The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-05-10
Board of Education
Completes its Work.
Action Taken in Regard to
the Institutes.

vened yesterday at nooo. The hour
was fixed at IL so as to give the
committees time to hold meetings.
The matter of appointing county boards
of education came up for consideration,
aud the State superintendent of educa-
ton read the recommendations from
various coua.ies. Each member was
asked about the men suggested for the
COUNTIES of his district. The county
boards of Anderson. Saluda aud Will
liamsburg were not appointed, but left
for the governor and the State
superintendent to appoint later. The
boards in the other counties were
appointed. 10 most cases the old
boards we're re-appoiDted.
Courses of study have been submitted
| from the South Carolips College. Due
West Female College, Benedict College
and Clafin Uoiversisy, resolutions were
passed declaring that the degree of
liceusiase of instruction awarded by
those institutions should exempt from
examination for certificates.
The matter Of greatest interest aud
importance that has come before the
board is that of the arrangements for
the summer schools.
Mr. MoMahan made full statement
of the plans he had formed and asked
for confirmation by the board. The
Question of the summer school at Win
thrcp was not under tho jurisdiction of
the board, bu. it was left With the
board whether or not TO give the work
| their moral endorsement. A resolution
was offered requiring attendance on
either the county or State schools as 8
prerequisite to cersi6eation. This
brought forth much discussion, bat as
| 2 o'clock arrived the board adjourned
to meet at 4 o'clock.
The board reconvened at 4 p. N.
The following was adopted:
Resolved, That the income from the
permanent school fund that shall have
accrued BY Got. l, 1899, be apporsion-
ed equally among the counsies Of. the
State for the purpose Of teachers inssi-
tutes in said counties, and be paid ont
Of the treasury npan the warrant Of ehe
governor aud the State superintendent
of education.
Section 1S of the rules and regula-
tlons OF the board was amended to read
as follows:
Section 1S. A first grade certificate
may be renewed by the county board
from which it was issued. If, how
ever, teachers institute or summer
school is held in the county, 6rst
grade certificate shall not De renewed
unless the holder attends the institute
or GUNNER school. or shows to the
State board of education some satisfac-
tory reason for not doing SO.
Section IL was amended BY abolish
iog the ueuaI comfy teachers exam.
iua,iou 10 September and adding the
following: That the county board
shall also held an examination of sppli-
cants for teachers county certificates OF
qualification during the last week of the
session of teachers institute held 10
their county, on questions to be pre-
pared and submitted by the State
superintendent of education.
It is the understanding that this ex-
animation shall be on the course OF
study taught 10 the summer school OF
institute 10 each county.
The following was also unanimously
adopted
Whereas 10 the opinion of this board
it is essential to the welfare of our
school system aud to the profession ol
teachers 10 our schools that there
should be general attendance ol
teachers at sessions of the county
school institutes, be it
Resolved, That in order to express
this desire of the board, the superio'
teudeos be requested to address cir
cu!ar letter to the county superinten
dents aud trustees Of each county,
showing the necessity of attendance ol
teachers, aud that the school trustees
be asked to make some provision to aid
and assist the teachers in their county
to attend the said institutes.
The board approved the questions
reported by the committee for the exam
iuatioD of teachers 10 June by the
county boards.
The regular dates of the meetings o'
the State board we're fixed 90 the first
Tuesday 10 January. May aud Septem
ber. except for this year, when the date
Of the September meeting will be the
third Tuesday.-The State.
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