Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-18
10000 70 Be EXAMINED
Teachers and Would-Be Teach
ers to Take Examinations
for Certificates
NO asTRlKE" ANTICIPATED
asTRlKE" ANTICIPATED
Movement to Induce Teachers to Re-
fuse to Take Examinations Does Not
Meet With Popular Favor-Mrs.
Huesle and Other lncompetents
Would Stir Opposition to Law.
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Des Moines, June 1s.-Ten thousand
Iowa school teachers and would-b be
school teachers will be examined next
week, June Is, q and %, for certih-
Gates under the new state certificate
law. This is the most important ex-
animation since the new state certih-
cate law went into effect because the
number to take the examination is the
largest and furthermore because edu-
Gators are anxious to see what erect
has been made on the teachers Of Iowa
by the attempts to make it appear that
the scarcity Of teachers is due to the
fact that the examinations are made
SO difficult that scarcely anyone can
pass the examina ton. Headed by Mrs,
Jennie Huegle, of this city, who failed
to pass the state examination but tried
to be county superintendent anyway,
and some Of the teachers Of Davenport
there has been a studied attempt to
make the new law unpopular In the
hope of getting 1t repealed.
That there is a scarcity of teach
ers over the state is confirmed by all
educators, but by State Superintend-
ent Riggs and the recognized leaders
among the educators of the state ~ is
claimed that this scarcity is due to the
fact that teachers are paid no more
than good farm hands and not due to.
the severity of the examinations The
questions for the examinations before
the new law went into effect were 1ur-
nished by the state superintendent
office and under the new law they are
furnished by the state board OF edu-
cational examiners, Of which the state
superintendent is one, and the state
superintendent declares that the exanl-
ination questions are no harder now
than formerly. There is, however. no
opportunity under the new law for a
county superintendent to give teach
ers' certificate to person VINO falleo
to pass the examination.
County Superintendent ana others
over the state who have been inter-
viewed do not believe that the attempts
to stampede the school teachers OF the
state and induce them to stay AWAY
from the examinations will be success
full. Many of them have followed the
example of County Superintendent De-
Voc Of Hancock county, who issued a
circular and sent it to every teacher
and prospective teacher in his county
In which he. explained the attempt TO
make the law unpopular and urged the
teachers to be present to take the ex-
animation
d The examination In June is taken
fby the great bulk of the teachers OF the
state. The other examinations in &c
tober and January are for belated com
ers who failed to be on hand for the
June examination or who failed TO pass
the June examinations. This June eX-
animation will therefore be sort OF
test at which it will be asceftained
iustfhow much effect sthe opponents OF
the new law have had on the teachers
of the state. At the same time, how
ever the leading educators are ex-
necting that there will still be short
age because the wages paid teachers
are not sufficient and the better teach
ers are continually being attracted to
other walks OF life.
Ex-Mayor John Macvicar, than
whom there is perhaps no better Judge
Of political conditions Of Des Molnes,
declares that the Des Moines commits
sion plan Of government Is going to
have q close shave, tho he expects to
see 1t adopted From analyses by
Mayor Macvicar, the situation stands
at present about as follows: The Of
fcer force, consisting of clerks, sales
merr and the like, whichi is very large
element in Des Moines, is for the plan.
The business men, the church element,
the italians, the Swedes and the pro-
ressional man are all quite generally
FOR the commission plan. Arrayed
against the plan and in favor of the
system of government are the
the Irish element, the five
public service corporations, |
the saloons, gambling element, and I'M
der world generally are all opposed to
the new plan According to Mayor
Macvicar the union labor vote will be
divided, with probably majority vot-
ing against the new plan.
The registration of voters has been
very large and this is taken as an in
dication favorable to the new plan.
The under world always registers and
always votes at every election. The
big registration is an evidence that the
better element has registered, too, and
will vote, and the better element is for
he commission plan. 1t is claimed by
Mayor MacVicar and other persons IA
niliar with political conditions in Des
Moines that the better element Is in
he majority il it gets out and votes.
This and the fact that the office and
business force is very large in Des
Moines, taking in the insurance com
oanies and implement transfer houses,
which are numerous here, and all of
which are for the plan, leads those /
favorable to it to believe that the plan
will be adopted.
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