Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-12-25
For Life Diplomas.
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The State Board of Education viii
hold a Meeting at Falrhaven on the 28th
INST, for the purpose of considering APP
plications for State teachers certificates
or life diplomas as shall be based upon
State or Territorial certificates or d1pIom-
as from other states or Territories. or
upon diplomas from State normal
schools.
A circular from superintendent Bryan
calls attention to the following require
/ ments:
/ The requirements for State certificates
and life diplomas are identical in this
State, except as regards the experience
which the applicant must have had as {.
teacher prior to the time of making the
/ application. No State certificate can be
granted ia any person who has not
/ taught successfully at least twenty seven
months, at least nine of which must have
been in this State; and no life diploma
can be granted to any person who has
not taught successfully at least ten years,
at least one of which must have been il
| this State.
The scholastic requirements in this
state are proficiency in photography, read
! ing, arithmetic, both written and mental:
grammar and composition. geography.
Unied States history, United States
constitution and civil government, school
law and constitution Of The State of
Washington, physiology and hygiene,
theory and practice OF teaching, psycol-
ogy, and pedagogy, algebra, natural
/ philosophy penmanship and book keep
| ing, English literature and general his
tory, plain geometry, geology and nat
ural histry; and in case an application is
based upon a certificate or diploma as
above referred TO, the applicant must
show thaa the requirements to obtain
said certificate or diploma were not less
than the scholastic requirements above
mentioned.
The directions for making application
are as follows:
L If the application is based upon a
state or territorial certificate or diploma,
or a diploma from some state normal
school, a perfect copy of the certificate
or diploma must be made, and the certi-
fcate Of notary public or other office
legally qualified to make snch certificates
must he attached to said copy, declaring
it to be a perfect copy of the original
paper This certified copy must be filed
with the board. Do not send the or
iginal paper
2. (a) Every applicant mnst file with
the board an affidavit stating the entire
length of time that he or she has taught,
and also the length of time that be or
she has Taught in this state (b) II the |
application is based upon state or ter /
ritorial certificate or diploma, in addition
to tating the length of time which the
applicant has taught, the affidavit must |
enumerate the branches in which he or
she was examined in obtaining the Ger
titicate of diploma, upon which his or
her application is based. (c) II the APP
plication is based upon diploma from a |
State normal school the affidavit must
specify the branches embraced IN the
course Of study pursued in order to OBJ
tain said diploma.
The fee for a State certificate is So:
that for life diploma is S.. The fee
must accompany the application and it
can not be returned unless the npplica
tl0n is withdrawn before being consid-
cred by the board.
Blank applications, etc, will be sent
from the Office of the superintendent OF
public instruction upon application.