Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 246, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1913 — TAUGHT SCHOOL ON A FORGED LICENSE [ARTICLE]

TAUGHT SCHOOL ON A FORGED LICENSE

Miss Neva Carder of Franklin County, Let Out'From Fair Oaks School After Discovery.

Miss Neva Carder 22 years of age, of Laurel, Franklin county, has been removed as teacher of the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Fair Oaks school, it having been discovered by Superintendent Lamson that' the license Under which she was teaching was a forgery. Miss Carder is the daughter of John Carder, formerly of Jordan township, Jasper county, where she graduated in 1907 from the township schools with a general average of 83. The family removed at about that time to Laurel, Franklin, county, and it is understood that she graduated from the Laurel high school. In 1911 she took the teachers’ examination in Vigo county and a state license was issued July 29, 1911, for one year. If a later lieense has ever been issued to the girl it has not come to light so far and from efforts made by Mr. Lamson to learn abbut the girl there has been no other license, although she taught school 'last year in her home county. This year she engaged to teach for Trustee Right in Fair Oaks, and Superintendent Lamson asked for her license in order that he might make a record of it, as is his custom. She made several excuses about not supplying it and this aroused some suspicion. Finally the license came to hand. It was the license issued in 1911. The 11 had been changed to 13, but the day of the month was -l£ft the 29th, while this year the examination was held on the 26th. A closer scrutiny Showed that the license had been altered in a number of places, some of the grades and the average having been increased. Her grammar grade had been raised from 78 to 98, arithmetic from 88 to 89, music had been added at 89 and the average increased from 86.4 to 88.4. However, the new figures made an average of 88.5, whieh discovery was made when the facts were supplied to Charles A. Greathouse, state superintendent. He furnished the original figures and substantiated the suspicion that the license had been tampered with. A letter from T. J. McCarty, of Brookville, superintendent of the schools of Franklin county, pronounced the license a forgery* also the card whieh supplied information concerning her. Mr. McCarty had given her a card showing that she had taught 12 months and had a success grade of 86. The 12 had been raised to 16, while the success grade of 86 had been raised to 96. When this information arrived Mr. Lajnson removed Miss Carder as teacher and Mrs. Clara Andrus is temporarily teaching the school until a successor can be found. Miss Carder depied tho charge when confronted with it, finally saying that there was some mistake and that her later license must be at her home. Ajj she can receive no pay for the time taught Miss Carder is in a rather had plight and has gone to work as a servant' in a home not far from Rensselaer. Several other occurrences have convinced Mr. Lamson that she is not truthful and she will be very lucky if she is not placed under arrest for the alterations in the license, Which constituted forgery.