Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-29
EVENING SESSION.
J. p Jutlson, President, in the chair.
On motion the following resolution W.

j. p. Judson, President, in the chair.
On motion the following resolution was
adopted:
| Resolved that this convention would rec
Ommend a change in the method of grant
| ing certificates to teachers, so as to secure
more proficiency and to hold out greater i'll
centives for becoming MOI ethorouShly quail
| flied to teach.
First, that there be three grades of certili-
Gates, which shall he issued only upon exam
| nation had by n Board of Examiners i'll con-
| nection with a County Teachers Cow ention
| Second, Any teacher obtaining tirst-gradC
certificate may if he desire, present such certif
| icate to a Board of Examiners, to be hereafter
appointed for the Territory, who shall exam
| lie such applicant as to qualifications and
aptness to teach, and II such examination be
| satisfactory, they shall grant certificate fOi
the time OF four years, which shall entlle the
| possessOr to teach in any county in the Ter
ritory without being subjected to any further
examination by county Superintendent OF
County Teachers Institutes.
| Third, No certificate granted by the lnsti
tute, or Board of Examiners, of any county
| shall extend beyond two years. and third
class certificate in no case beyond one year:
Fourth, Certificates granted by the county
Board shall be signed by the county Superin
tendent and those granted by the Board OF
Education, by the Territorial Superinten-
| dent.
| Fifth, The County Teachers institutes shall
be held at least once year, at the time re.
Quired by law Ofthe Superintendent tOattend
the county seat for examination of teachers
and all teachers living in the county, holding
certificates, shall be required 70 attend OF
surrender their certificates.
| Sixth, In necessary eases, the county Su
perlntendent may examine ana issue Spe
cial certificate to teachers. which shall be
good only to the next meeting of the county
Institute.
| On motion,
| Resolved That nny tinl0ma granted by Norma
School in any State or Territory of the Union shall be
prima ace evidence Of the qualification for teaching in
the common schools Of this Territory.
| Adjourned till 0 A. n. tomorrow.
THURSDAY, July 81, 1876.
MORNING SESSION.
| Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
MIR. JudsOn in the chair.
| The subject of discussion being Territorial
and County Superintendent,
On motion, it was
Resolved, That this Convention deem it mportan
that the Territorial superintendent should be wht
is well qualified to teach and of high mental and mora
county in the Territory at least once year and secure
far practicable, the organization of Teachers In
@ th discharge the a daes
his Office such as correspondence, making reports etc.
he should receive salary OF not less than six hundred
dollars per annin and all necessary expei incurred
for stationery, Office rent travelling etc He should b
oiicio Chairman of the Board Of Education and b,
required to attach his official signature to all certificates
and documents issuing from said Board.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
The subject of County Superintendent
was postponed until this Evening.
Most of the session occupied in the dis
cussion of Normal and Graded schools.
| On motion,
|
adopted to establish Normal School or
Normal Department in connection with tht
Territorial University for the instruction OF
teachers.
After a short discussion upon the subject
of Text Books it was considered inadvisable
to select or recommend particular series al
this time.
The following resolution was submitted
and adopted:
Resolved, That provision should be made
for the selection of series of text books fol
use in the schools of this Territory by the
Territorial Teachers Institute at the first ses.
sion which may occur after the passage of @
new school law and the same shall remain
for use not less than four years. and that it bt
made obligatory on all the district schools to
introduce and use the same within six months
0Iter 6uCn SeleCblOH mas Dccn W0ue anu NOtICt
thereof made public.
On motion, the following named persons
were appointed as an executive committee
J. E. Clark, DR.. G. W. Skinner, Rev. Geo.
F. Whitworth, o. s. Jones, Mrs. p c. Hale
Said committee were to make all necessary
arrangements for the assembling of Teach.
ers' Institute in the City of Seattle, and to
prepare complete programme for said In
stitute.
EVENING SESSION.
| Institute called to order at 8 p. NJ, j. p.
Judson in the chair
The subject for discussion was, would il
be expedient to abolish the office of county
Superintendent" j. E. Clark opened the
affirmative and N. S. Porter the negative.
A vote being taken, the Institute were in ia
vor Of the negative. tt ...-..
On motion, j. E. Clark was appointed as a
committee of one to draft constitution and
bylaws for the permanent organization of q
Territorial Teachers Institute.
On motion,
Resolved, That vote Of thanks be ten.
dered to the Good Templars of Olympia, for
Offering the use of their hall during the seq