Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 July 1915 — Page 1 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Petition tor Removal of Superintendent Lamson To the Honorable Trustees of Jasper County:

Believing that Ernest Lamson, Superintendent of the Schools of Jasper county, is incompetent to fill the office he holds, and that, there is general dissatisfaction on the part of patrons, teachers and pupils, your attention is invited to the following points which substantiate our con.viction: That a very large per cent of the teachers in the district schools are imported from other counties and even from other states; That these teachers secure their positions through agencies that charge a commission of 5 per cent of their first year’s salary; That Whereas Jasper county produces as many or more high school graduates, in proportion to the number of school teachers employed as any of the surrounding counties, and, whereas the surrounding counties are able to supply all or practically all of the teachers required in their counties, and often have a surplus of teachers, it is a fact that only a small per cent of the teachers of Jasper county are residents of this county; That many applicants for license who have made splendid records in the commissioned high schools of Wheatfield, Remington and Rensselaer, have been refused license by said Lamson; That many old teachers of many years’ experience have been discarded to make room for imported teachers, resulting in discouragement to both old and young applicants;

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