Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1902-08-20

The town of Lexington, which re
ceives neither district nor county
funds, had on hand S7l.74
Under the school law districts can
appropriate and pay teachers out Of
the district fund. Ten cents on the
: 100 of real and personal property is
the maximum allowed by law for
the districts to levy. But when only
five cents is asked for to cover the
general expenses the other five cents
can be used to supplement teachers
pay by an extension Of the term
This idea was very fOrcibly presented
by Trustee Frank Y. Glasgow of
Lexington, but the matter was not
considered, the district board having
already asked the supervisors for the
amounts necessary to run their
schools for 1903-1004 This levy will
not be laid until next June, and is
as follows: Central, Sc; Natural
Bridge, &c; Buffalo, Zoe. Kerr's Creek
10c.; Walkers Creek, 10c.; South
River, Sc.
The books of the county treasurer
and his accounts with the schools,
were referred to committee consist
ing of G. j. Bell, q. w. Effinger and
j. S. Gibson. Their report was as
follows:
Your committee appointed to
examine the treasurer's accounts
with the various school districts,
would respectfully report that they
have carefully done so, and find the
accounts we'll and neatly kept, with
proper vouchers for each payment
except i'm Natural Bridge and Kerr 5
Creek Districts, there are two amounts
charged in each and no vouchers for
same, but the clerks assured the
treasurer that warrants had been
issued and they had not been returned
by parties holding them"
Trustee j. Scott Moore offered
resolution that Thanksgiving Day
be the only day observed with sus-
pension of the schools for which
teachers should receive pay. For
many years General Lees birthday
doth of January had been given, but
it had not been obs rived in the spirit
with which it was granted. 1t was
made mandatory upon teachers to
congregate their schools on that day
and tell them about the noble life
and character of General Lee, not
extending over two hours session.
Deligent inquiry showed, as Il rule,
that teachers had failed to do this,
and the consequence was q whole day
was lost to the schools without any
beneficial results. The resolution
was unanimously adopted.
The following resolution offered by
Trustee G. w. Efliger makes the
Christmas holidays uniform:
Resolved, That the Christmas holt
days in tbefuture shall beginDecember
25th. The schools shall reopen on
January 2nd except when that day
shall fall on Saturday or Sunday,
then it shall be on the first Monday
after New Years Day
Additions were made to the regula-
tions governing public schools,
namely: That there shall be no
smoking CT pupils in the school house
or on the grounds at any time during
the day, and teachers must enforce
this regulation under the penalty of
having their certificates revoked
ObstreperOus boys who persist, must
be reported to the district boards,
who will at once take measures,
looking to their expulsion. Another
regulation was about monthly and
term reports, asking teachers to be
careful in folding their reports to be
sent to- the county superintendent,
and that they be put in large
envelopes. All questions must be
answered, or eIsF they will be sent
back, entailing upon teachers double
postage.
Mr. j. II. Thompson, representing
b. f. Johnson e. Co. publishers,
Richmond, presented chart for
beginners, for the consideration of
THE board. Opportunity was granted
him to explain its worthy features.
1t was used in the Philippine Islands,
Porto Rico and in DO counties of Vir-
ginia. 1t was an invention of Miss
Carnifex, a live, progressive teacher
of Roanoke. The Board deemed it