The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1927-04-29

les range from S117O to $4,000 per
year. Superintendent Glorvick of
Plentywood receives the highest.
EFFICIENCY
The standard of efficiency among
teachers is steadily increasing. Fiji
ty-eight of the one hundred thirty
five teachers employed four years
ago had to take the fall examina-
tions. Thirty-three of these failed
outright. Eleven of the remainder
failed to meet the requirements nee
essary to convert their temporary
certificates into the grade originally
applied for. This fall only thirteen
of the one hundred forty-six employ
ed had to take the examinations and
six of these were home folks getting
their first years experience in the
schools of their own county. Of
these thirteen only one failed.
1t has been the policy of the pres
ent county superintendent to take
care of Sheridan county beginners
in their home county. School boards
have been encouraged to hire them
and every effort has been exerted to
start them right in the service. On
ly few have failed to make good.
Thirty eight of the present teaching
force are graduates from Sheridan
county high schools.
TEACHERAGES
Sheridan county has eight teacher
ages. Six of these are separate
rooms in schoolhouses; two are sep
arate buildings. Teacherages are not
always used, as many teachers pre-
fer boarding to housekeeping after
their hard days work in school.
There were 2,446 pupils enrolled
last year in the elementary grades.
The high school enrolment was
372.
TRANSPORTATION
A schedule has been adopted by
the county superintendent and coun-
ty commissioners, providing for the
transportation of pupils living more
than two and one-half miles from
school, where BUSES are not run for
their convenience. The schedule is
as follows:
Children living from 21A to A miles
from school: l child each day soc;
2 children each day SOC; 3 children
each day Goo; A children each day
Toe; 5 children each day 85c.
Childretn living four to five miles
from school: l child each day 4Oc;
2 children each day Csc; 3 children
each day Soc; children each day
Csc; 5 children each day S1.O5.
Children living 5 miles and more
from school: l child each day SOC;
2 children each day soc; 3 children
each day 81; 4 children each day
S1.2O; 5 children each day $1.3O.
Where there are no children in a
family, II years old or over, to drive,
and children are not on an establish
ed bus route: so cents per child per
school day, for board.
When mother living more than 21k
miles from school rents house for
school purposes:
l child, actual house rent mot to
exceed SIS per month";. 2 or chill
dren, actual house rent (not to ex-
coed $25. per month.
When both father and mother. liv-
ing more than two and one-half miles
from school, move from home for
school purposes, SIS per month per
child.
When transportation is to be pro-
vided for more than five children on
bus route, trustees must advertise
for bids
Eighteen busses are run for pupils
outside the two and one-half mile
limit. The salaries of bus drivers
range from $40 to S128 per month.
Distances covered by buses range
from two and one-half to eight miles
each way. Where transportation is
provided by individual families. var
ious kinds are employed horses for
riding, three children to a horse at
times, buggies with three or four
children in seat; sleds in winter
and once in a while car in summer.