Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-25
RATING OF The COLLEGES
State Board of Examiners Sends Out
Letters to Their Presidents.
LAW STARTS HEALTHY RIVALRY
weekly Report of Weather Crop Bu-
reau shows Corn On the Low
lands I'm Bad Condition and
md Much of IL Ruined.
From a staff correspondent.)

DIES MONIES, June 2A-(SpeClaiJ-i" a
letter sent out to all the college presidents
Of Iowa today the State Board of Educa-
tional Examiners states that In clas'lly-
ing the colleges of Iowa for teachers cT-
tifcstes a system of inspection will be es-
tablished before the close Of the next col
lege year.
Tbe last legislature provided that the
hoard should classify the colleges of Iowa
and give teachers certificates to the grad
mates without examination, the grade OF
the certificate to depend upon the advance
mem, Of the college. The board PROVIDED
eipht points as to equipment ana elilcI-
encv and the colleges meeting all OF these
eight points get the highest certificates LOT
its graduates.
The board claims, however, that such
objective requirements are not a good test
exclusively and a system OF persondl IN
s~pection will be established. IL is asseIteu
~, the members Of the board that nothing
was ever done in lowe Of such vast oehe-
on ~ the colleges of the state as the pas
SAGE Of this law giving state teachers GER
tIficates to graduates of the colleges lhese
certificates being graded and based on the
work done in the colleges have spurred
the colleges to make every effort TO get
the highest rating from the state board as
an advertisement for their institutions
Some of the smaller colleges in point OF at
tendance of pupils have secured the hlgh-
est rating
Bad Year for
This is a bad year for the farmers The
r,aekIv bulletin by the weather and crop
service shows that in many sections of the
state land that has been planted to corn
has been abandoned because of the wet
weather and it Is predicted further that If
the wet. sultry, hot weather continues the
small grain that has been doing fairly well
will be attacked by rust. The bulletin says
in part:
All flat and bottom lands in the area
of heavy rainfall were again flooded, caus-
ing the abandonment of many fields of
corn. A large acreage has also been aban-
doned in southern and southeastern coun-
ties, due to the previous heavy rains and
continued high stage OF the rivers. A loss
during the week, Of 10 per cent In the gem
eral condition OF crops is reported from
Pocahontas county; where me relnIan war
over the eastern counties, corn is general,
in good condition, and although a Ut iy
shorter than usual at this season NJ the
year, is making very good growth, except
In the flooded districts, small grain is doing
well. but the conditions are such that II
the warm, sultry weather CONTINUES, rnSt
will develop very rapidly. Considerable
clover has been cut, but owing to the high
percentage of humidity and the excessive
IlOlSluIt II NliC loANS - -
slowly, and some has already been dam
aged. with favorable weather, haying OPP
e~rations will become quite general during
the coming week, with prospects OF, a
large crop. Sugar beets are doing well IN
the northeastern counties.
Prohibitionists at Des MOines.
A hot time Is expected at the prohibition
convention in Des Moines Wednesday,
when resolutions will be introduced attack
ing the government, state and army. They
will be introduced in connection with the
submission of a platform to be adopted by
/ the convention. Other business to come
| before It will be the selection of delegates
to the national convention at Columbus,
o. Quincy Lee Morrow, secretary of the
prohibitionists in South Dakota, will be
the principal speaker.
Rates for State Fair.
Reduced rates for this years state fair
may be had through the efforts of the
Des Moines Commercial club. Resolutions
asking the railroads to give such rates
will be offered at both the republican and
democratic state conventions at Waterloo
and Sioux City this week.