Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-04-02
COUNTY SUPT. NOTES

diploma examinations Will be con-
Quoted in all rural schools of the
county on Friday, April 18th, and on
Saturday, April 10Th. Teachers are
requested to follow the schedule out
lined in the project book sent you
sometime ago. Sixth and seventh
grade pupils will write in geography.
Seventh and eighth grade will write
in American History. Pupils who
failed to get mark in civics last
year will be permitted to write at this
time. Questions will be sent to the
teachers in few days. This envelope
should not be opened until the day of
examination and this should be done
in the presence of the pupils Teach
ers having pupils who cannot attend
school on Good Friday may conduct
the examinations on Thursday and
Saturday.
Principals of graded schools will
conduct examinations on a day of
their own choice. The principals will
furnish their own questions, sending
in copy to this office for our approx
al. Diplomas will be furnished to all
schools, rural and graded.
The Grant County Fair Association
has been very liberal this year in the
list of prizes offered to the pupils of
the schools of the county. Teachers
should read very carefully pages nine,
ten, eleven and twelve Of the project
book. Choose the line of work best
suited for your particular school and
go to work with the idea of winning a
number of prizes. Notice especially
the corn contest outlined on pages
and 10. We should have at least a
dozen boys throughout the county
who are willing to enter this contest.
The prizes are very liberal. Notice al
so the collective school exhibit on
page IL. Six prizes are offered, rang
ing from $500 to $1,000 We should
have at least "a fine school exhibits
at the fair in September.
Transportation and Tuition.
In view of the fact that l am still
receiving a great many letters asking
for information in regard to the
transportation and tuition laws, l
think it will do no harm to give a
brief synopsis of these laws in few
of the county papers. Children living
more than two miles fro mthe public
schools are entitled to transportation.
In case the school board refuses or
negIects to furnish transportation, the
parents or guardians of the children
the following rate thirty cents day
for the first child, twenty cents a day
for the second child and ten cents
day for third child, the greatest
amount any family may receive being
sixty cents a day. The means OF con-
yeyance must be safe. comfortable ana
convenient. The school boards and
parents transporting children should
notify the county superintendent so
that he may have a chance to lnspecq
the means of transportation before
the close of the school year The law
states that the county superintendent
must personally inspect and approve
conditions provided for transporta-
ton and boarding and lodging of pu-
pills.
TuitiOn-In case children of school
age live more than two miles from the
school house in the home district ana
One-half mile or more nearer schooI
in an adjoining district, distance IN
each case measured by the nearest
travelled highway, and transportation
is not furnished by the home district,
such children shall be privileged TO
attend the nearer school. The clerk
of the school district in which sucn
children attend shall file with the
clerk of the school district IN WHICH
the parents or guardians reside
statement on or before the first DAY
of July in each year showing the
name, age, residence, date of admls-
sion and attendance of each such per
son admitted from said district. Inc
statement shall also show the rate OF
tuition per week, month or year ana
the amount of tuition due for each pu-
pill, provided the tuition per pupll De-
low the ninth grade shall in no case
exceed the per capita cost OF nstruc-
ton for the year or part of year for
which the tuition is due. The per cap
tia cost of instruction shall be oeter-
mined by dividing the total salary
paid the teacher or teachers Dy Tue
total enrolment for the year. upon
the filing of the foregoing statement
the school board or board OF education
of the district in which such parents
or guardians reside is hereby autnor-
lied and directed to pay the treasur-
er of the district in which such emil
dren attend school the sum due sala
district.