St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1898-01-29
EDUCATORS CONFER.
Memorial to the Consti-
tutiOnal Convention.

Memorial to the COnSt1.
tutiOnal Convention.
In response to call from Super
intendent Warren Easton, chair
man of the legislative committee OF
the State Pablo School 'reachers'
Association, there assembled ut II
o'clock last Saturday in the Office
Of the New Orleans Board Ut School
Directors members OF the Legisla-
tive committee Of the State Public
School Teachers Association, tue
New Orleans Educational Associa-
ton aud the Association Of Parish
superintendent. There were pres
ent Superint endent John McNase,
OF Calcasieu and Hon. E. b.
Kruttschn,tt, representing tue Su-
per,ntendents' Association; Presi-
dent I'll. D. Boyd, Of Baton Rouge
President A. +. Prescott, of Rus.
ton; President b. y. Caldwell, Of
Natchitoches, representing the
Teachers Asso citation; F. D.
Chretien, E. Il. Florancc, H. Z.
Chambers, Misses Fourier, Camp.
oell and Brown, and Superintendent,
Easton representing the city edu.
cational association; and State
Superintendent Calhoun, represent
ing the State at large.
The conference was called t.
order by Hon. E. b. Krutschnitt,
who stated the object Of the meet
ing to be the consideration Of con-
stitutional changes relative TO the
educational interests Ut the State,
and the drafting Of proper measures
ON the subject for presentation t.
the coming constitutional conven'
ton.
A permanent organization wal
effected by the selection Of super
iutendens j. v. Calhoun as presi'
dent and Prof. c. +. Byrd - secre'
tarY.
After . full and free discussion
OF the following points they were
unanimously adopted:
l. The salary Of the State Superin'
tendent shall be $4,000 per annum
and the total annusl cost Of his
office, including his salary. shal
not exceed $4,000.
2. The State Superintendent slal
be an experienced educator. wht
hall have taught at least five YEAR,
In public schools previous to III
election.
| 8. The police jury of each parish
shall levy M annual tax OF not les;
than two mills for the support o.
education in tue parish.
4. Each parish shall be divided
into school districts, which dis.ricls
shall have the power to levy spec
ial tax for school purposes by
majority vote OF tax payers IN sale
district affected by such tax, pro
vided that each incorporated tow'
shall he school district.
5. A poll tax Of 81 80 SHALL bt
lie. led on each male inhabitant owe
twenty-one years Of age. the pay
ment Of which shall be prerequis
lite to the right Of suffrage.
s. Each parish School Boare
shall elect an experienced schoo
man Is parish superintendent, ant
shall fix his salary.
l Z. The course Of instruction II
the puplic schools shall be prescri
bed by State author ties designated
by the General Assembly.
i 8. Article 229 Ut the present Con
Ist,tutl0n stricken out.
| 9. Title to all public school build
ings and other property now veste.
in parishes or municipalities shal
be hereafter and is hereby vested I.
the respective School boards Ut sucl
parishes or municipalities.
10. That the interest provided
for in article 223 of The COnstitu
ton shall be paid out of any TAI
that may be levied aud collected 10
the general purposes Of government
The formulation Of the amend
ments agreed upon by this confer
ence and the preparation Of q suit
able memorial to be presented u
the constitutional convention wer'
Entrusted to the following commit
tee: Mr.. A. r. Florance. President
rhos. d. Boyd. r. l.. Hines, Joh'
McNeese, Miss Marion Brown.
| The Conference adjourned. Z
meet again Saturday, Feb. ., at II
A. N in tue Office Of the Board u
School Directors Of the City O
Nn,v nrloana