The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-04-05

Commissioners, conditioned for
tho faithful and impartial dis.
charge Of the duties of his office.
SEC. 22. That on tho first day
! Of Janunry next succeeding TIC
date of his election, he "hall take
! and HuhBcribc the oath Of office
prescribed in Section 80, Article
, II, OF tho Constitution Of this
! State, which oath he shall file in
, the Office of the Clerk Of tho Court
! Of the County in which lie was
elected, and shall Immediately on
ter upon tho discharge Of his du-
ties; and upon his failure SO to do ;
: or if for any other cause thcrc
should be Il vacancy in the office,
the Governor shall appoint pcr'
son to I'll! such vacancy, who shall
qualify within fifteen days aftcr
his appointment, and shall continue
in Office until the timo prescribed
for filling said Office by election,
as herein provided; and should
the person SO appointed fail TO
qualify within the timo specified,
such failure shall create il vacan-
cy.
| Sec. %. Tt shall bo tho duty of
each County School Commission
CT to visit each Of tho schools in
his Jurisdiction, ut least three times
q term, and to note tho course
and method Of instruction, and
tho branches taught, and to give
such recommendations in the art
Of teaching and the method there
of in each school as shall be ne
ccssary and cxpcdicnt, so that
uniformity in the course Of studies
aud methods Of instruction cm-
ployed shall be secured, as far as
practicable, in the schools Of the
several grades respectively. He
shall acquaint himself, as far as
practicable, with tho character
and condition Of each school,
noting any DEFICIENCIES that may
exist, either in the government of
tho school or the classification of
the pupils, or the method of in
struclion employed in the several
branches, and shall make such
suggestions in private to tho
teachers rs to him shall appear
necessary to the good order of the
school and the progress Of tho pu-
pills.
lie shall note the character and
condition Of the school houses, the
. sufficicncy or insufficicncy OF the
furniture, and shall mako such
suggestions to the several District
Boards, as, in his opinion shall
seem conducive to the comfort
and progress Of the pupils of the
several schools. It. shall be the
duty Of each County School Com
missioner to aid the teachers in all
proper efforts to improve them
selves in their profession.
For this purpose he shall en-.
courage the formation of associa-
linnS or teachers for mutual i'm
provcmcnt; he shall attend the
meetings Of such associations, and
give such advice and instruction
in regard to their conduct and
management as, in his Judgment;
will contribute to their greater
efficiency. lie shall also deliver a
public lecture to the people in
each Of the several Districts Of the
County each year, for the purpose
of elcvating the standard Of edit
cation, and increasing the general
interest OF the people in public
schools.
SEC. "a. That it shall be his du.
ty TO sec that in every school un
der his care there shall be taugil..
aa far rs rracticah!c, orthusrnph.
reading, writing, arithmetic, geo.
graphy, I'm nGlish grammar, history
hF the Unit,i States, The prin"i
pies cr lhc Hona,itntion and Law.
Of the Uuitcd States and Of this
State, and good behavior
SEC. 25. He shall on or before
the first day Of October Of cach
year, forward to the State Super
intcndcnt OF Education an extend
Cd report, containing an abstract
of the reports made to him by the
various school officers and teachers
in his county, and showing the
condition Of the schools under his
charge, suggesting such improve
mcnts in tho school system az he
may deem useful, and giving such
other information IN regard to the
practical operation of the common