South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-02-07
The Educational Convention at
Grafton.

se""isu III the State. Some hfiy or sixty teach
! ers and educators were present, embracing re.
represeu tatives from all the leading educational
Institutions OF the State, besides q large num-
her OF visitors. Three sessions were held Fri
day and one Saturday morning. Resolutions
expressive Of the sense Of the Convention after
long and interesting discussions were adopted ms
follows:
Resofced, l. That the local school lew should
he made nv the Boards or Education ofthc town
shins or Districts respectively representatives
4 OF the authority OF the people
Resoired .. That the qualified voters Of each
school suhdisrict should elect one Commission
or OF Education whose duty IL shall be 10 at
tend 10 the local educational affair, Of the sub
district: that the several Commissioners Of the
suo-districts should together constitute District
Tor Township 3oard OF Education. whose du-
ties shall be TO employ teachers determine sala.
ries, lay and apporiion the distric, levy and to
supeHntend and contro! the educational affairs
of the district generally.
Resotred ,. Comfy superintendents should
he continued and elected by the voters Of the
, county.
RrsOired 4. That to mprnv. the qualifications
aud increase the efficiency Of tn. Common school
teachers, Teachers Institutes shonlS he e.tab-
! lshed nn1 main tsined-one i'm each Senatorial
district-to br held uuGer the instruction Of
competent professors for one month in each wear
for the sole purpose Of training the teachers in
their art
Rssoired, :. That IL ia important to establish
fnie mediate or Ugh Schools, at least one in
every county.
Resolved, 8 No person should he employed
TO teach in any Of the free schools Of the State
unless he holds teachers certificate. which
sh0uld only he Wild under the provisions fol-
invinrs I aclers certificates TO 10 Of three
grads, viz:
LIST Professional Certificates 10 lie granted bv
4 State Board OF Examiners composed of three
pp hers m nj xh hall ne
perintendent Of Schools, and the other two pro-
fesSional teachers, to lie appointed nv the Gov
ernor Professional or State Certificates should
be valid III any part Of the State and during the
life Of the teacher unless sooner revoked.
%. Institute Certificates tn he granted at the
clos. leach Senatorial District Institute 10y the
Board of instruction Of each institute and only
TO the pupils Of the Institute. Such Certificates
should he valid in any part OF the Senatorial
District in which they are granted, and
I'd. Cnuntv Certificates to be granted upon
public examination nv tho County Board Of
examiners, composed Of the County Superinten-
dent and two experienced tea cheers to he appoint
ed by the County Court or Board OF Commis-
sOuers. Such certificates TO he valid only in
the county for whish they issued and for
remainder Of The school year in which they
granted
The Certificates II each grade should show
the degree Of proficiency in each branch Of study
/ prescribed bv law.
RrsoIrrd I. That our systeu Of Public Schools
is distinct department OF the State admiuistra-
] tiOn, and such is entitled TO the individual
support of the school fund and that all efforts
to divert that fund to the support Of other than
properly organized free schools should be pre-
vented nv law.
Re,Oirrd, g That ii would he we'll to proriG.
in careful manner for determining the text
hooks Of onr schools sad that none but those
prescribed bv law be used in schools and
thrt these be furnished at reasonable rates
R,solcrd .. That deem il ad visabi TO q oid
/ radi zeal mr. yiO han cf,,oI -.
On motion il was resolved that this Couven-
ton congratulate tho Legislature upon the fact
thar IT has the opportunity 20 give the State
an edu s'ional svstem worthy OF an enlightened
and Intelligent citizenship.
On motion n committee Of two were appoin ted
to prepare memorial embedding the action Of
this Convention 20 be presented to the Tegiss-
turs President W. X. Peadleton and W. II
Morton were appointed said COMMITTEE.
After approving the minutes the Convention
/ adjourned DIR.
In TIL Uni'ed States Senate Tu.slsy
Mr.. Hall offered a bill increasing the
salary Of the President n $50 900 and Or
tho Vice Presiden, to SIC, 900, which wa,
roforred to the Com mittss on Privilege.
and Elections.
The great revival in the Southern NJ
! f. Church at Winchester still continues.
/ On Sunday last 81 converts unitsd them
saves with the church, and the number Of
( psnitent', az stated by the Times, profess
/ ing conversion mp to Monday night was
iro hundred and hcsnty-hco
/ SUIT DECIDED. Il Cincinnati exchange
~ late j ,to says in refsrsnos To the sui,
/ hotWecn tho Wheeling, Parkcrsburg and
/ Cincinnati Transportation Company ~ the
Blrmore and Ohio Railroad Company,
/ brought to recover the value n the Steam
or Rebscos sunk on tho night If the 7th
/ II December 1869 while passing between
the piers Of = bridge being constructed for
tho Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, A. Par
kcrsburg, collidrd with barge laden with
stone, left tied between The bridge piors,
after night without the proper signal light,
and was sunk The Rebecca was owned
by the Wheeling, Parkersburg add Cincin-
natl Transportation Company, valued At
SIS, 900 aud insured for 1000 The
company owning ihc Rebsccs entered suit
IN the Superior Court of Cincinnati against
the Baltimore and Ohio R,ilroad for dam.
ago'. The jury yesterday brought IN .
verdict IN favor If the plaintiffs for S13,-
100 UhreiiDy EnfeHg>nccy, 3rd
PomHNr OF GES. LEE We have received tie
msEoI6csnt steel portrait u The great Virginia
cbis'lsiu, known ~ the "Lec Monument Por-
trait u il sold by the Lee Memorial A,.ocis-
tios Tor the purpose Of erecting monument to
General Lee lis q fine proof plate portrait Of
General Lee Everybody should have one -