Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-04-21
several said there were some amend

several said there were some amend
ments in prospect.
Henry Ridgoly, Jr., yesterday morn.
ing handed 10 Chairman L. IS. Hopkins
of ths House educational comm ittne
the reconstructed General Educational
bill, and it will be offered b. Mr..
Hopkins us a substitute for the original
bill.
The bill provides for a law materially
the same a6 the present law. The dis
tricts are to remain GO ut present, with
county and Siatu boards. The State
board is to he eOmpossd of tho
Governor, Secretary of State, president
of Delaware College, State auditor and
the Hshiur member of each county
school commission, with tho Governor
aa president and the auditor as seere-
tary. Tho state board ia to hold quar-
terry meetings, during the last week 10
each Of the months of September, De-
cemher, March and June in each year.
in the OitiGe Of the auditor at Dover,
and may bold special meetinRs at thu
call OF the president or secretary. Tho
first meeting shall lie en- Saturday,
June 25th. Tho StHte board ia to elect
a superintendent OF free schools for
each county. 1t shall have the exami-
nation papera complied for the teachers
of white and colored children. Tho
papers shall be composed of questions
on pedagogy, photography, reading,
writing, mental and written arithme.
tic, geography. history of the United
States, the Federal and State Consti.
buttons, English grammar, physiology
and hygisne. with special reference to
the effects Of alcoholic DRINKS, stimu.
lanta and narcotics upon the human
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branches of knowledge which the board
may deem proper The board shall, at
it's first meeting. adopt list of text
books, and shall have power TO make
changes at any tins. 1t shall have
jurisdiction to hear and determine
appeals from the county commissioners.
1tshall report to the General Assembly,
The members shall receive no salaries
hut each, exclusive of the Governor,
secretary Of State aud auditor, shall be
paid 50 for each day actually spent in
attending TO their duties, the limit to
be $40 in any one year. When tia
board is hearing appeals wherein
colured schools are affected, the preai-
dent of tho State College for Colore,i
students is to sit instead of the presi-
dent of Delaware Collegs.
The county commissions are to be
composed OF three members, no more
than two of whom shall be OF the same
political party. They shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor for three years.
Each county board shall hold quarterly
meetings during the first week of Sep
TENDER. December, March and June in
the Office of tho county treasurer, or
son,e other convenient place. The first
meeting of each bourd shall be held on
June 4th. This object of the county
board ia to investigate the school system
throughout the county and see that the
teachers aud officers perform their re-
spectire duties. The county board shall
have full power to visit all schools in
the county, including those in incor-
porated districts, and must report quar-
teriy to the State board. The county
hoard shall be ready al all times 80 hear
complaints of teachers or school officers.
1t can condemn buildings found to be
unsafe and must sea that the sanitary
arrangements are good. The members
shall not receive salaries, but each
member will be entitled to 50 per day
for each day of actual services, to cover
expenses Each county board shall lay
out the districts for colored schools at
on Tuesday, auna Hn, at Wilmington,
1ofci UNIV AoeA eSVo"hs ho eohbbF
boards ara to fix the time for elections
by colorsd voters The number of col
orsd districts shall be limited to the
number of colored schools In existence
ct the time OF the passage of the act.
Any colored male person over 81 years
OF ags shall have the right to votu,
Each district shall be entitled to it's
share ofstbe school fund.
Every white male having q right to
vote for Represen native and having paid
the school tax, and every female having
paid the school tax email be entitled to
vote,
A stated meeting OF the school voters
OF each school district shall be held on
the last Saturday in June Except in
New Castle county, where such meet
ings, exclusive of thuse hold in incor-
porated citieu and towns. shall be on
the first Saturday in Juns) Mt 2 o'clock,
p. M, except District no. 8 in New
Castle county, where such nesting
shall he held from $50 TO 8 p. M, such
meetings to bs held at the schoolhouses.
The colored people are to control their
own schools.
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