Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-30
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and Conducted by
JF LANGE ENBA UGR.
INDIANA.

bent is Milton B. Hopkins). He reports
to both the Governor. (annually) and the
General Assembly (biennially); and must
visit each county tn the State once at
least during his term. The State Board
of Z 1ucation consists of the Governor,
State Superintendent of Public Iustruc-
ton. President or the State University,
Pre-: ident of the State Normal School,
Sup srintendent of Common Schools OF
the hree largest cities in the State. The
State Superintendent is er oticio Presi
dent of the Board. The Board may issue
State certificates to teachers, upon thor
ough and critical examination.
The county Superintendents are ap-
point, d by the Township Trustees OF the
several townships ia their respective
counties, who meet on the first Monday
in June biennially, at the County Audi
tors office, for that purpose The County
Super .ntendent holds his office for two
years and receives for his services :our
dollars for every day actually employed
in the discharge of the duties of his Office.
The County Superintendents examine all
applicants tor license as teachers OF com
mon schools of the State. bv Sc les of
written or printed questions. furnished by
the State Boar! of Education, and there
upon grant licenses for the term of six,
twelve, eighteen, or twenty four months,
according to the ratio of correct answe-s
and other evidence Of qualification give.i
upon examination. Certificates of moral
character are required by Superintendents.
County Superintendents have power To
revoke licenses, for incompetency, ,immor
ralily, cruelty or general neglect of the
business of the school. One public eX
animation at least is held each month in
the year aud in no case are they permit
ted to grant licenses upon private exami
nation, Or holi private examinations.
All licenses granted by County Superin-
tendents are limited to the county in
whicn they are granted. County Super
intendenis have the general superintend-
ence of the schools OF their respective
counties Except cities). They also cen
s.itute medium of communication be-
tween the State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction and subordinate school off.
GERS and the schools.
The Township Trustees and the School
Trustees of Incorporated towns and cities,
take charge of educational affairs of their
respective townships, towns and cities,
employ teachers, huild SCH ool houses. and
are the mediums between the people and
the County Superintendent. They have
power to levy special tax in their respec-
tive townships, towns or cities, for the
construction, repairing, or furnishing
school houses; but no such tax shall ex-
ceed the sum of fifty cents on each one
hundred dollars worth of taxable proper
| ty, and one dollar on each poll in any one
year, the income from sail tax is denOm-
mated the special school revenue. Each
| school district elects School Director.
whose duty it is to preside at all meetings
appertaining to school purposes; he also
acts as the organ of communication be-
tween the Inhabitants and the Township
Trustees.
| CoUNfY BOARD OF EDUCATIoN.-The
Township Trustees of the several Town
ships and incorporated towns meet annu.
ally or semi-annually, as the County Su-
perintendent may direct. at the Superin-
tendent's Office, as County Board of Ed
ucation. They have power to select text
books for their county, and make all ne
cessary changes as regards looks. The
County Superintendent is er ,tfcio chair
man Of said Board. School age of pupils
is from to 81 years.
THE BRANCHES TAUGHT are-Orthog-
raphy, reading, writing, arithmetic, geog-
raphy, English grammar. physiology, and
the history of the United States. A
school month consists of twenty days,
and the school day. established by custom,
is six hours, exclusive of the noon recess.
l w uChC'Ci ehO pohCuto vi SudIulduS Ol Sd
or more children at any school of town
ship, town, or city shall so demand, the
Trustees shall procure teachers and intro
duce the German language as braLch OF
study into such school.
THE COMMON SCHOOL FUND consists
of the Congressional Township Fund,
and the lands belonging thereto; the Sur
plus Relenue Fund; the Saline Fund
and the lands belonging thereto; the
Bank Tax Fund, and funds arising from
the sales county seDinaries, and the
money and property heretofore held fol
such sem:naries; from the fines assessed
for breaches of the penal laws of the
State, and from all forfeitnres which NAV
accrue. All lands and other estate which
shall escheat to the State for want OF
heirs or kindred entitled to the inheri.
tance all lands which have been or ma,
hereafter be granted to the State. the
proceeds Of the sales thereof. Including
AZ x,rrca,d. of tho co1or ~ ~ - h.