The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-01-29
WANT PRACTICAL PLAN
Increased Efficiency Of Teachers, Sup
erintendents and Supervisors.
SYSTEM UNDER PRESENT LAW CHAOTIC
It is Believed That The P Ian 0ulIlaGd wall Bring
About Closer Cooperation Between t&e
Different Fo.ces, Making Them
lntordonandont
lnterdependent.
Especial 70 News and Observer)

Especial 70 News ana observer
Greensboro. n. c., Jan 2S.-The edu-
cational committee Cf the North Caro-
lima Teachers Assembly has prepared
a number of recomn, %ndations relative
to the public school law which will be
brought to the attention of the mem
bers of the General Assembly Prof.
]. Y. Joyner, chairman, stated today
that the members oil the committee,
while impressed with the necessity of
larger appropriations for the public
schools, were unanimous in the opinion
that such legislation should be enacted
as would increase the efficiency of the
schools On no other basis, ne said,
could a permanently increased appro-
priation to the public schools rest and
receive the approval Of the taxpayers.
Honest dealing, then and common
sense business principles demand that
the school system be made more eff
cient. 'The State cannot afford, Prof.
Joyner added, to adoCt an eXtravagant
and wasteful policy in dealing with this
subject" .-.-e--..4..a.s..
The committee ba~ outlined plan
which is belIeVed to be perfectly prac-
ticable and which II is believed will
absolutely insure more efficient public
schools in North Carolina. In outlin-
ing the plan the committee had three
things in view: First. increasing the
efficiency of the teachers; second, IN
creasing the efficiency of county super
intendents and county supervision;
third increasing the efficiency of State
supervision.
AS the present law stands, the pub
lie school system of North Carolina is
in a chaotic state: there is lack of
cooperation cr every hand. 1t is be-
lieved thai tie plan outlined above will
restore order and create a good work
ing system by bringing the different
forces in toucn with one another, and
making them, in Il sense, dependent
upon one another.
To raise tf.e standard OF the teaching
force. and to guard against Incompetent
and inexper fenced -rachers, the COM
nittee makes the following recommen-
dations:
That the township trustees employ no
teacher unhi they shall have conferred
with the county super ntendent relative
10 the lilIl@SS ~ ltlC lCs'~AiSi ~ NNN ~
be employed
That no teacher under IS years OF age
be employed in am public school, a
person under this age being prohibited
from drawing pay fol teaching a public
school.
The committee also recommends that
the teachers be required, at the end of
the school term to file an accurate
and classification Of every scholar at
tending the school. the county super
intendent beng prohib,ted from singing
a voucher for the teachers last months S
salary until this is properly done.
In regard to the cCunty government
OF schools, una committee recommends
that every rember Of the board Of
township trustees be expected to visit
the schools in his township at least
once during the terca.
The county superintendent to be re-
duired to give all hts time to the duties
of his Office, the county board OF edu-
cation having the power to pay him
as much as per cent of the funds used
in the actual Iunniny expenses OF the
schools undel his supervision. To in
sure competency in this office, 1t Is
suggested that no person be elected
county supec ntendeut who is not g
practical teacher, or who has not had
at least two ears eSueIience in teach
ing, no ore to exercise the duties OF
the office Wfo does rot hold q diploma
from some reputable college. or who
does not hole first grade teachers GER
tiflcate, or WI does not hold a certifi-
cate Of fuucsS issue1 by the State su-
perintendent o. Pubiic instruction. The
superintendent is to hold his office for
a term of two years. and is to be re-
quired TO call he teachers together in
teachers meeting at least once a
month The superintendent is to be
prohibited from singing the voucher
for the last months salary of any
teacher who fails to attend one Of these
meetings, unless providentially him
dered.
1t is also recommended that the law
be so changed as to provide for a num-
Der Of State supervisors OF education.
who are to De elected by the State Board
of Education for four years. to receive
an annual salary Of " 800 and not more
than $500 for expenses to be paid out
of the general school fund.
These supervisors are TO have gem
eral supervision OF tlle county superin-
tendents and their work, and are to
hold conferences, teachers meetings
etc
The committee making these recon-