The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-08
The County Superintendent VS..
Prof. T.. P. SterDer.

| GENTLEMEN THE term for which
my professional certificate was endors
ed will expire on the first Monday oI
June, 1894. The County Superlnten
dent has refused to renew it, and
since there is no examination for me
to attend l am compelled to resign. ]
therefore resign the principalship Of
your hools,-the resignation to take
effect June 4tb, 1894. 1 regret that
this step is necessary, but for your
protection | must take it.
Very Respectfully Yours,
L. ?. STERNER.
must refer publicly to this COM
muncatlon because it contains two
plain misstatements.
Ist. Is the statement "The
county superintendent has refused to
renew" Mr.. Sterner's certificate.
This is not true. When l visited
his school on the 10th of April last l
gave him the reasons why l could not
renew it sojthoH an examination.
He refused to take an examination
stating at that time that he would not.
In the School Law-copy ofISo2-
page 1a5 are these words: "Profess-
lonal certificates may be renewed by
county, city or borough Superinten-
dents without re examination, after
having fully satisfied himself by per-
sonal observation in his or her school,
OF the competency and skill as a
teacher of the person holding It," On
page I27 of same book are these
words: County superintendents can
not be too careful in renewing old
professional certificates"
If Mr.. Sterner possesses the necess-
ary qualifications and will give evi-
dence in a public examination which
he may take, l shall cheerfully renew
his certificate.
end. He says; "Snce there is no
examination for me to attend 1 am
compelled to resign
This is not true. / mailed him this
years circular of examinations, and he
could see that he might take an exam
ii .tion in Bloomsburg June 1ath, Au-
gust 18th, Sept. 9Th or Sept. 2oth.
If none of these come early enough,
it is we'll known that in cases of ne.
cessity an application signed by three
directors of district secures special
examination at any time. These are
the facts in the case. Let us be
honest and truthful in what we do and
say.
Public Office in county as we'll as
in the state and nation is public |
trust, and the people have right to
know what their officials are doing,
therefore | submit the following re-
solutions which were sent me May
roth by the secretary of the Blooms.
burg school board and were returned
by me with the objections as given, by
registered letter, to Mr.. l.. P. Sterner,
May 2Ist.
BLOOMSBURY, PA, April 20, 1904
AT meeting of the board of school
directors of fBloomsburg school district,
Columbia county, State of Pennsyl-
vania, the following resolutions were
adopted:
ReSoIced, That l.. Parvln Sterner,
whose address is Bloomsbnrg, Col
umbia county, Pa, having taught a
common school in this district for five
annual school terms-two terms as as
sistant principal and three terms as
principal of the High School, we take
pleasure in saying that we consider
him well qualified as a teacher, NOR
ally, Intellectually, and professionally.
Resolved, That we recommend
the State Board of Examiners and the
Faculty Or. d. J, waller is the Prin-
cipaD of the State Normal School, To-
Gated at Indiana, Pa, to grant the
above-named person teachers State
certificate.
BY order of the Board.
Jos. GARRISON, President.
Attest: VIM. F. RINKER, Sec.
JERsEYTowN, Pa, May 81, 1894.
l am obliged to refuse to sign the
above application you present for
State certificate.
Ist. Because of your evident lack
of general knowledge and culture
which is shown in your work
ED. Because of your insufficient
kno Wedge of both the science and the
art of education which is shown in
your teaching.
sd. Because l have grave reasons
for questioning your moral fitness.
4th. Because of your non progress
sivc spirit as teacher shown by your
failure to attend the last county insti
tute withoute known or reasonable
cause and without explanation in your
particular case.
5th. Because for the above reasons,
and the additional facts that during
the past three years have talked
with your directors about your work
and some of them have agreed with
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