Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-11-06
RECOMMENDS Change. In cerlfeate..

Changes which are expected to
have an important effect upon the Is
suance Of uniform county certificates
have been recommended by the edu-
cational board of examiners. A. M.
Deyoe, chairman of the board, has
sent out to county superintendent
the following list
'tFirst-Applicant may combine
two examinations within year to Sc
cure e uniform county certificate as
heretofore, but they are not required
to write all subjects at the first
trial.
"Second-A uniform county certin
cate granted on a denomination IL
one or more subjects shall be issued
on the first secular day of the month
following the examination.
"Third-The requirement OF nine
months teaching during the life OF
first grade uniform county certif-
cate, and of six months teaching dur
ing the life OF second grade uniform
county certificate for the renewal of
such certificate. is abolished. Proofs
of pedagogical reading and profess
sional spirit alone will be required
hereafter.
"Fourth-The sixty day limit for
filing an application for the renewal
Of first or second grade uniform
county certificate is also abolished.
An expired first or second grade uni
form county certificate may be re-
newed upon educational interest and
fitness for work In the school room
as certified by the county superin-
tendent. It is understood that the re-
newal shall be conditional on the APP
plicant's having pursued systematic
ally course OF pedagogical reading
during each year she was actively
engaged in teaching"
Pure Food Prosecutions.
Reports of the conviction and fin
ing Of Keokuk and Fort Madison gro
GERS in twenty-four different cases in.
volving violations of the new sanitary
law and the new weights and mea-
sures law have been received at the
office of the state food and dairy COM
mission. The reports represent re-
suits obtained by Inspectors Flynn
and Boyle. Their campaign In the
two cities Is the most sweeping which
has been conducted since the laws
we're passed. 1t indicates that the
department intends from now on to
require compliance with the law.
At Keokuk Edward De Yong, gro
Ger; Sabe Brothers, grocers; A. P. J.
Evers, meat market operator; Eugene
and John O'Neill, grocers; Lambros
and Papagohn, candy shop proprie-
tors, and Leonard Pelgen, grocer,
were convicted Of failure properly to
screen or cover foods. Each firm
was fined SASS. ]. w. Markley.
Frank ]. Ewers, Erhardt Brothers,
Joseph Haubert. William Ewers and
+. d. Hauhert, all meat market own
ers, pleaded guilty to displaying fresh
and smoked meats without screening
and each was fined SASS.
Publicity Campaign Planned.
Members of the state board OF
health and other physicians of the
state are TO be asked by the health
department to write short articles to
be used in a publicity campaign to
be launched in few weeks.
I'VE don't want TO give any physl-
clan notoriety or anything OF the
kind" said the secretary. I'VE ex-
pect to get men best fitted to write
on certain subjects. The articles are
not to be signed"
DR.. Sumner said that the board will
have a number OF speakers available
for county or district meetings dur
ing the winter.
A district health meeting was held
at Britt last week. II was called by
DR.. A. ]. Cole, member of the legis-
lature from Hancock county. Physi.
clans from Hancock and Kossuth
counties attended. DR.. Sumner. l..
Higgins, sanitary engineer, and DR..
A. e. Kepford, tuberculosis expert,
made talks.
State Boards to Meet.
The state board of education and
state board OF control will hold con-
ference to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY OF
locating the epileptic colony near
Iowa City. Members Of the board Of
control viii go to Iowa City for the
conference.
At this meeting the proposition OF
permitting state dental students to do
work for prisoners at Anamosa and
Fort Madison will be taken up. Mem.
bers' of the board Of control favor 1t.
Such plan would save the state
money and 1t would give the students
an opportunity to learn their profess
sion," w. J. Dixon, member. said.
]. H, McConlogue, another member.
permitted to practice on epileptics.
He thinks only experienced physicians
should be depended upon.
New Company Incorporated.
Articles OF Incorporation for the
Dixon Coal and Lumber company OF
Rockwell City have been fled with
the secretary OF state The company
has an authorized capital stock OF
$4,000. w. ]. Dixon. member OF
the state board OF control, is presi
dent and secretary OF the company.
Vera Dixon of New York is vice
president and Paul Il. Dixon OF New
York is treasurer.
lcosson Anglers Veterans.
Why should the attorney generals
office take so muctS interest in de.
Tending w. A. Duckworth. custodian,
in his appeal from the Polk county
district courts order restoring M. M.
Hsrrah, a civil war veteran, to his
place as a night Waterman at the cap
itoi? This is the question which
many OF the veterans in the states
employ are asking. One wanted to
know II the attorney generals Office
would defend state official II an at.
tempt was made 20 remove him under
the Cosson law.
New Iowa Corporations.
The following have fled articles,
Black Cat Theater company, Des
Moines; capital stock, $4,000; J. s.
Woodhouse, Oriena Woodhouse and
S. w Woodhouse, incorporators.