Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-22
SCHOOL LAWS PASSED
Twenty-one Added Which
Affect Public School Con-
troll.

Twenty-one new school laws have
been added to the Wisconsin stat
utes as a result of the work of the
ffty-seventh legislative session,
just adjourned. These laws vary
in Importance from abolition of
the state board of teachers exam
ination to physical instruction in
rural schools and from detachment
of union high school districts to
claims against school districts.
Following is the summary Of the
new laws:
Affecting High Schools
Chapter 44-New sc ction. In
any county having population OF
100000 or more the board of any
town or village or the council of
any city which does not maintain a
high school may provide for the
transportation Of children to any
other school in the county which
is supported by public funds.
Chapter 47-Modifies Section 40.
80 in reference to instruction in
physical education and provides
that in one or two-room schools
such instruction and training shall
take the form of supervised play.
Chapter S1--Amending section
40.08 in reference to special school
meetings and provides that the
electors at a special meeting may
vote a lesser amount than that
stated in the notice, but not a
greater amount.
Chapter 110-Amending section
1880 (D enables the inhabitants Of
any high school district to estab-
fish and maintain with the ap-
proval of the state superintendent,
in connection with said high school,
the two upper grades next below
the high school.
Course of Study.
Chapter 114-New subsection adj
ded to 4030. Relates to adoption
of a course of study in agriculture
economics including the business
principles involved in farming and
marketing and in financing agri-
culture. Applicable to state and
county normals and to be extended
to other schools in which agricul-
tural subjects are taught and to
other schools as rapidly as possible.
Chapter 127-Amendment to sec
ton 40.35. Includes all encyclope-
dias and other reference books sold
in sets or in series in the general
regulations and restrictions i'm
posed by statute relating to the
sale, prices, and manners Of supply
of school text books.
Chapter 128-Abolishe the state
board Of examiners and authorizes
state superintendent to conduct
examinations for applicants for
state certificates. Prescribe regu-
lations appertaining to the issu-
ance of certificates and licenses.
Chapter 190-Amount available
for loans to individual school dis
tricts raised from $25 600 to $4,000.
Increased Appropriations.
Chapter 240-Increases the appro-
priation for county rural normals
from $4,000 to $4,000 to any such
school employing two teachers;
$4,000 to any school employing
three teachers and not to exceed
$4,000 to any school employing
four or more teachers. The num-
Der of teachers in each school, sal
aries, and qualifications to be APP
proved by state superintendent.
Tuition for nonresident students
not to exceed 81 per week.
Chapter 251-New section 4O.595
provides an additional method re-
lating to detaching territory in
certain union high school districts,
Chapter 267-New subsection en-
aiding any school district to bor-
row from state trust funds for the
purpose of refunding any indebted
ness incurred for lawful purpose
and within the constitutional linn
itations.
Chapter 275- Relating to bond of
district treasurer. Now has Is days
IN which to file bond which shall
be In the amount as nearly as can
be ascertained of all moneys of the
district to come into his hands.
Bonnd transferable to successor in
case of vacancy subject to approval
of bonding sureties.