The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-15
RULES OF THE STATE EDUCATION BOARD,
CHANGES OF G IGNEIsAL INTEIsEsT
Regulations Which Are Expected to
Increase the Facilities and Useful.

Regulations Which Are Expected T.
Increase the Facilities and Useful
ness OF the Public School system.
The State board of Education was i,
session last week in Columbia, aud die
a considerable amount Of work.
Tho board adopted series Of rules
70" its own government which arc d
great public concern. These rules
embody many important changes in
the school law Of tho State. One OF
the most important is that permitting
no one to bo placed in q school as
teacher If related to the principal or
any member Of the board of trustees
by consanguinity or affinity to tho sec.
ond degree another is that requiring
all teachers to adhere to the official
list Of text books adopted by tho board
The following are the rules adopted
by tho board:
Tho State board OF Education shall
be governed by the following rules,
except when rulo is suspended by a
two.thirds vote Of the board
Section |. The Governor shall be
chairman and tho State SuDcrinten-
dent OF Education secretary of the
board.
Section =. Tho board shall meet in
January, May and September of each
year and at such other times as the
chairman may designate.
Section ). The secretary shall keep
Il record Of the actions of the board in
a book provided for that purpose.
Section t. The order of business shall
be as follows: Calling to order, read
| ing Of inmates Of the previous meeting,
| unfinished business, reports Of com
! mittees, report Of the chairman, re-
port Of the secretary and new business.
Section ). AL resolutions shall he
| reducted to writing by tho mover aud
likewise all amendments.
Section &. a motion must receive @
second before it shall be entitled to
consideration by the board.
Section I. The chairman and secre-
tary are authorized to fill all vacancies
that may occur in the county boards of
education and to report their action to
the board at its next meeting for its
consideration.
Section s. Should 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 filed by this board and the chair
man and secretary shall so instruct
them.
Section 9. All vacancies in the Office
ot county superintendent OF education
shall be filled by ballot, and two
thirds vote OF the members present
shall be necessary to fill the vacancy.
Section 10. An applicant for u teach
er's State certificate shall stand Il sat
isfactOry examination boforc this
board at regular meeting OF the
board, or, upon special order of tho
chairman Of tho board, the State Su-
pcrindent Of Education shall hold such
examination and report the same to
the board at it's next meeting, for its
| consideration, Or present full diploma
from some college or university of
standing satisfactory to the board
In all cases applicants shall furnish
satisfactory evidence of good churac-
ter. The certificate shall be signed by
the chairman and secretary OF the
board, under the seal of tho Office Of
the State Superintendent Of Education,
continue Of forco for two years, cntitle
| the holder to teach in the public
schools OF any county in the State upon
the registration Of the certificate in
the olic OF the county superintendent
OF education OF the county, and may be
| renewed at the discretion Of this board
a State certificate shall not be issued
to any person under 20 years of age.
Section ii. All scholarships in State
titive examination held by or under
the discretion of the State SuDcrinten-
dent Of Education.
Note: The manner Of awarding these
scholarships, together with rules to
govern them was not decided on, fur
ther consideration being postponed
until the next meeting in May.
COUNTY BOARDS OF EDUCATION.
Section II. The county board Of edu.
cation Of each county shall meet on
the third Saturday in February, June
and September of each year for the
purpose DISCRIMINATING applicants for i;
teacher's county certificate OF quail
ticatiou, and tho transaction Of all
it; ample public notice shall be given o
the time and place Of all such meet
ings.
| COUNTY EXAMINATIONS.
Section l3. Every applicant for &
county certificate shall stand a salts
factory written examination before {;
county board Of education, on uniform
questions prepared and furnished by
the State board, the examination to be
held in all the counties on the same
day, or he or she shall present to the
county board full diploma from some
reputable chartered college or univer
standing. No certificates shall be is
sued on diploma showing that the
holder has completed the course OF
only some particular department ol
@ school the diploma must show tha
tho full college course has been com
pletcd.
Section II. Only one grade Of exam
ination questions shall be prepared
and furnished for the county cxamina
tions.
Section Is. There shall be but two
grades Of teachers county certificate:
first grad, al second graCe-this
not to affect g.. Il .,"aGc ccrtifcat"s
now outstandii (.
Section Is. 10 obtain q first grade
certificate an applicant must make q
general aver; ge Of not less than Z;
per cent. on the questions subrnitted
and not less than 60 per cent on any
branch and to win a second grade
certificate the applicant must make {
general average of not less than 70 pei