Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-11-26
CONCERNING
DIPLOMAS AND
CERTIFICATES
CONFERENCE OF sUPERINTEND-
ENTs ARRANGE FOR MAKING
RULES CONCERNING DIPLO-
MAS, ETC, UNIFO NJ
THROUGOUT UNITED STATES.

Superintendent of Public instruction
Alderman, and superintendent OF
Public Instruction-elect Aldermpn
are back from the conference of the
chief state school officers of the
north central and west central
states, and report most profitable
conference.
The conference was held at Salt
Lake City, beginning November II.
and continued and including Novem-
ber 10. The purpose of the confer
ence was to discuss ways and means
for the bringing about of uniform
legislation by the different states on
the recognition of diplomas from
Standard colleges, universities, nor
NAL schools and state certificates,
and all of it's time was devoted to
the subject. set of resolutions
was adopted by it, defining the rules
under which diplomas, and state
certificates should be recognized,
and the superintendents in the var
iods states will now take up the
work of having laws passed in con-
formity with them.
This state. while recognizing GER
tificates issued by the state school
authorities of other states, does not
recognize diplomas from colleges
universities, and normal schools,
but its laws insist that the holders
of them before they can be entitled
to teach must pass the required
state examination. The coming leg
islature will, therefore. be asked to
pass laws on this subject in conform
ity with the rules adopted at the
conference.
The rules adopted are as follows:
Recognition of Diplomas.
Any diploma from standard col
lege or university shall be recog-
nized.
To be considered a standard col
lege, the following conditions must
be met:
1. The completion of a four
year secondary course above the Sth
grade shall be required for college
entrance.
2. The completion of 120 semes-
ter hours shall be required for grad
uation.
3. The number OF class hours for
the heads of departments or for stu
dents shall not exceed 20 a week.
"A. A faculty properly qualified
shall consist entirely of graduates OF
standard colleges and each head OF
a department shall hold at least a
masters degree, or have attained
eminent success as a teacher
s. The library shall consist OF AZ
least 5000 volumes. exclusive OF
public documents.
6. The laboratory equipment
shall be sufficient to establish efii
Client laboratories in all laboratory
courses offered.
Z. The means OF support is de.
fined as requiring a permanent en-
dowment of not less than 100000,
or an assured fixsd> annual income
exclusive OF tuition of at least $40,
900; provided that this requirement
shall not be mandatory until Ave
years after the institution has been
recognized. The college must main
tain at least seven separate depart
ments or chairs In the arts and sci
ences. In case the pedagogical work
OF the institution is to be accepted
for certihcation, the colleges must
maintain at least eight chairs. one
OF which shall be devoted exclusive
ly TO education or at least to philos-
ophy, including psychology and edu-
cation. The head OF each depart
mont shall. in no case. devote less
than three-fourths of his time TO
college work.
Normal School Diplomas.
A standard normal school must
meet the following requirements:
!. For entrance four years work
above the eighth grade in an sec
ondary school.
2. For graduation therefrom, two
years additional work. including a
thorough review OF the common
branches and training in a practice
school. E[ q
8. The maintenance OF A we'll
equipped training school for, obser-
walton and practice. such school 20
cover work in the eiaht elementary
grades.
4. The total attendance In the
secondary school and In the normol
school Shall be 216 weeks above the
eighth grade, provided. that any
normal school may accept satisfac-
forv cradffa covering 90 weeks