Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-08-18

had been regarded throughout the
state as evidence Of ability prima facie,
and state normal school diplomas have
been accepted as sufficient for the is
suance of certificates by county super
intendents without examinations. Mr..
Brenton believes teachers should not
be allowed to go year after year with
out examination, and accordingly con-
cluded to see himself that they were
examined. As state certificates hold
for two years, and county superin-
tendents have no discretion with re-
gard to them, but must enter them
upon their books and permit teachers
to begin work, Mr.. Brenton will in
sist. it is understood, that teachers be
examined every two years.
Up-to-Date Way.
Teachers who have graduated from
the state normal school contend that
their marks received at the school
should be accepted by the county SUI
perintendent, but Mr.. Brenton says the
marks are received at quarterly ex-
aminations and averaged at the end
of the year, which he believes proves
very little, and the only up-to-date
way in which to determine the ability
of teacher, in his estimation, is to
give her thorough examination and
ascertain her knowledge at the mo-
ment. The new law makes il neces-
sary for applicants for examination
for state certificates to have creden-
tials from the county superintendent
regarding their ability to teach, and it
is understood that Mr.. Brenton will
refuse to issue credentials unless based
on an examination undergone in his
office, irrespective of whether or not
the applicant holds diploma from the
state normal school.
Teachers object.
Teachers are Directing strenuously
to taking these examinations, when
the state board of educational exam
iners governs itself by the following
rules:
l. Each candidate must file the following
credentials as the official proof of being
qualified to hold a state certificate
(a) Official letters addressed to the board
by one or more county or city superintend-
ents or other professional educators GER
tifying to the success of the applicant In
government and in instruction. The work
thus commended must have been done un-
der the persons supervision who certifies
to it's excellence, even II he is not now in Of
flee.
Cd Letters from one or more school board
officers for whom the candidate has taught,
certifying to teaching covering at least
three years Of SO weeks each, in which good
and faithful service was rendered.
q To be assured that the candidate Is sue
cessfM in governing and in instruction the
board reserves the right to investigate fur
Their until all doubt is removed. 1t Is neces-
sary that the applicant be a resident or
teacher in Iowa at the time Of registration,
and part Of the work certified to must have
been done in Iowa.
Find big MOIar.
A story comes from Union town
ship, Des Moines county, concerning
the finding of big molar from an an
Gent mast odon. 1t was discovered
partly uncovered in the bed of Brush
creek, which runs through the farm OF
T. H. Barnes. The monster tooth has
five propgs and measures, longitudin-
ally, seven inches, with a width OF 3 "
inches, and protruding from the gums
of the jaw two and half or three
| inches. The roots were four or five
inches long, one of the broken pieces
measuring about two inches from the
base of the tooth body. The owner OF
the tooth must have been, it is figured,
at least as large as present-day ele-
plant, and he probably grazed over all
of what was in that prehistoric period
the present bailiwick of Union town
ship. Mr.. Barnes finds evidences Of the
existence of lake on his farm, around
which it is supposed the mammoth en-
ioyed himself in his time. Brush creek
is usually dry now, and to obtain re-
liable water supply the farmers have
had to put down wells varying in depth
from 90 to 100 feet, which have yielded
flowing water in some instances,
though all more or less impregnated
with minerals. 1t is thought plenty
of coal underlies the ground, and pos
sibly oil and gas. About Is years ago,
it is recalled, tooth of a mastodon
was found on the farm of Mrs. Fred
Schwartz, also in the bottom of Brush
creek.
Congress of Races.
Gov. Shaw has been invited to name
delegates to congress of races to be
held at the Mississippi and In
tcrnational exposition at Omaha. Rep
resentatives of both the white and col
ered population of the country will at
tend the conference, which is called
for the purpose of forming a closer
union between the two races in an ed
vocational and business way, though
not politically. The governor has
given assurance that Iowa will be rep
resented at the congress, and it is
hoped that some of the most able men
of the state will be induced to attend
and take part in its deliberations.
Only Two Petitions.
Only two petitions have thus far
been filed in this (the southern) fed
eral district of the state under the new
bankruptcy law, and the infrequency
of requests for assistance out of finan-
cial troubles has been source of much
surprise to federal officials and the
members of the bar. 1t was expected
that the referee would beoverwhelmed
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