Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1893-04-13
THE STATE SCHOOL BOARD.
The Examiners Important Annual
Meeting.

The State Board of School Examiners,
which is charged with the important
matter of the adoption Of the school
books for the use of the public schools
in South Carolina, met in annual session
Friday, April 6, in the Office of the Super
intendent of Education and remained .
session from $50 o'clock till late ~ ''-'
night. -,
The following members ;9f the board {
,,ouo ,,re-..nC: superintendent Mayheld,
/ Prof. W. n. Marehant, of Graniteville;
]. T. Mccain, of Due West; Prof. E. B.
Craighead, of Spartanburg, and Prof. d.
T. Cook, of Greenville.
The first matter taken up was the con-
sideration of an appeal case fror1 Lex
ington county, entitled j. =. Grant, B.
Kaiser, ct. al, VS.. Carson Abels, Burt
Fallow and Alfred Gunter, trustees.
Mr.. w. H. Sharp appeared for the plain
tiffs. After full argument OF the case,
the board decided to sustain the action
of the county board, and the appeal was
dismissed. The trouble arose from the
location of a school house in District p
of Lexington county. 1t seemed that
the county surveyor located the center
of the township and drove his stake. The
trustees claimed that this stake was
about 200 yards from the real center and
located the school house there. The
plaintiffs wanted it located still further
away.
AN IMPORTANT MATTER DECIDED.
The board then took up the important
matter of allowing county boards to
grant teachers certificates upon the pre-
sentation of diplomas from high schools,
ETC., out of the State The discussion OF
the matter was in progress when, at
P. NJ, the board adjourned to meet again
at ) o'clock. The discussion was resumed
when the board reconvened, and the fol
lowing, showing how the matter came
before the State board, was read:
cat the last meeting of the Lexington
County Teachers Association the follow
ing resolution was submitted and
adopted:
g Whereas, it is known fact thai
pupils within and outside of this State
are frequently presented with diplomas
covering only the common school branches
of study and expect the County Board o.
Examiners to grant certificates of quail
fication thereon; therefore be it
Resolved, That The Lexington County
Teachers Association call the attention
of the State Board of Examiners to the
fact and respectfully ask them to con
slider the same at their meeting.
MISS ELLEN HENDRIX,
Secretary"
After full discussion the board passed
the following resolution:
Whereas, it has been brought to th'
attention of the board that certificates
have been granted by the County Boards
of Examiners on diplomas given by insti
tutions that are not colleges nor univer
sites; and whereas this is in violation o
the proviso of 1905 of the school law
therefore be it
Resolved, That the State Board o
Examiners disapprove this granting o
certificates and instruct the county boart
to confine themselves strictly to diploma
from colleges and universities.
The general discussion of the matter 0
adopting books for use in the publ
schools was entered into and it wa
decided to postpone the time for openin'
bids from July IS to August 15.
The board reconveaed at $50 O'Clock
It was ordered that the portion of Sec
ton 1905 of the school laws relating t.
the granting of licenses by the Count.
Boards of Examiners to teachers D.
rescinded and the qualification 10 teacl
be by examination entirely, permission
to hold such examination being grante'
by the State Board of Examiners.
The board adopted the following reso
lutioL:
Resolved. L ndC dI Jul ucAC iHeC' W"
will recommend a course Of professlona
reading Cor teacher and list OF book
suited to school Libraries.
It was resolved that the following b
added to the branches required to b
taught in the public schools: Engllsl
literature, elementary algebra, elemen
tary drawing and elementary vocal music
The questions for he examination o
teachers was considered and the chair
man was ordered TO have the question
for the county examinations for the 2ls
instant printed and forwarded to tn
proper authorities.
The board concluded its session a
midnight, when It adjourned to Angus
18th.