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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1927
Page
5
Legislative review finds few changes in general education statutes after the last session. The summary by John W. Cooke notes acts affecting school opportunities, consolidation powers, transportation funding, and the Negro Girls Industrial Home, with specific provisions and effective dates.
The 1927 law changes outline county payments to the state for each boy in the Inmates Negro Boys' Indus Section 4-A home, with county reimbursement from the estate if sufficient. Senate Bill 191 by Senator Helmick passed April 27 1927 without governor approval and becomes effective after 99 days. A poets laureate position is created with a 3900 annual salary. University Rural High School provisions authorize a 25 cent levy in Monongalia county to fund a high school on university lands at Morgantown and place university education under state supervision with an advisory board.
Roxalia Springs in Monroe County West Virginia atop the Alleghany mountains announces opening for visitors on July 1. Water claimed to aid stomach kidney and blood troubles with board and room priced at $2.50 daily. Write for testimonies to S R Miller Pro Gap Mills West Virginia.
A fragmentary summary of 1927 West Virginia House bills covers county superintendent roles, district representation, notations on teaching arrangements with the university education department, late 19th and early 20th century school policies, tuition for out of state Negro pupils, and state holidays. It also outlines a proposed retirement pension for a district teacher, and the creation of a Board of Governors for the University with initial terms, meeting cadence, and compensation rules.
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