The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-06-05


determine the number Of months the
school shall be held in thcir district OF
township, and fx the salaries that shall
be pald 10 me tsscher Here arc two
more clauses inserted for the benefit oil
tho enemies OF FREQ schools. 1fthe board
chooses TO determine that the schools
shall continue for only two months,
levy must be made for two
months; but no State fund can be
drawn; and the school for the too months
will require just as much tax as for four
monts, when the State fund Is received.
If two of the members Of the board are
opposed 10 free schools, or influenced by
some one who Is, they can so arrange the
fixing ofsalaries oiteachers as TO stop all
the schools In o year or two
The secretary ofthe board Of education,
bis duties and compensation, are about
the same as before.
The trustee Of every sub-district shall
appoint the teacher Tor his district, and
make contract in writing; but the board Of
education shall fix the salary oil the
Observation-Disclosures where divided aulhori-
ty Is again exhibited In the form tn please
the advocates Of NO irea schools. It would
have been consistent with some Of the
other provisions Of the law to provide
that the trustee should secure the sigma
ture Of the teacher to the contract, take 1t
to the board Of education for affirming
the price to be paid, then to the county
Superintendent for his signature as the
other party to the contract, and the coun-
" court for final approval
The provisions tor Colored children are
the same as in the old law. The GUNNER.
alton Is 10 be taken before the 1Gt oil July
as before. Secretaries Of boards Of educa.
ton and county Superintendent, the same
as now. The school year commences on
the 6rst OF September as now. Tho pro.
visions for high schools arc not changed
materially. .r--.-,.,-....4..
For examination 81 teachers, d county
board of eIGminRraBhRlh he tablished,
consisting Of tlSo gu u cd teacher, TO be-
chosen by the presidents. Of the boards Of
education Of the county, and the county
The president Aforesaid
shall meet at the Court House on the
County Court day next preceding the 3lst
Of August in each year. Any three preSi.
dents shall constitute quorum Of the
presidents for the purpose oil choosing Q
board Of examiners. Tho board ofexam-
iners ShAl receiYe three dollars per day
as COMPENSATION for their services, and for
one daY.extra for each Of two examine
lions ID each year. This Is for the time
necessary for preparation and conSulta-
ton, The fees for teachers certificates |
will be one dollar each, and the money
thus received by the county Superintend.
emit will .b6 paid to the examiners for the
time actually and necessarily employed In
the business, and the balance paid TO the |
Sheriff tor the use OF the schools, with the
money received from the State. No teach.
er shall be employed, to teach In any pub.
lie school Of this State until he shall have
presented TO the trustee, directors, or
board having charge of such school, q Ger.
ificate in duplicate Of his qualifications to
each a school Of the grade for which he
Lpplies. ,,....- ty.t
The board oil examiners need not have
certificate to teach school,
Certificates will be granted 70 the stu
lentsio normal schools, and by the
Itate board Of examiners, to teachers en-
tiled to the same on examination, for IS
Sch, which will be life certificate In
Vest Virginia. EC.r
The trustee OF each sub-dislrlct is Au-
horized to hire some one TO build fires
md sweep the school houses at q price not
fifty cents Q week. ul. ..
If tho boards Of education agree to con-
inue the schools more than four months,
n II twenty or more voters ask In writing
o have the schools continued more than
our months, the boards shall provide for
the question to the voters OF
he district, and II q majority Of those Vo.
ing Is for more than four months, then
be board shall order lever accordingly.
Tho Sheriff Is to collect all the school
money levied and disbursed from State
und. Tho law provides for the punish
nent Of tho Sheriff upon his failure to
lonor any proper draft made upon HIM"
Tho present State Superintendent has
-eceiVed letters from county supeIinten-
lents enquiring about the provision for
he board Of examiners TO examine teach.
,rs, as It apparently requires the prRcti-
al application of both the old and new
.aW. its his opinion that tho presidents
81 The boards Of education now In office
will have TO appoint the two teachers for
boards of examiners for each county, as
I will be too late in most cases TO walt
or the election Of the new school COM
nfssioners. .A-s- "'-'-
The law Is ridlculously sprawled out
,yer nearly sixty. octave pages, and Is
considerably mixed, iaasome oil the mem
,ers OF the Legislature were when the
aW was finally passed. uat the adjourn
d session in October the Legislature
would consent to have tho law cut down
ind properly arranged 30 as TO be not only
consistent Withitsell but very much sim
q ha yviua and TNrYdnNl