The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-05
A new CERTIFICATE
GRANTED TEACHERS.
GOOD FOR TEN YEARS WITHOUT FUR
TIER EXAMINATION.
The State Board of Educatiop-A Special
Meeting to Dispose of Appeal Cases
from Hartsviile and Kings
tree-Other Matters.
1The State, Sd.

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The State board of education met
in Columbia at 4 p. m. yesterday.
The following members we're present:
Prof. A. R. Banks of Rock Hill, Prof.
| H. T. Cook of Greenville, Prof. j. L.
Mccain of Due West, Prof Graves L..
Knight of Graniteville, Prof. j. b.
O'Neall Holloway of Elloree, Hon.
W. A. Brown of Marion, together
with Governor McSweeney and Su-
perintendent of Education McMahan.
An appeal from the decision of the
county board of education in Harts-
vile was considered, and the county
board was sustained.
This permits the people of Harts-
Vile to vote upon the question Of
levying an extra tax of three mills
for their public school. Judge Watts
has issued an injunction against the
holding of the election pending the
determination of the appeal to the
State board
An appeal from me decision of the
county board in Williamsburg was
sustained. The county board had
ordered the trustees to establish an
additional school "on the lower side
of the creek" although no pupil had
to walk more than two miles to the
present centrally located school and
the money sufices for only one school
of average session.
The death of Mr.. W. W. F. Bright
county superintendent of education
in Pickens, was reported and the
matter Of appointing his successor
was referred to the governor and the
superintendent of education with
power to act. A committee consist
ing of Messrs. Cook, Mccain and Nc
Mahan was appointed to prepare
suitable letter to the family, Mr..
Bright being an exceptionally eff
cient officer of many years service,
and being known personally to sew
eral members of the board.
Some State certificates were issued
and excuses for non attendance upon
summer schools passed upon.
The rule in regard to the renewal
of certificates by county boards of
education was amended by adding
the words, "said renewal to be for
two years or for less time in the dis
cretion of the county board"
Mr.. J. B. O'Neall Holloway Was
added to the committee on examina-
tions and the committee on course OF
study.
Mrs. Q. E. Means forthcoming
book on men and women O. South
Carolina was approved as a supple
mentary reader in the fourth and
fifth grades of the public schools.
At 7 the board took recess till 8
o'clock, when it met and considered
the papers of two applicants for the
State ten-year certificate.
This certificate is a new thing. 1t
was proposed and determined upon
at the May meeting of the board,
and the secretary was authorized to
prepare @nd issue statement for the
information of any teachers who may
hereafter wish to apply for this GER
tifcate. This circular of informa,
tion has been distributed through
county superintendent and others.
1t marks departure and is Intended
to afford some recognition of profes
sional teachers of ability and success.
TEN. YEAR CERTIFICATES.
The board granted ten-year Ger
tifcate to Mr.. B. Y. Culbertson of
Maddens, Laurens County, who
stood the examination very success
fully. Mr.. McMahan in writing of
these certificates, gives the following
information:
A State certificate of qualification
to teach will hereafter be issued by
the State board of education upon
the joint consideration of a written
examination and of collateral evil
dence of educational preparation, ex
| nerience. and standing. At each