, 1859-10-29
Drcss 4 Trihu11e
SCHOOLS Ann SCHOOL COMMIS-
ET0NEaS

SCHOOLS AMI SCHOOL cOMMIS-
SIONE rs.
On Tuesdty, the sth day Of November,
sltere will lie elected in each county Of this
State School Commissioner whose duties
arc Of moro consequence than the majority Of
she electors suppose, aud whose emolumcuts
are something. During the gear 1885, the
sum Of s., 7o5, ,051.9o passed through the hands
of these officers in ono way aud an9ther for
school purposes, and tie sum Of 5000 was
Legally retained hy them for the service, But
morc important than the clerical functions Of
aproruouing tue school funds, are tho duties
committed to them as local superintendeuts pf
public instruction. These arc laid down chiefly
IN the Law Of 1855, which, together with the
financial trusts Of the School Commissioners.
VIC will briefly enumeratc.
Tie School Commissioned shall keep records
in three separate books Of all petitions for the
sale Of school lands Of oil plats andccEtifcates
of valuation, Of al! *alcs, and of MI moneys re-
ceivei and paid ort, both principal and inter
est. with I'LL The particulars relating thereto.
He shall apportiou that part Of the genera!
school fluid set apart ty tile Auditor Of tie
State 70. his county, among the several town.
SLIPS and fractional townships according 10
nunlbcr o. persons under twcuty-onc years
therein, paying the snn,e 10 the respective
township traasurers or other authorized per
~eas. He slnu make an annual report to the
State Superintendent Of the number Of schools
$ !.olars and teachers in lis county; tho time
N which schools hare been kept open; tue
amount Of compensation paid 10 teachers, tnalc
aud female; the value Of school property aud
libraries; md all other information con.
neclcd with the educational interests Of
his county which the Superintendent may
require lie shall visit as often is
practicable the several schools iu lis county
A7d note the common method Of instruction
::nd branches tausht. and give such directions
il tic art Of teaching and the method Thereof
as 10 lli,n, together with the school trustees
q. directors Of the respective townships. shall
oe lcencd c1pcdient md necessary, SO thai
each school shall be equal to tile grade fo'
which it was essablshed; and that there may
he, as far as practicable, uniformity in tit
course Of studies in tic schools Of tho severn
grades respectively. H shall also, in Iii:
particular. szlrrv out the advice and instruc
e,ous Of tie Statc Superintendent In case th,
township trustees shall fail to furnish tho Com
missioner the information required for his an
uual report to the Superintendent, he shall EN-
p1oy competent person to do SO, and sue tn
trustees in their individual capacity for til
reasonable compensation Of tie person 60 en-
p!oyed. lie shall have charge Of the poll list
and certificates Of clcc,ion Of the towns!si
trustees. he shall make sales at public aus
,ion Of school lands according to the proyis
ions Of the school law and report the same t
tho Auditor. lie shall receive TWO per cent
ali funds passing through his hands, whethe
in the way Of apportionment, sales OF loan
and two dollars per day for visiting schools. K
his compensation.
These are briefly the duties Of tl,c Count
School Commissioners. 1t is easy TO sec th
competent aad capable officers throughout Il
State may give the cansc Of popular educatie
an impetus Of lasting value. while those vi
are content merely to do Office work and al
sorb their fees are simply better than no Cor
missioners at all. Hundreds Of men iu eve,
community are able 10 give the requisite bout
aud to discharge tho machine duties Of II
Office, Of whom not half dozen havo any clc
conception Ct the responsibilities Of the l'lac
4 nomination, equivalent to an election, is
be made for this county Oh Tuesday next. Il
do not know who are nspirauts for the otiie
but we trust tia, qualifications for the educ
ti0na1 department Of the duties may be. e.,
fully locked to By those who have the selt
ticn Of the candidate.