Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-01-03
MEETING OF sUPERINTESDENTs.
They Propose Many Changes in the
Present School Law.


AT the call of Hon. William T. Welcker,
Superintendent of Public Instruction, the
| County Superintendent of the various
counties of California met in the Senate
Chamber of the State Capitol at 10 A. NJ
yesterday.
The State Superintendent called the Con-
vention to order and made temporary
organization by naming Superintendent
Smyth, of Sonoma. as Vice President.
Superintendent Linscott, of Santa Cruz,
Secretary, and Superintendent Murphy, of
Tuare, Assistant Secretary.
The State Superintendent then briefly
welcomed the County Superintendents ard
gave an outline of the work to be done by
the Convention. On motion of Superin-
tendent Thompson, of San Benito, the
temporary officers were by unanimous vote
made the permanent officers of the Con-
vention.
The Chair asked for the roll of the
County Superintendent to be called and
the. following answered to their names
Alameda, 2. NJ. Fisher; Amador. Joseph,F
Chandler; Butte, David w Braddock
Calaveras, Charles r. Beal; Colusa, J.
L. Wilson; Contra Costa, A, A.
Bailey FL Dorado, Charles Z. Markham
Fresno, B. A Hawkins; Humboldt,
Neil S. Phelps; Inyo, C II. Groves
Kern, a. b. Berry; Los Angeles John W
Hinton; Marin, Adelbert f. Kellogg Mari
Posa, W. II. Larew: Mendocino, John c.
Ruddock Mono, Miss Naomi Angel
Monterey, NJ, J. Smeitzer Napa. John L.
Shearer; Nevada, A. J. Tiffany; Placer, o.
f. Seayey Pumas, George E. Houghton
San BenitO, J. y. Thompson San Bernar-
dino, Henry c. Brooke; San Diego Rutus
D. Butler; San Francisco. A. J Moulder
San Joaquin, James A. Sollinger: San Luis
Obispo J. NJ Felts; San Mateo, g. p Hart
ley; Santa Barbara, G. f. Thurmund
Santa Clara, L. J. Chapman Santa Cruz,
John w. Linscott; Shasta Mrs. d. NJ
| Coleman Sierra, J. 5. Wixon; Solano, c.
&. Webster; Sonona, Charles S. Smyth
Suffer, NJ. C. Clark Tehama, Myron
Wager Trinity, Horace r. Given; Tulare,
Charles H Murphy; Ventura, Charles T.
Meredith; Yuba, Frank 3. Crane
superintendent Hartley moved that
committee OF five be appointed or amend
ments to the school law.
Superintendent Ruddock moved as
substitute that the body act as a committee
of the whole. The substitute prevailed
State Superintendent Welcker read to the
| Superintendent an Act to amend Sections
| 1517 and 1882 of the school law, which was
discussed at length.
Superintendent Meredith moved that the
last clause of subdivision Il of Section 1852
be amended to read as follows 1t is
hereby made the duty of all the County
Superintendents to attend and take part in
! the proceedings of such Convention when
1t is called and the actual and necessary
| expenses Ofthe County superintendent in
going TO, attending and returning from the
said Convention shall be audited by the
State Controller and paid out of the general
fund of the State Treasury. Carried.
Superintendent RudJiocli offered the fol-
lowing resolution
Resolred That the Chair appoint an additional
Secretary. whose duty it shall be to formulate
| the recommendations made and adopted by
this Convention.
AFTERNOON SESSION
An assessment of % cents was levied for
the purpose of employing additional
clerical force.
Superintendent Groves offered to do the
work gratuitously. His services were
accepted and the motion TO assess was
| rescinded.
The Superintendents were all very talka-
tive-sO much So that they found ii ncccs-
sary to enforce the tive-minutes rule.
Superintendent Ruddock offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was defeated:
Resoiyed, No school journal shall receive aid
from any public school fund, unless such
Journal shall be added TO the Official list of
library books
Superintent Houghton offered q res0lt-
ton making it the duty Of the State Super
intcndcnt To issue official information BY
means of bulletins. Lost.
Superintendent Chandler moved TO
amend the several subdivisions of Article
III. so that the superintendent should
draw his warrant directly OH he County
Treasurer. This matter was finally dis
posed Of by referring ii 10 I committee Of
five who will report it back at 70 a. NJ TO-
dav
Subdivision T. of Section 1921. was
stricken out which does away with Il
school journal.
The State Superintendent proposed an
amendment TO Section 1850 with reference
to penalties imposed upon teachers who do
not attend the Teachers Institute Carried.
Amotion to amend Section 1852, to change
the minimum of compensation allowed
County superintendent from $50 per dis
trict TO 50 per district,wa carried, but on
motion the same was reconsidered aud the
original motion laid on the table.
A resolution to amend Section f715 was
referred to a committee consisting of Super
intendcnts Wilson. Thompson and Chip
man, who are TO report at II a. NJ. to-day.
EVENING SESSION.
The Convention reassemhlcd at P NJ
Roll called and quorum found present.
The State Superintendent recommended
that Section 1917 be amended so that twenty
census children shall be required to form 4
new district instead Of fifteen. Lost.
The subject of the formation of new dis
tricts occupied considerable discussion dur
inc the evening session ard was finally