The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-09-15
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS,
n W Roles That arc Now applicable For
First Time.

n Roles Tbat arc Now Applicable For
First Time.
The examinations of applicants for
teachers county certificate will be
held througout the State on Friday,
September "a. The following rules
adopted by the State board of educa-
ton are applicable now for the first
time:
Every applicant for county certifi.
cate shall stand satisfactory written
examination before the county board
OF education, on uniform questions
prepared and furnished by the State
board, the examination to be held in
all the counties on the same day, or he
shall present to the county board a
full diploma from some reputable
chartered college or university of this
State, known to be of good standing.
No certificate shall be issued on di
ploma showing that the holder has
only completed the course of some
particular dep artment of school the
diploma must show that the full col.
lege course has been completed.
Only two grades OF examination
questions shall be prepared and fur.
nished for the county examinations.
There shall be put two grades of
teachers county certifcates-a first
grade and second grade, the latter
being divided into class A and class B
this not to affect any certificate now
outstanding.
To obtain a first grade teachers
county certificate, the applicant shall
stand written examination on first
grade questions, prepared and furnish.
ed to the county board of education
by the State board, and shall make a
general average of not less than 80
per cent. and not less than so per cent.
on any one branch. The county
board may also impose oral tests In
reading and language.
To obtain a second grade teachers
county certificate, the applicant shall
stand a written examination on ques-
tions prepared and furnished to the
county board of education by the State
board, and also such oral tests in read.
ing and language as the county board
may impose. To an applicant stand
ing an examination on first grade
questions and failing to obtain first
grade certificate, a second grade Ger
tificste class A, shall be issued il the
applicant makes a general average Of
70 per cent, and not less than As per
cent. on any branch; and, If the ap.
plicApt makes general average of not
less than go per cent. and not less than
40 per cent. on any one branch, q sec
ond grade certificate, class B, shall be
issued. In estimating for second
grade certificate on first grade ques.
tons, Algebra need not be included !;
if it would be to the applicants advan-
tage, it may be included. To an ap'
plicant standing an examination on
second grade questions, q second grade
certificate, class A, shall be issued if
the applicant makes general average
of not less than 80 per cent. and not
less than so per cent. on any one
branch; and if the applicant makes a
general average of not less than 70 per
cent. and not less than 40 per cent on
any one branch, second grade certi6-
cate, class B, shall be issued.
No person shall be permitted to take
an examination who is not at least 1S
years of age. and before taking an ex'
animation each applicant shall pass
such oral tests in reading and langu-
age as the board may impose.
A first grade certificate may bs re-
newed by, the county board from which
it was issued. If, however. q teachers
institute or summer school is held In
the county, frst.class certificate shall
not be renewed unless the holder at.
tends the institute or summer school,
or shows some satisfactory reason for
not doing so.
A second grade certificate, Glass B.
shall not be rewarded unless the hol
der attends q teachers institute or sum-
mer school, and in such case it may
be renewed.
A second grade certificate, Glass B.
shall not be renewed.
The county board shall issue to each
applicant making the required per
cent. certificate signed by each mem.
Der of the board and under the seal OF
the Office of the county superintendent
of education of the county, and show
ing on its face the per cent. made on
eacn branch and the general average.
The certificate shall run for two years
from its date, and the holder shall be
deemed competent to teach in the pub
lie schools of the county. No certif.
cate of qualification shall begranted by
any county board under any circum.
stances to any person who is under 10
years of age.
The county board of one county
may recogniz, a certificate issued by
the county board OF another county,
but in such case they shall register
the name OF the holder, county from
which issued. date and number OF the
certificate, and when SO registered it
shall have the same force IS il issued
in that c1unty.
Each county board shall keep a
register, in which shall be recorded
the name, age, sex and postotfice OF
each person to whom a certificate IS
granted, and also the date and grade
of the certificate.
Whiskey Still Rsidsd.
The Columbia Register, Of Tuesday,
says that Revenue Officer Hal Rich
ardson returned to Columbia Monday
,o;pbt frono Guoneao IN the South.