The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1906-05-10
new CERTIFICATE Law
Some of the More Important Provis-
ions of the New Law Relating to
Teachers Certificates.

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Teachers Certificates.
County superintendent Eli Hutchin-
son has received from the state super
intendent supply of pamphlets giving
extracts from the school laws of Iowa,
as amended by the thirty-frst general
assembly, with revised notes, which are
for distribution by the county superin-
tendent among the school officers of
Decatur county, and each school official
should secure one and familiarize him
self with the changes in the school laws.
County superintendent Hutchinson
has also received number of copies of
pamphlet containing the full new law
governing the issuing of uniform county
certificates, which are for general dis
tribution, and he will be pleased to give
a copy to all persons who are interested
in the matter. The new law makes some
radical changes in the manner of issuing
teachers certificates, and the teachers
and students who expect to engage in
the profession of teaching should care
fully read the new law. The following
are some of the more important pro-
visions of the law:
Sec. 3. On the last Friday and
Wednesday and Thursday preceding in
the months of January, June, July and
October, the county superintendent
shall meet and, with such assistants as
may be necessary examine all applicants
for teachers certificate. Such exami-
nations shall be held at the county seat,
in suitable room which shall be pro-
vidcd for that purpose by the board of
supervisors; but the county superin-
tendent may at his discretion cause to
be held at the time of any regular ex-
animation an additional examination at
some other place in the county. The
questions used in such examinations
shall be furnished by the educational
board of examiners, who shall cause the
same to be printed, and the examna-
tions shall be conducted strictly under
rules prescribed by the board.
Sec. Z. Applicants who have taught
successfully for at least thirty-six
weeks, or who have completed course
of study in an approved college or
normal school and whose examination
entities them to the first grade certifi-
cate, shall receive the same for term
of three years from the date thereof,
and such certificate shall be renewable
without examination provided the ap-
plicants shall show by examination or
otherwise that at least one line of pro-
fessional inquiry has been successfully
conducted during tho life of the certifi-
cate, it being made the duty of the
board to forward with each certificate
subject to renewal, outlines setting
forth various lines of professional study.
1t is provided further that each applica-
tion for renewal shall be accompanied
by such proof of successful experience
and professional spirit as the education
al board of examiners may require.
Sec. s. Applicants whose examina-
tions entities them to the second grade
certificate only, shall receive the same
for not to exceed two years, with the
privilege of one renewal without futher
examination, under the same rules as
govern the renewal of first grade GER
tifcate.
Sec. 8. Applicants whose examina-
tion entities them to the third grade
certificate only, shall receive the same
for six months, provided that the coun-
. ty superintendent may at his option ex-
tend such certificates to the first day of
July following it's issue. A third grade
certificate shall not be renewed and not
more than two such certificates shall be
issued to the same person.
Sec. 13. AS soon as the examination
is completed the county superintendent
shall forward to the superintendent of
public instruction, list of all appli-
cants examined, with the standings of
each in didactics and oral reading, and
his estimate of each applicants person
ality and general fitness, other than
scholarship, for the work of teaching.
He shall at the same time forward to
the superintendent of public instruction
the answer papers written, with the ex-
ception of those in didactics. Under
the supervision of the educational board
of examiners, the papers shall be graded
and the scholastic qualifications deter
mined. The result of such examination
of persons who pass the same shall be
entered upon certificate provided by
such board, and shall be transmitted to
the county superintendent of the coun-
ty in which the person entitled thereto