Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1862-04-09

AN ACT to establish a system Of grade
teachers certificates, and to amend chapte
ITO of tbp 0auet.al laws of 1871

AN ACT to establish system Of graded
teachers certificates, and to amend chapter
l79 of the general laws of 1861.
The People Of the state of Wisconsin represented
in Senate and 4sseRbly, az enact as follotos:
Section /. Every applicant for 4 situation
as teacher in any of the common schools of
this state, shall be examined by the county
superintendent of schools in his county in
regard . moral character, learning, and abil-
ity to teach, and if found qualified shall re
ceve a certificate as hereinafter provided.
See. 2 There are hereby established three
grades of teachers certificates, to be known
as certificates of the first, second and third
grade, respectively, as the case may be-
Each certificate shall show the branches of
study III which the holder Of the same has
been examined; also the relative attainment
of the applicant in each branch.
See. 8 Every applicant for a certificate
Of the third grade, shall be examined in or
thoepy, photography, reading, Penmanship,
intellectual and written arithmetic, primary
grammar and geography; and if found quail
fed, shall receive a certificate which shall en-
title the holder to teach in the town for which
he applies, Tor one wear from the date thereof
See T. Every applicant for a certificate
of the second grade shall be examined in ali
the branches required for certificate of the
third grade, and in addition thereto, in gram
matical analysis, physiology, physical geogr5-
ply, elementary algebra, United States his
tory, and theory and practice Of teaching
and if found nualif-I shall receive a ccrtiti-
cate which shall entitc the holder to teach
ii any town in the county in which he : ex-
anincd for one wear from the date thereof.
See. ). Every applicant for certificate Of
the first grade, shall be examined in all the
branches in which applicants for certificates
of the second and third grades are examined,
and in addition thereto, in higher algcbr:,
natural philosophy and geometry; and If
found qualified, shall receive a certificate
which shall enttle the holder 10 teach in any
town in the county for which he is examined,
for two years from the date thereof
Sec. E. The countr superintendent of each
county shall, under the advice and direction
of the state superintendent, establish for his
county the standard Of attainments in each
branch of study, which must be reached by
each applicant, before receiving certificate
of either grade, and the standard so estab-
lIshed shall be uniform for the county.
Sec. 7. No school district clerk shall have
power to contract with a teacher unless such
teacher shall have certificate of qualifca-
tlons in force at the time Of making such
contract; and when district IS composed OF
parts Of two or more counties, the clerk Of
said district shall not have power to contract
with teacher unless such teacher shall have
certificate Of qualifications, signed by the
superintendent Of the county in which the
school house is situated, and in force at the
time of making such contract.
Sec. s Each county superintendent of
schools may demand examination in such
additional branches as the applicant NAV be
required to teach, and whenever he shall deem
it necessary. nav require a denomination of
anv teacher in his county, for the purpose of
ascertaining his or her qualifications to con
time as such teacher
Sec. .. The county superintendent may
annul any certificate given oy him or his pre-
decessor in Office, when he shall think proper,
giving at least ten DAYS notice, in writing, to
the teacher holding it, and to the district
board Of the district in which he NAV be en-
ploved, of his intention to annul the same
See 10. The annulling of certificate
shall net disqualifv the teacher to whom it
was given. until a notice thereof. containing
the name of the teacher, the time when the
certificate was annulied, and the reason for
such annulnent, shall be filed by the county
superintendent in the office Of the town clerk
of the town in which the person whose certih-
cate is annulled is engaged in teaching
See. H. All certificates of qualification
heretofore granted TO teachers by any town
superintendent, shall be null and void from
and after the 9Th day Of April next, and no
UeIsJ IN snail. from and after that date, be held
to be qualified teacher, unless he shall nave
a certificate from the county superintendent
Of the county in which he resides. issued IN
conformity with the provisions Of this chapter.
Sec. -. Section s, of chapter l'9, OF inc
genera. laws of 1861, is hereby amended by
adding thereto the following, provision
..Nbenever, on account of sickness, absence
c-,,,, the county. or other cause, any person
desiring A certificate of qualifications as
teacher, shall be unable TO attend the examl-
nation as aforesaid, such person may be ex-
amined at any time by the superintendent,
without giving the notice required in this sec
tinn; and upon such exsrpinstion, Il found