The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-02-04
WHICH BILL is BEST7
Teachers Discnss Educational
Measures.
SOME DIFFERENCE or OPINION.


Joint meeting Of the board of school
directors and public sckool teachefs called
BY the former was hsId in Central School
hall last evening. The board called the
meeting for the purpose Of having the
teachers discuss the various educational
bills pending before the legislature with
the object Of obtaining their views for em-
bodiment in memorial to Be- presented to
the Senate and House committee having
under confederation the bills referred to.
Four members Of the hoard. ]. n. Frink.
Everett Smith, w. j. Calkett and J. B. Nc
Doueail. and forty-eight teachers were
present President Frink. of the school
board. was chosen to preside, and Clerk
Hawthorne acted Is secretary. The order
Of business WAS the discussion Of the
various educational bills and next the
presentation Of resolutions TO form part Of
the memorial
Professor III. o. Hollenbech. principal OF
the high school. opened the discussion in
. lengthy speech favoring the adoption of
the Lawrence bill. or =. B. No. 50, and
dwelling upon its merits. He Was followed
by Principal ]. d. Atkinson. Of the South
school. who spoke in favor Of the Parkin-
son bill. supplemented oy the Drum bill
Principal r G. Richardson, Of the Central
school, spoke next in favor Of the Parkin-
son bill, supplemented by the Drumm bill
also.
Principal o. s. Jones, of the Denny
school. was the next speaker. He argued
strongly In favor Of the Lawrence bill.
Superintendent Kennedy closed the dis
cussion in rather lengthy speech She
pointed out the necessity for special lcgis-
lation for cities OF 2O,o00 population and
over. She stated that q majority of
the Eastern cities of such size
were given such privilege by the
legislature in the states where they are
located. THE wants Of city. said she in
closing. "are vastly different from those of
the country. The quality OF the text books
for the country and cities should be the
same, but text books for the country where
children attend school only few months
in the year should be more brief, and not
30 comprensive as those for the city, where
much more time Is giuen to the educati0
OF the pupil" Her closing words ~
spoken in behalf of the Parkinson bill, sup
plemented by the Drum bill.
The following resolutions were then In
troduced:
disapprove any provisions tending to the an
nulment Of certificates or any privilege vested
BY the old territorial school law.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
BY Principal Richard SON Rescised. That we
are in favor Of libcrsl library fn1d, to b. used
exclusively for the purchase Of boslksL
By Principal Ricearsson-- Resoissd That We
favor the date of the old territorial law Is the
time for electing school directors.
BY Principal Richardson Resolved, That the
first regular meeting Of the board Of education,
after the adoption OF this bill. shall be on the
first Monday Of April, 1880, and thereafter in
January Of each year.
BY Principaa Holienbeck-R Resolved, That We
favor series Of questions prepared BY state
board Of education for the examinations Of
teachers
BY Principal Jones Resolved. That the
8. b. No. 80 should be amended In
"Norml school. to add. 'sor % any person. hold
ing diploma from any reputable college Of the
United stofes, when such pefsou gives satisfac-
tory evidence Of one years successful teaching -
The above resolutions were adop ted by
unanimous votes
By Principal Hollenbeck- - Rssotred, That we
do not favor city examinations
This was carried by Q vote of IL to IL,
many of the teachers not voting.
BY Miss Burrows esctued, That we are in
favor OF . uniform state series Of text books
The last resolution WAS carried by vote
of Is to Is. many teachers not voting.
The meeting then adjourned The me-
mortal win be drafted within few days
and forwarded to Olympia