The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-04-18

forth under appropriate heads, the fol:
lowing items, viz: The number Of
schools in each district; the average
number Of months the schools have been
taught during the year; the number OF
male teachers p; the number Of female
teachers; the average salary per month
Of male teachers the average salary per
mouth of female teachers whole num-
ber of youth within each district between
the ages of six and twenty one years /;
the number entered in the schools Of the
district; the average daily attendance,
Distinguishing between males and fe.
malcs) amount levied within each dis.
trict for the support Of schools; amount
levied for building purposes amount
received from State appropriation ; cost
Of construction fuel and contingencies:
and amount expended for purchasing,
renting, repairing and furnishing school
houses. In addition to this report, it
shall be the duty Of the county superin.
tendcnt to make out aud transmit to the
State superintendent detailed report Of
the condition and character Of the
sch ools within his county, noting oil de-.
fciencies aud suggesting their remedies,
with such remark, upon the operation OF
the school law as his experience AID OBJ
servution may have suggested, pointing
out wherein he considers them rs def
cient, and what amendments may be re-
uuired 10 render them efficient. lie
shall also report such townships in which
the boards Of education have failed to
make return ofthc enumeration of youth
as required in the sixth section Of this
act, and also those school districts that
have failed to make the levy authorized
in section fourteen Of this law
81. In order to afford encouragement
and incentive to teachers TO perfect them
selves in their profession, and at the
same time to secure the profession from
the intrusion of unworthy members, and
the public from the evils ofincompctcnt
teachers, the following regulations shall
ts observed BY county superintendent
in regard to examinations and granting
of teachers certificates: First, No ap.
plicant shall be admitted to an e1amin.
alton unless the county superintendent
shall have reasonable evidence that he
or she is of good moral character, and
loyal to the Government OF tho United
States and the Government Of the State
Of West Virginia. Profanity, obscenitJ
and incorporate habits, shall .alway. bc
held to exclude from the privilege o
an examination. .Secoai, No college di'
ploma or certificate, or Recommendation
from the president or faculty ofsny col
legc or academy, shall be taken to su'
psrcedc the necessity Of examination by
the county superintendent. TAirot
County supcriutendents shall grade the
certificates granted, according to the fol.
lowing scheme, numbering them accord
ing to the merit Of the applicant, from
one to five Number three shall be as
su,ned as the medium between a very
good and an Indifferent teacher, so that
the scheme will stand thus: Number
one, a very good tcachcr-one accom-
plished in every respect; number two,
good teacher; number three, medium
number four, below medium; number
Grs, Indifferent \ number 6vc ccrti6
cate shall never be granted 10 any teach
or more than once. IF upon second
examination. the applicant is not found
entitled to higher grade, no certificate
shall be granted. 4 number four Ger
tifcate shall not be granted moro than
twice in succession to the same applicant
II, at the third examination, the appli.
cant is not found entitled to high
er grade, no certificate shall be granted.
When any teacher has received three
number one certificates, he shall bo en-.
titled to receive from the county super.
inscndcnt a rccommen endation to the
State superintendent for examination,
and, if found worthy, the State superin.
tcndent shall grant him q professional
certificate in proper form, engraved upon
parchment. authenticated by the seal OF
his Office and a,tested by his signature
thereto; by which certificate the bearer
shall be legally admitted to the profes'
sion of teacher within the State Of West
Virginia, which certificate shall be valid
throughout the State and during the life
of the bearer thereof; provided, that the
State superintendent may revoke such
professional certificate for imuIorality OF
disloyaty, when clearly proven. For
every professional certificate so granted
a fee Of three dollars shall be charged, to
be applied to the use of free schools
And it is further provided, that from
and after FIVE years from tho Psssase OF
this act, no person shall be eligible to
the office Of county superintendent who
shall not have received sach professional
certificate. And it is hereby made the
duty of each county superintendent, on
or before the first day Of June in each
wear, to unke out and transmit to the
State superintendent, list Of all candi'
dates examined by him during the year,
stating their names and address, with
the grade Of certificate granted to each
from which the State superintendent
shall make out and transmit to the
county superintcndents . general lis'
containing the names, address, and grade
| of certificate of each ncrson examined