Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1894-01-11
Resolutions of the State Teachers
Association

RESOLUTIONS or the State Teachers
Association
Following are the resolutions Of
the State Teachers Association on
the question of needed legislation
affecting our public schools. We
publish them that our readers may
know the views Of the leading teach
ers Of our state on this question.
There are many defects in our school
system-especially in methods Of tax
ation-whlch should be remedied,
and our people ought to study the
matter and demand of the legislators
elected next fall that we be gwen
better laws:
WHEREAS, There has been great ir-
resolution and hesitation by tho pee
pie of Kansas in their attempts to es-
tablsh county high schools; and
WHEREAS, The graduation Of the dis
trict schools 10 utterly impossible
under our present laws; and
WHEREAS, There has been great
injustice worked in u majority OF the
school districts Of the state of Kansas
under the present system Of taxation;
and
WHEREAS, There is at present no
educational qualification for the i'm
portant Office of county superinden-
dent: therefore, be it
ReSolUed, That we, the teachers Of
Kansas in convention assembled, do
hereby demand the enactment of the
following propositions into law at the
next session of the Kansas legisla-
ture and we also pledge our earnest
support and our entire influence to
these measures:
First--That every county having a
population Of 5000 or over, es shown
by the lust federal or state census,
and valuation Of 81, 100000 or more,
shall establish county blgh school
at such place in said county as may
be determined by the popular vote,
and whenever, in any county having
the required population but not the
required assessed valuation, one-third
of the electors OF the county, as
shown by the last preceding election,
shall petition the board Of county
commissioners, praying for the estab-
lishment Of q county high school, the
county commissioners shall proceed
at once to establish such high school.
In connection with this, we demand
uniform system Of common-school
graduation, including uniform
course Of study for district school
and for county high schools, prepared
by the State Board Of Education, and
providing that all pupils who COM
plete the district school course, and
receive diploma, shall DO admitted
to the county high school, aud all
who complete the county high school
course shall be admitted to the Uui-
versity. the State Normal School, and
the State Agricultural College, on the
same conditions as the graduates
from the city-university.hlg schools.
Second-That in additional to the
present system of taxation both q
state and a county tax DO levied; the
state tax to be distributed among the
several counties Of the state in pro-
portion to tho number of teachers
employed, and that each couAty dis
tribute its county tax among the sew
eral districts Of such county in pro-
portion to the number OF teachers ac-
tually employed therein.
Third-That we request the legis-
lature to submit an amendment to the
state constitution SO that the Office OF
county superintendent shall be filed
by one who has been actively engaged
in school work for at least two years
prior to election to said Office, and
that said person shall be the holder
Of filst-grade certificate, state GER
tifcate, or a diploma from the State
Normal School or such o'her institu-
ton as may be recognized by the
State Board of Education.
Fourth That we commend the
course Of the State Board Of Educa-
ton in raising the standard of scho'-
arship among the teachers and instls
tute workers of the state.