The sun., 1898-03-21
THE NV SCHOOL BILL.
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those deeply interested in II" measure;
and uf the further fact t'at he Iehgtn "'
the hill makes il Il matter oi doubt that
many OF the actual recipients "i copies
will have sufficient time t" gain clear
comp,phc,,sion ot its provisions; aud of
,h, y,, further fact that | am constantly
in receipt of letters asking for copies and
explanations uf various portions oi the
bill; have been requested by IA number
of our Legislators To vi i've a simple and
concise explanation OF the terms ana
plan ni the proposed measure, which,
through he medium of the press, ma.
reach to the iclno,c>t part oI our state.
For the better under standing of the
public; therefore, ask space for the fol-
lowing in your columns:
The bin itself hrgins first with the
State control, and then the county con-
troll ni he free schools; but in explara-
ion, it is simpler to start With the dis
t,ict control. This part of the bill com
mence> with Section $.
1t must hr borne iii mind hat this
portion of the bill does not relate t. nor
effect incorporated districts.
The new educational bill proposes t"
clear the pathway I" Il community "l
interest, aid and assistance among these
school iis,rIc,-, anu AIMS al uniformity
in school methods and systems.
/ TO this end, it takes the new l,cprr-
sentative district as the unit. The school
district, AS il now exists. is not changed
or abolished. 1t is, however, termed Il
sub-district: the Representative District
being called the School District. 1t must
not be though, that the addition of the
prefix sub works, of itself any rcr"-
lu,i"nary change in existing condil li"ns.
4 clear comprehension "f this portion OF
the bill cannot be gained il the fact that
the term sub-dislrc, simply means the
school district as now bounded, is once
los, sight Of
Each Sub-district then holds its clcc-
ll"n u>t as at present; ,lc on difference
being that one instead uf three commits
~innrr~ is elected 1t may te we'll t." II"
mark here. parcnthrllcally, that the
uualtica, ions Of school voters are, for
males, the same IN the bill as no" by
law; but women may vote under prop
rr'v qualifications. Page -, When read
in connection with page u OF he printed
copies, will make this clear. 1t NAV he
wise to add further in this connection,
that the c,Iorrl voters can only vote for
the >ub-liStrict commissioner Of the
r"l"icd snb-dl~,rlct, and have II" parcel
in the slh-di>lrr for white schools.
Each suh-diStlict commissioner makes
ont the ass s~lurnt list ior his sub-dls-
lrict, These lists are then to bc conn
pared So hat no sub-dlS'rict shall suffer
the hardship "i IA higher rating. The
committee or commission i"r the " hole
Representative District sits un aplrnl>
from the assessments. but the sub
district commissioners must also hr
present
I Tn" collection of the tax is PRACTICAL,
as at present: the collector .! count,
rates may r called upon or IL spccia
collector appointed.
The money collected over tine Hl.olc
Representative District is paid over to
/ Tia" clerk oi The committee ur commits
sion. but Lll>' /" "NIrnd'd by him in
strict accord with the items Of the c>tl.
mate mentioned at"yr. No powers "i
abuse or misuse are, therefore, conferred
upon him by tie hr'!ng Of al the
money lie must. irlr,l,ru,"rr. "i,r
p''iu' a. Pi'H'I'' ~ '''h l. 'llli'f w
do this,
All b',ok- and arrou,- # ,,- clerk or
ul the committee ul r.nl,nH->i ~ ar" tu
be audited by thr >.jh-ii>l'ir rruimj~-
>i"nrr-. Another safeguard i IIlu>
thrown about the plan.
THE new hIIl is passed uir,n the .Ir'-
"rptcd d""1riu"-lhH the odUr;,> II Il
tie m"au"~t child in rir l,.tirr,.~ dis
trlCt i !. matter ui interest and r,ll
r"'1t t" every citizen ,l the STATE. AND.
IL particular, to the State l'>v.li. |,
iltirs a r"uitun rall>t among Il 'uul-
m"h people.
n" most in~i.inuS argument Hyaill>'
this p,aM ui tine bill i~-i destroys tHc
aIIrirnf and long established j"raI COY
,r,uuit
i"u answers t" this mi. 1t hn SUBJ
ntt'"u; first, Il careful reading OF III"
uil viii discover that the u:Ncri1,
1gI'> I'll i"ra, government at" ~tjtl Ir'r
"l'h 'arh district rlndrr the narur ui Il
-oh-dj-,rirt; 'r"nd, that tn" new dr.
wit presented in the Representative
I'i~lr can srurcyIv br thought ru is,
80 large it. not to be local in every
jr}rnuurlI -! that word. Ii is sui-
HiIiN't' h'ht''N'l, llEN Stllhl ul~lFllls
and ~'h"uI governments were not ere
at"d t. ~Htrr rights upon the voter
Jnd citizens, hul for the peculiar ana
exclusive benefit ui the BOYS and girls.
IT," lutlrr bon" and SincW Of the State.
II l"c.il rights lmri!cir with mut,lalitv
lit ana am! a -l~ta'Irr among near neigh
n'rS, il comes t" Iurk dangerously like
o1raI >rti,hnc>>. It may also oc asked
Ah\ snrh nItra-i"ra'i,l, j. not necessary
in puii' iral divisions.
Ey the plan "I the bill. = is hoped that
lIc l'trc may bring ii item Of graded
~rh"',- III many Of the lNrHl districts,
and many anntt"r dr~idrruHn.
1hr pIu Ni-u solves lac cu5prrd school
problem presented under the provisions
~ 'II' n"W constitution. That inSDrul-
M"lt nti me. III" II"A s"hruI / ud to be-
"uunah'N "pr"Ii'"nrd among thc school
"irlilr'> Mitlr"m u>rrlnllnati"n on ar-
count -! ru'ur
the rujurru ~"hutt, are no, nos. dis.
trlrtcd at AL Ihr constitution ,:ll rS i,
necessary. UAu"Xprtirncr Of Il o. last.
upDrrr hy the prt1crrIrmrnr Of thr race
now among ~. exhibits the dnr.,r- Of
giving them In,I,pvulrut school gulnn-
mrut. THE h}t works Il -phur,u ~
making cuiulcI -rhuuI- ~uh-di-, tIcl, of
the R"pr'-cUt"tiv" District. \ ruinrc,I
-uD-HiNrirt commissioner gives ,hrm all
noc"rs;lry rights Of -"Ii-Nryrriucnt, but
l." j. checked III aill>, or nrrrr' by the
r"'utultr" ur rrlunIl~Spm
section > Of the hiiI begins with tllr
County Board or Commission It takes
the place. ll"mrriy "rcnpicd by Irgsa-
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