The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-28
Committee onLegislation Meets Today TO SEEK AID FOR SCHOOLS Many Reforms to Be Suggested to
 Legislature. The state Association of Teachers Plans Campaign for Betterment of the Schools and school
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That strenuous campaign is about to be inaugurated to secure greater ap- propriations from the Alnba ma Legis-- ow an wnen facet stats Iii IS tions from the several sections of Ala bama. all have begun preparations to- ward putting in their claims for more cation. and the Alabama Educational Association will take up the work of providing for the education of the young in its general aspect An important meeting which is to be held in connection with the joint conventions of the Souther Education al Association. the Southern Society Southern Association of College Wo- men Is that of the tigeslatlve commit tee of the Alabama Educational As- sociation. which has been. called by Tor today. The hour for the meeting had not been fixed last might. Al this meeting, will be ma~0ed out the lines along which the educators Of Alabama will appeal to the state for the advancement of education At the meeting of the committee in June at Tuscaloosa, different members of the committee were assigned bills on ce1- tain subjects. which were to be drawn up and presented for joint considcra- ltan. These bills will be discussed and put in flnal shape at the meeting today.
 suggested Appropriations.
 While the purport of the hiIls pre- cared will not be known until sfter the committee has reached an dn ierstand. general subjects os which iney will treat have bee announced. In the hrst place 1t Is certain the committee will present to the Legislature a bill asking for aH Increase in the appro- priatlon for tne common schools of Alabama. At present the annropria ton ls in the neighborhood of thirty cents on every hundred dollars; This n mittee. Is not nearly sufficient It :s thought the State D'll be asked to double the appropriation
 Another. and an allieN subject on is State aid in building school houses ln the rural districts. Educators of the State are appreeiative of the lack of thinlv settled portions of the State. It IS desired to better the conditions of school children and wherever the are not adeouate. to have them substi- tuted by buildings erected with State money. that will answer the needs of
 It is more than probable. also. that the committee wiI aunrove proposed amendment hv the Legislature of the State Constitution, which will provide State has system of county taxation Before taxation can be made. the eouu- ty must vote in favor of It. About
 
 voted In favor of the extra sax. while only sowe three or four of those who have. held elections on the subject have
 Anotfer subject which wilr receive the attention of 'rA legislative coUmIt- tee is that of requiring certain stipu- lated qualifications for county superin- tendency. At pFeeSut there Us no low requiring such qualifications The ten- dency cf the members of the committee shall make 1t necessary for the person assuming a county superintendencv to have certain qualifications which spe- cially fit him for the position.
 County High Schools.
 Not the least Important matter which will come up for discussion al the meet ing will be the advisabllIty or the es- tablishment of a system of county high schools. This matter was recommend ed and advocated bv State Superinten- recent annual report to Governor Jeiks. and 1t is probable that his reconmen- dation will be followed and endorsed by the committee.
 In addition to the subjects enumer- ated, another topic which will be dis cussed at greater or less length. Is that of the development of school libraries throughout the State. Little has been done heretofore along thus line and 1t is a question in the minds of the com mittee members. whether or not the schools of the State are in a position to undertake the work at the present time. It Is more than likely, however, that legislation will be recommended leading toward 6 movement along that line.
 President James H. Foster of the Ala bama Educational Association Is in the city and will attend the committee meeting. He Is superintendent of the city schools of Tuscaloosa.