East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-09-20

charge Of the truancy work of the
county, were elected at meeting OF
the county district boundary board
this forenoon. Those appointed have
already said they would accept the
positions and they will begin upon
their duties at once. The appoint
ments made are as follows:
]. W. Dykes, for the Milton district,
comprising school districts 2, 4, s, 10,
10. IS, 22,31, ~, AZ, 81, 70, "a, SO
and 10S.
Frank Richmond for the Helix
district. comprising districts 8. IT, 26,
80. SO, So, 81, 5s, IS, SO, SO, SO, 70,
SIS, S6, 81, %, los, 109.
William Hoggard, for the Echo
district, comprising numbers 6, s, g.,
13, IA, 2s. SO and 81.
d. Turner, for Pendleton district,
comprising numbers 15, 16, 23. "a,
25, 81, 35. 3s, 39. A. 4s, 81, 60, 60.
6s, 81. SO. 92. SO. sS, SO, 100. 1O3 and
LOT.
II. II. McReynoids. for the Pilot
Rock district, comprising numbers /,
81. 81, 43. 64. n. 81, 81. 102 and 1oe.
w. e. Piersol for the Ukiah dis
trict. comprising districts 33. "a. rs,
10 and so.
The appointment for the Weston
district has not yet been made.
Some complaints OF violations of
the compulsory attendance law have
already been received at the county
supefintendent's office and there will
now be turned over TO the truancy
officers.
The following are the rules for tru-
ancy officers as adopted by the
boundary board
Rules for Truant Officers.
/. When notified by the district
boundary board, truant officers must,
inside of "a hours, send a written no.
tice to the parent or guardian, noti-
flying him to send his child or chill
dren to school on the following Mon
day morning. Form SO is to be used
for this purpose, and If more than
one child has been reported delin-
quent separate sheet should be
used for each child. The notice must
be sent to the parent or guardian
by registered letter. At the same
time the truant officer must send the
principal or teacher of the school in
the district in which the parent or
guardian resides, copy of the no.
tice which he sends to the parent or
guardian. This should be sent in a
sealed envelope, but not registered.
2. When notified to do so by the
county superintendent, the truant
officer must investigate truancy or
non-attendance at school, and II he
finds that the COMPULSORY education
law is being violated, he must imme-
diately report such fact in a letter
addressed to the Secretary District
Boundary Board, Pendleton, oregon.
He must also. and inside of "a hours,
send a notice to the parent or guar
dian, and to the teacher or principal.
as provided in rule I.
g. Upon being notified by the
teacher or principal, that the parent
or guardian has failed to comply
with the notice Of the truant officer
to send his child or children to school
at the time specified In the notice,
the truant officer must, inside of
three days, go before the justice OF
the peace whose office is nearest to
the home of the delinquent person,
and make complaint against such
parent or guardian.
4. Every truant officer must keep
strict account of the time employed
and of the stationery, postage and
travelling expenses incurred in the
discharge of his official duties, and
must present the county clerk with
an itemized statement of these things
at the beginning of each month
5. Truant officers will be paid 81
day for the time actually Employed
while serving in an official capacity
and will be reimbursed for the ne.
ese . ooe . .