Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1919-04-30
MANY LAWS FOR
BETTER SCHOOLS
Legislature just Closed Enacted
Numerous Important Bills
COUNTY BOARD BILL
LEADS in IMPORTANCE
Salaries for Teachers Also
to Have Important Bearing on
Future Efficiency-Part
Time Schools For
Students WHO
Must Work
Continued from first page.

hours per week during the working
hours of the time the public schools
are in session each year. The parents
and employers are responsible and
subject to fine for the absence Of
the minor who breaks the provis-
ions of the law. Federal funds will
be available for one-half the expense
of such schools which meet the re-
quirements necessary.
The state board of vocational
education which has been pioneering
in the work of starting vocational
schools in Iowa is provided with
$4,000 per year as state aid the
next two years. The entire federal
allotment coming to the state the
next two years is s152,725.31. This
federal aid must be met dollar for
dollar by state or local funds or by
a combination of both.
Teachers Minimum Wage Law.
The teachers minimum wage law
as analysed by the state department
Of public instruction is as follows:
The teachers minimum wage law
provides for a general advancement
of teachers salaries in the state af-
fecting all contracts made subse-
quent to July 4th, 1919. The mini
mum salary that may be paid per
month is based upon preparation
certification and experience.
First, a teacher who has COM
pleted four year college course and
who is the holder of a state certifi-
cate shall receive minimum wage
of 500 per month. After two years
Of successful teaching experience in
the public schools the salary paid
shall not be less than s120 per
month.
Second, teacher who has COM
pleted two year course in educa-
tion above a four year high school
course in state normal school and
who shall be holder of state certi-
ficate or who shall be holder of
state certificate issued upon exami-
nation shall receive a minimum wage
of eighty dollars per month. After
two years of successful teaching ex-
perience the minimum shall be 800
per month.
Third, graduate from nor
NAL training high school course who
has had less than one year of ex-
perience shall receive a minimum
wage of sixty-five dollars per month.
A graduate from normal training
high school course who shall have
had one year of successful teaching
experience and a teacher holding
uniform county certificate shall re-
ceive a minimum wage of seventy
five dollars per month until a sue
cessful experience of two years in
the public schools shall have been
established. Thereafter the minimum
wage shall be eighty dollars per
month.
Fourth, the holder OF a second
grade uniform county certificate
shall receive a minimum wage of
sixty dollars per month until sue
cessful experience of one year in the
public schools shall have been es-
tablished. Thereafter the minimum
wage shall be sixty-flve dollars per
month.
Fifth, the holder Of third grade
uniform county certificate shall re-
ceive minimum wage of $50 per
month"
Foreign Language Bill.
The Dean bill requiring that Eng
lish be the medium Of instruction in
all secular subjects taught in pub
lie or private schools below the nine
tn grade does not prevent the teach
l. ing of foreign languages as such as
a part of the high school course.
The Powers bill requires that all
school, public and private, must
teach American citizenship, course
IN which ic 70 ba outlined by the