The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-05-07

rulyA4s Ma ~ 100
lsroceedin Rs-of the Hoard or Edu-
cation q Dubois County, at
its May MeetiDgs 1850.
Pursuant 70 call 81 the County su-
l'erinsendent, the Beard Of Education OF
Dubois county mss II thee Court house in
Jasper, on the fsst day % May. 1880.
The meetirgwa> -cslNd to order By G.;
q. Cooper Co Supt. in the Chair, who
presented the law defining the duties
and powefscf'the Board Education,
and then snBeansed the followia & order
Of business.
LIST. Orunnization Of the Board Of Edu-
caticn:.
W&aesrup"n Mr.. Jbaas Lehrburger was
usAniE5ousiy chosen permanent Secre-
tsryy and requested to keep : correct
record OF the proceediisxs Of said Board.
On motion, tho Coz Supt. wss request
ed 10 furnish tho Secretary good sub
stsntial book for said purpose.
I'd. The geaeral wants of the county :
The ysri0ns Trustees. stated that their
schools were in want OF globes. mans.
charts; bhckboards, erasers; ETC., but a.
majority wcr0 new members, they did
not know exactly what waereouired. Al
motion was then carried, that the Trus-
tees visit each scho0l-house. personally.
and ascertain the needs Of the same. and
report to the County Auditor on or be-
fore the 6rst day OF June, l06O. Said
County Auditor L. then requested To
order the school supplies for the entire
county; atsos TO- receive and, distribute
the same 70 the dificxent'to wusi,irs.
On motion. each Trustee r. REQUIRED 70
furnish each Of his school -houses- with
Eahrenhcits thermometer.
The following rule Wa then adopted \
Eschsteacher Il required 70 keep the tenn
peratuso Of his school-room e near eksI
as possible. A disregard, of tile. rule
viii be regarded : very grsve.negisst OF
duty.
On motion, the Trustees are to reoui,~
the several school directors 10 keen 4
moro thorough watch. care and sunersl
vision over school property, 70 take i'm
mediate charge Of All appurtenances ofl
the school - soon - the school term.l
closes, and return the came 1t the Begin |
ming Of next session.
Sd, The sdoption Of Text-booka
Whereas, the Trustees are not pro-l
fessi0nal teachers, and who, asa rule Are |
engaged 10 snoh ,pursuits - would. debsr
them from IN opportunity o. maxine 4
thorough acquaintance with. We great
multiplicity or school- booha now c<Ieredl
me public; therefore, they psssed, q ~
following rcsolution:
Resolved, U0at each. Trustee appoint /
three leading teachers OF his township /
20 serve onafext-bo0k committee. whose !
duty IL shall b % examine and compare /,
the various textbooks now in pubIica- 4
ttons and report the result Of their labor
. the September meeting or this Board. \,
4th. The selection Of teacherss
Whereas great many &C hoel trouUlesi
and complications arise from the mode I,
Of electing teachcrss and'believiue. : bet
ter sentimentof tho people can Be OBJ
tanned in some other way thas by. eIec-
tions or petitions, therefore tLs. follow
ing rule was carried fn A !,
Resolved, that we select the teacher
according TO the spirit Of the law.
etn' Teachers wages for the incoming
year:
This subject, after being aiscussea A.
some length, We finally ieft as'it stood
last year. II
ssb,. RalsseDd regu;Atieus for the .ov-
eminent OF schools:
On motion, thesamo rules ma rec,,. 4
lasions were adeptedi which served the
schools last year.
On melton. the Superintendeutr w.
requested to arrange table for the
Township Institntes, conforming -
nearly - possible 70 u. order u lsstl
M, Ccnditioa sad wunts a Town.
ship Libvaries:r
From the varioas slatemsnts- madt by|
the several Trustees; there seems 70 bell
but little benedt derived from the Town
ship Libraries. Whereas there are doubt IA
less many families In this county. who
might Be induced to read some or the I
many valuable books found In these il
braries therefore . committee or three
was appoiated ION ToWuship Lfbraries \,
consisting Of g. II: Dillon, j. j. Allea 49,
Martin Eckerts wheDe duty it.is-to pre- \
scribe rules and regulations for the care J
and management Of Township Libraries. \
20 inquire into the Distributor Of books.
to obtain statistical information "A rel.
gard TO volumes In Libraries, yolumosIll
read, ETC., and devise some means. ifls
possible, % increase their usefulness.
There being no further businese. The !
hoard s e Edce:tion adjourned % meet !
q. 3. COOPzR President Z
JONAS LSHnBUa0ER, Secretary. I;
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vcrED' DowEs--ftgson township IL III