Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1919-08-01
THE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.

July 25th.
There were 16 members of the
Board present. After the roll |
call and the reading OF the min.
utes, the division superintendent
an oral report of the
in Shenandoah County.
1t was found that there were 5
vacancies in the graded and
high schools and 10 vacancies
in the one-room schools of the
county.
The superintendent laid before
the Board at length the serious
situation which confronts the
one-foom schools of the county.
LIST. Because of the difficulty
to get trained teachers to accept
the one-room schools.
End. Because Of the poor at
tendance for the first and last
months of the session.
3rd. Because the question of
salary and, in many cases, the
difficulty of obtaining a board
zig place. Several of cur dis
trlctS have put premium on the
one-room schools and pay more
salary to trained teachers who
will accept these schools than to
tile teachers who do the same
grade of work in the graded
schools. After discussing this
question at some length the
County School Board passed the
following resolutions
WHEREAS the Board is confront
ed with the serious difficulty of
getting trained teachers to go
into the one-room schools.
LIST. Because of the uncertainty
of the length of term owing to
the failure of parents to keep
their children in school for a full
term.
2nd. Ard because the teacher
IS never sure of receiving the full
amount of the limited salary she
might hope to receive because of
her school term being cut short.
3rd. And because of the diff
hcuItV OF securing Board in some
sections Of the County.
4lh. And because Of the limit
ed salary we are able to pay.
Therefore be it resolved that
this Body most respectfully re-
quest the patrons throughout the
County to send their children to
school regularly for the full term
and otherwise to cooperate with
the teacher SO as to make tile
school pleasant to the teacher
and profitable to the community.
Done by order of the County
School Board for Shenandoah
County, Va.
c. V. Shoemaker, Chairman.
A. c. Stickley, Clerk.
A special meeting of the
County School Board is to be
called the latter part of August
to revise the rules and regula-
tlons of the County School Board.
The Board ordered that the
larger high schools open on
Sept. 3rd, that the smaller high
schools open on Sept. 18th and
that the rural schools, having a
term of 7 months, should open
On Oct. 9th.
The Board set Oct. 3rd as the
date for the county institute
which will be held in Woodstock.
1t further ordered that a county
institute be held on Nov. 2Sth.
One section Of this institute will
meet in Mt. Jackson and the
other section in Toms Brook At
this meeting the teachers will
complete the study of one of the
books of the State Reading
Course.
The Board amended and re-
adopted the resolution in regard
to compulsory attendance and
the appointment OF truant officers,
The Board ordered the insur-
ance Of the teachers under the
Workmans Compensation Act to
be placed with Mr.. M. w. Ma
gruder of Woodstock.
The Board passed the follow
ing resolutions. copies of which
are to be sent to the Hon. H. F.
Byrd and the Hon. Otto V.
Pence:
WHEREAS the General Assem-
bly, of Virginia is called in
special session for the purpose of
considering appropriations for
public roads, it is the sense of
this Board that we most respect |
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