Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-04-20
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A Word to Schoo! Agents ana School
Comm tees

Tho summer - ..ols ~ili .pon hr open
ed in all the Districts.
The warm discussions about the rights
and privilege, Of Agents ought to work out
thi. IL nothing more
ABErTFK PERFORMANCE % piTY.
We wish 70 cal' attention to- certain por-
tions Of the school i.aw,. Il may throw
some light where The people need to see
mere clearly their Obligations.
SO. 81. school Agent, shall provide
fuel aud utensils necessary IL the school.
aud MAkE rEPArr> UroN IuE >CnooI.
HOUSES AND T-sUILpISGs bat no more
than one tenth of the money apportioned
To he Di.lic, -hall be- expended for such
repairs Ia one yea~. EXCLUSIVE OF fuel and
Insurance.
We have reason 20 believe that the
Agents ID no, cxpcnd half that the law
allow. Tor repairs. There are few school
House that have coon BLACK BOARDS or
any maps.
Mauv black boards are useless tor the
/ want OF a suitable ryai ~ for the chalk
/ mark,.
one of the best preparations we have
ever seen for boa d. j. put up by VIM. q.
liza kel' Il SON, Canal Street. Boston.
School Agents can obtain It - Ellsworth
at the Druggists. 1t j. put on IKE paint,
but ewes surface that /, excellent. 1t =
good for OLD BOARDS or for walls. We
urge the importance OF r0ttcr black boards.
No good Teacher can get along without
them.
sfCT. ~. Any person who teaches
district school without first obtaining
ce.llic te nom the experimenting school
committee of tic town. shall forfeit not
exceeding the SUN contracted for hi, daily
wage>. ,or each dav he 50 teaches. ~ Il
shall be barred rom receiving any pay
thereof; and no certificate shall be valid
for more than one year without the alp
| prevail of the experimenting school COM
mit,ee annually endorsed thereon.
We have no doubt that many iIcompe-
tent teachers use the money OF the Distrie'
without being examined by committees.
Our space will not allow u To give rs
| many extracts from the School Laws rs
We have marked. for the people to read
| SECT. -. II any parent. master or
| guardian. after notice from the teacher of
! a school that Il child under his care r de-
| iicient OF the necessary school books. re-
| fuses or neglect Ia furnish such child with
| the books required. the experimenting
/ school committee, on being notified there
| of BY the teacher. shall furnish them AT the
| expense of the town; and such expense
may be added to the next town tax of the
| parenl master or guardian.
| One who visits the schools will find
much idleness due 10 the want of books.
| The text books are not changed so often
| a. parents imagine them changed. The
| curse of this whole matter comes from
| having MANY KINDS OF BoOKs in the sa.,e
| school. The committees do not ir sist
| upon uniformity "a the law requires.
| We must close with one more extract
| from the Statutes Of the state.
| SECT 30. II a minor Injuries or aids ia
| iniuring any school-house, out-buildings,
| utensils or appurtenances belonging there
| to: defaces the walls, benches. seats. or
other parts Of said buildings by marks.
cuts or otherwise; or Injuries or destroys
| any property belonging TO a school-district.
such district by its agent or committee.
may recover Of its parent or guardian in
an action of debt. double the amount Of
| damages occasioned thereby.
! Only the gross neglect of officers can
explain the constant outrages on school
property. Let the people demand their
plain rights.
COUNTY SUIT.