The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-01-22
MEETING OF COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENTS
Ten Counties Hold District Meeting
Here-state superintendent Bond
Addresses Assemb18,

Ten counties out of the twelve of the
district were represented at the Super
intendents and school mems meeting
here Thursday. Illness of superintend-
ents of the two missing counties pre-
vented their attendance. There were a
bout thirty in all present. including
Superintendent Ellzey, who proved to
be an excellent host.
The State Department of Education
was represented by the Superintendent,
W. F.. Bond. by Mr.. Hubbard, Vocation
al Training; Mr.. Calhoun. of Rural
Schools; Hilburn. of Rural Schools for
Negroes and Ivy. of State High Schools.
Mr.. Bond addressed the superintend-
ents and interested visitors at the ev-
ening session after conducting wo
day sessions.
Many facts lately given publicity
from Jackson and published in The
Leader were emphasized by Mr.. Bond,
including the fact of California's giving
$50 per capita or $50 including state
appropriations, for education against
Mississippfs $4 while the average sal
airy of teachers in the Golden State is
5000 per year to Mississippi's munifi-
cent sum of 1885! Mississippi is next
to the bottom in education; but stands
first in the Union with its Agricultural
High School record.
Mr.. Bond also compared the educa-
tional program of the last legislature
with that of preceding sessions, all of
which was published in The Leader of
Wednesday. Jan. 19.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:-
Whereas, State Superintendent Bond
has called a meeting of the County Su-
perintendents of this section the
State. held in Brokhaven this January
goth, 1921, to consider problems, con-
ditions and the best means Of eduea-
tional efficiency and progress, and
Whereas, we have discussed and con-
sidered these matters, with the very
able help and leadership of Superinten-
dent Bond and the other members of
the State Department of Education,
therefore,
Be it resolved:-
l. That under the present unusual
conditions obtaining in our state, 1t
becomes doubly important that our
public schools be kept not only at the
highest state of efficiency but that
constant improvement be made, partic-
ularly in matters of better financial
support. better facilities, better trained
teachers, and larger attendance. with a
higher class of school work done so
that our Mississippi children may not
fall behind those of other states in life
equipment.
2. That we favor heartily the state
adM lax ,tot, L.,
experience is working satisfactorily and
resulting in much better attendance.
8. That we approve the newly adopt.
ed plan for the equitable distribution
of state school funds in Mississippi.
4 That we approve the excellent
method of selection of the common
school textbooks for the state by a state
textbook board. but feel that this board
should have longer tenure of office and
larger discrepancy powers and particu-
larly that the method of selection of
the personnel of this board should be
put upon strictly professional basis.
5. That the number of summer nor
mails should be decreased and the eff
cheney of those held should be increas.
ed; and that the State Board of Educa-
tion and the Director Of each normal
should be empowered to employ as in
structors in these normals only men and
women of recognized ability and pro-
fessional standing, to the end that the
training of our teachers may be Inn
proved.
6. That we heartily endorse the
splendid activities of the Mississippi
State Teachers Association for advanc-
ing the cause of better education in our
state and pledge ourselves to the se-
curing of a hundred per cent enrolment
in that organization in our respective
counties.