Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-23
LEGISLATURE JUST CLOSED EN-.
ACTED NUMEROUS IMPORT.
ANT EDUCATION BILLS,
COUNTY BOARD BILL
LEADS IN IMPORTANCE
Maximum Salaries For Teachers Also
to Have Important Bearing on Future
EHicieney-Part Time Schools For
Students Who Must Work-EHeet Of
Language Measure.
n TO Times-Republican.

Des Moines, April 23.-The Thirty
eighth general assembly along with its
constructive work in the passage or
the road law, the motor vehicle law,
the housing law and such outstanding
measures also did much for the
schools. The important school laws
adopted during the session just closed
are summarized as follows:
County board of education provided
for in bill by Senator Newberry, OF
Clayton county. to select text books,
pass on boundary lines and advise with
county superintendent.
The Smith bill amending the present
school consolidation law clearing up
the law and cutting out much OF the
red tape which has hindered consolida-
ton.
Increasing state aid to consolidated
schools in a bill by Representative
Holloway of Fremont county from
$685. to $4,000. per annum.
Provision for part time education for
minors at work between the ages of IA
and 16, provided in the bill by Sena-
tor Stoddard Of Woodbury. county.
Appropriation bill by Representative
Weaver, of Polk county. for the pro-
| motion of vocational education in Iowa.
Fixing minimum teachers wage in
bill by Senator Fellows, of Allamakee
county.
Making English the medium of in
struction in all secular subjects in all
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of Osceola county.
The bill by Representative Powers,
Of Crawford county, providing for a
course in civics and patriotism in the
public and private schools.
Requiring the closing of schools
where the average attendance for a
term has fallen below five pupils.
Representative Klaus, of Delaware
county.
The bill by Durbin. of Mills county,
fixing eight months of school as the
min imum in any county in the state.
The maximum levy for the support
Of the general school fund was in
creased from forty to sixty dollars per
person of school age. Bradley, of
Poweshiek county, was the author of
this measure.
A bill by Representative Gunderson.
of Pocahontas county, increasing the
maximum levy for the support of the
general fund in consolidated districts
from s50'to s65.
"A bill by Representative LeValley. of
Franklin county, increasing appropriS-
ton for normal training high schools.
A bill by Locking Of Cherokee, which
provides that school house sites revert
to the owners of adjoining property
only on payment of the marketable
value of surrounding lands, and not at
original purchase price.
A bill by Morrow. of Van Buren,
county, authorizing that county super
intendents may appoint deputies at
minimum salary of $3.50.
A bill by Senator Brookhart. OF
Washington county. increasing allow
ance for travelling expenses of county
superintendents from $3.50 to $500 an
nually.
County Board Bill Important.
The county board Of education bill is
considered one of the important mea-
sures of the session. The county super
intendent is a member ex-officio. There
are six members Of the board elected
by representatives OF the various
school corporations. The duties of the
board are to select text books in coun-
ties having county uniformity. the
passing on boundary lines Of proposed
consolidated districts in case of APP
peal from the decision of the county
SUPERINTENDENT and to advise with the
county superintendent on matters re-
ferred to him.
A bill omitted in the above summary
was passed authorizing the approprla-
ton of $4,000 annually for aid to
schools in mining communities. This
was done to bring these schools up