Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-02-04
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.

of Superintendent Coleman, OF 1nCereSl
to Those Engaged In Public Education
In Missouri.
The following list of queries and replies
will furnish much valuable information to
teachers and others interested in the pub
lie schools, and being official, will, il
carefully read, save vast amount of need.
less correspondence with the State Sup
erintendent:
l. When objection is raised to using a
public school building for other than school
purposes, how proceed to have the same
opened for Sunday school, literary exercises
or church purposes.
Ans-By section 7o44 public school build
ing may be opened for the above named
purposes "when such use shall be demanded
Such vote may be had at an annual or a
special meeting; If at a special meeting,
such meeting must be called in compliance
with sect on 1858. fifteen days notice being
given. The notices must specify explicitly
the purpose for which said building is to be
used, and when the meeting assemblies moth
ing can be voted upon except the PROPOSE
ton submitted in the notices. In order to
carry the propos ton it will require that a
majority of all the qualified voters In the
district shall vote therefor: i. e., If there
are thirty legal voters in the district sixteen
must vote therefor. When this is done the the,
building for such purpose or purposes; but
should the house be insured, the TACT that 1t
would vitiate the policy. In ali such cases
those using the building should be required
to leave it in as good condition, each time 1t
OF it.
2. Can a board legally purchase school
furniture and give warrant therefor, bear
ing interest when there is no money with
which to pay the same and will not be dur
ing the school year?
Ans A school board has no right to is
sue warrant against any fund unless
the money is on hand with which to pay
the same or was duly voted at the last
formation has just been received at this
office that there are certain warrants held
one and two years ago, and we're made pay
able January /, 1885, and January /, 1856.
Now, all such warrants or ord ers are H.
legal, and no county or township treas
urer should honor them for they are in
violation of article 10, section - of the
Constitution of Missouri, and the parties
who issued said warrants are liable to in
dictment, prosecution. fine and imprison-
ment by sections 1880 and 1881, Revised
are drawn, "to be paid out of any funds in
your hands for said district % These are
Illegal, for they do not conform to sec
lions 7O71 and 7O72, and are in violation of the
decision of our Supreme Court, 81 Mo-. pagf
o6. No school warrant can draw interest
Whenever warrant is presented for pay
ment that was drawn prior to July ], 1885, the
treasurer should refuse to pay the same, for
it is illegal.
s. Are teachers entitled to pay for Holt
days, when they do not teach on said days?
Ans.-rhe days mentioned in section 1904
right to claim pay for said days than he has
to demand pay for Sunday. When one Of
these days comes within school week, the
remaining four days, If taught, constitute q
full and legal school week. From this it Will
be seen that the teacher does not receive pay
for holidays. but for teaching the remaining
four days, which entities him to pay for a full
week. teacher gains nothing by teach
ing on holidays, and loses nothing by dis
ISS,i GoiI dow {ifloa nc n n.
made up by teaching on holidays Those
who dismissed school on the oath day OF De
80 were entitled to pay for a full week for
the four days next preceding December %,
but they wilt have to teach five days in lieu
of the four last days in December. Four days
never make full week unless they are
taught during the week in which q holiday
occurs AS the 22d of February will come on
Monday, that week has only fourlegal school
days, and they constitute Il legal schooi
week. To teacn or not to teach on that day
can not change the result, except in one case
the monthly report would show twenty days
taught and in the other nineteen days-and
nineteen is all the law requires
4. When, "by order of the board" the
school house is used for other than school
purposes, can the board require the teacher
to make up time lost thereby
Ans.-Whenever school board orders p
school house used for other than school
purposes, thereby causing the. school TO be
suspended for such time, the teachers
time and salary continues as though he had
taught every legal school day during said
time.
D. When there is not enough money to
run the school for the full time voted at the
annual meeting. what must be done?
Ans.-The school must close when the
money is exhausted, for warrants Issued in
excess of the amount due the Teachers
Iected after July J. 1886
e. What does the word 'incompetency"
signify in section 1855?
ton, inability to govern a school. Be
cause teacher passes an examination and
of his competency to teach. The 20 %er to
govern and to impart Instruction is as nee
essary to a teachers qualification to teach
is a passing grade upon the branches
named upon his certificate.
T. Can a board remove teacher after he
has been duly employed?
AnS-1he board has no power to remove
teacher upon the charge of incompetency or
tmmorality.' These are just causes for the
charges must go to the county commissioner
for his decision. but the board may dismiss
a eacher when he vio ates his contract, and
the charge must be "For violation of con-
tract'-that part which says, ''for services
properly rendered"
s. What can be done with board for issu
ing warrant to party who holds no valid
certificate or contract?
Ans.-By sections 1890 and 1881, Revised
prlsoned for fraudulent conduct while
acting in an official capacity. No con
certificate, section 70i6, and no warrant
can be legally ordered by the board unless
the contract and certificate are on file with
the clerk Sections 70i6, 1911 and 1910.
g. Has the president Of the board any right
to refuse to sign the teachers warrant when
such teacher has been legally employed?
Ans.-When teacher has been employed
in compliance with section 7e46, the pfcSi-
dent must sign the contract; and. when the
teacher presents bis monthly report, and
the board orders n warrant drawn in his
favor. the president must sign said warrant;
if he refuses, he can be forced to sign 1t or
resign No other member can sign the presi-
dents name. or president pro tenn, for
the law requires that the man who Is presi-
dent shall sign all warrants, and the
treasurer should refuse to honor any war
rant wherein the name of the president
does not correspond with the one on
Contracts and warrants must be drawn "by
order of the board" and the president must
Sign them: he has no choice in the premises
TO- When the annual meeting decides to
divide the school term, can the board have
all the time taught in one term?
Ans.--The board has the right to employ
teacher for the full time voted at the annual
meeting-provided there are sufficient funds
to pay Tor the same. The people fmay sug
yest, and the annual meeting may vote upon.
snch proposition, but they can not bind the
board thereby; for the law has placed the
employment of the teacher and the running
OF the school i'll the hands of the board. Far
better results can be secured by having a six
months term OF school taught by good
teacher than by having two terms OF three
months each, taught by different teachers or
even by the same teacher. All the time
taught between July !, 1885, and July ], 1886,
should be taught in one term and by one
teacher
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