The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-04-14

crease tho Facilities and Usefulness o.
ths Public School system-Of Interest te
Patrons and Teachers.
At a recent meeting the State Board
of Education adopted some rules fol
the conduct of the public schools in
the State which are vely important
and, in some respects, departures from
previous regulations. These weri
adopted after much discussion, it be-
ing the desire of the board to make
the schools up to date as far as pcasi'
BILE.
Among some of The more important
regulations are the following:
Requiring examinations to bs held
ia every county three times year, in
February. June and September.
Certificates for first and second
grades only will be issued, bat this
does not Q fleet third grade certificates
now in existsnces.
No teacher shall bs kin by consan
guinity or affinity within second de
gree TO a member of the board or prin
cipal of school shall be employed.
Certificates in one County shall be
good in another if it is properly regis
tered.
Only school supplies authorized by
the State Board shall be purchased for
use in public schools.
The complete text of the new rules
follow and must prove OF interest to
patrons and teachers alike:
The State Board of Education shall
be governed by the following rules,
except when rule is suspended by a
two third vote of the board:
Section 1. The Governor shall be
chairman and the State Superintendent
of Education secretary of the board.
Sec. Q. The Beard shall meet il
January, May and September OF each
year and at such other times as the
chairman may designate.
Sec. 8. The secretary shall keep q
record of the actions of the board in a
book provided for that purpose.
Sec. 4. The order of business shall
be as follows: Calling to order, read
ing of minutes of the previous meat.
ing, unfinished business, reports OF
committees, report of the chairman,
report of the secretary and new busl
ness.
Sec. 5 All resolutions shall be re.
duced to writing by the mover, and
likewise all amendments.
Sec. 6. A motion must receive a sec
ond before it shall be entitled to con-
sideration by the board.
Sec. Z. The chairman and secretary
ara authorized to fill all vacancies that
may occur in the County Bosrd OF
Education and to report their action
to the board at its next meeting for its
consideration.
Sec. 8. Should a vacancy occur in
the office of County Superintendent OF
Education the other two members OF
the county board shall perform the
duties of the Office until the vacancy
is filled by this board and the chair.
man and secretary shall so instruct
them.
Sec. 9. All vacancies in the office
of County Superintendent of Educa-
ton shall be filled by ballot, and a
two third vote of the members present
shall be necessary to fill the vacancy.
Sec. 10. An applicant for teachers
State certificate shall stand a satisfac-
tory examination before this board at
a regular meeting OF the board, or,
upon special order of the chairman OF
the board, the State Superintendent OF
Education shall hold such examina.
tion and report the same to the board
at its next meeting, for its considera'
ton, or present a full diploma from
some college or university OF standing
satisfactory to the board.
In all cases applicants shall furnish
satisfactory evidence of good charac
ter. The certificate shall be signed by
The chairman and secretary OF the
board, under the seal of the Office OF
the State Superintendent of Education,
continue of force for t 10 years, emit
tie the holder to teach in the public
schools of any County in the State
upon the registration of the certificate
in the Office of the County Superinten.
dent of Education of the county, and
may be renewed at the discretion OF
this Board. A State certificate shall
not ba issued to any person under 70
years of age.
Sec. II, All scholarships in State in.
stitutions shall be awarded a competi'
tive examination held by or under the
discretion of the State Superintendent
of Education.
Note: The manner of awarding
these scholarships, together with rules
to govern them, was not decided on.
further consideration being postponed
until the next meeting in May.
S:c. IL. The County Board of Ed
ucation of each County shall meet on
the third Saturday in February, June
and September of each year for the
purpose of examining applicants for
teachers county certificate of qualii.
cation, and the transaction OF all other
business that may come bsfore it, am
pie public notice shall bs given OF the
time and place of all such meetings.
Sec. 13. Every applicant for a
county certificate shall stand salts
factory written examination before a
County Board of Education, on uni
form questions prepared and furnisA
ed by the State Board, the examina'
ton to bs held in all the Counties on
the same day, or he or she shall pre-
sent to the County Board full diplo.
ma from some reputable chartered
college or university of this State,
know wn to be of good stancing. No
certificate shall be issued on diploma