The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26
Local Data

shall be permitted to write the exami. nation in any county unless engaged in school work in such county without the written approval of the state superin- tendent of education, and no certificate will be issued to an applicant who fails to answer correctly 50 per cent of the questions in any branch and whose gen eral average is under 70 per cent The sum of s15,00O annually is appro- prlated to carry out the provisions of article 16
 In addition to the interest on moneys received from sales of public lands, es- cheats, poll tax and the S-mill tax the sum of 1850, 900 annually is appropriated from the general funds. The administration of the public school system of the state is placed in the hands of a state board of education of five members, a state superintendent of education; county boards of education of five members each, county superinten dents of education, and in cities with 2000 or more inhabitants city boards of lNeducation of five members each and a city superintendent of education. Pro- vision is also made for district trustees and clerical help for the state, county and city boards and superintendents. PAY OF BOARD MEMBERS The members of the state board shall receive Sl0 day for not to exceed 25 days in any one year, and necessary ex- penses. Members of the county boards of education shall receive B a day for rot to exceed P days in any one year, and necessary expenses. County super intendents shall receive not less than s150O year salary. He is both appoint i've and removable by the county board. City boards are to serve without com pensation They appoint the city super intendent for a term of not less than l two nor more than five years, and fix his compensation
 Attendance at school is compulsory for children between the ages of s and Is for at least 120 days each year where school terms are of that length or longer, but a child IA years or upward who has completed the elementary course of study or the equivalent thereon, or who is leg ally and regularly employed under the provisions of the child labor law, may l be exempt from the provisions of this act
 Private, denominational and parochial schools are required to make and furnish | all reports required by the state super intendent covering attendance and other provisions of this act.
 ! The sum of s134, 900 (s2o0o for each of the s7 counties) is appropriated out [ of moneys in the state treasury not 1 otherwise appropriated for the erec- l tion, repair and equipment of rural schoolhouses, provided that $67,000 of l this sum shall be paid from the annual l legislative appropriations to the school | fund. ifs4 1 Provision is made for the employ ment by the state superintendent of l expert assistance in the drawing of
 plans and specifications, estimates, in
 spections and the preparation of bills l for materials for rural school buildings | In Article 21. Section 1, the state ac-
 | cepts all the provisions of an act of Congress providing for the promotion
 of vocati tional educa ton. and Section 2
 1 designates the state treasurer as cus-
 todian of the funds coming to the state
 from the congressional appropriation.
 A state appropriation of not less than
 the maximum sum which will be all
 lotted to the state under the federal
 1 act is provided for the purpose of es-
 1 tablishing and maintaining vocational
 schools
 The state board is authorized to re-
 ceive and expend any funds which may
 be given from time to time from pub
 | lie. private or other sources for car
 l rying on the work of stamping out l-
 l literacy. and the sum of S12.50O is ap-
 propriated for the use of the board in l that wrok.
 The state board of education is au-
 | thorized to appoint, on recommendation
 1 of the state superintendent, state text
 book commission of seven members com posed of we'll known educators engaged l in public school work Uniform text books shall be selected for a period of 1 five years, which are required to be used
 in the public schools of the state Con-
 tracts for supplying the books. shall be
 awarded on competitive basis. | FARM CCuOnI ATT nTMENT