The news & observer., 1901-02-24

shall be the duty of said supervisors of
oddcaton, under the direction of said
""ieIihtehdent of Public Instruction, to
hoid conferences with county superinten-
uShtS at such times and places as may
be appointed by the State superintendent
~ unilc instruction for the direction,
examination, stimulation, and instruction
81 Sald county superintendents. And
upon hotlhcation of the times and places
OF such conferences all county superin-
tchueh'S so notified shall be required Dy
law 10 attend the same from day to day,
as long as said conference shall continue,
ana, upon failure of any county superln-
tehdeht TO attend, he shall be subject TO
remoVaI Tor cause from office by the
Slate superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton. II shall be the further duty OF SAID
state supervisors of Education to holo
copJolhlly with the county superintendenCS
OF the seVefal counties teachers meetings
ana institutes at such times and places
IN the several counties as may be ap-
nolnted by the State Superintendent OF
Pubic instruction And all teachers OF
any county in which such meeting or IN
stitutc is held are hereby required TO
attend the same continuously during inc
sessions thereof; and upon failure of any
teacher to do so, unless providentlally
hindcrcd, lie shall be debarred from
teaching in any of the public schools OF
this State for the term of one year, g
until such teacher shall have attended
some county institute or teachers meet
ing in some other county. Certificates OF
attendance shall be issued to all teach
ers attending such meeting or institute
by the county superintendent and state
Supervisor OF holding the same. And it
shall be the further duty of said State
Supervisors ard the State superintendent
of Public instruction % prepare and pre-
scribe courses of study for the public
schools of the State and also courses Of
study and reading for public school teach
erS and county superntendcntS; to visit
the various counties of the State for the
purpose of acquainting themselves with
the condition and needs of the schools and
for the purpose OF ascertaining whether
county superintendent are having the
provisions of the school law and the de-
tails of the prescribed courses OF study
for the schools and other courses or
study carried out and enforced.
The State Superintendent of Public
instruction and State Supervisors shall be
required 20 prepare and send to the sew
eral county superimtendents of this State
uniform examinations for teachers, and
no other examination questions shall be
used by any county superintendent of
schools in this State in any Of his eX-
anlinations OF teachers 1t. shall be tho
further duty OF the State Supervisors OF
Education to conduct and arrange for
educational meetings for the promotion OF
the cause Of public education and to do
such other educational work and obser-
walton as shall be required by the State
Superintendent and State Board of Edu>
cation, and to make to the State Superin-
tcnucnt an annual report Of their work.
"The qualifications of a State Super
visor of Education shall be the same as
those Of a county superintendent. and,
in addition thereto. he shall have the
known ability 10 administer school affairs
and systems and to arouse and INSTRUCT
the people on educational questions. Pro
viGed. That any State Supervisor CT Edu-
cation may he removed for cause by the
state Superintendent of Public lnstruc-
ton, subject to the approval of the State
Board of Education
II. An increase in The uniformity, or
ganization and correlation of the work
by providing uniform examinations fol
teachers. a uniform system of grading
these examinations, uniform. progressive
and properly correlated courses of study
for schools and teachers.