Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-31
IN The INTEREST
OF EDUCATION
TEACHERS OF STATE ADOPT
RESOLUTIONS AT SESSION
AT CARSON CITY.

The following resolutions were
adopted by the Teachers Institute at
Carson City, on Friday, Dec. 81:
At this time of rapid educational
progress in Nevada, it is fitting that
the teachers here assembled declare
their attitude touching important
educational policies. and to that end
your committee submits the follow
ing resolutions for consideration:
We hereby express our apprecia-
ton of the interest in education TAXI
en- by the last legislature and con-
graduate the State upon the import
ant and progressive legislation en-
acted. The system of supervision
adopted for the State is we'll adapted
to its needs and will in time confer
great benefit upon the schools.
We wish to emphasize the fact of
the need for better professional pre-
paration on the part of the teachers,
in order that our schools may attain
to the highest standard of excellence
and to this end we favor the use of
appropriate means. We pledge our
support to the State board of educa-
ton and to the district superintend-
ents in their efforts to increase the
efficiency of our schools by requiring
higher educational and professional
attainments on the part of teachers.
If the schools are to attract into their
service the most capable young men
and women, in sufficient numbers,
and retain them when they have be-
come highly efficient, the salaries
must be reasonable. With the cost
of living as high as it is now, the SAL
aries are too small. The demand is
for better service and for better SER
vice there must be better pay.
AS means to more efficient work
on the part of teachers We advocate
the systematic reading of the litera-
ture of their profession and the at
tendance upon institutes and summer
schools.
We recommend that there be APP
pointed a committee of the State
Teachers Association to confer with
themselves and with the teachers Of
the State concerning the feasibility of
establishing an educational journal
and to report at the next meeting of
the State association.
For high schools employing at
least three teachers, we recommend a
four years course. We also recon-
mend that sufficient money be appro-
priated by the several school boards
for an adequate equipment of labor
atories and libraries.
Whereas the percentage system OF
grading pupils is necessarily burden
some to the teacher and tends to
create false notions in the minds of
the pupils, we recommend the letter
system of marking for adoption by
the schools of this State.
We congratulate the State upon
the happy relations existing between
the public schools of this State and
the university, particularly as this is
made evident by the cooperative
/, spirit and participation of several
university professors in the work OF
this institute.
We congratulate the people of Car.
, son City upon their school building
modern, attractive and well adapted
to its educational use; and we rec
, ommend that other districts secure
J good building plans providing proper
: ly for space, heating, lighting, ventil
alton and sanitation, and at the same
time not neglecting the .rtistic side
The movement inaugurated in thii
' out first district institute has beef
highly successful. The regular at
/ tendance of superintendent Rim.
@ gladdened the hearts of his man.
friends and we wish to assure him o
the high respect and affectionate re
gard in which he is held by the teach
ers and people of the State and to de
clare our loyalty to is leadership
An admirable feature of the institut
! was the section work which gave t
+ each teacher in the shortest time tn
! help he most needed For the excel
lent working plan of the institute W
are mainly indebted to District SUP
erintendent Bray. The results of tn
institute are due, in no small degre
> to Professor Korks inspiring talk.
{ Therefore, be it resolved, that we e,
IS tend to each of these gentlemen on
e sincere thanks and congratulation!
r The hospitality of the Carson Cit
e teachers, of the Leisure Hour Clul
of the Sagebrush Club, and of thos
u who so kindly furnished music wa
le greatly appreciated.
l-i R ADAMS