The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-01-04

adopt. On motion of the chairman OF the
constitutional committee bis own report
was laid on the table. The report of the
committee on legislation was then read. as
follows:
Your committee on legislation beg leave to
submit the following report:
Resolved That it is the sense Of this body
that 1t was wise provision to put the ms KING
of our school system into the hands Of the leg
lslature, for a. a result, we have school sys-
TEN which is the pride of our state.
We wish specially to emphasize and com
mend some of its leading features.
?. That We heartily indorse the wisdom of
the legislative provision which constituted our
state board of education. ithas accomplished
great results for the schools of our state, but
We would respectfully recommend that the
legislature increase the membs rship of the
board by the addition of three county superin-
tendents.
3. That we heartily indorse the law which
constituted the county superintendency. The
county superintendenry is one OF the greatest
features in our school system. IL has directed
our revenues and the teaching energy so wisely
and so proftab y that our district
schools have almost, il not en-
tirely. reached the efficiency of our
town and city schools. We learn with regre.
that some OF our county superintendents are
not properly provided with ofhoe and the
necessary Office expenses to conduct the
get the best results for our schools. IL IS the
sense of this body and is especially requested
that county superintendents should discrim-
mate between economy and Darsimony in deal
ing with public school questions. County
superintendents should not be hampered in the
work OF conducting the school by lack OF neces-
sarJ means.
T. That We earnestly recommend the enact
ment of a moro stringent enumeration law.
3. That we heartily indorse the school book
law of our state. We recognize that II Is o
factor in our school system which has accom-
plIshed great good to our schools aud our peO-
pie. Recognizing the wisdom of the measure
we DO We would respectfully recommend
certain amendments TO the end that the law
may remain on our statutes and that IL may
produce still more beneficial results TO our
school system-sueh as enlarging the powers
of the state board TO the end that books may
be revised so as to cover ell the ground OF q
subject. or the addition OF other necessary
books.
6. That we recommend the enactment of a
township school library Law for the state.
T. That we favor amending the exemption Ii
cense law as TO make the exemption license
issusble on three years License only, and sub
ject to the same legal limitations as the other
county Licenses.
8. That we favor the enactment of q law
authorizing city school boards OF cities OF TO-.
600 inhabitants or more to examine and issue
certificates 10 their teachers.
.. That we, recognizing that the greatest
need Of our schools is more trained teachers.
urge the necessity of increased facilities for
state normal school training.
10. That sec. 4 Az be so ammended as 20 pro-
vide that she county examinations shall be
held only in the months of January. March,
April. May. June, August and September.
The report was unanimously adopted
without alteration. The committee on
resolutions. appointed Wednesday even
ing, reported that it had been unable to
prepare a suitable report and asked for
further time. The request was granted
and the committee was given until the
June meeting of '93 to agree upon re-
port. After ins,ructing the committee on
legislation to be diligent in its work before
the legislature the association adjourned.