Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-14
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES
IN NEW MEXICO
SUPERINTENDENT HIRAM HAD.
LEY MAKES ADDITIONAL REo-
uLArtoNs AND EXPLAINS LAW.

Id recent meeting 20 ihr Ter
rifnrial Board OF EducailDn the law
governnE the granting of territorial
teachers certificates was more deh-
niteiy interpreted The law in uucs-
ton reads THE lowest qualifications
of such ceftihcaica shall be- equal col
that 90 those required of studouia who
complete the full professional course
in either the New Mexico Normal
School or TIE Normal University"
The board declares that ANY teacher
having an the credits mentioned IN
Hfoun below auy four credits from
coup 2. shall be- considered a. have
Ing the necessary qualifications Al
credit. the board states. shall consist
Of hve eC..nilons week for 3N week.
or an equivalent Practice teaching
shalt be considered as practical teach
ina 10 an elementary school under the
supervision OF critic a letter
stating the Interpretation Of the law
a. made hy ihe board has hcea issued
from the office OF Professor Hiram
Hudiey. superintendent Of public IN
strucilon The qualifications ere as
follows.
Group T.
Arithmetic RoyieV with o view 90
teachinal 90. uenmstry Nl. Zoology
0-2l. Algebra az. English Grammar
Review with D view 90 toachlnsl
90. Composition and Rhetoric tll.
History of English literature and
English and American Classics go.
United States History u-2l, Civics
u.2l. General History 0l. Physiology
and Hygiene N-2l. Botany g-2.
Nhiaa.uHsaaN NH.a..rIIH.taNIaa
logy 90. History OF Education. IN
cludiug a general knowledge of the
following school systems The Ger
man, the French. the United States
and the New Mexico li-2l. School
Management (i.2). General Method
u-sl, Special Method IN Reading
Geography, Language and spelling
aud Primary Arithmetic 90. Obserya-
ton ti-sl. Practice (D
Group N
Latin t2l. 60. or CD. Spanish t2l,
German 90. Tngonomeiry ti-2l. SO.
GEOLOGY O-D. Ethics ti-2l. Geology
u.2l. Astronomy N-2l. Commercial
Law 0-g). English History u-2),
Chemistry ca. bookkeeping u-2).
Twenty school months Of four
weeks each. of successful teaching
will be- accepted in lieu ~ the aaif
year OF observation. and the one year
OF practice teaching specified under
Group
Before a certificate win De- issued
60 a person residing outside the TERRI
tory be- must present satisfactory
evidence that he Is employed 10 teach
/ within The territory
A fee uf three dollars $4,000 U.s.
charged for the Ave years certificate.
and ten dollars 8io0ul for the lie
certificate
Graduates Of shoots that arc not
normal schools. yet have academic
courses fully equal ln an reapocts 90
the highest academic course of either
TIE Normal shoots of New Mexico.
may be- granted the ave years cergia-
cate only after they have had three
years ~ successful experience in
teaching
Applicants should carefully mn
out every item called for on the ap.
pllcation blank Certificates and d.
plOmas OF other states do not re-
eeiye official recognition In New
Mexico, bot they are valuable evi-
dence IN making application for any
kind Of certificate
Arrangements are partially com
pletod for conducting examinations OK
those applicants for territorial ccrti-
ncates whose diplomas and other evl~
dences DO not give sufficient evidence
~ qualifications 10 Justify the lnard
IN granting their applications II any
should desire tn take such eNamInu.
ltione uinnae inform the hoard