The San Francisco call., 1896-08-04
Several Amendments That Will
Be Submitted to the Next
Legislature.
FOR ANNUAL EXAMINATIONS.
The Delegates Will Formally Attend
the Exposition This After.
noon.
OAKLAND OFFICE SAN FRANCISCO GALL,
0OS Broadway, Aug. 3.

9OS Broadway, Aug. 5.
The County and City Superintendents
of Schools OF the State of California met
in the High School building this morn
ing in their second biennial convention.
Many of them were present at the opening
of the session and almost all of the others
arrived before noon.
State Superintendent 8. T. Black and
Assistant State Superintendent W. W.
Seaman were present and assisted in the
work.
The County Superintendents and pro-
fessors present were;
j. P. Garlick, Oakland; George F. Mack,
lone; G. H. Stout, Oroville; Mrs. II. L. Wilson,
Oolusa; David Leishman, C escent City; L. E.
McCarty, Placerville; Thorn kirk, Fresno;
william M Finch, willows; J. B. Brown,
Eureka; s. W. Austin, Lone Pine; Alfred Har-
rell, Bakersfield; ]. W. Graham, Hanford; MIS-.
Z. K. Harrington, Lakeport; spurgeon "
Riley, Los Angeles; B. A. Hawkins MADEIRA; !;
Julia L. Jones, Mariposa; o. w. Grove. Merced ];
Anna LWilliams, Alturas J.Wood Jr., Salinas;
Miss Kate Ames, Napa City; w. J. Rogers Ne
Smith, Auburn; Mrs. Katie L. Donnelley, La
Porte; John Garner, Hollister; Maggie M.
Mogeau, San Bernardino; w. j. Bailey, San
Diego: M.Babcock, San Francisco; N. Messer,
San Luis Obispo; Eta NJ. Tilton. Redwood
City; G. E. Thurmond, Santa Barbara; John
W. Linscott, Santa Cruz; G. s.; smith, Yreka;
A. P. sanborn. Fairfield; E. ". Davis, Santa
Rosa; ]. S. McPhaill, Visalia; George L. Sack
EFT, Ventura; Clara March, Woodland Jam es
A. Scott, Marysville; Mrs. Harriet A. Grover,
Markleeville; A. NJ. Phalin. MARTINEZ; Otis NJ
Doyle, Susanyille; Robert Furlong, San Rafael
A. NJ. Hays, Bridgeport; F. H. Turner, Saltley;
e. G. Kline, Yuba city; J. A. Wagener, Modesto.
Professor C. w. Childs, principal State Nor
NAL School, San Jose; Professor Edward T.
Normal
Angeles; Professor Robert F. Pennell princi-
pal State Normal School, Chico; Professor
Martin Kellogg, president Ge : State University.
of pedagogy at State University, Berkeley;
City superintendent Ellerwine of Sacramento
Russell OF San Jose, .Keyes of Pasadena, Nc
Clymonds of Oakland.
Superintendent Black called the meet
ing to order and said:
Fellow Teachers: In calling you to order
allow me to express my qualification at meet
ing so many of the school superin tendents OF
the State On this important occa sion. AS you
are aware made arrangements with the Code
Commissioners to get your views on needed
school legislation and present the same to
them for consideration. With this end in
view took the liberty In January last of ap-
city superintendents, with Deputy Seaman as
chairman. am happy to say that this COM
mitLee has done some faithful and intelligent
work which will be presented to you to-day
for your consideration.
In recommending amendments to the school
law l cannot refrain from urging upon you the
necessity OF conservative spirit The law has
suffered much from frequent and trivial
amendments. When the law is well settled it
ought not to be disturbed except for good and
sufi cient reasons. In my judgment the most
certification OF teachers. As it is there are
some thirteen or fourteen different papers on
which teachers are allowed to teach at the
present time.
He urged uniform requirements for all
grades of certificates; requested that it be
determined what grades of certificates
should be issued, and asked that some
action be taken regarding the recognition
of kindergartens Referring to educational
diplomas he said:
recommend for your serious consideration
the abolition of this document in the interest
of the teachers of the State. Owing to differ
ences in figuring out the time for life
diplomas, recommend that certain number
of month be req uired, rather than years.
ask your judgment on the advisability of
maintaining an official organ for the depart
ment OF education.
The high-school law ought to receive your
careful attention, as it is still crude and its
sections unharmonious.
amending; the second section providing for
its publication should be stricken out.
There are many minor details. such az chang
ing the phraseology and few dates, ETC., that
will occur to you in your official capacities,
and about which need not worry you.
have called your attention to the points that
seem to me to be of more than passing i'm
portance They either embrace or overshadow
all other questions.
State Superintendent S. T. Black was
elected president, with Miss Kate Ames of
Napa City for his assistant. Deputy State
SUPERINTENDENT w. w. Seaman of Los An
geles was chosen secretary, with ]. P.
Greeley of Santa Ana as assistant
Superintendent McClymonds of Oakland
presented an invitation from the board of
directors of the exposition, asking the
m EN- bers of the convention to visit the ex-
position. After ehey accepted the invita-
tlon and set o'clock tomorrow as the
hour of their visit, he distributed tickets to
each one for admission tonight at the
opening exercises.
The report of the committee Of sixteen
was presented. The assistant secretary
read the first proposed amendment. 1t
related to section l543, third subdivision.
At present the county superintendents
must draw a requisition on the Auditor,
who draws warrant on the Treasurer.
The committee thought that the trustees
order needed only to be stamped zap
proved" and then the Auditor could
draw warrant. The convention re-
iected the amendment.
On reassembling in the afternoon
Charles A. Allen, formerly president of
the State Normal School at San Jose, was
elected an honorary member of the con-
yen,ion. He spoke few words of greet
ing to the visitors after which the bal
ance of the report of the committee of six
teen was read, the secretary explaining
the cause of suggested charges as he read.
Section ITO was taken up. 1t provides
| for a semi-annual examination of teach
ers and was amended to read annually.
MANY of the Superintendents wanted to
| do away with examinations entirely and
| take their supply OF teachers from the
universities and normal schools. Others
wanted an examination every six months,
and the annual examination was accepted
as a compromise.
| In subdivision seventh, section 1913, the
words ssto persons holding certificates of
like grade granted in other counties,
cities or cities and counties' was stricken
| out. In place of the words certificate or
diplomat was inserted the word "cre-
| dentials"; "and 1903" was inserted after
the figures ITS. These changes remove
| the compelling of the Superintendents to
issue temporary certificates to teachers
holding certificates in other than their
own counties
| Section 1877, pertaining to the formation
of new school districts, was amended to
hermit of their organization only between