Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-04-09
AFTERNOON SESSION.

The House met at 81 o'clock.
The consideration of the school bill was
resumed, the question being on the adop
tion of section 3S.
This section provides that the County
Commissioners of each county shall ap
point biennially, on or before the 4th O.
March, suitable person to be styled
two years, and whose certificates and Gre
dentials are to be approved by tae Super
intendent Of Public Instruction.
The committee recommended that the
section be amended so as to insert after
"person" the words PRESIDENT of the
county," and to strike out the word.
"whose certificates and credentials are te
be approved by the Superintendent of Pub
lie Instructions.
The amendments were agreed to, and
the section as amended adopted.
Section 40 was read. Provides that the
county commissioners shall allow the Coun,
ty Examiner sum not to exceed So per
day for each day of actual service.
The committee recommended the amend
ment that the money should be paid " CUT
of the school fund.-" and that the services
of the Examiner should be " determined
by the county commissioners. Amend
ments agreed to and the section adopted.
The committee. recommended that Sec
tion Al be amended by prescribing that
the County Examiner should give notice of
the time and place for the examination of
persons desiring employment as teachers
by advertising in newspaper, or by writ
ten posters. Agreed to.
Paragraph of the section reads that the
County Examiner shall have power, and
that it shall be his duty ' to enforce the
course of study and the use of text books
adopted by the State Board of Educa-
ton"
The committee recommended that the
word "adopted be changed to " "rocom-
mended."
The change was agreed to.
Mr.. Rowman moved to substitute for
paragraph five the words So to enforce the
course of study as far as practicable provi-
ded in section 49,"
The substitute prevailed 45, nays
32-and the section as amended was adop-
ted.
Sections 42, 43. Al and IS were adopted.
Mr.. Bowman moved to strike out section
46, which provides that " in every school
there shall be daily Bible exercise, to
which all the pupils shall give attention" "
After debate the motion to strike out
prevailed 40 yeas to Sc nays.
Sec. At was amended so that no school
should be kept in session more than six
hours per day.
Mr.. Stevens moved to strike out section
So, which provides that teachers snail hold
their pupils strictly accountable for any
disorderly conduct on the way to and from
schools. and on the play grounds. Motion
lost.
Section 55 provides that if any teacher
should be dismissed before expiration of
contract by any school authority, such
teacher should have the right of appeal to
the County Commissioners, &c.
Mr.. Sweat moved to strike out ''authori-
ty" and insert committee" Not agreed
to, yeas %, nays so.
Section Sc leads 90 the school authorities
of each and every township shall establish
a separate school or separate schools for
the instruction of children and youth OF
each race resident therein, &c.
To test the sense of the House, Mr..
French moved to strike out ga separate
school or separate" in line 2, and the words
"of each race in line 3.
Mr.. French moved the previous question
on his amendment Agreed to.
The amendment was lost-yeas y, nays
4, only Messrs. Cherry, Hayes, Huugings
and Lafing voting in the affirmative.
Mr.. Leary moved to amend the section
by changing the words shall establish" to
''mdy establish"
The amendment was rejected, yeas 49,,
nays 81.