San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-01-20
SCHOOL TEACHERS MEMORIAL.
Resolutions Adopted by the State
Superintendents' Association at
Clebnrne, Texas, December

Superintendents' Association at
Clebnrne, Texas, December
20, 1892.
Municipal organizations.-The fact
that there are three methods OF or
ganizlng city schools now on the stat
utes, leads to much confusion and
many conflicts. The efficiency of the
schools will be much improved by
limiting cities organized under spec.
cisl charters and the general law to
the election method already provided.
But the statutes, in relation TO the
election of school boards, should be so
modified as to insure q continuous
board, only q minority of the men,
bers retiring at one Tins. The men,
bership should be limited to the
elected trustees and the mayor.
County judges and county superiD-
tendents have no functions in boards
of "independ dent DISTRICTS" fitness for
position of trustee cuts no figure in
their election, aud the people of the
district cannot hold them responsible
for their actions as trustees.
County Schools, County Superinten-
dent.-We recommend that the law
governing the duties OF the county
superin tendents be so amended
as to take away from the duties
of said Office the taking of the
sch olsstic census, and the taking OF
said census be made tho duty of the
assessors Of Texas, and that 1t be
made the duty of county superinten-
dents to procure lists OF scholastic
pupils In each district Or community
through the trustees thereof, aud
compose them with the assessors's
rolls, 30 that one officers Work Will
act as o check on the others thus
assuring accuracy and fairness.
All Counties Under Supervision of
County Superintendents.-We recon-
mend that in all counties OF this state
the office of county superintendent be
created by the legislature, removing
the power of creating and abollshing
said office from the powers of the
commissioners court, and that in
sparsely settled sections of this state
two or more counties may be united
in order to make o scholastic popula.
ton of two thousand five hundred,
and that q superintendent be elected
for such q district, and that the elec-
ton OF comfy superintendent take
place at the June election OF trustees
biennially.
Universal District System.-We
recommend that all counties not in.
cluded in the district system be at
once placed under the operation of the
said system, and that no district shall
he organized with q scholastic popula-
ton less than fifty, unless the district
con tains at least thirty-six square
miles.
Certificates; Longer Terms.-Wbile
we favor q higher standard OF schOl-
arship for certificates, we alss favor
making the certificates good for q
longer term than at present, where
the applicant shows high sch olarship,
and we further favor life certificates
for teachers passing . satisfactory ,ex-
am nation, and with five years sue
cessfuI experience
University Pedagogical Depart
incentive also recommend that a
diploma from the Pedagogical depart
ment of the state University have the
force and effect of life certificate.
Publishing the names Of holders of
life certificates:-We recommend that
the legislature require the state
superintendent to publish, in his BIZ
ennial report, the names of all who
receive life and state certificates, I'M
der the present law.
Pay of the teachers We recon-
mend that the law be changed 80
that teachers shall receive the COM
pensatlon due them promptly at the
expiration of each months service,
and we further recommend that
county superintendents and ex officio
county superintendents be paid guar.
terIy, but that the last quarters
salary of such officer may be held
until his annual report has been APP
proved by the state superintendent.
Boards of trustees.-We further
recommend that the term of office OF
all school trustees be 80 changed that
the board will be continuous, not
more than one-third of the members
going out of Office at one time.
Normal Schools.-We further re-
commend that another normal school
be ablished by the state for the
training of white teachers, said school
to be under the control of a special
board of regents.
Summer Normals. -Whereas There
is now no law governing summer nor
mails, therefore, we recommend that
the legislature authorize the estab-
| lishmept of summer normal schools
for white teachers in each senatorial
district, and for colored teachers in
each congressional district, and that
the conductors thereof be appointed
on the recommendation of the teach
ers of the districts, and that the issu.
ance OF certificates by said normals be
provided for by law.
We recommend thorough revision
of the law governing public education
so that it shall be slmplified and made
con sistent with itself,