The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1884-02-08

private instruction Public education is uhQuestonaby grow
ing in the estimation of the people, evnced in the willing
OF the masses pay school tax desire extend
the school beyond the constitutional limit of four months
and the desire to employ competent teachers.
SCHOOL LAW
To render effective the workings of the public school
system have suggest, in the first place. additional in
in the funds for the maintenance OF the public schools
And this end the poll should be increased from to
two dollars per capita. Then woud recommend that the
restriction upon Boards Of Supervisors to levy maximum
than three mills be removed and that they be allowed
levy such they may deem proper Three mills the
dollar should in my opinion, be the minimum levy The pub
lie schools be successfully for less Ii the pay
desrous of paying for school purposes they should
be allowed do No better investment of the county funds
could be made.
recommendation for the of Dog Law" Such
would only add considerably the school revenue
would be the of contributing largely to the protection
of the important industries of the Staehat of sheep
raising.
At injecting of the State Teachers Association composed
of some of the abest educators State which convened
this city few weeks ago. the following amendments the
school law after much discussion adopted aud recon.
mended, viz:
1st That section Cos be amended by striking
the qualifications for first grade teacher the words 'higber
branches OF English literature natural philosophy and insert
after elements of book keeping the words elementary age
bra composinn and rhetoric, the history and practice of
teaching"
I'd Amend section by inserting after the word paid
47th line the Words by the county city treasurer the
the word term in 4h line: said certificate shall be presented
to the clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors to the city clerk
may be- and he shall issue his therefor
hereinafter prescribed Also strike the words 'sad Off
cer in Goth line of said section and insert thc board Of
pevisors mayor and board of aldermen" Also insert
the word twentieth in fourth line from end OF same section
the words, "to visit and inspect the schools"
3D. Amend section 70l by striking ont the specified pay Of
county srperntenden and insert $500 each 1000 duca
BILE children provided that no county superintendent shall
receive more than $1,000 And that said salary shall be paid
monthly instead of sem-annualy.
4th Amend section 708 ead Two schools of the
same color shall established within three miles of each
other unless the two schoohouses separated by i'm
passable obstruction.
9TH Strike out section 7O9 in reference the location of
schools
9th Amend section 724 so as to increase the State school
fund to S4O0 O0O.
7h Amend section $780, require supervisors levy
school annually of not less than three than five
mills
9Th Amend section 731 that the authorities any
well towns constituting separate school dis
tricts shall annually levy tax for fuel an other necessary
expenses.
It was also resolved BY this body The Legislature be
requested to appropriate $780, supplement the Peabody
fund for holding Teachers Institutes.
These recommendations with nay hearty approval With
rsga increase in the pay Of County supernendents
would add that with the Increase of pay OF these officers they
should be required to visit each and every school in their
specye counties as. during the session Under exist
ing laws the compensation is mesgre that they cannot afford
to do so.
COUNTY SUPERVISION.
The duties of County Superintendent, properly aerdel
to- are numerous aud responsible The aborer
worthy Of his hire, whether engaged officially public
van in private capacity The Superintendent is the
MAN, responsible for the character and qualification of his
teachers 1t is the teacher that makes the school and the
of this proposition is equally that poor teaching
will result in poor schools am of the opinion that the inter
of economy would be ubseryed by tire increase Of pay
recommended by the State Teachers Association and the
Lquement of additional duties These additional duties pro-
posed be imposed upon County Superntendents would
worthy and conscientious officer be the means of detecting
many frauds perpeated by dishonest teachers and
tees.
TRUSTEES.