Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-04-05
HOST OF new LAWS
AFFECT SCHOOLS
State Superintendent Sends Out
Digest OF Measures That
Touch Education

One gets an impression that most
of the laws passed by the legislature
which recently adjourned at Frank
Fort, was for the benefit of the schools
iGigest of laws. enacted that affect the
educational situation, as prepared by
State Superintendent George Colvin.
Prof. Colvin is sending out a brief
lsynposis of the new measures as
they touch on school matters. He
shows the auditors Of the bills in
both House and Senate and tells what
the measures mean. His digest of
the school laws is as follows:
Reorganization of Rural Schools
Senator Representative Trum-
bo-To create a non-partisan County
School Board of five members, elected
from the county at large, with author
ity, to establish districts, appoint
County Superintendents and teachers,
fixing minimum school rates at 25
jcents and minimum salary for County
Superintendent of 100000.
Teachers Salaries
Representative Trumbo-To estab-
fish minimum salary of $500 per
month for public school teachers This
is more than double the minimum
salary in many of the counties. All
lcitieS have made provision for increas-
| ing salaries also.
School Survey
Senator MoTris-To provide for an
educational survey of the school of
the state, appropriating S10,000.00
This survey is to be made, by non
resident experts, and is to include all
educational institutions Of the state
supported wholly, or in part, by
public funds.
Constitutional Amendments
Representative Mason-Senator Har-
lan-To amend the Constitution SO
the State Superintendent may be ap-
pointed instead Of elected, and if
elected may succeed himsef. At pres
ent the State Superintendent cannot
succeed himself, no difference how eff
fcient he may be.
Representative McLaughlin-S Senator
Bright-To amend the Constitution so
. that ten per cenum OF the school fund
may be distributed otherwise than on
per capita basis. Among counties and
), lcities, this will enable the weaker
= counties to receive special assistance
, provided they levy a special local tax
This will be used TO stimulate effort
and equalize Opportunity.
C6srifiiiicati6din of Teac'ierss a.st
Senator Moss-To provide thai
j, teachers examinations shall be con
= Quoted in counties and papers sent tc
State Department of Education; re-
a curing high school education anC
normal training as qualification foi
teachers.
This law simplifes the system Of
lcertifcation and raises the. standard.
Compulsory, School Attendance
Senator Athletic provide !, for ap
pointment Of school attendance officers
and make attendance at school com
pulsory up to age of sixteen, unlcs!
youth has finished eighteen grade
Under certain conditions youths be
tween fourteen and sixteen may go t,
work. This is one of the best attend
ance laws any state in the union.
Representative Roth-To requ;r
: evidence as to age and physical fit
ness for youths fourteen to sixteel
years old to receive permit to work.
Physical Education
Senator Morris - Representativ
Reynolds-To provide for physica
education as part of a school cours
in all the schools Of the state. Thi
law provides that the State Univei
sity and all State Normal school
shall provide courses in physical edu
cation, and after July 1st, 1921, a
graduates from teacher courses