The Red Cloud chief., 1904-09-16
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state superintendent Fowler Issue, an
Important Letter.

State superintendent Fowler Issue, an
Important Letter.
State Superintendent Fcah tli
Deputy Superintendent McBrien have
issued a circular letter to superintend-
ents and principals full of helpful hints
to the teachers. About the registra-
ton Of state certificates over which
there has already been much misun-
Outstanding the letter says:
"Two-year elementary state certia-
Gates issued by the Nebraska State
Normal school Tor schools), the IRE
mont Normal. the Wayne Normal NE
braska Normal college), and the Nor
NAL department of the Nebraska Wes-
leyan university, must be registered in
the Office of the superintendent of the
county In which the holder will teach,
for which a registration fee of one
dollar must be paid. Such two-vear
certificates are not renewable. and 1t
Is the duty Of teachers holding the
same to attend the county or Joint in
stitute and to exercise professional in
terest in county teachers associations
and leading circles work.
"Three-year state certificates or d.
plomas from the advanced course is
sued by the above institutions must
also be registered with the fee Of one
dollar as above.
Life state certificates or diplomas
good for life issued by the above in
stitutions. and all three-year and life
state teachers certificates Issued by
the University OF Nebraska, Bellevue,
Doane and Grand Island colleges. and
the Nebraska Wesleyan university,
and all professional state (lifes cer-
tificates issued by the state superin-
tendent OF public instruction and the
state board Of examiners Ton eyamina-
tion), and all state normal diplomas
good for life (from other statesl en-
dorsed by the state superintendent of
public instruction of Nebraska. need
not DO registered as above, but the
holders thereof are requested to have
them registered, without fee, that the
county superintendent may know who
are legally qualified teachers In his
county"
The circular urges tho teachers to
organize book review clubs and thus by
purchasing one or two books during
the year get the benefit of ten or
twelve. A number of books are rec
commended. In beginning his circular,
Mr.. Fowler y
"In previous greetings from this Of
flee we have counseled you relative to
your attitude toward FOUR predecessor
as we'll as your successor. We have
urged upon you the Importance of Sc
curing the support of your board Of
education. We have advised you on
the support, criticism and praise of
your teachers. We have written Of
your relation to YOU pupils as one Of
the forces which make or destroy a
superintendent or principal. We have
pleaded for a greater care OF school
property. We have sounded the alarm
against the marauding library and
chart agent. We have warned the
smaller schools against carrying q
heavier course Of study than Is con-
sistent with the size of the town. We
have tried to make it understood that
the eighth grade is the place for the
satisfactory, intelligent completion OF
all common school subjects. and that
1t is no disgrace for a pupil to remain
there two years in order to do thor
ough work. We have argued as best
we could for a more comprehensive,
minute, and practical study of English.
In all schools we have made war on
the Internal cigarette. We have en-
phasized the necessity Of having the
cooperation Of the home in your
school work. These are questions
which are always confronting us. Eter-
nal vigilance is the price to be paid in
mastering them. We bespeak your
hearty cooperation in n proper solu-
ton of these problems"