The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-04-03

MssTs GfiAaH ana Bcyda, Eaaoss Fiog III
have iqat feeFiYfd 3 NCircalar Letieg Is
.County Super ntendenta,n hoai Tue State So.
pefintendent, ia regard Ia what has been
done BY the authoriltes az oue State for the
benefit ~ Qommo1 Schools, and what Is con
hempIaled being done Ia the future. Our
State Superintendent has a h~ereuIean task to
perform, as eSerytbiug il regard to our
School System IS, a. yet in lis ihCipient
slate and judgtag from past experience aud
observation IN matters and things pertaining
20 the School System, 1t will take many
months TO perfect the organization, SO that
all interested may CLEARLY understand It.
Very much damage was done to The carry.
ing ost OF, The school law vs. first passed,
whom il Was reported that the Comptroller
he'd ased tbe School funds " to nav The In
tetest on the Bonds for Railroads. Also, In
consequence Of the defect in the Revenue
law, tbs, State bad lost oyVr twenty six thou
sand dollars hut|thlepgh the ehergetic ef.
forts Of the State Superintendent, end our
efficient Legislature, amendments have been
made TO remedy former defects, Says the
State superintendent "Tas Legislature has
uow doue its work and adjourned. Allthe
EAtAh AElHCAAhA mNNoNEEt NNiUAO ~ nhu w
time to mature and pass, but enough have
become laws IS enable rs TO look with as
sarance for means to pay the services Of
Teachers &C., when .hey have been rendered
as the School law amendments reeaige."
"The following are two sections bearing
upon the manner 81 preserving and distribn-
ting the School monies for the future.
!" Section - Be it further enacted, That
there shall be kept Ia the OEEce Of the State
Treasurer aud Comptroller, a separate ac-
ceqnt Of all School nioneys received and dis
bursed, aud that all moneys collected for
School purposes shall be set apart ana ex-
pended for those and no other purposes"
~ Section - Be IL further enacted, That
when the. State Superintendent shall have
closed the enumeration Of the Scholastic
population in the State, and shall ascertain
the amount due from the School Fnnd to
each child, be shah announce the amount
dEe; bot be shall not be required 20 approve
the paying over OF the same by the State
Treasurer for the bens6, Of any County, city,
or district, until the said amount shall be
due for services o: Superintendent and
Teachers actually rendered.
ltis ofthe almost importance that ill the
Districts In the State shOeld be Immediately
organized. Il he scholastic population bad
been taken late last Fall, or atthe commence
msnt Of THE year 1863, many schools would
have received their quota Of Public funds at
the close 6f the lawfultern,i
There are tweaty three, sub-disiriets yet
unreported in this County. We hope that
the organization wild be completed immedi-
Ately. and report the same 10 the undersigned
1T the earliest opportunity possible. You
will soon be called upon to suGmerete fer
the coming year. but the enumeration for
the preseat scholastic year should be arst
consummated, " so that all the counties may
be treated as nearly alike as possible
The amount due uuy locality, cannot be
known until the whole scholastic population
of. The State has been taken. s
Directors Of me snb-districts viii please
report to the undersigned how many Schools
are being taught under the present School
Law. L. r. DRAKE.