The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-08-10
NEW ADVANCED
STEP IN RURAL
EDUCATION
IN ILLINOIS; SIMILAR LAW AL
READY In STATE OF WEST
VIRGINIA.

lllin'i- has lu-t l,.ld n -lr-.isl state
wiir riss tipn ior dong work winch will
httrNt ti" att,'ntinn at the entirr spun-
"i tiiat stat Law wa- l,.s--.~i under the
t''rnl- "i Which every r.'i.splh ni-.. in the
-tAtr in'|lu.itns tlr rr.,--foa.l- country
.s h.~,l. an.i ti,r llttl. r,~i -,l,a,lhnur. ON
tiir h'll or in tl.c valley. shall bc made
L. conform L. certain rules and regula-
ti"n- Pro.iling for hight. heat, venti-
lation. -anitation and lire protection.
HE ncN Illinois law cfcat.- uonhigh
sci''"'l li-trict and rrIuir,~ all district.
ln tlic stat, iti4rut hirn ,,i4,~,l- L. COM
| i'inr 'nd lr'y taxes in tlsr ,ariou- conn
ti'', to I'al tlc tultion ,I rlghth-gra,le
,faluat.-- lhr rountA -uirrintrn,lrntr
d -'i.'"i- arc required g. ,s,talii-h origl-
nai li..,l di-trirt- whi,h MAY ir M
'rra-.'l "r diminished in tl, future upon
l.stition.
Iiiv nr~ laA oi lihno.- pro-, id,s for
til' cisst.,u oi l,.ard ul ,tlucAtion IA
's.'il 'puutJ oi the STATE The county
i'rrs "i tli,'-'. h,lic-. Ia i- ti,c-., mcIn-
i"'r- of sounty rrilool boards Who have
is@'n ri''ts''i THIS wcs'k. " itlln ten days
alter rl.stl"n tln, Ir,Arl- are 10 organize
lf'ry will have power u levy. in all dis
trnrt- not na,ntaIng district high
sci'rol. taN oi not nnprr than Ier cent
Dl a--s'zss~i valuation. tilc money ~ rxIsssi
10 ie Used ln payIng tlic tuition OF all
graduated eight grade students of such
districts attending any two. three or four
years recognized high school.
Tins experiment will le we'll worth
~at'illng ln Vtiicr states IT, ind whether
the esrrri-- oi surh "A taxing power
against noniiisil srllDDl districts will lead
o. tia buIlding of more rural high schools.
ihI- D. tlir "i,tIpu- intent aud PURPOSE Of
iIc lA~. ~hOuld 10 have that result in
lilinoi-, which may we'll Ice Doubted, the
u'' "i tfIc same HIean- in other STATES
ALL Do doubt b. urla'i.-Ex.
West Virginia prpvids-- that the several
D; 'ard- oi fiuc alton not maintaining n
o. sh .eii'sd must pay the le-s OF all
children Who have IA-,'.d the eighth
sfa'ie- anil VIM attend -,inc high school
in SOME other di-trIct or districts or who
attend swine normal -cliD,l. In sosne IN
"a sn'sa, tiii- ~ has bcen complied with
bat In others, nothing - or has lr,en
done. II the state ~ ever u reach that
high water mark c'iucatIonaliy It will lie
~i'en more AIld l,etter high school. are
Established and brought within reach of
.lie I'pDr unfortunate children Give the
riiildren more and fs'tL.r hIgh schools.
uirrrby relieving the poverty stricken
i'arent- from having o. 1--we from hand
u mouth to e'iucAte their children by
--ndIug them hundreds 81 miles AWAY u
~,ine norfnal -riIss, anil that to for
..sen ami rIgl't yrAr-. wilen With tie
r..'iit vra'ic Of district high -cllD,l- their
i.drrn might save money aud At the
.AIne TIME rec.Ivr the desired Inlorms-
tiDn. What arr tie PRINCIPALS Of the
- ,tr --hVol- dDins ais,ut tins matter
lre y'ti ii'ai1ny 10 nay ~i appeals. en-
"ifagsnehts yr -usr.n--tI"n- o. -.,e that
.i.'-. dI-trict hl.,ii -cii,,,i- are establish
% % yDI are not then Why The
'~H p"rrnt- ~onid appreciate u were
you o. ,iD 30.