The age-herald., 1899-03-04
FOR INFORMATION
 OF THE TEACHERS
Superintendent Abercrombie Has
 Issued a Circular.
NO INSTRUCTOR EXEMPTED
From Examinations Except Those Who Are Able to Secure a Life Ger tifcate Under the Law-Prof.
 Dodson Appointed.

Montgomery, March 3.-(Special)-T of- fee of the superintendent of education is being flooded with letters from school trus- tees and teachers from every section of the the new law providing for the examination of teachers in the public schools.
 The general assembly just adjourned passed very important bill providing for the uniform examination of teachers and creating a board of state examiners.
 For information of county superintend- ents and the six thousand teachers in the state Superintendent Abercrombie has pre- pared the following statement, which will be sent out in circular form:
 T. The act creates state board of ex- aminers whose duty is to prepare the ques- tions, furnish them to the county superin- tendents, examine and grade the papers and issue the certificates to teachers.
 go Examinations are held only on the first Monday of the last month in each scholastic quarter, by county superintend- ents, who shall break the seal containing the questions in the presence of the teach CTS. When tho examination is completed the county superintendent will immediately forward the papers to the secretary of the board of examiners.
 "3 Each applicant for examination shall, before starting on the examination, deposit with the examiner fees as follows: For third grade, s1; second grade, $1.5O first grade, g.
 A Under this law there are four grades of certifica tes first second, third and life. A third grade certificate is valid for two years, a second grade certificate for four years and a first grade certificate for six years. Third and second grade certificates will be issued to the same teacher but twice.
 tx1 ,O6 fr fnna hnr who have taught ten years under first grade certificate.
 ''5. The branches upon which an examin- ation must be held for the different grades are practically the same as under the ola law, with the exception that Alabama ms tory. is added to the requirements for second grade, and Alabama history and school law are added to the requirements for first grade certificates.
 t-''6. Under th's law, all teachers will have to take the examination. No one is ex- empted except those who can obtain life certificate under the provisions Of this law Every one is exempted except those Who can obtain life certificate under the pro visions of this law. Every teacher engaged in teaching in a school drawing public funds whether principal or assistant, must procure certificate. certificate under this law entities the holder to teach in any county in the state. Separate school dis tricts, if empowered by charter, may re- quire additional examinations.
 "7 The first examination under this law will be held in June In the meantime teachers will work under their present cer- tifcates. County superintendents will hold TO examinations before that date. Under this law teachers who hold certificates un- der the old law as well as those who have no certificates, will have to procure cer- tifcates."
 Superintendent Abercrombie has an- nounced the appointment of Prof. John l.. Dodson, of Oxford college, Calhoun county, as a member of the board of examiners The board is composed of three members tho sunerintendent to be chairman. The other member will come from South Ala bama.