Beatrice
tombstone Of Grand Forks county this
the powers conferred upon the state
board Of education. this county win
this year receive $2,524.77 for ita
standardized schools. The funds are
apportioned by the state board to
such schools as have met, all the re-
quirements for classification. The
county auditor has been advised that
the state aid money will not be avail
able for payment until March. 1918.
To be entitled to aid as state
graded or consolidated school. the law
and the regulations Of the state board
require that the school term must be
school year, that a consolidated school
exist where at least two teachers are
employed and at least 1s contiguous
sections are served, and that the &C.
tual per cent of attendance for the
school must be not less than rs, pro-
vlded that each child Of or between
re ages of seven and seventeen must
nave a 80 per cent attendance aver
ago for h entire term except when
excused under the law.
The school must bestaught by ef-
hcient teachers. The principal must
be q graduate of a state normal school,
or shall have completed at least two
years or school work above the high
school course and must hold the nec-
essary professional certificate issued
In this tate. Each teacher must hold
q nrst grade elementary certificate or
better and be a graduate of q standard
four-year high course or it's equiva-
lent.
Aside from the. state aid going to
n standardized schools in this
county, the following high schools
classified are also receiving state aid.
n first class high school course
snaii include the first three years of
a high school course, including one
year In domestic science and agricul-
ture. The second class high school
course includes the first two years of
q high school course, including one
half year each in domestic science and
agriculture. and third class high
school course includes the hrst year
OF a high school course, including one
third OF a year each in domestic SCI
ence and agriculture. The courses in
agriculture need not be taught unless.
as we'll as those in domestic science,
unless five we'll qualified high school
pupils ask for each course. but ali
classes OF graded and consolidated
graded schools must be prepared to
offer these courses and give evidence
OF encouraging their organization.
the amount Of state aid for con-
and standardized rural
Country schools of the state follows:
a nrst class. rural school will re-
ceive $50; a second class rural. 40: a
third class rural, 500; q first class
GRADED, .:$100;' a second class graded,
$!o; Atthtrd class graded, $50; a first
class consolidated graded school, $500:
q second class consolidated Graded.
$3bg, and q third class consolidated
graded. 5000. provided that in any
district where the tax rate for tho
preceding year is is mills and isss
tnan rs, these amounts, shall 'be
doubled for each class of school ana
tnat IN any district where the TAI ~
Tor the preceding year is rs mills ~
greater, these amounts shall he
treDled;; provided there be insuficiant
funds to apportion the. amounts
Grand Forks county is tied with
Williams county for second place Tor
consolidated rural schools. walsh
county heads the list, with, 80 clasai-
NED schools to this .county's III. 5This
county is second in receiving money
however, due to the fact that the tas
levy is lower here and the asseased
higher than In the western
counties Of the state.