Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-09-02
|C|TY SCHOOL
| BOARD MEETING

The trustees of the Bryan public
schools met yesterday and took into
further consideration the case OF
Miss Cordie Fletcher, whose certif,
cate expired on July 6, 1913, and who
has not secured another certificate OF
any kind. thus leaving the trustees
prohibited by the law of the State OF
Texas from employing her, until she
secures a legal certificate. Section ~
of the school laws of Texas Acts of
goth Legislature, Chapter 124, Sec
ton 10D expressly forbids the en-
Iployment of teacher in any city,
town or district in this State without
Ia teachers certificate Section 70
(Article 1906, Penal Code) prescrlbes
penalty for violation OF that law by
any county or city superintendent or
board of trustees. Bulletin No. 10, is
sued by the State Department of Ed
ucation notifies all persons charged
with employing teachers or approving
pay rolls, that in conformity to later
law certificates must be presented to
the county superintendent for record
before a contract with the board of
trustees of a city or independent dis
trict shall become valid. Further
more, the annual report to the State
Department of Education required of
the city superintendent, must show
the teachers and certificates in full
in the teaching force of the city, and,
until this is done and the report APP
proved as correct, the superintendent
can not be paid off in full for his
years work. With all these checks
as provided for under the laws of
Texas, no superintendent or board of
trustees could safely violate the GER
tificate law, even il inclined to do so.
were there no such
system to find violation of
law. and no penalty prescribed for
such offenses, still the members COM
posing the board of trustees of the
Bryan public schools. having sworn
10 carry out the provisions of the law
Of the State Of Texas, can see before
hem but one course consistent with
honor and integrity.
Neither the board nor any member
If it had any part in enacting the law
'equiring certification of teachers.
Neither the board nor any member of
{ took part in the proceedings Of the
legislature which repealed Section
OF of the old law and thus made it
Necessary for Miss Fletcher to stand
examination for certificate instead of |
her certificate TO be re-
Iewed, as was done under the pro
'isions of the old law Neither the
,oard nor any member of it is re-
ponsible for the ability or the in |
Ibility of any teacher TO secure a |
ertificate.
recent petition requested that Miss
'letcher be permitted to stand exam
nation. That petition was granted |
nd urged months before it was writ
en-. The superintendent recommend
d last spring that a place be re-
erved for Miss Fletcher, and every
member of the board heartily sup
orted the recommendation She was
gifted in writing that a place await
d her. There was an examination
/ May, an examination in June and
wo summer normal examinations
Iiss Fletcher has notified the board
/ writing that she took none of them.
ut there is still an examination COM
lg If she wants to take one. There
still an assignment and pay for
Iiss Fletcher If she can meet the
aquirements of Texas law. The ques-
on is up TO her. In the case of all
OCULAR teachers the trustees are
using the requirements and are look
lg forward to greater efficiency and
Iore advanced movements in the
,hools. They feel that they owe that