Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1854-07-06


make statement in regard to the last apportion-
ment of estate School Money" The following
is the letter from Mr. A. V. Mckee, who,
suppose, is the Commissioner of Common Schools
for Lincoln county:
TRoY, Mo-, June 81, 1854.
JNo. W. HENRY, Esq.-Dear Sir; have been
informed that the fund arising from the revenue
for the support of common schools, has been dis
tributed throughout The State in all other counties
hut this (Lincoln). I supposed that you had adj
dressed letter TO this county, informing of the
apportionment, but that il had miscarred. there
fore thought it my duty TO make inquiries for in
formation in regard 10 the matter. Please inform
me if the fund was ever apportioned 10 our, coun-
ty and oblge,
Yours, respectfully, A. V. MCKEE.
The following paragraph occurs in the editorial
above referred TO:
''The money TO which Randolph was entitled
(for we know that her school townships were or
ganised under the new law has been parcellcd out
among such tccalthy counties as ST. LOuiS and for
dugH are kn0tr, our acighboring county, HoWdrd.
We do not say that this is the fault of the present
Superintendent but we do say there is fault
somewhere, and as the Office of Superintendent is
now made elective, let us elect some whose
mind, judgment. energy and perseverance will Sc
cure our county from like injustice in future"
Notwithstanding the dsavowal of an intention
to charge fault upon me, the above paragraph
contains direct mputation against my official in
tcgrity, and will be so understood by every one
who reads it. 1t is direct attempt, upon false
charge, 10 array the poor counties against me; and
The insinuation contained in the alicised part Of
the paragraph, (itahcised by me,) is unworthy
the editor of public journal, who should have
investigated and understood the subject before
] wont Turin 10 To oh
| | now proceed 10 answer Mr.. Mckee and the
"Recorder'' both at once, promising that Mr.. Nc
Kee has treated me as one gentleman should an
other, in investigating the subject, before charging
me with official malleasance. l made no appor-
tionment of .Revenue School Money! TO Lincoln
county, because in the last annual report from that
county no ''organscd school townships" were re-
ported.
The 18th Section of the 1st Article of the new
school law requires ''the Superintendent of COM
mon schools in the month of January in each year,
to apportion the State school moneys arising from
the interest, dividends, proceeds ard profits of the
State school fund among the several counties and
townships organised and recognised, in proper
ton 10 the number of white children above the age
of five and under the age of twenty years, as
shall appear from the last annual reports, and
shall apportion the State school moneys, annually
set apart from the revenue, among the organised
school townships and schools incorporated il
tcw"s and villages, according 10 the number o.
white children between said ages"
l apportioned 10 Lincoln and Randolph thu
amount of 'he interest. dividends, proceeds anc
profits of The State school fund 10 which the,
were sevcrallv entitled. hut as the last annual re
ports from those counties did not show that ther,
were any organised townships in them, and tn
=, law required the apportionment 10 be made from
the last annual reports, could apporton no par
OF the 'revenue school moneys'' 10 either of thos
counties. 1t was my duty to ascertain from thes,
. reports what townships were organised. | wa
not authorised 10 go elsewhere for information
nor indeed, had been disposed, was time given m,
by the law TO call for and receive from the TO-
counties in the State, supplemental reports. Ny
Term commenced the first day of last January
Before that time had no right to the possession
of the papers of the Office. The reports upol
n which the last apportionment was based wer
made last fall, before my appointment, 10 the Sec
rotary of State, then ex-oficio superintendent o
common schools. They were not delivered tc M
by the Secretary Of State, nor was he by law au
thoriscd TO do so, until the month of January III
same month IN which the apportonment was re
, quired TO be made. The time within which wa
required 10 make the apportionment, precuded m
= from receiving supplemental reports from distan
counties, and although might have received on
from Randolph, it wonld have been unjust TO nor
y remote counties.
But if | could have had the time, had no au
,horty 10 call upon any one for additional reports
C not upon the clerks who reported under the oil
o law, for they were superseded by commissioner
n of common schools under the new law; not upo
=, commissioners, for they had until the LIST of De
ccmber, 1854, 10 make their reports, and were III
der no obligations to make them sooner; and
!, is doubtful whether they would have been entitle
: to any compensation for their labor if they had
Every county in the State, ''rieh" or poor, who's
G clerk reported organised townships, received {
the revenue school moneys in proportion to II
number of children in such organised township
J. The county Of st. Louis, have understood
II since the apportonment, did not receive all 81
n was entitled 10; and il he editor will publish
" list of counties which received and of those whic
o did not receive part of that fund, he will
once stamp as untrue The lmputatlon that IN n
e apportionment / have favored ''such wealth
III counties as st. Louise and Howard Atchiso
,r Audrain, Barry, Bates, Cass, Dade, Dallas, Den
= Hickory, Knox, Miller, Newton, Reynolds, S
Clair and fancy, are among The counties to viii,
that fund was apportoned, because they report
T. organised school townships; while Benton, Cal
l! Cirurdeau, Clay, Cole, Clinton, Green, Holt, Je
ferson, Lincoln, Moniteau, Morgan, Petts, Phi
and Randolph, are among those which receive
none Of the revenue, because organised tow
/. ships were reported from them. Injustice has be-
L. done these counties, admit, but it was impossb
e, 10 avoid it and comply with the law. The la'
"a like all other human productions, is imperfect,
was as well matured as laws containing so MAJ
IT. provisions, and upon so many subjects, general
e, are Aud while the last Legislature is entitled
le the gratitude of the present and future generato
for so excellent system, the next General AsseI