The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1885-12-02
Teachers, Councilman

Teachers Convention.
Pursuant to publish,d call, some
of the teachers of the public schools oil
Ohio county met at the Office OF the
County Judge last Saturday evening.
On motion, = f. Hoct - was chosen
chairman aud john O'F'iaheTty, sec
Rotary.
\ committee consisting of John
O'Flaherty and ID. J. Coleman was ap-
pointed To draft "A memorial To the
legislature, expressive of the sentiments
of the teachers of this county. The
committee, after deliberatipn, reported
;he following:
10 the HOBOrdbie, the Gcaerm ASseDl-
biB If hcqfUcky:
We, the undersigned teachers Of the
common schools of Ohio county, in
view of the manifest injustice, with
which, as class, We have been treated
for number of years past, believe that
the present is the most Oppnrtune time
tn seek IA redress of grievances To u at
end, therefore, We respectfully invite
your consideration of the following
facts:
4 First The existing method of dis
I bursting the school funds is SubversIve
of the public good, aud in utter disre-
gard of the rights and interests of tie
I teacher.
Second The forty per cent. and the
sixty per cent. basis Of payment has
resulted in great financial loss tu ",
bccau~e of the inability, or the disin-
/ cliuation of the State % meet its obli-
/ cations promptly.
I Third Tho method Of a
+ termining the proportion Of the ~
eTal revenue due the school fund is
/ radically wrong. and 50 long a. il ex-
/ lists, the per capita can only be determ-
| ined by gue-s This wrong, enlightened
/ statesm1n~hip should hasten to rem
/ edy
Fourth-Our uece- stiles a. citizens
/ frequently compel us 10 bypOthecate
our school claims at a loss of from p
/ per centum tO 80 per Centum per an
mum. We regard this a. unjust dis
, terminating and cruel. We regard il
/ also, "a, disastrous IN it, effects on the
/ school system, ia Thu, that the grade Oi
the school and the teacher j. prOI"rtion-
atelv lowered, iuasmurh a. IL forces
professional, experienced aud Efficient
teachers To- abandon the school room
for other and more lucrative pp> itious
thereby consigiing this gIea publ,
interest To the sole care Of the ignorant.
the impracticahle ana the inefficient.
Fifth The law regulating the Issuing
of certificates j. equally Discriminating
and unjust. The diploma II the ply.
sicians or the license Of he lawyer
entities either to practice lis profession
uuquestiOned, i'm any pdrt Il the Com
monwealth. Tue teacher, proposing
10 teach in any county, other than the
one from which his certificate is issued
must undergo reorganization.
Ia view of these several facts. W.
respectfully ask your honorable body L
enact
|. \ law AUTHORIZING the Auditor, %
other proper person, to borrow on tin
credit of the State, "a sum of money suf
iicient To make one annual payment Il
the teachers. This will place the schOO
year in advance of the revenue, or tisca
year, and enable the Superintende ut a
: Public instruction 10 determine with
accuracy the per CaDiia due each chile
of pupil age, and will enable the teache
to enter into a buSinesS-like cOntrac
with the trustee
>. That thereafter the teacher shall
receive the public money due his dis
trict in monthly installments.
,. That teacher holding first.
class certificate shall be entitled 10 teacI
) in any county of the Commonwealth
without denomination.
1. That a commission he appointed
consisting Of representative cOmmOl
school teachers from each COngressiOna
District, whose duty il shall be To re
wise the present - hOOl system, or de
wise better one, in order to meet tn
rapidly increasing wants of the age
aud the genius of the people.
Believing that the sentiments ex
pressed in tins, our memorial, are er
tertained and Endorsed by larg
majority of your respective constituen
cies, We pray that you give Il immt
date and favorable attention.
The memorial being submitted wa
> unanimously adopted.
The following resolutions were ais
adopted:
|. RcsOlred. That We heartily al
prove the call for this meeting.
- ReSOircd, That the memorial be
len with frui. John OFlaheriy for tn
purpose of securing the signatures {
such teachers ~ are not present at thi
meeting
8. RcsOlrcd, That teachers of thi
county who find il announcement 10 b
in Hartford, authorize Mr.. O'Flahert
by postal card tn sign their names
! the memorial.
1. ResOlUcd, That our Senator an
Repre- sentative are hereby respectful
, requested To use their influence i'm I'll
Legislature to have the prayer of Ou
, memorial carried into effect.
). ResOircd, That we deem il prOpt
to have committee in Frankfort I
aid in carrying into effect the sent
ments set forth in our memorial, an
to that end request our feilow-teachel
= To correspond with Prof Joh
, O'F:aheriy at Hartford.
q. RcSOlrcd, That the proceedings
I this meeting he published ia the Har
ford HCrdid
> The meeting then adjourned.
! T. r.. HOCKEB, Chairman.
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