Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-19
OUR COUNTY SCHOOLS.
Important Suggestions from the
County superintendent

The following notice to the school di-
rectors of this county is being sent out by
the County Superintendent Of Public In
struction, Il. W. Weakley:
]. The census of all persons residing in
your district between six or eighteen years,
together with educational statistics, must
be taken in this month, according to forms
furnished by the State Superintendent.
These forms | have seat to your district.
Should you have failed to receive them you
will be supplied on application.
.. An election of one director in each
district takes place in August.
5. Section 80 of the school law provides
..that all sums of money which are uneN-
pended in any district at the close OF the
scholastic year (Which is the 3lst day OF
AugUSD shall 60 into the hands OF the
County Trustee for re-diyisiOn.
4th. Section 20, subsection IS, provides
for a report from you ''On all subjects indi-
Gated in the blank forms supplied" said
forms will call for the number of schools in
your districts during the year, number OF
months taught, number Of pupils enrolled,
amount paid teachers, amount paid for
school-houses, and other incidental ex-
penses, and such other information as the
State Superintendent may think will show
1.-The degree of success aud usefulness OF
the system.' These forms will be issued
to YOU upon their reception.
9Th. The Board Of Education" of our
county will meet on Monday, August 81.
Il is desirable that all the directors of the
county be present on that OCCASION.
The Tennessee School Journal, published
i'm this city, under the auspices Of the
Estate Teachers Association" besides con
/ tanning articles of value To all interested in
the management of schools, has a depart
meut allotted To the State Superintendent,
in which correspondence with school Of
| ficers upon questions Of law and eXpe-
dieucy. together with instructions from
time to time issued from his Office, are pub
lished. would advise, that ii you are not
already subscribers 10 this Journal, and
| from your pecuniaTy status do not feel able
| 10 subscribe, tRat the clerk Of your district
| be furnished a copy of this Journal, TO be
maid for out Of the school moneys of your
| district. This would be strictly legitimate,
as YOU will see by reference tc sub. sec. .
| Of sec. 20 OF the school law.
The State Superintendent has arranged
for the holding of four Teachers Institutes
| i'm this division Of the State during the
| lllpHblls VI July dtNa -Ata-hSb-
most easy Of access to the teachers OF this
| county will begin at Lebanon, on Monday,
Aug. 5. Al persons who expect to teach
school in this cOnniy should attend this
| institute. SO expense viii be Incurred,
save travelling expenses, and they will not
amount TO more than two or three dollars.
| The advantages TO teachers Of attendance
upon these institutes are obvious, and need
not be recited here. l hope that you will
urge upon all the teachers of your district
attendance upon this institute. The doors
will be open to teachers of private IS we'll
rs public schools. An attendance upon all
Of them will be beneficial, but specify the
one at Lebanon because it is easier of ac-
cess TO us. 1t will continue one week
and its exercises will be of practical ma
| ture.
With regard to the examination of ap-
plicants fer Tho position of teacher, lie
says:
will be al the Edge6eld Public School
building, for the purpose of examining all
applicants for the positions in the white
schools of the county, on Monday and
Thursday of each week, beginning with
Monday July 20. And at Mckee School,
in 18th district, on Tuesday and Friday of
! each week, beginning with Tuesday, July
u, for examination of colOred applicants.
Recommendation are required when ap-
plicants are unknown to me, and a fee of
81 in all cases.