The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-09-02
Is One Of the Sweeping
Changes School Teach
ers Ask For.
PENSIONS FOR AGED
Teachers and Various Other
Advanced Steps Are
Strongly Urged.

Several sweeping changes in thu
educational system Of West Virgins
are advocated In resolutions adopt
ed by the Harrison County Teach
ers' Institute In session here Fri
day afternoon. They ask for coun
ty superintendents who have beer
trained in normal schools and tina
these officials be elected without re-
gard to politics. They ask for sep
arate election tickets for all candi,
dates for school offices. District su,
peryision Is favored and the EN-.
ployment OF district supervisors ask
ed for. A mandatory clause that
boards OF education shah take
charge of the schools in certain in
stances is a change advocated in the
law relating to boards OF education,
and that no teachers except those
recommended by the supervisor shall
! be reelected An increase OF sal
airy for member of boards of educa-
ton is recommended. A pledge Is
made to enforce the uniform, book
text law. Opposition to any effort
to lower the standard of exam
nations is promised. District high
schools are favored. More male
te:chers are asked for. Music in
the common schools is advocated
Better trained teachers for rural
schools Is suggested. Consultations
OF schools is favored. Departmental
and classified institutes are advo-
Gated in addition to the general in
stitute. 1ntemperance is strongly
opposed. Pensioning of old and dis
abled teachers is sought.
The resolutions. as adopted. are
In full as follows:
Believing that the progress AMI
development OF our schools depend
largely upon those engaged in the
teaching profession. and that meas
ures regulating schools should orig.
mate with them. and that in order
to secure the desired results the
public should be cognizant of our at
titude toward certain vital ques-
tions, we, the teachers of Harrison
county in institute assembled, do
hereby adopt the following resolu-
lions. Ma
First. We favor for county super.
intendent men of known ability as
educators, who have had course OF
training in some reliable normal
school, and who possess stability as
leaders and unquestioned principle
as men. We also favor as far as
possible the separation of this Office
from the control of dominate polit.
ical parties and to that end favor a
law providing that at all elections
the names of candidates for school
Offices be placed upon separate tick
cts without regard to party afilia
ton.
Second. In view OF the quality o.
the work done in majority Of oul
rural schools We favor district su
pervision in each district of ou
county as a means for securing bet
ter, more thorough and more prac
teal results, provided that the max
imum rate of levy is sufficient to Sc
cure suchesupervision. And furthe
We favor the employment of sue
supervisors Only as are thorough
qualified to conduct the school al
fairs of the district-men who ar
experienced teachers. tried disciplir
experienced and thoroughly disciple
with graded work.
Third. We favor change in tn
law reiating to Boards of EducatIo
in the districts where supervision
provided which reads The boards {
education may take charge {
schools. to the mandatory claus
THE boards OF education shall TAX
charge of the schools" thus placin
the responsibility of the schools an
their conduct upon the supervise
and making him in turn responsib
to the boards OF education. And '
further favor the rejection by Il
iorians and thoroughly acqpainte
wha does NOT come before the thoart
Recommended for reelection by Il