The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-07

Mississippi publications: "Ie shall | have passed an examination in first-grade | subjects and school law
 Michigan qualifications "No person shall be eligible to the office of county | commissioner who shall not be a graduate in the literary department of some repu- table college. university, or state nornnal school, or hold a state teachers certifi- cate or hold a first-grade certificate: Pro- yided that in counties having less than fifty schools subject to supervision of the county commissioner a person holding 1t the time of election a second grade cer tificate shall be eliglble.'
 North Dakota qualifications: No one is eligible to the office unless he or she holds certificate of the highest county grade or equivalent"
 Kansas qualifications: "A person to be eligible to the office of county superin- tendent of public instruction must hold professional irst-grade certificate or ba graduate of an accredited college or normal school and must have taught at least eighteen months"
 Texas qualifications: "No one Is eligi- | ble unless he has a certificate of the highest county grade and has had twelve months successful experience in teaching the state public schools"
 Idaho qualifications: "No person shall be eligible to the office except a pract- cal teacher of not less than two years experience. one of which must have been while holding a valid, frst-grade certif- cate at the time of his election or ap- pointment."
 Kentucky qualifications. "To be eligible to the office he shall hold from the state board of examiners a state diploma or state certificate which will not expire during his proposed term of office or a certificate of qualification of the grade of a county certificate of the flrst-elass"
 New Hampshire has no county super intendent. In their places are district superintendents appointed by local com mittees The state pays one half of their salaries if they hold state certificates
 Oklahoma qualifications: Must hold diploma or flrst-grade certificate"
 Oregon qualifications: Must have taught nine school months in the state and hold a frst-grade or state certificate or state diploma.
 Washington qualifications: "No person shall be eligible to hold the office of county superintendent out of common schools, who shall not at the time of his election or appointment hold a state cer- tifcate. or life diploma, or frst-grade common school certificate In full force and effect"
 New York has a supervision bill now pending in her legislature. It provides for district superintendents and demands the following qualifications: ''He must have been employed within the year i'm, mediately preceding as a city or village superintendent of schools, a school com missioner or a principal of high school of this state, or must be a graduate of a college registered with the regents of the university of the state of New York as maintaining a satisfactory standard or must hold certificate authorizing him to teach for life in the public schools of this state"
 Louisiana qualifications: ''The parish board shall elect or appoint for term of four years parish superintendent who shall be person of high moral charac- ter and a practical educator
 New Mexico qualifications: NO per- son shall be eligible to the office of coun- ty superintendent of schools who is not a person of culture, practical experience and learning in those branches of educa- tion taught in public schools, as provided by law"
 Twenty-four states therefore, demand educational qualifications of their coun- ty superintendents, while in twelve of them, exactly half the office is, likewise. appointive.
 It seems astonishing that to impress upon our people the necessity for trained