The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-02-11

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roads. Go with any county superin-
tendent in his daily toll over the state
OF Illinois and believe each Of you
would then exert your best and most
earnest endeavor to remedy this draw
back to good government.
Before this meeting closes You Will
be addressed more fully upon the sub
ject of good roads" by one who has
devoted great deal Of lime TO their
study.
My plea is for a good public high.
way leading to every school house
in the land Ii it is the wish of the
people. by vote to locate the school
house in some loneiy vale or some
isolated hill top, it IS your duty
county boards, to order public
highway to be kept constantly open
that leads to the temple of learn.
ing" Some people think, because
they own the surrounding land. they
own the world. and it is tresspass
to cross the land Cases innumerable
exists in the great state of Illinois
where school children are required to
walk miles to go only a short dist
ance to get to school. They are told
you cannot cross my farm. They are
greeted with great, broad board signs
of bad spelling and bad grammar and
qualities of the inhuman. mo tress,
passing" Keep out, Private proper.
ty" or Cit off the grass.
Neighbors do not speak and the
whole community is at outs" on ae
count of no road to the school house
Honored gentlemen of the County
you can relieve the TENSION here and
restore peace and happiness and it is
a duty that rests with you. For the
good of humanity and the progress
of all that is most precous--oul
children, | beg of YOU to act
Another duty | wish to call to your
minds is that OF fixing the compen-
satim of county officials The con
stitution of the state OF Illinois make
ii the duty of county boards to fix
the compensation of all county of,
ficers. with the amount of their neces-
sary clerk hire, stationery, fuel anC
other expenses and in all cases where
fees are provided for, said compensa
ton shall be paid only out of. and
shall in no instances exceed. the fees
actually collected" provided that
the compensation Of no officer shall
be increased or diminished during his
term of Office The county superin,
tendent of schools is exempt from
this section, for another reads that
his compensation shall be prescribed
by law The law says ut may" be
fixed by the county board as to the
number of days the superintendent
may put in" in year For the gooe
of the schools, | use the position OF
county superintendent TO present my
argument for careful consideration
1f the matter Of compensation. fee
he argument applies to all count,
officers. For the good of education
and to get its fullest meaning and its
greatest development 1t should have
every minute of time devoted to its
interests The best of time the best
pay should be in its, progress. In
counties of not more than one hun
dred schools the superintendent has
all his time for his official work, I'm.
less the county board limits him and
the extent Of the limitation Is fixed
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counties are not requirerd to limit
the time The best interests of the
schools and of the county will be
consulted by putting no restriction
In time limit for school supervision
says Bateman.
superintendent should be prompt,
reliable and efficient agents of the
people and constant advisors The
idea that this school work can be
properly done by any man in connec-
ton with or in addition TO any other
regular profession or employment Is
absured. The schools need and
should be given the entire time and
energy of the superintendent. His Or
her advice or experience in school
matters should at all times and in all
places be at the service of those who
need it, If this is true the time
should be unlimited.
Gentlemen, in considering the ques-
ton of Limitation you should consider
the question of services needed and
time required: of where the money
comes and that the superintendent
salary is not on question Of the coun
ty treasury Not one dollar of it
comes from the county money. II
comes from the state school fund and
is paid by the state treasurer upon
an order issned hv the state andifnr