The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-06

We clip from the Educationist the fol
lowing Suggestions made by state super
intendent Lennon:
This year, Thursday, August 12, will
be the date of school district annual
meetings. They should be held at the
district school houses, commencing at 2
O'Clock p. III.
Under the law the district clerk should
give ten days notice of the meeting, but
his failure TO do this will not affect the
legality of the proceedings. The meet
ing should be held and the business pre-
scribed by law transacted whether due
notice has been given or not. The quail
lied voters 81 school meetings are:
"First-All persons possessing quail
| ificatIons of electors as defined by the
constitution of the state, and who shall
be residents of the district at the time of
offering TO vote at said election"
"SecoEG-All female persons ever the
| age OF tWenty-one years, not subject to
The disqualifications named in section
second, article fifth, of the constitution of
the state, and who shall be residents of
the district at the time of offering to
vote"
1t is the duty of the director of the dis
trict to preside, and of the clerk to record
the proceedings of all district meetings.
| Should either of these officers fail to at
Tend any meeting, his duties therein
should be discharged by some one elected
for that purpose.
At each annual meeting the first
business after organization should be the
hearing OF the reports of the clerk and
| treasurer. These should be complete
as prescribed by the printed blanks
They should show the official acts of the
board of directors during the year and
the exact financial condition of the school
district. Were these reports always re-
auired and fully considered in annual
| meetings il would lead TO greater care IN
the transaction of all school district
business.
Secondly,-All vacancies in the dis
trict board should be filed by election
The official term of all directors will
expire at the time OF the next annual
meeting. Then, in every district, a
director should be elected at that time fuI
term of three years.
Also, the term of the officers ofdistricts
organized the past school year, and of all
persons holding district offices by
appointment will end at the time men
toned. In these cases the vacancies
should be filled by the election for the
unexpired term of one year for treas
urers and two years for clerks.
Thirdly,-It would be we'll for the dis
trict meeting to determine the length Of
the srhoal term for the ensuing year anC
the sex of the teacher TO be employed
go This the electors may do but they
have no power to determine who shall
!, or shall not be employed as teacher OIL
what monthly compensation sucl
teacher shall receive. The law leave;
the settlement of these latter question.
to the board of directors.
neutrality-suspicious. may be given il
regard to the management of the distric
: property. Under this head might bt
considered the fencing of the sohoo
, grounds, the planting Of trees, the repair
! and insurance OF the school house anC
the supplying of the same with lightning
, rods; also, the selection of a schoo
house site and the sale of any dislric
property.
Fifthly,-The levying of taxes. The
taxes that may be levied for school pur
|, poses at an annual or special meeting
are as follows:
(a) For general purposes, such as til,
. purchase of school house site, the puT
chase or construction of school house
and the supply Of the same with tn
, necessary fuel and APPENDICES, a tax o
! one per cent, may be levied annually.
: ny For the payment of teachers
wages the levy authorized by law is on
per centum-
: (c) For the purchase of district Ii
: brary taxes may be levied as follows: Il
, districts having less than twenty thou
: sand dollars taxable property the max
7 | imum rate is two mills, the rate decreaS
: ing as the amount of taxable property il
! the district increases.
The ELECTION of district officers shoul,
: be by ballot, All other business May b
|, transacted by RIGA eOoe vote, show G
hands or division.
: No citizen can afford to be absen
!, from the annual meeting of his districi
/. On its action the prosperity of the schoo
; for the coming year will largely depend
/ Do not leave this work to be done b
your neighbors. Let every one who ha
! taxes to pay or children to be educate
: give the matter his personal attentlo
!, and better results will be secured.
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