The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-06-28
Of Interest to Teachers,

1.-The ACT oil 1919 anu SuOSS4uSh
legislation makes it the duty OF
the State Superintendent to pre-
scribe the mode of examining and
licensing school teachers, and their
necessary qualifications, (Sec. 4
sub-sec. 81
1T shall be the duty of the Coun-
ty Superintendent to perform such
duties in relation to the examina-
ton of teachers, aud issuing to
them certificates of qualification,
as may be required Of them by the
State Superintendent. (Sec. 9, sub
sec, 4.
To observe such directions aud
regulations as the State Superin-
tendent of Schools may from time
to time prescribe. (Sec g sub
sec. o.
"No teacher of public schools
shall be employed, or receive any
pay from the public funds, unless
he or she have a certificate Of quail
ifcation, given to him or her by the
County Superintendent, tor the
county within which he or she is
employed. (sec. 26)
Diplomas shall be granted to
those who honorably complete the
course of study prescribed in nor
NAL schools by the State Board OF
Education and possession of such
diploma shall exempt the holder
thereof from the examination pre-
scribed as a condition precedent to
employment in the public schools
of the State; any such graduate be-
ing eligible as a teacher in any
county Of the State. (Sec. 81, sub
sec. ~
REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD.
"Under authority of the State
Board of Education, the Peabody
Normal College at Nashville issues
certificates and diplomas to grad
yates, which exempt the holders
from examination before the county
superintendent.
"Parties holding roll OF honor
certificates issued by the State Pea
body Institutes shall be exempt
from examination for teachers GER
tifcates in any of the counties in
the State, provided that no certih-
cate hereafter issued by any such
institute, or conductor thereof, shall
be good for a period exceeding four
years from date of issuance. (Min-
ute Book, 1897
Heretofore life certificates have
been issued exempting teachers
from further examination, but the
above action of the State Board
means that life certificates are for.
hidden and that all who stand ex'
aminations this or any succeeding
wear, shall be granted certificates
: which will expire four years iron
date instead of for life. This rul
ING does not interfere with parties
now holding life certificates.
"All persons who are exempt
from examination for teachers GER
tifcates by authority of the Stats
Board of Education, shall conform
to the requirements of the State
Superintendent as to the time wher
said persons shall make application
t to the county superintendent FOL
teachers certificates. Minute bool
1895, p. 29.)
GRADES OF CERTIFICATES.
Three grades of certificates shall
be issued First grade secondary
certificates are to be given to grad
yates of the State Peabody Norma
College, of the State Peabody In
stitutes, and to all who shall aver
age in examination at least IS OF
the following subjects:
, "Orthography, Reading, Writing
Mental Arithmetic, Written Arith
metic, English Grammar, Geogra
ply, History of Tennessee, Ele
mentary Geology of Tennessee, Ele
mentary Principles OF Agriculture
Theory of Practice and Teaching
and School Law, History of United
States, Physiology and Hygiene
Elements of Algebra, Elements O
Plane Geometry, Elements OF Nat
ural Philosophy, Elementary Book
keeping, Elements of Civil Govern
ment, Rhetoric.
.Second grade secondary certih
Gates are to be issued to applicants
who average in examination at leas
. 20 on the same subjects required
! for the first grade.
Third grade primary certificates
are to be given to those whose av
, erage is at least IS on the subject
required to be taught in the prima
nv schools, and in theory and prac
tice in teaching; and primary Ger
! tificates good for one year will b
issued without examination to ap
{ plicants who have completed tht
; the course of study for the frs
year in any State Peabody Inst