Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-18

A law apportioning state aid OF an
allowance of Sc a year per pupil OK
one-room rural schools was passed oy
the general assembly of last winter.
In order to secure a portion of this
appropriation rural schools must come
I'D to a standard fixed. Whether or
not any school reaches the standard
that will allow it to draw So a pupil
from the state is to be determined
first, by the county superintendent
and finally by an inspector for the
state department Of schools.
The standard fixed applies only to
one-room schools. Included in the
standardization are provisions Tor
grounds. buildings. equipment, the
school itself and community activities
centered in the schools.
Summary of Standard.
Under the standard requirement for
grounds are the provisions that there
must be separate sanitary accomoda-
tons for both sex of pupils, play
ground of at least an acre fenced, sup
ervision of playground sports, well
kept lawn and fences and suitable fuel
The requirements as to building are
ample air space for each pupil, satic-
factory ventilation and the building In
general must be kept in good state OF
repair.
The provisions for equipment include
single seats for each pupil, suitable
blackboards, ample equipment Tor pr
mary work, library approved by the
county superintendent, adequate ref
erence books and maps, good water
supply, individual drinking cups and
United States flag.
Requirements for School.
Requirements for the school itself
are that there shall be one teacher
for every thirty five pupils and the
teacher must have a certificate OF a
first or higher grade. The provision is
also made that directors must visit the
school and that the teacher must Wis
it pupils homes, there must be nature
study, course in current events, and
system of school savings. The
teacher must rank as a good or sup
erior one and she must attend county
meetings for teachers.
In order to get this state aid con-
siderable community activity, center
ing in the school, will be required.
There must be representatives from
the school IN the boys and girls agri-
culture clubs entered in county or
state fairs, the school must have lit
erary society, hold spelling contests or
other social gatherings at least once
in every three months, and must pro-
vide for hot lunches. work at home,
and medical attention.
Standard Rating Card.
County Superintendent c. E. Shut
estimates that there are about dozen
one room schools in the. county that
are now up to the standard required
| to secure state aid. He thinks there
are twenty-five or thirty others thai
| could make the standard with littN
effort on the part of directors, teach.
ers, pupils and residents Of the schoo
districts.
The standard of rating listed below
was prepared by the state department
Of schools. The total OF the credit
makes 100. ANY school that Is sosi
enough to make a total Of eighty fiv
credits of the possible 100 reaches tn,
hiiQ WALL iCSSlSS luS Sldlc Glu
The list follows:
Grounds.
Two separate sanitary closets or
two clean ordinary outside toilets.
Fenced playground Of at least one
acre .........-..
Supervised play provided for base
ball, basketball. tennis, ETC. ......
School garden or trees ..r.........
Condition Of grounds, lawn and
fences we'll kept ................
Suitable supply of fuel and kindling
Building.
Fifteen square feet Of floor space
and 200 cubic feet of air space for
each pupil ............,......
Ventilated by satisfactory system.
Cefled or plastered and no leaks -.
Painted outside and inside in first
class. condition .................
Vestibule and good doors, furnished
with locks and keys ...........
No broken windows ..............
Windows one seventh Of floor space,
one-fifth in new buildings ......
Windows on left and reartof pupils.
/ Windows we'll supplied with good
shades and sash curtains. ........
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Equipment.
Single seats, three sizes recon-