The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-11-13
PLANS COMPLETED
FOR SESSION HERE
Salt Lake Conference on Certl-
fication in November Will
Be Largely Attended.
PURPOSES OF MEETING
Invitations Have Been Sent to the
superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton Throughout Country.

Preparations for the meeting OF the
Salt Lake conference on cerutieation'
to be held in Salt Lake November Il,
Is. and 10. and which will be attended
by the majority if not all OF the su-
perintendents of public instruction
throughout the country, are now prac-
tically completed.
In a letter received by Superinten-
dent A. c. Nelson yesterday from SUI
perintendent Z. c. Bishop. one of the
committee, the latter stated that in
vitations had been sent 10 the super
intendents of each state in the Union,
New York receiving a special invita-
ton. because of its standing in GER
LITIGATION matters.
The conference has for its primary
object the consideration and adoption,
if possible, of some plan of uniform
Interstate teachers certihcation. 1t is
called as the result of the preliminary
conference held at Indianapolis last
winter. followed by a meeting OF
number OF the state superintendent
held at Lincoln, Neb., last June, 10
consider the eertifcatiOn of teachers.
In the letter Of invitation sent out
by the committee consisting of Super
intendent e. c. Bishop of Nebraska,
superintendent c. G. Schultz of Min
nesOta and Harlan Updegraf OF the
bureau Of education, the object OF the
conference is outlined as follows;
Uniform Examination.
The Lincoln conference, after a
thorough discussion of the subject for
two days, took the following prelim-
mary steps:
I'VE recommend the recognition OF
the state life certificate secured by
for
subject. which represents, In the main,
scholarship and training equivalent 10
graduation from a fOur-year college
course: provided. that the standard Of
the examination in the state where the
certificate is issued is as high as that
in the state TO which the candidate
/ seeks TO be certificated.
I'VE recommend the recognition of
state certificates based upon a degree
from a standard college or university.
A standard college or university is de-
fined as one requiring for entrance a
fOur-year college course Of not less
than 120 semester hours. in which
shall be included not less than fifteen
hours of educational work.
! I'VE recommend the recognition of
| certificates based on the completion OF
! a twO-year course in standard state
normal schools. for teaching in the ele-
mentary schools: and the recognition
| of certificates. based upon the COM
/ pletiOn of a fOur-year course in like
schools for teaching in secondary
/ schools By a standard normal school
we mean a school requiring four years
high school work for entrance, and in
addition thereto two years work, in
Guiding a thorough review Of the com
mon branches, and one maintaining a
I inc
servatiOn and practice"
Object in View.
The object of this meeting at Sal
Lake City may be stated in these
terms.
/. To discuss plans for reaching
some agreement whereby there may bt
a uniform standard for interstate rec
IGNITION of teachers certificates.
?. To consider the changes in eX
listing law that may be necessary b!
the various states interested, in Ordel
to adjust their respective require
lments to an interstate standard of rec
ognition.
8. To consider standards of exam
inatiOn by which interstate certifica
ton may be on a uniform basis.
A. To secure a standard for measur
ing normal schools, colleges and uni
NefSllies, whose source OF STUDY re
quirements for admission and 70
graduation constitute a proper basi
for the recognition Of their diplomas
in the certifcatiOn of teachers.
5. Other questions not directly re
lating TO certifeatiOn. but which are o
general interest to the states partici
pating in the conference. will be con
sidered to such extent as time permits
The tentative or preliminary pro
gram prepared for the three days ses
sion of the conference, the subdivision
to be made later, follows:
Organization Of conference.
| presentation of resolutions o
Lincoln conference.
3.-The various state systems Of Ger
tihcatiOn general discus
sion
4.-ValuatiOn of scholastic prepare
ton as evidenced by graduation from
(a) standard college or university, Cd
teachers college or department of ed
ucation of a standard college or uni
Yersity (c) state normal school, Cd
SriVate institutions.
Appointment OF committee Oh
interstate recognition of certificates.
6.-Suggested scheme of standard
ization OF teachers certificates; gen
eral discussion.
appointment of committee o.