Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1903-04-09
two years and one year.

whom issued is of good moral
character, is proficient in and
fully qualified to teach orthogra-
ply. reading, writing, English
geography, arithmetic,
history of Kansas, United States
history, constitution of the Unit
ed States, bookkeeping, phvsiol-
ogy and hygiene, theory and
practice of teaching, elements of
natural philosophy, algebra,
English literatute and general
history, and shall not be issued
to persons under twenty-one
years of age, nor to such persons
as have not taught successfully
thirty-two school months; pro-
vided, that the persons who re-
ceives a professional certificate
shall make general average of
not less tnan ninty per cent, and
in no case shall person receive
professional certificate who
shall fall below eighty-fivc per
cent in any one branch; provided
that any person who shall at any
regular examination make agrade
of ninety per cent or more in any
branch, the same shall be credit
ed on a professional certificate;
provided that no grade shall be
carried longer than two years
nor shall any grades be credited
unless the general average shall
entitle them at least to a third
grade certificate; provided, also,
that any person to whom pro-
fessional certificate shall here
after be issued shall, upon the
payment of one dollar fee, be en-
titled to renewal of same with
out examination provided said
applicant shall not have remained
out of service as a teacher in the
public schools longer than two
consecutive years, was a regular
memb Der and attended at least
ninety per cent of the time of the
county institute preceding issu.
ance of said certificate, was a
regular mem Der and attended al
of the meetings of the county
association, unless excused by
the county superintendent, and
shall be a regular subscriber Of
some standard educational jour
nal and shall perform such Other
professional work as the state
or county superintendent shall
direct; provided further, that any
person who shall, at the time O
the passage of this act, be thu
holder of afrst-grade certificate
and who shall have taught in the
public schools of the state fol
the two years Immediately pre-
ceding the expiration of sucl
certificate, shall, on the expira
ton of such first-grade certifi
cate, be issued professional Ger
tificate on passing a satisfactor,
examination in each of the follow
ing branches: General history
history of Kansas, English litera
ture, and algebra; provided, tina
no person shall be issued sucl
professional certificate who shal
fall below eighty-fiIe per cent If
any one of these four branches.
SEC. 5. First grade; to whom
issued. Certificate of the frs
grade may be issued to persons
of not less than nineteen year.
of age, who have taught success
fully for not less than twelv,
school months, and who shall
fully satisfy the board as to theil
ability to teach all the branche.
prescribed for professional GER
tifcate except general history
and elements of natural philoso
ply: provided, that persons who
receive first-grade certificate:
shall make a general average OF
not less than ninety per cent
and in no case shall person re
ceive a certificate of the frs
grade who shall fall below seven
ty per cent in any one branch.
SEC. 6. Second and thir6
grades, to whom issued. Certif
icates of the second grade may
be issued to persons of NOT less
than eighteen years of age, who
have taught successfully not less
than three school months, and
who shall fully satisfy the board
as to their ability to teach all the
branches prescribed for first
grade certificates except book
keeping and literature; provided,
that persons who receive a sec.
ond-grade certificate shall make
a general average of notices. than
eighty per cent, and in no case
shall a person receive a second