, 1875-12-31
EDUCATIONAL
THE WISCONSIN TEACHERS,

THE WISCONSIN TEACHERS,
Special b'spatth ID The Ch,caao Tr.huns.
MADISON, Wis.,. Dec. 30.-rhe meeting Of TIA
Stats Toachors' Association h.a continued to-da,
With lively intorcat. The discussion last niahi
following tho papor by h1r. Wright Oh "rho
Need Of Acadernioa In Our Educational Bystcu,,"
was Yery atle and animated. especihliy on tbs
part Of rroailnnt Baacon, OF tho State Univeral-
ty. who obi jaotoa to academies as oxtranoous to
tie public school eyateu,. and Prostdent Chaplin,
Of Dotoit College. who doned any necessary nn-
tagoniHn between public and priYato schools,
md thought academies mud colleges very valua.
bio In supplying lack in Tho State educational
systen,, which ho did not thlnk should bavc
monopoly.
To-Day several ulattera wore considessd. Tho
first WaH report, which wnH adopted. iu favor OF
requiring County 9uperlntendouss 10 havo State
certificate Of tho fret grade, failing In which tho
olilce should be declared vacant.
Superintendent Bearlng rcal an interesting
paper in which ho urged, frat, tho election ol
cg,'nty snrerintondents second. lnnR torms OF
Office thild. somo roguihito qualifications for
e. eligibility fourth, teaehs'H Gayin4 onos es!ab-
ceiyo permanent certificates.
=, Aftos considerable discussion report Of tho
Committee on Town School Libraries MAS
adopted, submitting plan in hricf aa follows:
fur s:aso Library iond, eomposed Of sta.a
superintendent aud Presidents of normal
uctsoos, who shall psoparo and diatributo lists
OF library BOOKS, mako rnios and regulations,
contract With booksellers for books to bo issued
At not cost to libraros. Second, provides for
local taxation for town library purposes, tha
purchase, keopinR, mud 1onu Of tho books bought
or donasah. Third, provides for B.ato library
taz OF si30.0o0, aud suunAly thosoaftor = tax not
to exceed 15 rer ceut Of tho scI,col-fund iucoma.
Irot. MacAiiister tnndo q report Ia favor OF 4
bsato seaool-tax Of . mills OH the dollar. with
.hs speets. m a., oblsct o. giving more cid to such
sparscncss Of population. or other causes. ara
unable to maintain such schools aa are fitted Ia
prepare our young pooplo for tho dutics OF citi.
secta. Disra4h 10 Tbs Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. W.-Ats meotsng OF the
Supcrintcndents this afternoon. schoul s.lpcr.
yision whH further discussed, and resolution
adopted In favor OF cloEer cooperation aud
conference bot"eou ssato and Local Huperin.
tendeuts. more attention to institutes, more Ct.
fort to anllst paputsr interest In tho schools,
reports to Clerks % the visitation of
law mud paid BY tho State, longer terms Of Office,
scholastic qualifications for eligibility, md powei
OF removing County. by. State supcrintend.
ents. 1rreeguintlsI of attendance was talked
over. aud tho chiof remedies suggested
weEc increasing. the minimum school
ago to years, making schools moro attractive,
and fro4nont reports OF attendance hud appor.
tionuont Of State aid thesoeu. 4 schooi-tas
waH unanimously oppoaed.
1t tho closing mooting Of the State Toachers
Association Tonight, F. II. spraguo read tho TO-
port q tho coonmittce on lie functions Of
pasochlal and common achools. The former
ton ho said nothing Of Tho lattor wero to So
euro Intelligence In tho community, so that sach
member could properly, perform the di..
tiss m I, Of clsizon. and were 70 be. BY
cent. and lptsros. In them htlmulatod.
that thoy may bo made tue base Of that liberty
and intelligence necessary to true citizenship.