The coast beacon. (Pass Christian, Miss.) 18??-1???, 1892-07-02
THE NEW SCHOOL LAW.
Mr., Ladd Asks Everybody's Attention
to Important Changes.

DOAS uOOiuOOu OHbU WAITS ~ ulolIlOl
should send its most intelligent
representatives to the next meeting
OF the county school board, to b,
held at the courthouse at Missis
sippi City, on Monday and Tuesda,
the 18th and 10th of July, begin
ming at 8 o'clock.
The new law requires the board
at this meeting, to lay oft on the
county map, boundaries to eacf
district, and to designate the sitt
for the school house in each dis
trict.
Following are some of the pro
visions of the new law, relating tc
districts:
A child living in one district
shall not be allowed to attend
school in mother district, without
the written consent Of the trustees
ia both districts, and of the county
superintendent,
No district shall contain less
than nine sections, or nine square
miles.
No permanent district shall con-
tain less than forty-five educable
children. In case this number can
not be included in a district with.
out compelling some to go too
great a distance, the county school
board may establish, temper
arily, a special district to contain
not less than fifteen educable
children.
Where it is possible, the larger
streams shall be made boundaries
between districts.
The making of this map will re-
quire much time, care and labor;
and it is expected that the board
will take pains to so arrange the
districts as to require no changes
for several years; for every change
will necessitate the construction OF
a new map.
Let each neighborhood agree
upon district of good size, aud
select good location for the school
house, so that this work eau be
done permanently ard to the best
interests of all concerned. TO this
end it would be we'll to send no
tice throughout each neighborbood
for all to meet at a Ger ain hour
and day at some convenient place,
and there come to an agreement
and select some intelligent and
trustworthy man to present the
matter before the board.
Above all things, avoid bad tenn
per, wrangling and contrariness.
Do not try to impose harisbips
upon several families in order to
secure some unfair advantage for
your own Let no cliques be form
ed to run thingsiu their own selfish
interests. Let all enter upon this
work with determination to
strictly observe the golden Tule -
do mnto others as ye woulF that
they should do unto you. No
teacher who has established a good
reputation will put it in jeopardy
by taking "a school iu "a district
where there is a spirit of conten-
ton.
Remember, the larger your dis
trict and the greater the harmony,
the larger will be the attendance
at your school; the larger tue at
the better the pay of the
teacher; the better the pay the bet
ter the teacher. A good teacher
has many schools offered him and
be is SUI e to accept the one which
pays most. A small school usually
has to take some teacher that could
not get any other school.
Where there are good school
houses already erected, the dis
tricts should be so arranged as to
render their continued use possible
and as convenient as may be.
This will be the most important
meeting held by the county board
in many years and it will require
at least two days to complete its
Iabors. The first day, Monday,
July IS, will be devoted to the dis.
tlicts lying east of the line Of the
Gulf and Ship Island railroad; the
second day, Tuesday, the 10th, will
be devoted to the districts lying OH
the line of that road and west of it.
Those who want q district estab-
ished to include portions of two
counties, should consult their
living in the next coun-
" and have an understanding as
% what sections in each county
shall be Included in such districts,
ind urge the patrons living in the
,ther county to see that their coun-
" school board establish such line.
line districts must be agreed to
~ the county board in both coun-
les.
Let all come prepared to give,
" section, township and range,
be numbers of the land of each
PORTION to be included in you dis
riot, and to give the location CT
he school house in the same way,
his is very important, and will
greatly facilitate the work of the
,oard.
Very truly yours,
j. l.. LADD,
County Superintendent.