The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1903-06-16

in the consolidation of school districts
the same as is given him in The case
OF the formation of other school dis
tricts; that is. a petition OF five heads
Of families must be presente.. as a
preliminary step.
Section - is so amended as to give
10 consolidated districts the benefit
OF 2UO0 days attendance plus actual
attendance.
Section Il IS so changed as to re-
Quire the directors Of consolidated dis
triCtS to choose one of their number
clerk
1t is also so amended as to require
joint action Of the superintendent OF
all counties concerned in the fOrma-
ton or alteration of joint school dis
triCts. 1t also requires a plat of such
districts to be sent TO the Superin-
tendent of public instruction on or be
fore July II. 1903, said plat to show
the location Of the schOolhOuse. The
plat must be signed by all superin-
tendents concerned and must show
the number by which the district is
known in each county.
Section Is is so amended as to re-
quire clerks Of joint districts to make
reports III full to both county super
intendentS, but county Superintend-
ent may order the aggregation of any
or all items in a report, so as to show
| the facts pertaining to that part OF
! the district lying in his county. That
! portion of district in which the
school house is not situated is entitl
| cd in n
! days attendance. as other funds are
appOrtiOned.
Section %. eighth subdivision, is
amended so as to require the holding
of a convention Of county superin-
tendents annually, on or before the
| first day of October
Accredited Attendance.
The ninth subdivision is so amend
! ed as to give accredited attendance tC
pupils of any school district who have
attended a public school outside theil
| resident district. or to pupils attend
! ing a private school within their resi-
| dent district is maintaining. at the
same time. a school in which THEN
resident pupils can be assigned tC
and taught in classes where they
properly belong, provided that the
clerk Of the resident district shall
give due notice. at the time his
school begins, that his school is in ses.
sion and is providing adequate faciIi
ties for the teaching Of the pupils who
are attending such private school
| This provision does not apply to pu-
pills belonging in a grade higher thar
the eighth. nor does it apply to com.
merCial schools art schools. etc, only
to schools whose course of study i:
equivalent to that OF the public
schools.
Section % changes the date of the
annual meeting of the state board o
- education to the third Tuesday il
June and allows the appOintive mem
berS s. per day and expenses. 1t al
so requires that board to make an ac
credited list of states and institution
| OF learning. before graduates. or tn,
holders Of state certificates. can re
ceive certificates in this state withou
| examination.
Section 80 is so amended as to re
quire county superintendents to TAX
} office September l. present super
t intendents will hold over until tina
; time. County superintendents il
{ counties having 100 or more district
> are allowed clerical assistance.
Section 80, tenth subdivision, pre-
; hibits the county commissioners an,
r county auditor from delivering tn
f warrant for his (the county superin
tendenTs salary for the month of Ju
: ly until they have received motto
t from the superintendent Of public in
: structiOn that the annual report O
the county superintendent of thei
? county has been received in nrope
4 form. The sixteenth subdivision O