The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-11-04

| tribute the annual per capita under
certain restrictions among the subdis-
tricts of the county in such proper
ton as will, in the judgment of the
board. most nearly equalize the oppor-
tunities offered to the pupil children
of each subdistrict: a second gives the
board more discretion in the location
of high schools. and a third permits
the State to aid county high schools
whenever there is surplus to the
credit of the State School fund after
an annual per capita appropriation of
four dollars has been made.
With reference to the County Super
intendent the more important recon-
mendations of the commission are that
he be required to devote his whole
time to the duties of the office, and
that the minimum and maximum SAL
aries be raised from four and fifteen
to six and eighteen hundred dollars
respectively. He is relieved of his
duties as treasurer of the board, and
the way is opened for him as the ex-
ecutive officer of the board to exer-
else a closer and more effective super
vision.
To bring about a more Just and
equal distribution of the State fund
to teachers, the following recommen-
dation is proposed
"(a) No teacher holding a third
grade elementary certificate shall be
paid a salary of less than twenty-five
or more than thirty dollars per school
month from the State school fund.
"(b) No. teacher holding a second
grade elementary certificate shall be
Iaid less than thirty or more than
forty dollars per school month from
the State school fund.
"(c) No teacher holding a first
grade elementary certificate shall be
paid a salary less than thirty-five nor
more than sixty dollars per school
month from the State school fund.
"(d) No teacher shall be paid from
the State sohcol fund more than the
minimum salary for the srade of GER
t'flcate he'd except for such months
as the average attendance of pupil
children shall equal or exceed two
fifthc of the census enrolment In the
GrbdiStrict."
OF course the county Board may
supplement these salaries from the
county fund If 1t seems wise.
In the matter OF county Institutes, /,
is proposed that the State Board de-
te-mipe tho qualifications of institute
instructors and issue licenses 70 those
deemed competent. That the present
fees be abolished, and in lieu thereof.
q stated sun be granted to each ooun-
ty for the conduc. of institutes for
white teachers. For colorcd teachers,
1t provides that the State shall be
divided into not more than ten dis
tricts and the Institutes conducted in
the SEINE manner &c for whites, save
that state inspector or some other
person appointed by the. State Board
shall take the pace and perform the
eltiec of the County Superintendent
in the white institute.
ThE enumeration includes the more
important changes so far as the new
school law viii affect the rural COM
murities. Outwardly these changes
will scarcely be noticeable, but faith
fully enforced, they viii mean econo-
my of time, money and effort. and
increased opportunity for vigorous
growth throughout the common school
system.
The commission is now working on
charters for cities of the first four
classes, ana hopes, with the advice CT
tho friends of education in these cities
to no able to present a feasible plan
haseS on C knowledge of our own pc
culidr conditions ard on the expert
ence of other cities in the Union. Thus
Ear IL has made no revision of the law
governing graded schools or compul-
cory attendance, and will probably Of
fer no recommendations with refer-
ence to State institutions. except that
the present laws covering these insti-
tutions be codified, and that the
schools for the deaf and for the bliud
Re recognized as part of the public
school systom.
Within the limits of q newspaper
article, it IL impossible to deal with
details, but the Commission hopes.
within a snort time. to issue a bull
letir containing all the suggested
changes to the law. In the mean
time, it welcomes suggestions from
all who are interested in better con-
ditlols for Kentucky's children.