The Jersey City news., 1899-12-20

him mt 10 document ,tse,f vyaa directed
1 DO +haS editarv The ca,,,n,,ni<s t3on com
| n,.;nad of tha vo,,,n,a of tbe nronosed
| row school law draftad hv the snecial
cor,n,tssion named nv the Governor to
| codifv the school laws. and stated that
| even teachers had not had time to prop
| erlv digest It, Mr.. Forbes said there
| could ba liftle IN This argument. as many
4 ~ the teachers found time to do outside
| work and thew could quite readily find
| tirna 10 % over tbe nronosed law If in
| teras+ed The teachers of IIoboken were
! somewhat divided over the law. but a ma
1 ioritv Of them were willing to accent any
| thing reasonab ble
| Senator stokes the chairman of the
| commission on Qualification of the school
| laws was asked to address the assem-
blage by way of opening a discussion
| of the proposed school law The neces-
| sity for revision of the school laws
| was too well known, he said, to need
| any comment The commission, after its
| appointment, had consulted the school
laws of nearly all of the States of the
| Union-certainly all of the States that had
| any educational standing. The idea OF
/ the report, he said, was simply 70 FUR
nish the necessary frame work, in order
| that there might be an intelligent dis
cussion of school matters. the commits
sion made no recommendation to the Leg
islature. Its report simply laid pefore me
Legislature three plans, any one OF Wnich
was regarded as an improvement on the
existing law. There was now no meas
ure before the Legislature
Senator Stokes said that the naming
| communications tnat haa peen spreau
broadcast over the stare. were noe crit
cisms Of the measure OF last winter put
malicious, political ana partisan az
tacks. Continuing, ne saia lnes ~
been Misrepresentation pure anu siiipie,
The only OBJECT OF ehe commission "s,s
to promote the interests oi Tue scnoo's
OF the state ana 70 iraiae susN %
"ouio niah0 we" seisey sA'o 'se,.e
catlonal state IA the onion' - 'ne 80
mission has falleo IN tnat oo'ece u has
been fallure OF Judgment anu "o' -
Intention
Mr- Betts ana .. 81. Soiiil t'los ussnso'.'
the other members OF lhe commission ~ oI
cooincation' explained tue eonseuss ~ 80
report al some IN aAu 80
ough discussion tns ioiio"ins isso'1''o''
was aoopteo.-
"nereas' ne piopos0u
law greatly lhcreases tue uuties ai,o
sponsipiilties OF tne members u .ne to"n-
snip scnooi poaros. Without inaAns aAy
provision OF the expenses iiicurieo ioi
sucn aaoitlonal service, anu
whereas, sucn aooi'iohal seisieeo' ~
ties ana Responsiveness are neeeSsais ~,
the proper maintenance anu success =.
our puphc schoois IN saie 'o"'isiiiP 'e'too-
oistrlcts' therefore De II
Resolved inst II is pul Just anu ieas-
onaple tnat tne members OF saiu 'omi.ei'ip
district school Doaros siiouid pe pau Aioi'A
the district current scnooi EXPENSES ene
actual expenses incurred IA atseAuiiis eAe
ten regular monthly schooi ooara iiie''e,nss
in the year; PROVIDED, salo expense uoes
not exceed tne amount ol - ioi eaeii
memper present al any lnee'iAs.
Resolved Inat II y Dul JUST anu reas
onaDle tnat the members oi saio 'o"ils''-p
olstrict schooi poaius s1ouio NC psA'U = 80, -,
the district current expenses tne aesus'i
expenses incurred Dy Visltlng eacn oi 'he
schools under tneir SUPERVISOR t"4ce u
year; proFioeo' saiu eApenses W ,lot =
ceed the sum OF u per Gay lor eacn nis4h-
per; ana provioeo luflnei, tnae ~ ieS
than 1our sehoolS shouiu pe iieiuusa IA
one DAY.
Resolved, That section loo De SO ameilo-
ed as to require the county supeflils ssileeiis
to organize ana MAINTAIN couh.y eclooi
Board ASSOCIATION ~hich poaru siis'i' iiiSe'
at least twice year. one OF "hlch llieel-
ings shall be held on the iast oay cl tne
County Teachers Institute, and that the
actual expenses incurred by the members
OF the local olslIlct poaius :" '-e,-~ ,.,
said County School Board Association
shall be paid out Of the district current
school expenses; provided, such expense
shall not exceed % at any one meeting
and providing further that not more than
three members from any local board Shall
have their actual expenses SO paid.
Resolved, That the commissioners ap-
pointed by the Governor to revise and
codify the school laws are hereby request
ed to amend sections 1o6, 1O7 and lOs pur-