Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-07-01
COMMISSIONER FOREMAN
Sends a COmmssiesticn 10 County
Scheel Superintendent.

Scheel SaperintendentS.
The following official dOcsr,ent
has, We understand. 5een sent to the
county schccl superintendehts Of the
Territory:
10 he UOlusty Superintendent al
District ScaOOiS
I have sent och Of you one or
two C0yie- oil he new school law,
bOunLi IN with the biennial report Of
the commissioner, made to tine last
legislature. 1 have also sent You
enough copies OF the school iaS "
enab!e you 10 furnish one copy u
each school district. Tie copy
should bg preserved 10y the clerk ali,i
| brought With his minutes % every
meeting OF the tOarl. 10 was my
desire " furnish every trustee with
a ccBy, but the nuuIDer allowed 10
be printed will no; justify this. The
new school law is somewhat inuefi-
mite and confused in its require
meuts and provisions, and IL Will be
very necessary that each Of YOU,
anu each trI@Jee, study il with care,
- rs % comprehend its general
scope and it. various requirements.
In endeayOring 10 reach correct in
terPretations OF it. different sections
anu provisions, aad 10 reconcile and
harmonic the whole, il is necessary
that there be kept Constantly inview
the fact that the law was intended
TO give and to establish free schools
Throughout the Territory. That l.
| the first solid rock upon which to
build any Interpretation OF the vari-
/ Ous parts Of the law. and we must
conclude Therefore at the outset that
under no circumstances can tuition
be required for the admission Of any
child Of school age in the district or
I city where he or she lives, anu no
I child can be refused admission 70. or
Disseminated against, In any dis
trict school OF The Territory.
The greater part Of the school year
Of lesJ-3t has been dnder the old
law and consequently the statistical
and other information has been
gathered under il. have therefore
deemed II proper 10 use the old forms
Of statistical and financial reports
for this year, and the blanks there
for have heretofore been forwarded
10 each OF YOU. Section 81 Of the
new law requires that the finan-
cial report shall he sworn 10 by the
trustees. This oath could be endorsed
on the back Of the report. The
form OF the report rs 10 the school
population commonly called school
GENIUS repOTtl Is made somewhat
different from the oil form. This Is
- done ia order 10 comply with
the requirements OF the new school
law, which provides that the report
shall show the color Il every child
Of school age, and whether the
child can Te.id and write. In the
column regarding the latter, in the
School Boards report, | have sug-
gested that the wOrlis yes or
mo" could be used in answering
the question, as the wOui "and"
CONNECTS the word "rtsad'' and
'write' In the question. Ia your
reports 10 the Commissioner. YOU
may give only the number who can !
read and write All not so counted !
will be deemed unable 10 read aud /
write. As 70 color, you can follow
suggestions found at bottom Of |
School Board. II IS 4 tedious
work, but il is a requirement Of the 1
Legislature aud should be performed ,
with conscientious case ami should !
re maze full, complete and acCu-
rate.
IL viii be necessary for the enum-
orator 10 visit every home and habi-
tation in his districtani by personal |
inquiry and observation obtain the /
necessary information. The census
Is by the new law TO ne taken i'm
meiistely after the 18th day Of July |
anu lie completed before the last al 4
the month. IL should ~ plaU5-i In 4
your hands at the earliest moment 70 |
-uahie you 10 comply strictly witt |
the requirements Of the new law,
which provides that your report b. |
made e the commissioner On the Isl |
u August. Please notice this date. |
The value Of any report depends I
entirely upon is Gullness and accu- 1
racy. II either Of these elements be /
wanting, the report loses it, worth. /
| would ask, therefore. that each Of 1
you urge upon the trustees Of each |
district the great importance and /
necessity Of their having these re-.
ports made full, complete and accu-
rate. and that they be made prompt
~ and forwarded 10 You. Prompt
ness Is necessary 10 enable YOU TO
make up your reports 10 the COM
The trustees census report should
be made in dupliCate-Onc copy 10
be retained by the board FOR future
reference and the other copy should
be forwarded TO you. Your reports |
u various kinds should Ice made in
duplicate, one copy TO be 10y you IT,
tanned and the other 10 be forwarded
10 the commissioner.
| desire that you shall immediate
i, II you have lot already done 50,
tall the attention Of the school trus-
tees Of each district 10 sections i.
~, "a, IS, Is and 81 Of the new
school law. Their action will be It
luired.
1t will be seen that by section 81
II the new law, notices OF al meet
ngs "fOr the election Of trustees. /
ETC" skall be posted up In al least
.hree public and conspicuous places
within the district, and that 'sall
BUSINESS transacted at such meeting
lther than that specified Ia said |
notice shall be void" IL j possible
hat the courts may interpret the
words AL business; 10 mean only |
VI business upon the three subjects
pecliied IN the first part Of section.
lut IN the absence Of judicial
il would be advisable I
n every instance TO designate in the ,
ioticc every subject upon which il ,
: contemplated that action be taken
y the meeting. / have hereto uu-
ended a form Of notice suitable for !
he July meeting. II any otleE sub
ect than such as i named in the
Orm is 10 be submitted 70 the meet
ng, Il should I've included in the
iotiCe. The question Is to voting !
pOn the rate yer cent. OF taxes 10 he !
SseSsed, AMI Of the issuing Of bonds,
night more properly come in use
n full, ami OF course, whenever il is
esirOus Of considering either, it is :
bSoluteiy necessary to specify il in !
ne notice, or the action Of the meet
lg will be null and void.
IL will be observed that the ques- !
on Of the compensation Of trustees
embraced in the form OF notice
lhmitted FIR the July meeting. The
Nv il silent as 10 their cUmpensa-
on, and it necessarily therefore de-
Olives upon the voters Of the dis !
let to fix il. b
] desire each county superinten-
snt and each city superintendent to /
lake an annual written report 10 :.
le commissioner ut or nesr the first Il
September, giving 4 general sum n
AIRY of the condition Of the schools :.
nder his SUPPLEMENTARY, together I,