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4 The annual average attendance
in high school courses which are ac-
credited by the Board of Education
Of The Norwegian Lutheran Church
of America shall form the basis of
the classification. The Board may
also to some extent consider attend
nee in other courses.
2. Academies having an annual
average attendance of $50 pupils or
shall constitute the First Class.
3. Academies with an attendance
of l20 to l49 pupils shall form the
Second Class.
4. Academies with 90 to l1o pupils
shall comprise the Third Class.
5. Academies with less than 90
pupils shall comprise the Fourth
Class.
6. When academies of the First
Class meet the requirements of the
Norwegian Lutheran Church, they
shall receive an annual appropriation
of 100000 each.
l., Academies of the Second Class
shall, on the same terms, receive an
annual appropriation of 81. 10000 each.
8. Academies Of me Third Class
shall receive annually 81 100000.
9. Academies of the Fourth Class
shall receive annually $4,000 as here
tofore.
10. The Board of Education shall
have the authority 10 ratify the
standard academic course of each
school, but not the other courses.
IL. The Board shall have the power
to ratify the assignment of work to
the teachers of the standard course.
II. The principals and the teachers
in the standard course shall have the
bachelos'r degree from "a college or
university OF recognized standing.
The Board may in exceptional cases
grant exemptions from this require
ment. This paragraph shall not apply
TO principals and teachers now in
service.
Is. The principals should not
teach more than 20 periods a week.
IL. The teachers of the standard
AONi 81 Sldll llpl t1d1l III llldll OO
periods a week.
authority to ratify the election OF the
principals of all the academies.
10. Academies of the first, second
and third class shall be required to
give a four years course OF high
school grade for training teachers of
religion and Norwegian. Only pupils
who have completed Pie work of the
eight grades shall be admitted to this
course.
Academies OF the fourth class are
earnestly requested TO give this
course, if their teaching force and
resources will permit.
II. The Board recommends that
the academies where it is found ad-
visable, establish normal departments
for training public school teachers.
Such departments should meet the
standards fixed for high school nor
nal departments by the state authori-
ties, or, where there are no public
normal departments, by the Board OF
Education.
Is. The Board recommends that
the principals Of the academies of the
First Class receive a salary OF at
least Sl.S00.O0 per year, principals of
the Second Class 81. 10000, those of
the Third Class $4,000 and those
OF the Fourth Class at least $4,000.
10. The teachers of the standard
high school course should be paid not
less than $4,000 per year the
average in Minnesota.
20. The academies should endeavor
10 secure first class principals and az
least one or two other permanent
teachers with excellent training and
approved ability.
p. In view of the fact that a
majority of our academies are at
present charging $500 per year for
tuition in the standard academic
course and some small fees in addi-
ton, the Board recommends that, as
far as possible, all small fees be
abolished and that our academies in
the United States establish the uni
form rate at $4,000 for tuition III the
academic course. 1t is further re-
commended that the schools having
| about $500 as the present rate, in
crease it to 5000 for l9lS-l9l9; and
that schools which have 5000 per
year require $500 for 19lS-l9l9 and
| $4,000 for 10000.
%. Since about ten OF our acade,
mics are charging $1,000 and $4,000
per year for room rent, light and heat,
the Board recommends that all our
schools charge at least 5000 tor
| ordinary rooms and $4,000 tor hrst
class accommodations. Lower rates