The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-01-31
City Public School Snperinien,
dents Elected Officers
OPPOSE TEXT BOOK BILL
bill to Establish school TO Teach
Feeble Minded and Erection OF
Estate Administrations Building En-
-state superintendent's
Recommendations.

Raleigh, Jan. 2S.--The North Car
olina Association OF City Public
School Superintendents. in annual
session here last night, elected OFF,
GERS as follows for the ensuing year:
President, w. d. Carmichael, Dur
ham; vice. president, S. L. Sheep.
Elizabeth City; secretary, A. T.
Allen, Salisbury. The association
adopted resolution endorsing the
bill In the general assembly provid-
ing for the erection of state adj
ministration building in which to
house the various state departments
and keep the states valuable manu-
scrips and other records safe from
fire. The bill to establish a school
TO teach feeble minded was also en-
dorsed. The association engaged in
heated discussion yesterday after
noon OF the resolution regarding the
membership OF the state text book
commission Supt. Bruce Craven, OF
Kinsfon, led the fight against the
proposed bill OF State Supt. ]. Y.
Joyner. providing that the text book
commission shall be composed OF the
state board Of education and seven
teachers. Professor Craven argued
that the text book commission should
consist OF teachers entirely as they
are the ones Who should know exact
ly what books are best for the child.
State superintcndent's Recommends
tions.
DR.. J. Y. Joyner, state superinten-
dent OF public Instruction. was here
invited 20 address the association.
After telling Of his pleasure at being
in attendance. he spoke concerning
two OF his recommendation to the
legislature. which he said he UNDER
stood had been criticised by mem
bcrs or the association. The first OF
these was as TO having added to the
present state text book commission
OF seven, which is the state board OF
education, two primary teachers, two
city suDerintcndents. seven in all.
lie said that he was clear on this
point, and that he would never agree
10 having turned down the state
board Of education. composed OF men
good and true. or rejecting on them
by having an entire new board. His
plan was TO add a professional board
OF equal number. and that this ought
10 be satisfactory. and there would
be professional and. business inter-
csts represented: that the people at
large elected the state board and
were entitled TO recognition. He de-
clared he would maintain his position
in this recommendation.
The second recommendation was
as to uniform text books In country
and city. lie thought this to be wise
and economical, but. in view Of yari-
Gus local conditions. that II the
snperintendcnts association voted
that Il did not want this, that he
would not press or insist upon IL. but
would be guided BY the action % the
superintendent II. however. this
was the view OF the organization.
then no city superintendent could,
with respect to himself, be on the
state text book commission TO select
books not to be used in the city
schools; that IL would not be show
ing respect to the country schools
His purpose was for a closer union
Of the schools. but " the superinten.
dents thought Il best not TO have
uniform text books he would abide
BY their decision.
There was great applause for DR.
ioyner, and he prepared 20 leave. AZ
his recommendation we're 10 be dis
cussed, but Superintendent Bruce
Craven and superintendent Ale,
Graham, Of Charlotte, declared that
the association would be glad 10 hav,