Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-28
Total anti-Cummins

Total anti-Cummins. ....................... $50 I
Five counties Of the Fifth district have |
instructed their delegates for Major Rath- |
bun. These are:
INSTRUCTED FOR RATHBUN.
Linn ................ ~ Benton ............. is
CEDAR .........'''... -
Jones ............... 10 al.........,,... 80 |
Some signs of friction have manifested |
themselves between the managers Of Perk- |
ins and Major Rathbun. The Perkins men
have been insistent in claiming that the
Rathbun vote would be at the disposal of
Perkins, giving no more than formal sup
port to the Fifth district candidate. The
manner in which these claims are beginning
to be resented gives the Perkins leaders
uneasiness
Licenses for superintendents.
It has been discovered that all candidates
for county superintendent Of schools who
are not already In possession of first grade
certificates and now engaged in teaching
will have to secure new first grade certin-
Gates under the new law which takes ef-
feet october /. Candidates In Polk county.
Marion county and Palo Alto county will
be affected by this law. Under the new
law the candidate will have 10 pass the
examination under the state board of edu-
cational examiners. Formerly they could
Idkt the examination ullutT SOtilt lTltnulg
county superintendent The matter was
brought to the attention Of the state super
intendent's ONCE by an inquiry from
prospective candidate. There is a belief
that the examinations as conducted by the
state board will be decidedly more severe
than those Of the friendly county super
intendents in adjoining counties Besides
the counties mentioned being affected
IL is known that there will be several
others The second section of the new law
in the first sentence says: THE county
superintendent. who may be of either SEX
shall be, the holder of a first grade certid-
cate as provided for in this act" Section
IL provides that teachers who have held
first grade certificates for one or more
years before the act. takes place can have
the same extended. provided they have
taught the year immediat ely previous and
have the recommendation of the school
boards and superintendent and principals
But there are a large number of candi-
dates who have not certificates and have
been teaching in private schools or not
teaching at all and they must look to the
board for certificate in order to be quail
fed TO serve county superintendents.
The only examination that will be held
by the board before January 1, when the
officials take their positions, is October a.
Is and 2S, and the results will not be known
until after the election November s, ana
consequently these candidates will not
know whether they can hold the once or
not until some time after election day.
College commandments.
This week and next are the weeks OF
college commencement In Iowa. Beginning
Thursday the State Agricultural college
commencement at Ames opens and runs
It1na he nj 4e -.
smoked by juniors and seniors Thursday OF
this week, Fridays the society graduates,
Saturday the term recItal, Sunday the bac-
calaureate sermon, Monday the Junior
| class play and senior faculty base ball
! game, Tuesday class day Wednesday al
umni program, Thursday dedication of the
new central hall and commencement exer-
| cises. Drake university commencement
opens June and closes June H. The COM
mencement Grafton is to be delivered by
Theodore p. Shonts OF the Isthmian canal
commission. The State Normal commence
ment is from June to 49, The annual
parade Of the campus and recitals will be
Friday, June s, society anniversaries satur-
day. baecalaureate sermon on Sunday, class
day Monday, alumni anniversaries Tuesday
and commencement wednesday,.
Second Conviction Worst.
JOSeph Usher was convicted OF man
slaughter in Cedar Rapids and sentenced
to Ave years in the penitentiary. He APP
! pealed to the supreme court and got a
new trial and now has been convicted
again and sentenced TO eight years. He
will again appeal to the supreme court
for reversal. Usher is charged with
numbering his hired hand. William Clarity,
in the latteFs bedroom. Usher claimed
self-defense, and alleges that Clarity as
saulted him while drunk. Usher's wife,
who gave birth 10 a child soon after the
shooting OF Clarity. 10 now in the insane
hospital under the delusion that her hus-
band is pursuing her with murderous in
tentiOns.
Jesse Cole Chs PIAih-in-Chisf.
Chaplain Jesse Cole OF the Iowa Soldier :
Home at MarshalltOWn has been appointed
chaplsin-in-chief OF the National Grand
Army OF the Republic TO an the vacancy
oAussd by the death OF the late Rev
Father J. r. LearY Of Chapman, Kan Rev.