Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-03
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
Edited and Conducted by
D. f. LANtTENBA Ugh.
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The State Superintendent of Public In
structions of the State OF Minnesota Is
appointed by the Governor, and holds his
office two years. He holds twenty Teach
ers' Institutes annually; apportious The
available annual school fund to the sever.
al COUNTIES, in proportion to the number
offs cholars between 5 and q years exam-
res teachers; and, in gene al, admins
tiers the school laws 10 the Sisie. Coun.
ty Superin,endents are appoi uted by the
County Commissioners. They examine
and license teachers, giving certificates,
conduct Teachers Institutes. and direct
the district in their details under the law
Each city, town, village, Or town
ship. organized under general or spec
ial law for Independent Districts, ,lect
Boards Of Education who act as trustees
in the execution of the laws in the res
pective citr, town. village. or township.
They elect examiners; may elect Super
intendent, and select textbooks. The
officers are president, clerk, and treasurer
Zach district in the State Is a school dis.
trict and body corporate The otIicersof
district are director, treasurer and clerk,
who hold office for one year. They con-
stltutc Board Of trustees for their dis
trlct. The Board of trustees employs
teachers and supervises details ofa SCHOOL
Fund Proceeds of sale of school lands
invested in Missouri State and United
States bonds; and is distributed In pro-
portion to lumber of children between
and 81 years. Additional funds are
raised by local taxation in the cities.
towns, or districts. Teachers are exam.
ined by County Superintendcnts, and ex
aminers in Independent districts. They
receive certificates of three grades; the
first good for two years; the second for
one, and the third for six months. valid
within the limits where granted. These
may be renewed by the Superintendent
at their expiration by his Endorsement
The examinations ar. conducted by writ
ten and oral questions and answers. The
teachers are employed by the distric.
B )ards, and Boards OF Education. The
State Superintendent may examine teach
ers and issue Stale certificates Of eminent
qualifications as to teachers, TO such us
he finds worthy to receive them. These
certificates supersede the necessity of any
other examination, and are valid any,
where in the State for seven years.
School age from to 81 years For or
dinary districts. text books are uniform
over the State: but independent and spec
ial chartered districts select for them
selves. The Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, the Principal of the Uni
veis.ty of Minnesota, and the Secretary
OF State constitute Board of Commits.
sioners. whose duty is To select the text
books 10 be used in the State. Their Sc
lection holds good for five years. The
school day is not fixed by law, but GUS
tom makes it six hours. The school
month consists of four weeks of five days
each. The school year is not less than
twelve nor more than forty-four weeks
The bianc hes taught are reading, writing,
arithmetic. modern geograpL Y, grammar,
hisloay of the United States, elementary
algebra, plane geometry, physical geogra
phy, physiology: and one hour each day
is allowed for German. There arc no
laws compelling attendance en- school
but each district forlelis its fund unless
it keep three months school during the
year. The State University, at ST. An
thony, is "A part Of the school system of
the State. Schools are OF tour grades
intermediate, grammar, and
high
The Latin palindrome We quote be.
low is line of a much admired couplet,
which according to a legend, was adj
dressed to ST. Martin by Satan. The
lines are:
Sigma tesigna;. temere me tangis ct angie;
Roma ti6i su6ito nsotibus i6n amor"
These lines on perusal will be found to
read backward precisely the same, their
is:
"cross, cross yourself; you annoy and threaten
me unnecessarily;
For owing to my exertioos, you win soos reach
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