The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-08-05
| OC AL ELECTION. BILL F0R COFFEE COUNTY AMENDED
High Qualifications For Su- perintendents Will Be h.
 CIuded In Measures
STATE CAPITAL BtEEiU
 THE AGE-HERALD Montgomery, Ala, Aug. 4

Persons who desire to be superin- = tendents of education in the counties which will name their superintend- ents by direct vote Of the people un- der local hi!le now in process of en- actment must be able to qualify un- der the present laws as a result of the decision of Governor Brandon to amend the local bills and to estab- fish uniform qualifications.
 Governor Brandon returned the To- cal bill for Coffee county to the house Friday with the request that it be so amended as to maintain the pres ent qualifications. Representative H. NJ. Sessions of Coffee county accepted the amendment. However, there were indications that some of the mem bers who desire their superintendents to he elected by direct vote of the people will not be willing to maintain the same qualifications.
 Under the present law county SUI perintendents are named by county boards of educa tion, who are elected by the people. A county superintend- ent must be able to qualify for a cer- tiffcate In administrati and super vision, which is based on graduation i from a standard normal school with ' at least one year of additional col lege work and three years of teach ing experience.
 Board May Fix salary.
 Governor Brandon imposed the same qualifications in his amendment of the Coffee county bill In addition, his amendment placed upon the county board of education the duty Of appointing county superintendent of education in the event no person is able to qualify as a candidate under the restrictions made by the amend ment.
 Another amendment of the governor left to the county board of education the power of fixing the salary of the county superintendent, Mir. Sessions bill placed the salary at a minimum of S1.S00 and maximum of $2,400.
 About twelve counties will elect their county superintendents of edu cation at the next general election If all the bills which will be introduced become laws during the present ses- sion. Tho large counties. including Jcfferso" Mont gomery, Mobile, Dal- las, Et' "dh and Calhoun, have tndi- cut u that they are satisfied with the pr *e..t system.
 sets &!.sGO Minimum.
 In his message to the house pro posing the amendment of the Coffee county superintendent bill. Governor Brandon said
 Herewith l am returning without my approval House Bill No. 6, A bill to be entitled an Act to provide for 'the election of a county superintend- ent of education for Coffee county F, etc.
 My objections to the bill in it's present form are as follows
 |. The bill in it's present form fixes te sum of $1,S00 as the minimum and s2.400 as the maximum salary for the superintendent Measured by pre-war values, as estimated by the United states Bureau of Labor Statistics, this would be equivalent to salary or about $1,396 1 greatly fear that this compensation would not command the services of educators adequately quail fled by training and experience for the important position of county su- perintcndent of education. It seems to ne that the matter of compensa = ton may well be left to the judgment ot the county board of education. with the minimum remaining the same as that now provided by the general law. which IS Sl,5O0 per an mum.
 .. The bill in its present form fixes the first grade teachers certificate as the mlnmum qualification for the office of cOun.y superintendent or education in Coffee county, which certificate may be obtained by any high school graduate and Is now
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