The weekly standard., 1870-07-20
Public Scholastic Untruthfulness Of


0Truth.''
The Sentinel of June 30th, publishes a
communication dated "Graham" and
signed "Truth," in which is this assertion /:
The school committe of this township
employed very worthy young man to
teach a three months school, which he did
and applied for his pay. The order ncces-
sary to draw was fixed up by the Treasurer
of this County and forwarded to the State
Treasurer more than Il month ago, and up
to this time he has not been paid, nor re-
ceived any answer in reply to his repeated
demands"
Now affirm that no "order" from Ala
nance County for Public School money has
been presented, either to me or to the State
Treasurer, by any person whomsoever.
In confirmation of this declaration SUBJ
nit the testimony of David L. Thompson,
Esq, Treasurer of Alamancc County. These
are his words, under date of July nth,
1870, viz:
i would say 10 you, that the man who
sign himself Truth" has not exactly
stuck to the truth in every word in regard
to that matter. The fact is this: Such
school was Taught, and such an order was
filled and put into my hands that might
send it to get the money according to law"
"The Commissioners of this County did
not decide until not long ago what kind of
bond was required of the County Treasurer
and it has been nearly three weeks now
since they were in session. The conse-
quenceis, the order is in my hands yet"
Mark, the County Treasurer declares on
July fifth, that the order was still in his
hands Consequently, the assertion of
"Truth' on the 2Sth OF June, that the
said "ordcr had been forwarded to the
State Treasurer is UNTRUE-false
; Isubmit also the testimonyEof the County
Exalniner, Rss. NJ s. Gong, who SUI yspnder;
date Of July III, IN wssI ssizs7
ploycd to teach school for three mo,itt Is ut
Company Shops: at the close of the school
che obtained blanks from the county treas
urer, had them filled and has sought his
moncy-to use his words-in vain"
"The fault" says the Examiner, sis not in
you or the State Treasurer, it is here. The
school was not legal one. The commits
sioners failed to determine the amount of
the Treasurer's bond and so he cannot draw
the money"
The other schools, beside the one referred
to above, have ibcen taught in Alamance
County for one month each, by teachers who
had no certificate.
The school law requires each public school
to be kept for term of not less than -four
months, and that the teacher of each public
school shall have, when So employed, Ger
tificate from the County Examiner that he
or she is qualified according to law. These
teachers commenced these schools, and
taught these schools each one month without
any certificate; the first requisition of the
law had not been complied with in their
case.
In the Sentinel of July 18th, Truth" af.
firms thus, viz:
That the Superintendent of Public In
siruction has Uniformed the examiner of
teachers, that tie schools taught in this
township were illegal, and will not be paid
for"
answer: No opinion by the Supcrin-
tendent OF Public Instruction has been given
as "Truth" asserts.
No bills have been presented from
Alamance County to the Board of Educa-
ton or the State Treasurer, for the payment
of teachers wages, consequently no teacher
in Alamancc County has, either by the Su.
perintendent OF Public Instruction or by the
State Treasurer, been refused his pay.
There is apportioned to Alamancc county
the sum of $2,02S for the payment Of the
wages of teachers who have been lawfully
employed in lawful schools. during the
school year commencing October 1st, 1869,
and ending September Both, 1870, and
whenever the Superintendent of Public In
struction is furnished with the requisite
vouchers by the Treasurer of said County
warrant upon the State Treasurer will be
issued and the money will be paid, and thus
will it be with every county in the State
County Treasurers are every day drawing
money from the State Treasury for the pay
mcnt of Public School teachers wages.
S. S. ASHLEY,
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Ralcioh. July 14th. 1870.