The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-09-17

At the Trustees meeting on Salesday
considerable interest was manifested.
The following resolution, or resolutions,
were separately adopted, and then adopt
ed as whole:
Resolued, That it is the sense of the
Trustees assembled that the Trustees
should make some of the school houses
more comfortable, or require the patrons
to do so, or not locate the schools; that
each Board of Trustees should devise
some plan of leDgthening the school
term that in each District a meeting
should be held before opening the
schools, as required by law; that teach
ers should be paid fixed salary per
month, and not according to average
attendance; that as far IS possible the
method of paying teachers should be the
same in all the Districts; that an aver.
age attendance of twenty should be re-
quired to secure full pay that first grade
teachers should be paid $50, second grade
SIG, and third grade S12 per month
and that we approve of the plan of pay.
ing half, and thus doubling the length OF
the public school term, leaving the
patrons to pay whatever additional may
be required to secure teacher.
This has no binding force, but is an
expression of the opinion of the Trustees
present 1t is we'll known fact that
some of The school houses in the County
are neither s'suitable" nor Comfortable. !"
The Trustees are required by law to
'provide suitable school houses and make
them comfortable" If the patrons will
not furnish suitable and comfortable
school house, the Trustees should spend
the public funds in doing 30, and then
the people would have to pay the teacher
or have no school. Also the schools
should be provided with comfortable
seating. We are Of the opinion that the
Trustees would do the cause of the com.
mon schools great good by using as much
of the public funds as is necessary in sup.
plying the schools with good desks. 1t
would be good investment. and we will
gladly furnish prices and cooperate
with the Trustees in such an effort.
The law declares that "the Trustees
shall hold a regular session in their
School District at least two weeks before
the commencement of every school
term" The reason for this is plain. At
this meeting schools should be located,
disputes as to location settled, and COIL
tracts mado with the teachers. And it
should be settled at what time the public
schools should open and when closed.
The teachers should know this.
The plan of paying teachers should be
the came in each District, so that the
teachers would know what to expect from
both sides, where they have line schools.
It has been usual in this County to re-
quire an average attendance of twenty
Eve to eulitle teacher to the fixed sal
ary. The Trustees thought that teacher
could do as much work with twenty as
with larger number. A man should be
paid according to the work be does, and
not according to the size of the field in
which be works.
The plan of leDgthening the public
term, and the amour, of salary to be paid
per month were considered together, and
in fixing $50 month for first grade
teacher the Trustees did not mean to say
his services were worth no more, but SIM
ply that they would pay that sum, aud
then the patrons can supplement with
whatever is necessary to secure teacher.
1t was not expected that first grade
tescber could be secured for $40 month,
but it was expected that the people
would raise the additional amount, and
thus the public term would run longer.
Tkat was also the idea in paying only
half If that is done The public term will
last for at least eight months In the year.
We are aware Of the fact that teachers
will object to this as it causes so much
trouble in making out reports, but we
expect 10 get up report, if such plan
is adopted, that will compensate for this
by being very short.
As stated before, this resolution has no
binding force. However, we should be
glad to see the suggestions contained
in it tested. And right here we would
earnestly ask every one who has differ.
ent opinic2 to that expressed in this res
olutiop on any Of the points, to write to
us and give better plan if possible. We
want to find the best method of conduct.
ing the public schools, and of spending
the public funds entrusted to our care.
Every man and woman should assist us
ia finding this method. The interest IN
education is increasing, md We are glad
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