The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-16
Prepared by the Teachers As
sembiy Committee.
IN SESSION FOR TWO DAYS
4 Suitable Bill Was Finally
Agreed Upon.
IRIS ENDORSED BY EDUCATORS
The Committee to Meet Again Next
Friday and Request Hearing
Before the Committees
on Education.

Pie committee appointed by the leach
org Assembly to prepare bill establish
irc q system of supervision For tie rublic
schools of the State, was in session again
Yesterday from 10 o'clock in the morning
fin < in the afternoon, and again last
Night until a very late hour, preparing n
hiIl that promises much for the public
school interests Of the State, they claim.
This committee met Thursday after
noon at O'Clock, and again Thursday
nisht At these meetings were 4 number
of visitors appointment educators who
came at their expense to give advice in
The preparation OF this bill A full and
unlimited discussion was invited at the
meeting on Thursday, but yesterday
morning the committee met to put in
shape system endorsed by the teachers
in their Assembly meeting last June.
The committee was not prepared to
give out the full text Of the bill when
called on, but the cardinal points are
here given. The machinery for execut-
sng the system is being worked out. IL
brief, the system is as follows:
The State is to be divided into educa-
tonal districts.
Bach district is to be under the control
Of board of educational commissioners,
elected with special reference to their
qualifications for this work.
Each district is to have a superintend-
emit Of schools, elected by the board OF
commissioners The special qualifications
of the superintendent will prevent the
election Of an incompetent man.
The bill provides that the supe9intcnd-
eats salary shall not exceed three per
cent of the school fund.
Tt establishes in each county two weeks
of institute work ut least, at no additional
expense. Every teacher is required 10
attend continuously these Institutes.
One of the board of commissioners l.
70 be clerk to the board of county com
missioners, when sitting as BOARD OF
education.
The duties required of the superintend-
eat are such as to stimulate educatlonai
interest in every section of his district.
The committee, which was named yes
ferday, have gone over every sentence OIL
this bill with the greatest care. Inc couI-
sci of number Of experienced educators,
county superintendents, the present STATE
SUPERINTENDENT, and the retiring STATE
SUPERINTENDENT was given freely, and the
cenmittete believes the bill will meet
the demands for system that will secure
efficiency at less expense than the old
enc.
This is one Of the most important bills
that will come before the present Legis-
lature.
There is universal demand for
change from the present plan and some
system of supervision win undoubtedly
be established.
The teachers of the State think they
have solved the perplexing problem.
This plan has been discussed at two
meetings Of the Assembls. At the ses-
sion Of 1896, it was the most important
question discussed and considerable time
was given it for two days, and the body
was practically unanimous for the sys-
tern as outlined above.
The committee will meet again next
Friday, at which time an opportunity will
he asked by the friends Of the bill to
discuss 1t before a joint session of the
House and Senate committees on Edu-
cation