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Compulsory School Attendance :-Superintendents Chipman, Miss Coulter Davidson, Waterman, Hill, Barr, McClymonds.

Certification of Teachers :-Superintendents McLane, Doub, Furlong, Webster, Walker, Mrs. Chope, Miss Bagnelle.

Concentration and Supervision of Rural Schools :-Superintendents Edward Hyatt, Smith, Imrie, Grove, Crookshanks, Miss Bahr, Ramsay.

Government of Normal Schools and State Board of Education; -Superintendents Ennis, Mrs. Peart, Baldwin, Greeley, Graham, Dunn, Sackett.

High School Amendments: -Superintendents Barker, McClymonds, Erlewine, Russell, Hughes, Edwards, Barbee.

Election of Teachers and Trustees:-Linscott, Wagener, White, Crawford, Miss Laugenour, Mrs. Woods, Miss Owens.

County School Tax :-Superintendents Gordon, Miss Jones, Miss Persons, Miss Williams, Scott, Waters, Wright.

Text Books:-Superintendents Strine, McCarty, Howard, Kline, Brown, Miss Tilton.

Announcement was made of an invitation extended by the Reception Committee of citizens to members of the convention for a ride in and about the suburbs of San Jose. On motion the same was accepted and the thanks of the convention ex. tended.

On motion of Superintendent Hyatt the following names were added to the list of honorary members: L. B. Avery, Harr Wagner, John Manzer, Elmer E. Brownell, Volney Rattan, Charles H. Allen.

Superintendents Hugh J. Baldwin and Cornelia Richards were noted as being

present.

A resolution was introduced by Superintendent Webster to refer all matters pertaining to special subjects to the various committees. The same was adopted. Discussion of general amendments to the school law was then resumed.

Superintendent Greeley introduced the following resolution, which was unanimously carried:

Resolved, that this Convention of County and City Superintendents respectfully request of Professor Campbell the privilege of visiting Lick Observatory on Thursday afternoon and evening for such members as may wish to make the trip to Mount Hamilton.

Prof. C. H. Allen was introduced and briefly addressed the convention, making felicitous comparisons of the present with the past.

On motion the convention adjourned at 12 M., to meet at 1:30 P. M.

AFTERNOON SESSION.

The convention was called to order at 2 o'clock, P. M.

Work was resumed upon the proposed general amendments to the school law, and consideration of the same was concluded. The proposed changes in the school law substantially as recommended by the Biennial Conventions of 1896 and 1898 were concurred in.

On motion the convention adjourned at 3:20 o'clock P. M., to Thursday, August 30th, at 8:30 o'clock, A. M.

AUGUST 30, 1890.

The convention was called to order at 9 o'clock A. M.

On motion the following named were appointed a Committee on Resolutions :Superintendents McCarty, Garner, Haycock, Donnelly, Hyatt, Miss Owens.

The Committee on Compulsory School Attendance submitted the following report:

To the Convention of County and City Superintendents of Schools:-Your committee on Compulsory Education begs leave to submit for your consideration and adoption

the following: Your Committee has read with pleasure that the Educational Commission is considering the subject of compulsory education. We recommend that this Convention signify its interest in this important subject by appointing a committee to act with a committee of the Educational Commission to prepare a Compulsory Educational Bill to be presented to the Legislature for enactment at its next session.

(Signed) L. J. CHIPMAN,

S. D. WATERMAN,
J. W. MCCLYMONDS,
CHAS. C. HILL,
MINNIE COULTER,

JOSIE FINANE,

F. P. DAVIDSON.

On motion the report was received and concurred in. On motion it was ordered that a special committee on School Attendance be appointed by the Chair.

The Election of School Trustees and Teachers.

The Committee on Election of School Trustees and Teachers reported as follows:

REPORT.

Your Committee, to whom was referred Section 1593 of the Political Code, relative to the election of school trustees, and Subdivision 7 of Section 1617, relative to the powers and duties of school trustees relating to time of election of teachers, beg leave to report as follows:

1. Amend Sec. 1593 relating to the election of school trustees by (a) substituting April for June in all cases. (b) In Subdivision 4 insert after the word "years the words "from the first day of July next succeeding his election, or until his successors shall be elected or appointed and qualified.”

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2. In lieu of Sub. 7 of Sec. 1617: "To employ teachers, and immediately notify the County Superintendent of Schools, in writing, of such employment, naming the credentials held by the teachers employed; also to employ janitors and other employes of the schools; to fix and order paid the compensation of teachers, janitors and other employes, unless the same be otherwise provided by law; provided that except in any city and county, or in cities having boards of education, boards of trustees shall meet between the first day of May and the fifteenth day of June of each year, and shall by ballot elect the teachers for the ensuing school year, and upon a failure to do so at such time, the teachers already employed, whose successors have not been elected, shall continue as such for the ensuing school year; provided further, that vacancies may be filled and additional teachers may be employed by the board of trustees at any subsequent time, as necessity may require; and provided further, that no board of trustees shall enter into any contract other than with a teacher to extend beyond the end of the current school year." Respectfully submitted.

J. W. LINSCOTT,

MRS. A. C. S. WOODS,

D. H. WHITE,

J. A. WAGENER,
MOLLIE OWENS,

LILLIE L. LAUGENOUR.
Committee.

On motion the above report was received and its recommendations concurred in.

Normal Schools.

The Committee on Government of Normal Schools submitted the following report, which was, on motion, adopted:

REPORT.

We, your committee, to whom was referred the matter of the Government of Normal Schools and the State Board of Education, beg leave to report as follows: 1. We recommend that the State Board of Education as now constituted be not changed.

