Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-08-16
MEETING OF COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.
Advice to Retain Superintendent
Thanksgiving Holiday.

for the people in secrecy, the people
seldom knowing what is done" A
representative of the SPECTATOR who
| has for several years been In the habit
of attending these meetings, always
held with open doors, furnishes the
following report Of the meeting held
Saturday in the office of the County
Superintendent. The doors were wide
open to The public as usual, the discus
sions being free to all. well attended
and quite interesting.
The mere mention of the names of
the gentlemen composing the board
| ought to be sufficient to disarm any
suspicion Of ''star chamber methods"
They are-Beverley Manor, J. W.
Todd, s. q. Brown, s. M. Wilkes;
South River, Marion Koiner, r. F.
Thompson, s. M. Sheppard; Pastures,
j. r. Hidy, M. r. Coalter, DR.. John s.
Blair; Riverheads, J. r. McCutchen,
}. Alex. Bumgardner. R. d. Lilly;
North River, t. S. Hogshead, j. W.
Hopewell, Samuel Forrer; Middle Riv-
er, w. FL. Norman, ID. X. Shreckhise,
Jos. Il. Kerr; WaynesborO, j. Frank
Wilson, L. 2. Yancey, DIR. A. S. Aus
tin, and Supt. e. o. Peale
The expense account OF last year was
audited and that of each district e1-
| amlned by special committee, and
found correct
! The time for the meeting of each
district board was fixed when teachers
will be appointed and the date for the
| opening of schools in the several dis
tricts was decided upon.
| 1t was decided to allow teachers to
give holiday on Thanksgiving and that
1t might be made up some Saturday.
A paper Was presented by Mr.. S. NJ.
Sheppard asking delegates Braxton
and Quarles to represent to the cOnsti-
tutional convention that it was the
sentiment Of this board that the Office
OF county superintendent should not
be abolished. The change in the school
age from 5-21 to 7-1S as is proposed by
some members of the convention, was
opposed. and a resolution to that effect
| unanimously adopted.
The school regulations, which ap-
pear below. and are required to be
posted upon each school house door.
were approved with the following
changes: Teachers to be vaccinated
us well as pupils" and the following
important amendment which was
strongly advocated by Mr.. Todd as
| consistent with the nature of public
free schools
| "When higher branches are author
lied to be taught in any school the
extra compensation allowed the teach
er, If any. will be paid by the district
board, and all branches will be free to
every pupil.''
REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
| OF SCHOOLS OF AUGUSTA CO.
| LIST, Teachers are req uired, under the
penalty OF FORGETTING their schools, to
know that oach pupil has been success
fully vaccinated before he can enroll
said pupil.
| Ind. No teacher shall receive his last
months pay, until he has turned over
| to the District Clerk of the District in
which he teaches, an inventory of tho
school property OF his sGhooI-together
with the key OF his school house, and
all books furnished to INDECENT Chill
! dren in his school, his school register
| made out In proper form and approved
| by said clerk.
3r0. The teacher will be allowed two
days holidays at Christmas which he
Will not be required to make up, but
he will be required to close his school
| on the 2lst day OF December, 1901, to
| resume school the End day of January,
1907, making up in the next month the
time, with the exception of the two
days allowed. No teaching on .Satur-
day will be allowed.
18th. No teacher will be allowed
substitute during the school session,
unless permission be granted by the
County superintendent, or q member
of the District Board, and no one can
substitute at all unless ne holds certi-
ficate in full force.
9th. No teacher will be allowed to be
absent from his school during the ses-
sion, unless sick, or in consequence of
permission received from member of
the District Board, or the County Su-
perintendent.
9th. School may be closed Thanks
giving Day, and teacher shall make this
day up.
7th. Teachers are hereby required to
maintain good discipline at the peril
of FORGETTING their school.
Stb. Should scholars remain absent
from school for 3 consecutive DAYS
without good excuse, to be determined
by the Teacher, the teacher is hereby
| authorized to suspend them from school
and to report same to Clerk of District
Board, to be by him reported to the
County Superintendent.
9th. No teacher will be allowed to
receive into his school pupils outside
| of the district lines of his school, I'M
| less permission is gained from full
Board Of District Trustees.
10th. Teachers will be required to
teach six hours a day under penalty of
FORGETTING their schools.
| 18th. Where an assistant has been
appointed she shall not go to work IN
til notified by the Principal that the
40 pupils have been enrolled and that
the daily average attendance
is 80. Whenever the enrolment falls
below 40, or the average daily attend
ance falls below 80 the Principal shall
at once dismiss the assistant and on
next monthly report to Supt. state
how many days said assistant taught.
The Principal will be held responsible
and shall strictly comply with this
regulation.
18th. Teachers in contracting for
schools will be required to read the
Virginia School journal, which will be
furnished free of cost to them and they
VII f..eo no ie4uiteu w put inGo prac-
rce, If possible, the valuable sugges-
lions made therein. Teachers chang
ing their Post Office address, will
promptly notify their Clerk, who will
take such action regarding the continu-
ance of the Journal as his Board NAV
deem proper.
18th. The County School Board Of
fors reward of $500, for evidence
that will lead to the conviction of any
person defacing. OR in any way ipiur-