Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-11-16
PLAN LEGISLATION
PROMINENT EDUCATORS or
IOWA FAVOR STATE cERTlFI-
CATION OF TEACHERS
Prot. A. w. Stuart Of ottunnwa In At.
tendance At Meeting Held in Dos
Molnes-Teachers at Present Exam.
ined by County Superintendent.

A conference Of prominent educat-
ors held with State Superintendent of
Public instruction ]. F. Riggs at Des
Moines Saturday, resulted in an ap-
prevail of the plan, to ask the legis-
lature to enact law at its coming
session, providing for the state certifi-
cation OF all teachers, Prof. A. w.
Stuart. superintendent Of the Ottum-
wa schools, attended the meeting as
a member of the legislative COMMITTEES.
Prof. Stuart and County Superintend<
ent Of Schools Emma Nye are both
heartily in favor of the plan.
At the present time teachers are e1a,
amined by the superintendent Of the
county in which they live and undeNi
the certificate issued by him they aral
entitled to teach only in that countyaI
IF they remove to another county,
they are forced to pass another eHd
emination, no matter how high thei1
standing in the first instance. Il
Tho Proposed Plan.
Under the proposed measure, tn0I
county superintendent will examined
teachers, as now, but the papers Will
be sent to the state board Of educard
ton for examination and the issuanca1
of certificates based thereon. Thesd1
certificates will be good in any part
Of the state, when registered, and unfI
der the registered certificates teacAfl
ers may teach In any county withoUt,
denomination. i
The bill to this effect has been dr@6d
ed by the state superintendent and
Was. discussed in detail at the conf
ference yesterday. He was authorin9
ed to complete the text, according to
the new idea, and which means tho
rewriting Of about twelve sections Of
the law as 1t stands today.
Under the proposed statute examine
ations will be held four times yea1
instead Of twelve times as at presents
The state board will furnish the ques1
lions to be used in the examination.
The manuscripts will be sent to tha
state superintendent and the state
board. When the board has passed on
them all the county superintendent
will be authorized to employ the
teachers SO passing.
Have No Doubt Of Passage.
The members have no doubt but
what the legislature will pass the pro-
posed law as it appeals strongly to
common sense. Those in the confer
ence were:
State superintendent ]. F. Riggs.
H. H. Seerley, president Of State
Normal, Cedar Falls.
w. O. Riddell, Des Moines.
3. w Stanton; AIies, Iowa State col
lege.
President Hill M. Bell, Drake, Des,
Moines.
County superintendent A. L. Brown
OF TT. Dodge.
O. b. Smith, rndianola.
Geo. H. Colbert, Clarinda.
r.. b. Bolton, Iowa City.
A. W. Stuart, formerly president Oh
the State Teachers association, OF.
tumwa.
r. @. Hartung, Des Moines.
George Fl. Belts, Cornell.
High School Inspector Ensign, State
university, Iowa City.
O.. j. McManus, Council Bluffs.
w. HI. Stone, Winterset.
| Laura Fitch, Charlton.
/ r. E. Lark. Onawa.
J. ]. Mcconnell Cedar Rapids.
Former State Superintendent Henri
Sabin, Des Moines
County Superintendent q. G. Thorn.
burg, Des Moines.
High School Courses.
Superintendent Riggs informed the
conference at the morning session that
he had 1t In mind to recommend a
two and three year high school
course to the high schools of the stats
and he asked suggestions from the ed
ucators present with respect to his
plan. The conference he thought spe.
cially able to pass upon the question
for the reason that all branches OF the