The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-13
Important Meeting to BE Opened
in This City on No.
vember IL.
RESULT MEANS MUCH
TO SCHOOL TEACHERS
Twenty-Five States Expected to
Have Representatives at
Conference.

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Lake City November II, Is and 10 to
work out plan whereby qualified
and successful teacher in one state may
receive recognition in any of tho other
states represented at the meeting here.
The meeting here will be known as the
conference on ccrti6cation.
superintendent j.. G.. Bishop of Ne
braska. chairman of the interstate
teachers certificatiou committee, In a
letter reaching a. G.. Nelson, superin-
tendent of public instruction in Utah,
says that invitations have been ad-
dressed to school superintendcnts or
practically every state in the union, and
the following states arc expected TO
have representation at the Salt Lake
conference:
Arizona, Arkansas. Iowa; Kansas,
Louisiana, Michigan, Idaho, California,
Colorado, Illinois. Indiana, Minnesota,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Mexico, North and South Dakota,
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon. Pennsylvania
Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin,
Wyoming and New York. New York
has been sent a special invitation on
account of its standing in certihcatlon
matters, Mr.. Bishop says.
Purpose of Conference.
The main purpose of the conference
is to arrive ut q uniform plan OF inter
state teachers ccrtIhcation. Educators
say that there seems TO be a condition
that demands that the schools be safe
guarded against incompetent or unwor-
thy persons claiming the right to teach.
while on the other hand teachers OF
81 1rcho oil f0
tion should be able to receive proper
recognition IN any state III which tney
may seek employment.
The Salt Lake conference is called as
n result Of n preliminary meeting held
in Indianapolis last winter, followed by
II meeting Of a number of state school
superintendcnts al Lincoln, Neb., in
June, 1909, to consider the subject Of
uniform certi6cation of teachers. This
meeting was attended by Superintend-
ent Nelson.
Superintendent Bishop, in his letter
to Mr.. Nelson, thus presents the work
accomplished by the Lincoln confer
Mr.. Bishops Letter.
We recommend the recognition OF the
state lifo certificate secured by uniform
state examination. subject for subject
which represents, in the main, scholar
ton from four-year college course;
provided that the standard OF the exami-
nation In the state where the ceTtificnte
is issued is as high as that in the state
to which the candidate seeks to be GER
tificated.
We recommend the recognition OF state
certificates based upon degree from a
standard college or university. A standard
college or university Is defined as one
requiring for entrance four-year col
lege course of not less than 120 semester
hours, In which shall be included not less
than fifteen hours of educational work
We recommend the recognition of GER
tificates based on the completion of
two-year course iu standard state normal
schools, for teaching in the elementary
schools; and the recognition of certificates
based upon the completion OF n fouryear
course in like schools for teaching In
secondary schools. BY standard nor
NAL school we mean a school requiring
four years high school work for entrance
and Ia addition thereto two years work.
Including a thorough review OF the COM
mon branches and one maintaining we'll
equipped training school for observation
and practice.
Programme Outlined.
Superintendent Bishop then outlines
the purpose of the Salt Lake confer
ence as follows:
agreement whereby there may be a more
uniform standard for interstate recog-
milton of teachers certificates
To consider the changes In existing
law that may be necessary by the various
states interested. in order TO adjust their
respective requirements TO an interstate
standard of recognition,
To consider standards OF examination
by which interstate certificatlon may be
OH n uniform basis.
To secure a standard for measuring
normal schools, colleges and universities
whose course of study, requirements for
nIr md OF 4
tuto n proper basis for tho recognition OF
their diplomas. in the certif1cetlon of
teachers.
Other questions not directly relating
to certiHcation, but which are OF general
interest to the states participating in the
conference will be considered to such
extent time permits.
The commissioner Of education will
work with the Salt Lake conference,
and is getting up a special bulletin in
cluding the subjects to be discussed
here, giving especial attention to Ger
tifcation The bulletin will be distri-
butcd among those attending the open
ing session of the conference.
Following is the preliminary pro-
gramme, with subsidiary topics, as out
lined by Superintendent Bishop in his
letter to Mr. Nelson:
Preliminary Programme.
Organization of conference.
Presentation of resolutions Of Lincoln
conference
The various state systems of certifica-
tion compared-generat discussion.
Valuation Of scholastic preparation as
evidenced by graduation from (a) stand
ard college or university, (b) teachers
college or department. OF education Of a
standard college or university. (c) state
normal school, I'D private institutions.
appointment of committee on Inter-
state recognition OF certificates.
Suggested scheme OF staudardizat ton
OF teachers certificates.
General discussion.
appointment OF committee on scheme
OF Standardization OF teachers certifl-
Gates
Report OF the committee on interstate
recognition OF certificates. including
| recommendations
Report of the committee upon scheme
OF Standardization OF teachers ccrtlfi-
Gates.
Subsidiary Topics.
Frequency Of examination and num-
bcr OF trials.
What weight should be given to execu-
tive ability. personality and teaching
power in determining the grade OF certi-
ficate TO be issued?
Desirable relations between grade OF
certificate and position and. salary OF
holder.
Ir,if I'D,