The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-11-03
SCHOOL LAWS REVISED
State Educational Commission Has
Practically Completed Its
Work.
More Pay is Provided for The
County Superintendent So
That Whole Time May Be
Given to The Work.

The State Educational Commits
mission. at work for the past year
revising and codifying the school
laws of the State, has actically
completed the main features of the
report which it will make to the
next session of the Genera! Assem-
bly,.
TIE commission, after a careful
and exhaustive study of conditions
and laws in this and other States,
and after consultation with educa-
tsonal leaders at home and abroad,
has outlined code covering the
whole common school system of
the State. The effect of this code
is intended to be evolutionary,
providing for a gradual growth
into a larger and richer education
al life rather than for any abrupt
changes. 1t aims especially to
provide safer and saner guardian
ship of the States funds increased
efficiency in the service rendered,
and greater equality of opportun-
ity to all the children of the Com
monwealth.
To this end the law first of all
replaces the present ex-ofiicio State
Board of Education, consisting of
the State Superintendent, Secre-
tary of State and Attorney General
by a professional board constituted
as follows:
The Board of Trustees of the
State University shall nominate
two from the faculty of that in
stitution, the Boards of Regents
of the H stern and Western Nor
NAL Schools shall each nominate
one from the faculties of their re-
spective institutions, and the Ken
lucky College Association, incor-
porated, shall nominate two from
the faculties of colleges included
in it's membership. BY and with
the consent of the Senate the Gov
ernor shall appoint one from each
of these three groups of two eligi-
bles' together with one city Super
intendent, one county Superinten-
dent and one teacher actually en-
gagged in common school work, and
these six appointees shall constitute
with the State Superintendent, the
Kentucky State Board OF Educa-
ton"
To this board has been given the
general supervision of finances, the
power to enforce the school laws.
and to mrke such supplementary
regulations as may be necessary.
In addition to the preparation by
the State Board of examination
questions for teachers certificates
as at present, the new law provides
that all papers shall be returned to
the State Board and graded under
its direction. Certificates already
granted are not effected thereby.
The State Superintendent is
made the executive officer of the
board. With the approval of the
board, he is to appoint two in
spectors to scrutinize and standard
ize the work of the high schools
and to counsel with county boards,
superintendent and teachers.
The commission has recommend
ed few changes in the County
Board Law as passed by the last
General Assembly. Under t he
proposed code, the subdistrict trus-
tee may delegate the enforcement
of the law for compulsory attend
ance and the taking of the school
census, though he must remain re-
sponsible for the efficient perform
ance of these duties. The County
ty Superintendent is permitted to
fill vacancies in the trusteeship of
subdistricts. Fractional Il b d s.
tricts and consolidation and trans
!Iortation are provided for.
The County Superintendent is