Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1891-05-14
Ye Pedagogues, Please Take Notice.

For the convenience of those teachers who
desire to close their contracts as soon as pos.
sible, and in order to accommodate all the
teachers of the County, the undersignsd
Commissioner of Public Schools for Iron
County will conduct Teachers Institute at
lronton for the purpose of training and IL
censlng teachers. Said Institute will open
Monday, May 25th, 1891, and continue three
weeks including time for examination. No
certificates will be issued prior to the close
OF this institute, nor will any teacher be ad
mitted to this examination except those who
shall have attended during the entire session.
| 1t must be understood that this Institute is
being held under the old laac, as the "Insti-
tute Bill" does not go into effect until June
ODD. 1t is not held, however, for the pur-
pose of taking advantage OF the neo la,0, but,
as stated before, for the purpose of accom-
modating all the teachers Of the County, and
| that l may be enabled to. fulfill my promise
of holding an Institute at Belleview. The
Institute provided for by the new law will
be conducted at Belleview, beginning Mon
day, July 3eth. 1t must DE understood, too,
that between these two institutes no license
to teach in Iron County will be granted.
Certificates granted at the close Of first in
stitute are valid for the full time for which
they may be given.
Teachers, you may just as we'll understand
this matter once for all; there will be no
Certificate granted except on well earned
average of 50 per cent; and below 90 per
cent. on any one branch is failure in all,
and such teacher will be required to attend
the next session of the institute. There will
be no "making up" on low grades in order
to attain the required average-the average
must be made on first trial. Please to keep
this in mind, and do not ask me to deylate
from this rule. l propose to do my duty
and track the law to the letter. All who
pass satisfactory examination at the close
of first institute, will be granted SECOND
GRADE CERTIFICATE for the term of one
year, and such teachers will be excused from
attending the the institute at Belleview.
Following are the provisions under which
certificates will be issued at Beleview:
1.-THE said board of examiners are hereby
authorized to sign and issue teachers certi.
ticates OF three grades, namely: third grades
second grade, and first grade. Certificate,
of the third grade and certificates of the Sec
ond grade shall be valid for one year in the
county for which they are issued. Certlh-
Gates of the first grade shall be valid for
three years in all school districts of the state
Teachers shall be granted third grade GER
titicate who are Of good moral character land
who shall pass satisfactory examination
upon the first years work outlined in the
institute course of study, and upon the fol-
lowing branches: Arithmetic. language les
sous, English grammar, geography, spelling,
reading, penmauship, United States history,
civil government Gncluding state govern
ment), and physiology and hygiene with
special reference to the effects of alcoholic
drinks and stimuants and narcotics gener-
ally upon the human system. Teachers who
shall pass satisfactory examination upon all
the branches hereinbefOre mentioned, and
upon the first and second years work out
lined in the institute course of study, and
are OF good moral character, shall be granted
a certificate of the second grade. Teachers
who shall pass satisfactory examination
upon the branches hereinbefore mentioned,
and upon the first, second and third years
work outlined in the institute course of
study, and are of good moral character, shall
be granted a certificate of the first grade:
Provided, that to obtain first grade certifi-
cate, the applicant shall maintain an aver
age grade of ninety; to obtain second grade
certificate, an aver &c grade of eighty five;
and to obtain third grade certificate, an
average grade of eighty: but no certificate
shall be granted to any applicant whose
grade IN any branch falls below sixty"
A. z. VANCE, County Commissioner.