Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1879-06-03
RECENT AMENDMENTS OF THE
SCHOOL LAW.
Au article from, Thomas II. Dennis, Esq
Superintendent of Greenbrier County.

Ep1roa GREESBa1ER ISDEPENDENT-I pro-
pose to give. as briefly as can. the purport OF
the various amendments of the School Law,
passed at The last session OF tho Legislature L
shall refer to the various sections of the law as
in the revised edition of the School Law last
circulated 10 the county.
the Boards OF EducatLn CONSIST OF a President
aud four Commissioners. thus making the Eoard
consist of Fl We members instead OF three.
Sec. i. This section ia so annullcd as to re-
store the old law requiring the appointment of
trict aud fixing the Trustees term of office ut
two years instead of three.
changed except 10 provide that tho Board shall
do no official business except when assem- bled
6ers, but the President and Secretary nay sign
orders the Sheriff in vacation. if they have
been previously authorized to do 40 by an order
entered on the record OF the Board
Sec. Z. This section making the Board of Edu-
cation q corporation, aud providing for suits by
slight mod lfcutions made, to which it is not
necessary to call special attention.
of the Secretary of the Board. is amended by
striking out the provision requiring the Secrt-
tary to report to the Auditor within thirty days
Sec. 9. Amended so MS to require the Board of
Education to enter of record, III the office of the
Secretary, tue several district aud sub-dlstrict
Sec 10. Amended by striking out that part of
mont of teachers by the Trustee, and providing
Who may attend the free Schools. shall NOT se1s
ceed one dollar and twenty five cents per
month.
away from the Trustee all power to appoint the
teachers, and rl Board of Education is required.
at il s meeting on the 1st Monday in September.
to choose the teachcrs for the various sub-dis-
tricts. and assign them 70 their respective
the teachers, the President may do so. The
Trustee still has the power. however. to remove
Il" change in the IS per cont law. The duties
of trustees remain the same except III regard to
the appointment of teachers.
Sec. 10. THIS section ia amended to
Qalrc the youth in each sub-district and iudc-
before, the close Of. the school. and not later
than the first day of April The teacher is TO
onumerate all yonth who 81. snail be over AK and
following. The enumeration is to be taken III
two classes. the ono containing al youth be-:
and 81, and this enumeration is to be returned
by the teacher. under oath, with his term re-
Sec. %. Amended so as to provide that any
teacher who has heretofore. or may hereafter,
procure n No. certificate for three wears in
succession. shall be exempt from further ex-
ANIMATION for three wears next succeeding tho
that Should S any member of Bard Of Educa
tion, Trustee, or Secretary be employed ns a
teaehsr it shall vaeate his Office The nHmneG
to be employed who does not at least hold No
8 Certificate, except that coored teachers may.
if necessary, be employed on grading to be
determined by tho Board of Edncatlon of the
district. Normal School diplomas and profess
No /; but the State Board of Examiners is abol-
ished. and the Boards of Education have the
al certificates to be examined as other teachers
il, i'll the Judgment of the Boards it be neces-
snfne bs sIm Of sehoo to Jury
Sec. so. This section is re enacted and amen
ded 20 as to make the school month consist of
twenty-five days, all of which shall be devoted
by the teachers to teaching the school contract
cd for. Teachers Institutes are provided for.
more to be hold in each county during
the mouths of July and August and shail con-
tnue for one week or five days; They are to
tute instr uctors. to be appointed by the State
Superintendent. The instructor receives S25
a9e
required to do so. nor is any reduction to be
made from tnei. wages g on account acc Of 1onat
County Boards of Examiners are required to
hold their regular examinations.
to make ont and deliver TO the Board of Educa-
tion of each District and Independent District.
County Court, certificate showing the nGere-
cato value Of real and personal property, to
Sec. So. Re-ennctinG and amending the law
touching the settlements of school moneys to lie
Sec. 81. Rf-enacted so MS to provide that the
salaries Of County superint endents shall be
there less than fifty schools lie shall be paid
SIS; in all counties in which there are fifty
@ SIS 07 TSs no the
salaries of SpperIn tendents now in office.
Sec. %. Rs-enacted. relieving the County Su-
perrin tendent of the duty of visitin the schools
anil other duties now required by the section.
There are some other amendments relative TO
the Normal School at Huntington. and to the
State University, to which deem it unneces-
sary to call attention here.
a separate act passed regulating the
prices of clnss-beoks in the Free Schools. of the
provisions of which ample notice will be given
before the law takes effect. This act and all
the amendments aforementioned. take effect
at the expiration of ninety days from their pas
sage.
- Three United States prisoners confined
in Jail at Harrisouburg, Wabash Weak>
ley, James Danner and Silas Meeks-convic-
ted of illicit dis,iling at the last term of the
court for the western district Of Virginia,
and inearoerated for that offense. escaped
from prisoa there on Monday morning of
LAT. week, about three o'clock. by pulling
out the staple of their cell door and letting
themselves down With their blankets which
they converted into ropes. They would have
been discharged from confinement by expira-
ton of their term of imprisonment in short
tive.