Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-18
SCHOOL Law OF INDIANA.
ARTICLE No 4.

SCHOOL Law OF INDIANA.
AHrsczs No L
e addition 10 the duties required Of the
tewnship tzusteeA, which referred TO in.my
iAst article, win now refer to o few more
The trustees are authorized by law TO levy
not exceeding twenty-five cents on each one
hundred dollars valuation Of both real and
personal property, aud not exceeding twenty
i've cents on each poll for common school pur-
poses. This the trustees ought to do, so that |
schools could be kept running eight months |
IN the year. There win be but few COM
pAints from the tax payers, If the money |
should be properly expended.
The little pittance that is doled out to teach. |
80 Of summer schools in many cases, is money |
thrown away,-good teachers cannot be had
sor the amount Of money the trustees have to |
pay. have visited summer schools frequent |
iy, when there were less than q dozen pupils, |
and several Of them under six years of age.
The superintendent of public instruction re-
eommends that the trustees prohibit children
under six years old, from attending common
schools. The state has undertaken to edu-
cate her children, and does not want them to
commence going to school until they know
their letters, and until after they are six years
Of age. They will, often, have more learning
by the time they are twelve years old. when
commencing at eight than at six. Very young
pupils are apt to get tired and disguised with
the whole institution" before they become
interested.
The trustees between the first day of July
and the first day of September in each year,
make an enumeration of the white children
In their respective towns and townships, be.
tween the ages Of six and twenty-one years,
ino colored ones in this county, carefully mo-
ting all the transfers to other townships. The
trustees of the townships to which such trans
fers are m de, shall be notified of such trans
fer some ten days before the first day of Sep
tember, so that the trustee can make correct
report of all the children who are to be
schooled in his township, to the school exam.
liner. The trustee, in making out said report,
should set down, at the close of the report,
the names of all that have been transferred to
the different townships. separately, and all
that have been attached to his township. This
should be done carefully each year, so that
the special and common school tax may be
placed on the tax duplicate to the proper
township.
Any person wishing to be transferred to
another district or township, must make APP
plication to the trustee when he is taking the
enumeration. the Trustee is the judge, about
the expediency, or necessity Of such transfer.
In all such cases an appeal can be taken.
Where congressional township is divided
by q county line, and the school sections may
have been sold by the proper officers Of an
other county, it is the duty of the proper
trustees to send copy of the enumeration of
such parts of congressional townships as lie
In his county, TO the school examiner of such
county, where such congressional funds3 are
managed.
Persons who are DESTROYS of sending to
school in this county, should report the num-
Der of pupils they wish to send, and notify the
trustee Of the township in which he re-
sides, so that his children may not be enum-
Grated by such trustee. he should also give
to the trustee of the township to which he is
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ofhis township, of the valuation of his proper
ty, both real and personal. The trustee will,
determine the amount that such person shall
pay, which would be the same as if such per-
>son resided in this county, and should such
person or, persons refuse to pay said amount
after reasonable notice, the proper trustee
should de5ar them from any further school
priyilegesin this county.
A report. of the enumeration must be made
70 the school examiner on the first of Septem-
be-, and atthe same time the trustee is re-
quired oFeport statistical information OBJ
tanned from teachers of tn cir respective town.
ships, towns or cities, and 80 Immediately in a
itabulsraerm the following additional items.
The number OF district schools taught,
and their grades teachers, male and female /;
smount received during the year; amount
expended and the amount on hand; &C., &C.,
on failure Of any trustee to make either OF
said reportsto the school examiner at the
time specifed-he Is liable to have twenty.
five dollars deducted from the apportionment
made to the township-(see section q and
22) and be liable On hlsbond for all damages,
and the auditor is authorised to withhold the
warrant fer the funds until said reports are
fled.
] will-defer the balance of my remarks on
the duties OF the trustees until my next arti.
els. T. MCDONALD,
Examiner.
There was a terrible casualty at Sank.
town last Wednesday. Mr.. Steve Ugee,
brother I'm law of Horatio Wilcox, with