The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-07-23
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Versity Summer School was held Fri
day and Saturday. The attendance
was over three hundred and the in
terest great. The topic for discus
sion was the NEW school laws of
west V1rgfnta. President Purinton
presided and Superintendent H. b.
Work of Wheeling was secretary,
Among those who took most active
part in the papers and discussions
were Superintendent H. b. Work OF
wheeling, State Superintendent Mil
Ter OF Charleston, President Hatton
OF Powhatan College. Superintendent
Brindle of Martinsburg. Superinten-
dent Lafdley fsCharleston, Superin-
tendent Roster or Fairmont, Super
intendent Murray of Williamson,
President Bennett Of the Fairmont
Normal, Principal Shaw of the West
Liberty Normal County Superinten-
dent .Shawkey of Kanawf1a, Editor |
Lough of the Fairmont West Vir- !
ginian, DIR. O'Shaa of the University |
of Wisconsin,; Miss Wheeler OF Hor-
ace Mann School, New York, Princi- |
pal l.. B. Hall OF the Taylor county |
high school, Principal Wayt of st. |
Marys; Superintendent Gorby OF New |
Mart1nsvllIe, County Superintendent /
Hogg OF Brooke, u. S. Fleming OF |
Falrmont, Principal Karr of Mason |
City, Principal Brilles of the Wheel |
ing high school:sDr. J. M. Skinner Of
Morris-Harvey College, Superlnten-
dent Bnrdett OF Clarksburg, Princi-
pal Knutti of Shapherdstown Normal. I
and many others. Every member of
the new State Board of Education
was present. After devoting two
days to a full discussion of the new
school laws the Following creed was
submitted by the committee whose
names are attached to it, and unani-
mously adopted by the conference:
TIE Greed.
AS an educational conference, we
believe the following:
l. That the State Board of Edu-
cation should have some authority
over all parts oflthe state system and
should exercise such authority in the
formation Of the program OF studies
of all schools, unless prohibited by
direct statute. s
2. That SO asa0n as possible all
teachers in high schools be required !
to have. high school certificates,
which shall at the same time specify
the subjects that the holder is quail
fed to teach. Weihold to these same
points for the primary certificates.
3. That teachers certificates
should be earned In school rather
than secured by examination; that |
whether earned in school or secured
by examination, the school law of
West Virginia should provide for the
issuance of four classes Of certifi-
Gates, as follows: f(a) Elementary
certificates; (b) primary certificates; [
(c) high school certificates; (d) gu
pervisory> certificate
4. We believe In the District High l.
Schools as one OF the most impor-
tant institutions for the educational /
advance of the State, and every eff
fort should be put forth for the es-
Enlistment of such school. We be-
lieve that the State should aid local Il
communities in establishing district
high schools. n.
S. We believe I'm district super
vision as one of the most necessary
and effective means for advancing a
the country schools, though the ut
most care should be exercised In the
selection of a properly qualified su-
pervisor.
6. That the State Board of Edu-
cation should exercise reasonable
authority over denominations and
private schools, and should be given
authority to limit the use OF the term
college" to those institutions that
have standard entrance requirements II
and offer a recognized college pro-
gram of studies and to restrict the
granting Of degrees to those tnstitu-
tions that maintain 9 standard col
Iege program Of studies with facul-
ty and equipment commensurate with II
such work. Further, graduates from
colleges maintaining the above men
toned conditions who have taken
with their college program two years
OF pedagogy and professional practice
under proper conditions should be
certified to teachiic the public
schools Of the State. ".
IT, That the state Normal Schools
should be made over into teachers
training schools and we approve the Il
law which furthers this object. Fur
Their, we oppose the extension of the
right OF certificate to any school
which does not have a training de-
partment. .s.1
(Signed) 4
G. J. G. Bennett, President Fair
mont Normal .tC
George s. Laidsey, superintendent
Charleston Schools. ~ ~. l
G. r. Murray, Superintendent VIII /
hanson Schools and member state |
Board. #.GEITf ~