The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-03
TO PREVENT FRAUD.

TO PREVENT FRAUD,
State Superintendent Kendall today
gave out the following information with
regard TO summer normal examinations;
The closing examinations for about sew
enty summer normal schools begin today
tAugust y and will close next Saturday,
August 1, or the above number twenty
1--WE are colored schools During the last
three or four weeks large number of
letters have been received by the de-
partment, lntimating that more or less OF
fraud would be attempted among these
eolored normals during the closing ex-
aminations, unless measures to prevent
should be taken. A majority of these
letters were from negroes, who, in num-
her OF cases, offered reasons Tor the be-
lief expressed while several letters came
from white citizens OF unquestoned repu-
tauon. In order to guard against this
fraud. should II be attempted the State
superintendent mas deemed 1t best to APP
point, during the past eight or ten days
special examiner for majority OF those
colored normals. In a number of cases
these special examiners are colored teach
ers, and, where available coored teachers
could not be procured. county superintend-
ents, city superintendents or principals,
or members OF dhe county examining board
were appointed. The questions and the
rules TO be used in the three days eX-
animation are in every case the same as
those to be used and observed in the en-
tire sixty eight normals and have been
placed in the hands of these special ex-
aminers with the request that the exam
iner for each school be present during
every hour allotted for examination. and,
together with the conductor Of the normal,
see that no fraud is perpetrated The
special examiner was also charged with
the duty of taking up all of the examlna-
ton papers at the close OF each half day,
and at the close Of the examination TO
send all OF these papers to Austin
The State superintendent in doing this
does hot charge eifher the conductor or
the applicants of any normal school with
fraud. but adopts this as a precautionary
measure for the purpose OF protecting
the honest conductor and applicants tor
certificates.
NATIONAL FARMERS CONGRESS.
The agricultural department gave out
the following tbis morning with reference
to the Farmers National congress. 1t Ia
from Indianola, Iowa
The time being so short the manage
ment OF the congress finds 1t Impossible
to reach the people of Texas without the
aid of the press. VIII the press of the
Safe, regardless OF politics. please SAY
that the Farmers National congress- vii
! meet at Colorado Springs, August y 10 81
/ 1902
One rate for the round trip, plus 81
has been granted to the people of Texas
Oklahoma and the Indian Territory, tick.
"ts ON sale August is and H.
! 1t Is requested that all who go vis
| Denver reach that city in time to take
/ the excursion over the Loop, on Monday
August 20. as continuous return trip viii
not permit us to stop over.
Four days will be spent in the congress-
during which time one can visit the tor
of Pixies Peak at a reduced rate over the
Cog Road by applying for tickets al
the congress After adjournment there
will be an excursion to Cripple Creek and
to the Royal Gorge, with stop-o over for
lunch at Canon City.
While in Denver our headquarters will
be at the st. James hotel At Colorado
Springs. 1t viii be at the Alamo hotel.
All State papers VIII please copy.
II. II. Clayton
Chairman Executive Committee,