The first state legislature passed school laws creating the office of state superintendent, district boards, town superintendents, town libraries, and school-fund distribution.

The evidence

• “In 1870 this provision was repealed, and the whole income of thenormal fund left applicable to the support of normal schools and teachers' institutes. At the first session of the state legislature in 1848, several acts were passed which carried out in some degree the educational provisions of the constitution. A law was enacted to provide for the election, and to define the duties, of a state superintendent of public instruction. A district board was created, consisting of a moderator, director, and treasurer; the office of towa superintendent was established, and provision was made for the creation of town libraries, and for the distribution of the school fund. The present school code of Wisconsin is substantially that passed by the legislature of 1848, and which went into operation May i, 1849. The most important change since made was the abolition of the office of town superintendent, and thesubstitution therefor of the county superintendency.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/03-wisconsin-topography-geology-agriculture.md, PDF p. 138

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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