Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-08-15

ne several district boards will meet
Luz 1ue transaction of the above busi.
ness aI the following places: Beverly
manoI, Staunton; North River. Mos.
Cow: Middle River, New Hope; South
hiver, basic City; Riverheads, Green
VIZ, assures, Buffalo Gap.
~ Woo unanimously resolved that all
.ea.uers must be vaccinated under the
penai.y OF FORGETTING their schools. and
tneY mus1 know that each pupil has
oeen successfully vaccinated before he
be strictly enforced. VIII
| teachers being required to close tho;
schools on Dec % and resume ,an
IL was decided that hereafter M nro.
VISION shall be made for holiday IN
thanksgiving day.
hereafter teachers will he reopirod
TO make an earnest effort to sscnra
Cne enrolment and attendance of ali
cniiaren OF school age within the bonn-
aafy OF said schools, personally visiting
aUr Iuat purpose, as far as practicable
ali Inose who do not attend anv school
Inc following resolution was adont.
ed: No teacher will be allowed To re-
celve into his school, pupils livinr
outside OF the boundary lines Of his
school, without first obtaining permiS'
non from the district board.
Mr.. Todd offered the following reso. I
utlon, pretacing 1t with the remark
nat leading county like Augusta
q act promptly and decisiyely an !
MS Important subject, where too heavy
ourden Is placed upon teachers In
IFtuaiiy compelling them to attend
ne schools OF methods. Resolved
lat the school board of Auensta I
ounty hereby places on record it's !
Judgment that the charge of
ilblon made for attendance of teachers I
oon the summer school of methods il
ierous ana unjust, and should he ?
'olSheo. Inc State Board of Edu- I
't ', 10 therefore earnestly requested !
discontinue this feature OF the school
metnods before another normal ia Z
Id. 1t would be better to ahandon
ese summer schools than maintain
,m by levying this tax on the poorly
10 teachers Of the public schools
anlmously adopted.
Ieachers are requested tn mska -
'Wn TO their patrons that the county :
ntltied to four State students az
OF the following institutions
cks6urg, male; William and Mary
ie; Farmville, female; Petersburg
lie and female.
ne following rule, after much dis
sion, was adopted. When the T
ollment of a double school falls
w ~ or The daily average atten mon
&c TAILS below 30, the principal Will Pri,
nee report the fact to the district III
< with the reason for snch falling and
lie school be under 20 nr tba 3 OF pupi
age attendance less than Is. the
teacher shall make like report to
Jerk
he rule requiring teachers to nav aug
postage on their monthly reports
81 and the clerks directed TRUTH
8 matter of concentra t un seboo,s Pure.
discussed 4I;9 with much interest. Mr.. Boys f(
hldy stated that by concentrate.
ne schools the teachers and pupils
at distance could be hauled by rous.
chool authorities to the school Oarei'
rs at much smaller cost than Write
alaIles OF so many teachers would -
nj TO and the schools would be f---
ediy better. Mr.. Hidy presented IT'LL
Jews IN a forcible and convincing
Ter. 1t developed that the idea / LII
icentratlon was decidedly popular
the members of the board.
Hldy also impressed upon the
his views with regard to EsTAH
az the schools, stating that
d school was not necessarily
chocl, but by making the schools
, which could be done bv con.
'ting sufficient number of pu. ~
t the primary departments SO as Its rat
them IN classes and thus have
also graded. - : - and tn