Sec. 2. The superintendent of public instruction shall prepare and distribute to all elementary schools an outline of American citizenship for all grades from one to eight inclusive.

Sec. 3. Public and private high schools, academies, and other institutions ranking as secondary schools which maintain three year courses of instruction shall offer a minimum of instruction in American history and civics of the state and nation to the extent of two semesters, and schools of this class which have four year courses shall offer in addition one semester in social problems and economics.

Sec. 4. The superintendent of public instruction shall distribute to all high schools, academies, and institutions ranking as secondary schools, an outline of a course of study in American history, civics of the state and nation, social problems and economics prepared under his direction. [38 G. Á., ch. 406.]

ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN SCHOOLS.

AN ACT requiring the use of the English language as the medium of instruction in all secular subjects in all schools within the state of Iowa. Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That the medium of instruction in all secular subjects taught in all of the schools, public and private, within the state of Iowa, shall be the English language, and the use of any language other than English in secular subjects in said schools. is hereby prohibited, provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit the teaching and studying of foreign languages as such as a part of the regular school course in any such school, in all courses above the eighth grade.

That any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). [38 G. A., ch. 198.]

STANDARD RURAL SCHOOLS.

AN ACT providing for the standardization of rural schools and granting state aid and providing for an appropriation therefor.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Any school maintained by a district wholly outside a city, town, or village corporation or consolidated independent district which has complied with the provisions of this act shall be known as a standard school. Every standard school before it may be designated as such shall have been maintained for eight months during the previous year and shall conduct school for eight months of each succeeding year. It shall have a suitable school house, grounds, and outbuildings in proper condition and repair; be equipped with needful apparatus, text-books, sup

plies; and adequate system of heating and ventilation; have done efficient work and have complied with such requirements as shall be specified by the superintendent of public instruction.

Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the superintendent of public instruction to prescribe and promulgate the requirements he shall deem necessary for standard schools as to minimum requirements for standards of teaching, general equipment, heating and ventilation, lighting, seating, water supply, library, care of grounds, safety against fire, and such other requirements as will conserve the health, safety and welfare of the children attending school; and prescribe such other requirements as he shall deem necessary for the upbuilding and improvement of such schools.

Sec. 3. On or before June 30th of each year and at such other time as the superintendent of public instruction may direct the county superintendent of schools shall make reports and furnish such other data in regard to said schools as the department of public instruction may desire on blanks to be furnished by the superintendent of public instruction.

Sec. 4. State aid shall be given to rural districts maintaining one or more standard schools to the amount of six dollars ($6.00), for each pupil who has attended said schools in said district at least six months of the previous year.

Sec. 5. No school shall be deemed a standard school unless the teacher is the holder of a first grade uniform county certificate or its equivalent, has contracted for the entire school year, and unless such school shall have maintained an average daily attendance of at least ten pupils.

Sec. 6. Each standard school shall be furnished by the superintendent of public instruction with a suitable door plate or mark of identification and the expense of the same shall be paid from the fund created by this act for the promotion of standard schools.

Sec. 7. Upon receiving from the county superintendent a satisfactory report showing that any rural school has fulfilled the requirements of a standard school, the superintendent of public instruction shall issue a requisition upon the auditor of state for the amount due any rural school district entitled to state aid for the school year just past; whereupon the auditor of state shall draw a warrant on the treasurer of state payable to the secretary of the school corporation entitled thereto and forward to the secretary of said school corporation who shall cause the same to be deposited with the other funds of the district. The money shall be expended in the district or districts maintaining standard schools in amounts proportionate to the number of pupils upon which state aid was granted. The secretary shall issue a warrant in favor of the teacher to the amount of one-half the subsidy due each such school and the school board shall, with

the assistance of the county superintendent, expend the remainder in improvements and necessary apparatus. If more than one teacher is employed in a school the amount shall be apportioned between them according to the time of their employment.

Sec. 8. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act there is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated the sum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) annually, which fund if not all used shall be allowed to accumulate, and shall not be turned back into the state treasury nor used for any purpose other than herein provided. [38 G. A., ch. 364.]

MINING CAMP SCHOOLS.

AN ACT to provide for an appropriation of $50,000.00 for relieving the situation in coal mining camps as to school facilities.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the state treasury out of funds not otherwise appropriated the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary to be used by the state superintendent of public instruction and under his direction during the next biennium for the purpose of relieving the conditions existing in the mining camps in the state of Iowa, so far as school facilities are concerned. [38 G. A., ch. 373.]

DENTAL CLINICS FOR CHILDREN.

