The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1872-01-12
January Sth 1872.
NANNY county PubItc schools.

Mnury County Public Schools.
The following paper was prepared in
view Of the existing laws for common
schools, and the condition Of things in
his county, at the request of several
district commissioners lately elected.
AS TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The officers of tho Board elected for
three wears, consisting of President,
two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a
County Superintendent, who is also to
10 Assistant Secretary; and arc the
Executive Committee ofthe Board.
SCHOOLS.
There shall be one session of five
months or twenty weeks in each year,
commencing between the first week in
July and the first week in August the
branches taught be Spelling, Reading,
Writing, Mental Arithmetic, Written
Arithmetic, Geography, and English
Grammar, and the money for their sup
mort be divided among whites and col
orcd, assembled in separate schools,
according to the animal enumeration.
TEACHERS.
No teacher shall be permanently en-
ployed without having certificate from
The County Superintendent, the fee for
examination being one dollar, and ire
certificate to he renewed annually; each
teacher will, also, comply with the sug-
cestions of the County superintendent
cooperating with School Commissioners
and the orders upon the County Trustee
for the payment Of teachers will not be
valid until approved by the County
Super intendent.
AGENTS.
The clerk OF each Civil District Boar
is appointed agent ofthe County Board
SO that il the Commissioners neglect TIT
enumeration ofthe scholastic population
he will be called upon for the enumera
ton; and il the whole work rests upol
him because OF the other Commissioners
NEGLECT, he shall be allowed, If his dis
trict numbers 400 or under. two cent
ner scholar: il betwe cen 400 and 500, on
and n half cents; If over 500, one cen
mar scholar: TO- which he shall be pail
ont of the funds due his district, by tn
County Trustee rpon the order OF th
President and Secretary OF the Count
Board: or, il both Clerk ana Commls
stoners fail, the County superintenden
is authorized TO employ some suitsol
person to take the enumeration, an
nave Nun fftiu
just specified.
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
The County Superintendent Will
employed about two-thirds OF each wee
during six months OF the year, common
ing July tho LIST and closing Decemb.
the 3lst; usually being at his office
Columbia, on Mondays and Saturday
so As 10 be accessible to commissions
and teachers; spending one or w
days of each week in visiting u
schools throughout the county consul
ing from time 10 time with the Con
missioners and teachers respectful
school-houses, method of instruction
books, &c, examining teachers, recei
ing their reports, approving proper o
ders for their salary upon the Count
Trustee: keeping record of what
done in and for Common Schools und
his supervision; his business being du
iuuthe time above specified TO promo
Inc best interests OF public INSTRUCT,
i'm the county; and his compensation
his personal services, ren4of office, al
travelling expenses shall be - dolls
per month for each of the six montl
I'm which his duties are 10 be performe
payable by the County Trustee upon
order drawn by the President ana o
rotary OF the County Board OF Edu'
ton.