The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-26
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New School Laws Have Thrown
CONSERVATION III the Peda-
gogues1 Camp I8 5Ii5s
CUTS OUT MUCH I J; ! E E: ! / N
Novcry Close Relative Of Trus-8
tee Can Draw Salary as
Teacher.


Considerable sur-up has followed in the
wake OF the new school laws that arc
now being promulgated by the state De
;partnent for the benefit Of superanten-
dents and county boards throughout the
Commonwealth. Vi 'f55 II i. 4; ~ \
4 In several Important particulars radical
and almost revolutionary charges were
made by recent legislative enactments.
and 10 the administrators OF the Hshool
system az whole, some OF these new
and startling provisions are Just 'oe-
coming known About q hundred copies
,of the text OF the laws were secured red
blythe state Board and sent one each to
the superintendent Of every county and
city and IT. is these superinten dents and
the boards associated with them that are
now scratching their heads and puzzltng
their brains over the situation. = he LAY
has carried CONSERVATION into some
camps and worked revolutions m oth .srI
In d number Of sections Of the State
a thorough stir.up Is expected when the
school elections occur very shortly
4 $. ALL Go OUT OF OFFICE -.
Under the statute existing to-day every
school trustee In the State will go out Of
Office On the LIST OF May instead Of on
the 1st q Z August, s has been the case
heretofore Elections will have to be held
all over Virginia and It is an interesting
fact that5these elections are not llke to-
be perfunctory statements OF g the
men now filling the sltions. The body
which elects the trustees Is called the
school electoral board. Each county has
one. The complexion Of this board itself
has! been changed by the new law and
this fact is expected to mean that there
will be resulting change among some
OF the trustees. The board until February
/, 1904. consisted of the county Judge, the
Commemorative attorney and the supeY.-l
intendent OF schools. 4, Il
RI Since tina It date 1t Is CONF posed Of the
Common Wealth's attorney. resident
qualified voter who Is not a county or
State officer. and the superintendent OF
schools, who IL ex -oftl clio chairman Of
the board. 3 q ii i33sg 4; b 435
IA But the most notable Of the changes
provides that mo district school board
shall employ or pay any teacher> from
the public funds II said teacher Is the
brother, sister, wife, son or daughter
OF any member Of said board. This
meaEs that teachers who come und err this
category will have to get out after the
present session or else on L May LIST s the
trustees to whom they are related will
have to resign their Offices. This proyi-s
sion will play havoc In certain sections
Of the State and will cut deep, very deep
LIT will practically declmate the lis
strict boards In a mum ber& OF countless
said an officer OF the State Department
yesterday. .44S 3js' &
Another section proviaes that 70 Fed
,eralS officer. except fourth-classs& g. post
master, and no supervisor. or county or
State officer, or anx deputy OF said Off
missioner in chancery, shall be- chosen
or allowed to act as district school trus-t
tees The act further provides which is
in view OF the coming cleo
TORS, that the regular terms Of A the
trustees shall hereafter be three years,
and their successors shall DO chosen by
the several school trustee electoral boards
not more than thirty days nor less than
ten days before the expiration OF their!
regular terms: provided, that the first
appointments made under the section
shall be for one, two and three years.
respectively. and thereafter one trustee,
shall be appointed annually In each dis
.trict. The boards will I'LL IVA cancies oc-3
curing within a regular term for the
sunexplred part thereof No person who
is unable to read and write shall be ap-
pointed a trustee.
CUTS DOWN TREAsURERS.g
"A last revolutionary change may be
called to mind. A startling fact revealed
by the last Virginia school report Is that
the treasurers OF the several counties
receive more money for handling the
school funds than the superntendents
receive for administering the school 8syss-!
tenn. The nggregate to OF salaries paid by
To ~ I'M fq ri
2$47,l0O; the aggregate OF commissions to-
treasurers was s50,448.5s. The new la w
cuts the latter sum In two. The treas
iurers got . per cent commission before
and received the amount cited here. The
law that will govern the treasurer here1
after says :s,. His compensation for dis
bursting moneys apportioned to the county
from the State funds for a public free
school purposes shall be a commission OF
not exceeding ore per centum on the
amount thereof. to be fixed by the county
school hoard ~ Eg sf@ M