Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1895-04-27
rms NEW LAW
Regarding school Teachers Ger
uncates.

AEAAIMtMA INV
uHcates.
Enron SENTINEL: The Legislature OF
this state which closed its labors last
| month enacted two statutes relating TO
the granting Of teachers certificates BY
| county boards Of examination that are
OF the utmost importance to teachers
and such as intend to adopt teaching IS
a profession. should deem il . favor TO
have space given me 10 the SENTINEL to
make known, for the benefit OF those in
teressed, q few Of the principal provis-
ions Of those laws.
BY the first Of the statutes three
grades Of certificates have been provided
for, viz: High school grade for teach
ing . high school, which shall be good
for four years; grammar grade. for teach
ing unclassifed and grammar schools,
good for three years, and primary grsde,
for teaching a primary school, which
shall be good for two years"
Then follows a provision upon the
character Of school holders OF such GER
ti6cates shall be entitled to teach re-
spectively, ETC., etc.
The second OF the statutes above re.
ferred to specifies the studies an sppli-
cant shall be proficient in to obtain . Ger.
ti6cste. as follows: Primary grade
"Orthogrspby. readirz, grammar. writ
ten arithmetic, ~penmapship, physiology,
history Of the United States, civil gov
eminent. geography. current news. draw.
ing. theory and practice Of teaching. and.
at the discretion Of the Board OF Educa.
tiou, music and the elements Of chemis-
try and physics"
County grammar grade-"All the sub
jects designated for county primary GER
ti6cates, and in addition thereto, alge-
bra, the first and second books Of plane
geometry, English history, bookkeeping,
physical geography. physics. chemistry
and methods Of teaching"
High school grsde-All the subjects
mentioned for the two foregoing grades;
land in addition thereto, botany, Latin,
general history, English literature. plane
geometry, civil government and the his.
tory and methods Of teaching"
1t is also provided that no certificate
shall be issued to persons under the age
Of Is years.
The primary grade above mentioned,
corresponding with the second grade GER
tifcate heretofore issued, it will at once
be seen requires an examination and pro
fciency in many additional studies.
The same is true Of the grammar
grade, which will fill the posi-
ton Of our present first grade certificate.
County boards Of examination are given
the power, as the present county o%ertiti-
Gates expire, to tissue certificates OF
equivalent grade under the new Act to
holders thereof" That is, the holder Of q
irst grade may obtain a grammar grade
certificate, and the holder OF o second
grade may obtain a primary grade certi-
cate without further examination, with
this proviso: "That after the year 1897
a primary school certificate shall not be
subject TO renewal"
A very important provision Of the new
law is, that the holder Of a primary GER
ti6cate shall not be entitled to teach in
any school other than primary branches,
and as all Of the schools in Eureka
county, with perhaps two exceptions,
outside Of the town Of Eureka, are un-
classified, the holders Of primary or SEQ.
ond grade certificates are barred from
teaching In such schools.
I would therefore earnestly urge all
those holding second grade certificates at
the present time to strive hard to obtain
q grammar grade at the coming examine
tion in July.
There are still left about two and q
half months for study. and ! feel salts
fed that at least the greater number OF
those who hold second grade certificates
from Eureka county, by close application
and diligent work, can 6t themselves &c
as to secure . grammar grade.
The new laws above referred to 60 into
force the end Of June, this year.
PETER BREEN,
County Superintendent Of Public Schools