The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-05-09
THE INSTITUTE LAW.
A Synopsis OF the New Law Which
Interests School Teachers.

The recent legislature passed Il new law
in regard to county institutes, which will
govern the holding of an instituted in every
county in the state. We give below a brief
synopsis of the law and think it will be
found interesting to cache and all Others
who desire the educational welfare OF our
county:
Section / provides that an institute shall
he held in each county in the state in the
months OF June, July and August, the
time and place being fixed by the county
school commissioner which institutes shall
be in session our weeks, including exam
nations. The conductors and instructors
shall be only persons authorized by the
state training school and no conductor
shall receive over $3.50 nor instructor more
than 800 for his services.
Section 2 provides that the school CON-
missioner and conductor II instructors
OF the institute shall constitute the board
of examiners for issuing certificates; this
section also preScribeS the grades of certi-
t~icates, the branches on which teachers
shall be examined and the grades to which
teachers shall attain in order to receive Il
certificate. 1t also provides that any
teacher who could not, for some good rea-
son, attend the institute can be examined
for II certificate, the fees for same being
$3.50.
pSNbioh - DioN tlVo III lCNohiIS
Gates by the county commissioner upon
satisfactory evidence OF immortality or neg
lect of duty.
Section 4 provides for the appointment
of a committee of six to prepare a three
years course of study for the county in
stitutes.
Section 3 creates a state training school.
Section 6 provides that this state train
ing school shall license all county insti-
tute conductors and instructors, all of
whom shall pay a license fee OF rs.
Section Z authorizes the state board OF
education to fix the time, place and length
of session of the state training school and
the compensation OF its instructors.
Section 8 provides for colored teachers
institutes to be established by the state
board of education and also fixes compen-
sations OF instructors, etc.
Section 9 provides that each teacher
shall pay an institute fee of 50 to the cou:-
ty treasurer, who shall issue u receipt there
for to the teacher, which shall entitle said
teacher to be enrolled in the institute; the
treasurer shall credit such money to the
institute fund and pay the same out only
upon the order of the county institute
board; it also provides that money receiV-
ed from colored teachers shall be placed
in a separate fund from that received from
white teachers.
shall, on or before the first day of July OF
each year, appoint two competent persons
who, with the county commissioner, shall
constitute the county institute board; this
board shall select the conductor and in
structors of the institute and fixtheir COM
pensation; it also provides that the coun-
ty commissioner, ii he holds a certificate
from the state training school, shall be
either the onducto or one of the instruc-
tors in the institute.
The following sections are given entire:
Sec. IL. Nothing in this act shall be SO
construed as to conflict with the laws now
in existence providing for the granting of
normal certificates and normal diplomas
by the state normal schools.
Sec. u. The superintendent of public
schools is hereby authorized to make ne
cessary rules and regulations for carrying
into operation the provisions of this act.
Sec. 13. Any county commissioner, or
member of the county institute board OF
examiners, who shall grant complimentary
certificates, or certificates except in ac-
cordance with the provisions of this act,
shall be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be pun
shed by n fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars.
Sec. ID. The provisions of this act shall
not apply to cities having or hereafter at
tanning q population of three hundred
Thousand or more, nor to counties which
AVE adopted county supervision.