The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-04-22

teachers desire to assemble for the purpose of
holding Teachers Institute and to remain in
session for period of not less than six work
ing days, the said Superintendent shall appoint
such time and place for said meeting as the
said teachers shall suggest and give due no.
tice thereof, and for the purpose Of defraying
the charges for procuring teachers and lectnr-
ers for said institute the sald Superintendent
may receive from the State treasury sum not
exceeding one hundred dollars for any one in
stitnte, which he shall Immediately transmit
to the county Superintendent in whose county
the institute may be held, who shall pay out
the same as the institute may direct, and for
meeting the expenses of teachers institutes,
one thousand dollars per annnm is hereby ~
propriated. The superintendent of Public In
struction shall, If practicable, attend these in
stitutes #rTss -nE a~"a@.r
81. He shall make a report TO the Gener-
al Assembly and the Board Of Education at
each session thereof, which shall embrace
First: A statement of the condition Of the
common schools of the State, and shall contain
the number of school districts therein, the num-
Der Of schools in the State, the number of
scholars between five and twenty-one years Of
age, as returned by the several county Super
intendents, the number of books in the dis
trict Libraries, and the value of all apparatus
in the school.
Second: To snch plans as he may have ma
tured for the management and improvement
of the common school fund. and for the better
and more perfect organization and efficiency
of the coprpon schools. ...'.2.A "@.
Third: All such matters and things relating
to bis office, and to the common schools, as he
shall deem expedient TO communicate. .u5
%. He shall receive annually the sum of
one thousand Ave hundred dollars as a salary
for the services required under the provisions
of this act, and also all Necessary contingent
expenses for travelling. postage, books and sta
tionary, pertaining TO bis Office, to be audited
and paid as the salaries and contingent expen-
ses of other State officers are audited and paid.
ProUided. that the salary and travelling ex.
penses shall not exceed seventeen hundred and
fifty dollars. -.-,. ...... .,.. ... ...... -
5 SO. The Board of Presidents of school
district. in any county may, at any regular
meeting Immediately following their election.
determine whether a high school shall be es-
tablish in such county. aud in case they shall
determine to establish such high school they
shall elect by ballot nine trust ees, residents of
the county. who shall he divided into classes
numbered, one. two, three; class numbered
''one" shall hold their Office for one wear.
class numbered "three" for three years, from
the time of Their election: the terms Of SER
vice of those first elected to be determined
by lot, and thereafter. at every annual me>tinr
of said board of Pre- idents, there shall be
elected three trustees for the term OF three
years from such election. Server
60. The persons so elected. together with
the county Superintendent. shall be trustees of
the high school of said county, and shall be
and constitute body corporate under the
name and style of 'T'he High School of the
county of --. State of Iowa. and as
such, shall have power 10 take, hold and dis
pose of property, make contracts, and do other
corporate acts
oil. The said Trustees upon receiving no.
tlce of their election, shall Immediately Or
gauize themselves into a board, electing
President. Secretary and Treasurer; the Presi-
dent to preside L its meetings, the Secretary
to keep record of its proceedings, and the
Treasurer to have charge of its funds and in
vestments, and to give bond for the faithful
performance of duties, ana to invest, account
for, and when required to pay over. all monies
he may receive for such corporation--the same
to be in such form. with such penalties and
such sureties, as the board shall direct.
62. The said board Of Trustees shall be
charged with the following duties: .... .-
First: To lease. or erect or furnish suita-
BILE building or building for high school.
Second To provide suitable libraries and
apparatus for the same. s.....
Third To prescribe the branches of science
and learning to, be taught therein, subject,
however, in this particular, TO the recommen-
daton Of the State Board Of Education, in all
cases where it may be given. sen.
Fourth: To employ all teachers it shall deem
necessary or proper, at the salaries they NAV
agree upon respectively. The said teacher to
recommend the text books to be used. But
the State Board of Education may recommend
all such text books.
Fifth: To make suck bylaws for the gov
ernment of the board as il may deem necessary
and to alter or change the same at pleasure.
Sirth: To make such regulations as it NAV
deem proper in regard to age, grade of attain
ment, and amount of knowledge the students
who may be Admitted into such school and IN
structed therein, provided neither sex be ex-
cluded therefrom, and provided the instruc ton
therein to be free 20 all within such lepula-
tons as can be Accommodated in said school.
Seremth: To be charged with the funds be-
longing TO said institutions, and to cause all
such investments Of the same to be made as
the good Of the institution may require.
Eighth: To do all other acts and thing. not
with this act, which the good of
said school may require. Five Of the Trus.
tees being sufficient to constitute quorum for
all ordinary business '"
S63. The said Board of Trustees, through
its Secretary. shall make its annual report to
the county Superintendent at the same time
chat the Secretaries of the several disfricts are