Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-01-16
NO. li7O

ha' made the selection for various III
TIC and in these selections the $sy.sE
:, already on hand have been dupkes "
In many instances, thereby provisr gFg
aw to be impracticable and wasiefd 9
the funds, be it resolved, that it ts a1
{ desire OF this institute that the ias- a
left entirely in the hands of the ssusr,
school districts.
Whereas, in the recent adopess9 a
text books for use in the public et5ssa |
OF the state there. have been deixge Il,
securing the said books which 4sxt
been very detrimental to the proce.ss
and accomplishment OF the grade xaes,
be it resolved that we desire the Ign
governing the ad ption Of text books 4,
be so amended as to make the sessr-
ion during the first week in Janss-v
before their introduction into afs
schools on the following September.
For the betterment of our pHtTe
schools and as duty which we exe
our Oregon boys and girls. " as stSS
OF teachers do recommend to our b oep.-
able Senators and Representatives Gf ex
| they devise some means whereby scx~x
Organized school district in this sazs
may have nine months of school ,sx.fp
year.
Whereas some school boards in r-rss
districts, employing but one teacher es~
each school, demand work above fir
eighth grade, be it resolved, that sr9,
requirements must result in superb q sE
work and thereby deprive the pupils II
the common school grades of the bes,sffr,
OF that we'll grounded knowledge of sxs
foundation elements OF practical ETY.
cation to which they are legally emitted
and that such requirements are contrary
to the spirit and intent of our scba,g
law.
Whereas, the law governing sese
grades, Issuance, and time in forcs .5f
certificates or licenses to teach has ka.,,
materially the same for the past tkxey
years in Oregon viz: that of tts.3
grade, second grade. and first obsajaaF
on an average percent of pro c,eorv
in the several Branches OF about sessse-
ty-hve. eighty, and ninety pe rceut H.
spectively' that only one third and csv
one second grade shall be issued Lyen,
any one teacher, and that the ttssEsv
these thirty years has 6e.r
that this system forces the teacher q,
advance in his profession and in es.-
esslonal ability, and ultimately sws
20 the state higher grade of prufc-
,ncy on the part of the teachers, sns
hat the poorer teachers will be res;aat
rom the profession; And after eszxtr
'ears OF this general plan we find &ss..s
large percent of the certificates ifs.r al
t our semi-annual examinations are If
he third and second grades and ds,e
he holders of the more recent isTr
rade certificate generally take dss
laces Of other second and third rrn
eachers and gen orally in the Rurss die
-icts; Thus the fact is apparent TIT
,anv, if not the mai rty of wax
chools, are taught by teachers uf ifi1asa
r no experiences and of such grade Ut
roiciency that is ru ed out or deozef
certificate OF the second or first grs6s-
therefore, be it resolved, that n H.
'acher ls bit to teach school ore pseez
g is fit to teach as long as he lives any
lat II be ls not tit to teach as l1rg as
? lives he is not fit to teach at 81;
lat there should be some way of g.
rmining the fitness OF a person 70
ach with ut having to impose uRTr
children of rural schools teac&tr
ter teacher who is later rulel out #
g profession and so we recommsuf
at the law be amended so as to :saur
enses to teach-only to those who av4
emed to be fit to teach as long as tsalv
e, IN the same manner as hcensesxe
ued to lawyers, doctors. pilots, ,cafa-
ms, an others who serve in etae- c-s
which for the time being the lives -
lers are placed in Their charge.
Whe'eas there has haeu some iue -+
n OF adverse leEis alton in regard e
: support OF the university OF 0ra~1H
j since there is a chance at tn, sd =
xt June, we as tea chers Of 5Zor-aw
lnty, wish to state at We a-a :gtvE-
v in favor OF the university Of O-zrrr7.