The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-11
SCHOOLLAW
EFFECTIVE In
COUNTY SOON
New Unit Measure Will Enable
Smaller Schools to Have
Eight-Month Term
After June IL.
DISTRICTS TO COMBINE
Columbia, Centralia, Sturgeon
and Hallsville Only Places
Not Affected in This
County.


The county school unit law enacted by
he last General Assembly, providing for
county school district in each county
Of he state. and establishing a county
board Of education. goes into effect June
Il. according 10 Charles Z. Northcutt,
superintendent Of Public Schools in
Boone County.
Discussing the provisions of the county
school unit law, Mr. Norihcutt explained
that ibe chief aim Of the law is TO equal
ize school terms and thus pr ovide equal
educational opportunities thro sghout the
school districts Of Boone County. In ad-
dition the measure tends to equalize
school taxation. Smaller districts here
q tore maintaining ony six months
s,.bo j viii be enabled to have an eight
mouth. school when the new Law be.
comes Oh. eralive.
Rr;eav. the unit school law provides
,b,, for the purpose o. general admin
islralion Of the public s'hocls and taxa
tion for school mal., ,tenaH'e and building
purposes. all school distt'cis IN every
county. except school dislril Is maintain
ing accredited high schools ,oi the iirst
class. shall be combined INTO one school
district 10 be known as the county schooi
district.
For the purpose Of local school Sd-
minislration. however, the county dist
rict is 10 be divided INFO local .vhool
districts similar to those now existing
In Boone County, explained MIR. Noi1h-
cut. Columbia. Ccniralia. Sturgeon and
HaIlsvillc will moi be affected by the
new law since these places maintain
standard high schools.
Likewise those districts lying partly
within another county will be unaffected.
In the case Of the following schools COM
ing within this class there will be no
changes and the schools will be run as
heretofore: Harrisburg district, Arnett
district No. q. Wade district No. 40,
Navlor district No. 5, and Union district
Nc. 48.
The new Law creates for each county
county board of education TO be compos-
ed Of six members elected for term OF
three wears. The Boone County board
will be chosen at an election to be held
August 10. 1921. Three of the board
members are TO come from c=5h oI the
two judicial districts in the county, and
insofar as practicable, one nom each
township.
Illustrating the manner in which the
new school law will work with regard to
equalizing school terms. Mr.. Northcutt
pointed out that in Carlisle district No.
o. only six months school is provided.
IN the adjoining districts. Turner No. 68,
and Gr;ndstone No. 90, eight months
school has been maintained. Under the
provisions Of the county school unit law
Carlisle District will also have eight
months school.
Possibly two-tbirds Of the Boone
County schools will receive direct bene-
fit from the operation OF the new law.
and those that do not, will not be hurt,
said Mr. NoIthcutt.
in Boone County there are 88 schools.
and Of this number 81 are standard
schools: hence il will be seen that the
majority Of the schools will be enabled
TO increase their term and add necessary
equipment in the way Of libraries, black
boards and laboratory material.
There will be no increase in the tax
rate for school purposes, Mr.. Northcutt
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