Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1860-04-26

received communication iFOm d SSH1AS
man who considers the publication OF
communication in the Democrat OF last
week ''as an outrage on common decency,
but submits the propriety of noticing
the matter and its author to our judgement.
In our opinion Mr.. Smith will not be in
jured by articles of the maleyolent charac-
ter referred to, and we doubt whether there
is a School Director in the county who will
be so stupid as to be Influenced by them
in his choice of County Superintendent.
If we have native talent in this county ca
pable of filling the Office satisfactorily, no
one will object to his appointment; but as
this native talent has never yet exhibited
itself by taking charge Of any Of our sew
eral academies when standing open for
such smart chaps, and raising them to the
standard Of first class, there would seem to
be some doubt whether it does exist. One
thing is certain, namely, that nc man who
would offer to fill the post for 500 is fit
for it, nor would such proceeding be
recognized by the State Superintendent,
as is toreshadowed in the following extract
from the School Journal for April:
These two duties of uperintendents,-
examination Of teachers in their proper dis
tricts, and visitation Of the schools in the
school houses.-arc primary and Of absolute
obligation. They can neither be dispensed
with by the consent of the electing conven-
ton, nor neglected or slighted by the officer
without forfeiture Of Office. Being the law,
they are above all its officers
We quote another extract from the Of
fetal department, which may also be Of
some advantage in the regulation Of
salary.
During the ensuing term Of the County
SUPPLEMENTARY, the 7ilH dtsties Of the Office
must be performed in every county, without
regard to the salary, and II Is vel! fer caudi
dates to know that fact in advance. In an
swer to inquiries which hare been received /
at the Department, it is proper to state, that !
the one inevitable effect Of successful! at /
tempt, Cn the part Of the convention in any
county, to vote down the salary 70 q low fig /
ure, so as 10 prevent the acceptance Of the I
Office by competent men, would be to place it |
out Of the power Of the in coming State Su- |
perintendent to pay the State appropriation I
to the districts Of the county thus violating I
the purposes and requirements of the law.
" The salaries and expenses Of the School +
Department are now very properly provided .
for in a separate section Of the general ap- /
preparation bill, in the same way as the 9th
er departments Of the government, ana do /
MT r F,,rs
merly the case.
For the satisfaction and relief of tax pay /
ers, the statement should be made, that the /
total amount Of the appropriations for all .
purposes, by the Legislature, IS large de-
crease from former years"
1t is now proposed to regulate salaries
according to the number Of schools in each
county, which would make It in ours $3.50
per annum; but were We a director. We
would not vote for less sum than $500. .
When the convention meets, It Is to be
hoped they viii select the man most caYa
bic Of filing the post, without regarding
whether he was born north, south, east or
west Of the Lcwistown Democrat Office.
Gy- Hardly week passes round il
which two or three teams or single horses,
left standing by the carelcssness OF the
drivers, do not run off. Thus far no seri-
Gus accident has resulted, but If this care
lessness is continued, we shall not be sur
prised to hear OF the manning or killing Of I
some one. No man has the right Of loay-
ing horses standing or the street, unhitch-
ed or unattended, and if any accident or
injury results from such carelessness, it
would serve him right to hold him respon-
sible, which, in law, he undoubtedly is.
at is necer too late to % good. IF
you want good fruit, now is the time to set
out the Trees, and Warner & Butts have
a good supply. Delay not! it will soon be
late, but better late than never
Hon. VIM. C. 4. Lawrence, died at his res
dence in Harrisburg on Saturday night.