Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-21
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
FINDS DESIGNATION FOR
TEACHERS DUES.
ONE DOLLAR ASSESSMENT
, INSTlTUTE.REGlS FEE
Instructions Issued to County Super
intendents How to Proceed Under
Now Law Requiring Certificates and
Institute Attendance-CompIa ints by
Shippers Numerous.
to Times Republican.

| DeS iMOineS, June 21.-The what is it
fee in the Cowles-Ritter law doctoring
| up the statutes as to teachers certit-
Gates has been named. In a circular
! letter to county superintendent the
| state department of education names
/ this fee the "InsttuteR Registration
/ fee 1t is the unnamed 81 which the
| law provides shall be paid for the sup
| port of the teachers institute from
those who desire to secure a certif-
! cate or to teach" 1t is the fee which
has caused a great deal of worry to
, the educational department. the attor-
ney general. and about ninety nine
| county superintendent to say moth
ing OF several thousand who desire"
! to teach or get q certificate.
The really perplexing thing about it
has been that one might want to attend
| one OF these teachers normal insti-
tutes without desiring to teach in that
particular county, or even without any
desire to get a certificate. and in such
cases the law appears to contemplate
no fee at all.
The department of public instruction
has issued u preliminary Instruction to
county superintendent as to how TO
proceed under the new law, after July
4. in various matters. He tells them
that all first. second and special certiti-
Gates in force July will become in
! definitely renewable, There will be no
non renewable second class certificates
no matter what the percents may be.
Third-Class certificates Will be renew
able for one year. The passing per-
cents will remain unchanged except
that after July /, 1912 the requirements
for second grade Will be the same as
for first-class. The old second grade
certificates. however, Will all be sub
tect to renewal.
In regard to the life valuation
scheme, for the first time embodied in
the Iowa law. blanks will be furnished
county superintendent, and on these
four statements will be made, namely,
the application for life certificate,
statements concerning professional
study, evidence of successful exper-
fence for five years continuously, and
Endorsements of members Of school
board These life certificates can go
only to those whose percentages aver
age not less than So per cent and no
branch less than so per cent and no ex-
ception can be made TO this.
The fee on application for life GER
tificate Is So The state educational
| department will later get out printed
complete instructions as to this new
| law
| Complaints are becoming common of
the delay of the railroads in the matter
OF handling Iowa freight and especially
! IL },
Moines 1t has long been the practice
for all stock cars coming from the
west, intended for Des Moines, to be
held up at Valley Junction, and delay of
day or two days is not infrequent.
There is also complaint that much
freight shipped from Iowa jobbing
centers is not handled on as good
trains, or as promptly, as that which
comes from points outside the state.
These matters are entirely within the
Jurisdiction Of the state railroad COM
mission and it is possible a movement
will be started to improve the condi-
lions under which freight is handled
in Iowa,
The successor to DR. A. c. Noerke.
Of Burlington, on the state board OF
health will come from the Council
Bluffs district instead Of the Burling-
ron district No successor has as yet
been named for DR.. Noerke tho his
| resignation was made some time ago.
| He is an "ec!ectic" and II IS cOntem-
plated that another Will be chosen, but
they are scarce. But If one was named
| from southeastern Iowa he could hold
| only until Jan. 81. AS the southwestern
| Iowa district is also vacant and would
/ get the place next year an eclectic doc
! tor from that part Of the state viii
! proba bly be named and he can hold for
| six years
| Rev. 7. n. McCash, formerly pronin-
| ent in church work in Iowa, pastor OF
church at University Place. Des
| Noines. later superintendent OF the
Iowa anti-saIoon league, is now secre-
| tarv Of the American Christian Mis-
sionary Society with headquarters in
! Cincinnati. He has called meeting
! of the committee of the society to be
held in Portland, Ore. soon.
The lawyers Of the state are already
beginning to make inquiries regarding
! the published session laws or the
Thirty-fourth general assembly. The
| proof Is DSllS Iedu oii tiiiS Jpp 'i''r ana
! the printing will be done in few
! DAYS. Copies are expected prior to
| July when the new laws go into
effect.
! II Is doubtful if there is any place
! in Iowa or the west where cherry
| orchards are so numerous as in and
around Des Moines. The suburbs are
| filed with cherry trees and this week
! hundreds Of young people are engaged
| in picking them. The cherries are
small but otherwise good and many OF
the orchards have borne heavily.
Despite this the price has been main
| tanned very high, for the demand Is