The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18

said bonrd of supervisors shall gil the
same by appointment, for the une1pired
term and the person,so appointed shall
give the requisite bond and hold his
Office until his successor be qualified.
80. The county superintendent shall
examine all candidates for tho profession
of teacher, as to their competency to
teach orthography,j., reading, writing,
arithmetic, English: grammar and gsog.
raphy, if the applicant is for q primary
school; and if the applicant is for a
union or central school, he shall exam.
inc the applicant as to his competency
to- teach tue additional branches required
for such school; aud if satisfied of the
competency and capacity Of the ap.
plicaut to teach and govern such school,
and that he or she is Of good moral char.
acter, he shall give certificate in dupli-
cate, accordingly, The county superin-
tendcnt shall keep register Of all those
to whom certificates have been awarded,
stating the character and grade Of Ger
tifcate, and the time when issued. No
certificate issued by county superin.
teudent, shall be Of force, except in: the
county in which it was issued, nor for a
longer period than one year; and the
county superintendent may, with the
consent Of the trustees Of the district in
which he may DO teaching, revoke the
certificate Of any teacher within the
county, for any cause which would have
justified the Withholding thereof, when
the same was granted, by giving ten
DAYS notice to the teacher Of his iutsn-
ton to revoke such certificate. The
county superintendent may at stated pc.
riods hold public examinations, at which
all the teachers Of their respective coun.
ties may ba required to attend, and upon
the failure Of any teacher to comply with
this provision of the Law, his certificate
may be revoked,
33. The county superintendent shall
visit all the schools within his county al
least once evory six months, aud note
the course and method Of Instruction
and the branches taught, and give such
directions in the art Of teaching aud the
method thereof, in each school, AS to
him shall seem necessary and a1pedient
so that uniformity in the course Of stu
dies and methods Of instruction employ
cd, shall be secured as far as practicable
10 the schools Of the several grades re-
spectively. He shall acquaiut himself
80 far as practicable, with the character
and condition Of each school, noting any
deficiencies that may exist, either in th'
government Of the school, the classtca
ton Of its pupils or tho method of"in'
s,ruc,ion employed in the several branch
es, and shall make such suggestions, in
private, 10 the teacher, as to him shall
appear to be necessary to the good order
OF the school and progress Of the pupils
lie Shall note the character and condi
tion of the school houses, the suIhcicncy
or insuflicicncy Of their furniture and
fixtures and shall make such sugges>
tions to the several township boards OF
education as in his opinion shall seem
conducive to the comfort and progress OF
the pupils of the several schools.
81. It shall be the duty of the county
superintendent to aid the teachers in all
proper efforts to improve themselves in
their profession. For this purpose he
shall encourage the formation of county
associations Of teachers for mutual i'm
provcmcnt shall attend the meetings
Of such associations whenever practica'
bic, and give such advice and instruction
in regard to their conduct and manage
mcnt as in hi, judgment will contribute
to their greater efficiency. In connection
With the supcrintendents Of adjoining
counties, each county superintendent
shall encourage the formation ofteachcrs
institutes shall at!cnd.aud participate in
the exercises of the same as far as prac-
ticable and shall use all proper means
to improve the efficiency Of the teachers
and to elevate their profession. lle
shall use all proper means to create and
foster among the people an interest in
free schools, and for this purpose shall,
MS far as practicable, take advantage OF
such public occasions as may present
themselves, as the dedication Of school
houses, public examinations, and So
forth, to impress upon the people the
importance Of public education, and the
duty Of sustaining the system Of free
schools as established by law. He shall
OF all times conform to the instruction:
Of the State superintendent, as to all
matter. withiu the jurisdiction Of the
said superintendent, and shall serve as
the organ Of communication between
him and the several township boards of
education. He shall distribute from bis
Office all blanks, circulars, copies oi
school laws, and other communications
from the State superintendent, to the
several boards and persons entitled to
receive the same.
35. No county superintendent shall
act as agent for any author, publisher OF
bookseller, nor shall directly or Indirect,
ly receive any gift, emolument or reward
for his Influence in rec ommcnding the
use Of any book or school apparatus or
furniture Of any kind whatever. Any
act herein prohibited, shall be deemed