Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-07-30

Treasurer Il. f., Clerk OF District
No. A, etc, viii the note bind
the district?
A. If the note reads: School
District No. 4, in the town of, etc,
for value received, promises TO pay,
etc., then the note will bind the dis
trict; but If it reads: I'VE promise
10 pay" will not. If the President
should give you his personal note for
$1,000, and sign it, US Grant, Pres
dent of the U. S., you would hardly
be able to collect it OF Uncle Sam.
| Q Is it not illegal to place the
school house one side OF the corter Of
the district?
A. The law says nothing about
it. 1t is of course requisite that the
site be central, if proper place can
be found, but not otherwise. The
center may be 3 swamp.
Q. In what way and by whose
authority may district clerk be re-
moved who refuses to draw an or
der for money voted by the district ?
A The county judge has power
TO remove for wilful neglect of duty
Sec. 124); but it would not be the
duty of the clerk to draw an order
for payment clearly illegal.
Q. Our district embraces valua-
ton of about $l.0O0,000 is it abso-
lutely necessary TO get the consent
of the supervisors TO raise over Il
thousand dollars in one year to
build a school house, in such case ?
A. Wealth does not make any
difference in the building force of the
law; the consent must be obtained
and in each case it may be presumed
would readily be granted. (Sec. 10,
sub-sect OBS fifth.
@. Ia it pencil to alter the school
register?
A. Ii clerk should al err tho reg
/ ister in order to make false report,
no would be liable to punishment
(Sec 1863 If any one else should
alter il with view to obtain money
for the district than it was entitled
to it is probable that the offence
would be punishable, but not under
any provisions of The school law.
@. If a parent puts q desk into
the school house for his boy, and
faStens it to the floor, can be AFTER
wards take it out?
a. Yes, the fastening would not
preclude his right TO do 50, unless
it would seriously irjure the school
| house to unfasten it.
Q. Is teacher obliged to teach
the Constitution if mono wishes to
study it?
A. The law docs not mean that
every teacher must teach this branch
in every school, but the teacher must
be prepared to teach it (and therefore
examined on IT'D if there are scholars
of suitable age for it. This is not
likely TO DO the case, in most OF the
country summer schools.
@. What can a teacher do if
scholars have no books is he oDlig-
cd to teach them, in that case
a. A teacher ought 10 be able to
teach very much without books, and
is not justified in neglecting pupils
who have none. He should send
word to the parenta, repeatedly I'LL
the books absolutely needed are
forthcoming. If tho parents arc in
digment, the board can furnish the
books at the expense Of the district.
(Sec. 5D.
@. Can teacher compel scholars
to study?
"A. OF course be can but in any
peculiar case of idiansss and obstin-
acy, it would not oe wise TO e0hip on
lily. Let o hor and gehtler means be
used also. Compulsory study is not
likely to do much good.
@. La what way is . teacher al
lowed to punish =?
A. In any ordinary way, 50 that
it is not barbarous, dangerous, inJnri-
Gus or excessive. a switch is we'll
adapted to boys legs a ruler to q
girls hand but use either with eau
ton, and net at all, if you can avoid
it. Try patient frmness and loving
persuasion.
@. Will teachers contract,
which requires % days for q month,
and which reads as follow3: "No
school TO be taught on every other
Saturday" entitle him to teach every
other Saturday, it being understood
between the board and teacher that
| be should be allowed to do SO, and
that it should count on his time?
A. In case like this, it would no
doubt be held that the contract should
teach evory other Saturday, and that
be should not teach every other Sat
urday.
@. Does a teacher, holding a
certificate at the time Of engaging a
school, forfeit his wages ifthe certlti-
cate expires before the close of the
term +?
A. He would be entitled to wag
es up to the time of the expiration Of
his certificate, and shouli in the
meantime take measures to have his
| certificate reBewed. If he failed in
this, that would terminate the con-
tract.
Q. Can compel my scholars to
study, if they do not wish to provid-
ed they behave we'll otherwise?
| a, Yes, but try the waking up"
| process also.
O. Our school is SO large that it
is divided, bat has 10 regular course
of study is il graded school, and
must the annual meeting be in July.
A. If it simply divided because it
is too large for one teacher, without
any distinct grades, it is not a graded
school, and the annual meeting may
be held as heretofore.
@. IF the district votes to have
the annual meeting ats o'clock, must
the clerk post the notice to that eff
feet. or can be legally put it at Z
O'Clock
A. He must conform to the vote