Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-04-27

grudge their county Superintendent liberal
salary. His duties are Iaborious and i'm
portant, and it is idle to expect any one to
discharge them faithfully unless he is paid
for it. Some of the candidates who viii be
before the convention on next Tuesday, in
their inordinate greed for the office, have
offered to take it at half the present salary.
We trust that such quackery will not be per-
mitted to influence the minds of directors
Such an offer is prima .fzeia evidence that he
who makes it is either incompetent or means
to neglect his duties. If the duties Of the
Office are faithfully discharged such salary
will notpay indispensable expenses by nearly
a hundred dollars; and it will be hard we
think, to find any one who is fool enough to
suppose that these gentlemen propose to do
the work and pay a hundred dollars besides
for the luxury ofbeing County Superintendent.
He who takes the the Office at such a price
must either neglect his duties or lose money.
1t is not difficult to foresee which he viii do.
1t viii be seen by reference to the School
laws (0ld Edition Page 81, New Edition Page
tendens is not paid by the county nor out OF
moneys belonging to the county It is paid
by the State IT is mere trife to the coun-
ty, hardly worth noticing at all. IF the pres
ent salary were reduced five hundred dollars,
that sum would not be added to the State ap-
preparation coming to this county. 1t would
simply remain in the general school fund and
be distributed throughout the State in pro-
portion to the number oftaxabes. There are
642, 291 taxables in the State. Dividing $500
dollers among them gives each taxable. 00077.
There are 6.037 taxables in this county.
Hence out of $500 this county would get but
s4.65. Thus it is, that to increase the salary
of the county Superintendent of this county
$500 would only diminish the State appro-
priation belonging to the county $4.65. To
diminish the salary $500 would add only 4.65
to the appropri alton belonging to the county
Why then should we grldge a liberal salary?
Our richer and more liberal neigbors win on
next Tuesday vote their Superintendents fat
salaries, just as they have always done before.
These salaries we must help to pay even if we
did not pay our own superintendent single
dollar. Under such circumstances if we
should reduce our salary to mere pittanee,
we should simply be laughed at for our stu
pidity. But we have no fears of this, we feel
confident that man win be elected who is
thoroughly competent, and who viii devote
all his time to the discharge Of his duties, and
that he win be well paid for his services.
We print below the law with regard to the
qualifications county superintendents elect
must possess before they can be commits
stoned
479. LTepr oachable moral character is es-
SeRtiGl, and tCiH not be dispensed NTH. This
is as much professional qualification of the
teacher and Of the officer who presidcs over
teachers, as it is in any other profession.
Habitual or frequent intemperance, gambling
dishonesty, or any other immortality, that
would degrade minister of the gospel from
his position, viii prevent the issue of the
commission of county superintendents. Suf-
icient health and yiger of the body to bear
the labors of the Office are also indispensa-
bic.
48O. The literary and scientific acquir-
Deltsv acquired By the lalC, viii be held, in
all cases hereafter to mean sufficient scholar
ship,to enable the applicant to give sound and
thorough instruction III all the studies taught
in every common school of the county, from
the lowest to the to the highest; and conse-
quenty to examine teachers in any and all
branches.
48i. The ''stiH IN the art Of teachiag,"
sDecifed, will be held to embrace a sound
knowledge of the theory of teaching, as set
forth in the usually read works on the subject
and ''the methods thereof, No. CLIY,) as
practiced in good schools.
49, The .'eGDeJience iTl the art Of teach
ina" demanded 6y the lalC, will hereafter be
taken to mean actual experience IN teaching
a common or other school, within the pre-
ceding six years. as professional and not as
an occasional employment and for suti-
cient length of time to have impaired the req
uisite degree of practical knowledge
483. The euidence Of literary requirement
aciU be the production Of q .fu1t professional
certificate, either from county supernten-
dent in good standing, or a State Normal
school-showing, however, the amount and
kind of knowledge required by the best
schools in the county, and obtained, not for
the occasion, but III the regular exercise of
the profession; or, in the absence of a certih-
cate, special examination oil the State Su
perintendent.
484. These qualifications leiU be required
hereafter, whether the applicant has been
selected by a county convention of directors,
or is to be appointed by the State Superinten-
dent.
ssWe published last week an Act which
passed the House Of Representatives during
the session now closed, for the adjudication
Of military claims, which reads as follows:
'.That the provisions of the Act for the adju
dication and payment of certain military
IL Il.