The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-02-07
The State schools.
krroltr or SUIT. iupwis

ktroNr or SUIT. iurWiss.
The Superintendent; Of Public ins,ruc
Ition. has just made lis report to IL.
Legislature.
lie divides the School Fund into three
clastes: Productive, uDLroduciiyc ant
contingent. Ihc Fund productive o
interest, IL over tS.C0O,OUU. Total of al
'clasaes. S.<3i,593 A.
Indiana stands AZ the head Of the list OF
States. il respec; to the amount OF hei
scboo! fund. She expended last year lol
tuition exclusively $l.lOl,3l2 ~.
lie reports the money safely invested
si.d the interest promptly paid. The
Usual number OF school houses have
bccn built and OF rather superior or.
der. a. Indicated by tile cost.
a ks Tor ALI extension Of the limit .,
bonds 10000 to &6o,uA,, and thai town
ships he authorized :o borrow none.
for the purpose OF building houses.
Asks also for county and township
Rosrds OF Educa.ion. also Tor the rcreg
OF the section ot the law authorizing
persons. not heS.is of families, 10 pariic.
ipatc in selection of teachers. Repre-
sents the Normal school as prosperous
i,s influence being felt more and innr,
each year; is destined 10 become the
great heart of our conmOn school sys-
TEN sl,ould be !iUera.ly sustained bs liz
Lee. .i-.aiur~.
Complains OF ab-sntceisn as the areai
evil % our schou; system: cinrc tlen
1900 person. in 'he State. hc!wec.i T.,
ages OF ten aud twen;y-one, hcing ..na.
bic 20 read. Argue that a. our system;
OF populsr schools WAS established ior
ali, All siould attend. AsaS IL conf IL
sorry law. and submits tlln draft - on,
similar in ia provisions 80 the Michigan
isw Proposes the follow ing amend.
inents 10 tll. school law.
|. Tha, .he Office oi Schoo' Examiner
lc abolished Nad t!iat Of County super
.utcnaeai he created!
=. Thal no fee shall be charged teach
ers for eXaIlDatiua or license.
3. That III" County Superintendent
must te successful aud practical tearhp,
4. That re shai' have The general ST.
ri.tendence of the SCHOOLS ofthe coun.
,y and shall visit each school at least
once each ycar.
s. That he shall have an Office fur
nished him al the county seat and shall
be paid for his services.
&. That he shall examine the official
dockets, records. books. papers and ac-
counts Of the Justices OF the Peace.
Clerk of the Court, Auditor and Com
missioners. and see that all fines. forleii-
urea and liquor license. ETC., arc prompt
ly collected and paid over, and II gees
sary institute suit for their collection.
Z. That the County Superintendent.
together with the Township Board o.
Education and the School Trustees OF
the towns and cities in the county, shall
constitute County Board OF Education.
Said Board shall consider the general
wants and needs OF the schools and
school property of the county, and shall
determine the text books. maps, charts
etc, that shall be used i'm the schools.
TOWNSHIP BOARD OF EDUCATION.
8. That at the time OF elcctiny tho
Township Trustee, two School Trustee.
shall be elected in every township. who
together with the Township Trustee
shall constitute a Township Board OF
Education said Board shall select and
employ the teachers for the schools OF
the township, and perform all the dutic.
now required Of the Township Trustee
the Township Trustee TO be Treasurer
Of the Board, and the two School Trus.
tees to serve without compensation, and
that all vacancies in said Board shall be
filled by tho Auditor, subject to the 40.
prova. Of the County Commissioners.
o. That one School Trustee I'm towrs