The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-01-09
TEACHERS, TERRITORIAL INSTITUTE.
Amendments to the school Law To be
Recommended.

At the Teachers Territorial Institute held
in Helena last week the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-Prof. s. G. Murray, of Helena.
vice-President-Miss Mary II. Layton, OF
Butte.
Recording Secretary-A. c. Newill, of
Butte.
Corresponding Secretary - Miss Gertie
Treasurer-Prof A. e. Logan, of Miles
Executive Committee-Prof. G. Murray,
Helena; Prof. J. X. DAVIS, Butte; Miss NJ
NJ. Williams, Helena; Prof. j. Cannon, Dill
lon.
Following, as reported by the correspond
ent OF the Inter Mountain, are resolutions
adopted recommending to the Legislature
amendments to the School Law:
1. That teachers should in case of dismissal
be notified to that effect by the trustees ut
least 30 days before the close of the term.
2. That the Territorial Superintendent
Should on examination grant high grade Ger.
tificates to teachers, which certificates should
be valid throughout the Territory.
8. That the blanks en- which contracts be-
tween trustees and teachers are to be drawn
be uniform throughout the Territory.
In regard to text books the following reso-
lutions were passed:
/. That we. the assembled teachers Of this
Territory, do heartily approve of a uniform
series of text books for the public schools Of
Montana, established by law, providing for
the sale Of these books at retail at moderate,
fixed rates in each county.
q That while favcring these general pur-
poses we further believe that the series at
present i'm use would be greatly improved by
the substitution of Bancroft's readers for tho
Independent Series; of Appletons for Mon
teath's Biographies; of Reed and Kellog's
for Sells's grammar, and Fishers arithmetic
for Robinsons.
At Wednesdays session the following res
olutions were adopted to accompany the re-
port of the Territorial Superintendent to the
Legislature:
/. That the school law should be amended
so as to provide for but one annual report
from the County Superintendents, during the
month OF December, SO that it might contain
tbs latest statistics, and that such report
should, in addition to the statistical facts
now required, contain statements of the gen.
eral school interests OF the county, with
suggestions for improvement in any direc-
ton.
q That to secure prompt reports from dis
trict clerks, officers should be allowed 50
from the general school fund for making the
report, aud that for every days delay after
due the County Superintendent shall deduct
IS from the amount apportioned TO said dis
trict to be turned back to the general fund.
g. That the minimum of county school tax
for supporting schools shall be 4 instead OF 3
mills, and the maximum shall be instead OF
o mills on the dollar on all assessable prop
erty
4. That the minimum of school term shall
be four months for each district.
5. That all census returns shall specify par
ticularly the number Of children between the
ages of and 16 years.
RESOLVED, That il Is the sense of this con-
venf;on that the school law should be so
changed that applicants for certificates be-
fore County Superintendents be charged one
dollar each, and that the fund SO made De
used to secure competent instruction at the
county institutes.
A resolution was also adopted to the effect
that the Legislature be memorialized to
allow teachers mileage of cents per mile
when attending Territorial Institutes.
The Institute, after listening TO an address
by the Territorial Superintendent, then adj
iourned.