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Page 5 - It shall be the duty of the general assembly, as soon as circumstances will permit, to provide, by law, for a general system of education, ascending in a regular gradation from township schools to a state university, wherein tuition shall be gratis, and equally open to all.
Page 96 - The location and construction of the buildings, the lighting, heating, and ventilation of the rooms, the nature of the lavatories, corridors, closets, water supply, school furniture, apparatus, and methods of cleaning shall be such as to insure hygienic conditions for both pupils and teachers.
Page 96 - The efficiency of instruction, the acquired habits of thought and study, the general intellectual and moral tone of a school and the cooperative attitude of the community are paramount factors, and therefore only schools that rank well in these particulars, as evidenced by rigid, thoroughgoing, sympathetic inspection, shall be considered eligible for the list.
Page 101 - No school shall be considered unless the regular annual blank furnished for the purpose shall have been filled out and placed on file with the inspector.
Page 100 - A unit represents a year's study in any subject in a secondary school, constituting approximately a quarter of a full year's work.
Page 43 - Junior colleges may provide courses of instruction designed to prepare for higher institutions of learning; courses of instruction designed to prepare persons for agricultural, industrial, commercial, home-making, and other vocations ; and such courses of instruction as may be deemed necessary to provide for the civic and liberal education of the citizens of the community.
Page 99 - It further recommends the introduction of vocational subjects, such as agriculture, manual training, household economics, and commercial subjects into schools where local conditions render such introduction feasible. The association will hold that a sufficient number of qualified teachers must be provided to care adequately for all instruction offered.
Page 68 - The school-district meeting may authorize the board to provide transportation for all children of school age residing in the district. When in the judgment of the board and the parents it is to the advantage of the district and the child, the board may provide board and lodging in lieu of transportation and pay not exceeding $2 per week for same. The district is reimbursed $1 per week for child so boarded.
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