Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-05-21
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and Conducted by
j. f. LANGENBA UGH.



provision for schools other than brie
reference that some of the duties of the
Legislature are to provide ''for establish
ing schools, and promoting arts an6
sciences" The school law adopted in the
revised code of 1852 has since been sub
stantially retained. No state or county
supervision is provided for Educational
matters are left to "the school voters Of
each district" They hold a meeting
every year on the first Saturday of April
Amy number of voters is a quorum, and
their acts valid. They elect clerk and
two commissioners "to constitute q
school committee" and resolve by ma
jority of votes what sum shall be raised
for school house or free school. Ifa
majority of voters be against tax," the
sum may be raised by subscription. The
school committee hold office one year.
with the following duties: Determine
site of school house, keep the school
house in furniture, fuel and repair Pro
vide school as long as the money lasts,
employ teachers whom they believe to be
well qualified to teach reading, writing,
arithmetic, and English grammar. School
free TO all white children over five and
under twenty-five years old. Receive,
collect, and apply all moneys, appoint
collectors for the district The law di-
rects the Governor yearly to appoint a
superintendent of free schools in each
county, who receive no emolumcnt but
postage and travelling charges. His du
ties are defined to be corresponding, adj
vising, and supplying forms, to collect in
formation, and to report to the General
Assembly the state of the districts, and
such matter as he shall deem proper. In
1855 the property of colored people was
exem pted by law from taxation for school
purposes in the city of Wilmington.
Colored people afterwards petitioned the
Legislature to ne taxed for and allowed
free schools. March 1st 1861, the fol-
lowing act was passed.
SEC. I. School committees in each
school district must levy in April, in
each district of New Castle County, $40
Kent. $50; Sussex, $50.
SEC 2. A majority of voters may vote
a sum not to exceed $4,000, exclusive of
the amount in section one.
SEC. 3. A majority of voters may re.
solve to raise sum not exceeding $500
tor building or repairing school house.
Notwithstanding the Governor is au-
thorized, it can not be ascertained that
any county superintendent of schools
have been appointed.
FLORIDA.
The state of Florida has State Su-
perintendent of Public Instruction. He
together with the Secretary of State, and
Attorney General constitute the State
Board of Education. County superih
tendents are elected by the people, hold
ing their office for four years. County
Boards consist Of not more than five
members, appointed by the Board of Ed
ucation, nominated by the State Superin
tendent, and recommended by County
representatives. A Board of Trustees il
appointed by the county board, and con
sists of five members, recommended 10y
the school patrons. The school fun(
consists of land grants, donations, ap
propriatiops, proceeds of land by eschea
or failure, exemption from military du
ties, penal fines, twenty-five per centun
of public land sales, and taxes, specia
and per capita, as prescribed by law
Teachers Certificates may be granted b,
county Board, good in the county for
lyear also by the State Superintendent
to eminent teachers, good in any part o
the State for the time specified therein
Age of fpupils:-6 to 81 years. Stat
uniformity of text books, selected by tn
State Board of Education. Branche
taught: Reading, writing, arithmetic
spelling, grammar and geography.
An interesting archaeological discover,
has just been made by peasant Will
in the neighborhood of Aries -Bouches
du-Rhone, consisting of an ancient glas
cup. 1t is composed of two portions
one in simple ordinary glass forming tn
vase, whilst the second is an ornament Il
red glass superposed. This latter form
a series of ovals united by knots curious
| iy interlaced. On one of the sides is
satin inscription which has been deciph
cred "Divus Maximionus Augustus.
This object therefore belonged to tn
Emperor Maximianus Hercules, VIII
resided in Gaul for considerable time
The cup has no foot. and those for festi
walls were almost always made so.
The Morning Post is the oldest Lon
don news paper. The first number az
peared in 1772. The first number of th
London Times appeared on the 1st q
January, 178S.
Beer or ale is as old as civilization.
| Il said that Bachus invented q vino mad