The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-03-27
Chapter. XVI
AN ACT to encourage the establishment of high schoc
and colleges in this State.

AN ACT encourage the establishment of high schools
and colleges IN this State
WHEREAS, There is a recognized want of a
system of high schools and colleges furnishing
a course of instruction intermediate between
the common school course and the university
course; and,
WHEREAS, The board Of trustees of the uni
versity have recognized the deficiency by the
organization of preparatory school; and,
WHEREAS, The officers of the university de
sire a link between the university and the
common schools; and,
WHEREAS, This deficiency can be best sup
Piled and at less cost to the State, by fostering
and encouraging individual enterprise; and,
WHEREAS, There are already in the State
several chartered institutions of learning with
buildings, libraries, apparatus, and or ganized
faculties composed of competent teachers :;
and,
WHEREAS, There are other places where such
school facilities would be furnished if proper
assurance of permanently were given by the
State:
of tie STATE Of mississippi, That where suit
able school buildings and a library of 200
bound volumes of we'll selected miscellaneous
literature are furnished without expense to
the State; and where a faculty of one or more
teachers of good moral and educational stand
ing in the State shall have associated them
selves as a faculty in such school, students
State. shall be entitled to draw from the school
fund of his or her county the pro rata amount
to which such student would have been emit
tied had he attended first-class public school
in his own county.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That the
principal of said school shall be required to
furnish to each student in attendance certified
monthly statement of number of days said
student was in attendance grade OF scholar
ship and department, except in cases where
the student shall make it necessary for his
expulsion or suspension; and he shall also be
REQUIRED to send to each county supenn
tendent a monthly certified roll OF stu
dents in attendance from his county; and
upon the presentation of said certificate, held
bv the student, parent or guardian, 1T shall
| he the duty of the several county superln
tendents of the State, to issue a pay certificate
! TO him or them as now prescribed by law tol
the paw of teachers in their respective coun
ties. to be paid out of the common schoo
| fund of the county.
! SEC 3 Be 1t further enacted, That
students attending these schools shall pay
the regular rates of tuition established by
the Drincinal or board of trustees of SAID
schools: and the principal or board OF trustees
of said schools shall look to the stude nts, thel
parents or guardians, as they now do In suct
j colleges and high schools, for their tuition
! and the student, parent or guardian shall LOOK
per month herein provided.
i SEC T. Be 1t further enacted, mat sac
high schools and colleges shall adopt cosrs'
of text books as nearly as possible IN accord
ance with the curriculum of the University
Mississippi so that students may pass iron
these schools into any class in the unlverslt.
j without loss of time or text books
SEC. 5. Be 1T further enacted, That grade'
honor-roll be opened in the university 10
students entering from these schools or college
showing literary status of such students
and that the chancellor of the university o.
, reouired to furnish, on request of principal
of these schools, a certified statement c
the character of preparation of his students
J. that said teachers may be encouraged by
nroner recognition of their work, and hlg
Educational standard erected IN the State.
SEC. 6. Be 1t further enacted, mat Tn
! principals and presidents of these schools
! and are hereby required to meet In the legl'
l lative hall. at jackson, Mississippi, annual.
: on the first Tuesday of July, at their own ex
aensa. to take into consideration all matter
9 ppertinent to the proper development of edl
: cational interest of the State; ana such col
7 vention of teachers shall be styled: III
q Teachers Association of the State OF Mlsslssll
u nj - of which the Chancellor OF the OnlVerslt
g and State superintendent of Education sna
/, be respectively er-o6Scso president ana VIC
SEC. Z. Be itfyrther enacted, That this A.
9 take effect and be in force On ana AFTER
J passage ,o7o