Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1925-07-24
SCHOOL BOARD
ANNUAL MEETING
Meeting Plans For Improve
mcnts-lnstitute To Be Held
Woodstock Interested

The County School Board held it's
regular annual meeting in the Office
OF the Division superintendent in
Woodstock, Monday. July 20.
The treasurer's report, the clerks
report and the superintendent vari-
Gus reports were carefully reviewed
and approved.
1t was ordered that the nine
months schools open on September
IA. and the seven months schools
on October 5. Our first county in
stitute for teachers in the nine
months schools was set for Septem-
Der II. The second county institute
October 3, and the third institute will
be held on the second Saturday in
December.
The board provided miscellaneous
reports forms for pupils in the grades
and ordered other forms printed for
pupils in the high schools and grades
connected Herewith. The length OF
the school day was fixed from 9 to
$3.50 in the six larger schools and
from 8 to 4 in the other schools
The board passed a resolution to the
effect that teachers will be required
to be in Their schools long enough
before opening in the morning, to
look after the comfort and safety OF
the children, also to the effect that
at least one teacher be in charge
of the building and children at the
noon hour.
Facilities for Woodstock
The board ordered the trustee of
the Woodstock District. DR.. w. c.
Ford and the Division Superintend-
ent as a committee, to have charge
of the construction of three tempo
rary school rooms to be constructed
on the school grounds to take care
of the congested conditions in the
Woodstock school. This is to be a
temporary structure and is to be
made comfortable for the children,
to house them until new building
can be secured. A similar commit
tee, composed of Mr. E. Frank RAJ
mey and the Division superintendent
were appointed for the Strasburg
school with the authority to construct
two rooms in case rooms cannot be
leased.
The board authorized the extern
sion of the term in such rural schools
as desire extension, from seven
months to nine months, provided
they can meet the conditions set up
by the State Board of Education,
with the further understanding that
the appropriation for these schools
given by the State Board of Educa-
ton is sufficient to run the school
for the two added months.
High School tuition for the coming
year was fixed at $500 as before,
one-half at the beginning of the ses-
sion and one-half at the beginning
of the second term.
The teachers who will teach in the
schools near to Rockingham, Fred
erick and Warren counties will be
instructed not to admit children of
adjoining counties until they can
present from their superintendent to
the Division Superintendent of this
county. statement that their tuition
will lie paid by said counties.
Trustees TO Make Repairs
Trustees were ordered to make mi
nor repairs to put the school build
ings in shape for the coming session.
This action was taken with the hope
that each league will authorize a
committee to clean up the sc h o
grounds before the opening of school
The board continued its policy in
regard to laboratory equipment and
window shades, to the effect that
these will be purchased by the school
leagues. On extensive repairs and
painting of school buildings, the
board continued its policy of $3.50.
The clerk was authorized to call
for bids for the several .janitors. Said
bids to be submitted to the clerk of
this board on or before the fifteenth
day of August, the board reserving
the right to reject any or all bids.
The insurance of teachers under
the Workmen's Compensation Act
was placed with Mr. Jacob Haun OF
Woodstock.
Mr.. B. NJ. Borden was appointed
truant officer for Madison, Wood
stock, Stonewall, Johnson and Davis
districts. Mr.. Mckinley Ryman, fol-
Ashby and Lee districts.
After paying some small bills ana
transaeting miner business. the board
adjourned.