Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-03-07

district will contract with the Oregon
state Normal school 70 use the public
schools of Independence as training
school for the normal.
School Qualifications.
The law defining the qualifications Of
a legal school voter was amended so
that the property qualifications imposed
by this law shall not apply in the elee-
tion of school directors and school
clerks. Hereafter, any citizen Of this
state who is 81 years of age and who
has resided in the school district for 30
days Immediately preceding the school
election, shall be entitled to vote for
school directors or school clerks.
Term of Director in Districts Of the
First Glass.
In districts of the first class. the di-
rectors shall hereafter hold office for
three years instead of five years. In
1917 two directors shall be elected. in
1918 two directors shall be elected, and
in 1919 one director shall be elected.
The same order shall follow in the sue
ceeding years
Parental Schools.
Two new laws were enacted relative
to parental schools. One provides that
any school board in the state may es-
tablish parental schools for neglected or
delinquent children. The other apples
only to the city of Portland and requires
that the question must be submitted to
the vote of the people.
Eighth Grade Diplomas.
The law providing that no high school
shall be entitled to receive tuition from
the county high school fund, unless the
pupil holds an eighth grade diploma was
amended so that the equivalent of an
eighth grade diploma may be accepted.
This law will be of particular benefit
IN cities having the junior high schools.
Pupils will not be required to take the
regular examination at the end of each
year.
Frances E. willard Day.
The fourth Friday in October shall
hereafter be known as Frances Z. viii
lard day, and portion of the afternoon
of such day shall be spent in the public
schools of the state in instruction and
exercises relative to the life of Frances
Z. Willard.
Recall.
Provision was made for the recall of
school directors. There must first be
filed with the clerk of the school dis
trict, the petition of the legal voters
of such district equal in number to Is
per cent of the number of children of
school age in such district. Not more
than two directors shall be recalled at
one time and the recall election NAV be
held at the time of the annual school
meeting.
Polls Shall Remain Open Until 7P.M.
In all school elections in district of
the first class, the polls shall remain
open until Z p. m. instead of 6 p. m.
Teachers Cannot Resign During Term or
80 Days From Opening.
The law relating to the resignation of
teachers was amended and now provides
that any teacher in the public schools of
this state and any teacher who shall
have entered into a valid contract TO
teach in any public school of this state
who shall willingly violate the terms
of his or her contract for teaching by
resigning his or her position as teacher
within 30 days before the time when the
term contracted to be taught shall begin
or at any time during the period for
which he or she shall have contracted to
teach, shall have his or her certificate
revoked by the authorities issuing same
upon due notice from the school board,
and shall be disqualified from teaching
IN the public schools of this state for
the remainder of the school year The
clause relating to sickness and to the
rights of the school board to release a
teacher was left unchanged.
Arbor Day.
Hereafter in western Oregon, the sec
ond Friday in February shall be known
as Arbor day. For eastern Oregon the
date remains as at present, the second
Friday in April.