Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-15

/ ing in the schoolhouse, or if a res
olution against public dancing in the
schoolhouse shall be adopted at the
annual meeting, the action of the
board shall be controlled by such
petition or resolution. This in no way
interferes with the use of school
| buildings for civic, social and recrea-
tional. activities other than dancing.
Chapter 218 provides that the mem
at a regular board meeting may ar
range to borrow money for the inn
mediate purpose of carrying on the
| school without the necessity of call
| ing a special meeting therefor. The
law does not, however, give the
board authority to borrow money I'M
til after a tax sufficient to carry on
the school for the year has been
voted by the electors, and in no case
shall the amount of money borrowed
for temporary purposes exceed, all
told, more than one-half of THE
amount of tax levied
School officers taking advantage
of this statute must use great care in
order that their action may be legal.
Chapter 219 provides that in all
cases where school districts are con-
solidated by vote of the electors or
by action of boards of supervisors
or committee on common schools, or
by decision upon an appeal it shall
be the duty of the school board to
provide transportation for the entire
school year for all children between
the ages of six and sixteen years who
live more than two miles from the
schoolhouse A tax levy must be
made by the electors at the annual
meeting for the purpose of covering
the expense of such transportation.
Chapter 225 provides that on and
after September 1, 1921, it shall be
the duty of each teacher, principal,
superintendent, or other person hav-
ing supervision over any public
school to devote not less than one
half hour each month to giving in
struction in each department under
his jurisdiction, relating to fire pre-
vention and means of preventing loss
and damage to lives and property
through fire.
Chapter 228 provides that if a Pc
tition signed by the parents or guar
dams of rs or more children, more
than four and under six years of age,
is presented to the school board or
board of education requesting the es
adjustment of a Kindergarten depart
ment, it shall bethe duty of the board
to make such provision. The school
room should be within a mile of the
residences of the children in each
case. The electors at the annual meet
ing have authority to levy tax for
this purpose.
Chapter 235 provides that in order
that teachers may be licensed to
teach in any public school prior to
September 1, 1925, the applicant must
have completed at least three years
of work beyond that offered in the
first eight grades of the public school
system or the full and fair equivalent
of such work, and at least one year
of the three must be devoted to in
struction and training preparatory to
the work of teaching.
Chapter 1923 requires that before a
permit to work shall be issued to
child in any city it shall be shown to
the employer that such child has pass
ed successfully the eighth grade in
the public school or in a school sub
stantially equivalent thereto or that
he has attended for at least nine
years, not counting Kindergarten at
tendance. This does not apply to
persons who work on a farm unless
a city boy desires to do so.
Chapter $50 provides for transporta-
ton Of children who reside in union
free high-school districts more than
three miles from the schoolhouse,
said transportation to be provided for
in some comfortable manner by the
parents. The compensation in each
case where the child resides more
than three and not more than four
miles is 40 cents per day; four miles
and not more than five miles, so cents
per day, and more than five miles, 80
cents per day. This compensation is
not available unless the child shall
attend school for at least six months