Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-07-13
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the STATE oozrd u edocatiOo 70 eon-
d5ct eIzminztio1s f0T diplomas
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Nr. NcElrOy, his predecessor, did and
that the county s1peuatendent d
Marion county i making a kick b
cause ne d5es MT have the conducting
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Willamette university. He says Jones
is mad because he don't get the fees.
SUPERINTENDENT yOsE5' LETTER.
"SALEN, July 2, 1897.
state Board VI Education, Salem, Or:
"GEsTLE WES:-Permit me 70 call
your attention % the fact that state
papers are being issued % rariOus per-
sons in different counties. who have
not undergone the examination
either before the state board Of edu-
cation Or persons appointed by said
board, Or before a county board Of eK
animation, which bodies alone are
authorized By law 70 conduct such ex-
aminatiOns.
Il hereby protest against the prac-
tice as being irregular, unlawful aud
injurious 70 our educational system,
and appeal to you as the body having
authority to correct this evil.
"Very respectfully,
GEORGE ". JONES,
school Superintendent, Marion
County"
MT.'JOnes, in explanation Of the
above letter, says that the loose meth
DDS employed By the board in con-
ducting examinations has resulted in
an enormous increase in the commits
siOns issued. From 1872 to 1895,
period Of y years, there we're issued
1O52state papers, and from 1895 10 1891,
1868 were issued. Supt. Irwin signed
more deDlomas in two years than his
had in p years.
He has issued One-half as many
in the last two years as
all the county supts. OF Oregon to-
gether, and il some steps are not
taken To check the issuance Of state
papers it will only take three years
more to commission all Of the three
thousand teachers Of the state.
The truth about the matter, as THE
JOURNAL has always charged, is that
State Supt. McElroy organized his de-
partment by getting special iegisla-
tiOn 10 swell his own fees, and that |
Mr.. Irwin is only enforcing the lawand |
taking the fees as he finds them.
1t should now be the duty Of the
state board Of education to inyesti-
gate the whole matter and place this
whole matter on business-like foot
Ing, ,and elevate our educational insti-
tutions above greed and politics. The
arge fees which Irwin is taking no
doubt belong TO the school funds Of
The state, as Governor Lord plainly
shows in his message, and ought TO be
placed there. County Supt. Jones
mas rendered the people a service in
placing this matter squarely at issue,
md will be the means OF bringing
about revolution in a matter that
has certainly grown to be an enor-
nous abuse.