The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1899-08-04
UniOa's Summer School.

To Publ C school Teachers Of Union:
To those teachers who dread the
standing of examinations for teachers
cerliti:ates Of qualification, the county
present rule Of the State b1aFFil aFFlSef st cJh1e The
ton is that no second g.ade cert,licat.
can be renewed under any circumstances
and first grade certificate cannot he re-
newed unless the holder attends the sum
nler school i'll the county or shows to
the State board of education some stts-
factory RI, on for not doing SO. This
law will b. strictly enforced. The
COUNTY superintendent has no option and
cannot renew certificates to persons who
have mt attended the summer scho Dis
Attend n:e means presence every day of
the session. Enrichment and presence
for one OF two days are not suili. .!enJ to
constitute attendance.
Therefore if Il teacher has first gra le
certificate and will only attend the sum
mer school faithfully, the certificate will
he renewed from time 10 time indefinite
ly. Ii, however, for some reason, not
approved by the state board of education.
the summer school is not attended, the
teacher must stand before the county
bard new examination for u certiti-
cate. An eXamin alton before the county
board, if it covers the subjects that by
law are required to be taught in the pub
| lie schools Is no easy task. These sub
| jectS are enumerated in the act of the
| legislature and include "the elements of
agriculture, history of the United States
and of this State, the principles OF tile
United States and of this State, morals
and gool behavior, algebra, physiology
and hygiene
In pursuance of Il recent resolution
of the State board there will be no eX-
animation for teachers cerliti .lteS this
year except during the last week at each
county school, aud this examination will
be upon questions to be submitted 10y the
State su, erin.en'slt of Education. II
these questions are male t. test ones
ability To teacl, the subjects above men
toned, land that is certainly The purpose
of the law), then it is no easy matter to
prepare for and raS this examination,
especially when it is considered that. for
the first grade certificate, the law re-
quires that on the examination there
must be attained II general average OF
not less than 30 per cent 1t would BE-
not only more profitable, but less abori-
Gus to study for a month under capable
instructors in a county school than to
study privately for this examination.
Even persons not holding teachers GER
titicates but intending to win them upon
All examination will do we'll to go to the
summer school and prepare themselves
thoroughly in the branches that will be
taught there. Certainly all who hold
cert ficates had better comply with the
term, that will enable them to secure re
newals without fOrfeiting certificates
they now hold, and trusting to winning
new certiI iIjcates upon new examinations.
Examinations should be made harder
and harder as educational conditions III
our State are improved AMI better edu
cational opportunities are aft )rded tt
| the teachers.
CANNOT TEACH WITHOUT CEkTIfI
CATE.
1t is in direct violation of the acts o
the legislature If any teacher not holding
| a certificate of qualification is emp'oye'
to teach in a public school. The count