The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-01-16
REPORT OF sUPERINTENDENTs AND
PRINCIPALS CONVENTION
CONCLUDED }

D.. Parker OF GAINESVILLE, followed by j K.
Pusky.
1t seemed to be the purpose of this discus
sion to devise means by which he qua H.
cations Of applicants, for admission - lhe
Nor NAL Schools, ca II be better secprtalned
T he duties Of County Sup' riutepdrn s and
Pr esidents of the Normal Schools, sx rega ds
she appon m ent and admission Of students.
W re thoroughly "vtrtiiattd" and white
the discusSi on developed much in bringing 10
notice the oblfgs tiers u those f1ic,sIy con
cerned, the mpIic alton % AZ ths' WIS sad
seemed 10 be, that proper administration az
the law, and rules tstahishrd hv the BOARD
of Regents, re all that is necessary 20 supe
ply the Norrsl Schools wi9h clssa o. u.
dents poss' ssipa the quali'le that wall make
good teachers.
Miscellaneous Business" heirg next in
order, many topics cam he'nre The cnrvpn
tiOn, among the most important at Which,
was resolution suhmt,.d by Prot r. NJ.
Reynolds 10 he Effect, that t,ache,s, ho dug
safe certificate from other states. should
he recognized ny The com pettnt authorities
of hrs state, without further *, mination,
This resolution elicJed considers Bile dis
cussinn Many urged orp ositnn on the
ground, tn at there heirs no uniform eta I'D
ard Of qualfic alton in ne among the several
sta es, il would be an nc Of Injustice 10 the
/ teachers in those states whore high ~ Ora des
of qualification are required. On he other
hand the ricnds Of the resolution pr, esed
the defense upon the broad principle Of re-
ciprocity, MAINTAINING that the adoption Of
snch mea urps wOu'd n"n trsIizr every nius-
ticc nv eventually leading 70 II niformty in
standards ~ qualifications, and u mere gen.
era' symrathv among educators. One wbs
! can obtain state certificate II pr tesrional
educator; hut prrs'n nj. he claim tsuch
q one are MOI r cCgnized outside he state in
viii CD he examined ehi'" = he members
! OF every nth'r profession, no ding evidence
of competency. are everywhere admitted o
all the rights and hrnrf's 81 their spectlvs
professions. W'scous n, marcnug in rh4 van
Of advarcrd educational NOV, nlemts, might
very app' oprla'ely establish precede' ny |
the adoption ot the r. solution. The subject |
was ferTed 10 committee
| Glass Dril" Tor institute conductors
was given Ivy Prot Graham. The cues !
tions asked by The Prof. were well calculaped |
tn elicit answers, hroad, com prphensive and
practical, ample in Iced, 10 test the expert !
ence and aptitude Of the class bnt sufficient
| 20 allO W the inference that had time per-
mitted 4 his wou'd have been one of the
most in errstrg and profitable drills that
| could have been devised for nstitute workers
| Prof Graham is at present, agent OF the
Board OF Regents for which position rare
combination OF intellectual and executive
ability pecn'iarly fis him.
The evening session was opened at seven
o'clock. A large audience Of ladies and gen
tiemcn was present.
The "Relation Of the University o the
Graded School" WAS submitted to the con.
ven ion. and the discussion led by Prot B
In Reynolds, DR. Twombly, and Hon. Sam
FallOws
Upon this subject, Mr. Reynolds read
paper which was replete with able arg IL
nents, mingled with wise ard lmpo rtanS
sugges ions relative to establishing proper
links betwep the University and common
schools. The aim OF he paper was TO secure
more harmony and unity in the educational
system To this end it would he necessary
~ prescri he a I'm tied course Of study for the
common schools, thus making them the
t''eeders' Of the graded schools, from which
the DIVERSITY conld be supplied. Such an
arrangement would be productive Of the
most beneficial results to the common
schools. inasmuch as 1T would cOnfne these
ments of those sciences which -4pave the way
to the practical business of life 1t would
secure these schools from the burdens which
too often extend through part Of the
course of every grade from the abecedariRn
10 the University curriculum; and further
more, as the necessity of county academies 10
quite generally recognized, "a move in this
r direction would be y prelude to their fual
esl Adjustment,
DR. Twomoly made report of the Univer-
sity, in which he present d some statistics,
showing itsl comparative standing he
4. people of Wisconsin may we'll teel proud OF
the advanced .anda growing prosperity OF
their University. It has inally taken u pc
: sitton among the first Institutions of
learning Ia The country. Superintendent
FalIows, in his usual happy manner, pro
n unced short eulogium upon the success
which has q tended the efforts Of thoi tr lends
of the University.
!, Reports made by the presidents. of the
, Normal Schools, show these institutions To
q be we'll patvonzed, and surely and steadily
doing tho great work assigned them.
TINS convsation Is pronounced by those
copvars.nt with tho character of similar