2. We recommend that the laws relating to State Normal Schools be so amended that the State Normal Schools shall be placed under the management and control of a Board of Regents consisting of the Governor, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and nine other members appointed by the Governor of the State, the details of the powers and duties of said board to be defined in a bill prepared by a special committee of this convention acting in conjunction with a committee appointed by the Educational Commission, and that a constitutional amendment be submitted providing for the support of the State Normal Schools in a manner similar to that in which the University of California is now supported. (Signed). C. L. ENNIS,

J. P. GREELEY,
HUGH J. BALDWIN,
GEORGE L. SACKETT,
MRS. S. E. PEART,
R. H. DUNN,
J. W. GRAHAM,

Committee.

Hon. Ira G. Hoitt, ex-State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Mrs. Julia B. Hoitt, ex-Deputy State Superintendent, being present, were elected honorary members, and Superintendent Hoitt, upon invitation, took the floor and addressed the convention.

High Schools.

The Committee on High School Amendments submitted the following

REPORT.

1. Your committee hereby recommends that the "Second Proposed Substitute for Section 6," proposed by the sub-committee of the California Educational Commission be concurred in by this body, and that a committee from this body be appointed by Supt. T. J. Kirk to confer with the sub-committee of the California Educational Commission, and to urge the Legislature to submit the proposed amendment.

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2. In Sub. 10, Sec. 1670 of the Amendments of the School Law of California, that after the word "shall" in line one, the following be inserted: Except in incorporated cities having boards of education,"

3. In Sub. 12 of Sec. 1670, that the entire sentence relating to a uniform series of text-books for high schools be struck out, i. e., the following:

"The text-books to be used in all high schools shall be uniform thruout the State, and shall be adopted by the high school board, subject to the same restriction provided for the adoption of the course of study, from a list of books pre. pared and submitted by the accrediting board of the State University."

4. That the word "city" be inserted after the word "county" in line one, Sub. 11, Sec. 1671, p. 20. Respectfully submitted,

A. C. BARKER,

J. F. BARBEE,

J. W. MCCLYMONDS,

O. W. ERLEWINE,

F. P. RUSSELL,
CHAS. C. HUGHES,
W. S. EDWARDS,

Committee.

On motion the report was adopted and its recommendations concurred in.

Union Elementary Schools.

The Committee on the Concentration and Supervision of Rural Schools submitted the following report, which was on motion adopted:

REPORT.

Your committee, to whom was referred the draft of a proposed bill for the consolidation and supervision of rural schools, report as follows:

We have examined this proposed law and have looked into the way it would work in the various parts of the State represented by the Committee; and we believe it to be a good thing.

It may be used as a corrective in the regions where the tendency to over-formation of school districts has led to bad conditions; it is permissive entirely, in no sense mandatory; it is so arranged that it may readily be abandoned whenever found to work unsatisfactorily; and it seems to be in every way desirable as a distinct step forward in our public school policy.

We find this draft, prepared by Professor Cubberley, so conscientiously and intelligently worked out, that we agree to it as a whole, and recommend it to the Convention. The few changes we have made in wording and arrangement are noted in the copy attached to this report. We judge it not necessary to read this draft in detail to the Convention, since it has been printed in the official journal, and is acsessible to all members; and we therefore beg leave to now turn over this official copy to the officers of the Convention. (Signed)

EDWARD HYATT.
P. W. SMITH,

G. S. RAMSAY,

O. W. GROVE,

S. A. CROOKSHANKS,
LULU C. BAHR,

J. A. IMRIE.

Committee.

Text Books.

The Committee on Text-Boooks submitted the following

REPORT.

1. We, your committee, strongly recommend that the State of California provide a uniform series of text-books for its elementary and grammar schools, and that said text-books be furnished to the schools of the State free of charge or other expense.

2. In view of the fact that our State Constitution as it now stands compels our

State Board of Education to compile, or cause to be compiled, a series of state textbooks, and seems to prohibit the purchase by said Board in the open market of any and all text-books or copyrights, however much superior to our present series, we recommend that the Chairman of this Convention appoint a committee, consisting of five or seven of its members, with power to act in conjunction with the Educational Commission in securing such a proposed amendment to Article IX, Subdivision 7 of our State Constitution as will authorize our State Board of Education to purchase in the open market such copyright or copyrights as may be needed for a uniform series of text-books for use in the elementary and grammar schools of the State, and to furnish said text-books to the schools of the State free of charge or other expense. (Signed)

J. H. STRINE,

T. E. MCCARTY,
B. F. HOWARD,
C. G. KLINE,
J. B. BROWN,
B. M. TILTON,
Committee.

On motion, the report was received, and its recommendations concurred in.

Taxes.

The Committee on County School Tax and Bonding Districts submitted the following report, which was on motion adopted:

REPORT.

To the Members of the Convention:- Your bommittee would respectfully recommend the following changes in the school law relative to county school tax and bonding of districts:

1. That the words "of the preceding school year" be inserted in Sub. 2 of Sec. 1817, after the word "apportionment."

2. That Sec. 1818 be amended to read as follows:

"The Board of Supervisors of each county having less than one hundred thousand inhabitants must, annually, at the time of levying other county taxes, levy a tax to be known as the county school tax, the minimum rate of said tax to be not less than sufficient to raise a minimum amount reported by the County Superintendent in accordance with the provisions of the preceding section. The Supervisors must determine the minimum rate of the county school tax as follows: They must deduct fifteen per cent from the equalized value of the last general assessment roll, and the amount required to be raised, divided by the remainder of the assessment roll, is the rate to be levied; but if any fraction of a cent occur, it must be taken as a full cent on each one hundred dollars."

3. That the word "twenty" be substituted for the word "ten" in line two of the fourth subdivision of Sec. 1882, so that it will conform to the reading of Section 1885.

4. That Sec. 1819 be stricken from the Code.

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