Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. 1914, A Published June IL, 1909,
CHAPTER 378, LAWS OF 1909.

AN ACT to create sections 45O--1 to $50
8 inclusive, of the statutes, relating to
the examination, qualification and Certid-
cation Of teachers.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. There are added to the stat
utes five new sections to read Section
460-1. /. Every applicant for third
grade certificate shall be examined In or
thOepy, spelling, reading. penmanship, arith~
metlc, elementary composition and gram
mar, geography, the history of the United
States, the civil government Of the United
States and Of the state Of Wisconsin, phyBt-
ology and hygiene with special reference to
the effects of stimulants and narcotics upon
the human system, school management, the
manual of the elementary course Of study
for the common schools Of Wisconsin, and
the elements Of agriculture and in addition
20 passing examinations in the aforesaid
branches he shall have attended q profess
sional school for teachers for at least siE
weeks and shall have received In such school
standings in school management, and In the
methods Of teaching reading and language,
arithmetic and geography, provided, how
ever, that the provisions of this section
relative to attendance at professional
schools for teachers shall not apply to per-
sons who have taught successfully IN the
public schools for at least eight months
prior to July list, 1910.
2. In this act professional school for
teachers" shall mean a state normal school,
e county training school for te0chers, any
school In rank above high school, Offering
a course for teachers equivalent to that
offered in the state normal schools Of Wis
consin. or, in counties remote from q state
normal school or county training school for
teachers, q teachers institute maintained
under such conditions and restrictions as
may be provided for by the board of regents
of normal schools provided that such insti-
tute shall be taught by at least two teach
ers and be of not less duration than six
weeks. and shall have In connection there
with ~lodel or practice school,
8. A third grade certificate shall entttle
the holder to teach for such period, not
more than one year, as may be specified
therein, Ia the superintendent's district In
which the certificate IS issued. A third
grade certificate may be renewed If the
holder shall during the life of the certificate
attend professional school for teachers for
8 period of not less than six weeks and
shall receive In such school credits in at
least two subjects. The holder of q third
grade certificate may also renew tie same
by passing examination in all the sub
jects required for q third grade certificate.
Not more than three thlrd grade ceTtlucates
shall be granted after 1910 to the same
person.
Section $50 1. An applicant to re-
ceive q second grade certificate shall have
taught successfully in the public schools for
at least eight months and shall pass a sat
IsfaCtOry examination in all the branches re-
Quired for q third grade certificate and In
addition in physical geography. American
literature, English composition, and In the
cataIoging and use of school libraries. The
county or city superintendent ma! trans
fer the standings or a Cnlrd grace cerCln-
cate in force TO second grade certificate
if the holder Of such third grade certificate
has taught q school successfully for at least
eight months and has attended, since receiv-
ing such third grade certificate, q PROBES
si0nal school Eol teachers for at least six
weeks and received credits in at least two
subjects.
=. A second grade certificate shall entitIe
the holder 10 teach IN the superintendent
district where it is issued and shall be IN
force three years from the date Of It's Issue.
3. A second grade certificate may be re-
newed II the holder thereof shall pass an
examination In all the subjects required for
s second grade certificate. second grade
certificate may also be renewed without ex-
animation provided the holder thereof has
taught successfully for TWO years during
the life of such certificate and has attended
3 professional school for teachers for at
least six weeks and received credits in at
least two subjects.
eeive 9 first grade certificate shall have
taught successfully for at least eight
months in the public schools and shall pass
p satisfactory examination in all the
branches required for g second grade GER
tihcate and In addition in English litera-
ture theory and art OF teaching, algebra,
physics and English history The county or
CITY superintendent may transfer the stand
fnC of 8 second grade certificate IN force
TO a first grade certificate II the holder OF
such second grade certificate has taught q
school successfully for at least eight months
and has attended. since receiving such sec
ond grade certificate. a professional school
for teachers for at least six weeks and re-
ceived credits in at least two subjects.
. 4 first grade certificate shall entitle
the holder to teach IN the superintendent
force for Eve years.
8 a first grade certificate may be re-
newed by the county or city superintendent
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