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Lena Stone
Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Eighteenth Year - Number 8
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, April
18, 1907
COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES.
(By A. W. E.)
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Misses
Virge Peters, Criswell; Sibyl Woodland, Eureka; Lela Peters, New Salem; Olive
Buckley, Rupee; Ada McQuary, Blevins and Clemmie Smith Chilton, are all taking
a rest. Their schools closed last week.
A
pleasant day was spent with the schools of Wilderville this week. They
have all had a successful year and have done excellent work. Miss Hale's
primary class at the chapel has made extra good progress. Miss Flanniken's
work at the Grove has been thorough and successful, while Miss Roll's reading
class at Dewey is equal to any in the county.
The
legislature has passed two bills that will directly effect the school interest
of the county.
The
county superintendent bill provides for a county superintendent for each county
with 3000 scholastic population; increases the pay in this county $1,500 per
year. Exempts independent districts with 500 or more scholastic
population from county institute work. Requires independent districts with
less than 500 scholastics to report to the county superintendent; requires
attendance to five days institute, but provides no pay.
Senate
bill No 61 provides for only one set of trustees to each district and greatly
increases the qualifications to hold the office of trustee. This bill
will knock out all the negro trustees.
The
attorney general has accepted the formation of the Chilton independent district
and they will hold an election next Saturday to vote a maintenance tax of
twenty-five cents in place of the local tax they had before. This is a
very imporant measure and on it depends entirely the success of Chilton schools
in the future. An independent district without a maintenance tax is in
rather a bad fix, as there would not be a cent for any expense except teachers'
salaries. For once the people should put aside prejudices and stand
united on the issue that means so much for the town, the people and especially
the children.
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