Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-03-03
SCHOOL LAWS CHANGED
NEW SYSTEM OF DISTRICT So.
PERvIsORS MAY 20.
Percentages Required to Secure Vari-
GUS Certificates at Next Exam
nation In June.

The two new school laws, passed
by the recent Legislature, governing
certifcation Of teachers and providing
for the appointment of school super
visors, will go into effect May ~.
SUPERINTENDENT Fl. G. Seymour is IN
receipt of letter of instructions from
state Superintendent of Public In
struction Alderman relative to the
changes to be made, and the following
extracts are taken therefrom
The law regarding supervisors re-
ouires that the county superintendent
of each county having more than oO
school districts shall appoint on or De-
fore June /, 1911, four members OF
county educational board, OF Wnlcn
hoard the county superintendent is
ex-officio chairman. The members OF
the board receive no compensation,
excepting travelling expenses. Mem
bers of this board must be legal
school voters and no person holding
any other county office, excepting the
county superintendent, shall be ehgi-
bic. AS Polk County has nearly ~
school districts, the new law VIII ap-
ply here.
Dividing Districts.
on the first Monday in june the
educational board shall meet and dl-
vide all the school districts in the
county. excepting districts OF the hrs'
class. into supervisory districts. NC
supervisory district shall contain less
49,, +,vap+v nor more than fifty
school districts. The county superln'
tendent shall be counted as super
visor for one district, and the boare
shall employ supervisors for the othel
districts. The supervisor shall be EN-
ployed for not less than 10 month
each wear, at not less than 800 pc
month to be paid from the genera
fund of the county
While it would be legal to appoin
the maximum number of SUPERVISOR
Superintendent Alderman strongl
recommends that only the minimum
number be appointed. This VIII en-
able the plan to be tried out with tn
least possible cost.
Certificate Regulations.
The next WIZ " ''~'
June 81, 22, 23 and "a. There VIII .
no examination in August, hence
persons whose certificates expire
August. or who wish to take teacf
ers' examinations in order to teac
next year, should write at the Jur
examination. The new law does ava
with the county certificates, bl
county superintendents will have al
thorjty to issue county certificates
state grades until May 20.
Under the present law applican
must complete the subjects for sta
certificate within three successive e
aminations The new law proVid
that such persons may complete the
examinations under the laws now
force. All persons, therefore, who
writing for state certificates shou
appear at the June examination.
Percentages Required.
Applicants for a one-year state ce
tihcate must make a general aVera
of not less than rs per cent, and shi
not fall below 60 per cent in any su
ject.
Applicants for five-year state &C
tificate must make a general avera
of not less than S5 per cent and sh
not fail below rs per cent in any su
ject.-
Applicants for a life state cert
cate must make a general average
not less than S5 per cent and shall 7
fall below 10 per cent in any 81
ject.
Applicants for primary five-yf
state certificates must make a gene
average of not less than 50 per CO
and shall not fall below 20 per CO
in any subject
No examination in English class
will be required in the June eXamlr
ton. on account Of the lack OF II
for announcements and preparati
All examinations will be based W
the textbooks adopted by the ST
Text Book Commission.