The state herald., 1890-06-13
COLORADO SCHOOLS.

From the Colorado school Journal for June.
Teachers In the eastern part OF Arapa.
hoo County receive al average salary of
$50 pei tntnth.
A new district cannot be legally organ
lied with less than ton persons of school
age residing therein.
| Grand Junction will issue bonds for the
, erection of large addition to the present
imposing school building.
A first grade certificate issued IN one
county cannot DO renewed by . county
superintendent of another county.
Orc boasts OF school building modern
In all Its equipments, In which school Ia
held during ten months earh year.
Prof Paul II. Hanus was une OF the
Judges at the inter Estate contest IN oratory
which took place At Lincoln, Mays.
The salaries Of teachers In Denver are
as follows: For the first year, sdss; for
tho sscohd year and thereafter, s7Co.
Superintendent Casey Of Boulder County
i .uIorms US that he will have about twelve
schools in session during the summer
A school district cannot be legally tl-
vided so as to leave fewer than fifteen
persons Of school age in the old district,
The library Of the East Denver High
School has received o donation Of eighty
volumes Littell's Living age from friend
In Boston.
The greatest progress by any ono pupil
Of the Glenwood schools will Be rewarded
by the presentation Of gold medal to the
successful pupil. 49,
On May end beautiful flag WIS pre-
scented to the public schools by the citizens
OF Grand Junction. The ladies' took u
prominent part In the speech making.
The annual examination of applicants
for State diplomas will be held in the
office of the State Superintendent In Den.
yer, June -, ut 10 o'clock, II. m., and will
continue four days.
The whole number Of teachers now in
the employ OF the school board of Wcst
Denver is sixty-four. OF this number
seventeen arc new teachers whose service
began with the present year.
On Arbor Day this year, tho board OF
education Of West Denver decided to make
change IN the character OF the trees
planted in the school grounds, by purchas.
ing varieties Of evergreen trees In place OF
deciduous trees.
Officers elected for the ensuing year ut
the recent meeting OF County Superintend.
cnts ut Canon City are: President, State
Superintendent Fred Dick; Vice Presi-
dent, County Superintendent +. d. Baird.
Huerfano; Secretary, County Superin
tendent E. T. Fisher, Mesa; Treasurer,
County Superintendent S. X. Lyon, otero.
neat pamphlet Of sixty pages has been
issued from Colorado Springs embracing
in addition to revised course Of study for
the schools, an exhaustive and detailed
history OF tho schools. The whole story lie
told commencing with the first school
opened by Mrs. Gen. Palmer In 1871.
Thirty teachers and 800 pupils are shown
on the present rolls.
The ceremonies attending tho laying Of
the cornerstone OF the State Normal
School u. Greeley have been appointed for
June 10. The Board of Trustees in con-
nection with the people of Greeley have
made appropriate arrangements for the
observance Of the event. Eminent citi.
zens of the State together with school
masters and interested people in schools
have been invited to attend.
Land to which title has not been OBJ
tanned from tho government at tho time
school bonds are issued by -.aslssssct Of
which such lands formed n part are not
subject to tax for the payment Of such
bonds. Hence, II said lands are set on or
detached from the district before the title
is perfected they arc not subject TO bond
tax In the original district when title is
complete.