Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-01-06
OUR PUBLIC SHOOTS.
Synopsis of the Bill 10 be introduced
by Representative Chamhsrs.
Provision Made for More Efficient
System Of school Management.

Provision Made for n More Efficient
System Of school Management.
Representative Chambers of Tarrant
county left for Austin yesterday. He
called ut the GAZETTE Office before
leaving, aud submitted the draft of u
measure that he proposes ~ Introduce
in the legislature To reform md accom- =
MEDIATE The public school System of the
state tn the requirements ui the consti.
tulionai amendm, nls adopted last SUM
iner. As the school law is Que of the
questions embraced ia the governor $
call Tor legislation al the special seS-
sion, This bill will engage the atten.
ton OF the legislature ut once. Mir.
Chanb r. Is second Oh the committee
on education, the chairman of which
is II thorough-goiug public school man,
and as the remainder of the committee
is friendly, the proposed bill, with,
perhaps, some mudi lications, will no
doubt soon become u law. The GA
ZhTrE is able to give the main dis
,inctive features of the bill, wherein
il departs from the present system.
First, provision IL made for the
appointment by the state board of ed
ucation of state superintendent of
public schools, who holds Office at the
pleasure of the board of education, aud
has the immediate charge and super
iutendenCe of all the educational in
terCsts of the state, except such duties
as are required of the bnart of educa-
lion. The Office of superintendent Is
made appointive, because, under the
constitution, it could not be made
elective, as The state officers are defined
and limited by that instrument.
The county {, mmissioners counts
are constituted county boards OF cdu-
cation for their IT sueciive cOun ties,
with power to regulate and control
education in the counties. a county
uperintendent is provided for, to toe
elected AT the general election, to have
immediate charge of the public sChouls
in his county. He shall hold eSami-
nations, grant certificates To teachers,
properly apportion the school fund of
the county, etc. All counties OF TO-
00D or more population are entitled to
"a superintendent, but in. counties OF
less than lOuu0 the county Judge is
made cr-' UictO superintendent. The
compensation ofcounty supeIintend. mt
Is IN proportion toihe number of public
schools maintained in his county, but
* not To exceed five dollars per day,
annually, for each school maintained.
That il, il "A hundred schools are main
tanned, his compensation may reach,
but cannot exceed $500. The object
of this il to stimulate superinteudents
10 keep the schools up TO the highest
possible number
The county commissioners court,
~ 81 county board of education, shall
divide the county into school dis
trcls giving metes AMI bounds OF eacu
district, so that the line OF separation
shall loo distinctly defined. Each dis
trict shall elect its board of trustees,
who have local control of matters i'll
their Jurisdiction, subject TO the CON
r,itutlOnul necessity OF maintaining
schools AT least six months in the
Scar. They shall make contracts
with teachers and establish the rate of
compensation. They snail take the
scholastic census of their districts, ana
report to county superintendent, rs
required. On their failure To do so,
the county superintendent may have
he CO nSus taken and charge the cost
to the school fund of that district.
\ lit oil peCuniury penalties is es-
tablished 10 incite school officials Ia
do the duties required of them. II Il
couli'! SCHOOL super ''l'eiueh. iaiis ="
'i'aNe sutii reports a. uie i IuiIeu' .ii'
county p"aiH vi tuuc'.soli silai' rf,oli'
FoV Ioi' ms cpil'Peis"'n ~ mii'ri'
man revert 10 lne scn""l lu'u VI 'he
count ~. 17clo"i Ve"cii, ~ VINO iaiI 10
MAKE Huch reports as siiaii oe required
OF tneh Hilaii DE ihuicted III sueh sum |
as Tue county BOAR" OF e"uc~ti"h may
see NJ 10 ne retained OUT oi theif saia-
RES
ieacheis are separated mo gIaueS,
their ceitllcattS running iof me- Tor
Ten years Tor hFe years Iof Two years
ana i1F one year Wi'houe lhe heces-
~ltN OF re-tNaihihati"h.
a fuli system oi ieporls Is PfoVlden ,
Tor, the collection oi when VIII EN- !
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