Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 195, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1920 — SMALLER ARE HIT [ARTICLE]

SMALLER ARE HIT

School officials were informed Wednesday by L. N. Hines, state superintendent of public instruction, that schools-having an average daily attendance of twelve pupils dr less during the last year can not receive state deficiency funds next year. The order is intended to close a number of small schools for which state officials feel there is no necessity. ' . . „ Mr. Hines has made provision for local officials to make application to the state department to secure the approval of the opening of such schools where transportation of children to other schools is impractical. A portion of the letter of Mr. Hines follows: “To avoid the unnecessary recurrence of this situation and to safe- > guard the state aid fund so that it may be applied in accordance with the evident purpose measure of good may be accomplished by the use of it, the department wishes to advise that hereafter no school will be giv-. en state aid where the average daily attendance for the preceding year was twelve or less, except in emer-~ egncy cases where, because of conditions regarding roads, streams and bridges, the department, upon investigation, has ’ approved the opening of ,the school.”