The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-07-05
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COLuMRIA SC 1nno

COLUMBIA, s. c., June II, 1877.
10 j ~ c4RIPZLE School Commissioner Of An
derson County, S. c.:
StE-Thc General Assembly et Its recent session
appropriated 100000 exclusive of tina poil fsT fo
the auppost Of tho Free Common schocis for ,!,i,
nscai year. The amount to which your County i
imposed for the ylnenr Of the poii tax. & i
b9ievcd that the amount derived from, this sourcs
law provdes 9Gat the poll sa ANY sba psnvSus 10
Gu oy the County Treasurers, and that II shall bt
eTGehdsd Ieh for school purposes In he township il
~ have been closed this year. would advise yor
10 open them as soon IS possble;and 70 keep therr
open until the above mentioned amount and III,
amount (as nearly you can estimate iii to be de
rived from the poll tax are exhausted If, hovey
tasr the Indebtedness for work done during thi
nscai year Is equal to the amount to which YOU
Comfy Is entitled, the schools should be closed a
once, once. fon VII please .ci,c.. promptly 10 ini
my desire to visit those Counties In which th1
schools arc In operation. In advance Of the publ
cation OF the Acts passed at the recent session o.
the General Assembly. will call your attention tc
s ehs following summary Of the amendments to the
1. Teachers certificates aud all claims against the
presenting the claims. All Trustees arc authorized
and required 10 administer oathS, free Of charge
10 persons by whom such claims nrc presented
>, 2. The same person cannot act as Trustee an,;
Teacher Of public school.
.. The law authorizing tho levy OF District
Schooi Tax has been repealed.
Inc compensation allowed County School Conn.,
missioners is three dollars day for the time actu-
each and every year for which said compensation
shall be allowed shall In no case exceed one hun
dred Gays, except in the County of Charleston,
Shere the number OF days shal! not exceed one
hundred and fifty.
This Is the year In which the Trustees arc rcqui-
all children between tho ages Of six rnd sixteen
years The District School Tax having been abol-
ishsd, there Is ho fund from which tho Trustees
can DO paid for this work. They are, however
earnestly requested to make the enumeration The
work Is not onerous and Il Is of the utmost impor-
tanco that 1t should be done. Without the infor-
nation thus obtained It will DO impossible for the
Legislature at the regular session 10 make correct
estimate upon which to base The appropriation for
capita, which has heretofore been allowed for this
enumeration, the expense Of making 1t, assuming
1875 would be nearly $4,000. Tho saving of this
amount will surely be, to all Trustees who really
aSsiIe eo, TO promote the interests Of tho public
schools sufhcient inducement to perform this I'M
portant work without pay.
Kermit me to call your attention TO the impor-
lance OF having men OF intelligence and high char
Trustees. ""' '''"'u' Vi
The efficiency OF the public school system must
Boards organized "psrtlssn s.,s:rict.o;, ,V :T
The e. oos" Is forbidden. and the best guarantee
law viii! be enforced will he the selection of CONF
i"s peaent persons for Examiners and Trustees. /
sna So, TmSTtTe5 Ot;c is that both
Boards. Many Of the school officers and cspecially
ing trustees are notoriously incompetent. To re-
tain them will reflect great dscrcdit upon tho
School School Commissioners, C. and will be wrong to the
people OF the State. 1t Is my intention to request
the Circuit Judges to instruct tho Grand Jurcs TO
investiGare IN the management Of the public schools
In the different Counties and Shall ask the Courts to
use their authority to remove all school officers.
who through ignorance or neglect, fail to discharge
their duties. o.
As soon rs possible after the closing of the schools
you Will please send to this Office ali reports which
you are required to make: Delay on the part OF
any one commissioner will retard the preparation
OF my -epcrt.
There VII! DO no meeting this year of tho Board
OF Education, no appropriation having henn made
&c INC iniivage or members.
School officers ghould bear In mind that tho
money appropriated for this year cannot be used TO
meet deficiencies for previous years,
Very respectfully,
State Superintendent OF Education
OFFICE COUNTY School COMMISSIONER.
AFDEnsoN, June %, 1877
Trustees will please take notice of the above Or
dcr, and give Its suggestions and requests their
prompt and careful attention.
J. n. CARWILE
school Commissioners Anderson Counts;
June Is, 1877 90