The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-01-06

last Legislature, with all its
weighty questions, such as the
election OF United States Senator.
railroad lease and other great ques-
tions, did not fail TO take care OF
the States educational interests.
He criticised the old district sys-
TEN OF conducting the public
schools, and believed in the town.
ship system now In vogue, and that
he hoped every supervisor in the
State was In full sympathy with
the TOW aship system. He related
what had been done in Sampson
county under his supervision, and
thought this system OF grading
had been OF great benefit TO the pub
lie school interest Of that county.
Sampson county had - white
schools and % colored schools, all
OF which had been graded as the
law directs, and had saved sampson
county $500 this year. The sal
aries now range from $50 down to
$lI. The terms OF schools for white,
he said, would be Increased three
weeks, and the terms Of the colored
schools four weeks. All the 49,
schools were now running. Nearly
everybody in Sampson county
was pleased with the new system.
Grading the schools prevents un-
principled committeeman from get
ting bribes or part OF the teachers
salary. All the friction and none
Of the benefits of the new law will
result in counties where the schools
are not graded. All Of the bcne-
fits and none OF the friction will
come to the counties where the
schools are properly graded.
The success Of the new law de-
pends upon the supervisors. The
supervisors must try TO get
public opinion behind the new
Jaw, and the politician will not
throw himself in front of it.
A motion was made and passed
that Prof. Brewers paper should
be published by the Superintend-
ent Of Public Instruction for the
benefit and information OF super
viSors.
Afternoon Session.
to order by the Chairman at ) 80.
Prof. Street Brewer, OF Sampson,
gave some remarks as to how he
graded his schools, and much inter-
est was manifested in this subject.
Prof. Ellis, of Buncombe, opened
the discussion OF County Supervis-
ion. He proposed plan Of super
| vision for country schools briefly
| thus:
l. To subdivide the school of the
county into three groups, no two OF
which shall be in session at the
same time, thus giving each Sec
ton four months Of school, subject
to the proper supervision OF the le-
gal official Supervisor:
2. To require the supervisor TO
give all his time to the school and
pay him an annual salary for his
services.
3. To raise the standard for teach
ing and the salary Of teachers to
the highest possible limit.
| 4. To require the Supervisor to be
properly qualified by experience
training and scholarship.
| 5. To qualify and pay School
Committees for their work.
| The subject was further discuss.
ed by Supervisors y. NJ. Matics, oi
Vance; A. p. Davis, Of Forsyth \
w. Cooper. OF Onlow; J. III. Painter
of Jackson; r. S. Green, Jr., Of Da
wilson, and othera.
Prof. Ellis moved to appoint q
committee OF five to take into con
sideration the question of uniform
,, examinations and to correspond
, with the various County Supervi
, sors Of the State, with power to ac
if results can be obtained through
. this measure. ID. l.. Ellis, +. L. FL
lingtor, Street Brewer, A. L. Davi
and n. c. English We're appointed
on this committee.
!. Other subjects We're ably discuss
ed by this body.
At the night session DR.. Charlie
d. McIver, President of the Stat
Normal College of Greensboro
: opened the discussion, "What Su
pervisors may do to Secure Neede
Legislation in 1S99."
DR.. McIver said bonds were Is
: sued for railroads and other i'm
provements and why not 10
schools? He favored law maxim
y ability to read a qualification fo
suffrage, to take effect after 1903.
j. superintendent Green offered th
following, which was adopted:
II ITO appoint legislative con
l. mittee OF five consisting Of Hon. {
e II. Mebane, President C. d. McIve
Superintendent Noble, y. {. En-
S lish, H. 4. Grey, provided that an
l. supervisor shall have the privileg
C to submit suggestions as to VIII;
d he conceives to be needed reform
a and changes in our school law"
l. Mr.. Ellis introduced the follow
'e ing:
g "REsoLvED, That the Supervise
D. respectfully ask Prof. PIP. Claxtc
81 to formulate and publish at b
er leisure, through the Journal of ID
ne ucation, the outline Of the course
lt study discussed for the benefit
our schools" Adopted.
C Supervisor Ellis, Of the Commi
tee on organization, OueTeG the
lie port for his committee.
C The officers of the Association
Supervisors shall be
Asl 1. President, ex-officio the sta
oi Superintendent.
u, 2. A ANice-President, to be electe
ID 3. A Secretary, appointed by t
President.
Is 4, An executive committee
" five, appointed by the chair. Th
e the association shall meet annu
ay ly in Raleigh.
On Prof. Claxton made talk on t
lJournal of Education.
'oi Supervisor Ellis offered the usI
or resolution Of thanks.
ga Supervisor II. A. Gray, OF Me-
're lenburg, was elected Nice-Pre