The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-06-02

UvuuWV ~ III ~ wv -
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
Before discussing the high school
, budget for next year ~ set forth In
: the published statement OF the Fow-
der River County High School commit
tee. desire to cali attention to "the
standards Cor rules) for accrediting
Montana high schools. a. adopted by
the state board Of educaticn."
Bearing in mind that high school
must attain these standards ana main-
tain them thereafter to hold their ace
crediting we viii be more enlightened
upon the absolute necessity Tor the
various items contained in the budget
which 10 not q haphasard estimate 0ut
cne In the main, based upon the re-
Quirements Of the state board Of ed-
ucation In the following standards
for accrediting:
"The time for which schools are ac-
credited shall be limited to one year.
"Every accredited high school in the
state shall keep q permanent record
OF each pupils work and attendance.
every accredited high school must
teach minimum Of ITO days net In
a year.
"No school shall be accredited for
four years of work which does not
REQUIRE fifteen units for graduation.
Sixteen is recommended.
"The number of daily periods of
class room instruction given by each
teacher should not exceed Ave each tc
extend over at least 40 minutes In
the clear.
mo school shall be accredited for
four years Of high school work whose
teaching force for the high school is
fewer than two teachers for full time
and one teacher hal time. No school
shall be accredited for three years of
high school work whose teaching
force fer the high school IL fewer than
two teachers for full time.
"The efficiency Of instruction. ac-
quired habits of thought and study.
the general intellectual and moral
tone of the school are paramount fea-
lures and therefore only schools which
rank we'll in these particulars as evil
denced by rigid thoroughgoing. SYM
pathetic inspection shall be considered
eligible for accrediting.
"No high school shall be accredited
unless high standards of work and
attainment are maintained in the ele-
mentary schools Ct the district.
"Admittance to advanced standing OF
pupils from unaccredited schools us
ually tends to lower the standards
both Of the school frcm which they
4 come and OF the schools which they
enter. It is recommended that this
practice be discontinued except with
unusually we'll qualified students.
EVERY fully accredited high school
shall maintain at al times at east three
years of English and require net few
er than three units Of English in q
four-year course. Four units Of Eng
lish as requirement for gradual tion
is recommended.
"a years work in American history
and government. equivalent to cne
unit, Is required of every high school
accredited for three or four years. No
student may graduate from a three or
four-year accredited high school who
has not earned one unit Of credit in
American history and government. :
"In academic subjects a unit OF
credit represents Ave recitation Pc
RODS Of not less than 40 minutes each
per week for a term CT not less than
thirty-six weeks. In science a unit
of credit represents not less than sew
en- periods Of work per week. four OF
which shall be laboratory work.
"The laboratory and librayr facili.
ties shall be adequate tc the needs OF
instruction in the subjects taught.
"The location and construction OF
the buildings. the lighting. heating
and ventilation of rooms. the natures
OF laboratories, corridors, closets and
water supply. school furniture. appa.
ratus. methods Of cleaning. shall be
such as to insure hygiene conditions
for both pupils and teachers.
mo high school shall be accredited
for four years Of work which has few.
er than two recitation rooms in addi.
tion to the study room.
Eligible High school Students.
IL. All pupils who have passed
successfully the state eighth grade
examinations; t2) all pupils who have
passed successfully the eighth grad.
examinations given by the superintend,
ent Of schools in systems permitted t.
give their own examinations: (S) al
ppuils 16 years Of age or over whit
desire to enter for special courses and
who have passed successfully an ex'
animation given Jointly by the count!
superintendent Of schools and tn,
principal Ct the high school.
"Class c shall include all accredited
high schools accredited for less thar
three teachers.
"Cass b shall include all school,
doing four years. work which are NO
included in Glass c and which hav'
fewer than five teachers Of academic
subjects. except az otherwise noted
"The state board CT education shall
establish . probationary list Of higl
schools at its meeing in July. 1925
consisting OF such high schols 40 d
not fully meet the foregoing standard
fer accrediting."
The state law on principals and hisl
school teachers certificates 10 ~ fol
lows:
mo person shall be employed ~
teacher In . high school or ~ prin
cipal teacher Of q school Of more tha
three departments who II not tn
-AANAA~ - = uonRAa~Sn~Al nNN,Mtv NorfiN