The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-03-14
TosCHoOL sUPRRINTENDENTs.
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA,
DHpARTMRHT0F FREE SCHOOLS,
WHEELING, March 10, 1870.

Z, Y WHEELING, March 10, 1870. J
ID County SupwinSndentSs'
In entering upon the duties Of Genera
Superintendent Of Free Schools, invite
your early and special attention 10 the fol
lowing particulars:
/. The Superintendent for the pas
year, II not reelected, will turn over oil
blanks, papers, and other department pro
perty, into tho hands Of their successors
Il they have not already done so, as soOr
as advised that such successors have pro
perly qualified. r
2. Each Superintendent will please re.
port at once 10 nc the number and kind
Of blanks now on hand in his Office, togeth'
CT with the amount and condition Of any
other property belonging to the office. He
will also carefully estimate and state the
number anl kinds Of additional blanks, II
any, needed for summer sclIOols-ncxt win
tors supply should not bG ordered now.
This estimate may include copy Of the
School Law for every school officer In tho
county, not alreadysuppllcd. These School
Laws, however, should carefully be pre-
served, and handed over 10 successors III
office. They arc State property.
3. Each Superintendent will also close
" observe the proceedings Of the various
school officers in his Jurisdiction, and
promptly report ID nc my maltcasanCc Or
dCrelictiOn. In addition, II he find any
commissioners or trustees compromising
themselves from the public monies, he
will present them TO the grand jury Of the
county for Indictment; and, If he find Gny
commissioner personally interested In any
contract for building or repairing school
houses in his township, the Supcrintend.
Ont will cause him to be prosecuted, nc.
Coniling 10 sec. 81 Of the School Law. III
4. No Superintendent will allow any
school house to be erected unless the plan
thereof Inns been submitted 70 and approx
ell by him, according to law. Each su-
pcrintcndCnt will also, rs the law requires,
thoroughly acquaint himself with the best
styles and the latest improvements In
school houses and their NppurtCnAnccs,
and cndeavOr To have each new house u
model. Any aid or suggestions desired
from tho General Superintendent, will
cleCriully DO given d
8. Superintendent will take notice TINT
hereafter they are TO be compensated by
II per diem allowance, in no case to exceed
two hundred dollars per Hnnum. 1t will
bC necessary, therefore, TO keep an accu.
rate account, including specifications Of
date and place, Of all time employed In
superintendent, 10 hC verified by afllda-
vii This account must be approved by
tho county Supervisors, whose clerk must
certify the same To the General SupCrin'
tcndcnt. But no account will be paid I'm.
til the returns required by the altll and
54th sections Of the School Law arc re.
Cciyed by the General Superintendent,
0. It is desirable, and well nigh indis.
pcnsiblc, that tho Superintendent and
Teachers of the State have q meeting at
an early day, 10 devise means for the morc
effective and successful prosecution OF
their work, 10 make the public better nc.
qtlainted with the characteristics and
methods Of tho School System, and to
organize n State Association. / suggest,
iilCi EiotG, iEis.E sc Il:.SG GSElSil meeting
some time in April or May, at Wheeling,
GrnttOn or some other available place, md
that a Suite Institute he held in connec.
ton with Il, that the several SupcrInten.
dents may thereby be better fitted TO as.
sist the General Superintendent In vigO-
rous campaign of District Institutes tho
coming summer. WA each Swperinten-
don't al once igt0rm mo u h0 3CiR GHdeGUOr to
attend such a meeting, If ono i called?
Z. Hereafter, Teachers and Trustees will
be required 10 take only ian oath TO sup
mort tho Constitution and Laws Of the
United States and Of this State, and to
faithfully discharge his duties as such
Teacher, Tor TrusteeO to the best Of his
ability" sald oath Inay be administered
by the County Superintendent, or any
person authorized to administer oaths.
g. On and after April /, 1870, tho ad.
dress of this Office will DO GIdrleSton, RdnG-
@ha County, W Va. .U. b.
/ $780,. Most Respectfully,
Gent SuPk9f FREQ Schools.