American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-12-07
educational department.
Questions and Answers,

Questions and Answers.
QUESTIONS: After the application of
an orphan for admission to school has
been sactioned by the Board of School
Directors and transmitted to the County
Committee, is it, in all cases, necessary
for the chairman to call a meeting of all
the members of the Committee to consid-
er the case, and also to have each member
sign the certificate attached to the appli-
cation, if it be approved?
ANSWER: IF all the members of the
Committee reside in the county town, or
conveniently near to each other as is the
case in most instances, it is desirable that
the whole Committee, or at least a major
ity, consider and approve of, or reject,
each application, as the case may be.
But if the members of the Committee re-
side at distance from each other. as is
the case in few counties, then those of
them resident at the county seat may be
authorized by the rest to consider the ap-
plications as presented, and decide upon
them according to the circumstances of
each, and to the best of their knowledge
and discretion.
In all cases, whether the decision be
by the whole Committee or only by ma
jority, or whether the application be ap-
proved or rejected, the action of the Com
mittee in the premises is to be certified
only by the signature of the Chairman
and not by that of all the members.
QUESTION: Do we as a Committee Wis
it only the schools in our own county
which contain orphans or do we visit
the schools where our orphans are. wheth-
er in or out of our county?
ANSWER: When there is school for
orphans within the county which the
Committee represents, it is expected that
the members either collectively or indi-
vidually shall visit such school as often
as their convenience will permit. When
there is no such school in the proper coun-
ty, is also desired that the Committee
will visit their orphans, wherever sent to,
either by one or more of their members
But in the latter case, it cannot be expec-
ted that their visits shall be as frequent
or as regular as if the school were in their
own county.
QUESTION: Where destitute orphans
of soldiers and sailors can be put into the
common schools of their own districts
will the Commonwealth pay for their
boarding and clothing; or must they be
sent to the other schools selected for their
education
ANSWER: According to the provisions
of the act on the subject and the plan
adopted for carrying the act into effect,
these orphans can only be educated and
maintained in the schools selected by the
Superintendent for that purpose, and not,
either in whole or in part, in the common
schools. To send them to the latter
would 50 complicate the plan as to render
Its efficient and satisfactory administration
almost impossible.
QUESTION: How many orphans can be
admitted into the schools out of the same
family, and at what ages
ANSWER: All the children ofthe same
family no matter how numerous, whoare
'mdcr fifteen years of age, can be cduca-
ted and maintained under this law, at the
expense of the State There is no limit
as to number; and the only limit as to
age is, that none are admissible oger if-
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