The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-01-07


The STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION Of
Wisconsin held meeting ut Madison on
tue ~ b and Both ult., the proceeding Of
which were of great public interest.
There were, including Superintendent,
10 IN attendance.
The following 10 par. of the proceed
lngs
perintcndent Soaring, from the COM
mittee, consisting of himself. President
Bascom, Of the State University, and
President Albee, of the Oshkosh Normal
School, 10 whom the subject OF interme.
diate schools vas referred. reported the
following, which was unanimously agreed
to:
Your committee agree in recommcn l.
ing
/. The adoption, by the State Of Wis
consin, OF System Of free town high
schools. similar to that now in operatio,
In Maine.
0. The placing of the State Nolma!
Schools in organic connection with the
University, by means OF q Normal Col
l-gs therein
3. Such modification of courses Of
study IN the Normal Schools and the
University rs may be necessary to ad,nit
of the pr posed connection.
Prof. W. D. Parker, from the Comr4it
tee on the County 5uperintendency, Con-
sisting of himself. Supt w. II. Chandley
aod Rev. A. o. Wright, reported the fol-
lowing
RssolUed, That 1t is the sense of this
association that the State Superin,e neien,
should put himself III vital relations to
County Sur eriDtendentB with q view, Isl.
To ensure examinations regularly held
and OF a moie Dearly uniform character
81. To stimulate AID direct the general
educational agitation in all the counties
Of the Stale.
MEAoRANDA-A nearly uniform exam
ination throughout the State. All orlgi-
nal papers-lutscions and answers--to be
sent to the State department and there
preserved during the continuance in force
OF certificates granted thereon. To direc.
ana stimulate the educational agitation.
In holding institutes Of county superin-
tendsnts, and to see that supcrintende
personally participate in holding teach
els institutes according to law; to effect
unity of purpose among county superin-
tendent', teachers and people.
The report was adopted.
The resolution was amended and adon..
I'd as follows:
Resotoed. That there should be a uni
form system Of examination Of teachers
for he st te; that to this end questions
should DO prepared by some central au-
thority; that the marking Of papers writ
ten by teachers should be governed bv
certain general rules; that each Superin.
tendent should be allowed to fix tn.
standard of attachments for his own
county. under the advice of the 81 ate an.
perlntenden:; and that the papers written
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ton by the State superintendent.
Superintendent Chandler said, in view
of this report aud the Importance of the
subject and OF the interests to be affee ted
he mSved the committee be continued ~
perfect the details of the plan, to which
be was confident they would bring skin
and judgment, and to secure necessary
legislation ON the subject, which was
agreed 10.
Mr.. Guernsey offered the following res.
olutions, which were adopted by nearly
unanimous vote:
ResolUsd, That the law should reouira a
uniformity Of The text books In schoola ~
the same town.
Resolcea That each town should be va.
CURED to purchase the books needed for
jshe schools of the town, and should hc