Show FOUR SCHOOL I i I Measures Educators II Are Ratified by the I Senate ONE FOR UNIFORM U COURSES ANOTHER MAKES EACH COUNTY A DISTRICT DISTRCT Several Important and long desired changes iere ro made mad in the school laws law of the state yesterday esterday when the senate passed house bills Nos 70 71 Q 90 and by Mr Ir Richards The measures measure were vere recommended by the association and nd also alo by leading edu educators educators educators throughout hout the state stat who will wil wilbe willbe be glad s d to know that they the now no neet need only the signature to be become become become come laws Probably Pro aply the most important of thes these nets acts is I house bill No 90 00 O which provides provide for the preparation of ot a n state course o of study At present the studies pursue pursued vary in each ellch school and this lack o ot of uniformity has been complained com of 01 on many occasions and has been detri detrimental mental to the development of a I satis satisfactory satisfactory satisfactory factory system m of education The bill hili states that the th state superintendent the principal of the state normal norma school f hool the principal of the state stale nor normal normal nornal mal nal training school and two county count su s to be named by b the state board hoard of ot education 1 catlon shall meet and arid pre prescribe scribe a course of or study for ii In inthe the tho state not Included in counties o othe of the first firM and second class This com corn commission mission also al o has tho the authority to sp city If the text books to be used am and shall furnish at actual cost cot to each ach county the number of ot courses of study stud ordered by the thc county superIntendent of ot schools County As a District House bill No 70 provides that tha where an entire county count is constituted constitute into one ont school district it shall be a n county school district of the first fir t class Heretofore In order orner that th t a count county might be a district of this class it was necessary that it should have children 11 of school age The present la lahas law has hap worked against the best interests of ot the schools In some orne om of the smaller counties and hence tile the ti e amendment House bill relates lates to tho the Is Issuance fuance of ot temporary ry teachers certificates cates The act specifies that the board of education may m issue to teachers of special branches certificates good for not more than ono one year that any county superintendent or board of trustees trust can employ a teacher tempo temporarily provided that such teacher has made application to the th state stae hoard board for lor fora lorn a n certificate anti and that the board can car grant to any graduate of a norma normal training school scho l a n certificate valid for two years The other measure house bouse bill NO relates to the Ule duties 5 of county super supe superintendents in It provides for his visiting each school in the county at nt least twice In n each elch school year ar while on such vis vl visits Its ts to carefully observe the condition of the school the e mental and moral In Instruction instruction given He shall advise and direct the teachers in regard to their work and shall keep a record of ot such visits which he shall file with the t e state b beard ard of ol education to be used for or teachers at n the time of pC their examination for certificates |