SELECTION OF SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Mr. MORGAN, from the Committee on Education, submitted a majority report on the bill [H. R. 275] regarding teachers and County Superintendents, recommending that the bill lie on the table.
A minority report was submitted on the same bill [H. R. 295], recommending its passage with certain amendments.
Mr. MORGAN hoped the House would not vote in favor of the minority, thereby striking out the best features of the bill. He was opposed to the election of teachers by the patrons, not because he wished to deprive the patrons of their rights, but because it is to the interests of the schools to deprive the patrons of the privilege of wrangling over the selection of a teacher. The Trustee was, generally, and by virtue of his office, the most competent person to judge of the proficiency of the teacher, thus avoiding the fight which almost invariably ensues at school meetings appointed for that purpose. Besides the Trustee's acquaintance with the teachers in the County gives him a better and wider opportunity to judge of a teacher's qualifications than the patrons. He hoped the House would not adopt the minority report, as it would destroy the very best feature of the bill.
On motion by Mr. COMPTON, the whole matter--bill and reports--was laid on the table.
