The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-06
HOUSE APPROVES
The SCHOOL BILL
Passed Practically as Came
From Committee.
TOBE PRACTICAL TEACHER
Principal Discussion Was Over Re.
quirements For Superintendent.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE BILL PASSED
Railroads Carrying Live Stock on Sunday Moy
Make Up Full Train. Resolution 10 Ex-
purge Record Of Josiah Tur.
ner's Expulsion.

The School Bin passed It's second read
ing in the House yesterday, after consld-
cradle discussion. 1t passed practically
a sit came from the committee. with few
slight amendments which do not alter the
sense OF the bill. There was no objection
to third reading, but as the bill pro-
yides for the levying of tax, under the
rules it had to go over another day. An
amendment offered by Mr.. Rountrce was
adopted. whish allows the county super
intendeIt 10 tpach, at the discretion OF
the State Board
The bin providing for the organization
and management Of the Board of Agricul-
ture was passed without opposition, as
was also the bin permitting railroads
sarrying live stock On Sunday to make
up a full train.
GOLDSBORO DlSPENSARY.
Judge Allen said that at The request
of prohibitionists and -prohibitionists,
OF dispcnsary people and -dispcnsary
people he withdrew the bill establishing
dispensary at Goldsboro.
VISITOR FROM SOUTH CAROLINA.
4 distinguished visitor occupied the
Speakers chair by invitation OF Speaker
Moore during part OF the session. II
was the Hon. William Y. Stevenson
Speaker of the House cf Representatives
of South Caroline.
At 10 o'clock the special order was
taken UP, the act to revise and CONSOLE
date the public school law.
Judge Conror. chairman of the Commit
tee On Education, stated 10 the House
that the first FIVE sections were identical
with the old law. Section provides that
if Inc tax levied for The supporJ of the
public schools shall be insufficient 20
maintain ono or more schools in each dis
trict for the period of four months. the
board of commissioners of each county
shall levy annually special tax to sup
ply the deficiency.
Section II cont aims n new feature. The
General Assembly is 10 appoint three men
in each county who shall constitute a
county board Of educ2tion, should a va
cancy occur il is to be filled by the other
members. The members of the county
board shall hold office until July 1908. at
which time the board OF county commits
sioners shall elect the board Of education
ard every two years thereafter. Judge
Cbllubi Sdlu tlihk tllt IOilibtstNIN NOh'N w
glad to receive names from the reprcsen-
tatives fer these county boards.
Section 16 caused some discussion. 1t
provides that the county board OF edu-
cation on the second Monday in July,
1901. and biennially thereafter, shall elect
a county superintendent OF schools. Woo
shal! be at the time of his election, a
practical teacher. oriwho shall have had
at least two years experience in teach
ing school and. who. also. shall be a man
of liberal education and shall otherwise
he qualified to discharge the duties OF
his Office as required by law. due re-
gard being given 10 experience in teach
ing
Mr.. Winston offered the following
amendments: Provided, that any person
who has filled the Office of superintendent
for four years next preceding thc passage
OF this act shall be eligible to he re-elect-
cd to that office" He said there were
very efficient superintendents, invaluable
men who were not school teachers. and
never taught in their lives. The passage
of this acj would destroy the public
schools in his county, for the superinten-
dent there was the main stay of tho
schools, and he would be excluded They
could rot find onother man to take his
place.
Mr. Whitaker. Of GuIford: "Do you
say the passage Of this act would ruin
the schools Of your county,"
Mr. Winstop Il do say So
Mr.. Whitaker: Then if that is the
case, your county needs 2 guardian.
Mr. Winston said he would be glad for
the gentleman TO &C there as guardian,
bur he did not think il would be wise
10 rust the county in the hands OF man
who would make remark like that upor
the floor Of the House.
AIR. Rountree suggested that there
might be q proviso that the approval of
the State Board should be secured before
the appointment was made.
Mr. Craig supported Mr.. Winston S
amendment. saying that the supcrintcn.
dent was not required TO teach. and hc
thought thai it would not be wise 10
keep out men like the one mentioned b,
the gcntleman from Bertic.
Mr.. Russell said the committee had con-
sdercd that the work would be en-
HANGED by having for supcrintendents men
who had devoted their lives to teaching.
There might be exceptional cases, and
the law could not be made to ut all cx-
ceptions.
Mr. Thomson asked If man who had
been superintendent for four years was
nct fitted by his exDerienco for the posi-
ticn. He thought that what was needed