The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-09-06

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Down of C~onInittee's Recommen-
dation for State Board Examiners
for First Grade Teachers.
Especial to News and Observer.)
Chapel Hill, Sept. THE session of
the county superintendent has con-
tinued through today and will come
to a close tomorrow morning. This
morning the matter of making the
one-teacher school better and the mat
ter Of consolidating districts were
discussed. The discussion was led by
l. c.. Brogden, who has made his
matter a special study. To CONSOLE
date districts means hat means Of
transportation must be provided. The
testimony Of superintendent present
was that the cost Of transportation
maintaining schools. All were agreed
that the efficiency of the one-teacher
schooi could be improved, but the
matter CT further consolidation is still
a debatable question. It was agreed
that better roads must be provided
before the matter of transportation
could be
Another matter discussed was the
question of uniform examination for
teachers throughout the State.
An interesting Speake at the
morning session of the association was
Auditor Abbott, of Guilford county.
Mr.. Abbott's talk in regard to increas-
ing the school fund ia Guilford county.
His remarks In regard to how the
funds from fines, forfeitures, etc, had
been increased in two years from ST.
500 to $500 was most interesting,
and many superintendent resolved in
their hearts to so home and see If
something couldn't be done in their
counties. The superintendent Of David
son county said a forfeited bond had
not been collected in his county in
twenty years, but that just recently a
young lawyer had been appointed to
look after this matter and that re-
suits were expected.
superintendent Carpenter, of Ora
ham, stated that he had gone to a
judge about a forfeited bond, stating
that the State superintendent was
asking him to look after this matter.
The judge had told him to tell the
State Superintendent to mind his own
business and that he would look after
superintendent, through the instruc-
ton of the State superintendent, are
going after fines, etc, better in the
future than in the past, and if there
are not enough laws 70 DIllS ABOUT
results the Legislature will be asked
to pass other acts
DR.. Kemp p. Battle, who has been
connected with the University since
1915 as student, tutor, president, truS-
tee, etc, was to the super
intendents and made a very interest
ing speech. Dr.. +. F. Venable, OF
the University, also outlined the work
of the University.
Mrs. Charles D. McIver discussed
for a short period the work Of the
Woman's Betterment Association.
At the morning session Of the
county superintendent, State Superin-
tend ent JOyner appointed q committed
Of fifteen to draft ~resolutions carrying
out the sentiments of the superintend-
ents as expressed in various meetings.
With this in mind, the committee
prepared resolutions calling upon the
legislature to provide for farm schools
in each county, carrying out as near
as possible the educational platform
of the Farmers Union, adopted at a
recent Raleigh meeting.
Another matter of importance to
every teacher was a cSOdutfOn in re-
gard to teachers certificates The leg
fsiature Will be asked to provide that
a State Board of Examiners grant all
first grade certificates, grading all pa
perS; no teacher being allowed to take
examination Until recommended by
the county superintendent. The mat
ter of second grade certificates is to
be left with the county superintendent,
and tho maximum salary for second
grade teachers is to be increased
from twenty-five to thirty dollars. Pro
VISION is to be made for first grade
primary certificates. The object is to
nave a UNIFORM standard for scholar
snip LOT teacher the
State. N
At the night session of the county
superintendent, the resolution pro