Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1911-11-16
WANT LAW CHANGED
County Superintendent Of Iowa
Criticise inconsistencies
DEEM TUITION LAW DEFECTIVE
Many Teachers Are Not Qualified In
the Subjects On Which Pupils
Are Required To Pass In
the Examination.

arc inquired 10 Tdbo W
the Examination.
Des Moines.-The new school tut
ton law which became operative this
year is defective, say the ninety-nine
county superintendents of Iowa. The
law which was adopted in the last
legislature and then heralded by the
educators Of the state as a progress
sive move In rural school education
IN Iowa, was riddled to pieces by the
supervisors of rural education whose
duty It is to enforce that law, at their
annual session.
According to the intent of the law
pupils in rural schools who have
gained sufficient credits in eighth
grade studies may enter the nearest
city high school. The tuition is borne
by the school districts from which
these rural pupils come But the law
goes still further and prescribes the
studies in which the rural grade
graduates must attain sufficient cred
It's for city high school entrance.
Aside from the regular course of
studies the law adds that the pupil
must receive credits in the subject of
civics. Back farther in statutory
school law no teacher Is permitted
to teach subject in which he has
not qualified for teaching in county
teachers examination. Rural teach
ers are not always holders Of first
grade certificates. Had they been
able to secure first grade certificates
for teaching they would have success
fully written an examination in civ.
les, but failing In that subject we're
granted secondary certificates. With
h'oh school entrance requirement OF
civics for rural pupils and law for
bidding a teacher to teach subject
In which she has not qualified for
teaching, the county superintendents
find themselves confronted with a
unique problem.
There Is Another Problem.
Under the requirements of the new
law rural school pupil who wishes
to attend a neighboring city high
school must first secure a certificate
of attainment from the superintend-
emit Of the county. The pupil fails in
his examinations and the county SUI
perintendent refuses the certificate.
The delinquent pupil appeal to the
principal OF the high school which
he desires to attend. In each in
stance aver the county superintend-
ents, the high school principal ig-
nores the county superintendent and
the pupil is admitted. The tuition
fee is the lure, and there Is nothing
in the law to prevent the principals
from admitting the. delinquent pupils
since the law does not define the du-
ties of the high school principals in
the admission OF these rural pupils.
Bankers Get the Money.
"Grocers and public service s,r-
porations are often attacked by the
general public" said B. C. Way, OF
Mason City, "but the fact is the
clothing, drygoods and shoe dealers
generally get rich quicker than the
grocers do, while the bankers make
more money on their capital invested
than almost any other branch OF
business enterprise in the nation. A
street car company will have mil.
lions OF capital invested and make
or or even per cent. But q
bank with almost no investment and
renting the room where 1t does bust
ness will declare dividends OF 20 OF
80 per cent Then the people will
say that 1t is fine bank and that
its management Is made up OF fine
business men. That money has been
made from the money that other
people have given them to keep
They have prospered without any
risk of their own. But on the other
hand the public service corporation
named above would be called a rob
Der and thief IL 1t should make as
high as 10 per cent year. There
seems to be popular prejudice
against the public service corpora
ton. But the banker who really
does get away with the big profits Is
held up, as the model man of his
community"
Owners Register Rapidly.
Automobile owners are registering
their machines with Secretary Hay.
ward at the rate of $50 per day on
the average. This is the 1912 regis.
tration and the owners who register
now are getting their numbers for
the new year. The new number en-
titles the owner to run his machine
from January /. 1912 to December 81
1912.
Lad Held For Larceny.
Ottumwa.-Lloyd Smith, Is, OF
Pleasantyille, Is being held to the ju.
venile court on a charge OF larceny
by embezzlement of $39 from the OF
tumwa steam laundry.
6arney's Case 10 Delayed.
The fight against Commissioner
Barney to prevent him from collect.
ing license fees OF 500 each from
manufacturers of stock foods has
come to a standstill. Counsel from
the attorney generals Office. has re-
turned from Keokr,l, where he rep
resented the state IN the suit brought
by the X. X X. Medicine company of
that city against the commissioner
The company has asked twenty days
to file written arguments. after which
the state will take ten days for re-
ply