Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-06-21
QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
Answers TO Questions of General Impor-
tance to Those Interested In the Pubic

Answers TO Qussttons of General Impor-
lance to Those Interested In the Public
Schools.
Superintendent w. e. C1emant sends
Us the following queries and answers
which, il carefully perused. viii I'm pars
specific information upon points PERU
nent to the government and maintenance
of the public schools:
1. HAS the president of q school board the
right to vote on each question submitted, OF
only In case of tiess'
Answer. The president of q school board
votes upon each measure submitted by him 10
the board he has one vote on each question
submitted, and only one. This is true In all
cases where the presiding officer is elected py
the body over which he presides. Speaker Car
isle votes as Representative from Kentucky
Speaker Alexander votes as the representative
from DaViess County, and the president OF a
school board votes as the director OF his dis
trict Neither of the three above mentioned
has vote, as presiding officer. in case OF q tie.
2. What must be done with the building
fund on hand when not needed for that pur-
poser
Ans. Just let it remain in the hands OF the
treasurer until it is needed for that purpose, as
it can be used only for that purpose. Section
1913 and "a Missouri 26. 1t can be used TO
make repairs, build a eistern, make fence to
inclose school grounds, or TO improve the house
or grounds.
3. Can teacher be required to teach SUD-
ject not found upon his ceftifcate?'
Ans That will depend upon circumstances.
Before the board can contract with a teacher,
such teacher must present certificate. and
that certificate must be in force for the full
time for which the contract is made" Now,
suppose the teacher holds .'third-grade Ger.
tifcate.' He presents it to the board and on it
the contract is made; nothing is said about re-
quiring other subjects taught.
School opens, and the board requires the
teacher to teach algebra, chemistry and phys
les; but he can not do it; he has never studied
these subjects; he has never claimed to be
able to teach further more. than is called
for on his certificate. The teacher can refuse
to teach them, and not violate his contract.
Section 7045 requires the board to fix the grade
OF the school; l. e., 1t requires the board to des-
ignate the work to be done-the branches to be
taught-and this being done and made known
when the contract is made, will bind the teach
er to teach whatever is therein called for; re.
fusal to teach the same would be a violation OF
the contract made with the board.
The different grades of certificates CORE
spond with the different grades Of schools, and
the board should require that the certificate
held by the teacher shall cover the work to be
done.
a. 'Can there be more than one school site
in district having only three directorss"
Ans. The law provides for only one site in
such a district. Section 7146 provides that a
board of six directors can, when the demands
require it and the funds have been duly voted"
have more than one building site and erect
buildings thereon. When school-house site
has been selected by the people, in district
having only three directors, and a house erect
ed thereon, all the children of the district can
attend school at the building, and the board
can not prevent them. Where city. town or
village desires to maintain more than one
school, such district should comply with the
law, and organize under the provisions of Sec
md oh 1acya 1lxra
permitted by section 7146.
5. what items may be considered at spe
cial meetings''
Ans Any thing not limited to the action OF
the annual meeting can be attended to at
special meeting called and held in compliance
with the law for that purpose.
The following can be done only at the annual
meeting:
(a) Choose directors for three years; item
second section 7131. CO. Fill vacancy in
board: item third" section 7031. (c) To de-
eide for or against any proposed change OF
boundary lines or the formation Of new dis
tricts; item ''sixth," section 7031.
(d) To vote for county commissioner; item
''eighth, section 1881.
All other matters may be brought before a
special meeting by giving twenty days notice,
follows: (a) ''To vote a loan,' by section
1882.
(b) ITO increase rate above 40 cents for
school purposes section 1851, fourth item
1859, 7O61 and 1862.
(c) '.To vote a direct tax for building pur-
poses:'' section 7O31-ninth item. 1000, 7061 and
7062.
In these three cases the board can call the
special meeting without any petition. ALI other
special meetings must be called by petition OF
majority of all the qualified voters OF the dis
trlct, by section 7063.
6. "What are the steps necessary to vote a
loan and get the moneyT'
Ans. The meeting must be called by the
board, the notices must be posted for twenty
days, and must specify the exact amount of the
loan and for what purpose; two-thirds
of the votes cast must favor such
loan; the board should secure the bonds,
have them registered with the State Auiitor,
and borrow the money on same: the money
must be deposited with the treasurer to the
credit of the building fund, and paid out by the
treasurer upon warra It's duly issued upon the
building fund of the district.
z. Explain section 1923 SO far as it relates
to the number of children and valuation re.
CURED
Ans. Section 1923 requires that each newly
formed district shall have thirty children and
$50, 600 valuation, or thirty children and nine
square miles of territory; and no territory
shall be taken from any district that will
reduce it to less than thirty children and $40 600
valuation, or less than thirty children and nine
square miles of territory; i. e., every
new district, and every district whose territory
has been reduced must contain, within its Linn
its, thirty children of school age, and must
contain either $4,000 valuation or nine square
miles of land.
8. s'Why was the time for the enumeration
changed from June to May?'
Ans. This was done in order that the returns
could be made and the county clerk make his
report Immediately after his settlement in
July, so that each county may receive its due
proportion OF the State school moneys distrib-
uted the last of July, upon the enumeration OF
that year, and not upon the enumeration Of the
year previous.