Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-12-20
Education: Here and Elsewhere


IN reviewing the school system It is !
best 10 commence ~ the head. In /
b ansas the office of State ouDt. Is made /
q ecg.Ve and Ia my opinion, properly /
su al hUugu ia thirteen states aud /
among hem are Conn, Mass, Nina. !
y. H., K. /. and Peun.,~-the office Is +
filled by appointment either by the Gov /
eruOr or the State BOatd OF Education. /
IN y. l., the Stunt. is eltcled by the /
legislature. IL Was properly enough !
( held, Ia the fourteen states indicated, !
That Ihis Office should be remove ed from (
puliLcs s. "a ca a. possible, bUt the /
question would naturally ari-e: ''WIu
the object be attained IN this manner
[ The majority Of the aIes aie u favor
OF q ectlOn by the people. The duties
/ Of The State ~upt. Is OT the same char
/ acter in nearly all Of the States gen
! eral supervision OF the school system OF
! the Stare. The only change made nee
/ essary here IS the extension "a the term
+ Of Office from two Cd four years.
} The du OF examining teachers fOr
! state Iicen lesls with The State Board
: uf Education which is composed OF the
! State SupU., Chancellor OF the Stale
4. University, Pres. OF the Agricultural
( College and Principal OI the State Nor
mai This same BOad grants cerud-
cutes TO Conductors OF Normal insti-
titles The duty performed Oy this
hoard IS of a nature not altogether
peasant, as it requires very nice dis
examination, is q Lhankless task aud The
sg.zice II much grumbllng,
; - roJ( ssJIui. = + IL WJuId DC better to
have this board composed Of other ems-
+ HeuU scholars nos aC the head OF the
( state educational Institutions. Most
! states issue these pro es7lOual cettlh-
! Clte-, on examination, either IOr lie OF
/ for 8 terUu OF wears. la this State and
! some others graduates Of The State MOI
/ nal schools receive life cerIhGates,
This is a favor not shown 10 the gradu-
ates CT the other in-tiCuiUns Of the STATE,
nor to similar Institutions from other
states.
/ his was the case at one time in the
state of ILL.,, but IL Was atterWal q
g changed 20 no preference Is shown.
No lie certificates should be granted
to anyone until the fact has been dem
Unstrated that the applicant Is an able
instructor and akillful disciplinaIian-
Under the Stale Supt., the interests
OF ths schools are supervised IL each
! Co. by a Co Supt,
I his Office IS, like that of the State
Suyt., an elective one in Kansas In
some States the Co. Supt. Is appointed
a.d good results are claimed for this
plan.
The Co. SuDt. should be an expert
enced teacher and al acknowledged
leader in educational matters. Cud, T
our present sy stem this Is not always so
The duties Of the Co. Supt. are nu-
merous, varied and sufficient to occupy
the whole time Of that officer and in
Counties where the salary is $500 OF
more, he should be compelled by law
to devote his whole time 10 the advance.
70 ment CT the schools under his supervis-
ion
In some States there is an education.
al qualification necessary for this Office
and think il YOU he in the inter eS
Of our schools To require some qualih
cation in Kansas. The Co SupJ. i
Insisted, in The woi K of examination o.
teachers, by two examiners, who at,
required by law 70 be poseessOrs OF FRS
Grade Ceruhcaf IS
In Mo, and several othcr States, TIT
Co. Supt. Is not required o visit school
and, In the manner In which the isita
tons are conducted IL some places,
doubt the advantage of the plan. Il
some counties in California cOulainiul
as much territory rs The state of Con
necticut, the Co. Supt. is required &
visit each school, travelling over tn
whole territory and paying his own e.
penses out Of q salary of $500. In OF
der for school visitation 30 be effective
the territory must be small enough {
permit more fieguent aud extended Yil
, its. The County Supt. must be TeaI
less IN discharge Of hIs duty, and aetiV
IN its performance.