The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-01-26
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The annual meeting Of the Illinois
State Teachers' Association was held
1T Springfield last week. The sub
stance Of the resolutions adopted by
the associations was as follows:
THAT we pledge our hearty support
to the free school system Of the state
including its normal schools and state
university.
THAT II the trustees Of the Universi.
ty Of Illinois can see their way to fur
nish instruction in the summer meet
ings, we believe 1T would furnish OPP
portunity for many teachers to still
further prepare themselves for their
work.
I'VE request that the powers Of the
state superintendent be increased to q
point that shall bring to the Office the
highest possible efficiency, and that
additional force needed to secure this
at once be added.
"That the state should enact q law
permitting school authorities to pro-
vide free text books to all teachers,
and that we are irreconcilably opposed
to state uniformity of text books.
"That school administration. includ-
ing appointments and promotions OF
teachers, should be free from political
influence and dictation.
THAT in its work the school must
keep constantly before 1t the aim IN
cooperation with the home and other
social forces of SO enriching and direct
ing the public sentiment Of the society
II serves as to increase respect for law
and order, and devotion to high ioeals
and sound principle.
THAT we favor state supervision Oh
degree-conferring institutions as mace
by the North Central association OF
Colleges and Secondary Schools Aprli
l. 1898.
"That We favor the enactment OF
laws in behalf of truant or parentai
schools.
"That in the death of John NJ. Greg
ory. Samuel NJ. Inglis, William jenkins
and E. c. Smith. the state has suner-
ed an irreparable loss"
The committee on educational prog
ress reported that an effort made to Sc
cure free textbooks failed at the last
session of the legislature largely owing
to the fact that the matter was con-
fused with that of uniformity OF text
hooks. As a step in the direction OF
securing the desired end a read1ust-
ment of the tax levy is recommendeo'
40 that ~ per cent may be levied ior
schoolhouses and 21x per cent for gen.
eral school purposes. instead Of 3 PEI
cent for the former and per cent lof
the latter. as now. This would In
crease the fund that might be used Tor
the purchase Of textbooks. Inc ioi-
loving recommendations were indors-
ed:
/. The closer union Of the school and
home for the betterment Of future cit
izenship.
2. The Inauguration and support OF
more public-school kindergartens.
3. The practicability and justice OF
permissive bill textbook law.
4. The amending of the school law
tn permit of the local levy up to "a
per cent for local running school ex-
penses.
S. The support Of all library means
and aids toward placing more books IN
the hands and lives of both young ana
old.
6. The granting of more liberal APP
propriations to the Office of the super
intendent of public instruction that
more time and attention be given to
advancing the educational interests OF
our state.
The Michigan State Teachers Asso-
citation which met at Lansing last week |
denounced the Graham-Forsyth uni
form textbook law passed by the last
legislature as an ill-considered and In
complete measure, and asked for Its
repeal. The resolutions declare it to |
he the opinion of the association that |
the next legislature should enact
compulsory free textbook law. The
association desires to have the state |
board of education as far removed from
politics as possible, and asks the legis-
lature to provide for the election OF
members of this board at the April
election, when justices of the Supreme
court are chosen; to increase the mem
bership of the board from three to six
and to make provision for continuous
sessions Of the two state normal
schools.
The Indiana State Teachers Associa-
ton, which met at Indianapolis. also
adopted a RESOLUTION demanding that
the state board of education be kept
free from political influences.
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