The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-03-29
COUNTY SCHOOL SUPERVISION.

The revised school law requires that
those voting for supervision shall vote
by ballot; those voting therefor shall
have written or printed on their ballots,
For County Supervision" and those
voting against shall have written or
printed on their ballots "Against
Supervision"
A certificate of the vote shall be de-
livered by the district clerk within five
days thereafter to the county clerk, the
sald certificate to be signed bv the
chairman and secretary of the meeting.
1t supervision be adopted the present
county commissioner will serve the
remainder of his time as superinten =
dent, and shall perform all the duties
now required Of the county commits.
sioner aud receive like compensation
therefor; he shall visit each school dis
trict In his county as often as practical
BILE; he shall examine the classification
of the pupils the methods of instruction,
the manner of discipline. the order
maintained, the results secured, and
make such suggestions to the teacher
In private-as he may deem advisable !;
he shall inspect the Ventilation, note
the condition OF the building, furniture,
apparatus, grounds and appurtenances
thereto belonging, and report the same
to the board In writing, with such sug
gestions as he may consider necessary
10 the health, comfort and progress OF
the pupils; he shall examine the teach.
ers' register and the district records to
see IL they are kept according to law,
and recommend such changes or im-
provements as he may think proper; he
shall instruct the district clerks. when
necessary, how to make their reports,
and see that all warrants have been
duly issued "by order of the board"
either for services actually rendered or
for material actually furnished; he shall
organize q county teachers institute 10
his county and require the teachers TO
attend. unless excused for satisfactory
reasons; he shall hold public meetings
in each municipal township in the
county annually for the purpose of
discussing educational questions, inter.
preting the school law, counseling with
teachers aud school officers, and Ell
deavor to elevate and advance the
cause of education among the peo-
pie; he shall formulate q course Of
study and plan for grading the
schools OF his county, and forward a
copy thereof to each district clerk and to
each teacher employed In the county,
and require the same to be followed rs
nearly as practicable; he shall hold
one public examination each month at
the county seat, notice thereof to be
given by publication, and the instruc-
liOns of the state superintendent shall
be his guide In the examination, grad
ing and licensing of teachers; he shall
examine the records of the county so
far as relates to school iunds and school
moneys, see that the law is strictly OBJ
served, and shall be present at the
August term Of the county court 10
give such Information as may be oi
importance to said court 10 the trans
action OF matters pertaining to the
school interests of the county, aud the
instructions of the state superintendent
shall be his guide In the Interpretation
and execution Of the law. He shall
keep his Office at the county seat, and
for this purpose the county court shall
supply him with suitable room,
proper furnished, wherein all re-
cords, books, papers, furniture snd
other property thereto belonging shall
be securely kept.
From the above it will be seen tba,
the duties of the superintendent are
numerous aud varied sufficiently So e
keep him constantly employed the year
round. II the duties are faithfully per
formed, quite revolution will be
wrought in the public schools Of the
county. Two of his duties are of pre-
eminent Importance. First, the visiting
of all the schools. Worthy young teach.
ers who are just making g beginning
require and desire the advice and as-
sislsnce Of some one more experienced
The lazy do no: desire but do require to
be SPARED up. Those teaching merely
for the mon"v need to be rooted Out
entirely .Afle. the superintendent visits
the teachers in their cwn workshops
and ascertains their titness-somethiug
which he cannot do in any other way
if he is competent and honest, the Cer
.ificates which he grants them will then
be true index 70 their qualifications
and when a school board employs q
teacher holding a good certificate the
board will not be running a risk OF their
| schoo. being failure as is now often
the case. 1t is impossible tor an ex
aminer to know good teacher unless
he sees the teacher teaching. Every
one knows there is vast difference
between theory and practice. The other
duty to which reference was made
above is the adoption of course OF
study. This will not only bring unity
and system to the county schools but
will be a vast saving TO the patrons in
the buying of text books. Then every
teacher who comes into district can
not discard the books in use and pu,
the patrons to the expense of buying
new ones.
EnOugh WiH be Sdced in The matter OJ
buying tert books m one year 10 pGy
the SattrY Of the superintendent fer Gr,
gears.
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