Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-18


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- q bafn rae New sehOol Bill
81 On Tussday the School Bill passed the,
ylzHtdse unsaimously, and had bat three Gp,
posing votes in the Senate. This law wiz
=. put tbs common schools on their feet again.
ssfOonsidsrable credit is due to Mr.. Martin,
Sc oFtbs Senate, for the success of the bill.
Z may also be proper to say that, by
ooprtssy," the School Committee Of both
- branches put the drafting Of the bill into
akSasalaf anr excellent School Commits
sioner, Mr.. E. E. White. As the peoPTe
n eEsrwhere want to know what changes
y hase been made, We anslyzs the bill, and
hope that tbe press generally viii ezPi44in
= its principal features.
-. j. Il gives township boards Of education
es-poEsr 70 levy rate Of tax for school and
ssAool-house purposes, not exceeding three
mills from 1852 TO 1852 this limit was
four mills); and boards Of education in
= cities snd villages, organized under any
Is general Law Of the State, the power to levy
laan not exceeding four mills A greater tax
for building purposes may be voted BY the
- people. In osse the township board Of
e. eaucation fail to levy tax sufficient to
keep the schools in operation st least six
month";, (a failure now very frequent or
: 70 build suitable school. houses in sub dis
ii tricts, the County Commissioners are su-
y thorized to levy the tax.
- 2. Township treasurers, tressurers Of
boards Of education in special school dis
a-triois (eities, etc. b and county and To-
CAL boards Of examiners, are required TO
make ANIMAL reports local treasurers are
required to file certificate Of bond with
Auditor; and township clerks and clerks
ri Of ell boarzs Of education are msds indi-
ridually liable If they fail to make annual
returns of all statistics required BY law.
ai This will greatly increase the fulness and
value Of our school returns.
a. 8. The vague provisions Of the general
5i school Law respecting schools for cOlOred
l children are made definite and explicit.
COlorsd schools are to be kept in operation
each year until the full share Of all the
cal school funds belonging to the cOlOred chill
ssaidrsn on the basis Of enumeration is ex-
ca hSussed. When the number Of such chill
drsn is less than twenty, the board must
appropriate each year all the funds be-
longing 70 them to their education.
-S s. The law requires township boards Of
- sSusati01r % OoIIooi= sl4 the lihzAzy books
IN the several sub-districts, and to cOnsoli-
CO. dsts them into central library, with
periodical distribution Of the books to-.
Those sub-districts that desire the same,
al and In which reliable person will sct as
90 Hbrsrisn. This will make all the books
4 Ia the township available to each sub-dis-
.tElot. This provision viii preserve the
-15 school libraries, which in many localities
s'Ag are popular and highly useful.
s. Boards Of education in cities and
towns, organized snder the general school
75 law, have discretionary power to exclude
a1l children from the schools under six years
Of age.
raf. g. The law provides for Teachers In
.z5 YsEituts fund in every county in the State,
-aa By requiring each male applicant for
teachers certificate to pay fee Of fifty
cents, and each female applicant fee Of
sthirty-fve cents. These fees are not paid
IL for the certificate, but as condition Of 0x-
animation. The necessary travelling ex-
Il penses Of the examiners and the cost Of
revenue stamps ara also to be paid on the
order Of the County Auditor out Of the
fund arising from these fees. This will
snsble examiners to hold meetings in diff
ferent parts Of the county, if deemed ne
~ eessary. Ills believed that this provision
sfs will afford an adequate fund for q Teach
20 era Institute annually in every county Of
The State. This will elevate the standard
Of qualifications among our teachers, and
di greatly promote the efficiency Of our cOun-
try schools. The law provides for county
and also for Union Institutes.
3 z. The law renders all certificates issued
W BY the local boards Of examiners in cities
nd villages organized under any law Of
Che state. illegal and void unless such GER
tl6catss contain statement Of the time
for which they are to be valid, and boards
Of education or the clerks of the same ere
forbidden to issue an order for the payment
Of teacher unless such teseher possesses
legal certificate covering the eatiTs hms
- Of the services rendered. E5A
s. 8. The law authorizes the State School
Commissioner to appoint State Beard Of
Examiners to issue State certificates Of
high quslihsstion to teachers Of eminent
professional ability and success. The GER
60, tiaeAtss sre to be oOuntsrsigned by the
School Commissioner and win be valid in
any school district in thestAte. This VIII
aWGksn a new professional spirit among
the worthy teachers of the State, and will
add increased dignity and standing to the
profession. Il is q capital feature.
twill be seen from this general synop-
sis that the new Law makes no radical
changes in our excellent school system,
hat viii simply perfect It and increase the
efficiency Of its working. 1t will putin
creased vigor Into our country schools,
which 50 greatly need it. 20
The Strength Of the Rsbeis before Chnf-
IanosEa.
The exact strength Of the rebels ct Dsl-
ton on Sunday Was seven division OF In