The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-12-14
CONSTITUTION.


ART. L. This organization shall be
known as the Association + of County
Superintendents of Iowa. .-s-sg q.
ART. 9 The officers of this Association
shall consist of President, three Vice
Presidents, Recording Secretary, Cor
Secretary, Treasurer, and an
Executive Committee of three members,
of which the President shall be chairman.
ART. 3. The duties of the respective
officers shall be such as usually devolve
upon like officers in other associations.
ART. 4. This Association shall hold an
annual session in connection with that Of
the Iowa State Normal Institute, or at the
call of the Executive committee, whose
duty it shall be to prepare programme and
make arrangements for each meeting.
ART. 5. The Executive committee shall
at the close Of each session, audit the ac-
counts of the Secretary and Treasurer,
and shall, before the next meeting, pre-
pare Bylaws to be submitted to this As
sOciation for their adoption.
ART. g., All persons who are, or have
been county Superintendents, shall be ad-
mitted as members of this Association.
..-.@ .-' OFFICERS. a@2AN
President-Supt. j. F. Thompson, of
Clayton county. d5zUW akm,f
Vice Presidents-Supts. H.. W. Hardy,
Madison county; w. E. Parker, Buchan-
an county; R. S. Hughes, Polk county.
Recording Secretary-Ira C. Killing, Ger
70 Gordo county. 20 8tA
Corresponding Secretary-Abbie Gift
ford, Marshall county. .........
Treasurer-Geo. Ingram, Iowa county.
Executive Committee--J. M. Porter,
Monroe county; W. r. Akers, Poweshiek
county. - rran
afEnrs REsoLurIoNs.
Resolued, That instead of less we
should have more county, supervision.
Resolved, That while we recognize the
generous disposition of many county of
ficers to tender efficient means for the ad-
vancement of all worthy methods for ed
ucational improvements, we still deplore
the lack of financial encouragement, which
has occasioned the non-attendance, at this
convention of many superintendents.
Resolred, That we do not encourage
application fer certificates, by any person
not, at least, seventeen years of age.
ResolUed, That it is the duty of County
Superintendent to refuse the renewal of
| certificates without examination.
ReSOlred, That we recommend to the
| consideration of school officers the plan
of having in place of long summer term,
a short spring and short fall term of school.
Resolued, That we believe our teachers
will be greatly strengthened and our
work greatly unified by frequent local
associations and to this end werecommend
County Superintendentst to calltheir teach
ers together at such times and places
as may be most convenient.
Resolued, That we recommend fire.
quent examinations in our district schools,
and that we solicit the attendance of
County Superintendents, Directors and
patrons at such examinations, as an eff
cient means of securing better results
| from our schools.
s COUNTY suPRRINTENDENTs OF IOWA.
| In June, Of the present year, State
Normal Institute, was called at Des
Moines. At said meeting the Association
of County Superintendents" was organ
ICED. ge-wxnaqz
| The onstitution., officers and reso-
lutions are here presented, and call for u
meeting of the Association, to be held at
Grinneli, Iowa, on Friday, Dec. 2sth,
1876, the day following the adjournment
of the Iowa State Teachers Association.
"United we stand" and we can't stand
any other way. The labors of the County
Superintendent increase every year, both
| in amount and Importance We must
seek to know, and knowing, DO the 7Tork
now required OF us, or soon we shall be
set away to rest like fossils on dusty
shelves, dry relics of some past age. In
stead of twenty five superintendents who
met at Des Moines, let there be seventy
FIVE at Grinnen, for ills only by such
means that we can systematic the work.
No programme has been arranged, but
the following subjects are suggested for
| consideration by the meeting;
L. q Gradation Of country schools. How
can it be accomplished
q. Examination OF teachers. At what
/ timesp Shall certificates be granted
without examination? Uniform questions
| for the State. 1tU D
8. Needed legislation. What changes
are required in our school lawf
4. Teachers Libraries.
g.. Township educational meetings.
6. School yisitation-its aims and
methods.
These with other features of common
school work and Normal Institutes should
claim our careful consideration before
the meeting that we may be able to do
promptly and forcibly the work of Friday
29th.
Fraternally yours,
j. Il. THOMPSON, Pres.