The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-04-24

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The State schpsl Hupsii 0aeat BXr.xAx,
sends US . circular containing tAs text Of three
aces ofthe late lesiA M. apsaaint &hSx1k.
eral school laws Of this state, requesting N b
publish them. They wsuld occupy usrs
space than We can afford to the spbject, but
the following synopsis, We presume, gives
tAsir contsnts sui \ RI NJ pr{stica'
purposes: 1aoss..-.,,.
The first is ian act to amend the school
law which provides that The slsctisnsot
Trustees shall be q ~ ~ Of ~ stated n
nual town meeting, 49, ~ bSpidaries ot
the township "are idsntical With Aoss ofthe
town established under thstownship or1Eani-
zation laws" The snaull Sasction Of School
Directors shall be On the ar3 Monday Of April.
Az this act was not approved - tho Govsrnor
in time for the late town elec6ons, uaid schsol
elections may be held op any subssquent Non.
day by;giving ten days notice Iheach town.
ship election held under this new law Ifus-
tee win be chosen in place Of the one whose
term expires next October, and Directce In
each district election N n plecs Of che One
whose term expires nsxt AngusE
Agood feature in thisnGW law Il the section
relating to the pay Of tsaehesi Hitherto seni-
annual payments only W. anfhsrized. Now
teachers are permittsd q make sut thalr
schedules monthly, and s'spon the prsseata-
ton Of said schedules duly certified BY theDi-
rectors, 1T shall be the duty of Township
Trsasurers to pay the same cut of any funds In
their hands belonging to tn. respective dis
trics from which said schedules ere r.
turned" ~
Section three authorizes, whore any modern
language is taught, the teacher to use said Ian
guags as the medium Of communication in
teaching the same, that It nay b. more tAsr-
oughly acquired BY tie pupik.
School teachers ere permitted to attand
teachers' institutes witAsut reduction Of pay
or loss Of time for the aumber Of days II actual
attendance. The session Of the institute to be
not longer than one week At . time, and no
more than one in six months.
The school month shall be the calendar
month, excluding the Saturdays and Sundays
and lawful holidays, which are the Fourth It
July, from Christmas to New Years both in
elusive, and thanksgiving and fast days ap-
pointed by State and National authority.
Another act requires that the annual reports
OF School Directors shall be made On or before
the second Monday ofAugust, the reports cf
Township Trustees on Of before the second
Monday OF August, and the reports Of the
County Superintendent on or before the second
Monday of September.
The third empowers Boards Of Supervisors
to establish county normal schools for the pur-
pose offitting teachers for the common schools,
and authorizes them to levy ''taxss and ap-
propriate moneys for the support of said
schools, and also, for the purchase of all the
necessary grounds and buildings, furniture,
apparatus, ETC., and to hold and acquire, by
gift or purchase, either from individuals or
corporations, any real estate, buildings or 9TH
er property, for the use of said schools The
management of said schools shall be in q eoun-
ty board sfeducation, consisting of not less
than five nor more than eight persons, who
shall have power to hire teachers and to make
and enforce all needful rules and regulations
tor the management OF said schools. Two or
more counties may unite in establishiaga nor
NAL school t.,Y.,Nf kr