Evening journal., 1891-02-18
R0SS'S EDUCATIONAL BILL
Reorganizes the State Board
of Education.


tor, ascretarY Of state and state super
fntendant to Constitute the state Hoard
of Edneation-Frse Text Books state
superintendent Of Colored SCHOOLS.
Staif Correspondence EvRgING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Feb. 17-One OF the most i'm
portant bills to be brought before this
General Assembly aud probably the
farthest reaching, will be introduced ia
the Senate by Mr.. Ross of Sussex county
to rorrow afternoon. 1t is the Ross
Educstion bill. and is Of visal interest to
both white aud colored people throughout
the state
Mr.. Ross is staunch Democrat. He
has come to the conclusion that the only
way TO MAKE good citizens of the colored
children is TO educate them
The following is digest of the bill
Section | provides that the governor,
the state treasurer. the secretary of state,
the auditor Of accounts and the state
superintendent of free schools shall con
stitute the State Board Of Education for
this state: the governor, president; the
state superintendent, secretary This
shall be considered a reorganization OF
the State Board Of Education now exist
ing and will receive all the books and
papers belonging to It,
Section provides thai this board
shall meet in the Capitol at Dover on the
tlrst Tuesdays in january aud in July Of
each year and at other times when called
by the president a majority of the board
to constitute quorum.
Duties OF the Board.
Section specifies the powers
aud duties of this board
to adopt bylaws rules and
regulations for their government and
carry into effect the school laws Of this
state; to prepare and distribute an uni
form series of blanks, forms and direc
tions for the use Of teachers and school
officers, and to require all records to be
kept and returns made according to these
forms, TO hear appeals ard determine
| finally all matters of controversy bet ween
parties concerned; TO revoke for i'm
moral conduct or unfitness for teaching.
any teachers certificate to enforce the
use of an uniform series of textbooks to
be used in the free schools of this state
The members OF this board shall re-
ceive no salary or compensation for the
| performance of their duties.
| The state treasurer g4ali purchase the
/ text books to bo used in the free schools
direct from the publishers at the lowest
wholesale rates.
state super.ntendent
Section 10 provides that the governor
shall on the second Tuesday of april. A.
D., 1891, and every four years thereafter,
/ appoint and commission some suitable
and we'll qualified person as state super
intendent OF free schools. who shall have
had at least seven years experience as a
/ practical teacher Any vacancy in the
Office is TO be filled by the governor fol
the unexpired term
The state superintendent must before
entering upon the duties OF his ofiiea
give bond TO the state Of Delaware, Will
sureties to be approved by the Governor,
IN the penalty Of SO 600
superintendent of Uolored schools.
The state superintendent shall hav,
the entire mansg sment. control auC
supervision Of the coiored schools of thi
state, ana it shall De his duty to decid
upon the location OF colored schools, I
appoint suitable teachers and to draw
upon the county treasurer for the moBe
due monthly for expenses. de shall per
form all the duties TO colored schools nov
devoiving on the county superintendents
and his authority shall extend over thos
now governed under special acts of in
corporation; be shall appoint all teacher
for incorporated schools and fix Uheh
salaries draw from the county treasure
that portion Of the state appropriation
for colored schools belonging TO incor
porated schools and apply the sam
toward the payment of the salaries of th
teachers in the same manner as in tn
: payment of salaries of tae teachers o
other schools not Incorporated.
$4,000 Per Annum.
The appropriation is increased froI
SO 900 to $40, 600 per sunum, to be dis
tributed in the same proportion an
under the same conditions as the $6, 90
appropriation.
In case Of any appeal to the Stat
! Beard Of Education against the decisiO
Of the county superintendent in rejec
ing an applicant, such papers shall b
, the evidence of the applicants fitness j
! the branches to which they pertain.
/ upon inspection Of any papers filed wit
him, the state superintendent shall
satisfied that the county superintendent
has issued a certificate TO an applcan
who should have been rejected, it sha
be his duty to bring the matter befol
the State Board OF Education for fins
settlement
Section 19 exsmpts the free school
4 Of Wilmington from the operations 0
Z this act.
( State superintendent salarg.
Section 90 provides that the stat
9 superintendent OF the free schools sha
receive as compensation for his service
, annually, the sum Of 81 500, to be pai
E quarterly by the state treasurer out {
i any moneys belonging 80 the scho'
fund of the state.
3 Section 21 provides that the provision
Of this act shall take effect upon the ser