The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1905-03-18

One OF the duties which will de-
volve upon the county commissioners
at this April session will be the ap-
pointment of county board of edu-
cation under the provisions of sec,
tions 80 and 311 of the school law.
What is known as the Henderson
act, passed at the extra session OF
the legislature in 1901, divides all
school districts in the state into two
classes. Districts of the first class
are those which maintain a high
school of not less than two years
course of study. All other districts
belong in the second class. In each
district of the first class the text
books are selected by an independent
text book commission consisting OF
the city superintendent or principal
of the high school, two other teach
lers of the district and two directors.
At present the Friday Harbor school
district is district of the first class
and as such is entitled to an indie
pendent text book commission, but
it would not be if it should not con-
tinue tenth grade work next year.
AS quite number of pupils from
other districts of the county attend
school here, it would seem that the
text books adopted for use in this
district in all grades below the ninth
(the first high school year) should be
the same as those adopted for all dis
tricts of the second class, which the
law provides shall be selected as fol-
lows:
Section 31O That there shall be in each
county in this state containing any school
district or districts of the second-class, a
county board of education, which shall
be composed of five persons, including
the county superintendent of common
schools, who shall be ex-officio president
of the board, two lawfully qualified
teachers engaged in teaching in the coun-
ty, and two citizen taxpayers of the coun-
of the county board of education shall be
appointed by the board of county COM
missioners Of each and every county in
the state. Each member of the county
board of education shall take an oath to
faithfully and honestly discharge the du-
ties of his Office. The term of Office of the
members of the county board of educa-
ton shall be four years, and they shall
hold their offices until their successors
are appointed and qualified.
Sec. 3l1. The county board OF educa-
ton in each county of this state shall, be-
tween the first day of April and the first
day of July of each year when any text
books are to be selected, publish and ad-
vertise in newspaper of general circula-
ton in said county to the effect that said
board of education will on day named
therein select text books for the use of all
the school districts of the secondclass in
the county, and invite proposals for the
furnishing of such books, the proposals
to state an exchange price, wholesale
price and a retail price at which the pro-
poser will furnish books for the schools
of all districts of the second-class during
the period of their use in the schools OF
such districts. Any text books selected
for use in the schools shall remain in use
until the same shall be displaced or re-
placed by the county board OF education;
but no book selected and intl oduced into
the schools shall in any event be changed
within five years from the date of intro
duction. The county board of education
or the officers of any school district of the
second-class, shall have power to select,
introduce and use additional and supple
mentary books at any time, when they
deem it necessary, in order to establish
and maintain the highest standard of ex-
cellence in the schools. The
superintendent of public instruction shall
have power and it shall be his duty to
prescribe uniform course of study for
all schools of tie second-class. Any pub
Usher or publishers of school books fur
nishing books under the provisions OF
this act to any district or districts OF this
state shall deposit with the superintend-
ent of public instruction copy of any
| and all pooks so furnished.
Gene G. Gould and Van Sargent
are erecting a small building on the
| Harrison street hill in which Mr.
Carront will have a Photographic