Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-04-18
UNION HIGH SCHOOLS.
Provisions OF Measure introduced by
Representative Dye.

the needs OF those communities
which are closely associated. am
which could better AFFORD TO main
tain a high school Jointly than sep
arately A committee OF county school
suporintendonts, In conjunction
with the state superintendent, assist
ed in drafting the bin, Some Of the
features OF the bill l. personally,
would prefer different, but gave way
to the suggestions OF those who we're
more directly connected with the
school work.
The act is known as the "UnioO
High School Law" presume the
thing most interesting to the people
Is the manner OF proceeding to form
these new high school districts, Sec
tion 3 OF the law provides that two
or more contiguous school districts In
this state may unite for high school
purposes. To do this. a petition
from each of the districts must be
presented to the county district
boundary board, setting forth the
districts II Is proposed TO consolidate,
and also the site for the location OF
the union high school building. Dis
trlcts OF the first class (haying more
than a thousand children of sunool
age) must present petition signed
by not less than hundred legal
voters OF the district. districts of
the second class (having 900 TO 1909
children OF school age), petition
signed by not less than twenty-five
legal voters and district OF the third
class (havlng less than 900 school
children), n petition signed by not
less than one-third OF the legR'
voters.
Such petition shall request tho
district boundary board 90 direct the
school boards OF each OF the districts
potltioning for high school, to sub
init the question to the voters az the
next annual school meeting. or az
the next election. All of the dis.
tricts must concur In the proposed
union for a high school by a major
ity vote, or the proposition Ia de-
foRted.
under section Q OF the act. the
high school board may contract foe
the use of property from some school
district instead OF erecting high
school building for the union dis
triu- These high school boards. Ia
combinations Of two districts OF tho
third class, shall be composed OF the
school boards of the two districts.
In combinations OF three or more dis
triots OF the third class. the mom-
bers OF tho district boards who have
served longest since their last olec-
tioD shall, ox ofiicio. be members OF
the union board In other districts
the board shall consist Of Ave diroc-
tors. elected at the same time other
directors are elected In their rospoc-
tive districts. Tho county suporln-
irndent sets the time for the first
meeting OF the union high school
board: and when They meet they or.
EaniEe and elect a chairman ana ap.
point a clerk.
The union high school board shall
admit 10 tho high school under lts
control. whenever itu facilities viii
warrant. a resident OF any school dis
triot OF the county who is properly
prepared 90 enter such school and
whose district does not onor such
facilities The school district from
which such a pupil comes. pays the
tuition
This law Ia no way interefores
with the county high school law, ex- I
eept that districts united TO maintain /
their osn high school shall not bo
subject 20 The tax Tor a county hlgh /
school.
The course of study Ga a uuloh I
high school must not be- less thna !.
three years IN length. and the course
u 10 be outlined by the state board
u education. The union board may
IN ils discretion. maintain q depart
ment OF manual training Ia connoc-
lion with the high school
The union directors have the SAINT
general authority as the directors Of
'iher school districts. with power 20
'ond the district Or borrow money
sheu authorized by the legal voters
4 the district. but not 10 exceed fye
'er cent of the taxable property Of
he districts: and IN general are gov
.rned In this respect the same as
.thor school districts.
All teachers employed IN the high
ehooia shall be graduates Of the
tate normal Of this state. or insti-
utiOn Of collegiate or university