The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-09-18
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.
BY Mabel Horner, County Supt.

Many teachers who have applied
for renewals of their certlhcates
have been disappointed to find that
the new certificate did not contain
the better grades earned in recent
examinations. In most cases this is
because the applicant has failed to
answer the following questions on
the application for renewal blanks:
Have you since written to raise your
grades? If so. give county and date.
When this information is not Civ
en-, the clerks in the Department OF
Education make up the certlhcate
from the grade sheet of the examina-
ton in which the original certificate
was earned.
Certificates that do not bear the
correct grades may be returned for
corrections through the county sup
erintendent's office. When they are
returned to this office, the necessary
information concerning recent exam
nations should be given.
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The following regulation is now in
force governing graded and high
schools.
35th G.. A., H. F. No. SO.
Sec l. Any person of school age
who is a resident of a school corpo-
ration which does not offer four
year high school course and who has
completed the course as approved by
the Department of Public instruction
for such corporation shall be permit
ted to attend any public high school
or county high school in the state
approved in the same manner that
will receive him,
: This means that every high school
in the state that expects to collect
tuition from rural districts, must be
approved by the Department OF Pub
lie Instruction, and every rural
school, the graduates of which shall
be entitled to tuition in high school,
must follow the Course of Study
and Manual of Methods which is the
only officially approved course OF
study for rural and graded schools.
This course of study is not yet ready
for distribution. In the meantime
teachers should follow the Hand
Book.
> The Leon Board of Education gave
a reception to the teachers of the
city schools last Friday evening, at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. J. w.
Rowell. Dainty refreshments were
served; Miss Teale and Miss Bradley |
rendered some exquisite piano solos,
and Miss Barnes gave a humorous
monOlogue which was greatly en-
joyed. The occasion was delightful |
ly informal and gave opportunity to
strengthen the spirit of harmony and
good will among the teachers in an
unusual degree, this year among the
teachers and the Board of Education.
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The Fairview school, Franklin
township, has so out-grown it's old
quarters that it has been necessary
to enlarge the school house. The
new addition is now completed and
school has opened with the promise
of an excellent year. Miss Laura l..
Hacker, the teacher, reports an en-
rollment of 33 pupils.
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During the past school year the
Crown school in series of enter
prises under the leadership of Miss
Iva Briggaman raised fifty dollars
which will be expended in decorating
the interior of the building and in
making some improvements in the
school apparatus.
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Guy McMorris began fall term of
school in district No. 5, Bloomington
township, last Monday
Bilious? Feel heavy after din
ner? Bitter taste? Complexion sal
low? Liver perhaps needs waking