The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-04
DISTRIBUTION OF
EXAMINATION LAWS
Better Methods Of Issuing
Teachers Licenses Proposed
RlFLtMEN TO VICkSBURG
State Health Officer to Investigate Epi-
demic in Athens Female College.
State Officers Are Invited
to Italy.
RlFLtMEN TO vICKsBURG

Montgomery November 3-(Special y
With a view to getting the points of
the new teacher examination laws we'll
distributed the office of the state depart
ment of education is sending out blanks
and other printed matter After Deem
Der ] next there will be three examina-
tions a year for license to teach in the
public schools. Any who, for any reason,
fail to apply at regular time may have
temporary certificate emitting them to
teach until the next regular examination.
They must be pretty well fortified, how
ever. to get this authority, as the rules
and regulations will show
Secretary II. ]. Willingham of the board
of examiners has prepared the printed
matter in this case, and is mailing it out
today. 1t goes to superintendent of
both county and city schools, and in the
form of affidavits must make a good
showing for the tardy or unfortunate
seeker. He or she must certify on honor
that he or she was not able to take the
examination at the specified time. The
cause may be that the applicant was sick,
or not at that time a resident of the
state. Being temporarily out of the state
will not be an acceptable excuse Such
certificate must be recommended by the
superintendent of city or county or
chairman of board of trustees, in which
case the application must not only be
Endorsed but separate application from
the school officer is required In the words,
Il hereby recommend the issuance of a
teachers temporary certificate to this
applicant" If sickness is the cause the
attending physician must also send sep
arate Endorsement to this effect
Hence. every safeguard Is thrown about
the schools to protect them from the
dangers of inefficient instructors. The
three examinations a year are good things
for the state and the teachers, but the
temporary plan has the possibility of poor
teaching for time at least, and all that
can be done to prevent it is being worked
out. In the rnein. however, the best will
be secured Scr with the activity of the
school officers and the careful oversight
and checking of the department officers
pretty secure guard will be kept Mr..
Willingham says he expects under all
conditions a good line of teachers and a
constantly increasing level of efficiency
and adaptability for the service.
Rifle Team Contests.
A rife team from the Alabama National
Guard will go to the Southern Interstate
match at Vicksburg, Miss, on Thanks
giving Day. This announcement is made
today by Gen. Bib Graves. commanding
the Alabama forces He Is not yet able
to name the party, nor the officers, but
the outlook is that 1t will be formally
made up In a few days. I'VE are going
to bring back lot of the prices says
General Graves, who has an abiding con-
fidence in the men being able to do any
thing they set out to do.
To Look Into Illness.
DR.. w. H. Sanders, state health officer.
left this morning for Athens to look into
the mysterious epidemic that recently
broke out among the girls of the Athens
Female college. The trip is made ON re-
quest of the trustees, Miss Mary N
Moore the president, and local citizens
Some days ago the school was forced to
close because of the illness of 40 or so
girls at one time. Miss Moore herself,
who went to Bessemer on business Is i'll
there. Many theories are advanced as
the cause, but the citizens are anxious
that all doubt be cleared up If possible.
hence the sending for DIR. Sanders. L
can not form any opinion" said the
doctor, until l have made an investiga-
ton. The people there seem anxious
that this be done. SO 4 am going at
once
Invited to Italy.
Frank N Julian, secretary of state,
has received for the state and the Off
GERS thereof an invitation to a great ex-
position in Rome in 1911 in celebration of
the hftieth recurrence of the kingdom
of Italy. At the same time the state
officers are urged to bring this to the
attention of the Congress so that there
may be adequate exhibits of the re-
sources of this country, as well as this
form of rendering the good wishes of
the subjects of the western metropolis
Fight Results In Matrimony.
Because the defendant had married the
star witness. the solicitor of the city
court has bene forced to mol pros case
of assault against Prince Brooks a negro
1t WAS shown that Brooks took a shot at
Annie Peligini some weeks ago. but no
harm resulted. Afterwards he sought her
out and proposed matrimony as means of
restitution, which she accepted. With
only the wife as witness 1t was thought
not worth while to go to trial.
Bids on New Depot.
Contractors from all parts of the coun-
try will be here Saturday to bid on the
new Louisville and Nashville freight de-
pot to cost $4,000 1t will be 306 feet long
and AZ feet wide, and represent the best
plans and ideas in building of this class.