The state herald., 1920-04-16
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES


J. B. P. Bishop of Greeley, has
been employed to teach q two
months term of school in Fairview
district No. l. Mr. Bishop has just
completed taking the U. s. census in
the eastern part Of the county.
Mrs. Anna Naggatz Of Venango,
closed seven months term Of
school in the Boston district No. So
last Wednesday. This school was
the only seven months school in the
county as all other districts are hav-
ing eight or nine months Of school
I this year.
Mr.. F. B. Schneider, who resign
cd some time ago as secretary of
Sunbeam school district No. 10, has
been appointed to succeed l. A.
Wood as president.
Quite number Of our school
teachers took an enforced vacation
Monday due to the impossible con-
dition of the roads on account Of
Sundays blizzard.
This Office recently made the third
and last apportionment of the gen
cral county school fund for this
.ra-. The amount apportioned be-
az $50 per capita and making a
iotal of $3.50 per capita for the en-
tire year. The apoprtionment for
lDlS-19 was $500.
Annual school meetings May 8.
At these meetings presidents of the
aeveral school districts will be elect
ed to serve for n term of three
years. In addition to the following
districts will elect secretaries for a
term of two years TO fill vacancies :
Districts 3, 4, 10, IL, IA, II, 90,
y, 81, AZ, 4s, so, So, n and IS.
The following districts will elect
treasurers to serve one year to fill
vacancies: Districts s, IL, %, Al,
As, 81, SO, II and 81.
In addition TO the election of the
proper school officers the law pro-
yides that in third class districts
any business pertaining to school
districts may be legally brought be-
fore the meeting, which business is
usually transacted at the close Of
the election of school officers. OFF,
GERS elected are urged to qualify as
soon us possible after the election
and in order to expedite such quail
licntions blank oaths and bonds
have been forwarded TO the several
secretaries for placing in the hands
OF officers elect.
Phillips county now has two dis
tricts OF the second class. Haxtun
school district having filed the
school census for this year, which
shows more than $50 children OF
school age, as provided by law, now
becomes district of the second
class. Holyoke entered that class
last year. Both districts, however,
will come under the law regulating
the election OF directors for the first
time. The law provides that in dis
tricts Of this class that any person
desiring 10 become II candidate for
the Office Of schol director shall file
written notice OF such intention
with the secretary Of the district at
Icast eight days before the dals Of
holding the elction for school direc-
tors. The secretary shall have
printed ballots prepared bearing Tie
names Of The candidates 20 nomi-
nntsd, the ballots 10 be Of uniform
size In every respect and Of sum
ci~nt length and width 70 allow I'll
the namss Of the candidates 10 b.
printed in clear type and to give
en.h elector an opportunity to dss-
ignate by u cross marx Ky In the
margin at the right Of the name Of
cnch candidate bis choice Of candi-
date or candidates. In the above
respect the ballot follows closely
the form Of ballot used 1t general
elections.
co. HUPT. OF SCHOOLS.