The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-06
Grant County Educational Scandal 10
BE Thoroughly Probed by the
Superintendent of Schools
MANY HIGH.SCHOOL GRADUATES
LARGE CLASSES TURNED OUT BY
SEVERAL INDIANA CITIES.
commencement Week at Blooming
dale AUTHORIZATIONS University
in the state Field Meet.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
MARION. Ind. June 5.-Most sensational
developments have sprung from the exami-
nation for teachers licenses conducted in
this county last Saturday. The attend
ance at the examination was unusually
large. 1t has been discovered since the
examination that about twenty-five OF the
applicants for teachers licenses saw the
examination questions prepared by the
State Board of Education before the ex-
animation was held. They saw them in
time to study them and prepare their an
swers.
Where the questions were originally pro-
cured is a mystery. Joseph Hall. OF Delphi.
who was arrested this morning at that
place and brought TO this city by Sheriff
Bradford at noon, is charged with selling
the questions here. Hall brought his sttor-
ney Mr.. Ryan, with him. and has refused
to state where and how he procured the
questions. County Superintendent Thomp-
son. who ferreted out the matter, says
there can be no doubt that Hall is the
guilty one
The May examination for applicants were
held at the High School building last Satur-
day by County Superintendent A. b.
Thompson. The examination seemed TO
progress satisfactorily. One young woman,
however, Miss Chambers. a student at the
Marion Normal College, from Howard
county passed in her papers early. Moth
ing unusual in this was regarded. as Il fire.
quently happens that applicants pass in
their papers without finishing the examina-
ton. Miss Chambers however. cOnfded TO
Burr Sherron, of Pleasant township. who
was taking the examination. and who is a
nephew of Superintendent Thompson. that
she could not finish the examination be-
cause she had previously seen the CUES
tons. Mr.. Sherron was inquisitive and
found that more than one of the students
of the Normal College had seen
the questions. He then informed Superin-
tendent Thompson of what he had learned,
and after the examination was over the
county superintendent commenced quiet
investigation. From Miss Chambers the
questions were traced back TO the hrst stu
dent who had procured them. This was j.
II. Tickle.
Tickle, who il also a student at the Nor
NAL. stated that he had procured the ques-
lions from Joseph Hall in Marion the
Thursday preceding the examination. he
had correspondence with Hall at Indian
apolis and Frankfort concerning teachers
examination questions. Last Thursday
Tickle received a message from Hall at
Goshen, asking for a meeting at the Glover
Leaf station at 12:45 o'clock. He met Hall
at the place at the appointed time
and says he paid him 80 for ques-
tions He was closely questioned
by Superintendent Thompson and said he
disposed of the questions 10 other appli-
cants for S14 apiece. The distribution OF
questions was traced still farther until IL
was found that these two had disposed
of the questions to about twenty other stu
dents al the Normal They received from
81 TO 50 from each OF the students.
Hall was brought 10 Marion this noon,
taken before Judge Paulus, OF the Circuit
Court, and waived examination. He was
placed In Jail i'm default of $500 bond. Hall
admitted to Superintendent Thompson and
| State Superintendent Frank l.. Jones that
| he sold the questions. He said he had been
| led TO IL but refused 10 tell where he Sc
cured the questions. He is twenty-eight
years old and has just finished the junior
year at the Indiana Medical College at
| indianapolis. His home is at Delphi, and
brother Is clerk OF Carroll county. SUI
perintendent Thompson says IL is not I'M
| likely that the whole examination will be
| thrown out.