Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-20
CERTIFICATES FOR TEACHERS
Bill Pending in Iowa Legislature to
Simplify Granting Licenses.
NUMBER OF EDUCATORS OBJECT

Trom a staff Correspondent


Of the most important matters to come be-
for the legislature the coming week and
one about which verl little has been said.
relates TO general change in the law as
20 the manner Of handling teachers GER
tifcates. This is TO make Il possible for
the teachers TO secure life certificates with
little trouble. u provides that when the
holder OF a certificate continues I'm the pro-
fession and carries on at least one line OF
professional study. a five-year certificate
can be secured, which. after time. can
be converted into a life certificate. This
applies 20 all holders Of certificates no
matter how low the grade may be and to
holders Of second grade certificates. This
will be opposed by many OF the educators
a-d{ the state as a lowering OF the standards
OF Iowa and opening the door to life GER
tifcstes for many who are confessedly not
able 10 secure certificates on merit. The
bill has been urged by a few teachers in
the cities Of eastern Iowa and Il comes up
for Consideration during the week in the
senate.
Farmers want the Education.
one hundred farmers. with their wives
and children, representing an organizatio
OF 5000 agriculturists from all parts OF
Iowa. asked the legislature to appropriate
$4,000 for short courses and for extending
the work OF the extension department Of
the state university. The farmers claimed
that every county in the state would dup
licate every dollar that the state would
give toward making farming a more scien-
tfic pursuit More intelligent methods Of
farming TO cope with the ever increasing
value Of Iowa land was the plea OF the
delegation Better opportunities and in
ducements for the boys and girls OF the
p y
Seaman Of Scott county the farmers want
the advantages OF the state college AT
Ames brought to the children OF the state
through the short courses and other
branches Of the extension department Of
the institution.
Iowa at san Francisco Exposition.
The following Is the resolution which
has passed the Iowa legislature with re-
gard 20 the appointment of n commission
TO arrange for Iowa at the San Francisco
exposition:
Whereas. The congress Of the United
States has designated the city Of San
Francisco, Cal, as the place for holding
a great information exposition in the year
1915 to commemorate the opening and
completion OF the Panama canal, and said
congress has called upon the president Of
the United States TO invite the nations OF
the world 10 participate in such exposition;
and.
Whereas. 1t may be that the state of
Iowa will desire to exhibit her resources
and advantages at such exposition; there
fore be II
Resolved by the senate, the house con-
curing. That the governor is hereby au-
thorized to appoint an honorary commits
sion composed of five citizens Of this state,
with power to investigate the nature and
scope Of the said exposition and to report
TO the thirty-fifth general assembly of
the state of Iowa making proper exhibit
Of the resources and advantages OF this
state at such exposition together with the
nature and character OF such proposed ex-
hibit and the reasonable expenses to be
connected Herewith.
Want List of LAcense Holders.
Judged by the tenor Of the speeches made
on It in the house the Beebee bill, requiring
county attorneys 20 list all persons in their
county who hold federal licenses to sell
intoxicating liquors. will pass the house
next Tuesday. when Il comes up as a spe-
cal order. The bill was reached on the
speeches made on the bill were favorable
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win Remain rs Chairman,
c. Durant Jones Of Perry will remain
chairman OF the state central committee
Of the prohibition party, AZ the meeting
OF the committee Mr.. Jones withdrew his
resignation. A conference OF the prohibition
party workers in the state will be held
IN Des Moines'o on May & The meeting viii
be in the nature Of an all day conference
followed by q banquet in the evening.
work Of Humane Society!
During the last year the Iowa Humane
society has investigated 2OO2 cases, accord
ing to the annual report filed with the
board this morning. OF that number, l.aO7
were people and Lsoo were animals,
Street Railway Improvement.
The general improvement OF the Des
Moines street railway is anticipated be-
cause Of the change Of ownership the last
week. While is understood that the
change Is more nominal than otherwise, as
the bondholders have long virtually con-
uolled the property. yet IL means the
bringing into the active management some
new blood The plan Is 20 make extensive
Improvements provided the city will ar
range the franchise matters in a satisfac-
tory way.
Iowa az Timothy state.
Iowa has many good things that the
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marked A. d. Mcclure OF Aiumeston But
= one Of them is that Wayne county is the
second largest seed producing county Ia the
world and another Is that Humeston has
= creamery that ranks with the biggest IN
the country. Humeston supplies cream as
far south as 81. Joseph, as far east as
keokuk and throughout all OF southern
Iowa. The butter manufactured here Is
said mostly in New York City and in the
New England states, proving that Iowa
eompetes with New York state in dairy
products Ii Is 10 be regretted that the
state doesn't provide some means for dis
seminsting this knowledge about Iowa 10
ths werld as we'll as among our own
people,
Turned Down a Committee
The senate did the unusual today in turn.
ing down the judiciary committee on An
important matter. This was the Chase
bill 90 define clearly the classes OF rail-
way employees entitled 20 come under the
benefits OF law passed two years ago
removing railroad employees from the dis
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