River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-03-29
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES.


AS there is widespread misunder-
standing with reference to the extent
of the power vested in the County
Superintendent and his legal qualifi-
cations to grant certificates to those
desiring to enter our public schools as
teachers, we take this opportunity to
publish circular issued by our State
Superintendent, in which he fully
discusses this question. The circular
is as follows:
CIRCULAR TO Co. SuPERINTENDENTs, Town
CLERKS, SCHOOL Boards AND TEACHERS.
Some question has arisen as to what
constitutes 4 legal teachers certificate
issued by county superintendent.
Il J Sec. AIS r. S. provides that no
certificates shall have force, except in
the district of the examining officer
who issued the same: hence, GER
tificate of one county superintendent.
endorsed by another county superin-
tendent does not become legal GER
tificate in the district of the latter.
RI Sec. 449 r. S. provides that
three grades of teachers certificates
shall be established, to be known as
the first, second, and third grades.
A third grade certificate shall enti-
tie the holder to teach for such period,
not more than one year, as may bt
specified therein. in any town in the
Superintendent district in which he is
examined. except that it may be linn
tied to any town or school district
| therein.
The above mentioned three grades
ire the only certificates authorized by
statute, to be issued by the county
superintendent.
Permits or licenses, SO called, issued
IN request of school boards to persons
who have not passed the examination
required by Sec. $50 r. s., have no
'egaI Significance; and no apportion-
nent of tie School Fund Income can
he made to any city, village, or town
for any school district therein. for any
wear during which such district shall
not have maintained a common school
auoht by "a qualified teacher fv
months. Sec 554 Z. s.; and no con-
Gract with any person not holding y
ljploma or certifi .ate dnthOriziRe
him to teach shall be valid. Sec. 438
r. S.
If the district board should contract
with a teacher not legally qualified,
md should draw orders for payment
# such teacher not authorized Ivy law,
hey would severally be liable to the
forfeit mentioned in Sec. 500 r. S.
(3.) Sec. ASH R. S prescribes that
inf ndapf cb,11 mn
Ter the advice and direction of the
state superintendent, establish for his
county the standard of attainment in
zach branch of study. which mist b.
coached by each applicant. before re-
.eiyino a certificate of either grade
md the standard so established shall
re uniform in the superintendent's
| district.
41 Each certificate shall show the
branches in which the holder has been
Examined. and his relative attain
ments in each branch.
(51 No person shall receive any
certificate who does not write and
speak the English language with fla.
cility and correctness.
This department thus calls attention
% the provisions thus carefully and
wisely made by legal enactment for
the defense of the public schools
against incompetency and unworthi
ness.
The public schools of Wisconsin can
| never become what they should be
Unless qualified teachers are EN-
ployed.
superintendent are not required by
statute to provide teachers, but to see
that none but qualified teachers are
| certifcated.
ROBERT GRAHAM. State Supt.
Madison, March 2, 1888.