Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1913-11-14
MANY TEACHERSD0
NOT PASS EXAMS
Nearly so Per Cent Fail to
Secure Certificates.
FRANK W. MILLER, REPORTS
State Official Unable to Assign Any
Reason for Reduction in the
Number of Applicants in
the Past Year.
D.A.Donouan,
Special Columbus Correspondent.


III who apply to county boards
for teachers certificates do not
receive them because of their
inability to pass the examinations.
This is shown by reports compiled by
Frank w. Miller, state superintendent
of public instruction.
During the year ending Aug. 81 a
total of 36,623 men and women ap-
piled for certificates and 1906, near
ly one-half, were rejected because of
failure in the prescribed tests. The
male applicants numbered II ,913, with
5,249 reflections, and the female appli-
cants PATIO, with 11,S47 reflections.
The total number of certificates to
teach granted during the year was
1880, of which 6,653 were granted to
men and 1857 to women. There is a
pronounced falling off in the number
of certificates granted as compared
with the preceding year.
In 1912 the county boards granted
24,243 certificates, nearly 5000 more
than in the year just closed. The
number of applicants ih 1912 was
43,607, some 5000 more than in the
past year. There were 1852 rejec-
tions.
At the office of the superintendent
of public instruction no reason could
be assigned for the reduction in the
number of applicants in the past year
from the number of the year before.
The county boards hold examina-
tions IL times year, the first Satur
day in the month being the time for
the examination. The total expenses
of the county boards for the year
amounted to $55,050.
The state library is now in a posi-
tion to answer all kinds of questions
Librarian j. II. Newman having in
stalled a bureau of information fol
such purpose. A hundred times 9
day great variety of questions are
asked and this prompted the creation
of the bureau. eve are prepared to
tell you the age OF Adam, who stole
Emmeline Pankhurst's cat, the name
of the man who struck Billy Patter
son and why is a suffraget," said Mr.
| Newman.
viii Receive Large Sum.
Within the next few days the stat,
liquor license commission will b,
more than a half million dollars "te
the good" 1t will have received from
every licensed saloonkeeper in Ohit
the sum of $100 for the maintenance
of the saloon license department
and since the number of licenses ex
ceeds 5000 the revenue will be moth
ing to scoff at. The payment of thu
500 per saloon is, in fact, the frs
money that the newly licensed saloon
keeper has to pay under the ney
license system. His license fee o
$1,000 he pays in two installments
the first before the end of this mont
and the second in May.
I, Captured by Ruse.
Detectives bent upon. the arrest her
| Tuesday of man wanted for murde
used an unique ruse that was possibl
tonly because it was election day. TIL
detectives knew that their QUAR-
was desperate and wouldn't submit t
arrest without a struggle. So the
called at his house in the guize G
ward workers and urged him to hurr
out and vote. We'll take you in ou
machine If you're ready" they sait
The victim fell for" the ruse an
gladly accompanied them. He SAL
the trick too late and fought viciousl
but in vain. The man is Eliza Irvir
who was wanted in Huntington, "
Va, on the charge of numbering
man for his money and throwing hi
body in the river.
New Pen Site Chosen.
Gov. Cox has just made definite al
nouncement Of the selection, tentative
ly forecasted some time ago, that tn
new penitentiary farm will be on
tract Of 1850 acres, known as tn
Ellsworth farm, formerly the Thoma
farm, in Madison county. It lies alon
the Big Four railroad and the Obi
Fraction Co. line and is within ha
mile of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Is a we'll watered, fertile tract of 1ant
Six hundred acres are virgin fores
which will furnish all the lumbe
needed in building operations an
much will. be used in manufacturin
office and school furniture for use {
the state and its subdivisions. Ther
is an abundance Of sand, gravel an
clay from which the state will max
concrete, brick and tile. 1t is not ia
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Say Coal Will Soar.
} That there will be further advance
in the prices Of coal Dec. !, just as
25 cent a ton increase was efectiv
, Nov. 1, was the statement Of coal Of
orators here. They assert prices wi
continue to increase in the wintel
Operators declared they were not n
sponsible> for the situation. Tw
things are given as cause of the il
creases, poor transportation facilitie
and independence of miners. The
assert many mines are working onl
20 per cent of time or capacity.
Board of Complaint.
For the appeal of those who ma