Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1885-10-01
QUESTIONS ANSWERED
BY Superintendent W. E. Coleman, of In
terest to Missouri School Teachers.


BY Superintendent w. E. Coleman. of In
terest to Missouri School Teachers
l. In what cases has the County Commits
missioner Jurisdiction?
ANs.-The County Commissioner has juris
d1ction In the following cases:
(a) To examine teachers and grant certlf-
Gates to those who are qualified. Sec. 1858.
t6) To revoke teachers certificate, FOL
any cause, which, II known at the time II
was granted. would have justified him in
with holding the same; but in all cases the
teacher is entitled to a fair and Impartial
hearing. Sec. 1858.
(c) To decide for or against any proposed
change of boundary lines, or the formal ior
OF a new district. as set forth in Sec. 1923
when an appeal is taken; but, should he sus
tain the appeal, his decision must conform
to the proposition voted upon at the annual
meeting. lSupreme Court decision last
MayI
(d) To require district clerks to make Their
annual report, as required in Sec. 1867; an6
the law empowers the County Commissioner
in case of their refusal, to compel them tt
report, by enforcing the provisions of Sec
7O66
(e) To see that warrants are not issued to
parties who endeavor to teach without hold.
ing valid certificate. In such cases, the
teacher, the president and the clerk of the
district should be notified; and, through the
officers of the board, serve notice on the
sections 1880, 7O46, 7o71, 1916, 7077 and 1888 II
would be well for all teachers and directors
to examine. Sec. 1880 X. S.
The foregoing constitute the sum total OF
cases in which the County Commissioner has
jurisdiction. In all other cases his motto
should be Glands off," SO far authority is
concerned.
Avn
graduates of the Normal schools upon their
diplomas?
ANs.-Ao; and have not been during my
term in office. In every case, these stu :
dents have had to pass three examinati ons,
viz:
(G) By the faculty.
(b) On questions submitted by the State
Superintendent, and
(c) By committee composed of the State
Superintendent and the Presidents of the
three Normal Schools.
This has been the order heretofore: but in
the future the arrangement will be different,
as the following will show:
WARRENsBURG, Mo-,
At a meeting of the Examining Committee
w. f. Coleman, j. p. Blanton, Geo, L. Os
borne and r. G. Norton, the following action
was had:
Resolred, 1st That the present method of
State written examinations be discontinued,
and there be submitted therefor written
examination on ten branches of each
which said course is completed, the sew
eral branches to be designated by the State
on file as partial guide to the superintend-
emit in the granting OF special and regular
State certificates to or aduates from the re-
Resolved, I'd. That the further examina
ton for said certifc Gates, as to method and
extent be left entirely to the discretion of
the State superintendent, but that said
examination be held at or near tie
close of the annual session of the
;,,+ tho
ResoIred, 3rd.-That only those who have
faction of the faculty.. and passed the ex-
animation above referred to, be recon-
mended for either Special or State certifi-
Gates.
ResolUed, 4th.-That the academic work of
the courses in each of the several schools.
shall at least include all the branches now
named on the regular State certificate.
GEO. L. OSBORNE
Sec. Pro. Tenn.
These amendments are here given in full.
that the present status of these schools m ay
be understood. From this it is clear, that
this Supplementary examination" is to be
Eat or near the close of the annual session"
and in a letter received from President
Ss in Of Tbs hat
have made no reference to them in our cat
alogue propose to stand by the arrange
that are incon sistent there with. we expect
our students to stand or fail upon your sup
Elementary examinations
g. To whom, and on what conditions, are
especial certificates" granted by the State
Ans-"Special State Certificates" good for
two years, are granted to the students who
complete the Elementary Course' in our
State Normal Schools and pass satisfac-
tory examination upon the subjects named
therein, as required in answer to second
Of ali partit holding .Sp ecial" and estate
Certificates is furnished to each County
Commissioner annually, in the month Of
September.
A. Do parties who move into school dis.
rrict simply to secure the benefits of the
public schools and then move out,as soon
as the school closes, have the right to send
to school free, Or can they be required to
pay tuition?
INs.-The 18th subdivision of the Act of
March 10, 1883, p. 112, declares that, "The
permanently reside in this State, and the
place where any person having no family
shall generally lodge, shall be deemed the
residence of such person or persons re-
spectively." In accordance with Sec. 7045,
pupils over six and under twenty years OF
mitted free, and those not residing in the
district NAV be admitted to the privileges of
the school upon payment of the tuition fee
required by the board. The fact that nom
resident pays tax in said district gives him
no right to the privileges of the public
school therein, but should he be permitted
credit on tuition to an amount equal to his
taxes paid in such district for school purposes.
AS far as the right, to the school privileges of
the district, is concerned, the only question
involved is this: Is the pupil or parent
resident of the district, within the meaning
of the statute? The residence must be per-
manent; without any present intention of re-
that is, the person must take up his
residence in good faith, with the intention OF
making it the place of abode, without the in
fention at the time of the adoption of such
abode, OF changing the same after tempo
rary period.
time is required to gain this residence; it
does not depend upon such condition, it de-
ponds entirely upon intention. Now if it is
the present, intention of the party to
the given uP district, that Is snficiens to
entitIe him to the privileges of the school
under Sec. 70f5, no matter how recent
his location therein. If, on the other hand,
is merely to reside temporarily, for
a specific purpose, 1. e., to send to the school
during the winter and to remove again in
the spring into some other locality, no resi-
board are authorized, by Sec. 7045, to make
the admission of such pupils dependent up
on the payment of tuition, fixed by the
board. By an amendment to this section, by
the last General Assembly, an exception is
made in the case of orphan children who
have no permanent home or fired residence; they
must be admitted free in districts wherein
they find temporary home. This is proper,
as every child must have right to school
in one district
Why is it that the watch springs
ire breaking? In my experience of
hirty-three years, writes workman