The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-07-11

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vantageof the higher grades free
of cost, but enables the city to in
vite all residents of this and adjoin-
ing counties to send their children
to the City Schools of Union City.
The agreement, which was approx
ed by the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen at a special meeting held
Saturday morning, follows:
For the purpose of uniting the
school interests of Union City and in
creasing the efficiency of the same,
the following stated plan is agreed on
and adopted by the Board of Educa-
tion for the Public School, the Board
of Directors for the Training School,
and satisfied and approved by the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen Of
Union City:
The two schools, as they now exist,
to be known under this organization
as "The City Schools"
The Principal of the Public School
shall be elected and paid by the Pub
lie School Board, as heretofore, and
have the direct charge and manage
ment of the Public School depart
ment, subject to the rules and regula-
tions governing said school, or that
may hereafter be adopted by it's Board
of Education
The principal of the Training
School department shall be elected by
its Board of Directors, and be in di-
rect control and management Of said
Training School department, subject
to such rules and regulations as may
be adopted by its governing body;
said two principals to be associated
jointly in the building up and man
agement Of the general interests of
said schools and in their respective
departments.
The Principal of the Training
School, department to be paid out OF
the revenues derived from pay pupils
attending said department.
All pupils living within the corpo-
rate limits of Union City, who may be
entered and enrolled in the Public
School, and who are entitled to free
tuition, above the grammar grades,
shall be taught in the Training School
department and building free OF
charge to the pupil. A list OF such
pupils so enrolled as Public School pu-
pills to be furnished to the Principal
of the Training School department by
the Principal of the Public School de-
partment. In consideration for the
work of teaching the aforesaid pupils
of the free school department above
the grammar grades, the Board OF
Mayor and Aldermen, and its Board
of Education, out of the revenue com
4 ing to the Public School from it's va
rious sources, shall pay to the Train
ing School department the sum OF
two dollars and fifty cents per scholas-
tic month for each and every pupil
attending said department, and certi-
fled to as before stated. Said per cap
i tia payment to be based on the aver
age attendance for thecurrent month,
and each payment to be made by check
or warrant drawn by the Board of Ed
/ ucation in favor of the Secretary of
| the Training School Board on said
revenues, and such payments to be
used in the payment Of assistant
teachers in the Training School de-
partment, to be first applied to pay
the teachers turned over by the city,
and such check or warrant to be drawn
at the end of each scholastic month.
No other or further expense shall be
incurred or paid out of the Public
School fund on account Of this agree
ment other than as aboYe stated, to-
wit: the payment of the per capita of
two dollars and fifty cents per month
for the free tuition of the said Public
School pupils,
All revenue derived by the Public
School in its grammar department
from pay pupils shall become part Of
the Public School fund.
The Principal and Teachers for the
Training School department to be
capable and suited in point of educa-
ton and training to give first-class
service in their work. The course of
study to be furnished by the Train
ing School shall be such as will fit the
pupil for a university course; such
course of study to be arranged by said
Principals and approved by said
Boards of control and the same pub
lished in the annual catalogue.