RULE XIII.

Applicants shall not be admitted to the examination who we absent at its opening.

RULE XIV.

No applicant shall be allowed to leave the room or communica with any person during the examination, except by special permi ssion of the president.

RULE XV.

All applicants shall begin in a given subject at the same time, an no recess shall be taken until that subject is finished.

RULE XVI.

Applicants are required to answer in complete sentences, as far & practicable. Full credits will be given only when answers ar correct in fact and in form.

RULE XVII.

No applicant shall be permitted to have a text-book in hi possession during the hours of examination.

RULE XVIII.

All applicants must endorse their papers with their numbers and the name of the subject and date of examination; and all entrie on the record book kept by the county superintendent for this pur pose shall be made on these numbers only.

The names of the applicants shall not be entered upon the registe until the close of the examination; but shall, with the number and the name, be entered at the beginning of the examination on blank cards, which shall be kept in a sealed envelope till the close of the examination.

RULE XIX.

No member of the board shall communicate to any one the standing of any applicant on any study during the examination.

RULE XX.

Every applicant, before receiving his certificate, must subscribe to the following:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that prior to this examination I had no knowledge of the questions proposed, and have neither given nor received any aid during the progress of the same.

RULE XXI.

In examinations for permits, the county superintendent shall not use the same questions as at the last preceding public examination, but questions of the same grade and number shall be used.

RULE XXII.

Examinations of teachers shall in every case be conducted, as far as possible, in writing; and the questions and answers, endorsed with the candidate's name and the date of the examinations, shall be filed in the office of the county superintendent and kept as a part of its permanent records.

RULE XXIII.

County superintendents must require all applicants for teachers" certificates, who are not personally known to them to be of good moral character, to present satisfactory written testimonials to that effect from two or more persons of respectable standing. Such testimonials shall be filed with the examinations, and shall remain permanently in the office of the superintendent.

RULE XXIV.

The county superintendent may revoke any certificate obtained by fraud or misrepresentation as to the character of the applicant, or when the holder has been guilty of gross immorality since the certificate was granted. But no certificate shall be revoked unless the holder shall have been duly notified of the charges against him. and shall have had opportunity to defend himself against them, nor unless the charges shall have been fully proved; provided, that in all cases where personal acknowledgment of guilt is made by the holder the certificate may be annulled without trial.

RULE XXV.

The action of the county superintendent in revoking a certificate, because of the immoral conduct upon the part of the holder, is subject to an appeal to the county board of examiners, sitting for

that purpose, and the decision in such case, when reached, shall be final.

RULE XXVI.

The county superintendent is hereby authorized to convene the county board of examiners, for the purpose of hearing appeals, conducting public examinations or for the consideration of all que tions that may advance the best interests of the public schools in his county. The meetings of the board shall be held at such time and place in the county as may be deemed most expedient by the superintendent; provided, that the public quarterly examinations shall be held as provided in section 25 of the school law.

RULE XXVII.

In any case where a certificate has been revoked, as set forth in rule xiv, no certificate shall be granted to the same person in the same county, or in any other county in the State, within three months from the date of revocation, unless the decision of the county superintendent in revoking the certificate shall have been duly reversed on appeal to the county board of examiners.

RULE XXVIII.

In every instance where an appeal is taken from the decision of the county superintendent the appellant shall give due notice (in writing) to the county superintendent of his intention in the premises similarly and within the same time as specified for school di-trict appeals in rule ii. Within ten days after such notice has been received the county superintendent shall cause the county board of examiners to be convened for the purpose of hearing the appeal. The county superintendent may require the attendance of the ap pellant and all important witnesses, in case the same is deemed advisable for the more intelligent and equitable examination of the appeal. Copies of written testimony, affidavits, etc., pertaining to the examination of the appeal, shall be kept on file in the office of the county superintendent.

RULE XXIX.

In case an applicant for a certificate believes that the county superintendent has done him an injustice upon examination, he shall have the right to appeal to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. In case the applicant intends to appeal to the Superin

tendent of Public Instruction, he shall within five days after said examination notify the county superintendent, in writing, of his intention. Within ten days after such notice the county superintendent shall transmit to the Superintendent of Public Instruction the notice of appeal and the questions used at the examination, together with the candidate's answers thereto. All of said papers except the notice of appeal, must be returned to the county superintendent as soon as the appeal is determined.

RULE XXX.

The State Superintendent shall have the right to grant certificates only upon appeal from county superintendents, and then only in case it appears that the county superintendent has done the candidate substantial injustice in the immediate examination and in the grade awarded him.

RULE XXXI.

The Superintendent of Public Instruction, in conjunction with. the State board of examiners (or such of them as he may call to his assistance), shall have the right to decide all appeals from the County superintendents relative to examinations set forth in rules xxix and xxx. No appeals shall be heard unless notice thereof, in writing, shall have been given first to the county superintendent by the person appealing within ten days from the date of examination, nor unless a copy of such notice shall have been transmitted with the papers relating to the case to the Superintendent of Publie Instruction.

TEACHERS.

RULE XXXII.

The teachers in the public schools of this State may dismiss all Papils under eight years of age after a four hours' session each day, or, where that is not practicable, may allow to pupils of that age Frcesses of such length that the actual confinement in the schoolroom shall not exceed three hours and a half per day.

RULE XXXIII.

Teachers shall exercise watchful care and oversight over the conduct and habits of the pupils, not only during school hours but

also at the recesses and intermissions and while going to an returning from school.

RULE XXXIV.

It is expected that a strict and wholesome discipline will be con stantly maintained in all public schools; but teachers are cautione against displays of ill temper and undue severity in the school

room.

RULE XXXV.

In any case of misconduct or insubordination, when the teache deems it necessary for the good of the school, he may suspend pupil, and shall immediately notify the directors of the distric thereof. The directors shall forthwith meet and consider the mat ter, and if they approve the action of the teacher and think th case calls for further punishment, they may expel the pupil from

the school.

RULE XXXVI.

Teachers in the public schools shall, to the utmost of their ability inculcate in the minds of their pupils correct principles of morality and a proper regard for the laws of society and for the governmen under which they live; but no sectarian or partisan instruction shall be given in the schools.

RULE XXXVII.

Every public school teacher shall give vigilant attention to the temperature and ventilation of the school-room, and shall see tha the doors and windows are open at each intermission, for the pur pose of changing the atmosphere of the room. He shall requir his pupils to take proper exercise, and shall encourage healthfu play at recesses, but he shall strictly prohibit all dangerous and immoral games and amusements.

RULE XXXVIII.

Teachers shall have the right, and it shall be their duty, within reasonable limits, to direct and control the studies of their pupils to arrange them in proper classes and to decide, subject to thes rules, what and how many studies each shall pursue.