Alma record., 1920-04-01
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS SALARY

that of Commissioner of Schools and rdcu
centous Commissioner of Schools can scarcely be estimated
because deals with the vital things the lives OF future men
and women of America.
In Graot county 76 schools outside of the City of
Alma Ithaca and St Louis The work of all these must be super
vsed and in addition to that the of the city and village
schools must be visited making practically three hundred school
Commissioner the ablest Commissioners in
the state and rendering Invaluable service yet his salary only
$500 per year much less than many OF the teachers are drawing
who have only the responsibility i of one ne room %
Gratiot county amply able put Mr. Potter with
other and reasonable compensation tor the
very valuable service he is rendering
and then decide he is not holding the most important office
Gratiot county measured by both requirements and finished
product: Il
school examiners and sign all certificates and other papers and
issued by the board and to keep record of all meetings
the board of examiners and of all hearings for the suspension
or revocation of any teachers certificate;
ITO receive the institute fee provided by law and to the
to the county treasurer quarterly beginning September
ITO keep record of all certificates granted suspended re-
transferred by the said board showing
whom issued together with the date grade duration of each
certificate and suspended revoked with the date and the
TO furnish previous the third Monday in July in each
the township clerk each township the county and to
each every district in the county list of
all persons legally authorized to teach the county at large dur
each certificate and have been suspended
revoked the date of such suspension or revocation;
the schools of the least
each and examine carefully the discipline the mode OF in
structon the books used the apparatus belonging to the
school the library the progress ana th procec! Oh te puP
the skill and efficiency OF the teacher the condition OF the choo
with law make careful record of these items and report
the O the director Of each district;
with the teachers and school boards to the
study be adopted pursued and to improve
the discipline instruction and management of the school,
and audit the books and the records of
district time when directed do by the super
public instruction by application of school board
ITO promote by such he she devise the I'M
schools in the county and the elevation of the
character and qualifications OF the teachers and oce tere
assistant conductor OF institutes appointed by the u
public instruction. and perform such other duties
said superintendent shall require;
the duplicate annual reports OF the several town
examine the correctness OF the same requiring
when endorse his OF her approval
upon Immediately thereafter and before the fifteenth
day September tranm to the superintendent
public copy Of each said reports and file the other
in the office of the county clerk
To be subject instruction and rules the supern
endent instruction prescribe to receive all blanks
and communications him her by the super
nenden make annual reports at the close OF the school
year superintendent of public instruction OF his or her
official of the schools the county together WIN ch
other information may be required