Periodical Proceedings of the ... annual meeting of the New York state association of school commissioners and superintendents ... 52nd Annual Meeting
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Image 1 of 52nd Annual Meeting Education Department Bulletin Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York Entered as second-class matter March 3, igo8, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under the act...
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Image 2 of 52nd Annual Meeting STATE OF NEW YORK ENT Y EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ^r Regents of the University With years when terms expire 1913 WiiiTELAW Reid M.A. LL.D. D.C.L. Chancellor New York 191 7 St Clair McKelway...
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Image 3 of 52nd Annual Meeting Education Department Bulletin Published fortnightly by the University of the State of New York Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., March 3, 1908, under the act...
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Image 4 of 52nd Annual Meeting 4 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 6 The excellence of schools depends upon the supervision All who have any understanding of our schools see that their excellence depends upon the quality...
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Image 5 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS 5 future of their children. One can not be all this, nor any appre- ciable part of it, unless he is a balanced character and...
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Image 6 of 52nd Annual Meeting 6 ASSOCIATION OF COMxMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 6 also be elected, at each town meeting, not to exceed six inspectors of town schools, who should in some indefinite way act with the...
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Image 7 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS 7 The main function of the school commissioner was to issue Hcenses to teach, and that he did with notable alacrity to voters, and to...
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Image 8 of 52nd Annual Meeting 8 ASSOCIATIOX OF CCM.MISSIOXERS A.\l SUPKKI XTEXLliXTS [Nov. 6 It is exceeding!} gratifying that the movement for reform has been led by the majority of the school commissioners themselves. In several annual...
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Image 9 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS 9 The State Grange and better country schools All that has been done by the Education Department has been in accord with the State Grange...
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Image 10 of 52nd Annual Meeting 10 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 6 Supervisory districts There are 113 school commissioner districts in the State. It is proposed to make about 210 supervisory districts, so that each dis-...
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Image 11 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS 11 which, are not institutes or lectures, but gatherings where the actual conditions of the local situation are discussed and where new plans are laid...
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Image 12 of 52nd Annual Meeting 12 ASSOCIATION OF COAIMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 6 Tenure and obligations It has been assumed that five years is a reasonable term of office of a district superintendent, and that he should...
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Image 13 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS I3 Dilatory reports and correspondence It should be pointed out that the size of districts makes it prac- tically impossible for a school commissioner to...
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Image 14 of 52nd Annual Meeting 14 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 6 the best superintendents wherever they may be found assume that no one whether living in the district or out has any claims upon the...
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Image 15 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS 1 5 It is true that a county which now pays $200 per annum to each school commissioner would be called upon to pay a...
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Image 16 of 52nd Annual Meeting l6 ASSOCIATION OF CCMMISSIOXERS AXD SUPERIXTEXDENTS [Nov. 6 From a half dozen school commissioners objections to the qualifi- cations required for eligibility to the proposed superintendencies, to the provision that one may...
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Image 17 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS 17 small union districts out of the new supervisory districts. The law now authorizes superintendents, and the State meets a part of the cost for...
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Image 18 of 52nd Annual Meeting l8 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov.6 such a school. I have never urged the consohdation of httle schools in order to make graded schools. I do not believe that a school...
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Image 19 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS I9 mixing politics with education, are indispensable adjuncts of a political organization. Open and rational opposition is to be honored and welcomed. I am by...
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Image 20 of 52nd Annual Meeting 20 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [NoV. 6 both the lack and the need of a professional leadership. It is not too much to say that in some districts the situation has...
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Image 21 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] SCHOOL SUPERVISION IN THE RUR/VL SCHOOLS 21 to make it as perfect as possible, but with every purpose to prevent the starch being taken out of it so that it will...
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Image 22 of 52nd Annual Meeting 22 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. J Thursday, November 7, 9.30 a. m. Report of committee on rural supervision, Conr r E. B. Whitney, Broome county Report of committee on legislation,...
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Image 23 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON RURAL SUPERVISION 23 to know that the granges of the State are discussing the matter thoroughly, and that people generally throughout the rural sections are coming to...
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Image 24 of 52nd Annual Meeting 24 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [NoY. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION. COMR I-I. F. MORRISON, CAYUGA COUNTY Mr Presidoit, Members of the Associaticn and Friends: Our committee went before the joint...
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Image 25 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COAIMITTEE ON LEGISLATION 25 State would be represented in the Senate by Depew and Piatt? The people get what they want. I am m favor of closer supervision and...
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Image 26 of 52nd Annual Meeting 26 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [NoV. J Commissioner Whitney, Broome county It seems to me that the commissioners assembled here are not so far apart as to their general ideas of...
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Image 27 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION 2/ why The first time I was requested to be a candidate, the secojid time I tried to get the nomination and there was no opposition....
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Image 28 of 52nd Annual Meeting 28 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 7 two methods that have been adopted in cities, and the general con- clusion is that it is better to elect the members of the...
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Image 29 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COMillTTEE ON LEGISLATION 29 presented. I felt there was. a slur cast on us as school commis- sioners. If I told you how many terms I have taught, you...
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Image 30 of 52nd Annual Meeting 30 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. J better supervision. I do not believe in selecting a man outside of the county and outside of the district for commissioner, because that man...
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Image 31 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION 3I particular points, my position was that if those points were not cleared up I still stood for the bill as an improvement on present -conditions...
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Image 32 of 52nd Annual Meeting 32 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. expenses paid. I don t want my expenses curtailed to $200. I be- lieve that we should stand for an educational qualification, and that the...
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Image 33 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION 33 Superintendent Smith, Cortland I am willing to go on record, they can. Commissioner Marshall, Jefferson county If an educational qualification is not required for superintendents...
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Image 34 of 52nd Annual Meeting 34 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 7 conventions and conferences, making the plan somewhat cumber- some and I do not see that there is any corresponding advantage to be gained. The...
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Image 35 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION 35 opposed to the Page bill, to meet with a member of the Education Department to discuss the question of rural supervision and report at their...
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Image 36 of 52nd Annual Meeting 36 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS COM r a. S. DOWNING, STATE DEPARTMENT Ladies and Gentlemen: It was only on Tuesday afternoon that it was definitely determined that...
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Image 37 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS 37 1907, 850 training class certificates, while in the year which closed July 31, 1905, we issued 808. The rural schools didn t get more than 50 per...
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Image 38 of 52nd Annual Meeting 38 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 7 Then you, as well as the people, are somewhat uninformed as to the scheme of certification of teachers by the Department, as it is...
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Image 39 of 52nd Annual Meeting 1907] CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS 39 Stand this system there certainly wouldn t be a temporary license in his entire county, and it is one of ttie largest counties. He could get pupils...
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Image 40 of 52nd Annual Meeting 40 ASSOCIATION OF COMMISSIONERS AND SUPERINTENDENTS [Nov. 7 In regard to the first grade certificate, we say that these first grade certificates may be secured up to August i, 1910. It is...
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