The Bemidji pioneer., 1903-02-05

tificate is issued for five years and is
valid to teach in any public school in
the state, except state high school
for the principalship of state graded
school.
2. A state teachers second grade
certificate is valid for two years in
any common school district of the
county for which it is issued, but may
be endorsed by the county superinten-
dent OF any other county. First and
second grade teachers certificates are
valid to teach in independent and
special districts unless otherwise re-
quired By board OF education.
3. A third grade certificate is valid
only in the district specified on the
face of the certificate, and for the time
specified not to exceed one year from
date OF issue. @
|. Nv. Renewals.
Complete state teachers certificates
OF the second grade obtained upon ex-
animation, when the minimum stand
ing is 65 per cent in any branch and
the average standing Is 10 per cent or
over, whose holders have taught sue
cessfully not less than eight months
during the two years next preceding
the time when application is made,
who have shown ambition to improve,
as evidenced by attending teachers
meetings, institutes, training schools,
by doing Teachers Reading Circle
work, subscribing for and reading
educational papers and books, will,
upon the unqualified recommend alton
Of the county superintendent where
such teaching has been rendered, be
renewed by the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction without examin.
alton. If such teaching has been rem
dered under the supervision of city
or graded school superintendent, his
endorsement will also be required.
A minimum standing OF 10 per cent
in any subject will be required on GER
tificates offered for renewal after Au-
gust 1st, 1908.
v. Standings Accepted in Place
of Examination
l. State High School Board certi-
ficates which show standing of not
less than Is per cent, will be accepted
in lieu of examinations IN Senior
Arithmetic, Senior Geography, Senior
Grammar, Senior History of the Unit
ed States. Algebra, Civil Govern
ment, Plane Geometry, Physical Geo
graphy, and Natural Philosophy
(Physics), provided, that no such GER
tifcates shall be accepted if presented
more than year later the date of the
last certificate received by the candi-
date, unless he has taught with sue
cess since the date of the last certif-
cate, as certified by the county super
intendent. 5e
2. Standings of so per cent or more
in branches completed at a Minnesota
state normal school within the past
two years will be accepted in lieu of
examination in such branches by the
State Superintendent of Public In
struction upon the recommend atien of
the president where the standings are
granted. .....-~-- ..es.s. ... - &. ..t.Is
VI. Examinations. .,...
Examinations for teachers state
certificates, first and second grade,
are given twice each year, at one or
more points in each county in the
state, under the supervision OF the
county superintendent of schools.
The teachers examinations for Bel
trami county will be given at Bemidji
in the high school building. The pro-
gram given above must be strictly fol-
lowed, and applicants for certificates
will, please, govern themselves ac-
cordingly.
r. JOHNSON DUNWOoDY,
Co. Sup't. of Schools.
Ramjdii Mimi January 12 1908.