Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-12-01
CRossvILLE TENNESSEE. Wednesday, December /. e2o
For BETTER SCHOOLS
Things That Will Be Asked of
The Coming Legislature

Committees representing the East
Middle and west Tennessee Division
of the Committee of one hundred, ap
pointed by the State Citizens Con
/, ference on Education. met in Nash
vile few days ago and adopted the
following program OF school legisla'
tion to be presented to the General
Assembly.
I. That the coming general Assem-
bly, be requested to memorialize Con
gressfor the passage of the Smith
Towner Bill now pending, and to take
such legislative action as will qualify
Tennessee to share in its provisions.
2. To amend Chapter 8, Acts 1919
known as the cent elementary
school tax law, by making the fol-
lowing provision in regard to one
third of said tax.
One third. special equalization
fund, for rural schoolh in counties
having less than 40 days. No county
shall be entitled to share in the dis
tribution of this fund until such coun-
ty shall have levied tax for ele-
mentary schools equal to that levied
by said county in 10000; provided,
that no county shall share in said
fund unless it provide sckQol term
of six months.
8. To amend Certification law, Chap
ter 20, Acts 1913 by requiring of ap-
plicants for teachers certificates the
following qualifications for eligibility
to the examination for certificates:
For Elementary Certificates
After July I, Io22-the completion
of one year of high school work.
Afer July I, Io23-the completion of
two years of high school work
After July 1, Io24-the completion
Of three years high school work.
After July 1, Io25-the completion
Of four years high school work.
For High School Certificates.
After July I, Io2a-Completion Of
four year high school course.
After July l, Io23-completion of at
east one year of College or Normal
School work.
After July l, Io24-completion of at
east two years of College or Normal
School work.
Provided, that this amendment is
lot to be construed as interfering
With any certificate now in force, or
O exclude applicants for certificates
rom the examination in any county
where high school opportunities for
qualifying as above are not available.
d. A bill to provide one-half inll,
~ tho nv~oaaIe af tba ha
distributed as follows:
$500 each year to county for each
University or Normal School grad
late employed.
$500 each year to county for each
Ugh school graduate employed.
$1oo to each sounty for a teacher
olding first grade certificate, not
Included in the first two classes men,
ioned above.
Provided, if in any year the fund
rising from this tax is not sufficient
or the distribution as provided
bove, the State Superintendent shall
1ake a proportionate distribution.
S. To amend the laws in regard to
,ounty Boards of Education. by pro
iding in each county one board of
Education to have control of all
chools, elementary and high; said
oard to be composed of seven
lembers, two from the county at
lrge and one from each of the five
chool districts to be elected by the
ounty court, one each yeear for a
,rm of seven years. Peepviding also
or the County Superiyste' dent to be,
x-officio, Secretary a , e Board.
E. To amend the f<s relative to
ounty Superintendent
(D By providing for their election
y the county Boards, a; above con-
ituted, and to make their term of
ffice four years
(2) By guaranteeing a minimum
.lary of $500, of which $3.50 is 10
: paid by the state.
(3) By requiring of all applicants
# the position, certificates granted
Y the State Board of Education.
(a) Without examination on the
me conditions as required for the
rst class professional high SCHOOL,
rtificate.
(b) With examination to persons
wing completed two years of Col I
ge or Normal School work, provid- ,
!. that nothing in suc1 legislation .
all be construed as revoking any
rtificate qualifying for the position
County Superintendent now in
rec. /,
Harry S. Berry, Chairman.
]. w. Brister, Secretary. j.