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The stimulation grants are four in number. A lump sum
of $1,500 per school is granted to high schools that maintain
teacher training courses, provided that the State Superintendent
 of Public Schools designatesonly one high school in a
county to carry on this type of work. If more than one high
school is approved in a county, the total state aid may not
exceed $2,400, to be divided equally among the several
schools.! A second form of stimulation grant consists of
state aid to city normal schools, which are established in
cities having a population of 75,000 or more by the board of
education of the school district for the purpose of training
teachers for the elementary schools of the city.” A two-year
professional course is required before any city school district
can obtain this form of state aid. The method of apportionment
 is complicated. In general, the factors used in determining
 the apportionment are (1) appropriations for
teachers’ salaries in state normal schools, (2) the number of
teachers employed in the public schools of the state, and (3)
the number of teachers employed in the public schools of the
particular city. In addition to the two forms of stimulation
grant that have been considered, certain grants are made for
the purpose of training teachers for negro schools. The
method of apportionment is not specified by law and in
practice is left to the discretion of the State Superintendent
of Public Schools. The fourth form of stimulation grant is
for vocational education. The state matches the federal
grants per teacher under the Smith-Hughes Act in accordance
 with the provisions of that act.
The compensation grants consist of special allotments for
orphan tuition and for teachers engaged in instructing
physically handicapped children. To be eligible for aid in
the first case, a town or rural district must be educating
fifteen or more orphan children supported by a philanthropic
organization. The amount of state aid is $2.75 per month for
each child in regular attendance, but the allotment may not
exceed two thirds of the average annual instruction cost per
pupil. State aid for the education of physically handicapped

51 2 S. 1919, Sections 11299 and 11300, as amended by Session Laws, 1921, pp.
2 R. S. 1919, Sections 11309 and 11310.