The log cabin Democrat., 1909-05-12
SCHOOL ELECTION SATURDAY
County Supervision Matter to be
 Decided.

County Supervision Matter to be
 Decided.
 Electors Much Interested in Question---N
 Opposition to Directors in Conway
 District.
 On next Saturday, May IS, cleo tions will be held throughout the county for the purpose of electing directors, levying district taxes and deciding whether or not the coun- ty shall elect county superintend- ent of schools. As the latter question is a new one, much inter est is being manifested i'll the mat ter, but 1t is impossible to learn whether or not superlntendency will be favored by a majority oi the electors.
 The Log Cabin Democrat has received several requests that the act creating the office of county superintendent be published, but owing to its length 1t is impossible to comply with these requests, as it would occupy an entire side oi our paper. The act is numbered 3oo, and will be found on page Ioo4 of the acts of 1907, a copy of which is ill the hands of each us tice of the peace. It Is also pub lished in the last edition of the state school laws, copy of which may be seen by consulting any school director in the county.
 Provisions of the Law.
 Sections I and ? provide for the creation of the office in the coun- ties where majority of the cleo tors voting on the question vote For County Superintendency, " and the abolishment of the office of county examiner in such counties.
 Section 5, makes the qualified tions of the county superintendent as follows: Before any person shall be eligible to the office of county superintendent he shall have attained the age of 25 years shall have taught at least 24 months i'll the county within five years preceding his candidacy and shall at the time of his candidacy hold first grade teachers license to be approved by the state super intendent, professional teacher s license, or a state teacher s license, and be shall be eligible to re-elec- ton without further examination. "
 The principal source of misun- derstanding about the law seems to be in regard to a possible conflict of the superintendent with the district boards of directors. Sec ton , of the act includes all the provisions of the law as to the re- lations of the superintendent and director, and is reproduced in full below:
 Relations With Directors.
 "He (the superintendenD shall keep an account with each school district in the county, which shall include the name of directors, amount debited and credited to each district, source of receipt and manner of disbursement. He shall keep a record of all contracts made with teachers and all con tracts made with dealers for school supplies, and no charts, maps, globes or other school supplies shall be purchased by the directors unless same shall meet with his approval. He shall be required to furnish plans and specifications for the erection of new school houses, subject to the approval of the di- rectors. He shall file i'll his office aYecord of the amount voted for various purposes at the usual May meeting of the electors of the sev eral districts of his county, and he shall not approve any warrant for any purposes ether than those ordered at the May meeting. Within 10 days afle1 the annual school meeting the directors ot the various districts shall report to the county superintendent, Gpon a blank provided for that purpose, the amounts ordered expende6> by the directors of their districts iol the ensuing I2 months, also the number ot mills voted for school purposes.
 An outline of the other drties Of the superintendent and the method and amount of his comptnsation 1 Il.