The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-11-14
WHOLE NO. 1886.
State Certificates for Teachers.
The State Board of Education have issued


State certificates are granted to teachers of
approved qualifications, in accordance with
section /, OF Act No. 2S1, Laws Of 1879, which
reads as follows:
The People of the State of Michigan enact
that the State Board OF Education shall hold
stated meetings, at which they shall examine.
and may grant State certificates OF qualifca-
ton, to such teachers as may upon thor
ough and critical examination. be found to
possess eminent scholarship and professional
ability, and shall furnish satisfactory evidence
of good moral character Said certificate shall
be signed by ths President and the Secretary
OF the Board and impressed with the seal
thereof: and shall entitle the holder t. teach
in any OF the schools Of the State, without fur
ther examination, and shall be valid for the
term OF ten years, unless revoked by said
Board. Each applicant for examination shall
on making application, pay to the Secretary of
the Board five dollars as an examination fee
The following rules Will guide the Board IN
carrying out the provisions OF this law:
/. There will be two grades OF certf Gates, 10
be denomlnated, respectively, as first grade and
second grade.
2. Certificates Of the first grade " be grant
ed only TO those who may be invited to make
application for the same.
8. Only such persons will be invited to apply
for certificate OF the first grade as are known
by the Board TO be eminent as scholars and
successful educators of large and varied expe-
riepce in the public schools Of the State and
who are now enga ysd in that wor Not more
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cants for this grade Of certificates prior to Jan
uary 1, 1881, and the number invited during
any year subsequent to that date shall not ex-
ceed five. Each applicant will be required to
read before the Board thesis upon some edu-
catonal topic, and deposit the same with the
Board.
A. Applicants for certificates of the second
grade must comply with The foowing condi-
tions:
a. They must furnish satisfactory evidence
of good moral character.
b. They must furnish satisfactory evidence
of having taught not lees than thirty months
with decided success, at least ten months OF
which shall have been IN this State.
C. They must pass very thorough examina-
ton in orthography, penmanshIp reading, ar
ithmetlc, grammar, geography, L. S. history,
algebra, plane geometry, school law of Mchi-
gan, and the theory and art of teaching.
d. They must pass q satisfactory examina-
ton IN natural philosophy, physical geography,
anatomy and physiology, botany, zoology as
tronomy, chemistry, general history, and ge-
ology.
Written testimonials from responsible per-
SONS will be required as evidence OF good moral
character.
In respect to length of time taught. the state
meut of the applicant, giving time, place, and
kind Of school will be sufficient.
Written testimonials from employers will he
required as to success in teaching. The testl-
mony upon this point must be clear and explicit.
The application, ACCOMPANIED with the ex-
animation fee, together with tisfactory evil
dence relative to character length OF time
taught, and success in teaching. must DO fur
nished at least twenty days before the first day
OF the examination. Any one whose creden-
tials are unsatisfactory will be promptly in
formed OF that fact, and thereby saved the ex-
pense of attendance upon examination.
Papers forwarded as testmer als must u al
cases be originals. Wen copies are sent for
filing in this Office the originals Will be re-
turned, but not otherwise.
Both the oral and written methods OF exam
lnation will be employed. A definite time will
be allowed to each topic, varying with the ma
ture of the subject and the number and char
acter of the questions proposed.
Each examination will continue three days,
and applicants for second grade certificate
must be in attendance through the entire ex-
animation. Applicants for the first grade GER
tificate must be in attendance the last day Of
the examination.
No announcement OF the results can be made
at the immediate close OF the examination.
The careful examination OF papers written
and the filling out of certificates. will require
several days time.
State certificate entities the bolder to teach
in any school district OF the State without fur
ther examination, aud is valid for ten years,
provided the personal and professional reputa
ton of the holder remains untarnished
1t is intended by the State Board o. Educa-
tion that this certificate shall be granted only
to those who, Ply their broad culture and sue
cessful experience IN educational work have
given character and dignity TO the profession
in this State.
Examinations will be held at Lansing during
the current school year as follows: Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday, Dec. 81, Jan. and 2 /;
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, March 80,
81, and April 1 Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 29 80, and July 1. Examna-
tions will begin each day at 9 o'clock q. M.
II circumstances make additional exam ma
tons desirable, due notice of the same Will be
given through the press. AL communications
should be addressed to the Secretary OF the
State Board Of Education, Lansing. Mich.
Signed by State Board OF Education.
The strike IN the Office OF the Battle Greek