Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-01-10

| TIusil happens that 10 many cities and
toIvna he schools are under the control
| IN nv council or boardex aldermen.
! 1tis should never b. pefu9ted. The
entire aud exclusive cDntrN Of school
nf'airs IN every particular. sr0m begin
4 hing a. end sh0nld bf intrustcd 81 per
sons specially qualified and specially
cllgsen for that purpose and n0ne otnef
/ ~ cases of cities and towns Of more
| flEn 1000 Inhabitants. and having
! aipdai charters. gull greater ylolcQce mas
| ben done the spirit u The constitution.
| Most of these special charters crate a
! board Of trustees But IN nearly every
/ instance the rOWfr of managing aud con-
| trolling tlF schools Is divided, being
20 the add rmrn. This Is the worst pcs
sible nrrahE, ment III distugutes re-
sp0nabllity Tor the proper regulation ~
/ the schools. The aldermen feel that NJ
anything IS mismnnaged they can throw
/ tho blame upOn the trustees the trustees
feel that they can throw it upon the add
Compile emancipation and entire sep
nration fhpn, 90 other Interests are ear.
dinal conditions Of successful school
THE fLXCHERS' MEMORIAL.
The teaHbSrs give much thought go the
schools " the state, and their opinions
should certainly receive due consideru-
ton.
Since the preparation Of this report.
the State Superintendent association
has submitted TO the people a memorial
iu regard 10 school legislation, which
1 am pleased 10 submit herewith
Municipal Organization. The fact that
there arr three methods of organizing
city schools now on the statutes leads
% much confusion aud mnny conflicts.
The efficiency of the schoOls will be
much improved hy limiting cities or
gnnIzed under special charters and the
general law 90 the elective method al-
ready provided. but the statute in re-
lntiOn to the election of school boards
should bo 10 modified as 30 insure D con
tiuuOus board, only "a minority OF The
members retiring az one time The mem
hership should be- limited 10 the elected
trustees and the mayor. County judges
and county. suporntcndcns have no
functions in boards OF independent dis
tricts" fitness for position of trustee
cuts no figure in their selection. aud the
people 81 tie district cannot hold them
responsible for their actions Dy trustees
Comfy Nupvriniondeuts- We RECON-
mend that the law governing the duties
of the county Eupcrintpndonts Boz 30
amended as to take away from the duties
Of said Office thc tnking of the scholastic
census, aud that thc taking uf said con-
su- bee modc The duty of thu assessor Of
uSCs, and that 10 be- made the
duty 0i county supCrinlcndpnts
10 procure lists Of scholastic IN
pls h each district or community
through the trustees thereof and compare
them with the usacssors rolls. 10 that
one officers work will got as check
ON the others, thus assuring accuracy
aud fairness
~ counties nlcr Supervision OF Coun-
~ superintendent VT recommend that
DO ail counties of this state the office of
county superintendent De- created bv the
legislature, removing tln power of crput-
lug and nholisling said office from the
powers of the commi sIOucrs' court. aud
That Don spurvly settled sections OF This
STATE Two or moro counties may be united
pa order 90 make scholastic population
OF 4opO. and thHt a superintendent be
elected for such district and that the
egg u"n OF county superintendent take
pace gt The June election OF trustees
houuialy
Universal District system. We nscom-
menu that ull counties noe included in
the district system Doc pt once placed |
under the operation Of the said system. |
and That no district shall bc organized |
WIN % scholastic population less than |
lltN unless ihc district contains 200 least /
thiry-niX square miles.
t,riihcaivs, Longer Terms While We |
tlVor 20 higher standard of srholarship |
Tor ceruhculvH, We also favor making |
tlr certificates good for % longer torn |
than az present whore the applicant |
shows high scholarships and We fnrthrr /
FAVOR life certificates for touchcrs passing |
o. satisfactory examination and With Gys
years successful experience.
University Pedagogical Department.. |
We also recommend that diplomn from |
tine pedagogical department OF mo Tuto |
university hUro the force aud effect of 1
a life certificate.
'uhlishing the Names Of Holders Of |
Lie lcruhcntuH.--W We recommend tLnt /
the Legislature requires the state supprin. |
teudent io publish u his biennial report |
tue nuurs of ull who receive life md |
SKATE crruhcutu4 under the present lnWs 1
lN} ol tho Teachers, We recommend |
gay ihe law hn changed $50 that truchers ]
'N'H Itt.Nr thc compensation due them |
months service and we further RECON- |
io'hI ihat county superintoudrnts and |
ek'o'hciu county supcriutendeuts lac nuid /
quarterly, but that the last ouarter. /
SALARY of such officer may be held nm !
lns annual report has been approved by |
Tue state supcuntcudcnt
Board of Trustees We further roe |
nmmCud that the term OF office of Mn |
school trustees hc 40 chnngrd thnt tbe |
boards viii hc continuous mon moro than
'gcihrd of the members going ONT of
)uicr at one time
Normal Schools.-We further recon.
nrqd thai another normal school be a..
yNnuAhed 10y che stlte for the training of
whtc teachers, said school to be under
ne control Of special board of regents.
summer N0runla- Whcrpna, thpre h
NOW no law governing summer normals.
.heriore we recommend that lie icgi..
Iutulc authorize the establishment of
'uh'n'r normal schools Tor white teach.
'rT in each senatorial district nnd for
,Plorel teachers IN each congressional
lSirlci' and that the conductors thrrnof
UP appointed on the recommendation OF
ne teachers OF tho district and thai tho
ISSUANCE OF certificates by said normnis
De- provided for 10y law.
we recommend a thorough revision Of
ne INV go{Crni0g public education 81
guy u snnh pc slmpliied aud made con.
'istcnt with itself
NC sure and ottcnd tho piano rcoltal
lNr inc benefit of the Associated Chari.
iss at the ST. Paul Methodist church
thursday evening, Jan H..