The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-01-20

leSiea for the schools, one great
DEFECT in the present syoteaf woula
be Conc away with.
Secondly, Even this smslr appor.
tionusnt is partly sHuandared by
.oflioiels. Were these officials safely
housed In tho penitensiafy ahothea
great advantage would accrue to the
free schools. .-...
2Hirals, In many oSuntis5S, tho
School Commissioners have been and
still aro VIGOROUSLY incompetent
The school commissioner is paid
to fdrthsr tho interests Of eduSa
tion. Its his duty to visit eaol,
school In his c6antyi at least three
timos yeayr to deliver lectures on
educational subjects, ahd to instruct
tcacherS in their duty, giving them
information CONCERNING all the i'm:
provefnehts that are being daily
made in the art of imparting instruc.
tion. 1t is his duty to appoint
board Of exattfiners; in conjunction
with which he is to GxaminS teaebets
and appoint trustees for the varioas
Districts. 1t Is also lis duty to
watch the teaebefs aud trustees and
to see that their dutlSs are we'll POI.
formed. An this requires man
Of intelligence, eduoa,iob; ind ad.
ministratiVe ability: Tie cfllee is
ono of the thost Important in tile
bounty, ind yet it is frcqdensly given
to some putty haok who is uuablb to
obtain any other off}oe. Unless the
peofle elect Competent School Com.
missioucra) taxatioh fot ed'ibatioaal
purposes is w1rsc tlikn tise '.esG. TIE
remedy for this defSctis to elect sAch
commissioners nd are fully qualified
to perf6rh all the duties REQUIRED of
them by law. ..
fourlhly, Tie trustec5 are in
naauy cases careless, incompetent
or igndfaRt Of their du,ies. Iu
many instances it Is almost inpossi.
bic to induce eompctsnt persons to
I'LL this ofioe, and for this reason, in.
competent men ere selected:
1t Is the dity Of the trustccs to
decide upon the number of Aohools
to be opened in th> IL: respective
t,wnsliips, tc contract With Teachers,
TO visit the schools; to ascertain the
progress Of tile pupils; aud to s:e
tha, ull school ropdtts are properly
made out befot6 the warrants Of the
teachers ate sighed. They should
alBo ascertain the amount of money
they will receive, aud be guided by
tllis in fixing the number of schools
and tho length of the session. In
Fairfield every year since the war
too many school certificates have
been Issued, until nj W fr:gh:ful
deficiency Of thousands Of aollats
presents itself to the taxpayers.
Trustees must guard th,s most care
fully. BY 30 doing th6y Will r, m,vc
all cause fos embarrassment in this
respeot."
FVMD,' pstsHts are entirely too
careless concerning the education Of
their children. Thou*ands Of BOYS
and girls in this bounty are growing
up in ignotancb. Phpiid nre per-
mitted tS absent themselves from
toh'ool on all occasions UPON t4e most
frivolous pretexts. THEY lose time
ause their Slass.s to drag, ahd dis
organi2a tie entire school. No
teacher, however admirably fitted to
discharge his duties, Gun accom- plish
any good III susb state of affairs.
When evory'barcn. fully nppreciates
the blessings Of education, and when
h large haj. rity Of the children ure
compelled te attend school regularly
a fresh 'impdtus will be given to the
schools. So
We arc profoundly impressed with
tho great benefits to be derived from
the free school system, and We sin.
Gcrely trust that by I" hearty coop
Grafton of all parties connected with
+ T., all these blessings will bs fully
realized.
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