The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1910-11-04
SUCCESSFUL MEETING CLOSES
Chelan County Teachers Institute Comes
to an End After one of the Most
Successful Meetings in History

than ever before, every teacher IN the
county, except one who was i'll, attend
ed the meetings and the program was
we'll arranged, says the Wenatchee
Daily Republic.
Before adjourning the teachers
passed several resolutions Of importance.
1t was urged that the county make a
larger appropriation each year for the
purpose of successfully carrying on the
work of the institute. The teachers
went on record in favor of beneficial
legislation for the schools and com
mended county superintendent OF
schools, E. C. Bowersox, for so success
fully planning the institute.
A. L, Brown, G. H. Ruring, Roy
Goodell, M. S. Kirby, J. F. Casebeer,
A. G. Bowie, Lulu Livingstone and
Viletta Guthrie were on the committee
that drew up the following resolutions,
which were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, The present appropriation
of 5000, made by the county COM
missioners is insufficient to enable the
county superintendent to maintain as
good an institute as he desires; and
Whereas, The schools are paying
salaries of nearly $500 to the teachers
for their time attending institute, nearly
all of which is expended for their ex-
penses; be it
Resolved, That we urge the county
commissioners to increase the institute
appropriation to $400 per anuum, and
be it further
Resolved, That all school boards be
urged to maintain school the full
number of weeks, not decreasing the
time of the children's attendance be-
cause of the institute week.
Resolved, That we commend the
rapid progress that is being made in
the establishment of central graded
schools The system should be ex-
tended wherever possible.
"Wheras, The action Of the success
i've legislatures to improve the school
laws of the state is greatly to be COM
mended; and
'Wheras, 1t appears that there are
still some matters demanding the i'm
mediate attention Of our legislators; be
it
Resolved, That the following are
few Of the points that appear to need
attention, viz:
Library Legislation-We favor the
adoption Of law making it compul-
sorry upon all school boards to buy al
least S. worth of library books each
year for each school room under theil
charge, the same to be selected from q
list prepared by the state board oi
education.
Certifcation. Under existing law:
teachers residing in the state OF Wash
ington are not granted the privilege:
and immunities accorded those coming
from other states. We favor the plac'
ing of all teachers on equal footing, o.
if any favors are to be shown, they
should be given resident teachers.
Supervision. favor the passing
OF law arranging for supervisors tc
assist the county superintendent in the
carrying on of the school work, thes'
supervisors to bear the same relation tc
rural schools as does the principal tt
the town schools
Resolved, That we extend vott
of thanks to the board Of directors o
the Wenatchee schools who have ST
generously given the use OF the higi
school building, and have in this wa.
aided materially in making the institute
a success.
Resolved, That we commend th'
efficient administration of our retiring
county superintendent, Mr.. E. I
Bowersox, and express to him ou
thanks for many favors received from
him in the past four years. We be
lieve that he has uniformly stood for al
measures conducive to the best vel
, fare Of the schools Of Chelan county
And that the nigh standing of the sam