The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-18
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From the Howard Tribune,
The New school Law.

This law ia very long. II has been published
IL the Insliananolis Journll. and we presume. IN
the Sentinel hence. there is emergency
clause attached. IL must be in force now. We
c,nbos now do moro thIn refer a few points
in the lar
clause of section : provides that the. tuticn
fund cannot be used in advance Of its appor,iO
ment. This viii stop bad custom that has pre-
vailed in this and other counties.
By section | 0 il IS provided that persons over
81 years Of age csn enter the public schools.
Section IS provides that each tr'.stee in the
countr. Doth of township and town. shall, In
meiiatey after the spring settlemerr, publish in
newspaper full statement of all his proceedings.
recs'pts and expenditures or, where paper Is
printed the statement must be posted in three pub
lie p aces.
: Section 20 provides for long list of duties
which the TRUSTEE must pcrfcrm-n ke hi repor
10 the SCHOOL cx irniIer "a tn the enumeration Of
ciildren-mnst furnish all sttti~ticaI inform tinn
required bv the Superintendent of Public Insiruc-
ton A failure of he Trustee 10 tbs takes
S25 Off rhe amnunt Of money dne his township
aud makes the Trustee liable on his bond for that
sum-
Section - provides for \ school examiner 20 he
appointed Nv the Commissioners in each County
in June 1861. AMI every three thereafter.
The examiner under n ofi-itI oath.
The following section Is given in fall
"ssc. 81. Sail School Ex miner shall exam.
inc al applicants for Iiee-Se a teacher of The
common schools nf the State. nv series of writ
ten ~ printed questions. requiring answer IN wri-
ting. II he ch ose To do. and in addition to the.
said questions in writing, questions INV be aSke
and answered orally; anil If. from the ratio Of
correct answer. and other evidences Disclosed nv
the exanin tio" tha applic Is found tn possess
a knOwleslee which i sniff lent in The estimation
Of the examin enable the an alicanr tn success
fully teach ~ 4 give instruction in the Common
Schools of the Stite. in orthngraahv. readiuc.
writing, arithmetic. geography. aud Eu@lish cr-m
mar. apl 10 manage snch school, such examiner
shall hcen>e said applicant for the term of six
months, Twelve months. eighteen months or twv
years. sccorlnr 10 the ratio of correct answers
aHi ofher evidences Of qnsl-fclfion given upon
said ex mInat;nn. the standard of which shall be
fixed by the eximiner.'
Section "a requires the examiners to issue H.
cense where deserving for higher branches at the
request of EMPLOYEES of teachers. and fixes TIE
exrm,uer at sar each naie anl 50 cents for each
fem,e. to be pai'l by the applicant.
Section 75 mikes license to teach good only
in the coun'y where issued. and that he may. dds
cretioI.ary with ,in) issue license for less IN Il
SIX branches named in sect N 80. NJ the request
o. the proper trustee but such license shall only
be sooi in the one school. ami such low ,de Ii
cen-e -htI not extend more than SIX months, or
be issued to a teacher m,re than once.
Section SO. Examiners NAV revoke licenses
for inco onpe.encs. immortality or neglect.
Section 35 mikes il the duty Of the examiner
to visit all the schools in the countv and perform
a hundred other imoor tant duties.
"SEc 49, Appeals shall be allowed from the
decisions of the Trustees. relitive TO schools, 4
the examiners who shll receive and promotlv de-
terrn'ac the same according tn the ruies VIII ch
govern apoe ils r I'm 's.icez Of the Peace to the
Common Pleas or Circuit Courts 80 far as such
rules ar applic lble ani their decisions of all To-
cal Questions relating to the establishment oil
schools. AMI the oc ltion. builfing, repair. or re
moval Of school hNuses. transfer of persons for
school purposes. shall be final.
SEC. AZ. The school examiners are hereby
authorized AMI emDowere TO administer all oaths
relative to the school business in their respective
counties"
Two or three sects then follow prescribing va.
rious duties now performed by the Auditor, to be
done hy the examiner.
SEC Al the school examiner shall hold sta
ted nublic examinations Of applicants for license
at some eligible point in the county, after due
public notice, at ietst in every three month
and he shall, IS far as nr,ctc,ble IN Ike such pub
lie eximnaton bS classes''
Section A provides for aldition,l pavmant mo
to xcee1 one hundred dollars e,ch year, IN IN.
examiner for services. travelling expem,ss Sr ON
Of the special school tax bslongng to the vsriou,
townsh ps
Section ll3 provides for two apas. ionment. O
the school fund each year-one in April and on,
in October.