The record-union., 1899-12-28

| the association would work for this
end.
| Professor Childs Endorsed what Mr..
SWEET had said, and stated that the
teachers, if any one, were to blame for
| the result. He wished to advocate the
appointment of committee as recon-
mended by Mr.. Burke. The Legislature
will pass any educational law that the
educators all agree on, but hitherto
there have been three camps-the uni
versty, the normal schools and the
Superintendent, and it is necessary for
them all to agree in order to secure the
needed legislation. He moved that the
mendation.
The motion was carried.
POSSIBLE ACCREDITING.
NJ. E. Daley, Vice President of the
San Jose Normal School, made short
address on Possible Accrediting of
/ Schools, Interchanging Certificates of
Promotion Between All Grades
A discussion followed on his PROPOSE
ton for the appointment of Boards of
Supervision to look after the county
schools, instead of examinations for
promotion by the county boards. Su-
perintendent r. NJ. Shackleford of Paso
Robes thought that between plans for
certification of teachers and Boards OF
Supervision there would soon be no use
for County Boards of Education.
Mr. Snedden of San Luis Obispo said
that before he went on the county
board he was greatly opposed to exam
nations of country pupils. He had
materially modified his views. The
county had, however, adopted a scheme
of accrediting that was working well.
I Professor Childs favored the. system
! of accrediting, and said he had heard
good reports from it in San Luis
Obispo. The question of who should
appoint Boards of Supervision was a
serious one. The appointment of County
! Boards of Education by the Supervisors
gives great opportunity to put in their
friends or those who can aid them po-
! litically, and their appointment of a
/ Board of Supervision would be open to
the same objection. He was glad to
say, however, that the State has an
excellent set of county boards. He
favored accrediting.
| Mr. Snedden stated that the accredit-
! ing of teachers in San Luis Obispo was
done on application of the teacher in her
second year. in order to break up the
habit of changing teachers every few
months, as was too much the custom
| in his county This insured better work
in the schools. The teacher must also
submit data of the pupils daily work.
and the Superintendent visits the school
and passes upon the condition in which
| he finds it.
| Mr. Ayers said he could see the adj
vantage of accrediting when the teach
ers remained in the schools long
enough. and if the requirement of the
San Luis Obspo board were carried out
| it would result in good to both teachers
and schools.
| Several teachers took part in the dis
cussion. Mr.. Falconer of the Lincoln
Primary of San Francisco said that in
| that city they had gone back to the
He preferred the system inaugurated
by John SWEET when he was Superin-
tendent, and said that the teachers
might send to the high school those
whom they We're satisfied were fitted to
take up the work
The discussion became interesting.
and members expressed their views
freely.
Professor Childs moved the appoint
ment of a committee of five on the
question of examinations and appoint
ments. to collect data and report at the
next meeting of the association.