Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1881-06-25
THE NEW SCHOOL LAWS.
Relative to Township Superinten.
dents.

1@Under the new school laws whlc
20 iDtO.effect July 4 the Office of town
ship SUPERINTENDENT of schools is 'abol
ished, and the duties of that officer ar
divided between the county board o
school examiners and the chairman O
the township board of school inspectors
The county board of school examiner
will be chosen the first Tuesday il
August august p. and enter upon thei
duties the fourth Tuesday in Angus
august 23). At the annual TOWNSHIP
election in April, 1882, two school nspec
tors will be elected, one to hold offic,
for one year and one for two years; ant
annually thereafter a school inspector
will be elected to hold his office for TIVE
years. The law also provides that the
Inspector whose ternl2 of office shall
soonest expire shall be chairman Of the
township board of school Inspectors. As
tfleelection Of second school inspector
cannot occur until April, 1882, the law
provides that the township superintend-
emit of schools. now in office, shall contiu.
ne to act as school inspector and as
chairman of the board of school inspec-
tors until that time. Further, as the
county board of school examiners lean.
not be elected and qualified until the I'd
of August and will not be organized un-
til the 23d of August, it is also provided
chat the, township superintendents OF
schools. as chairmena ef the township
bOardsOf school inspectors, may examine
and license teachers for their respective
townships until the county school exam
liners are duly elected and qualified but
no certificate hereafter granted by a
chairman of township board of school
inspectors shall be valid beyond three
months after the board of school exam
liners has been duly elected, qualified,
and organized in the county"
2. From the above it will be seen that
no change is made in the duties of the
townships superintendent up to the
time of the election of the county school
examiners, August 2, 1881. He will con-
tinue until that time to perform all the
duties deyolved upon him, as a member
and chairman of the board of school in
spectOrs and as township superinten-
dent of schools. He will visit the schools
in his township as usual and report to
the Office of the state superintendent, in
regard to any matters needing its direc-
ton or advice as formerly. He will use
the blanks and certificates heretofore
provided for his use, and examine and
license teachers and collect the institute
fees as usual. But as any certificate
issued by such officer after July l, 1881,
will not be valid, beyond three months
after the board Of school examiners has
been duly elected, qualified, and organ
lied in the county,, he will indOrse upon
eyery certificate so issued that it will
not be valid beyond Nov. %, 1884," As
the law empowers such officer to exam
inc and license teachers only until the
county examiners are duly elected and
qualified, he will not examine or license
any teachers after Aug. 2, at which
time the examiners will be- elected and
NAV qualify for Office. Township sup
srintendents are requested to notify all
applicants for examination after August
2 that they must thereafter apply to
the county board of examiners,
g. The new laWEreq res the township
SUPERINTENDENT, as chairman of the board
Of school inspectors, to meet with the
,Other chairman of the boards of school
inspectors of the county at the Office of
the county clerk on the first Tuesday of
August Aug. p, to elect three school eX-
aminers for the county, one of whom
shall hold Office fol. one year, one for two
wears, and one for three years; and an
nually thereafter on the first Tuesday Of
August the chairman of the several
boards of school inspectors shall meet at
The same place and elect one school ex-
aminer who shall hold his Office for three
years. These three when qualified and
organized as a. board of school examine
ers will have charge of the examining
and licensing of teachers, and will eX-
ercise general supervision over the
schools of the county. The secretary of
this board is by law made its executive
officer, and he is the member of the
county board with whom township
officers will have immediate official COM
municatiOn.
4. The law makes it the duty of the
board of school examiners and the chair
man of the boards of school inspectors
of the several townships to hold each
year joint meeting at the county seat,
at the time of and Immediately after the
annual election of school examiners, for
the purpose of consulting and advising
with reference to the more efficient
supervision of the schools and teachers
under their charge.
<. In addressing the township super
intendents, relative to the selection of
members of the board of school examin-
ers, the Superintendent of public in
struction says: 81 trust you will exer-
else the greatest care and wisdom. The
change will be watched with great in
terest, and upon your action and the dis
erection with which you make your choice
will depend the success and progress of
the schools. The law was designed to
enable you to call to your aid and cOun-
sci the best and most capable men in
YOUR c0unty,-menS of character, exper-
ience, and practical sense. Let no other
consideration govern your choice. While
the law makes no restriction as to eligi-
bilitv to the Office of school examiner, you
will perceive from the nature and rela-
ton of their duties that person
cannot act as chairman of the board of
township inspectors and county examin-
er a. the same time.
6. The compensation of the chairman
of the township beard OF school inspect
ors Is as follows: When meeting as a
member of the township board of school
inspectors. $50 per day; when visiting
schools in his township, SO per day, and
when attending the annual meeting
with the examiners, So per day; the
same to be audited by the township,
Z. A new edition of. the school laws
will be printed for general distributi0H
within few weeks. 1t will contain a