The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-01-27
TEACHERS LICENSES.
Public School Superintendents Agree
Upon a Basis.
TO ASK FOR A GENERAL LAW.
The B!l v III he Recommended TO the
General AssembIy-If 10 Becomes
Law Every Teacher In the State Must
Get "a Certificate.

At a meeting of the public school super
intendents two months ago committee
comprising III S. Tarbell of this city. Ben
iamin Baker OF Newport, ID. X. Adams OF
Centreville, Il. c. Tefft of Wakefield, and
j. II. Reynolds of Bristol was appointed
to consider basis for certificates of public
school teachers.
To-day this committee made q report at
a meeting of superintendent at the Office
of the State Board of Education. which
was considered in detail and with some
minor changes was unanimously adopted
and Will be recommended To the General
Assembly at its present session.
The bill provides that no person shall
be employed TO teach as principal or assis
tant in any school in any town or city
supported entirely or in part by pub
lie money nnless he shall have "A State
certificate of qualification. There shall
be four grades of certificates. A fourth
being gwen on examination on reading,
spelling, penmanship, geography Language,
arithmetic the elements of physiology
and outlines OF United States history.
The certificate shall be good for one
year and shall be issued only once, except
TO teachers in evening schools on applica-
ton.
Third grade certificates: Same branches,
with the addition of United States his
tory, elements of civil government, Eng
lish grammar, physiology, single entry
bookkeeping, drawing and one book In
the theory and practice of teaching. Ger
tifcate to be good for two years and to be
reissued as above. Also second grade
certificate upon presentation OF n
diploma from any Normal School or
High and training school. or upon
examination in branches for third grade
certificate with algebra, general history.
oil ont af r.llN lNgf. ola al
or zoology, rhetoric, English literature,
constitutions of the United States and
Rhode Island, and two books in theory
and practice of teaching. This certificate
shall be good for two years and may be
renewed upon application if endorsed 10y
the school committee OF the town or city
where the applicant last taught.
At the expiration OF the second term the
certificate may be exchanged for life
certificate.
The first-c certificate is given on pre-
sentation OF u diploma from university
or college approved by the State
board of education or upon exam
ination on branches required for. "a
second grade certificate with the addition
of trigonometry, geology, chemistry,
physics, psychology, history of pedagogy
and methods of organization and govern
ment and either Latin, Greek, French or
German. IL is also renewable and ex-
|
shall be board of five persons known as
the State board of examiners, TO be ap-
pointed by the State board of education.
The bill further provides that the Board
of Examiners shall annually choose n
chairman and secretary whose signature
shall be on all State certificates issued by
the board; that some member of the board
shall conduct all examinations, which
shall be held three times each year in
Newport, Bristol, Westerly, Wakefield,
River Point and WoonsOcket and quar-
terly in Providence on such dates and un
der such rules rs the State Board of Elk
aminers may determine; that the members
of the Board of Examiners shall receive S5
a day for actual service and in
addition all necessary expenses; the
Board of Examiners is also
empowered to employ such clerical assist
ance as is necessary. All persons who
have taught less than two years must OBJ
! tain a certificate under this statute at the
| end of their present term of engagement,
but persons who have taught in the
| State more than two years and less
than five may make application endorsed
! by the school committee to receive sec
ond or third grade certificate, and any
persons who has taught in the state over
| five years may receive life certificate OF
the second or third grade.
The State Board of Examiners may en-
! dorse the State certificates issued by other
! authorities of other States, and shall have
! power 10 anuul for cause, any certificate
! granted by them. The school committee
| of town shall have power To determine
! the grade of certificate that shall be re-
| quired in each school under their charge.