Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1873-08-02
SCHOLASTIC POPULATION.
Census to be Taken After the August
EIectiOn-App0rtiOnment of State
Fund.- OrganiZatiOn Of District Boards.

EloctiOn-AppOrtlOn Oh STATE
Fund--0rganization Of District Boards.
q The following circular forwarded to
each of the various County Superin-
tendents of Public Instruction, with
a supply of blanks for the taking of
the scholastic census st
% State Superintendent Office,
Nashville, Tenn. July Is, 1873.
To the County Superintendent:
Dear Sir-By to-day's mail I for
ward to you a supply of blanks for tax
ing the scholastic census of your county,
The law provides that the Clerk of
the District, within thirty days after
his appointment and annually there
after, in the month of july" shall
take the census of all persons resi-
ding in the school district between
the ages six and eighteen" 1t was
not contemplated that the census
should be taken for 1873 until after
the August election and the or
ganization of the District Boards,
then to be chosen. In many of the
counties there will be no officer to
take the census until after that time.
So that it will be expected that every
District Clerk and Treasurer, within
thirty days after his appointment
next August, will proceed to take
the census of district as required by
law, and in accordance with the form
prescribed and herewith furnished
you. t''i =
. The apportionment of the State fund
among the counties will be made upon
the basis of enumeration of those be-
tween six and eighteen years Of age.
Nevertheless inasmuchas persons be-
tween eighteen and twenty one are
permitted to attend the schools
three years from the date of
the organization of schools, under
the present law, in their dis
tricts, | have deemed it important that
accommodation of such persons should
also be mace, and have prepared sep
arate columns for that purpose accor-
dinghy. s'Gis :. li. ie Elii.. 1888 u
3. Should the supply of blanks sent
you not be sufficient for your county,
send your order for enough to supply
the deficiency. Ht"t t.
Should single sheet not prove suf-
ficient for district, let the Clerk ex-
tend it by removing the head from
another sheet and FASTING tito the bot
tom of the original, so that the col
umns will correspond. 70 81 i''.'.a 1t
1t is believed the form is so simple
as to require no special direction to
the Clerk. Should any be needed,
however, you will see that the expla-
nation is given. aous.u3 i.gDl- 81
also send you blank form for a
special report to be made by you, to
this Office, at the earliest hour practi-
cable. bass bsstf 1ga 81 dyF'f y
5 The law requires reports to be made
annually by County Superintendent,
on or before the first day of October,
for the year ending the 31st day Of
August proceeding" and also to make.
Especial reports whenever required.
In asmuch as the general reports for
the first year will necessarily relate
more especially to the organization Of
the system, rather than TO its opera
tions and results, deem it proper to
direct that your general report of this
year be delayed till the 18th of Octo-
Der, so as to enable you to embrace
within it an account of September's
operations, and such other matters as
your attention will be called to IN a
future communication. ''H jl'iI .'..t l
But inasmuch as | must this year
report the scholastic population of the
Slate to the Comptroller on or before
the first Monday in October next, in
order to secure the apportionment of
the semi-annual interest now due, it is
important that this part of the work be
FASTENED rather than delayed There
fore direct that, Immediately upon the
receipt of the returns from the dis
tricts, you report to me the scholastic
population of your county, by means
of the blank form herewith furnished.
There need be no extention of time
for taking the censes The election
of Directors will take place on the 9Th
of August By the 18th, at farthest,
every Board should be organized.
This will allow the Clerk fifteen days
in which to make the enumeration,
which ought to be ample for the most
populous districts.
: | desire especially to impress you
with the great Importance Of the i'm
mediate organization and prompt ac-
ton of the District Boards, after elec-
ton. In order to secure this, l sug-
gest that, in advance of the election,
you cause notice to be given in every
district that there will be meeting of
all the Directors of the county at the
County Seat, on the first NJ onday after
the election. For many obvious rea-
sons, such meeting will be highly
profitable and much TO be desired. &
= [ beg you to bear in mind, and so
impress your Directors, that unless the
enumeration of your eoanty's seho-
lastic population is made and reported
in time, il cannot be included in the
apportionment. .sIgE9 SD "a ful r..
az Please acknowledge receipt of the
communication and accompanying doc
uments promptly. iHEd-s3 n ra
.E Very respectfully. ahf ie
,h-gas JOHN NJ. FLEMING III
Z - i@sV State Superintendent.