The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-06-23

ceive an impetus which would be telG
throughout the State.
There are certain difficulties which
would arise in the minds OF any intel
ligent fr5on to whom this scheme is
presented. The first question would
he "How shall this superintendent be
selected2" The county su~perintend-
ents. under the old law, were elected
every two years by the Justices OF the
Peace Of the county, the County Com
m~isgioners and the County Board OF
Education, the three bodies sitting n
icint meeting for the election. / would
suggest that the county boards of edu-
cation be continued in order that they
may settle any school disputes in the
county, where appeals may come to
them from the DIST let committees. OF
course, they would be advised by the
Division superintendent when asked
to give bis advice. I would also sug-
gest that the same officers who selected
the County Superintendent should
select electors of the Division Slp8Tin
tondent, one from each county in the
division, who should cast the vote of
his county at the meeting where the
Division superintendent should be
elected. E ach county should be allowed
its Just share of il duence in the selec-
ton Of this fiji ser.
I believe THAI the law should also re
QUre that the man selected should be
u man who has been actively engaged
n educational work, and II would not
be at ell necessary that 10 had lived in
the district which he is to supervise
any more Than that the board Of edu-
cation Ofa city should be obliged to select
for the SUPPLEMENTARY Of the city
schools some men who live in that city.
With such restrictions as could be
thrown around the position by the new
lew, I am sure that we would be as
likely to secure the right man as we
were under the Old law, and lean think
of few objections to tee system pro
posed which could not be urged with
NNOAA 4OACS oSo4OCb LlAO ClO SE ST III,
have received letters from most #
the State superintendent in the Unior,
and while m0s Of the Northern States
nave q system so d tferent from ours
that we could not conveniently follow
their plan Of supervision, yet there are
States which have something Of the
problem with which we are confronted,
and l find that while ell Of them would
prefer q well paid superintendent for
each county, most of them situated az
we are say that if the services Of an
efficient professional teacher cannot be
secured for each county, it would be
much better to combine two or more
counties to secure such a man. Most
Of the States where the system of pub
tic education amounts to very much
have already adopted local taxation in
the country as well as in their towns
We have adopted the system of local
taxation IN [ towns, and when the
system OF local taxation is adopted in
the country there will be no difficulty
in having a superintendent with q sal
airy Of $1,000 for each county, as is the
case in thc % counties Of Indiana
In conclusion, l would suggest that
the Teachers Assembly appoint q com
mittee, to confer with the State Super
interdent, who knows so much nor
about the public school Law and its de
tails than any other educator in the
State, end that this committee, with the
advice of the State Superintendent.
should present 10 the mex General AS
sembly a bill providing for a division
of the State into twenty four divisions
The committee would need to take 6
great deal Of time TO study the d tails
Of the bull to be proposed. 1t IS i'm
possible f1r such q bill to be presented
IN detail here, Out hot such a bill can
be framed, and that the scheme is e
practical one, I nave not The shadow
of Il doubt
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