Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1838-04-28
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divide their townships into school dis
tricts. and to deposite with the Auditor
plat of the same, and after the FIRST day
Of next June they can only alter the dir.
tricts at their annual March meeting.
on..notice duly given.
Each district elects, on the third Fri.
day in September, three directors, one
of whom is to act as clerk and treasurer
Of the district. This board has all nec-
essary power 10 transact school busi-
ness. Among other things. it directs
the studies to be pursued with the single
restraint that the English language must
be taught. With this may be taught the
German or any other language, At their
discretion. The directors are supposed
to be discreet men, and their general
powers are much enlarged. Accurate
records are to be kept, and annual re-
ports made to the district meeting and
to the township clerk.
The freeholders in each district are
body corporate, with power at the an
nual or called meeting, to vote taxes
for purchasing buildings, and repairing
or furnishing school houses and in all
questions vote ofthe majority present
decides the measure.
The township treasurer is also treas
urer of the tuition school fund, thus
saving to the district treasurers all troub.
le on that account.
The township clerk is township super.
Iintendent, with important duties. He
fills all vacancy in boards Of directors,
and should board refuse to serve, or in
case of no election, he appoints board,
and if the members thus appointed re-
fuse to serve, he goes into the district
aud discharges all the duty Of the board
in person--prepares house, secures q
teacher, &c. &c. He takes the enumer.
alton in all the districts to the county
auditor; saving TO the district officers
an immense labor. He is required TO
estimate the amount Of school fund
needed to keep schools in all the dis.
tricts in the township at least six months
in the year; and If tho public provision
is not sufficient, vote is taken at the
April election, and the people decide
whether the additional SUM shall be
raised by taxes or NOT.
The county auditors are county su-
periptendents. Their labor is lesscned.
butSheir responsibility increased.
The Court Of Common Pleas appoint
a board Of county school examiners,
who hold stated meetings for examining
teachers. No teacher is allowed 70
teach in the common school, any branch
es other than those named in his certif.
cate. This board has important duties
to perform, and it ID to BE- hoped that
courts will be careful 70 subject activs
and responsible men.
A State superintendent ii appointed,
with very heavy and responsible labors.
He is to publish . periodical nix times
year for all the districts, containing the
law, with forms for the district, town.
ship, and county school officers. He
has general supervision Of the school
funds and lands ia the State; is 10 col.
lect all information connected with his
station, and report annually to the Leg
islature. It i expected that he viii
spend some days in each county ia tho
State during the year. Every school
teacher is required to keep IN accurate
journal, and report quarterly 70 the dis
trict clerk.
We have thus presented the pronin-
ent provisions Of this important measure.
Il is believed thst the law viii securo,