The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-01-25
OUR SCHOOL bYSTEM
State Superintendent McMahan's sug.
geBtion Regarding Them. M

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State superintendent McMahan's sug-
geStion Regarding Them.
State Superintendent Of Education
Moh1ahan 10 dissatisfod with the pres.
ont sytom OF allowing tho votors to
choose county superintendent of odu
cation. Ho evidently thinks that, as a
rule, tho kind Of mon tho voters arc
likely to choose are not up to the ro
qulrements Of tho position. According
to his Wow, efficient mon can be soour.
ed by indirootion; and at his instance
tho following bill has boon proposed to
tho gonoral assembly: l#
Section /. That in July, 1902, the
state board of education, upon Tho ioint
recommendation of tho governor and
the state superintendent Of education.
shall appoint for each county in the
state, county board Of education. ooa.
sisting of five members, two to serve
for two years, two to servo for four
years, and one to sorvo for six years,
and until thcir respective successors
have bson elected and qualified. The
SUCCESSORS Of tho said members Of the
sald county board shall be chosen BY
tho electors Of tho county for term Of
six years zach, two at the general oloo-
tion Ia 1904, and every six yoars there
aftor; two At tho general election in
l906; and every ak years thoroaftor:
and at tho general slection in 1903, and
every six years thereafter: Provided.
however, That oandidatos for these
positions shall not ba assessed in. aay
primary elections. Vacancies shall be
filled by the county board Of education
itself, until the next general election !
Sec q. That each, nom Dor of tho
county board ofseducation shall! receive
for attendance on Its mootings. SO per
diem. and b cents for each milo OF noe
essary travel going to and from the
meetings, for not more than ten meet
ings In any one year, the per diem and
mileage to be paid by tho county treas.
uror outof the ordinary funds Of tho
county, upon the warrants Of tho CHAR
man Of the board, audited and approv.
I'd az othor county claims.
500 3 That the county board Of cd.
uoatlon Of each county, appointed as
herein provided, shall meot and organ
izu by oleoting one Of it's nom oors
chairman and another mombor soore
,ary pro tenn, and shall theroatter OK
erolse all the rights, privileges, powers
anu duuos now dev0ived by law upon
The present county board OF education
snd county superintendent of education
vi said county, severally or Jointly, and
may use tho seal no W used by tho county
puperentondent Of education until now
seal shall be PROVIDED by The board OF
county commissioners
Soc. 4. That tho county board Of cd
uoation Of each county Bhall provide
expert supervision for tho schools Of
the county, and for this purpose shall
employ man skilled in tile soienoe
ana art Of teaching and Of school man
agement, VINO shall supervise all the
sohOoiB Of the county, instruct the
toaohers, counsel the trustseB, assign
teachers to tho schools for which the
b,ards of trustees have noo employed
teachers BY Juiy lst Of each year, and
shall further servo as secretary Of the
county board, make tor 1T its reports
required by tho State superintendent
Of oduaation, and perform such other
duties on hehalf Of tho aaid board as Il
shall impose.
SEQ. 5. That tho said superintendent
Of schools employed by the county
board of educa.lon, shall devote his on
tire time to tho inspection, supervision
care and management OF tho sohoola
and the school interests Of tho county.
under the direction Of the county
board Of education, tho state board Of
education, aad tho estate suporintend
ont Of education, and in compensation
for his sorvides shall receive such sal.
ary as the county board Of education
may havo fixed, not to exceed 81 500 a
year, to be paid by the county troaa
urer upon warrants Of tho chairman Of
tho county board Of education. auditod
and approved as Other coounty olaima,
SEQ. 6 That that proaent county
boards Of education and county supor.
intendents Of education shall be Al.
pcroeded and their Offices abolished a.
soon as the boards herein provide FOR.
shall moet and organize: Provided,
however, That the county superintend.
ont OF education OF each county shall
mako to the state superintendent Of
education the annual report reqrirod
by law for the school year 1901 and
1892, and upon o certificate from the
state superintendent Of education that
suoh report has been mado satisfscto-
rily, shall bo paid by the board Of coun-
ty commissioners tho full salary for
tho remainder Of the the term for which
ho Was elected. 93 Z Z
Sec. 2 That all acts and parts os
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