River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-07-15
No. 794, Al Published June II, 1909
CHAPTER 37a, LAWS OF 1909.

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AN ACT to create sections 450-1 to $50
5 inclusive, of the statutes. relating to
the examination, qualification and certln-
cation Of teachers.
The people of the State Of Wisconsin, repre-
sented In Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section 1. There are added to the stat
utes five new sections to read: Section
450--1. 1. Every applicant for third
grade certificate shall be examined In or
thoepy. spelling, reading. penmanship, arith-
metic, elementary composition and gram
States, the civil government of the United
States and of the state of Wisconsin, physi-
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, ana
the elements of agriculture and In addition
to passing examinations In the aforesaid
branches he shall have attended profess
sional school for teachers for at least six
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 TINS ,o see1on
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 state normal Scnool,
a county training school for teachers, any
course for teachers equivalent to that
offered in the state normal schools of Wis
consn, or, in counties remote from a state
normal school or county training school Tor
teachers, a 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 a -lodel or practice school.
A third grade certificate shall Qnt1tl0
the holder to teach for such period, not
more than one year, as may be speclned
therein in the superintendent's district In
which the certificate is issued. A third
grade certificate may be renewed II the
holder shall during the life of the certificate
attend professional school for teachers for
a period of not less than six weeks and
shall receive in such school credits In at
least two subjects. The holder of a third
grade certificate may also renew the same
by passing an examination in all the sub
jects required for third grade certih cate.
Not more than three third grade certificates
shall be granted after 1910 to the same
person.
Section 45O-2 l. An applicant to re-
ceive a 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 third grade certificate, and In
addition In physical geography, American
literature, English composition, ana In 4 The
county or city superintendent may trans
fer the standings of third grade certih-
cate In force to second grade certificate
If the holder of such third grade certificate
has taught school successfully for at least
eight months and has attended, since receiv-
ing such third grade certificate, a profess
sional school for teachers for at least six
weeks and received credits in at least two
subjects.
2. A second grade certificate shall entitle
the holder to teach In the superintendent's
district where it is issued and shall be In
force three years from the date OF It's issue.
8. A second grade certihcate may be re-
newed If the holder thereof shall pass an
examination IN all the subjects required for
second grade certificate. A second grade
certificate may also be renewed without ex-
animation provided the holder thereof has
the life of such certificate and has attended
a professional school for teachers for at
least six weeks and received credits In at
least two subjects.
Section 450-3. l. An applicant to re-
ceive a first grade certificate shall have
taught successfully for at least eight
months in the public schools and shall pass
a satisfactory examination In all the
branches required for second grade GER
tifcate, 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
ing of second grade certificate In force
to first grade certificate II the holder OF
such second grade certificate has taught a
school successfully for at least eight months
and has attended, since receiving such sec
ond grade certificate, professional school
for teachers for at least six weeks and re-
ceived credits in at least two subjects
2 A first grade certificate shall entitle
the holder TO teach In the superintendent g
district in which 1t Is Issued and shall be in
force for five years
8. A fret grade certificate may be re-
nawed by the county or city superintendent
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