Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-08-06
ESTABLISH RULES
FOR STANDARDIZING
Committee Appointed by Teachers AS
sociation Makes Its Report and
Publishes Rules.

Publishes Rules.
The State Board of Education adopt
ed set of rules for governing the
standardizing and acerediting of high
schools in this state at their regular
session yesterday afternoon. A report
of the department of city superintend-
ents was submitted to Superintendent
Churchill who in turn submitted to re-
port to the board with his recommended
tiOns.
The smaller high schools of the state
are particularly interested in the find
ings of the board according to the
numerous inquiries received at Super
intendent ChurchilPs office. Out of
the way places and smaller inland
towns having high school courses IN
their public schools are anxious to give
the best instruction possible with their
force of teachers and still maintain
their standing as accredited high
schools.
The following is the report adopted
by the board of Education:
/. How classified - High schools
shall be classified as standard four
year high schools, or accredited three
year, two-year, or one-year high schools,
as they shall be approved and aeeredlt-
ed by the State Board of Education.
2. Rules governing Standard High
Schools-First as to teachers
(a) Number-At least three teachers
shall be required to devote their entire
time to high school work; provided that
in a high school offering but one
course, two high school teachers are re-
quired to devote their entire time to
high school work; provided that in
high school having a regular attendance
of less than sixteen pupils, one teacher
shall be required to devote her entire
time to high school work, being per-
mitted to teach two grades of work
only and not more than ten classes
each day.
(b) Qualifications-Any teacher en-
ployed in a standard High School of
this state shall be a graduate Of a
standard college or university, as de-
fined by Section IS, 1918 edition of the
Oregon Schools Laws; or shall be the
holder of Life State certificate or
State Diploma secured by examination
! before the State Department; or a
teachers Life Certificate or Diploma
now in full force and effect in this
state; provided, that teachers of special
subjects may be certifieated according
F to Sections 16 and 20, 1913 edition OF
the Oregon School Laws.
Second-Course of Study-A Stand
, ard High School shall follow the State
, Course of Study except in districts OF
, the first class, whose course must be ap
/ proved by the State Board of Educa
ton. Fifteen units shall be required
for graduation, and at least forty min
utes for each recitation. Two periods
n of laboratory or vocational work shall
q be considered of equal Instruction.
: value with one period of recitation. 4
= unit is the completion of subject o.
q five recitations, or their equivalent
= laboratory or vocational periods pc
!. week, pursued throughout a sci ool yea
!. of not less than thirty-six school weeks
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shall be a
least $500 wisely invested in apparatu
= for teaching science, appOrtioned a
follows: Physical Geography $75
Biology $751; Physics $3.50. For teach
| ing the subject of Physical Geography
the following apparatus is recommend
y ed: Set of Johnson maps, globes, mel
u , curial barometer and an aneriod ban
ometer; for Biology, microscope, demon
. stration magnifiers, dissecting sets
III slides and covers, glassware and chen
10 icals; for Physics, 1925 wisely expended
providing such a laboratory as wi
;, permit performing the majority of tn
~ experiments given in the Millikan an
o. u Gale Manual.
l Fourth-Library-The library mus
V contain minimum Of 250 books whic
III are, or have been included in the Stat
y School Library List, Part ii, excludin
K fiction and the dictionaries and ei
III cyclopedias mentioned below, an
y, adapted to the courses of study. Thes
's books must be entered in record boo
P and prepared for circulation accordin
a to the rules prescribed for scho,
=. libraries. A standard high school mu
81 have one of the larger encyclopedia
~ recommended in the State Library Lis
Part III, and either the New Information
IL al or the Standard dictionary, to IL
&c number of one copy for each twent
Mt Requirements for an AccreditC
u Three-Year High Schools-First, as
Teachers.
(a) Number Two teachers shall gi'
full time in high school work, whe
m. more than four subjects each year a
= offered or one teacher shall give fl
~, ~ time and another at least half tin
- when but four subjects are offered eat
- year, no choice of electives being give
he he (b) Qualifications-All teachers
~ ~ three-year accredited high schools shf
o y be graduates of standard college, ,.ur
versity or normal school; or be the hol
-, er of a five-year State Certificate
se .se Oregon, or an Oregon Life Certificat
80 or special certificate for special su
II iects issued in accordance with Sectio
IN 16 and 90, 1913 edition of the Greg
'e' School Laws.
IN Second-Course of Study-The cour
ln ~ of study shall be as prescribed by t
ste State Board of Education.
Wy Third-Apparatus-There shall be
IN least $500 wisely invested in apparat
!nt for teaching science, apportioned
etc follows; Phyieal Geography $75;
ac- ology $75; Physics $3.50 For teachi
ms the subject of Physical Geography,
OF following apparatus is recommends
zen Set of Johnston maps, globes, mercur
art barometer and an aneriod baromet'
for Biology, miscrOpes, demonstrate
ter magnifiers, dissecting sets, slides