The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-04-22
TIE Eew Public school Law.


oopsis OF the new puJ.ic school az
Sec. fixes the school age from
to 81.
Sec. st79 defines tie duties AID
rorers 81 the Board ~ Eigcatioo.
sLich shall be located st Jackson
sc 10 - refer to appointment Of
county sBp=rln;euieBLs AID their
duties. Tue salary Of the county
superintendent shat Be paid month
Is. o. allowance Of the board II So
pervi>ors, after they have approved
;he report hereinafter required % Be
made monthly n them by the 81
perinte0dent: aud the salary i here
by fixed At three per cent Of the to-
"a. schoo! funds received annually
by the county: provided that IN no
county shall II exceed six bundled
dollars, or be less thar CLe LuGdred
sud fifty. provided, further. that The
board Of supervisors OF s1y COUNTY
NAV increase or dimicIsh the salary
a. be eia fixed. bot said increase
:hs,, lot exceed ) per ceLL nor
$500. and said decrease shall rot be
s les sum than $3.50 60 per anoum.
sc. 3 70 - provide for the
holding of Institutes for the in
y-5yrmeuts OF teachers These Ia
s,ytlres shall be he'd on the fret
Saturdays Q: each scholastic month.
Separate Institutes sL2l. he held for
The two races. Each co11ty shall
be divided inc 8 Institute districts.
The teachers shall be notified OF
The time Of boiling these Institutes
aud teachers i4i.Iag 70 lie present. or
10 take part Il the exercises, with
out sufficient excuse. snail fJ-fei. ole
days salary.
Sc - makes it The duty Of the
county Sup;'s 70 visit sil schools 10
he county, 81 east once during the
term.
SEC. % fixes the examination fee
al 80 cents, % be applied to paying
expenses Of The INSTITUTES.
Sec. 30 fixes tie salary Of the In
-litUle managers at 81 50 per day
for each day Of actual service
So. 81 provides for re.ort 20 the
Board of Supervisors by the county
Superintendent
sec. SO authorizes the comfy
Supt II revoke license vi teacher.
for sufficient cause.
Sec. 81 provides for State license
n teachers who make extra average
on examinations.
Sec. 81 requires principal Of
school to keep 8 register OF a. tie
educa0ie c1iilren il tLe sc 100. dis
trict
Sec. Sc 81 provide fnr the c,ec
ton OF trustees on tue 1T ea'urda,
in September instead Of in Decem-
Der as heretofore. and dcfae the do
ties Of the Trustees. No teacher
shat. be elected by the trustees wao
has not obtained license for the
school year in which the sch"o. il
to be taught, and OF grade sufti-
GENTLY high to meet the require.
menLs 1t the school.
sec 8 TO IL require the appoint
ment Of county board Of educa
lion before May 18th. vino shall
with the county periuteGden'. 10.
cate the school districts Of the cnun.
y on lst Monday in August. Their
term Of Office is fixed at wears and
.uey shall be exempt from jGry ami
road duty. These districts NAV
not contain less than y square
miles, nor less than IL educab.e
children; provided thai, on account
OF too great distance or impossible
obstruction children would not be
deprived Of school privileges. Dis
cricts with less than % educab.e
children may not be established.
Sec. II provide that towns Of $50
or more Inhabitants may constitute
separate school districts. if they
choose TO do SO, provided they con
linue their schools for seven
months.
Sec 43 and A define how trus
tees of separate school districts may
be chosen &c
/ Sec. As to 50 provide that chill
1ren may attend the schools of
separate school district, and that
he superintendent shall pay out OF
the county fund their pro rata for
the time the county school contin-
/ 1es.
Before license to teach shall be
granted, the applicant must furnish
The perintendent satisfactory
evidence of good moral character
and OF ability to govern a school.
Sec. "a and Sc provide for exami-
nation Of teachers on 1t, % and 81
Saturdays in September and Nav:
examination of the two races shall
be on different days.
To- obtain a first grade license. the
applicant must be examined in
spelling, reading, practical and
mental arithmetic, geography. En-
giish grammar, composition, L 5.
History, elements of natural phi.o-
sorhy, and elements Of physiology.
To obtain a second grade license,
The applicant must BE- examined 10
spelling, reading. mental arithmetic.
practical arithmetic to cube root.
elementary geography, elementary
English grammar and CON POSITION.
and primary L. 5. history.