The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-12-30
SCHOOl. LAWS
TO BE CHANGED
OF AT Least senatar cole. Ascending 10
Circular Lettsr, win Introduce BIN
For. That Purpose.

Circular Lettar, win Introduce Bill
For. That Purpose.
Senator Georee g. Cole has ADDRESSED
the following cissalaT letter 10 All the
county supcrinteadents ana otAer prom
inen, aiucatnrs. In the STATE, asking i
shefr approval Of these and also
ahsir co-opernAon h axxf epch . bill
passed
IT'S thoueAt that now need at
least the foaiussing saanges: (D A
lousrsr Germ, of ecnoSl which should not
81 less. than sfsx months in the year. in
orier to Efsa. oAildrrn Of eeaool ago the
Advantage of mere time to complete the
ySimary sdhoqG course; te) Higher sal
ID for beacsaE$ to De fxed by law, ~
81 salaries may be more uniform
t4rocgh0ut the state, ami aiso. to stimu-
late teachers to become better qualified
for their work which means better
schools; tSl The magisterial district
systcn changed to county system in,
order that it may BE- more perfect and
less expcasiv ~ One or more high,
schools in easn county IN tho state
when ShOnll be an Intermediate schoOa
between the primary Scnool and SAe
collegiate course of the State University,
and It would thereby do away, in time.
with the preparatory branches OF the
University and the branches OF tho
sSorna. school, which are maintained at
an enormous expense by the state AMI
arc nothing more than high schools
largely for the benefit of the counties N
which they are located. The high school
would furnish higher education at
nome to hundreds of boys and girls in
. each county every year, who would other
vice never receive anything more than
common school education, and 10 wouH
also increase the number OF pupils in
the University proper, four-fOld In
very few years.
An intermediate school, termed the
'snigner SCHOOL" has been establisned in
all tho leading educational states in tho
Union, New York has proximately 400;
| Massachusetts. 26o; Pennsylvania, 300;
/ Ohio. 500; Illinois, 400; Michigan, $50;
Minnesota, l25; and many other western
states have adopted the system, while
West Virginia mas only % ami they are
in a choatic condition. so to speak, for
no two of them have the same system
or course of study; t5l The primary
schoel system maintained by state
fund, or as nearly so as possible, in or
der that tho system may BE- more per-
feet and that chool taxes may be more
equally proportioned throughout the
state, and thereby. the wealthy com.
/ munitias that are now paying from loo
TO 25c local school tax on tne one humid
rcd dollars valuation Of property. would
pay more and the poorer communities
that are now paying soc on the ono
hundred dollars valuation of property,
would pay less. It makes no difference
to the average district, or county.
whether its tax payers pay all their
school taves into tine state school fund,
or a part of it into the state school fund
fanl part of 1t into district or county
school fund, in either case they would
pay tine same amount, but it would
cause the weather. ones to pay more,
and thereby relisve the poorer ones Of
a pare of the burden which they now
bear.
At bae last regular session of the
Legislature introduced bill amend
ing the school law 50 as to meet the
changes above mentioned. which passed
the senate, with some amendments, but
not the House.
intend. however. to introduce the
same bill, with the necessary amend
ments, at the coming session. and what
ever suggestions you have to ofrr in
regard to it will b. highly appreciated.
respectfully yours.
GEORGE C. COLE,
Member State Senate.
Weston, w. Va
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