The news & observer., 1896-12-31
SUPERVISION or soHooLs.
DR. McIver Preparing a Bile for the
Next Legislature.

DIR. McIver Preparing a Bile for the
Next Legislature
President McIver, of the State Nor
nal and Industrial School, is here in con-
sultation with State Superintendent
Scarborough and Superintendent-elect
Mebane in regard to the preparation of
a bill to be presented to the Legislature
in regard to the law as to school super
vision.
DR.. McIver is chairman of the COM
mittee appointed by the Teachers As
sembly at Ashevile last summer to ad-
vocate before the Legislature the divi-
sion of the State into educational dis
tricts with a superintendent for each
district.
After consultation with Messrs. Scar
borough and Mebane he is sending out
letters calling the committee to gather
here on January 14th to prepare bill
according to the instructions Of the
Teachers Assembly.
Others interested in the subject will
be invited to the meeting and it is hoped
that a satisfactory bin can be prepared
The advocates Of the new system
claim that it will accomplish moro than
was accomplished by the old system
abolished by the last Legislature, and
that the expense win be no more than
was allowed under the old law.
The district superintendcnts would
conduct examinations, grant certificates
hold county Institutes, inspect schools
and devote their entire time to stintulat
ing the educational life Of their respec
tive districts.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Charles ]. Parker Secretary
of the n G. Teachers Assembly, yes
terday gave me the full text of the
resolutions touching the question of
school supervision, adopted by the North
Carolina Teachers Assembly at Ashe-
vile hast June. These resolutions were
prepared by special committee appointed
by the Assembly to put in definite and
concise form the expressions of many of
the leading educators Of the State who
realize the chaotic condition of the pub
he school system, the product of a lack
of efficient supervision. The plan, says
Mr.. Parker, seems to be the only feasible
one proposed by which we may be able
to secure the services Of thoroughly coma
petent superintendents, and under such
conditions as will permit them to give
their entire strength to the work Of sus
pervision.
1T is conceded by all" he added, ''thae
intelligent supervision is necessity and
the only question chat presents itself is
the method by which the grea test eff
cheney can be secured with the means.
at hand The resolutions were discussed:
at some length by the advocates and;
opponents, before one of the largest and
most representative meetings of teachers
ever held in the State and only four
votes were cast against them"
The following gentlemen constituted
the committee that prepared them and
recommended their adoption:
State Superintendent Scarborough,
exsState Superintendent Finger, c. e.
Butler. county examiner for Sampson;
q. w. Connor, superintendent Wilson
Graded schools; President L. L. Hobbs,
GuiIford College; Prof. w. L. Poteat,
Wake McTest College: President r. T.
Hobgood, sHoxford Female Seminary. A.
y. Conner, county examiner for North
ampton: President G. D. McIver, State
Normal and Industrial school.
After The adoption of these resolutions,
the Assembly appointed the following
committee to prepare bill cmbodying
the principles set forth and 10 discuss
the question before the Education com
mictee Of the Legislature:
@. ID. McIver, chairman; G. w Con
nor, Wilson Graded schools; G.. E. Butler,
Sampson county; w. I'll. Ragsdale, coun-
ty examiner for Pitt; ID. NJ Thompson,
superintendent Of the Statesville Graded
schools: ex-State Superintendent Finger,
Prof. j, b, Carlye, Wake Forest; g. A.
Grimsley, superintendent of Greensboro
schools.
Mr. Parker says the committee is now
at work on the bill which will provide
for a system Of competent supervision
without any additional cost for maintain
ing Ct.
The resolutions adopted by the Teach
ers' Assembly are as follows:
First. That it is the sense Of the North
Carolina Teachers Assembly that in or
der to secure successful public schools an
efficient system of supervision is essen
tial.
2. That while we believe an efficient
system Of county supervision, employing
professional teachers as county superin-
tendents for all their time would be pre-
ferable, it appears the county public
school funds would not justify the neces-
sary expense for the employment of such
men.
W g bAeEelOIc, IeGOHlHReiAu lndJ the
State be divided into Education Divisions,
composed of from two TO six counties
each, and that a superintendent Of each
division be selected and paid for his
salary 4 per cent of the public school
fund of each county, this being the
amount allowed under the old law for
supervision by the county superintend-
ents.
3. That we believe our system of educa-
tion would be better managed by
special Board of Education for each
county.
SOMETHING TO DEPEND ON.