The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-26
Regarding the State Pub
lie School Laws.
SEW ERAL CHANGES
Address Before Joint House aud SEN
ate Education Committee BY Sew
eral of the States Best Think.
ers and Instruct

The House and Senate Committees
on Education held joint meeting IN
the House OF Representatives last
night. to hear the recommendations
If the state Teachers Assembly IN
regard to the Public school Laws of
North Carolina, presented by com
lnittee from the assembly, composed
of President f. z. Venable. of the
state University: DR.. Charles ID. Nc
iver, of the state Normal and Indus
trial College; DR.. Geo. I. Winston. OF
the a. and NJ. College; Mr.. c. Nj. Mas
sey, superintendent OF Durham Coun-
" Schools; Prof. K. j. Tighe, OF Ashe-
vile Graded schools: Prof Charles Il.
Coon, Of the Department of Pubic
instructions and superintendent Ihos.
r. Foust, of Guilford County schools.
Mr. Venable first spoke. ana SAID
that this committee was appointed 10
considei. changes in the Public Sehooi
law The state has at present ne
said, Il good school Law, and the COM
nittee approves the report OF State
Superintendent JGyner, ana thought
there should be few changes, lew
were necessary, but none radical.
There should be a permanent educa-
tional law, as this is the best the state
ever, had. One of the greatest dim
Culties with the present law * that II
is not understood by the county super
intendents. Some of the changes nee
essary Mr. Venable said. would be
discussed by several gentlemen pres
ent
One of these changes desired is that
Section &c OF the School Law. be so
amended as TO provide for the appro-
priaion OF $3.50 bi-annually for the
conducting of schools. under the head
ing, Improvement of Teachers.
That the special appropriation OF
100000 De continued. as the schools
cannot get along without ii.
That Section . of the Public School
Law be so amended that the county
boards be made 10 continue six years,
instead OF TWO years.
Owing to the large increase Of work,
ii was recommended that one of the
clerks salary be Increased $500. and
the other clerk $500, and that the
typewriter and stenographer's salary
nc increased $780, making il $50 per
month.
The next recommendation concerns
the rural school libraries in North
Carolina, Mr.. NeRable said, has taken
almost the first step in regard
to rural schools and that
the appropriation should be so
continued. Every public school III
North Carolina can be supplied With
libraries i'll about ten years with the
continued appropriation. The pres
emf arrangement is 10 limit the huln-
her of bu12ii..s IN caCh county. beinS
limited 10 six libraries each. An
amendment was offered to this act
striking our the word six and sub
stituting twelve. in reference 10 the
number OF supplementary Libraries.
An annual approximation of $4,000
was asked for the proper construction
and equipment III a building at the
Coiored State Normal School.
Another wa, that the s;uperintend-
emit Of Public instruction staid that
State District summer schools. AT
present there are two or three sum-
ner SCHOOLS n North Carolina, one
of which g in Raleigh. one 1T the
state University, one at Davidson
College and several others. It is
difficult to keen these schools up. and
Mr. Venab,e said Il is impossible 10
keep up the school at the University.
These schools are essential To the
training of teachers, and the superin-
tendent should have the authority TO
establish district summer schools,
about five under the supervision OF
the State superintendent, and about