Cherokee scout. [volume] (Murphy, N.C.) 188?-1961, 1908-08-04

Il
ssed tlsiis ear. &; Thus it wilt
seen llat having 4 ahl
aara llppl N'ssp
onIy had s4ls q. Il is true that
ltbe levy for 1868, as made hy the
County Commissioners on the first
of june, 1908, will yield approxl-
mately $1,000, an1 we may get $500
from the state, whilst the question of
fines is an uncertainty. But should
we receive as much from the state
and in fines as was received last
year, we would only have $500 43,
and out of this must come all con-
tlngent expenses. building of school
houses, etc. The County Supe.In-
teDdent of Schools informs me, and
his books bear him out, that the re-
cent expenditure for the examina-
tion of teachers amounted to only
$500. When we employed the
County Superintendent last year, as
j we have done heretofore, We agreed
on account of his taking the office at
a nominal sum (Which is not and has
never been more than $3.50 per Year,
to allow him to pay experienced nen
to aid at the public examinations. If
any one will take the time or pains
to call upon the superintendent and
inspect the work done at the last ex-
animation, they will see that il would
require the time of one man for 90.
days or more TO complete the same;
! and if any one will take the pains to
read the school law they will see that
the County Superintendent is au-
: thorized to call in experienced teach
ers to his assistance. Owing 10 the
great number that took examina-
Jfftio6s last month they bad to be d.
| vided into four rooms, in order to be
t given desks upon which they could
! work. A large majority of those
] who applied to take the examina-
3 tious were young people just out of
4 school and making their first appli-
! cations, and the Board of Education
a wish to give every encouragement
3 possible to young ladies' and young
t men In Cherokee county who wish
, to become teachers, so that the mon
: ey expended for teachers can be
: spent among the people of the coun-
r ty.
n I am informed that the County
k Treasurer states that he did not
o make a statement that the Board OF
e Education had recently paid the
y state $500 interest. The general
e school Law provides that school dis
p tricts wishing to build new schoo
It houses can borrow some money from
the State Loan Fund on terms of tel
IS years at per cent. interest. Some
e. of the school districts in the county
1t have taken advantage Of this la~
ol and / am yet to hear any complain
IN from any source. Section 27 Of ir
It |. of the Constitution of North Car
n olina says: "The people have tn
ii right to the privilege of education
of and it is the duty of the State t
~ guard and maintain that right.
:, Section 3 of Article TX says: "Eac'
er county of the State shall be divide
IS. Into convenient number of dis
Or Etricts, in which ore or more publ
" schools shall be maintained at leas
% four months in every year, and if tn
o. commissioners of any county sha
if fail to comply with the aforesaid n
Sc qnirements of this section they sha
IS. be liable to Indictment" Sectio
cs. 41I2 of the School Law requires til
es: County Board of Education to max
70 an estimate of the amount of none
81 necessary to maintain the schoo
81: for four months and submit it to tt
ir- Board of County Commissioners, an
.te requires the County Commissione
oh to make levy sufficient TO meet IL
90 demands of the County Beard of e.
lp- ucation, in order that there may be
oh four months school in each distri
i'd, in the county. The complaint al
SO, demands of the patrons of the var
riff GUS school districts in Cherokee cou
nts ty have been 50 frequent and pres
M ing for better school advantages al
ed for more and better teachers, th
md the County Board of Education to-
81. under consideration the questi
md whether or not it should comp
ool with the wishes and demands of I
lip, people. At the meeting of t
Of County Board Of Education, held
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