Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-03-05
POPULAR EDUCATION.
Meeting OF the County Board Yes
terdaYs


A called meeting of the Board of Educa-
ton Of Davidson county was held in the
County Court room yesterday, ut which
the various school districts were repre-
sented as follows:
First district 7. Il. Hamilton, ]. o.
| Griffith.
Second district, q. r. Buchanan.
Fourth district, B. F. Gleaves.
Fifth district, W. 81. Lyle.
Seventh district, d. Turbeville.
Tenth district, W. Fl. Gordon, D. A.
McGrady.
Eleventh district, W. P. Turner.
Twelfth district, W. j. Sullivan, Alex.
Mcqueen, j. Reed.
Thirteenth district, j. Leonard.
Fifteenth district J. W. Bush, r. ].
Williams, j. O. Wands.
Sixteenth district, W. j. Chandler.
Seventeenth district, James Morrison, j.
Frizzell.
Eighteenth district, A. O. White, B. R.
Mckenzie,
Nineteenth district, ]. A. Soule, DR..
Crittenden.
Twentieth district, E. A. Mathes, T. N.
Williamson.
Twenty-drst district, E. A. Herman, A.
Matthews.
Twenty-second district, W. P. Bowers.
Twenty-third district, F. A. Treppard,
DR.. Jordan, @. Freeman
Twenty-fourth district, F. G.. Earthmsn.
Twenty-ffth district, B. G.. Hampton,
W. s. Duke.
In the absence of President Provine, j.
0. Griffith was called to the chair, who
made some interesting remarks explana-
tory Of the objects of the meeting.
The Executive Committee reported
through the Superintendent certain
amendments to the rules and regulations
Of the Board.
The length of these amendments and the
press upon our columns prevent their in
sertion entire. They embrace a require
ment of teachers to render monthly to the
Superintendent the enrolment and at
tendance of pupils, a clear and concise
form of Teachers monthly reports, with
the number of scholars in daily and aver
age attendance, and their grades, etc.
They have appended judicious and inf
portant interrogstories to be propounded
to the teachers. The amendments require
that each teacher show a certificate from
the Superintendent before being paid for
services as such, that he or she has made
the required reports. The form
of this certificate Is given. The
| directions to teachers, monthly re-.
ports aud questions, and Superini
tendents certificate are adopted as part
Of the rules and regulations of the Board
When a teacher fails to conduct the
schools according to the regulations of the
| Board, he or she must explain in writing
the cause of such failure, with a view to
the removal of the same Teachers re-
ports must cover the whole time they have
taught since Jan. 1, 1871, each report
to include four weeks or any fraction of
month that may occur at the close of the
term. The amendments were signed by
the members Of the Executive Committee,
consisting of Messrs. B. F. Glesves, W. P.
Turner, B. r. Mckenzie, B. G.. Hampton,
Benajsh Gray, J. o. Griffith, John Frizzsil
and E. A. Mathes.
After remarks from members of the
| committee and others, in answer to inqui-
ries from several members, the report was
unanimously adopted.
Under the suspension of the rules, Mr.
| Frizzen offered the following amendments
| to the rules and regulations of the Board,
conforming them to the amended school
| law.
That the rules and regulations of the
Board of Education be amended as fol-
| lows:
Rule 6, section 8, by striking out ''be
| allowed by the County Court" and insert
| ing ''be fixed by the Board of Education"
Rule IL. Strike out the entire, and in
lsert "The incidental expenses Of the
toard shall be paid out of any levy made
by the county for school purposes, in such
manner as may be determined at the time
| by the Board"
BY permission, Esquire Wands q men,
| Der of the Committee of Finance of the
| County Court, made an interesting state
ment relating to an appropriation made by
| the County Commissioners In 1868, which
elected the following resolution by Mr..
| FrizZen:
Resolved, That, in response to an en-
| quiry of one of the Finance Committee of
the County Court, it is the sense Of
this Board of Education, that district No
l should receive an amount sufficient to
make it equal to the other districts of the
| county, on account of said districts hay-
ing received S11, 600 for school purposes
| in April, 1869, and that this appropriation
should be made from the fund for ordi-
nary county purposes.
| Upon motion Of E. A. Mathes the sub
1 jeot of the resolution was referred to the
| Executive Committee with instructions to
report upon the same at the next regular
meeting of the Board on the last Thursday
of this month, to which time the Board adj
journed,