The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-10-22
A WEAK EFFORT
TO FOOL PEOPLE
Hartford Herald Matches
Egg From Mares Nest.
lgnor antly Quotes Wrong Law in
Effort to Discredit Gov
ernor Morrow.

When Hon. r.. 4. Morrow spoke nj
The Court House in Hartford recept-
" among other serious charges Stiiich
he made and substantiate'of heinst
Barksdalc Hamlet was once ar Lty
grating. by collecting from, tP'.t old
school teachers of the State, with
out warrant OF law, a five dollar Zee
for issuing certificates to them un-
der Il late act of the legislature
which provides such certificates for
those who have taught Tor twenty
years.
Mr. Morrow exhibited a check
paid by Mr.. I. s. Mason which check
had been endorsed and cashed by
Mr. Hamlett and suggested that he
would be glad to furnish the evidence
to the Ohio county grand jury II
the Circuit Judge and Common
weaith's Attorney would have the
matter invest gated. Nobody ex-
pected they would and they didn't.
being 100 'Usy themselves in all caprt
to get elected third time to the
Jobs which they hold and which they
now seem to regard MS personal pro-
pert.
Enter now the Hartford Herald
with all its Ignorance numbering at
its hack" II thinks IL has dis
covered mares nest and pro-
ceeds 20 ell or lay or hatch an e-;'
Il accuses Mr.. Morrow of dense ig-
norercc of the law and proceeds to
! display its own Ignorance in man
ncr tlat so ID disgrace any "c~~-
paper not already beyond that con
ditiou. II proceeds to quote from
Carroll's Statutes. Yes! from Car
rolls edition of 1915. the old law
concerning the manner OF issuing
State diplomas to teachers who have
passed the required examination.
The poor. ignorant Hartford Herald
did rot know that there was any
other law on the subject and pro-
ceeds TO make an ass of itself in the
eyes OF all those who read It,
Here is plain statement and quo
tatiou OF the law upon the subject
of state certificates:
There are six kinds of certificates
which enable persons to teach in the
public schools of Kentucky. One Is
the we'll known county certificate.
which n,d.! he either OF the first or
second .la.s end when any person
over eighteen years of age may OBJ
tain by passing the required eXamin-
alton held by the Superintendent,
ann County Board of Examiners APP
pointed by him. The fee for this
certificate is $l.OO. Kentucky Sta
Section 45O3.
Another is the State certificate
which MAY be granted by the State
x Board of Examiners upon the rec
concentration of the County Board or
Examiners after IA written exam.na-
ton held in the county of the appli-
6cant's residence, or on "A personal
N-pxa m nation before the State Board
of Examiners at the State Capitol
State certificate shall be Impressed
with the seal of the State Board of
Examiners. and the fee charged the
! applicant shall be $500 the
proceeds of the fees for examination
Tor state certificate shall be divided
between the two professional men,
hers OF the State Board of Examiners
in proportion to the services render
ed by them" Kentucky Statutes
Section 45oS.
A third. Is The State Board shall
have the power to recognize and
validate teachers certificates OF 9TH
err states, which shall not be OF low
err standard than the state certificates
of Kentucky" Kentucky Statutes
Section 45O2a. Subsection 3.
Fourth. by state diploma which
may be issued by the State Board OF
Examiners after a personal examin-
alton held at the State Capitol on
the last Wednesday of July of each
year. upon the subjects embraced in
the common school course of study
and also upon the science and art OF
teaching. psychology. English Liter
I, ature. Higher Arithmetic. Physics.
and Elementary Latin. This Is the