Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-03-30
ENTITLED TO THE INFORMATION

ENTITLED TO THE IMPORTATION. A query was recently propounded,
 by 6 correspondent, in these col
 umns, addressed to the principal of
 the public schools, or the school
 trustees asking for information
 which any tax payer or patron Oi
 the schools is entitled to know
 The desired information has not
 been forthcoming and other patrons
 of the school have pressed the JoUR-
 NAL-MINER for the information.
 The territorial school laws pro
 vide for a territorial board of educa-
 tion. Among the prerogatives oI
 this board is the adoption of rules
 and regulations governing the
 schools, not inconsistent with the
 laws. These rules and regulations
 have the full force and effect of law,
 where not in conflict with it. Dis
 trict school trustees are permitted
 to make further and additional
 rules and regulations for the gov
 ernment of the school or schools in
 their particular district provided
 they do not conflict with the school
 laws or the rules and regulations of the territorial school board.
 Among the rules adopted by the territorial school board is one designating the length of a school day, declaring that it shall last from g a. m. till noon and from 1 p, n. till f p. m. providing for an in- termission or recess at each session. Instead of complying with this rule the Prescott public schools com mence the afternoon session at I:30 p. m-, a loss of half an hour each day.
 A discussion has been going on recently in which the need of another teacher has been prom nently presented for the considers tion of those who pay for maintain ing the public schools. Now if this half hour loss would be made up it might help to tide the schools over for a few years without an extra teacher.
 There are seven teachers employed in the schools. This half hour daily loss of each one represents three and shalf hours for one teacher per day, seventeen and a half hours per week, seventy hours per month, or, during yearschool a loss of seven hundred hours, or five and five-sixths months of time for one teacher.
 This is 8 matter which should re- ceive the attention of the school trustees and the county school superintendent, as the law provides that teachers shall only be paid for ths time they teach, except for legal holidays, and here is loss of over one and half days per month for each teacher.
 Another remark made to the JoURNAL-MNER within the past few days, by a patron of the school, was this: "The professor, (meaning the principaD seems to have too much business to attend to-" The remark seems pertinent, too, as the editor of this paper has noticed him on the streets on numerous occasions during the hours that the regula- l tions of the territorial board specify | ss belonging to the school session. During such times he was circulat- ing petition for high school, or slectioneering for school trustee, or Dromenading the street oD business not known to the writer. But it has 0esn noted that the professor has .n assistant and he will probably | ,laim that this assistant was "sub- ping" for him on these occasions.
 Be it so, the people of this district 1 Ire not paying their principal to | ook after outside matters which 1 hould belong exclusively to the | rustees or our citizens. When our people want high school they will ! lot ask their principal of schools to l circulate petition. When an cleo 1 ion of school trustees is at hand | hey do not ask or require their i to name a candidate or lectioneer for him.
 Professor Hafford is spoken of as good teacher. His place is in the chool room during school hours. lis business should be the supervis- on of the schools and the instruc- ion of pupils, not the making of ounty school superintendents, the rection of public school buildings, of high schools and elec- ion of school trustees. By observ- lg these hints, given in all kind ess of heart, he will find that he [ i'll give better satisfaction in his osition. {
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