Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1898-06-15
ANNUAL CIRCULAR.

sued the Annual Circular for 1898, to
school district officers. Too much i'm
portance can not be given to this clrcu.
lar. 1t should be carefully read and
its recommendations followed by every
officer and patron in every school dis
trict. 1t follows:
PATRONS.
The valuation OF School District No.
........, for the year 1898 is S........
The Annual Meeting will be held on
Thursday. July %, at O'Clock p. m.
A director is to be elected in each dis
trict; and if, during the year, any one
has been appointed to fill a vacancy,
the person appointed holds Office only
until his successor has been duly elect
ed by the Annual Meeting and has
qualified.
The Annual Meeting will make tax
levy, not to exceed two per cent, 10
mills) of the taxable property Of the
district, and divide this levy rs they
think proper, for teachers fund and
building fund. A library tax, not ex-
ceeding two ~ mills, may be voted for
the purpose of purchasing a school Ii.
brary. The fund so raised shall be
! used for no other purpose than that of
purchasing a school library. The pu-
pills will read, and il they cannot get
good, wholesome literature. will read
the light, chaffy, sensational trash that
Is unfit for our boys and girls. You
can. in great measure, overcome this
by placing before them entertaining, in.
structive, pure reading matter. Where
the districts are financially able, rec
ommend that you levy tax for such
purpose. To those districts that have
not Dictionary Unabridged or Inter.
Dational) L recommend that you pur.
chase one, for it is poor economy to be
without one.
MAY SEND TO OTHER DISTRICTS.
Your attention is called to the law of
1895, Chapter 2l7, Sections SO and 60,
page 81, copy Of 1897. These laws au.
thorize tie Annual Meeting to empower
the Board to send the pupils of
their district to other districts, If in
their judgment they think 1t is better
and cheaper for all concerned, proyid-
ed the tuition and necessary expense
does not exceed sos for all such pupils
sent. This requires a vote of the annual
meeting. In thiDly populated districts
this, perhaps, will lessen the cost very
materially to the district. This ques-
ton should be brought up and thor.
oughly discussed at the annual meeting.
hereby recommend that, as far as
practicable to unite two or more dis.
tricts for school purposes, it be done.
CIRCULAR NO. 80.
Enclosed you will find circular is
sued by the State Superintendent. 1
request you to appoint some one to
read it before the meeting. This circu-
Lar should be thoroughly discussed by
the meeting. Much good will result
from the discussion.
DISTRICT OWNERSHIP OF BOOKS.
An act of the legislature of 1895, and
found on page Al, section q of the
Laws Of 1897 gives the patrons OF the
district the right to vote on this propo-
sltion and If it carries by a two-thirds
majority of the legal voters of the dis.
trict, then 1t becomes the duty of tho
Board to purchase the books and furn.
ish them free to the pupils of the dis
trict. This law should be read and
thoroughly discussed at the Annual
Meeting.
SCHOOL HOUSE, ETC.
wish to call your attention to the
condition of your school house. Take
few minutes to examine It's condition
and see what repairs are needed. Take
some action on this matter. Above all
do not forget to investigate the out
buildings. The law requires two sepa-
rate buildings, and that they should be
kept In good repair, and in good sani.
tary condition. Be sure to instruct the
Board to attend to 1t at once. This is
very important; do not neglect it.
WRITING MATERIAL.
The neglect. In a great many in
stances, Of the parents to provide their
children with proper writing material,
interferes seriously with the success of
the school. L recommend that the
board be authorized by the Annual
Meeting to purchase all copy.books,
pens, pen-holders, ink, etc., for the use
Of the pupils. The teacher should be
made the custodian of this material,
and required to report to the District
Board the number Of copy books. etc
distributed and at the close of the
school give the clerk all writing materl.
al in his hands. Writing Is one of the
most important and one OF the most
neglected subjects taught in ouI
schools and for this reason urge thai
you take some action in the matter.
BOARD MEETING.
In the sense of the law no business /,
legal unless transacted at q regular
board meeting, the CLERK keeping {
complete record of all the bushes,
transacted. In view of this fact I urg,
you to hold monthly board meetings
Buy no books, charts, maps, etc., with
out meeting and thoroughly discussin,
their merits, and, II necessary, consul
the County Superintendent.
VISITING SCHOOLS.
would call your attention to th
great necessity of visiting the schools