The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-06-20
Petition Being Circulated to Sc
cure Two Months More.
County Schools Reported in Flourish
ing Condition-Supplementary
Examination Today.
BEGINS JULY 8

A county teachers examination is
being held today at the court house by
County Superintendent A. M. Rags
dale for the benefit of those who tailed
to get first class certificates. Those
who are being examined today are
Misses Ada Armstrong, Metropolis;
Lille Rouse. Lone Oak, and Vida
Morton, Grahamville. These voung
ladies failed to secure first class certif-
Gates but were awarded second class
and now are attempting to secure the
former.
The colored teachers examination
will be held next Friday and Satur-
day. There are a number of colcred
applicants who failed to secure the
first class certificates.
The McCracken county teachers in
stitute will be held at the Longfellow
school building in Paducah, KY, be-
ginning July 6, 1908. Every teacher
of the county schools, and those ex-
pecting to be granted certificates after
this date, are required to attend the
full session.
d. E. Wilson, of Padu cab, will in
struct the institute,
The examinations for county ap-
pointees to the State college of Ken
lucky will be held at the county court
house July II, 1908. ALI applicants
must be between the ages of IA and "a
years, and the examination will be .
comparative one, the preson receiving
the highest per cent being appointed,
and receiving travelling expenses, tut
tion and room rent free.
Superintendent A. NJ. Ragsdale, Of
the county schools. and several associ-
aties are working to secure better ed
ucational advantages for the youth of
tine county, and think they will soon
have things in such shape as to bring
about an election to extend the time
of county school terms.
Prof Ragsdale stated this morning
that he had secured the services Of an
attorney who had drawn up petition
to be placed before the public request
ing County Judge r. T. Lightfoot to
authorize an election for the extension
of the county school term. 1--WE think
the county schools do not run long
enough" Superintendent Rsgsdals
stated, land feel sure if we get the
election, to have the matter satisfaoto-
rily settled. At present we are hav-
ing but five months school and desire
to have the term extended to seven
months. This will cost but 10 per
cent more than at present. q small
matter considering the advantages of
a longer term. We have begun cirou-
lating the petition and find ready sign
ers everywhere. The legal require
ments provide for one-fourth the vot-
ers of the county who voted in the
last regular election and Judging from
the sentiment of the people as we hear
expressed we think the petition will it
be ready for presentation to Judge
Lightfoot within the next few
weeks"
After the signers have been secured
the petition will be given to Judge
Lightfoot who will authorize the cleo
tion and the promoters of the project
think they will have no trouble in ex-
tending the term. II this is accom-
plished the people of the county will
have cause for congratulstion. The
school term in the county has for sew
eral years been considered inadequate
but no efforts had heretofore been
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