Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-10-23
The Best Kansas News.
Rules for Teachers.

Rules for Teachers.
I. L. Dayhoff, state superintendent
of public instruction, has compiled and
abbreviated the state laws affecting
the teachers of the state and is send
ing them to each of the teachers. He
believes this will be beneficial to the
teachers and tend to better the condi-
ton of the schools. The following laws
regulate the actions of the. teachers:
Must keep daily register Of attend
ance and report to the district board
and county superintendent at close of
term, or as often as may be, in his
judgment, necessary.
To hold professional certificate must
attend 80 per cent of the county insti-
tutes and all of the county associa-
tons, and must also take the state
reading circle work.
A teacher who is a husband, wife,
son or daughter of member of the
district board may be employed only
by unanimous vote of the board.
May not collect any months wages
until the truancy report to the county
superintendent has been filed.
The teacher exercises joint authority
over pupils with parent on the road
to and returning from school.
Cannot compel board to employ a
janitor. (The board cannot compel the
teacher to do the janitor work.
Must keep a classification register
TO show the complete standing of each
pupil in the school.
The teacher may be dismissed by
county superintendent and district
board conformity.
Must teach a month of 20 days, and
seven hours day, including intermis-
sions
Must report all cases of truancy or
habitual absence to the county superin-
. tendent
May suspend a pupil temporarily for
cause, but must notify the board i'm
smediately.
" Ina joint district the teacher must
hold certificate in the county having
jurisdiction.
Must exercise due diligence in TAX
ing care of the school property.
May not collect last months wages
until final report has been filed.
Must hold certificate covering time
of any contract.
Cannot be a member of the board
where employed.
Must properly classify and grade his
school,
A state normal diploma is a certifi-
cate to teach.
Has Jurisdiction over the play
ground
Cannot collect pay for holidays
taken.
The I. o. O. F. grand lodge at Wich-
ita voted to not sue Troutman & Stone
to recover $4,000 invested by the or
der in the DeBoissiere home at Silk
vile. One prominent member said that
the lodge did not have as much in
vested in the home as it thought and
limited that all the money had not
gone where it was intended to go. The
home proposition was turned over to
the Rebekahs, there being a feeling
that the largest order in the state
should have a home as soon as the
big loss sustained through the De-
Boissiere matter had been forgotten.
The Rebekahs now have over $4,000
cash on hand and the Kent land, near
Hutchinson, which belongs to the Odd
Fellows, will be turned over to them.
This can be sold for $4,000 and that
will be added to the home fund. 1t is
. believed that the home question will
be ripe by next year.
NOtabIes ut Wallace Wedding.
Miss Geraldine Wallace, daughter of
w. H. Wallace, ex-master workman
OF the Kansas A. o. U. W., was mar
ried. at kingman to G. W. Talbot, of
Peoria, Ill. Among the attendants
wero Senator Chester I. Long, Gov
Bailey, Supreme Judge Pollock, Bank
Commissioner Albaugh and Congress
man Victor Murdoch.
Is
Farmers Week.
The week beginning January ii will
be. farmers week in Topeka. The an
lual meeting of the Kansas Improved
Stock Breeders association, the meet
ing of the state board of agriculture
ana the Kansas state poultry show will
be held that week.
Divorces on the Increase.
The probate judge of Shawnee coun-
ty issued 749 marriage licenses last
year and in the district court 127 di-
vorces were granted. Lawyers say the
number of divorces are increasing in
proportion 10 the number of marriage
licenses.
Railroad Helped Rebuild Church.
Two years ago a Santa Fe engine
set fire to the Methodist church at EN-
poria and it burned to the ground.