The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1879-10-17
DAILY IXTELLIGENCER.
Friday, October IL, 1879.
SCHOOL IATTERS.
ANNUAL SCHOOL xEETtZG.

The first Saturday IN Nove nber is
the day fixed by the Washington school
law for the holding Of tie annual
school meeting 4. this time only can
n district hold a meeting for the cleo
ton of school officers No school meet
ino shall lie orga1ized before Q o'clock
AM. or close before IL O'clock 81. or
be kept open less than one hour. 1t -
the duty II The directors to pos. witt
ten notices 10 a. least three public
places in the district, one Of which shall
bs tbs school house or other place Of
meeting, at least six days before the
time Of meeting. The notice shall
specify the object. day, time, place and
hour in which the ballot box shall he
kept open. Every inhab'tsns, male or
female. over Tia. age OF twenty-one
wears, who shall have resided IN tbs
school district for three months imme-
diately preceding any district meeting,
and who shall have paid or he liable to
pay any tax except poll or road tax IN
said district. shall be legal voter at
any school meeting, and no other person
shall DO allowed to vote.
The Clerk OF the election shall issue
the certificate Of election to any d.
rector elect. who shall forward It with
the oath attached or endorsed thereon.
10 the County Superintendent OF public
schools (Sec. 80 Ia all organized
districts in which elections have been
previously held, one director shall De
elected for the term Of three years. and
il any vacancies are to be filled, sui
ficieut number to fill them tor the I'M
expired tor % aad the ballot shall spec
ify the respective terms for which each
director is to be elected. In new dis
tricts acting under directors appointed
by tho County Superintendent. three
directors shall be elected for one, two
and threo years respectively. Directors
elect shall take Office immediately after
qualifying. aud shall hold Office until
thei. successors are elected and quail
fed. Any director elect who shall fail
to qualify within ten days after being
elected, shall forfeit oil right to the Of.
fee. and the County superintendent
shall appoint to fill tho vacancy. lSec
In the choice OF directors. electors
should exercise great deal OF care.
Only man who have children to attend
school, or who otherwise take an active
interest in school matters. should be
chosen to fill the important Office Of
school director. The duties Of this Of
fec are often onerous, and only men
who will discharge tho duties faithfully
should bs elected. Under tho present
school law the Clerk holds Office but
one year. In selecting person for
this Office. the important qualification
Of his being o good scribe should not be
overlooke Aud once having shown
him self to DO an efficient officer, he
should be reelected from year to year.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
The fourth semi.annual examination
of teacher. will be held in tho several
counties on the first Wednesday in No
vsmber next. All persons teaching un-
der permits or certificates which expire
on that date, are obliged to attend.
Examinations are conducted wholly in
writing. aud in the following branches
Reading, photography. arithmet ic,
grammar, geography. history of the L.
s.. Psychology and the Constitution OF
the U. 8. The following are the rule.
adopted by the Territorial Board oil
Education for conducting the exsmiua-
tions:
mo two applicants for certiicatei
will DO allowed to occupy the same
seat
mo applicant for certificate will
be allowed to leave the room until the
questions then under consideration are
answered
3. Communication in relation Ia
questions and answers, and the use oil
text books during the entire examins
tiop not allowed.
A.-No certificate can be granted
where tho applicant fails to attain the
required percentage in any one branch
5-Applicants answering 30 per cent
Of questions in each and every branch
will be granted first grade certificates
those answering IS per cent. Of ques
lions. in each aud every branch, viii
DO granted second grade certificates
aud those answering 60 per cent. Of
the questions in each aud every branch
will be entitled to third grade certi6.
Gates.
6.-County Superintsndsnts will pre-
sent to applicants the questions on on,
subject only at . time: and under nj
circumstances permitapplicauts to leave
the room. or have or use any books Of
qspers until the qaestionsare answered
And no one Is permitted TO see tn
questions until they have been so pre-
sented to the applicants. This apple
to examiners. as we'll As teachers.
AT the expiration ot the tam
fixed for each branch. the Superintend
cut will promptly call for the answer.
and the questions and answers mus
then DO given to the Superintendent
whether complete or not.
S.-The questions and answers mus
then be given to the examiners. VIII
will ct onse determine the perceu,sg
applicants are entitled to. The obiec
being to speed the work. by allowin
the Superintendent 70 superin,end Ia
work, while the examiners de.ermin
credits to be given.
9.-The Superintendent will Civ
each applicant q number. makI q min
ute Of the same. aud applicants vii
write this humber on their paperi
without signing or giving name: S
that the examiners in passing upon th
merits Of each. not knowing who's
work they ere passing upon. may nc
be charged with psrtialisy.