GOVERNMENT. The government of the university aims to be mild but firm in what few regulations it has. Constant thought is exercised to cultivate qualities of manhood and womanhood in every student. Whenever a student aims to do right, and be diligent and successful in his daily work, he scareely realizes that he is under government. While the general oversight has especial care for christian training, yet the school is non-sectarian in its teaching and gorernment. Its courses of study are on a high grade, comparing favorably with other institutions of equal grade in the East, excepting in number of elective studies. The aim is thoroughness in teaching, and clear, symmetrical and high minded culture. LIST OF COLLEGES, ACADEMIES, ETC., IN OREGON. NOTE.—The list given below presents the names and location of all the chartered institutions of learning in the State, including the universities, colleges, seminaries, academies, and private schools, so far as the same have been reported to this office. Name. Toun. County. Albany Collegiate Institute. Albany Linn. Yamhill. W. R. Prirett. Baker City Baker. STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS. B. J. HAWTHORNE, A. M., State University- EUGENE PORTLAND PORTLAND PORTLAND EUGENE CORVALLIS PORTLAND CENTRAL POINT BAKER CITY MEETINGS. The regular semi-annual meetings of the State board of education have been held in compliance with the requirements of section 17, of the Oregon school laws. In addition to these stated meetings, numerous special meetings have been held for the purpose of considering and determining school questions of special and general importance. SCHOOL DECISIONS. Many questions touching the management of schools and school districts, have been determined on appeal. The following cases have been received and settled during the two years covered by this report : Annual estimates of current expenses should be made by boards of directors ; apparatus may be furnished by the board ; apparatus, annual expenditure therefor, how much and when ; apportionment of schooi funds by county school superintendent, how and when ; age of children, when they may attend school ; alterations in school districts, by whom made and how; alterations in joint school districts, how made ; annual district meetings, business of, when held, how called ; annual report of district clerk, when, how, and to whom made; appeals, how, when and to who made ; appropriations for local institutes by county commissioners; assessment of district taxes, how, when, and by whom made; arbitration in case of division of school property ; annulment of teachers' certifiicates by a county superintendent, recourse of teacher in same, appeal may be taken from decision of county superintendent by persons other than teachers; appraisement of school lands, how and by whom; appointments of local officers in school districts, how and when made; apportionment of school funds to joint school districts; books, may be purchased for school libraries; wheu furnished to indigent children by board ; branches of study for teachers' examination, wbat to be taught in public schools, how many of same compulsory ; boards of examiners, county and State, duties thereof; boards of directiors, quorum thereof, chairman thereof, records of proceedings, how and by whom kept, rules and regulations of, may enforce same relative to contagious diseases, power to locate school houses, to build and repair school houses, may purchase rigut-of-way, build fences, plant trees, may let bids and contracts for school buildings, may establish schools of special grade, may provide evening schools, may admit outside children to school, may expel or suspend pupils from school, may suspend teacher, may enforce attendance, may appoint or drop janitors, may accept bequests, may convey school property by deed, when and how ; bonds, how and when issued, to be given by whom, how voted, a lien upon all taxable property of districts, authority to issue same in joint districts; boundaries of joint districts, how changed ; census, how and when taken; certificates, by whom and how revoked, by whom issued, grades of, no one shall teach without, cannot be ante-dated, temporary renewals, how many; clerks of joint districts, duties of; compulsory attendance, inoperative in certain cases, penalty for violating ; contracts, must be in writing, should be filed in the clerk's office, when revoked; county school superintendent, power to revoke certificates, vacancy how filled, authority in the employment of teachers, duties in regard to making reports, record of official acts, duty in regard to holding institutes, remuneration in holding local institutes, may prescribe course of study, decides all matters of controversy arising in the county, vacancy how filled, distributes blanks; district clerk, bond of, duties and compensation of, vacancy in office how filled, penalty for neglect of duty, power to issue school warrants, is ex-officio treasurer, must make annual report to county superintendent, penalty for failure to report, is custodian of school supplies and apparatus; disorderly conduct in disturbing schools penalty for; district |