Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-26
Omission of Section Will Not
Work Hardship on Second
Grade Teachers
ATTORNEY GENERAL EXPLAINS
lnasmuch as the Law is Silent on Sub
jects Upon Which They Shall Be
Examined, Attorney General Holds,
the Board Has Right to Select the
Subjects.
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

Special to Times Republican,.
Des Moines, April 26.-Attornev
General Mullan has given a decision in
regard to the omission of one section
from the law regarding state certifi-
Gates for teachers and his opinion is
that no hardship will be worked on the
teachers of the state. The section
omitted is section 5, instead of section
4. as at first reported. The new law
providing for state certificates for
teachers provides that there shall be
first, second and third grade certifi-
Gates. The law in one section enum-
crates the subjects on which candi-
dates for first grade certificate must
pass an examination. Section enum-
Grated the subjects on which candi-
dates for second and third grade GER
tificates should pass an examination,
the subjects for these two grades be-
ing the same the only difference In the
grades being that third grade teachers
are those with no teaching experience
and second grade teachers being those
with experience in teaching. The sec
ton which enumerated the subjects on
which second and third grade certifi-
Gates should be based was omitted, but
Attorney General Mullan has now Civ
en- it as his opinion that inasmuch as
the law is silent as to the subjects
the board of educational examiners
have authority to select them. The
board will select those enumerated in
section 5. which was omitted.
Physicians Not Incensed.
An item has been sent out from Iowa
Falls to the effect that the physicians
of the state are much incensed be-
cause the law has been changed rela-
tive to reporting vital statistics; that
they fear since the matter has been
taken out of the hands of the phys-
clans and placed in the hands of the
assessors there will be very inadequate
vital statistics. AS a matter of actual
fact the reason the matter was taken
out of the hands of the physicians
by the legislature was because OF the
inattention given to it by the physi-
clans and the fact that the physicians
reported last year less NUMBER Oh
births than deaths. If any physicians
are incensed it is due to their lgnor-
ance of conditions. One such dlspatch
as referred to was under an Iowa
Falls date line of April % and reads
in part:
The physicians over the safe have
received. with disfavor, the recent
, action of the legislature in apohsnins
registrars of births and deaths, ana
doing away with the Issuance OF Duflai
permits After July l, no burlal per-
mit will be required before the inter-
ment of the body is made, aitho the
undertaken may fill out certificate OF
death and file the same with the state
| board of health. This action IS ueeni-
/ cd q severe blow to vital statlstlcs III
Iowa. and is regarded by many as d
step backward. No certihcates VI pirtn
viii be required after July l, ana, SO
far as the registrations OF bruins anu
deaths in Iowa and the issuance OF
huria1 nermits nothing will be requlr-
| ed of undertakers, physicians u e''
officials, as in the past
Law Didn't Work Well.
Under the law that has been IN OPP
ara+ion for the last two years the phv-
sicians were required to report l,ie
| h;rths ar if a midwife ATTENDED she
was required to make the report. Ihe
| law didn't work for during the tliiie ~
has been in operation the piyslclals
/ failed to report more tnah aoou. oiie-
half as many births as IL Is haoM -
n,usf have occurred compared WIN
! other wears 1t was just because the
nhvsicians failed to report tnat the
legislature returned to the old law OF
raouirin. the assessors to make the re-
ports. The assessors 1ouhu Twice a.
many babies as the Occur , o'u 'eeot
ling to their reports
AS to the matter OF burial perlhlts
DR.. Kennedy. secretary OF lhe s'ate
hoard of health has taken up with the
attorney general the Interpretation OIL
tha law The bill that passed and be-
came law was a substitute prepared
hv Dr Gregory, a member of the
house and it is a little cloudy as to
h,ria1 nermits. Physicians will have
to sion the death certificate as before
the only matter in aueselon IS as 10
whether or not the undeftaker can
hrrv body without permit from the
county or city clerk In any event he is
required to report the burial TO the
state board of health.
New Notaries.
>-,+,oos .ra being sent from the of
fee of the state to 7,l4o notaries that
tbev must renew their notorial licenses
before July / if they wish to continue
i'm the business. the certlncates are
issued for three year perloas. Ihose
in force now will expire July 4. If a
rotary secures certificate at any
time ii runs only till the erd of the
three year period but pays the full
Armory Rent.
The fact that every company of the
national guard will hereafter have $500
for armory rent instead of but $500 il
is believed will inspire buildings If
MANY of the cities of the state. Six
hundred dollars is six per cent interest
an $40 600 If a 100000 building is
erected in a city for an armory there
is guarantee of at least $500 revenue
from If for only one night in the week
For the other nights there will be rev.
enue to be had for ehe armory ant
practically every town in the state
where there is a company of the ma
! tional Guard will, because of thi:
anav available For thf