The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-02-17

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A. j. Craig was elected Chairman, and
Samuel Shaw, Secretary.
The following Committees were ap-
pointed:
Superoision of Schoozs-Mesers. Treat,
Lyon, Green, Packard and Spencer.
Licensing Isachers-Messrs. Morgan,
Viebahp, Benson. Kanouse and Whiting.
General Observation-Disclosures. Harris,
Boynton, Foley, Squire and Coolidge.
Adjourned until 10 A. NJ, February
3d.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Chairman of the Committee of Su.
pervision of Schools, submitted the fol-
lowing report, which, after some discus
sion, was adopted:
WHEREAS, The we'll being of coun-
try depends upon the efficiency of its
common schools; and:
WHEREAS, In our opinion the present
system of County Supervision of Schools
is inadequate to supply the wants OF the
same therefore be it
ResoL0ed, That this Convention requests
the present Legislature of our State to so
amend the School Law as to make it the
duty of the Town Clerk of each town to
assist the County Superintendent in the
supervision Of the schools in the town OF
which said clerk is an inhabitanr; to as
sist the County Superintendent in the ex
aminations of teachers for the inspection
district in which his toWR is situated !;
and to make such reports to the County
superintendent in regard to the condl-
ton of the schools in his town as the said
Superintendent may from time to time
require. =. Il. TREAT,
D. B. LYON,
w S. GRBEN,
G. ". PACKARD,
A. A. SPENCE,
COMMITTEES
The following clause from the report
cfthe Committee on Licensing Teachers
was adopted:
That certificates shall not be granted
unless the applicant shall have attended
a teachers institute at least once during
the year, except the County Superinten-
dent be satisfied that such absence was
unavoidable.
D. H. MORGAN,
G. F. VIEBAHN,
r. d. KANoUsE,
AMOS WHITING,
Committee
Mr.. Green offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted
Resolgsd, That a first grade certificate
shall be valid three years, second grade
two, and a third grade one.
Mr.. Boynton moved that all applicants
for certificates at private examinations
should be required to pay into the hands
Of the county superintendent the sum of
three dollars, who shall keep a correct
OF all moneys received from this source
and paw the same into the hands of the
County Treasurer Seconded and car
ried
Adjourned till 2 P. NJ
The following recommendations of
the Committee on General Amendments
were adopted
list. That County superintendent
shovld be exempted by law from serving
as jurors
3nd. That school month should CON-
sist of twenty days, and no school should
be held more than five days in week.
j. w. HARRIS,
a. BoYNToN,
AMOS SQUIRE,
Committee.
Mr.. Treat offered the following, which
was aQOpteu:
ResoIosd, That we, as County Supern-
teudents, will labor to secure a unitormi I
ty of text books in each school district,
so as to avoid an unnecessary multiple
CITY of classes, and that we will not en-
courage the introduction of any series of
books that does not fully correspond in
orthoeIy and photography with our
standard, viz: Webster's Unabridged
Dictionary.
Mr.. Shaw introduced the following res
oiution, which was carried:
ResoIUed, That we earnestly recon-
mend all County Superintendents in the
State to refrain from granting atuW Ger
tifcate of any grade to an applicant, un-
til they have ascertained, by the inspec
ton of such candidates work in the
school room, that he is fully qualified in
the branch known as Theory and Art of
Teaching.
Voted that the chair appoint a commit
tee 0. three to attend the National Con
vention of Superntendpnts, to he held
in Washington D. c., M2rch LIST, 1870.
Mcssrs Lyon, Treat and Spencer were
announced as suot, committee.
After few well-timed remarks by the
State Superintendent, the Convention
adjourned sine die.
A. J. CRAIG, Chairman.
SAMUEL SHAW, Secretary.
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