Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-17
Some Provisions of Senator
Warren's Bill For State
Teachers Certificates
THE THIRD GRADERS CUT OUT
Teachers Will Not be Allowed to Hold
Third Grade Certificates Continuous
Iy-UnIess They Progress They Must
Quit-LeeisIatur to Define Legal
accinaton.
[By Ora Williams.l

certificates for teachers, a teacher is
not allowed to hold third grade GER
tificate continuously The teacher
must either progress to higher grade
or quit teaching. The bill is consid
cred one of the most important meas
ures before the legislature. 1t was in
troduced yesterday and will receive
wide attention.
The bill in brief provides that the
county superintendent may be of either
sex and after January 1, 1909, must be
the holder of a state certificate or di-
ploma. Examinations for teachers
must he beld by the county superin-
tendent on the last Friday of January.
June, July and October and on the
| Wednesday and Thursday preceding.
/ The examinations must be held at the
county seat in room provided by the
board of supervisors. The questions
will be furnished by the state board of
educational examiners Provision is
made for certificates of first. second
and third grade, the first grade GER
tificate being on competency to teach
photography, reading. writing. arith-
metic, geography, grammar, history of
the United States, elementary civics.
elementary algebra, elementary phys
| les, elements of vocal music, physiol-
ogy and hygiene. Second ana third
grade certificates do not include ele-
ments of civics. algebra ana physics.
Before admitting person to an eX-
| animation the county superintendent
must be satisfied as to the moral char
acter. Provision is also made by which
persons who have taught successfully
! for thirty-siX weeks or are graduates
of an approved college or normal on
passing an examination for first
| grade certificate can be given such
certificate for period of three years
such certificate to be renewable on a
| showing that the holder has taught
continuously and has pursued course
of study for the period. Second grade
certificate holders can have such GER
tificate for period of two years and
can have it renewed once on Il show
ing of ability Applicants for third
grade certificates can have such for
only six months renewable at the OPP
\
can have them renewed bur twice and
must then get second grade or moth
ing Applicants with out experience
can get nothing higher than second
| grade certificate which will be raised
to the first grade after they have
| taught successfully for a period of
thirty-six weeks Provision is made
that the county superintendent must
| l. E1I hot tlo 1iSn1, ho
| qualification to teach other than schol-
arship
The examination papers will be
marked by the state board with the as
sstance of readers, ten of whom shall
be county superintendent and called
head readers. Senator Warren also in
| troduced bill amending the law to re-
quire county supervisors to bear the
expense of county institutes up to 500
the examination fee for certificates go
! ing to carry out the provisions of the
state certificate bill.
The state board of health, after
| wrestling for some time with the prob
lem of what constitutes vaccination,
has passed up to the legislature thru
the attorney general, and the legisla-
ture will be asked to pass a law which
will define what really is vaccination
in Iowa. The homeopathic members
of the board have all along contended
that their method of vaccination by
means of an internal dose is the real
thing and ought to be recognized. They
have been urging that the rule in re-
gard to vaccination, as made by the
state board, should be changed so that
each school of medical practice as
recognized by some state shall make
use of it's own way of yaccinating.
But here comes another compli-
cation, for the founder of oste-
opathy has another way of vaccinating,
and neither the regulars nor the
homeopathic want to recognize that
way. 1t is also stated by the regulars
that the founder OF the homeopathic
method has invented a second method
which he is using and he has discarded
the old. The legislature will apply it's
expert knowledge to the case.
DR.. S. Bailey, of Mt. Ayr member of
the Louisiana purchase exposition
commission, visited the legislature
Yesterday. He was on his way home
from Washington where he attended
meeting of committee of the Ameri-
can Medical association, to plan for
some national legislation, chiefly a re-
organization Of the medical staff or the
army and laws for pure food, drink
and medicine.
The bill by Mr.. Offil would practic-
ally re-establish the old system of road
working, save that each township
would have four road districts instead
of one for each school district. The
township trustees would, in each case,
determine what part of the tax should
be paid in cash and what part in la
Dor.
Mr. Powers, of Floyd county, has re-
introduced his bill to provide for the
establishment at Anamosa of a Irvine
making plant and industry for the
making of binder Irvine for the farm
ers of the state. His bill to the same
effect was we'll considered two Years
ago but there was not time near close
of the session to give it consideration.
Mr. Powers believes the state would
thus be in position to save the farm
ers of the state many thousands of
dollars and incidentally hit the harv-
ester trust a blow that would be ef-
fective.