Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-16
Conditions Under Which College
Graduates Secure Certificates
Are Broadened
RULES FOR ACCREDITED SCHOOL
Teachers to Secure Certificates With
out Examination Must Be Graduated
From Real Colleges - Must Show
Completion of Entire Course - The
Regulations Defined.
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under which teachers certificates will
be given to graduates Of colleges in
Iowa have been determined by the
state board Of educational examiners.
The board has decided not to announce
the list OF colleges that win be made
accredited and graduates from which
will be given certificates without Cur
Their examination but has decided to
announce the rules on which it viii
Judge the colleges and determine
whether or not they are entitled to
such consideration. The list of coli
leges for this year has been made up
and the colleges selected will be no.
titled by letter from the board.
The law passed by the last legisla-
ture provides that graduates of coll
leges to be selected by the board shall
be given certificates on graduation.
The board has determined that to be
considered college Of liberal arts an
institution must have sufficient num-
Der Of class hours to offer opportunity
for freshmen, sophomore. junior and
senior classes, with minimum total
of sixty hours, for each semester. Lab
oratory hours Will be counted with
two as the equivalent Of one in ren-
tation.
The board has decided upon eight
points and graduates of colleges meet
ing all these points will be entitled to
first grade certificates good for five
years. Graduates of colleges meeting
five, six or seven of the points will be
entitled to second grade certificates
good for five years and graduates from
colleges meeting three or four of the
points will be entitled to preliminary
certificates good for two years. To be
entitled to the first and second gra1e
certificates good for five years, grad :.
yates of the first two groups of col
leges must have had teaching expert
ence.
The eight points are as follows:
1. The number of class hours for
heads of departments and students
shall not exceed twenty a week.
9. A faculty shall consist of grad
yates who lave persued graduate work
equivalent to that required to secure
a masters degree.
8. A library with at least 5000 vol
umes properly selected.
4. o laboratory with an equipment
costing at least $4,000.
S. An endowment of 100000 or a
fixed and assured income amounting to
the interest on that amount.
g. An average salary for heads Of
departments of not less than $1,000.
e.. At least seven separate depart
ments or chairs and in case the petli-
gogical work of the institution is to be
accepted without examination there
must be at least eight separate chairs
or departments. one of which shall be
devoted to pedagogy or to philosophy
with phychology and education includ-
ed.
6. The graduates must show the
completion of four year secondary
course and a four year college course
above the usual eight grades of the
common schools and the standing and
character of the institution and the
nature of It's equipment and work
must be such as to entitle it's graduates
to admission to the graduate college
of the State University of Iowa.
$50
Guy S. Brewer, clerk Of the land de-
partment Of the office of the secre-
tary of state, went to Dubuque and
caused to, he appraised some islands in
the Mississippi river about four miles
north of Dubuque. There is an APP
plication for the purchase of the is
lands and the appraising. of the land is
the first step in the SALE
c. E. Akers, of Oak Park, is now
superintendent Of the Polk county
schools, z. G. Thornburg, who was
held by the supreme court to be legally
entitled to the Office, rendered his res
ignation yesterday and late in the af-
terno6n the board of supervisors elect
ed ,Mr. sAkers to fill the VACANCY. He
took the oath at once and Mrs. Jennie
Steel Etuegle, who was eleced to the
office and has had possession since
last January, turned over the keys to
him. The board will hold a special
meeting at 10 o'clock this morning. to
approve the new superintendent
bond and he will then enter upon his
duties.
Judge McHenry yesterday in com
pliance with the final decision of the
supreme court, issued an order BUSTING
Mrs. Huegle and declaring Mr.. Thorn
burg to be county superintendent. Mrs
Huegle said she would be ready to
leave by 2 o'clock At that hour she
and her loyal deputy, Miss Margaret
Wing, put on their wraps and sat
down to wait until some one came for
the keys. Nobody appeared but still
they waited. At 6 o'clock Chairman
Mally of the board OF supervisors
marched in, followed by Mr.. Akers.
Mr. Mally introduced the new super
intendent and Mrs. Huegle gave him
the keys Then Polk countys first
woman superintendent of schools left
the office.