Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-05-25
SCHOOL MATTERS.
Cond ensod Points Of Interest from super
intendent Butcher.

1ntenoout butcnoFs
The Office OF Superintendent Of Public
Schools has been literally over-run, OF
late. by letters asking for information
on various points. Col. Butcher has
prepared circular, OF which the follow
ing are the principal points:
The term Of Office Of al persons now
holding county or district school offices.
except County Superintendent, ex
pires June Both, 1881, and the term oil
office OF all persons elected May l1th, 10
county or district school offices, except
County superintend, nts, begins July
LIST. 1881.
All settlements, reports, statements,
e. heretofore required OF sherln,
clerks, county superiEtendents, secre'
taries, boards, trustees and others, are
TO be made under the new law two
months earlier. Instead of August 3lst,
the year now closes June 30tb. The
new school law is In force now, and APP
plies to the settlements OF this year.
This school year has but ten months.
The present Presidents OF the Boards
Of Education OF each county meet at the
county seats OF their respective counties
on the first Monday in June 1.-THE 7th)
and select two experienced teachers,
each OF whom shall have received a
number one teachers certificate or its
eauivaSpt," . sSsbO.s :, he Board
OF Examiners. The words, "its equiva
lent are construed TO mean Normal
Diploma or Professional Certificate.
The term of office OF the new mem
bers begins July LIST, 1881.
All teachers are required to obtain Q
certificate in duplicate of their qualitica
tons, before contracting to teach in the
public schools of this State, whether
they hold normal diplomas, three year
certificates, professional certificates, OIL
not. The present law recognizes no ex
ceptions except the county superlntend
ent and members of the Board OF Tx
aminers; and repeats all acts and parts o
acts coming within the purview oil TIT
present school law, and inconsistent
| with it. All persons wishing to De ex
amined TO obtain a certificate to teach IL
the public schools must produce certl
ficate Of attendance upon "at least ont
Institute" held in this State under the
present Institute law, or an excuse sui
fcieut in the judgment OF the Board O
Examiners"
The district and county institutes
appointed by the State Superintendent
are held under this law, and certificate
from either is good in any county OF thu
State.
Boards OF education should make care
| full settlements with sheriffs and othe
officers charged with the collection o
| school moneys to ascertain the balances
on hand, ascertain the existing inde5t
edness of the district, il any, es
innate the probable expenditures
including probable purchases o
books or apparatus for the yea
then beginning, and lay Il levy sutficien
to cover all. The thirty-eighth ant
fcrtielh sections of the school law conte
ample power to provide for the expen 3e'
Of the schools, and the forty.tith section
| limits the expenses OF each year TO the
funds on hand and the amounts RAISED
for the current year. NJ debt can b'
| created To be paid out of subsequent
levy. Boards should therefore be care
iul to have enough, and equally careful
to have only small balances in the hands
OF collecting officers.
County superintendent are author
lied to appoint normal school cadets IL
proportion to the population Of thei
respective counties, and the Regents o
the University are authorized to appoin
i've cadets from each Senatorial district
Tuition, &C., is furnished to these ap
pointees free, upon certain conditions
Persons desiring information from thi
Office are requested to make it known
through their Comfy Superintendent
when convenient. Copies Of the schoo
law and blanks for reports OF the sew
erai departments OF school work can b.
had of County Superintendent.