The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-09-12
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
 MUST COOPERATE
County Board Passes Resolu-
 tions InStructing Teachers
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN OCT. 1
Public Funds Must Be Used for Pay ment [ Teachers onIy-Repairs to the Houses and Grounds
 Made at Patrons Cost.

The county school board has issued this letter:
 Birmingham Ala, September 10. 1906. To Trustees:
 The following resolutions were adopted by the county school board September s. 1906:
 1. That teachers shall not be paid for teaching on Saturday.
 2. That teachers must comply with the law with reference to using the state adopted text books Copy books. drawing pads or drawing books and music primer and music reader are text books)
 3. That children under and over 2l years of age must not be admitted and taught in a public school without the ap- proval of the county school board.
 f. That Thanksgiving Day, Alabama Day and Washlngton's birthday be ob- served in all the public schools with ap- propriate exercises.
 5. That teachers be authorized to visit and spend as much as two days in some school of not less than seven grades-said days to be reported and paid for as days taught.
 Repair Fund.
 6. That district trustees be authorized to levy and have collected a contingent or incidental fee sufficient to pay all neces- sary expenses for putting and keeping the school houses and out houses in re- pair, and for paying for all things neces- sary to make the children comfortable and to enable teachers to do the best work. (Under the ruling of the attorney general, any child for whom the contin- gent Is not paid in a reasonable time may be excluded from the schooD.
 V. That trustees are urged to have their school houses in proper condtion-seated and desked. so that teachers can conven- iently comply with the law and thus rem der the best service possible.
 The county superintendent of education, when visiting the schools. shall note whether the law is being compiled with, and he shall report the facts and condi- tions to the county school board at its regular meetings.
 Public schools will open the last of Octo- Der. Contracts will be made with teach CTS so as to run the schools as nearly the same length of time practicable.
 Trustees having been chosen by their neighbors to manage the educational af- fairs of their districts are expected to lead in all matters pertaining to this interest They must determine what Is needed and what must be done, and they must raise the money needed to carry out their plans for the Improvement of their school houses and grcredz and for suppementing the school fup5 as to continue the school term long.s han the public school term. The time hes surely come when com fortable school house ought to be in every school district and it comfortably seated, so that teachers may be able to comply with the law, and do the best service.
 Teachers must use the state adopted text books when they teach writing, draw ing and music, as well as when they teach spelling, reading, arithmetic and English grammar. If they do not use the adopted book, they subject themselves to prosecution and a fine of not less than $1O.
 Time We'll Spent.
 A few minutes spent each day in teach ing writing drawing and music will be time well spent. Children in one district are entitled to opportunities for as broad culture and training as children in any other community. Trustees and other pa trons cannot be satisfied until they have provided the best for their children. None of the public fund can be used for any other purpose than for the payment or teachers So the money needed to repair the houses and grounds must be raised in some way by the patrons.
 Having prepared the house, the trustee must employ teachers needed. He must be a special friend of the teachers, and while he co-operates with them fully. he must encourage all the patrons to do the same. All working together. let us hope our schools will prosper so that our children may receive that education which will enable them to take position wherever they may live as useful members of tho society in which they may move and have their being With the best wishes and as- surances of the hearty cooperation of the county school board with you in your efforts to keep good school or schools in your district, I am, your friend and servant. l. W. MADORY,
 Superintendent of Education.