Show MORE LIGHT ON SCHOOL QUESTION W H robinson shows what changes consolidation will bring about in sevier county the lol lowing communication from W H robinson on the subject of school consolidation is exactly what the reaper has been wanting for the three weeks it shows how the proposed moe v will ill affect effect this county and will therefore interest the public your piper ind the county superintendent te of schools having haing ini invited cd dieu ion on the subject of county consolidation of schools I 1 thought it might light be of interest to onne of bour our to eill call attention to some P points ints of the law governing this important subject ind by so doing peril ip aps induce others othera more capable that than myself to discuss the question the la lain pr provides oides that in each county of this state with N ith a school population of more than three thousand over six and under sixteen ears of age shill shall bo be known is a county school district of the first class slid school district to be controlled by a board of education and be on the same basis as school districts in cities of the second class all public schools and school prop aty in said county school dietr district ic t is to lie be under the direction and control of the board of education the said board is to consist of five members one to be elected from each of the five representative within tho the distl distinct let said arc cincis to be created an aal I 1 arranged ringed ar by tho the board of courty commissioners commissio neis this board of edu education caton is elected and qualified much the same as other county oali cera the election coming on the first wednesday in and the members to serve for the term of four scars cars each member of the board must be and remain 1 I resident qualified otei within the tool representative senta sent tive atiNe itt from which lie he is eli elected eted after election the board must organize by electing from the number a president whose term of office is tv two 0 years bears they must also elect a I 1 clerk and a treasurer ier whose terms of offic shall also be for two years the board may appoint other necessary officers albo and require them to give bonds for faithful discharge of duty ahe county superintendent of schools i is appointed by the board and serves for two years the board shall fix their own compensation at a sum not to exceed three hundred dollars per annum and traveling expenses not to per annum the board of education is to be a body corporate ind have an official deal conformable to its designated name the said board may sue and be sued my take hold leise lease sell and ad convey real and personal pc p c party as the interest of the school may require it may purchase and lell school sites and improvements construct and erect school buildings buil dinga and furnish the sime same establish esti blish any arid and all grades of school including high schools and industrial and normal training schools do all that school trustees could ever do and much more upon the election elce tion and of this baird of education the trustees of the various districts are to convey and deliver all the school property in the various districts to the th e said board of edu aaion and the right and title of it all or any that may come after is to in bo be vested in said board special elections for raising revenue and bonding boni ling are arc conducted much the s sinie sime inie as at present except th that 1 t it must be done one ab it 11 district and not as a precinct jhc mr editor are some of the main points in the law governing consolidation soli dation of schools in counties we tire are now called upon to adopt the new regime line the proposition is before us and nd it is a very important one are ara we ry to mike make the change |