Fair play., 1889-06-08

Section 7Gssa is amended by adding ''hut the
grades upon such renewed cert ticate shall be
,denticaIiy the same those upon former GER
tifcate and shall not be raised except by exam
nation"
Section 1nS3b is new and reads: There shall
be two grades of certificates issued by the
county schoo. commissioners: 10 be known
as first-grade certificate and second-graie
certificate. The second-grade cert ficate shall
contain all the branches enumerated in
section 7J17, and shall he authority to teach
in I he county for the period OF one year If not
sooner revoked, and the trst-grade certificate
shall contain in ad1t to the branches
enumerated for 4 serona-grade certificate,
etymology algebra, zoology. rhetoric. botany,
geometry, physics and literature. and shall be
authority TO teach IN the county for a period OF
two years unless sooner revoked. In each and
every branch enumerated in the certificate for
which application is made, the applicant
shall maintain grade Of SKY per cent. on
the questions submitted and the average
grade upon each certificate graateI shall be At
least eighty. All examinations must be con-
ductca in writing and the p pcrs submitted 70
the commissioner by the applican. shall be
kept on file in the otl"e OF the county commits
sioner and shall be opened 10 spect on bv any
school officer that may desire TO examine
them"
necessary changes upon cert tifcates issued
after this dat. Change the word 18th rd'' on
third grade cert fir;ltcs to second and write
in al bottom Of subjects the words physiology
and Hygiene" should you use the old "second
grade cert! t!iicate, mark out-with red Ink-ai
bran hes no, named IN Section 1D.7. When a
"firsr-prade" certificate is issued. mark out
with red ins-all branches not enumerated in
Section rs b. and str city follow this section in
the future.
Til law further provides that on all loans of
school funds made tho interest must be col
loctcd annually. Tn" county commissioner can
revoke q certih ate for ''lncompetency, cruelty.
in morality. drunkenness or neglect OF duty"
The report nr the county clerk must he for
warfled ia the State superintendent in july,
and the report OF the county commissioner by
August 81.
Section 1lci has been amended 10 read as
follows: "Whencver any congress sional town
ship shall Ii: in two more counties, the
township school fund OF such town
snip shall he divided among the
aforesaid counties in proportion to the
amount OF territory in the fractional
township included IN each county as follows:
The County Court Of the county in which section
sixteen is located shall, upon a requsition OF
the county clerk OF any county containing
fractional part OF such township, issue an order
Ir:inI"rrlnG the amount due SUcn county, undPr
this section into the care, keeping and custody
of the County Court thereof: and said fund shall
be loaned, and the income derived therefrom
shall he apportioned annually to such fraction
al township as though il were entire town
ship: and the township funds OF all entire town
ships and all fractional townships included
" thin the limits OF any county in this State
shall be handled and controlled by the proper
officers OF such county, set forth in this
chapter. The prov ,sions of this section shall
not apply TO any congressional township inter-
sected by the Mis- sour river
This section should he enforced by the County
Court as rapidly nS possible.
The foregoing laws will be in force from
and after the date OF approval by the
Governor: and the stamped date on this
circular will indicate the date Of its APP
proval by the Governor.
W. +. COLEMAN,
State Superintendent Public Schools.