The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-28
SCHOOL sUpERINrENDENrs.
The Recommendations OF the Educa-
tfonal Committee to Legislature.


Special Dispatch TO the post-Iniel.igeneer.
OLYMPIA. Jan. 1.-THE following we're
recommendations to the educational COM
mittee Of the state legislature by the county
superintendent, biennial convention at
Fsrst-An increase OF the annual levy OF
state school tax TO 81 per capita per census
pupil as shown by the county supariatend-
Second-That the three normal schools
OF the state be continued. and that appro-
priattons for their maintenance be made
Third-That the age limit for certihcatior
OF teachers be raised from seventeen 70
eighteen years.
law relating TO the qualifications and re-
moyai of school directors Is advisable.
Fffth-That no change in state uniformity
of text books Is advisable.
Sixth-we. your committee on libraries
beg leave to report and recommend as
district libraries an annual tax OF not less
than two-tenths OF one mill should be
levied.
That the apportionment OF the fund aris-
ing from such levy to the various counties
Of the state should be based upon the
number OF rooms maintained in each
county.
That when. from donation. subscription
or other sources, aside from taxation. any
district should have placed 10 IT'S credit
with the county treasurer for library pur-
poses money I'm any sum not less than S.
the treasurer should be authorized 10 trans
Fer an equal sum from the library fund
reou h TO notify the county super.ntena
ent of such transfer: provided, that nc dis
trict should receive from the library fund
81 the s9sy IN ai any sns YER sar sum
room maintained In each district.
That any balance remaining In the H.
hrary fund OF county AZ The end ct tie
prior TO that time, should revert 20 the
general school fund Of the sta.e
The books TO b selected by n library
board, consisting OF the county supertn-
tendent. one person appointed by the sf
perior judge Of the county or judicial dis
trict. and one appointed by the board OF
directors. the persons 80 appointed To hold
That said board should meet twice a
year. ana not receive pay for more than
four DAYS in any one year
Thu: rules governing the use and care IT
hooks should be made BY the superinten-
dent OF public Instruction.
That books be selected from lists ap
proved by the state board Of education.
Sewenth--Thas the institute be held for
no. less than FIVE davs.
A syfiahls covering two years work.
and providing for one-haN the programme
of zach Institute he prepared Nv a com
n1i,.ee consisting OF TIRE superintendent OF
Pablo instruction and county Superinten-
dents whom he shall appoint.
A law permitting Joint Institutes by con-
ste1ous counties.
NTsg Inc Institute ~ Retl GNFfttf iSP Sss~
sion OF any school. the district ShaF ne
credited with an Attendance determined hy
multiplying the average attendance ~ the
term by the days the institute Is held
That the county superintendent shall as
slass,s the duties ~ his ofeec the second
Monday OF August next succeeding MS
election.
That srNsos districts having an average
d4uv attendance .eSs shan four shail re-
cesve 70 apportionrent from the state.
Thai she regular Zee - 81 z*1aff ne regssir-
81 for apple rts for temporary certificates.