Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1868 — Valedictory. [ARTICLE]

Valedictory.

Tho editor having manned-the office of School Examiner deems it fit and proper to no fong-eC assume the direction or control of educational matters. To the correspondents for this column- Ue.rotHTtta kia. cordial thanks. To the Proprietors of t i ft-»H~rilnrT tf hia beak, wishes and grateful acknowledgments, for their many acts ot kind- ! , ness. Our brief editorial career will be ! looked upon as a bright oasis in our I social existence. May the good I cause of popular education 1 greatly [ advance under the now administra. I lion is my dearest wish. S. P. THOMPSON.

« -*o v ♦ ! Fhr the "XJtsfpni” School Examiner. The undraigned takes leave of the ' school officers. teachers, patrons and j'U| ir.H of the common schools ir. I Jasj.t r county, Indiana, with feel- | ings of thankful regret . flo tluuvkK ; the people for their uniform kind ness ami-support, and regrets tp_ "part with mti tu.i Iriciids cordially -.vorking InV .Uto'HU-COeßSj'of so good a cause. Ttw-wtwmt '•which inipelied him to resign the officeof school examiner tuny be briefly staled: The regular term of •’> years cx.ptred .ii* J****i> last: Tti© iawi.direcls an upi.tiuitincni at ti.o June ter>n Nono was intide uit'ninutt pw : titions for different pi rxins wore presented. Then under the sial u'C ilio inoumber.t wnnM hoi 1 over cu til the next time for appointment unless he resigned or "its expelled I tor cause. Too quostum was Ca ' (erred to tiie Sule iSuperintendeiiS, who- unawored in these word-. June »• fL ias been decided that when I the tenure of an oflicu-Js pr-esurtt-etJ !to be for a given term and -Until , the successor shall be chosen and rAfualUi ml l the "wdi ettr"tin I d"4 1 1 u' f f«'g- : ninety superseded. 4t li I'd. bbij. i Tho CommissioneFa have no tin | thority to appoint in September ex[Copt to (ill-a vacancy. Sue I \ hb in i yottl’ eiiso does in't- exist Add to ! this the inconvenience that would : arise from the aj>pointment;nt nthe? i than the regular term; und l think we have sufficient reason to hold such a proceeding inadmissible.

(i. Vs. Hess, S'upt. Public Insi’n.” Tho undersigned or. the authority of law and the above opinion continued to act and published a plan for the winter campaign. But tho County Board exercised their supposed right and made an order upon their own motion, naming a successor. Tho snbsoeibor believing in peace and harmony and that the Board acted trout proper motives, at this early day, hands to tho auditor his resignation; that the new appointee may either continue to net upon hie present authority or be reappointed at the December term. S. P. THOMPSON.