Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1909-04-08
COUNTY SUPERVISION.
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OOnclOueu IiOm AtL nukts
clerk in vacation. He shall keep
his office at the county seat or
some other place where a court
of record is held, and for this pur-
pose the county court shall sup
ply him with suitable room pro-
perly furnished, wherein all re-
cords, books, papers, furniture
and other property hereto be-
longing shall be securely kept;
and at the expiration Of his term
of office he shall turn the same
over to his successor in good con-
lition; and said county court
hall supply the superintendent
with all necessary record books,
tationary and postage stamps
ior properly conducting the bust
ness of his office and shall allow
all necessary printing of notes
and circulars of information, the
same to be paid for by warrant
drawn upon the county treasurer.
The county superintendent shall
have general supervision over all
the schools of his county except
in city, town and village school
districts employing a superinten-
dent who devotes al least one
half of his time TO the district
work of supervision. lie shall
visit each school under his juris-
diction at least once a year and
as many other times as practica-
bic; he shall examine the CLASH
fication of pupils, the method of
instruction, the manner of disci-
pline, the order maintained, the
results secured and makesuch sug-
gestions TO teachers and school
boards as he may deem advisable !;
and shall inspect the ventilation,
note the condition of the build
ing, furniture, apparatus, grounds
and appurtenances thereto be-
longing and report the same to
the board in writing with such
suggestions as he may consider
necessary to the health, comfort
and progress of the pupils; he
shall examine the teachers regis
ter and the district clerk y re-
cords and see that they are kept
according to law; he shall furnish
ANNUALLY statements to the dis
trict clerk showing the assessed
valuation of their respective dis
tricts; he shall receive and, if
properly made, approve esti-
mates and enumeration lists and
turn same over to the county
clerk; he shall assist the district
clerk, when necessary, in making
their reports, and see that all
warrants have been duly issued
by order of the hoard" either
for services actually rendered or
for material actually furnished.
| The county superintendent shall
hold annually not fewer than six
public meetings at different points
in the county for the purpose OF
discussing educational questions
interpreting the school law, coun,
selling with teachers and school
officers, and promoting the cause
Of education among the people
One Of these meetings shall be
held at the county seat just prior
to the opening of the fall term OF
schools and shall be of two day Z
duration. 1t shall be the duty OF
directors and teachers to attend
meetings called by him when
such attendance does not inter.
fere with their school duties. He
shall adopt a course of study and
a plan for grading the schools Of
his county, and forward three
copies TO the state superintend
ent Of the public schools, on,
copy to each district clerk anc
, one copy to each teacher employ
ed in the county, and require tn,
same to be followed as nearly a
/ practicable. He shall inaugural,