The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-06
ALL TEACHERS PUT.
ON EQUAL FOOTING
Special Privileges to be no
Longer Granted.
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COMMITTEE so DFcIDES
COMMITTEE so DECIDES
The Matter Discussed For Three Hours
Yesterday Afternoon.
STRONG SPEECHES MADE ON BOTH SIDES
A Strong Demand From All Sections Of the
State For Repeal Of Special Privilege
Extended to Certain
Graduates.

The House Committee on Education
was{1n session for three hours yesterday
AFTERNOON. considering Representath c
Carraway's bill to repeal the law OK
empting graduates OF certail schools from
the regular examination for certificates IS
tcacters of public schools. The decision
Of the committee was favorable report
Tn the bill, which meas that lie privil
eye Of no examination heret0fOrc enjoyed
by the graduates ofathe S73te Normal and
Industrial College, The Ashe1ile Normal,
Cullowhee' High School and the Peabody
Normal a! Nashville, Tenn, wo:;ld be "A
thing OF the past.
A large number of the committee were
present as well as many educators inter-
ested III the bill. General interest in the
bill drew number of others also to the
meeting
DR.: R. T. Eann, president of the Baptist
Female University, first stated his views
on the matter. DR.. Vann thought such
special privilege could only be allowed
certain schools, to the detriment of the
others. Asking how such thing ever
came to pass he answered by saying that
there was no popular demand for it. AMI
that nowhere in the State lad he heard
4. single soul ask for it, Among other
things DIR. Vann said that if the ques
ton of the repeal of the privilege had
come before the Baptist State. convention.
that BODY would have favored such
step with roaring unaniminity." If it
was left To the popular vote not a single
precinct would vote for exemption.
at does not help the public schools,
nor would it hurt them If every appl
caat for a school was compelled to stand
az exam;Bation. From only the schools
thus favored, do l hear a demand for
exemption from examination. IL the
schools thus favored want good adver
tisemcnt of their fine work they ought
not to shrink from the superintendent
examination. l believe that nine out of
bears heavily upon schools which have
been built up by earnest effort long be-
fore these normals were thought Of
DR. yann also questioned the right CIV
en- the faculty of the State Normal to
grant licenses to teach while conducting
summer schools. declaring that single
teachers were thus permitted to do that
which had been prohibited TO the State
Supe rintendent. DR.. Nann thought. Meth
or DIR. Mclver nor the head of other nor
mails could guarantee every graduate as
n good teacher. for despite every effort
''rascals steal through schools in spite of
tireiess vigilance.
Il don't want my graduates given spe
cial privileges cried DR.. Vann. In
the name of God. let them fall if they
have not the ability to stand. and | be-
lieve this is what the head of every
school ought to say
DR.. Vann closed his speech with plea
for the girl who educated herself at home
without hope of special favors. and who
by her own efforts, took high rank as
teacher.
DR.. Lawrence. head of the Asheviltc
Normal. next spoke. He acknowledged
that from certain standpoints the exemp-
tion did look unreasonable, but he de-
Tended the exemption granted his school
by telling of it's establishment by five
pitianthropists. OF its mission work with
teachers in public schools. of the special
and specific training given students to be-
come teachers. Such an exemption he
said. was given by numbers of States. His
school cost the State nothing. and the
only boon it received was the freedom