The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-10-24
Educational Department.
]. Il. SAUNDERS. Ep1roR.
PAYMENT OF TEACHERS.


has been serious trouble almost ever,
year in paying the teachers of oul
State.
Every report from the State Super.
intendent has contained an account o.
his efforts to induce the Legislature
to synchronize the revenue laws with
the school laws. Here, as in every
other place, the school interests have
been set aside. The educational in.
terests of our State have held sec
ondary position so long, We only have
to find out that the school interests
have interfered with any other public
interest, and we know the result. As
every effort to change the revenae
laws has failed, and judging by the
past we may expect every one to fail
for years In the future, we have deem
| ed 1t exPedlent to endorse the plan
recommended by DR. Henderson in his
last report. @pe the friends oi
education. VIZ have a4ead kan.;;as2
tbs plan, viii pisase excuse me for
copying Il in THE TEACHERS COLUMN
Many persons read the COURIER who
would not think of perusing a Common
School Report. 1t is our object to
contribute our mite toward educating
| the public in relation to educationa al
interests. If our politicians do not
see fit TO adopt the doctors plan, ii
may arouse them to the task of devis-
! q
plan is as follows:
"The present plan contemplates one
general draft for all the money due a
county-forty or sixty per centum, ss
the case may be-in which each dis
trict is detailed for the amount due.
10 lieu of this, | would have q spe-
ciai report for each district. Then
have handsomely engraved treasury
warrant, to be filed out with the name
of each teacher, and for the amount
due. signed by the Superintendent and
Auditor. | would issue one of these
when the school is reported as having
been taught, and make it negotiable
and transferable, and to be cashed
upon Its presentation at the State
tiSooNA NC SOhmlsslO0eTS OF the
Sinking Fund should be charged with
providing for its payment, at sight,
and authorized to borrow from the
revenue proper any moneys not needed
for the immediate expense of the gov
ernment, to be returned when the
School Fund is paid, or when required
by the Auditor, aud, if indispensable,
to borrow from the banks. This ex-
pedient would not have to be resorted
TO, for when it was known that the
warrants would be cashed on presenta-
ton to the Treasurer, it would enter
into local exchanges, and pass from
hand to hand in the making of pur-
chases, or the payment of debts, and
several hundred thousand dollars would
ei@ass-ss- ast unfil tha time flasiOaated
teacher entitled to the same, the Cons
missioner should attach his seal of
office, and when the bearer parted with
it to third person, he should endorse
it upon the back as he would any other
check. In this way it might pass
through a score or more of hands be-
fore reaching the treasury for payment.
No one would hesitate TO take it, as it
would have the State as security at its
back.
A time, post dating tho collection of
the revenue, should be named in the
body of the warrant when it must find
its way back to Frankfort. When all
the warrants come in, the Superintend-
ent should be required to make settles
ment with the Treasurer, and the war;
rants should be burned in the presence
of the Commissioners of the Sinking
Fund. OF course it is contemplated
that the Superintendent should keep
a memorandum of the date of issuing,
the amount each warrant includes, the
person for whom drawn, and the num-
ber, for its perfect identifying when
settlement is made with the Treasurer,
and the warrant is cancelled. Sheriffs,
clerks, and others indebted to the State
should be permitted to cash it, with
any moneys in their hands; and these
warrants should be allowed in theil
settlement with the Auditor
This plan would give the teachers
the evidences of the States obligation
when their pay is due, and being
, equivalent to cash, there would be NJ
temptation to make it the subject o
: discount.
f 1t might be we'll, to avoid ciroumlo
cution, to bond the Superintendent, an
5 retire the Auditor from any connection
!, with the payment of the teachers. l
), this were done, the clerk now employ
t ed upon school claims, in the Auditor
q m
additional cost, to the Superintendent
g once, and his force would then be ade
quate to the execution of the detail
of this system.
q To illustrate how this would pract
caily work, / refer to the history
e the resumption of specie payment.
K was feared by many that Wall stree
D. brokers had bought up the gold, an
provided many millions of greeDback
, and that they would make run
% the treasury, exhaust its specie, al
10 force Mr. Sherman into the market
a purchaser Of gold, and that this y
Oh cessity would run it up to a conside
r, able premium, and resumption wou
ID thus defeat itself But when the pc
pie found they could turn their trea
rs ury notes into gold upon presentati
Sc at the u s. treasury, they DO long
ne desired specie, but preferred the pap
Is for convenience sake, and hence,
'g large demand was made, and the ira
Is sition period was passed without &C
es wilson or even embarrassment.
us SO, let the people understand th'
,e; school varrants are "as good as gol
IN. and they would not desire to cash tn
re until required. and tins the school
an cheauer would be eased. and time
ch cured for the lardy collection OF
10 taxes, incident to our present imperi
us and annoying system.
- While we fnd some objections
the above plan We regard it the