Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-08-15
Public School Regulations.

fuDllC SCHOOL neg uAdtAouo.
The following Orders and Regulations passed
by the State Board of Education are published
for the information of all parties concerned:
Order concerning Vaccination.
Be it ordered, That every Board of District
School Trustees shall require each Teacher to
ascertain whether or not persons applying Tor
admission as pupils into the School have been
properly vaccinated, and to reject without ex-
eepton all who fail to exhibit satisfactory evil
dence Of vaccination.
Order concerning the payment of the Capita
ton Tax by the Father before the admission
of his children into Public Schools.
/. Be it ordered, That the attention of
School Trustees be directed to the last clause
of the 10th section of the School Law which
provides that mo person shall be allowed to
attend any public school whose father, if he be
alive and resident within the school district
itation tax in aid of public free schools last
sessed on him.; but the actual enforcement OF
this clause shall not begin until the lst of De-
cember of each year, or until such other date
as may be fixed by law for tax-collectors to
complete their work and to return their delln-
quent lists.
q When the tax collector of each township
makes his final returns to the treasurer, he
shall at the same time furnish to the Clerk Of
the School district within which he acts, a list
of fathers who have failed to pay the capita
ton tax and who have children in the district
between the ages of FIVE and twenty-one.
3. On the receipt of this list the Clerk shall
| furnish copy thereof to the Teacher of each
public School in the District, and it shall be
the duty of the Teacher to expel from, or to
refuse admission to the School of the child or
! children Of every such delinquent father, until
the Treasurer s receipt is produced to show that
| the tax is paid.
Orders for the Improvement of Schools.
| 2. Officers are specially cautioned against
employing or licensing any Teacher who is not
well qualified for the position be seeks.
| 8. County Superintendents are required to
revoke all Teachers certificates heretofore Civ
on-the revocation to take effect August 3lst,
| 1871, and until further provided no Teacher 5
certificate shall remain in force after the scho-
lastic year for which it is issued.
This order was passed August lst, and con-
sequently does not affect certificates given du-
ring this month for the next scholastic year.
County Superintendent
4. County Superintendents are authorized to
ascertain by examination whether persons APP
plying for the Teachers certificate have spe
cially studied the theory and practice of teach
ing, pages Theory and Practice Of Teaching.
A. s. Barnes & Co., New York, sent postage
paid on receipt of 81 25*) and where they find
this to have been the case, che fact may be in
corporated in the certificate by adding this sub
ject to the list Of studies on which they have
| been examined.
| 7. School Officers and Teachers In the coun-
ties and cities of the State are instructed to re-
quire all children applying for admission to the
Public Free Schools to be provided with such
| books as have been prescribed and duly Sc
ccted according to the regulations of this
| Board, and none shall be enrolled or taught
who are not so provided, with the following ex-
ception. to-wit When pupils arranged in
classes of proper size have previously made
considerable progress in textbooks In Geog-
raphy or English Grammar, other than those
prescribed and selected for general use, the
board of School Trustees may authorize Teach
ers 10 such cases only to continue to use such
books under these circumstances, it they deem
it important to do SO until such pupils shall
have completed these studies
The books selected for use in the Schools Of
Augusta county, are McGuffey' Readers anc
| Spoilers, Guyot's Biographies Davies Arith-
metic, Harveys English Grammer. The Spen.
ceran Writing Series has been adopted by the
! State Board. These six books will therefore
be required in all Public Free schools after
Sept lst, with the exception authorized in tbs
It'll order above. All who have heretofore
/ purchased Appleton S Arithmetic, Martindalo
l Spoilers and Readers or Bingham Grammar
can exchange them for the corresponding books
In the above list
The 35th section of the School law requires
that contracts shall be made with Teachers be
fore they enter upon their duties
A supply of vaccine virus may be obtained
by writing to DR.. G W. Harris, 2l3 Franklin
Street. Richmond, Va, and enclosing stamp
or upon application to Dr. A H. Fauntleroy
Stanton.
Another appointment will be made as soor
as money enough is received into the Treasury
10 justify it. j. e. GUY,
County Superintendent OF Schools.
This book can be obtained at the book
stores in Stanton.