The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-01-19
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by the State perintend
ents' Association at Cleburne,
Texas, Dec. 20, 1892.

now on the statutes, leads to much
confusion and many conflicts The
eff cheney Of he schools will be much
improved by limiting cites organic d
under special charters and the general
law to the election method already
provided But the statutesin relation
to the election Of school boards shoul
be so modified as to insure continu.
Gus board only minority of the
bers retiring at one time. The
membership should be limited to the
elected trustees and the mayor, county
judges and county superintendsnts
have no functions in b ards of
"indepeudent dis.ric.s;' fitness for
for position of trustee cuts no figure
in their election, ard the people Of the
district cannot hold them responsible
tor their actions as trustees.
COUNTY SCHOOLS, COUNTY sUPERIN-
TESDENIS
We recommend that the Law gov
ernng the duties Ct the county super.
lntendents be so amended as to take
away from the duties Of said office the
taking OF the scholastic census, and
the taking of said census be made
the duty Of the Assessors Of Texas,
and that it be made the duty of county
superin:endents to procure lists of
scholasti, pupils in each district or
community through the trustees there.
OF, and compare them with the assess
or's rolls, so that one off rers work
will act as a check on the Others, thus
assuring accuracy and fairness,
ALL COUNTIES UNDER THE sUPERvI-
SION OF COUNTY srPERlNTENDENTs
We recommend that in all counties
Ct this state the Office of coun y super
intendent be created by the legislature.
removing the power Of creating and
aboishing said q flee from the powers
Of the commissioners court, and that
in sparsel y settled sections of this
state two or more counties may be
united in order 10 make a scholastic
population Of two thousand five hun
dred, and that superintendent be
elected for such district, and that The
election OF county superintendent take
place at the June election Of trustees
biennially.
UNIVERSAL DISTRICT SYSTEM.
We recommend that all counties not
included in the district system be at
once placed under the operation Of the
said system, and that no district sbal
be organized viii a scholastic popula-
ton less than fifty, unless The district
contains at least thirty.six square
miles.
CERTIFICATES; LONGER TERMS.
While we favor higher standard
Of scholarship for certificates, we also
favor making the certificate good for @
longer term than at present, where the
applicant shows high scholarship, and
we fur,hsr favor life certificates for
teachers passing sati, factory exsmi-
nation and with five years successful
experience.
UNlvERIITY PEDAGOGICAL DEPART
MENT.
We a so recommend that a diploma
from the Pedagogical department of
the State University have the form
and effect Of life cert fcate.
PUBLISHING THE NAMES OF HOLDERS
CT LIFE CERTIFICATES.
We recommend that the legislature
require the state superintendent to
publish in his biennial report the
names Of all VINO receive life aud state
certificates under the present law.
PAY CT THE TEACHERS.
We recommend that the law be
changed so that teachers shall receive
the pensation due them promptly
at the expiration of each months
service, and we further recommend
that county sup rintendents and ex.
ctficio county superiptendents be paid
quarterly, but the last quarters salary
of such tficer may he held until his
annual report has been approved by
the state superintendent
BOARDS OF TRUSTEES.
We further recommend that the term
of Office of all school trustees be SO
changed that the board will be CON
tinuous, not more than one.third OF
the members going out of Office a,
one time
NORMAL SCHOOLS
We further recommend that another