The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-06-17

tricts."
 Affects Number of Schools
 This action will affect a consid- crable number of smaller schools and larger ones of Seldovia, Ko- diak and Matanuska. Although they enrol a large number of pu- pils. they are still classed as rural schools.
 If they desire to continue the high school courses that are now offered. it will be necessary for them to incorporate and establish a school tax levy to defray at least a portion of the costs of operation it was pointed out.
 Commissioner Given Power
 The Board vested the Commis- sioner of Education with absolute power over all rural schools. It authorized him to establish and maintain rural and village schools with the approval of three mem bers of the Board itself, in any place where there are at least l2 children of white or mixed blood between six and 16 years of age, between grades of one and eight. Schools already established, how ever are exempted from this mini mum requirement..
 No building is to be erected un- less there are at least IS pupils of the ages specified and the district or settlement is considered perma- nent by the Board. All rural school boards are abolished at once, and administration centsred m the Commissioner who is given au- thority to name a local agent. Gre ation of such boards in the future is expressly forbidden.
 To Select Teachers
 The Commissioner is empowered to select teachers for rural schools, effective June Is, last. He IS re- ouired in making his selections to give preference to all bona flde Alaskans possessing the necessary qualifications. And the same pol icv is to be recommended to the school boards of incorporated dis tricts.
 It is made the Commissioner s duty to close any rural school where enrolment in the grades one to eight shall fall below seven pu- pills. However, such school could continue to operate as special school and furnish fuel, light anc janitor service. If the enrolment drops below five, however, tht school must be shut down.
 Provisions for special schools IS made for pupils having not more than six available pupils. Heat light, and janitor services must be furnished by the residents.
 Citizenship Night Schools
 The Board also authorized the establishment of Citizenship Night Schools by the Co m m s s o n e1 "where there is sufficient demand and when funds have been provid- ed by the Legislature"
 Ruling as to refundable expen- ditures in incorporated towns ano incorporated school districts, the Board said. Tn general, equipment and replacement or repair of equip ment shall not be refundable. Sal aries of school board members ano clerical help for school board mem bers shall be refundable only to the extent of $l0 per month in any one incorporated school district Extra salaries paid teachers fol coaching athletics shall not be re- fundable."
 Other Regulations
 A full list of general regulations was adopted by the Board before adjournment. Incl u ded in this were: requirements for certifica- ton of teachers; power for the Commissioner to revoke teachers
 
 contracts for cause; physical ex- animation of school children; state mants of textbook purchases by school boards; tuition for non' resident pupils; transportation con- tracts to be awarded by the Com missioner of Education, and sev' eral other subjects.
 In rural schools the Commission CT of Education, and in othel schools, the superintendent, O principal is empowered to suspent pupils for misconduct when othe methods of correction fail; pupil affected with any infectious O contagious disease; or pupils wht are habitually unclean or who arr living under unSanitary conditions and pupils with filthy or viciou habits