The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1906-04-06
ASWELL RECOMMENDS
Making Members of Parish
School Boards Elective.
In His Biennial Report to Legislature
He Makes Many Timely
Suggestions.

Hon. }. b. Aswell, state super
intendent of education, has COM
pleted his biennial report, re-
! viewing the work of the educa-
tlonal department for the past
two years, and making some i'm
portant recommendations to the
general assembly.
Mr.. Aswell in his report makes
the following recommendations:
An appropriation equal to that
of 1904 to Continue the effective
service rendered by the summer
schools and institutes for teach
ers.
An appropriation for the COM
mon schools equal to two-thirds
of the amount raised locally by
the people.
! Adequate facilities for training
teachers to meet the increasing
demand for better teachers.
| A law enabling school districts
to issue bonds. or certificates of
Indebtedness, to make immedi-
lately available moneys to accrue
| from local school taxes.
| An appropriation of $4,000
for the encouragement of ap-
pro, ed high schools, not espec-
tally to prepare the youth for the
university, but for life; to unity
and strengthen the school system,
and build the high schools.
Appropriations for the state in
situations adequate to meet the
increasing demands.
Legislation encouraging the es-
Enlistment of school libraries.
The enactment of law more
explicitly defining the quallflca-
lions and requirements of the
parish superintendent.
| Each parish board of school di-
rectors at the close of its present
term of office, to be elected from
the parish at large. same to con-
sist of not more than five menu
bers, each serving five years, one
retiring and one being elected
each year.
An additional certificate, known
as a estate Teachers Certificate, "
to be good for ten years, and is
sued to persons passing salts
factory examination in the fol-
lowing subjects. All of the sub
jects now required for a first
grade teachers certificate, chem
istry, bookkeeping, Latin, general
history, botany, history of edu-
ration, psychology, school adj
mlnistration, provided, that the
graduates of all Louisiana state
institutions be credited with hav-
ing passed satisfactory examine
ton for said certificate i'm such of
the required subjects as, by the
president of such institution, may
be certified to as having been COM
pleted in the course Of study of
the applicant, excepting the
theory and art of teaching, his
tory of education, psychology
and school administration; this
examination to be conducted by
the state board of examiners. and,
That graduates of all Louis
lana State institutions of learn
ing. applying in examination for
said first grade teachers certifi-
Gates, be credited with having
passed a satisfactory examination
for said first grade teachers GER
tificate i'm such of the required
subjects as, by the president of
said institution. may be certified
to as having been completed in
the course of study of the appll-
cant, excepting theory and art of
teaching as it applies to the sub
jects required for first grade
teachers certificate, and TO the
general school practice.
The enactment of laws reduc-
ing the commissions paid for
handling the public school funds.
Sons Of Veterans, Notice.