Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-10-05
ALL TEACHERS IN
S, D, SCHOOLS MUST
HAVE CERTIFICATES
State Superintendent Intends to
Strictly Enforce Nav Educa-
tIonal Law.

Pierre, S. D.. Sept 26-The new edu-
cational law OF the last session has
brought with II new rules and regila-
tions on the part OF the state eduCa-
tlonal department. and TO save con-
fusion the following statement as to
such rules has been made by the de-
partment:
Under the provisions OF the law. the
department win validate certificates of
the rank OF life diplomas, state. and
first and second grade certificates, Is
sued by other state departments, where
the grades are awarded by state
board Of examiners. but the subjects
and standings FOR such certificates
must conform 10 the requirements Of
this department for such certificates,
and when subjects or standings do not
conform the holders Of such certificates
must write ia such additional subjects
or write In subjects for which grades
are already represented, but too low.
IN order to raise such grades or 10 bring
II up To the requirements as 20 the aV-
erage necessary. The department VIII
not validate certificates where the
grades were awarded tn any other man
ner. nor does tho department validate
life diplomas until the holder thereof
has identified himself with the educa-
tlonal interests Of the state for al least
year.
Life diplomas and state certificates
are issued to graduates Of educational
institutions of this and Of other states
provided that such graduates must file
complete credits OF their work in the
schools of which they are graduates,
together with such credits OF all work
above the eighth grade.
School Boards Liable.
An applicant for q first, second or
third grade certificate who may have
failed at a previous examination. and
desires to be a candidate at a subse-
quent examination, may submit such
standings from the previous eNamina-
tiOns az are above the required average
for the certificate for which he may be
candidate at q later examination,
providing that the standing is submit
ted with the manuscript I'm the other
subjects. ard that the latter examina-
tiOn is taken within six months
Boards OF education and school
boards as rule are careless sometimes
In the employment Of teachers who
do not hold proper certificates. The
law requires that every teacher in our
schools should hold some form Of GER
tihCsts. Those below and including the
first grades may hold primary Certif-
Gates or any Of the other forms, while
those employed as instructors above the
eighth grade must hold a state certih-
cate or life diploma. Principals OF
graded schools who do no teaching
must hold a first grade certificate or
better but should he instruct. state
certificate is required School boards
should make II a point to see that all
their teachers are properly qualified.
for all money paid out to an unqualified
person can be recovered for the district
from the members Of the board person
ally BY any patron Of the district The
law provides and courts have so held
that any contract made with mprop-
erly qualified teachers is null and void
Now that the certiicatiOn Of the teach
ing force OF the state ~ centralized IN
the state department, the state super
inendent intends 70 see that the law ia
Obeyed. 4"