The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-04-03
CIRCULAR LETTER
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
OFFICE STATE SUPERINTENDENT PUBLIC EDUCATION, :
JACKSON, Miss, April, 1878.
IF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

JACKSON, Miss, April, 1873.
To County Su6eintendents. School Trustees and Teachers
you establish and maintain
uniform system of Public Free Schools State together
the laws enacted by the last e
lature relate 0 Public Education.
that of the laws previously enacted relative
subject and where changes have been
made they are of a radical character
supervised and administered in its different de-
paments by officers viz: State Board of Education
Education County and Local
Boards 0 Trustees.
supervision is the great necessity for the improvement of
SYSTEM and in business depends
other thing
schools their depend largely upon those whose duty is
to superintend their workings
regard the number of schools and their oea
and attention eoned County Supern
tendents prolific of trouble and diatisac
system than failure this point Judou action
the location of schoohou will much
difficulty expense largely
schools only sufficient number school facilities
all the educabe children your county,
number without doing injustice
any larger will only diminish
but will increase their efficiency.
v this Act grades authorized requiring
gade higher degree of scholarship than heretofore
therefore, the schools of have
opened for the examne teachers giving them
with their qualifications And is urged
upon you you your thorough
only when the applicant clearly the requirements
of the law.
school of the State
and recommendation
The moral character OF the applicant Tor cercae cannot IN every
the Superintendent and hence the importance
the part Trustees in this
training youth primary
past history the school system
done more mpa its efficiency than the waste of the public funds
unworthy and incompetent teachers What need
intelligent progressive corps Of teachers who will take pride
their profession and doing their work honestly and efficiently
their duties and aid and encourage them in their arduous and
Saturday by
trustees anu IL 'AI 1nls matter oe not heSecteo as IN
the Superintendent to appoint Trustees.
salary of County superintepents This
which was approved March D. 1878.
Aeod4g 70 recent opinion vSn BY the Attorney General the
date of confirmation by the Senate
provided for the distribution the State School Fund and third
n 0af iG Is se M in OF f the eo 4 aenGo
officer in relation the disposition be made this
Examine closely into the Sixteenth Section Lands and Funds and
annual u"nish this office with all the
better and that of the defects complained
nor TO say y mas rec iaeu e OF ne highest authority
officers but good citizens to do all in make
be questioned that much of the opposition which
public school has hitherto encountered State
guardians of this system can ought by exertons in its
not only poPHae it with the people but firmly establish it in their
the early of its existence slow 1t fact there
time its history when the friends of popular education entertained
of affairs, and clearer
consequent removal prejudice great
sipaed fears Its destiny fixed and guided by
and sound policy bright future awaits it. 1t essentially ins
the people, and the people will sustain
political may be the ascendency it will still live Opposition
retad it, but it, founded upon
principles justice and philanthropy and
pillar moral and intellectual granduer that dee the
The nobt work that
vopment of the human mndthe education of the Masses
object
1t made the duty of the State Superintendent
pleasure, far able determine the
ing of the school laws rules and regulations and explain
other school
them. Communicate freely with and
school matters will always receive patient and respectful hearing
and attention.