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Show Schools of utaiT have their big NINE MEASURES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS OF THE STATE APPEAR AP-PEAR IN THE HOUSE. Would Create Office of Director of Health Education, Provide for Establishment Es-tablishment of Part-Time Schools and Compulsory Attendance. Salt Lake City. The joint committee on education had an inning in the house January 30, when it introduced nine bills pertaining to the schools of the state. Like most state bills, one of these measures creates a new office, director of health education, and provides pro-vides a salary. The salary would he lixed by the slate hoard of education, which would define the duties of the office. Tile levy of school taxes in any school district of the first class is fixed at 4 mills on the dollar, when the assessed as-sessed value of taxable property per capita of s'chool population exceeds 8000. A charge of 5 mills is made in districts where taxables do not exceed IfSOOO. The increase continues until in districts where the property of school population does not exceed .$2000, the levy is 10 mills on the dollar. Another measure reaffirms acceptance accept-ance of the provisions of the act of congress to provide for the promotion of vocational education and the state, hoard of education is designated as the state board for vocational education. Still another bill provides for the establishment es-tablishment of part-time schools and classes, and makes it compulsory for minors to attend these schools. Provision is made for establishing free dispensaries and clinics, and for this purpose $10,000 is requested as state aid for the ensiling biennium. Changes are suggested in the law which pertains to the certificates of public school teachers, supervisors and . superintendents. Life diplomas will be given and the hoard will determine the scholarship and training required of applicants. Who may solemnize marriages in the state is set forth in a bill by Itepre-sentative Itepre-sentative Thomas. It provides that ministers of the gospel or priests of any denomination, justices of the peace, mayors of cities, county clerks and judges of the district and supreme courts. The naming of county clerks is the new feature of the bill. Senator Stevens, in a bill which he presented to the senate, provides for the regulation of wages or compensation compensa-tion given to employes. His bill fixes the regular pay day and provides a penalty for violations of the law. Senator Dern would protect depositors deposi-tors in state banks through the creation crea-tion of a depositors' guaranty fund, for which every bank organized under the laws of the state will be assessed. The senate bill designating county roads as part of the state road system sys-tem has drawn a wail from the people in the various coulitiep who believe that they, not the legislature, should designate what roads should be constructed. |