Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-01-12
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah,
December 20, 1891.

Lake Cllyi uthh'
str-In compliance with your re-
Guest We herewith suggest some
an,endments that In our opinion should
H.. made 10 the public school law.
The Territorial school commissioner
should 10 gwen power to revoke TOT
Immoral aud unprofessional conuuct,
ar.t grade certificates granted by MN
An Instance Il on record III lhls conn
~ where tho holder OF hf.t grade
certificate IL guilty OF disgraceiuI con.
duct, and there Is nothing IN Tue sohool
law lint empowers the commissioner
10 revoke his certificate.
II should hc made the duty OF school
oniccr. 10 attend tue meetings provided
Grin Sec. H., aud present the district
rrords for the inspection OF the clun-
~ snp,rintondent. They should be
rnuif,d TO furnish vouchers Tor al
amounts expended 50 that their books
rull be properly audited aud lheir
accuracy Insured.
See'lOn IL requires tho county SUI
uplintendont 10 report to the commits.
sionet OF schools ON or before the hrst
,lsy OF August In each year. Section
4gsays the school board shall Cause the
census Of the district TO he taken he
tween the fifteenth ani last days ~
July, This work IN often put oh TIL
the last day, aud then the reports are
not forwarded promptly. IL IL i'm
u0ssitle, therefore, for the county sup
crlntendent TO get his reports n the
commissioner ready before the Il ltecnth
Of August at the earliest.
section is shoulI be amended 10 AL
low the county court OF each county
IN Tx the salary ofth county supefiu-
trndrnt. In some counties the 81 ef.
IntrnI lent could devote the whole of
hl.tlme with yront TO the schools, N
thes,lary paid would Justly him In
donglt.
section 10 makes the county super
lniendcnt responsible mr. the comIen-
satipn Of his deputy. dissection is ~.
mains ~ n IL, the superintendent
should draw pay fJr the work done by
hi- deputy.
The amount mentioned In Section
gitnpay the eNpt nses Of the county
isiutc, should hc increased 10 Que
hurdrri dollars. Teachers often de.iie
ta have a conrae Of lectures delivered
ou some subject by professional
whose services must he paid for. Aittr
dgiuc,ing biis for printing, ianitor
work, etc, uut litiie OF the huy dollars
is lett 10 Ay Tor these services. When
tho teachers Of any county hold regular
meetings once uF twice each month
duflngt the school year, this nhould he
equivalent % the institute spoken OF in
Section 20, and the amount allowed 10y
tuch section should BE- made available
t1 pny tho expenses Of thede Institute
Wveuugs.
The school law should require the
school b14si OF each district 10 provide
suitable library Cuses and tp eYpund
zach yOlrH certain part, say one per
cent, ot the county funds received by
such district IN purchasing suitable
books for a school library. In this
way library would be established la
every scho0lin tho country dls,ricis,
lhv studies mentioned In Section %
na icing necessary 10 secure q teachcrs'
oHilcao, should include drawing and
". cal music.
section % should give tho county
court oi each county power 10 redistlict
ihr county AMI cOnslll late school dis
iicl-i tu dispose Of the uncxpired term
81 iuislcea IN districts m consolidated,
unl 10 arrange for the proper division
un' equalization Of school property
lc'ofc mating such consolidation.
Section 30 should require the proper
officer having the custody of the last
preceding registration list, to furnish TO
ue trustees ot each district at ieas,
I'VE days previous 10 tho Jay OF tlec.
non lot school trustee, n certified copy
N shid reputation list, showing DE
nlmes " all registered voters residing
IN the precincts covered In whole or la
pln by such school district.
Section II should read, "webster,n
International Dictionary" instead VI
"Nebater's Unabridged Dictionary"
A section should be inserted In the
school law stating that tho iunls re-
caivcd by each district from County
and Territorial taxes, shall be used for
tile payment VI teachers aud the cur.
nnt expenses Of the school. Some
Iustecs are inclined TO use this money
Tor building and other similar pur.
poses, when the funds are needed u
tecufe'good teHchefR and keep school
tho required length Of time. The trus.
tes aTo not altogether to blame for this,
Ilr In some rural districts the people
tl'her DO not appreciate the advantages
OF an education or they are 30 opposed
20 taxation that every effort the trus.
tees make to secure n tax for building
1r furnishing purposes IL "vOted
ulwni" aud the trustees are LEFT with.
''nHS w thppiy hnt ntcthsltlth oil
lhe school. The power given the
trustees under the old law TO levy a tax
0ne'iofth OF one per cent. upon tn,
nfable property In tho district without
oNlling a meeting OF tho taxpayers Il
vote ulon 1t, should be restored
Arllcle VI. defines the duties OF ttus
ices aud says they shall furnish All
necessary and suitable furniture, maps
apparatus, etc., hut gives them no I'M
u.tendent power to raise funds for In,
purpose.
Section IS should bo so modified N,
ermlt the use Of schoolhonses for par
u'sor other entertainments tor srhoo
ehiluren, even when such use neces,i
"'es the removal Of the seats.
ArticleVIlI should con,aIo "A sec,Io,
requiring each teacher 10 follow th,
course OF study, rulos and direction,
given by the county superlntenJen
hhn trustees, or have his certificate re
voked. "
In section 6s the words ''city super
ihlendents" should he inserted N,
enntendents OF city achools az desnr,
10 ArticitNVshould be members of m,
school book convention. That thcy wer,