Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1898-02-02

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on the basis o. percentage of attendance
rather than upon the basis of the num-
Der Of school children as at the present
time.
8. The members of each county
board of examiners should have the
same qualifications as county superin-
tendents.
6. We are emphatically opposed to
the present system of paying county
superintendent by the commission sys-
tenn, and are in favor of such officers
receiving stated salaries for their seryi-
ces, and that the county superintendent
be then required to give their entire at
tention to the duties of their offices.
Z. The state constitution should be so
changed as to require that the state su-
perintendent should hold either state
certificate or life diploma.
8. We are opposed to the permit or
temporary certificate system and are in
favor of a system whereby second and
third grade certificates may be endorsed
by county superintendent of other
counties than those in which they were
issued, and have the same force and Of
| feet in said counties as in the county in
which they were issued; provided, that
not more than one third grade certific-
ate shall ever be issued to one person,
3d. That in the division of money of
! Indebtedness to new districts. the law
should be SO amended as to empower
county superintendent to make prop
er division of ell school property, or its
equivalent cash value in the same man
ner as is provided in the division of pro.
perry to new counties.
10. We are opposed to the present
compulsory law for the reason Of its in
adaptibility, but we are emphatically in
favor of compulsory school law that
can be enforced and which will provide
for the compulsory attendance Of child
rem between the ages of and IA years
of at least six months per year, four Of
which must be consecutive
II. We are in favor of the adoption
of uniform course of study which can
be made applicable to both city and
country schools up to and including the
eighth, grade.
49, We favor law which will com
pei trustees to allow teachers salaries
during the time such teachers may be
in attandanpa of taonbnr5. ossoo;n4;o,,s
duly called by the proper school officers.
13. We also favor law compelling
trustees to allow salaries to their teach.
ers while said teachers are visiting other
schools not to exceed one day per term.
IA. We favor a law compelling each
book firm hereafter contracting to fur
nish books to Idaho under future legis
lntion to establish in Moscow, Boise and
Pocatello, special book depots. wherein
all books used from their respective
houses shall be kept for direct distribu
, ton, and that orders from trustees be
made directly to the county superinten
dent of each county and by him, ordered
directly from the book depot nearest hi,
county seat, and that settlement be made
directly under the direction of the coun
~ superintendent, through the county
treasurer.
: 15 We favor law providing that in
the formation of independent districts
the trustees of said districts at said time
, shall be elected by the people Of theil
respective districts and not appointed by
the board of county commissioners, al
! at the present time.
49, We favor law making it com
pulsory for school boards to set apart
and expend stated sum each year fol
, the purchase of library and reference
, books, under proper regulations said
sum to consist of not less than two pei
, cent and not more than five per cent pei
. annum.
/ II. We favor the enlargement of all
the powers of the state superintendent
in order that he may be true school
officer; that he be given Judiciary pow