The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-02-23
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The Cairo Ga-,itc of the 2lsi inst says:
"Mr,. i. \. TAYLOR, County Suporin-
tcndcui Of Public schools. has accepted
IN" position of teacher in The plrochi
school about to hc established In this city
in connection with the Church Of the Re
dccmcr We regret that slic has consent
ed 10 do 80. for several reasons.
She cannot. dare not. assume charge of
this >cctarian or any other school without
rcsigning her position ~ County Super
intcndcnt. She j. under solemn ubliga-
tions To encourage and promote the we'll
being of public schools. and
will not. therefore, place herself
in antagonism thereto. without
first diyc,ting herself of her Office.
This We undertake To say. she ha, no
right To do. Her acceptance of the Of
flee carried with it ali implied obligation
to discharge it, duiic, until her
successor should be elected and quail
fled. She !, the first and only lady elect
ed to public office in Alexander county.
Should she refuse 10 serve out the term
for which ,hc was elected. and involve
the county in the expense Of an extra
election or the county commissioners In
the hazard of appointing a successor. the
of female uhicc-,cckcrS in the future
We therefore hope that Mrs. TAYLOR will
not resign Da> she must and will. if she
take, charge OF the parochial school but
will honor the office, A. lie has done, To
the end OF the term.
l.. S.-Nc 90 not wish TO be under
stood q, being hostile to the parOchial
school Parties interested have the uu-
doubted right--nay, believing a. they do,
II i their duty 10 establish such school.
II will. 10 some extent. dctract from the
interest, OF the public school by taking
thcriron many of It's hest pupils, but
the objection we raise j. by no means
founded on this fact. The County SUI
pcrintcndcnt. without re,gning her of
flee, has no moral or legal right to take
charge of such II school. Having been
elected tor :, cciiicd term of time. she
has no right, IN such a purpose, 10 resign"
We disagree, IN toto, with the opinion
of our ncighDor on this subject. We have
examined the law defining the duties of
county school superintendent, We find
therein nothin" which can be construed
into obligations on the part of such Of
iiccr. to refrain from engaging In any
business whatever, separate from The du-
ties of county superintendent. The
duties of the incumbent of the Office are !.
to keep certain books prescribed by law /;
to file Treasures bonds: to appportion
and pay out school funds: to
report to the State Supcrintcn-
dent to visit the school. and
advise with and consult with the
teachers, and perform other duties de-
fined 10y law. The salary attached to the
office varies in different counties. In Al
eNandcr county ii is five hundred dollars
year, which is not a living salary for
anybody, and this fact alone is sufficient
evidence that the county superintendent,
is not expected to coniine himself or her
self to the exclusive duties of the posi-
! ton. Such has not been the ease with
former supcrintcndculs. Mr. Butler wa.
a lawyer and attended to the business OF
hi, profession while hc held the Office OF
! superintendent. Mr.. White was an insur-
ancc agent aud continued the bushes.
] " lAil'bA NUN NIiAl'll WIN Nv Il'lu lllt
office. Neither OF them was ever asked
to resign because he followed bis own
! special business. II Mrs. Taylor
who certainly cannot support herself and
children ON five hundred dollar, a year
should iind ii consistent with her interest,
to engage in the business of saving wood
inordcr to add to hrrhvc hundred dollar,
salary enough of an income To supporl
her family In comfort, who would come
forward and demand her resignation on
the ground that she could not
saw wood consistently with her oh,
legations a. school superintendent:
That, instead of saving wood, MR.,
Taylor finds it ia her way to engage a.
teacher In a parochial school, docs not
inralldate the argument in the least
There Is no quarrel between privat,
schools and the public schools. The
formation of parochal school i.
not move against the interests Of tho
public schools, and by accepting a place
rs teacher in such a school, Mrs. TAYLOR
does not place herself in antagonsm &c
the public schools. when She took upon
herself the oath Of office n. county schoo
superintendent, she did not obligatc her
self to frown upon all educational enter
prises not connected with the public
schools. She did obligatc herself 10 full,
Ill the duties appcrtaining To the Office
If from any cause, she ncglccts to per
form these duties, she i liable to remova
IL } GgoNlcr, She is also liable to re-.
ng sewing maahlc violation Of
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