The Red Cloud chief., 1876-03-09
Work 70 be Done a. the Annual c:s:.ic:
School Meeting.

As it will soon be time for the PEG.
pie to assemble to transact the bushes.
pertaining TO their school districts fol
the ensuing year, | deem it important
to call their attention to a few point
Of great interest to them aud of Vita
importance to the State.
LIST. Full, corr, ct and detailed
reports should be required FROM the
director and treasurer.
The directors report should embrace
a detailed account Of all repairs on
school house. Of the purchase Of furni
ture, APPARATUS, Yeteresse books, etc.
specifying each item and its cost, of
the length OF time school has been
taught, name Of the :sacher. gsade of
the certificate Acli by him or her,
wages paid per month. number of pu
pills attending school, average attend
ance. number of visits made by direct
or, general efficiency of the school,
condition Of school house and out
houses, etc . etc.
The report should aI>o contain
suggestion rs and recommendations for
the work of the ensuing year. 1t
should mention the books and appa-
ratus necessary to lender the school
more efficient, the repairs and fixtures
necessary, length of time school should
be sustained, land it is hoped that no
district will think of having less than
six mOnth>), the Importance of proper
out houses, There are in the State 693
school houses without a shadow Of an
out house ! Shame! Shame !! on such
districts.) the amount ofmoney needed
to carry on the school, and the sources
from which 1t must be derived.
If the director will take pains with
his report, he can do very much to
awaken "a proper interest in the cause
of education in his district, or he can
do much to injure the cause, and him
der ali laudable efforts to sustain agood
school.
The great thought should be how
many months can VT possibly sustain
school; not how few months and meet
the requirements of the law. 1t il the
education Of their children that should
induce the people to sustain a school:
al else is of slight Importance. The
treasurer should give 4 full, concise,
and detailed report Of all receipts and
disbursements. His report shon,d
clearly show all the sources of receipts,
the time when he received any money,
and 1ie Mnl from whic it was derived;
also. an itemizea report of all eApendi-
lures in detail. specifying the time
when paid ont, the fund from which
it was paid. the person to whom paid,
and the object for which paid.
The total receipts should always
equal the total expenditures, incluiins
the moneys on hand. 1t sometimes
happe $ that reports reach my office
showing the expenditures to be greater
than the receipts!
1t Is exceedingly important that the
treasurer should be reQutreaitO report, !
Il, it would doubtless save thousaus of
dollars annually to the schools Of this
State, and afford much satisfaction to
the people Of the districts. AMI form a
correct basis fOR proper reports to
this office.
I'd. Districts should take the utmost
care in selecting proper school c~ficer>.
The peace aud prosperity of the dis
trict depends almost wholly upon these
Perhaps mere than one half Of all
district brOils aud difficulties originate
with district officers in some w.y.
When a school officer is elected he
must b. retained for three years. There
is no way only through the courts of
nd Ut him, uoiess be choose.
ts resign.
81 TIE utmost care must be taken
10 levying district taxes.
Judge John A. Dillon, Of the U. 5.
Court, has decided that the
fund known as the contingent or iuci-
dental fund is illegal and cannot be
collected; the ssme matter i. now before
the Supreme Court of this State for
adjudication.
1t will therefore be necessary that
the objects for which the tax is levied
be explicitly stated.
1t will be better to itemize the levy
somewhat after this form:
For repairs on school houses and
school furniture
For fuel, books Of reference, and
apparatus ....---.-.
For teachers Wages sad payment Of
school
lu, order to, sustain each school
properly. each district will nov need !
levy a tax for teachers wages, As
lie State levy tor schools Is only
me mill now. This With other causes !
viii reduce the amount formerly
eceived per scholar from one dollar to
me and . halt dollars; hence no district
iced expect hereafter to be able to