The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-02
LAST AFTERNOON PROGRAM
Educational Association Finished Its
Work Wednesday Afternoon
Resolutions Adopted.

When the general association met
in a body at the Methodist church
Wednesday afternoon for the last
session Of the convention the at
tendance vas not quite so large as
at the previous gatherings on account
of quite a number taking their de-
part!re in the morning for their
homes. Late in the afternoon more
OF the teachers who live in the
north and west parts Of the state
also took their departure.
at the opening of the session Miss
Myrtle Lee, teacher Of music in Da-
kota University. entertained the
teachers with a vocal solo, for
which she was heartily encored. and
she gave another selection.
The first business taken up was
the matter of the appropriation for
the legislative committee. 1t was
decided to appropriate an indefinite
sum of money for the use of the
committee to attend a portion of the
session of the legislature to look
after the interests of the ASSOCIATION
and the educational matters of the
state. A vacancy occurred on the
committee by the removal Of Sup.
EoncannOn from the state. and
county superintendent O. W. Coursey,
of this city, was m AIDE a member of
the committee.
Following this came the reading of
the resolutions that had been pre-
pared by the committee of nine.
They were read and adopted as fol-
lows:
Whereas, The South Dakota Edu-
scatlonal ASSOCIATION assembled in
twentieth annual session recognizes
marked progress has been made in
all lines of educational activity
that the rural schools have been de-
veloped, the high school standards
lifted, and the course Of study in the
higher institutions improved but
Whereas, The Association realizes
that this development carries with it
new needs; therefore, be it
Resolved. That we reatfirm our
resolution of two years since in favor
OF a travelling library law similar to
that generally found in older states,
and again instruct Our committee
on legislation to press it upon the
favOrabSle attention of the coming
legislature at Pierre.
Resolved, That we urge the state
legislature to adopt a suitable floral
emblem and motto, and that we pro.
pose the Anemone as such flower,
and 81 Lead as its accompanying
motto.
Resolved, That we favor a law which
shall give to every graduate from the
eighth grade within the state free
high school privileges.
Resolved. That there should be
uniform high school courses in South
Dakota under the supervision of the
state department of education.
Resolved. That all certificates save
those of the third grade-these not
renewable and good for a period not
to exceed n year-should be issued
by the state department of educa-
Jion.
Resolved, That restrictions of the
state constitution concerning the
tenure of office of county superin-
tendent should be removed.
Resolved, That section twelve,
chapter one, Of u school law; be so
changed that graduates of South
Dakota schools shall receive first
grade certificates upon graduation
lOr normal courses equal to those of
our state normals. which first grade
certificates shall be eXchangeable for
state certificates without eXamina-
fInn Or foo affair no hN1lo, l>a t>.1
at least three years successful exper.
dence in the business Of teaching,
Resolved. That we favor a change
in the method of reckoning the pop-
%ulation which is used as a partial
basis for determining the salaries of
county superintendent: therefore.
we respectfully recommend that the
clause the entire vote of each
county multiplied by five shall be the
basis OF reckoning the population
as embodied in chapter I, section 10.
OF the compiled school laws Of 1901,
be changed so as to read: 1.-The en-
tire registration list of each county
as filed with the county auditor bv
the various boards of election. null
Giplied by five. shall be the basis of
determining the population."
Resolved, That we urge the legis-
allure to devise a plan by which the
state may take the permanent school
fund and make itself responsible to
pay the schools five per cent per an
mum on the amount: be it further
Resolved, That in the death of
.aliss Kate Taubman. who has occu-
pied the positions of teacher, county
superintendent, principal Of high
school, secretary and president of
this association, we have lost an
earnest co-worker whose place can
never be filled, and that we take this
aneans to express our appreciation of
ne rare merit and worth and our
aeep sorrow at the stroke S % keenly
felt by all.
Resolved, That in the death Of
Miss Maragret Cameron the Associa-
zion has lost an earnest member and
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