Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-09-05
Barbour County Institute
Resolutions

TOTS lot huelF GOOu WORK, TO the otieu
Piano Company forIhe use OF their piano;
and, to all others who have contributed
to the success Of the institute.
q That we favor the organization of dis
trict institutes and pledge our support to
this work
5. That we favor district high schools
and recommend that districts failing to
establish such schools shall pay the TUT
ton for any Of their free school graduates
desiring to attend the high school 10 an
other district.
A, That we do not favor granting the
emergency certificate, realizing as we
do the embarrassing position in which the
county superintendent are placed and
the abuses which might be connected
with the granting OF the same
g. That we favor the yearly medical ex-
animation Of teachers and pupils
6. That we favor graduated system OF
salaries based ON successful service
/ That district supervisors and principals
Of graded and consolidated schools shall
be teachers Of experience holding First
Grade certificate.
S. That we may receive better janitor SER
vice, we recommend their salaries be in
creased
9. That we favor minimum salary for
teachers OF thirty, forty and fifty dollars
10. We recommend that boards of education
fix uniform for the opening Of the rural
schools and further recommend that said
date be not later than the fret Monday
in October
II. That we favor pension law for teach
ers granting to those who have taught sue
cessfully for IS years minimum Of 10
per cent Of the salary received at the
time Of retiring.
IL That we ask our legislature to revise
our road law so as to give us better roads,
thereby making consolidation of schools
more practicable.
49, That teachers attending the fall
term of the University Summer School be
excused from compulsory attendance at
the county teachers Institute.
a. We recommend that teachers be al
lowed three days in which to pass the
uniform examination.
Is. That we favor a production tax Of
one cent per thousand cubic feet on gas,
proportionate tax on oil and two cents
per ton on coal And, it is luther resolv-
cd that 80 per cent Of the taxes collected
on the above minerals consumed in this
state be refunded to the companies from
which they were originally collected.
The remaining taxes coll ected to become
a part OF the General School fund Of the
state
I6. That we favor an educational qualif-
cation for all voters born since 1866
AZ. We suggest that the next legislature
pass law requiring the enumeration to
be taken on the same day throughout
the state and that teachers be compens-
ated for said services.
49, That we believe General History and
Rock keeping should be taken ont Of the
common school curriculum and placed in
the high school course.
49, We suggest that boards OF education
provide at least one acre of play ground
for each school and ttat said property be
fenced and kept in good condition.
20, Believing that teachers should earn
their certificates in school and in practice,
Therefore, be it Resolved, that graduates
OF the normal schools and graduates Of
other schools in the normal courses Of
equal rank as approved by our State
Board be granted certificates according to
their standing in class, that such certif-
Gates be granted for period OF three
years, subject to renewal for period of
five years upon condition the applicant
has taught successfully for two years
while holding such ttness 5sssar certificate.
II. That we favor the ratification Of the
prohibition amendment, national statsSe
prohibiting the Importation Of intoxicat
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election Of men to office whose lives are
above reprosch to the end thai proper
laws be enacted and enforced
%. We regret very much that our music
teacher, Mr. Wheeler has nor been able
to be with us on account Of serious illness
and we hope for his speedy recovery
%: Tits with profound sorrow aud regre 81
that we loarn of the death NJ orr fallou