St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-27
EDUCATION
And School Teachers Defended by
Judge Fleming.


dency for some years in state educa-
tional matters to make the Office of state
superintendent of schools the Mount
Olympus, at which all of the uneleet
should worship, do honor and be recOg-
nizea before entering upon any educa-
tional work in this state. What might
be termed close corporation has been
sought to be formed, although this is
strenuously denied. Thanks to Judge
Fleming yesterday, the hundreds OF
school teachers in this state who have
not sucked at the breast of the normal
scilGols or the toe of Supt. Kiehle. were
saved from legislative enactments
which might have worked untald hard
ship. House File 81 introduced by
Representative Heidemann Was under
discussion as special order. The pro-
visions of the bill were:
An act to amend Section SiXty-siX Of
Chapter Thirty-siX of the General
Laws OF one thousand eight hundred
and sevcnty-eight, relating to the EX-
animation OF Teachers and the grades
of certificates to be issued.
Section 1. That section siXty-SiX of
one Thousand eight hundred and seven
amended so as TO read as follows:
Sec. &c. All persons proposing to
teach in common schools in any county
shall be examined by the examiner or
examiners designed by law, with such
substitutions and limitations as may be
lawful. in English reading, English
photography, English grammar, English
composition, penmanship. arithmetic,
geography, history of the United States
civil government and physiology and
hygiene, including the most important
scientific facts pertaining to the effects
of Stimulants and narcotics on the
human system. Candidates who prove
themselves to be qualified to teach all of
the aforesaid branches and are believed
to be of good moral character,
shall receive teachers certifi-
Gates, the grade of which
shall be determined by the attainments
IN the several branches. Three grades
of certificates shall be issued,yjz: Third
grade, valid in given district only, for
one year; second grade, valid in the
county for one year; first grade, valid
in the county for two years. Provided,
that in addition to the above branches
prescribed in this section, all applicants
for second grade certificates shall be ex-
amined in methods of teaching. and all
applicants for first grade certificates, in
methods of teaching, elementary alge-
bra, plain geometry, physical geogra-
ply, physics and general history, and
no person shall receive a first grade GER
tifcate who has not taught with success
at least one term of school not less than
three months in length, except that
such person be a graduate of one of the
state normal schools. Provided also,
that after Jan. l, 1891, no third grade
certificate shall be granted any person
who has before held a third grade GER
titicate: and after Jan. l, 1898, no third
grade certificate shall be granted any
person.
Sec. 2. Section of chapter 1913 of the
General Laws of 1887 is hereby re-
pealed.
Judge Fleming took the floor and ex-
posed the following scheme. 1t will be
noticed in the above bill that its func-
"eXamlner or examiners designated by
law" Who are they? House File No.
so. introduced by Mr.. Heidemann and
withdrawn from general orders several
days ago, provides for them as follows:
An Act Creating State Board of EX-
aminerS. and Providing for Perma-
nent State Certificates.
Section 1. The superintendent of
public instruction and the principals of
the several State Normal schools shall
constitute state board of examiners.
Sec. 2. The state board of examiners
shall be authorized to grant to any
teacher who has successfully taught at
least four years, or. If such teacher be
graduate of one of the State Normal
schools, two years, in the public schools
of this state, and who has held first
grade certificate, OF it's full equivalent,
for not less than two years, a permanent
certificate which shall be valid until re-
Voked by SAID board, in any school dis
trict In the state. Provided, That every
candidate for such permanent state GER
tificate shall, by such tests. testimonials
and certificates as said board may in
each case require and accept, and at
such time and place as may be appointed
by said board, give evidence of excel
lent standing as to professional knowl-
edge, professional ability, general
knowledge, English reading, English
photography and English composition,
and OF satisfactory standing in arith-
metic, penmanship, English grammar,
physiology and hygiene, geography,
history of the United States, civil gov
erRment. general history, physical geeg-
raphy, physics. plain and solid geom-
etry, algebra, elementary psychology,
history of education, and any six addi-
tional branches which said board may
in each case accept. Provided, also,
that the board of education of any in
dependent or special school district
shall have power to require any holder
of permanent state certificate, who
may propose to teach in the schools of
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any branch or branches not marked in
such certificate. Provided, further, that
said state board of examiners may,
whenever a majority of all members
concur, annul for cause any certificate
granted by them OF their predecessors
in Office"
The power that this would give to
the Normal schools over the common
schools was only too clearly seen by
Judge Fleming, and he labored so sue
eeSsfully that House File No. 50 was
recommended to be indefinitely post
poned, which will carry with it in the
end House File No. 50.
'TRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
The house passed the following state
Institution bill yesterday:
IAN act to appropriate money to sup
ply the deficiency in the appropria-
tion for special and current expenses
for the state public school.
Section THAT the sum of twenty
two thousand and fifty (22,050) dollars
be and the same is hereby appropri-
ated out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the pur-
pose of supplying the deficiency in the
appropriation for special purposes and
for the current expenses of the state
public school for the year eighteen hum
dred and eighty-nine, ending July 81"
AS there is every evidence that in the
large matters this legislature proposes
to be just as eXtravagaut and even more
thn cJnt Of In,