The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-03
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS
They Will Meet ID Biennial Convention
at Oakland Today
Many Changes In the Existing School Laws
VIII Be suggested-Those Who
VIII Be Present

At the biennial convention of city and
county school superintendent Of Cali
fornia, which opens in Oakland today.
a thorough analysis of the state school
laws will be made, and many changes
| suggested. The convention will embody
! it's conclusions in recommendations to
be made to the state code commissioner $.
| Examination of the school laws has
| shown that many changes are required
| to do away with conflicting sections
| State Superintendent Samuel T. Black.
who will call the convention to order,
and who will probably be its presiding
officer, made a departure from the usual
course In preparing for this session. Six
| months ago he selected a committee of
sixteen members from the school super
intendents of the state. This committee
was divided, and to each subcommittee
certain portions of the school law were
allotted. The entire committee, after
months of correspondence, came togeth-
err yesterday, and today will finish their
report.
The most important topic to be discussed
is that of government of city schools.
The election of continuous boards of ed
ucation will be debated. Many superin-
tendents believe better results would
accrue were school directors elected in
such a way that long and short terms
would prevent the complete change that
now follows each election.
a system of uniform requirements
from candidates for teachers certif-
Gates will be a prominent topic. A prop
osition to fix the minimum age of en-
trance of pupils at years. instead of
years, will be discussed
Superintendent Black is partial to a
state school law commission. composed
Of q thrifty pf nj ixo Cd
tors, that shall revise the statutes affect.
ing the schools.
The convention will be in session not
less than three days.
The committee of sixteen is divided
to represent the following sections:
Alameda Santa Clara. San Mateo, J.
p. Garlick; Monterey. San Luis Obispo,
Marin. Contra Costa. Napa. Robert
Furlong; Humboldt, Trinity. Del Norte.
Siskiyou, Modoc j. B. Brown: Sonoma.
Mendocino. Lake. E. w. Davis; Teha-
ma, Butte. Shasta, Lassen. o. w.
Graves; San Francisco. Madison Bah
cock; Santa Barbara. Ventura. Los An
geles, James A. Foshay; Orange. Riv-
erside, San Bernardino, San Diego, j.
p. Greeley; Sacramento. city and coun-
ty. O. w. Erlewine; Suffer. Yolo. Solano.
r. F. Howard; Amador. Calaveras. Tu
olumne, Alpine. Mono. E. F. Floyd;
Fresno, Kings, Kern, Tulare. Inyo, Ma
dera. T. j. Kirk: San Joaquin, Stanis-
laus. Mariposa. MERGED, George Goodell
El Dorado. Placer Nevada. Sierra,
Plumas. w. j. Rogers; Colusa. Yuba.
Glenn, w. NJ. Finch
The following superintendent are
expected to be in attendance:
Alameda j. p. Garlick; Alpine, Mrs.
Harriet A. Grover; Amador George +.
Mack: Butte, G. H. Stout; Calaveras,
L. f. Floyd; Colusa, Mrs. H. L. Wilson;
Contra Costa A. NJ. Phalin; Del Norte.
David Leishman Ell Dorado. It. E. Nc
Carly; Fresno. Thomas J. Kirk; Glenn,
William NJ. Finch; Humboldt. ]. B.
Brown; Inyo, S. W. Austin; Kern. AL
fred Harrel: Kings, j. w. Graham;
Lake. Mrs. f. X. Harrington; Lassen.
Otis NJ. Doyle: Los Angeles, Spurgeon
V. Riley; MADEIRA. B. A. Hawkins; Ma
rim. Robert Furlong; Mariposa, Julia
L. Jones; Mendocino, George H. Rodes;
MERGED, o. w. Grove; Modoc. Anna L.
Williams; -Monol Cornelia Richards;
Monterey, Job Wood, jr.: Napa. Kate
Ames; Nevada. w. j. Rogers; Orange
]. P. Greeley; Placer P. w. Smith;
Plumas. Katie L. Mullen: Riverside.
Edward Hyatt; Sacramento, B. F. How
ard: San Benito, John Garner: San Ber-
naridno. Maggie NJ. Mogeau San Diego,
w. ]. Bailey; San Francisco, A. ].
Moulder; san Joaquin, George Goodell;
San Luis Obispo, N. Messer; San Ma
teo Eta NJ. Tilton; Santa Barbara. G.
E. Thurmond; Santa Clara. L. ]. Chip
man: Santa Cruz. John w. Linscott;
Shasta, Amelia Boyd; Sierra, F. H.
Turner; Siskiyou, C. S. Smith; Solano,
A. P. Sanborn; Sonoma, E. w. Davis,
Stanslaus. J. A. Wagner; Suffer. c. G.
Kline: Tehama, o. F. Graves; Trinity
Lizzie H. Fox: Tulare. ]. s. McPhail
Tuolumne. G. p. Morgan; Ventura, Geo.
j. Sackett; Yolo, Clara March; Yuba,
James A. Scott
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