Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1914-01-14
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS
Notice of Examinations, Teachers
Meetings, Change of Election of
Directors in Independent iis-
tIiCts Given by Supt.
III. T.. Miller.

The Regular County Examinations
for Uniform County Certificates will
be held in the County Superinten-
dents Examination room Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday of January the
28th, 10Th aud 3Oth. The following
changes have been made in the Uni
form County Certificate regulations:
First.--Applicants may combine
two examinations within year to-
secure a uniform county certificate
as heretofore, but they are not re-
quired to write all subjects at the
first trial.
Second.-A uniform county certi-
ficate granted on a denomination in
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
a first grade uniform county certifi-
cate and of six months teaching dur
ing the life of second grade uni
form county certificate for the renew
al of such certificate, is abolished.
Proofs of pedagogical reading and
professional spirit alone will be re-
quired hereafter.
Fourth.-The sixty day limit for
filing an application for the renewal
of a 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 1t is understood that the
renewal shall be conditioned on the
applicants having pursued systema-
tically a course of pedagogical read
ing during each year she has active
ly engaged in teaching.
Local Teachers Meetings.
Teachers meetings will be held at
the following places, Feb. 3rd, Cal
mar, Feb 4th Burr Oak, Feb. 9Th,
Frankville. j. A. Woodruff of Des
Moines, Inspector of Rural Schools
will talk on consolidation. Prof. r.
K. Farrar of Ames, State College,
viii lecture on Rural School prob
lens and practical ways of handling
them. Miss Kate Logan of Ames,
State College, will talk on Home
Club Work.
Rural Eighth Grade Examination.
The first examination for eighth
grade graduation will be held the
latter part Of February Teachers
having pupils who wish to take this
examination should send in requests
for the number of sets of questions
required at an early date.
Change of Election of Directors i'm In.
dependent Districts.
! The names OF all persons nominal
ed as candidates for Office in all in
dependent districts, city or town shall
be filed with the secretary of the
school board not later than seven
days previous to the day on which
the annual school election is to be
held, each candidate to be nominated
by a petition signed by not less than
ten qualified electors of the district.
The secretary of the school board
shall cause to be printed, printed
ballots upon which shall appear in al
pha betical order the names of all
candidates for each Office filed as
herein provided, and blank line
| for each officer to be elected, and
there shall be at the left of each
name and each blank line a square
and there shall also be direction to
/ the voter as to the number of candi-
dates to be voted for at said school
election. Ballots shall be printed
on plain substantial paper of uniform
/ quality and shall have no party des-
| ignation or mark whatever. The
secretary of the board shall cause to
be delivered at the several polling
places a sufficient number of ballots
In all other respects the said school
election in independent city or town
districts shall be conducted under the
general laws Of the state of Iowa as
far as same may be applicable.