AN ACT providing for the establishment of dental clinics for school children and the offering of certain courses of instruction in certain schools and the employment of dentists and dental hygienists by public school corporations.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. Boards of school directors in all school districts containing one thousand or more inhabitants are hereby authorized to establish and maintain in connection with the schools of such districts, a dental clinic for children attending such schools, and to offer courses of instruction on mouth hygiene. Said boards are hereby empowered to employ such legally qualified dentists and dental hygienists as may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this act, and pay the expense of the same out of the general fund. [38 G. A., ch. 91.]

EMPLOYMENT OF NURSES.

AN ACT giving boards of supervisors, city and town councils, and school boards the authority and power to employ visiting or public health nurses and to pay the salary and expenses thereof.

Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa:

Section 1. That the boards of supervisors, the city and town. councils, and the school boards in this state shall have the power

and authority to employ visiting or public health nurses at such periods each year and in such numbers as they may deem advisable and to pay the salaries and expenses thereof from the funds in the treasuries of said boards and councils.

Sec. 2. That the said boards of supervisors, the city and town councils and the school boards in any county in the state may cooperate in the employment of said visiting or public health nurses and may apportion the salaries and expenses thereof to the various territories represented by them.

Sec. 3. That the said boards of supervisors, the city and town. councils, and the school boards shall at the time of employment of visiting or public health nurses prescribe the duties thereof which shall in a general way be for the promotion and conservation of the public health.

Sec. 4. This act being deemed of immediate importance, shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication in the Des Moines Register and the Des Moines Capital, newspapers published in the city of Des Moines, Iowa. [38 G. A., ch. 290.]

USE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES.

Section 1. Use of school houses and grounds for public purposes. The board of directors of any school corporation may authorize the use of any school house and its grounds within such corporation and not within the limits of a city or town for the purpose of meetings of granges, lodges, agricultural societies and similar rural secret orders and societies and for election purposes; such use to be for such compensation and upon such terms and conditions as may be fixed by said board for the proper protection of the school house and the property belonging therein, including that of pupils. Any compensation for such use shall be paid into the contingent fund and be expended in the upkeep and repair of such school property, and in purchasing supplies therefor. Provided, however, that if at any time the voters of such corporation at any annual meeting forbid such use of any such school house or grounds, the board shall not thereafter permit such use until the action of such voters shall have been rescinded by the voters at an annual meeting called for that purpose. [37 G. A., ch. 229.]

MARGINAL RELEASE OF SCHOOL FUND MORTGAGES.

Section 1. That the release or satisfaction of any school fund mortgage entered on the margin of the record of such mortgage by the auditor of the county prior to July 4, 1894, be and the same is hereby legalized and given the same force and effect as though

such auditor had had at the time of entering such release or satisfaction the same power thereafter conferred upon him by chapter fifty-three (53) of the acts of the twenty-fifth general assembly. [37 G. A., ch. 339.]

TEACHERS' RETIREMENT FUND.

Section 1. Any independent school district having a population of seventy-five thousand (75,000) or more may establish a pension and annuity retirement system for the public school teachers of such district.

Sec. 2. The fund for such retirement system shall be created by an annual tax not exceeding two-tenths (2-10) of a mill on the dollar, by an assessment of the teachers not exceeding one per cent of their salaries in any one year, and by the interest on any permanent fund which may be created by gift, bequest or otherwise.

Sec. 3. The board of directors of the independent school district shall constitute the board of trustees and shall formulate the plan of the retirement; and shall make necessary rules and regulations for the operation of said retirement system. [37 G. A., ch. 387.]

PUBLIC SCHOOL CORPORATIONS MAY MAINTAIN SCHOOLS FOR BLIND AND DEAF.

Section 1. Any school corporation having residing therein five or more blind children of school age shall have authority to provide one or more instructors to provide instruction for such blind pupils substantially equivalent to the work required in the first eight grades of the graded schools. Such course of instruction. and instructors to be approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

Sec. 2. Any school corporation having residing therein five or more deaf children of school age shall have authority to provide one or more instructors to provide instructions for such deaf pupils substantially equivalent to the work required in the first eight grades of the graded schools. Such course of instruction and instructors to be approved by the superintendent of public instruction.

Sec. 3. State aid, in the sum of one hundred dollars per year for each such blind or deaf pupil receiving instruction in any such school corporation, is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the same to be paid to the treasurer of the school corporation at the end of each school year; provided, however, that to be entitled to such state aid such instruction shall be given for a period of at least ten school months each year.