The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-28
SCHOOL BOARD
HELD IMPORT.
Ant MEETING
Ely TO HAVE A FULL HIGH
GRADE COURSE, SECOND To
NONE IN NEVADA.
WILL EMPLOY MORE TEACHERS
Applicants Mnst Have Diploma From
Some University, College or
Normal School.

The board of school trustees held
an important meeting yesterday af-
ternoon at the Office of Senator Com
ms, and trarYacted much business
looking toEood schools for Ely. The
bnilding/proposition was carefully
gone over. but no action was taken
pending the election next Monday
but the board has everything well in
hand to commence operations al
once after the bonds have been dis
posed off.
The question of establishing a full
High School course was gone over
and ii was the unanimous opinion
that the best was none too good for
Ely and it was decided to employ Il
principal and eight grade teachers
and to organize a public school sys-
TEN in Ely that will compare favor
ably with that of any section of Ne
vada. The question of the selection
of teachers was left TO IA future
meeting.
The following resolution was pas
sed touching the qualification of ap-
plicants:
tions In the Ely public schools must
have diploma from some univer-
sity, college or normal school, rea5sW
nized as of good 5es~.. lng by tkE
sta-ea- -hHri'u of education. or they
must be possessed OF a high school
or grammar school life diploma en-
titling them To teach in the public
schools 0f Nevada.
Second-For eligibility to teach
in the High School one must have
had IA university or college education
and be possessed of, or entitled to, Il
High School certificate or Il High
School life diploma.
Third Except for special work
in the languages, science, music,
drawing, physical culture or elocu
ton, no teacher shall be employed
who has not had at least one year of
successful public school work.
"Fourth-All teachers shall be AS
signed to their respective positions
by the principal, who is authorized
to place them at any time where, in
his judgment, 1t will be to the most
advantage to the schools. They will
be held to strict accountability for
all work which the principal may as
sign them.
"Fifth--The principal shall pass
upon the qualifications of all appli-
cants before they are employed by
the board.
Course of Study.
'The principal shall, at the earli-
est practicable moment araft
course OF study, providing for in
struction in all grades from the pri-
mary to the High School inclusive;
and he shall thoroughly grade the
schools in the coming school year.
On motion it was decided to have
a school year of 10 months, COM
mencing, II possible, the first Mon
day in September. The fall term
may not open on that date, however.
on account of the large amount OF
work to be done in the building line.
The outlook for Ely's having an
up-to-date public school in the near
future is very encouraging. The
board of trustees are putting much
careful thought into school matters
and propose to have the best for
what money it has to work with. Ely
will soon be a city and without good
schools it will be sadly deficient, but
the board proposes to make them
what they should be. The excuse for
people sending their children away
to school will soon be removed, for
Ely will be an educational center.