The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-12-28

DOUBLE TAX FOB SCHOOLS.
AND A WHITE TEACHERS,
TRAINING SCHOOL
Are Asked For By the State Associa.
uon OF County Superintenients..
Compulsory Education Favored--
Meeting of Superintendents of CITY
Schools.
Friday and yesterday were what
might De called educational" days in
Raleigh.
They were educational days because
on Friday there was vigorous and en-
thusiastic meeting of the Association of
county snperintendents Of pnblic in
struct1on here, and on yesterday the
Association OF uperintendents of city
schools held a meeting in the Centennial
graded school building in this city.
The county superintendents are do
ing everything Of which they are capa-
bic to improve and enlarge the educa
tional facilities of the common
school system Of the state.
They met here on Friday in the office
OF Hon. s. NJ. Finger, State Superiaten-
dent of Public Instruction.
A roll call showed the following su-
perintendents to be present.
David E. Tayloe, Bertie county.
G. B. Way, Buncombe county.
J. A, Gilmer, Burke county.
J. A. Anthony, Cleveland county,
G. W. Hill, Columbus county.
V. /. Pitts, Currituck county.
P. L. Ledferd, Davidson county.
W. G. Vickers, Durham county.
F. S. Wilkinson, Edgecombe county.
A. D. Kestler, Iredell county.
NJ. McG. Shields, Moore county.
Jas. F. Brinson, Pamlico county.
J. W. Tillett, Person county.
NJ. N. McIver, Richmond county.
e P. Ellington, Rockingham county.
Isham Royal, Sampson county.
L. B. Crocker, Vance county.
W. G. Clements, Wake county.
W. S. Barnes, Wilson county.
J. H. Allen, Yadkin county.
Simultaneous with the meeting Of The
association of county superintendents
here was an assembling of superintend
ents of city schools here, and they were
invited to attend the county superintend
ents' meeting.
Superintendent Isham Royal, Of Samp
son county, was elected chairman Of th
meeting, and Mr.. Frank M Royal, 0
Wake Forest college, was made stcre
tary.
Among the distinguished educator
who were present were: Prof. b. A a
derman, Prof O. D McIyer; Prof NJ
c. S. Noble, of Wilmington; Prof J. J
Blair and Prof Brown, Of Winston
Prof. Alex. Graham OF Charlotte; Pr
W. Kennedy, Of Durham; Prof J Y
Z, Joyner, OF Gods3oro, aud Prof. Geors
! T. Winston, Of the State University.
q Mai. S NJ. Finger, State Su2erinte2C
ent, by special Irritation and req1es
, sat with lie meeuog.
g Everybody present exhibited 8 VaIl
but cautious enthusiasm IL the matter {
:. improving and enlarging the faclilti,
i for common education. Every one {
them made speeches, and what was sal
was characterized by eloquence, earnes
ness, wisdom, illustrative wit and d
termination to carry forward the work
which they were engaged.
The resolutions below show the su
- jects which were discussed and the a
y tion taken upon them These resol1
- tlons were unanimously adopted
= RESOLVED, That this Association
=, county superintendent ask the Leg
/" lature of the State of North Carolina
! double the present levy Of taxes for Il
- support of free schools, that is make t
10 same 25 cents on each 800 worth
~ real and personal property.
o Whereas the State of North Carolin
q. in her constitution, has recognized b
le obligation to educate all her sons al
= ~ daughters up to the point Of intellige
- citizenship; and by statutory laws b
u. - provided for the establishment Of fir
W W schools in which to discharge that Oh
80 cation; and whereas i appears from
GO REPORTS of these schools that We
" large proportion of the children OF t
80 State wholly fail to attend these schoo
.o and thus do defeat, in a large measui
io the efforts Of the State to educate
du Therefore. seThe Association
laa lal County Superintendents' of the State
lI1 'n most earnestly recommend to the Leg
a'1 lature of the State, the passage of su
"a. laws as lis wisdom may deem etfect1
lo' TO secure the attendance Of all the ct
~ 10 dren from ten to eighteen years in
~ ~ STATE upon its free schools, or otl
'ai;- proper schools, for period OF at le
on four months in each year.
ar ~ Resolved, That the General Assem-
-. 81 be requested by the Association OF COZ
a. ty superintendents to enact such leg
lation as will require examination gu
tions for teachers to be prepared a
distributed by the State Superlntende
,ur further, that teachers having certlflca
the good for three years, are not there
released from attending the lnstltu'
Resolved, that the Legislature De
ouesied to authorize the boards OF
Oh ucation Of the several counties TO
ton apart such portion of the school fu
up Of their counties as they shall deem
ne cessary, before making any distributor
eft the school funds to the districts to
on. weak districts in building school nous
27, said fund to be appropriated to S
ms districts as the boards Of educat
.pt. shall determine are entitled to It,
lost RESOLVED, That we, the commit
put appointed to consider the prophet!
having one com mmltteeman IN each SCI
rgO district instead Of three, do hereby