Year: 1877

We are glad to see that papers throughout the
State have taken up the ball started by the Chief
against the law for black mailing the school
teachers of the State, under the alias of County
Normal Institutes, and which gives to the poor
teacher the alternatives, your money or your life.
The Oswego IndependeSt analyzes and exposes the
law by sections. 1t is simply law to provide .
soft thing to the pampered favorites who have
been left ont in the cold by the collapse of the
Normal Schools, and the poor teachers, employed
less than half year, and half paid for the time
employed, are required to raise the bulk of the
money. The County Superintendent Is made
mere fsure-head-a puppet to jump at the bid
ding of the State Superintendent and his pals.
The County Superintendent is required to give
an additional bond of 81 600, to secure the safety
of s4O0 or $500, and he does not have the custody
or control of the money for which he gives bond.
He gives bond of 81 900 that he will faithfully
BILE ed teachers and applicants for certificates
He must pay over this money to the County
Treasurer monthly, and can only draw it out for
the men sent to run the Institutes, when it
pleases his Majesty, the State Superintendent,
TO direct. The County Superintendent does not
receive cent of extra pay for the labor and re-
sponsibility. He has not the power to fix the
time for the Institute except at the pleasure of
the State Superintendent, who will fix the time
to work to the hand of the men whom he has
chosen as instructors. The County Superintend-
ent must do the drudgery for the Institute, but
is not allowed dollar for it. He is not even
allowed to serve as conductor or instructor in the
Institute, unless he has received a special GER
tiicate from the State Board of Examiners for
hat mn ot fv Su rntap
ent in ten in the State has been before the State
Board, or received such certificate We do not
believe that Mr.. Rose has. The law does not
even fix the compensation that the conductors
and instructors shall receive, thus leaving the
swas that is wrung from the teachers at the
mercy of the State Superintendent and his select
CIRCLE who can put on the poultice according to
the size of the pile.


The people of Kansas are robbed of thousands
of dollars every year by this system of jObbery
in laws carefully worded to deceive the people,
but covering speculation for the benefit of GER
tain classes and rings. This Normal Institute
law is one of the biggest frauds of all. As long
as people submit to being bled, the process will
continue. We hear many say, in reference to a
perncious scheme policy, "Oh let us try it,
and see if there is not some good in il; if there
is not, it can then DO cast aside" Yes, and then
the robbery or mischief will have been accom-
plshed it will be too late to cast it aside. The
time to cry out and kick against fraud, is be-
fore it is accomplished. That is what We pro-
pose to do relative to this Normal Institute gouge.


The law leaves it at the discretion of County
Boards to make an appropriation or not, as they
see proper. The amount appropriated by the
Board of this County is still in possession of the
County. We hope that the Board, at its next
meeting, will rescnd the order, and keep the
money in the Treasury; and We hope the teach
ers of the County will give the concern a wide
berth. They cannot protect themselves against
having their pockets picked when they apply for
certificates; but they can avoid being bled to
the amount of another dollar, together with q
months time and expense, for the benefit of nice
gentlemen who have an ambition to make big
wages at light work.