The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-08
GRADED SCHOOL SYSTEM.
SKETCH OF THE ORGANIZATION
OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF
THE CITY OF COLUMBIA.
Tho Opinion Of Prominent Educators OF
tho State as to the Graded School
System Under which IL was Or
XaniZcd.

An Act to Provide for the Establish
ment Of n new School District in
Richland County, and to Author
ize the Levy and Collection Of a
Local Tax therein.
SECTION 1.-Be it enacted, by the
Senate and House OF Representatives
Of the State Of South Carolina now
met and sitting in General Assem-
bly,, and by the authority Of the
same: That for the purpose Of main
tanning public schools in the city of
Columbia, and promoting their cffi-
cheney, the area embraced in the cor
poratc limits of the city of Columbia
is hereby declared to be new school
district, to be known as the School
District of the city Of Columbia.
SEC. 2.-That the inhabitants Of
the said school district be, and they
arc hereby created a body polite
NhN wi Will oNlCll SoSSl lillCIlb,
rights, privileges and liabilities, rs
other school districts possess under
the provisions Of an Act entitled,
can Act to alter and amend the
School Law Of South Carolina,' APP
proved 22d March, A. ID. 1878.
SEC. 3.-That the School Com.
missioner of the County Of Richland
shall have jurisdiction only over the
schools and all educational interests
outside Of the corporate limits Of the
city of Columbia.
SEC. 4.-That the City Council Of
the city Of Columbia shall order an
election to be held in the said city
on the third Tuesday in January
next, at which one School Commits
sioncr shall be elected by the legal
voters Of each ward, who shall con-
tinuc in Office until his successor is
elected and qualified, or shall refuse
to qualify; Provided, That the School
Commissioner Of Richland County,
and the Board of Trustees Of school
district No. l Of said county, Shall
continue to exercise within the said
school district all the powers, and
discharge all the duties Of said School
Commissioner and Of School District
Trustees bow provided by law, until
the Board Of School Commissioners
provided for in this Act shall enter
upon the discharge OF its duties. At
every general election in the city Of
Columbia thereafter, one School
Commissioner shall be elected by tho
legal voters of each ward, who shall
continue in Office until his successor
is elected and qualified, or shall re-
fuse to qualify.
SEC. 5.-The School Commission.
crs of the School District of Column
bia SO elected, together with mem
Der Of the City Council Of Columbia,
to b. elected by said Council. and
whose term Of Office shall be the same
rs that Of the School Commissioners
elected rs provided in the preceding
Section, shall constitute School
Board, and they may assemble at
any time and elect Chairman, a
Clerk and Superintendent Of city
schools, whose terms of office, duties
and compensation, shall be prescribed
by said Board; but their terms Of
office shall not exceed that Of the
Board electing them: ProrUlcd,
That no member Of the Board Of
School Commissioners shall be clioi-
BILE to any salaricd Office within the
provisions Of this Act. The said
Board shall have the following pow.
ers and duties: /. TO discharge The
same duties in the city which are
required Of School Trustees in the
counties. 2. 70 determine the studies
and class books to be used in the
city schools. 3. TO cause cXamina.
tions to be made Of teachers for the
city schools. f. TO elect and dis.
miss superintendents and teachers,
prescribe their duties and term of
office, and to make rules for the gov.
ernmcnt of the schools. ). TO fiji
vacancies occurring in the Board by
death, resignation, departure from
the State, or refusal to qualify; the
said vacancies to be filed from the
said wards in which they occur 6.
TO establish, when they deem it cx-