The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1919-07-24
l,epartment Of Public Instruction.

The 3sth General Assembly pass
ed a large number of excellent school
laws. Among these was the Evans,
( Smith bill which relates ,totand VIII w
This act creates standard one
i room school and gives state aid to
any rural school in the state that
meets the legal requirements ana al,
follows the standards laid down: Inc
and each school that meets. the
standards is given 50 per pupil an
STANDARD Rating Card for Iowa
- - - Rural Schools.
Groqnds- .rn c Separa a1di 9aal1
tary CLOSETS feets or re eWG edea points,
fenced playground of at least one
acre. ! point; supervised play pro-
vided for baseball, basketball, ten
mis-. etc.,, 2 points; schoo! garden
or trees, 1 point; condition OF
RGst suitable nad} t sSpPy Of Dt iSs
II Buildings.-Fifteen square
feet of floor space and two hundred
cubic feet of air space for each pu-
pill, 2 points, ventilated by satl sac
tory system points ce no;nt or ppa ahs
outside and inside in first class con,
dition, 2 points; vestibule and good
doors, furnished with locks and
keys, 2 points; no broken windows
1 point. windows one-seventh OF
floor space, (onetftdh IN ne new ;ef puma and
rear of pupils, points; windows
we'll supplied with good shades and
sash curtains, 2 points; total ~
iii. Equipments Single seats,
lthree sizes recom dneadnroof p and
teaG ;ns seo 49, @oos poInts black
G Soard, f ffaa'e With chalk troughs,
suitable crayon and erasers, at least
is linear feet per room~-( slate pre-,
ferred), l point. ample. equipment
for primary work. 2 points; library
approved by county sup err ed nic
lures. on walls (3),- l point; suitable
dictionary, maps, globes, charts. and
other appliances, required, points;
good water supply and covered
water cooler with spigot, and IN
vidual drinking cups or sanitary
points; buildings and equipment
Clean and we'll kept, 3 points,; Unit
ed States flag, not less than by 8
feet, | point; musical instrument and
playground equipment, G. sets OF
supplementary 1ss rea DC fGr e eacd
grade IN grades " y; ~ 49,
W. The School-Full, neat and
e one teacher for Every IS or fewer
pupils enrolled, ! point; all teach
ars with first or higher grade certi-
ticate, / point; teachers retained for
second year, or longer, ) points;
daily program posted in room and
followed, l point; teachers manual
on desk, l point; school visited by
all directors, 8 points; home OF all
school savings, nature study, current
events, original work by teachers or
pupils, attendance averaging 80 per
cent or better and special programs
for special days, 5 points; total ~
points; teacher must be ranked by
county superintendent as a good or
superior teacher and must be in at
tendance at professional county
meetings, points.
resented in BOYS and Girls Agricul-
tural and industrial Clubs at county
fairs or state fair, 3 points; repre-
sented by other exhibit at district,
county or state fair, or school. 3
points; school literary society, spell
ing contest or other social gather
ings once each month for at least
three months, points,; hot lunches,
home credit work, cooperation with
other schools and medical inspec-
vi. Other Good Points.-Com-
munity Center for 3 to 6 meetings of
Community Interests during the
ton, points.
can be approved as a standard
school.