The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-29
THE PEDAG0GUES.
interesting Session Of the Superiuteu.
aests-Normal Schools Discussed,
Vo'erner Roberts Stauuchly Stands bv
the University.
An Institution for the Poor aud tho
Rich.
Inc Teachers are Well Up With Their
Work.
Among Resolutions Passed by Them Ia
sitting Down on the Superintendent Of
Public distraction.
other Doings Of the Pedagovues.
sitting Down on the Superintendent Of
Public distraction.
other Doings Of the Pedagogues,
THE SUPERINTENDENT.

THE surERISrESpkNrs.
GALvEsroS, June 2S.- Special - The
second days session Of the Superintend.
ents association met at the pavilion at /,
O'CLOCK this afternoon, Presid snt Rote in
the chair.
superintendents Crow, Gallagher Harris
ana faulus were elected members of the
association,
Inc association then proceeded to elect
oineers Tor the ensuing year, resulting as
iollows: President, Superintendent II, r.
Gwyn vice'president, Superintendent j
~, Mcuu,re secretary and treasurer, Su
peIiptenoeht w. IL. Coleman executive
com mlttee- Superintendent Rote. chair.
man. Crow, Harris, Gallagher and Baldw
Amendment to the constitution was adont.
go that the meeting Of the association be
holidays. N'''''iiaS
motion was made and carried that
Austin be the next place of meeting,
| froiessor MCGuire, of Brepham. then
school, "o' "i"'
Superintendent Gwyn opened the dis.
cusslon on the paper, and said that normal
schools could be blessing or a curse. If
conducted wilh thoroughness and in nor.
Hai manner II would advance the science
OF teaching; II conducted in an alb.
normal manner 1t would he
q curse, and do greater harm than gooJ
len thoroughly trained teachers. thorough.
~ embued with the nobility Of their pro.
iession. were better than seventy. five moor.
~. trained and educated teachers, and the
injury the latter would do would be i'm
measurable.
Professor Baldwin followed. heartily an.
dorsing the paper Of Professor Mciiuirs And
the remaf ks Of Superintendent Gwyn.
superintendent Grow said we must look
out Ior the examiners of applicants for ad.
mission to the normal schools.
Superintendent Harris had been on tn a
examining board for several years, and EN-
CURED what should be done where none of
the applicants came up to the required
standard?
Superintendent Gwyn answered that
these be not appointed.
Superintendent Rote moved that SUPER
intendents ask the secretary of the board to
advise the examining board to reiect
any candidates who do not come mn to
the standard. Carried.
Superintendent Mcclure moved that n
committee then be appointed to make re-.
commentators as to the necessary changes
in the school law of the state.
The president will appoint the commit.
tees at the meeting tomorrow.
The association then adjourned to meet
at the Washington hotel at 3 p. IN. tomor.
row.
| THE TEACHERS.
The third days session of the state teach.
ers' association met promptly at $50 this
morning, President Franklin in the chair
| Prayer by Rev. DR.. Martin.
Motion was then made that committee
OF eleven be appointed to make nomipa.
tiops for officers for the ensuing year.
a substitute was proposed and adopted
that the association make It's own recon.
mendations.
Superintendent Gwyn then introduced a
resolution. which was unanimously adopt
ed, that all cities, towns and counties be
earnestly recommended to form local teach.
education. V
Ex-Governor Roberts was then invited 10
the platform, In accordance with resolution
adopted, and addressed the convention at
length upon the state university and early
educational privileges incorporated in the
organic laws of Texas. He gave some inter.
esting facts about the donation of the uni.
versity lands and the relation of the upiyer.
sity and the free schools. The governor
predicted there would be high school in
every county In Texas where the youth OF
the state could at their own houses receive
that higher education that the times
demanded; that the university would
cause and develop these high schools
as feeders for itself, that the exist.
ence OF the university would be
stimulus 10 education in every town and
hamlet through the state, of which eyery
poor boy and girl would reap the benefit,
and the ex-governor In terse language de.
nonnced the demagogism that opposed the
| university as rich mans school.
Professor Charlton, Of Bonham, made A
strong representation of the advanta IS In
taxing for education rather than TO tax 10
suppress the vice, crime and poverty
caused by lack Of education.
The association then took recess of ten
minutes.
After recess, Superintendent Rote, of San
Antonio, read an able and instructive paper
on the Teachers Work." at the conclu.
sion OF which Professor Baldwin read the
report OF the committee on resolutions and
submitted the same. The resolutions were
discussed and voted on separately. There
was an animated discussion on the resolu.
ton relative to high schools, and the intiu-
ence exerted by: the Teachers sssociations
on the legislation, In which Ex-Governor
Roberts and many. others participated.
The resolutions as adopted are as follows:
First Resolution-That we heartily en-.
dorse the constitutional amendments sub.
mitted by the Eighteenth legislature, plsc.
Ing Texas In advance Of all the other states
Second-Resolved, That we reoommeni
that each justice precinct be made school
district. o'
Third-Resolyed, That we earnestly re.
Of public instruction be vacated.
Fourth-Resolved That we recommend
that an efficient system Of supervision be
devised.
Fith-Resolved, That we recommend
the establishment Of system Of high schools,
thus supplying the missing link between
lower and higher education.
Sixth-Resolved, That we recommend
that harmony be cherished between ali
forms OF educational institutions, public.
private and denominational.
..Seventh-Resolyed, That the Texas Jour.
nal OF Education be recognized as the or.
gan OF the association,
EIsignedl J.BAlpwN.
]. I. HAND.
Committee.
This was followed by the introdu uction q
a resolution by Professor Roberts that A
special m uittee Of five, consisting of DR..
Baldwin, q neral Moore, Professor Rogers.
DR.. Malone and Professor Parks, be an.
pointed TO prepare system of school laws.
to be reported at the next annual meeting,
which, after being adopted. shall be pre.
sented to the legislature for their enact.
ment.
Mrs, Waldron, Of Fort Worth, was then
introduced and read an essay on "The
was ably presented, and at its close was
enthusiastically applauded. Professor A.
ksyser, Of Tyler. presented the following
resolutions
Resolv'd-Tbat We. the mem bers Of The
State Isaohsn' association, hail with true