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

the same section authorizes county
superintendent, to suspend teachers
fer immoral conduct, the case to be
reported to the superintendent Of
public instruction and to be inyesti-
gated and determined by him. The
seventeenth subdivision Of the same
section requires the county superin-
tendent 10 collect from school dis
tricts the cost price of teachers regis
terS, and to turn it over to the cOun-
ty treasurer. who is required to trans
NIT it to the state treasurer
Section SO is so amended as 10 give
all county suD2rintendents 10 cents
per mile for Wis ting schools.
Section 80 D amended as to re
quire directors lact to enter upon the
r duties of their ~tfce on the fourth
Monday after thoir election. and to
choose one Of their number clerk. No
tice Of the organization Of the board
must be sent TO the county superin-
tendent within ten days after this
meeting. The chairman enters upon
the discharge Of his duties imme-
diately after his election as chairman.
and the clerk enters upon the dis
charge Of his duties the first Monday
in August following This provision
will be operative after June II, and
the directors should organize under it
as soon as the law becomes opera
tive.
Section 40 is SO amended as to au-
thOrize the directors to pay for the
tranSp OrtatiOn Of pupils to and from
school when in their judgment the
best interests of the district would
be subserved by such a policy. 1t al
so authorizes directors. on their own
motion, to supply free text books.
Section 40 is so amended as to pro-
vide that the director acting as clerk
shall receive such compensation for
his services as clerks have heretofore
received.
Section is is so amended as to pro-
vide for one of the directors as clerk.
to enter upon the duties of his office,
August /. for one year. or until re-
moved for cause by the directors.
Section 50 is amended so as TO re-
| quire every teacher who shall be
| teaching at the close Of any school
year June 50 to make an annual re-
port to the country superintendent
covering the entire time school has
been taught during their school year
| in the district in which he or she
| is teaching
Section Sc is so amended so that
| teachers are not entitled to the next
| Monday. provided that any Of our
| holidays chance to fall on Saturday
or Sunday. (School holidays are
| Thanksgiving, Christmas. New Years
| day and the Fourth OF July)
Section 66 fixes the length of the
school day at six hours, with a mini
mum for primary pupils of four hours
aud minimum Of five hours for the
| more advanced grades. 1t also fixes
the school month as twenty days. and
| as applied to experience in teaching
| 1t fixes the school year as nine months
Minimum School Year.
Section 20 makes the minimum
school year for rural districts five
months and the minimum school year
for city schools six months
Section II requires all parents OF
! guardians to send to school at least
four months in each year, all children
between and Is years of age, resid-
ing in rural districts, or six months
in each year if they reside in city dis
tricts or districts where grader
schools are maintained.
Section IT is so amended as to re
quire the annual election of schOo
district officers in cities of 10000 OF
upwards, to occur on the first Satur-
| day in December. The Ocers will en-
ter upon the discharge of their duties
on the first Monday of January next
| following.
Section s is so amended as to limit
the aggregate tax for school purposes