The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-03-03
IMPORTANT CHANGE.
Hereafter All Certificates will Entitle
Holders to Teach in Any coun-
ty in the State.

Several important changes have
been made in the laws governing the
oertification Of teachers. Hereafter
all certificates will be State papers,
and will entitle the holders to teach
in any county in Oregon. after having
registered their certificates in the
county where they intend TO teach.s
The new laws do not invalidate any
certificates that have already been is
sued. Persons who have partially
completed their examinations for State
certificates or life diplomas may com
plete their examinations under the old
laws.
The next regular examination will
be held on June 81, 90. 23 and "a.
There will be no examination in Au-
gust, hence all persons whose oertifl-
Gates expire in August, or who wish
to take teachers examinations in or
der to teach next year. should write
at the June examination. The new
law does away with the issuing of any
more county certificates. except that.
county superintendents will have au-
thority to issue county certificates on
State grades until May 90.
Under the present law applicants
must complete the subjects for State
certificate within three successive ex-
aminations. The new law provides
that suoh persons may complete their
examinations under the laws now in
force. All persons. therefore. who are
writing for State certificates should
appear at the June examination.
Applicants for one-year State Ger
tiioate must make general average
Of not less than rs per cent aud shall
not fall below so per cent in any one
of the following surjects: Arithme-
tic, civil government, geography,
grammar, history. photography, phys
ioal geography. reading, school law.
theory and practice of teaching, and
writing.
Applicants for a five-year State GER
tifioate must make general average
of not less than 85 per cent and shall
not fall below 70 per cent in any one
of the following subjects: Writing,
orthography, arithmetic. physiology,
grammar. geography. theory and prar-
tice of teaching. reading. United
States history, civil government,
school law. psychology. American
literature, algebra, physical geogra
ply, and composition. Twelve months
teaching experience is required fol-
this paper.
Applicants for life State certificate
must make general average Of moi
less than So per cent. and shall moi
fall below 10 per cent in any one Of
the following SUBJECTS: Arithmetic
writing. orthography, reading, phys
iology, school law, civil government
grammar. geography. theory and prac-
tice of teaching. United States history,
psychology, American literature, Eng
lish literature, algebra. physical geog-
raphy, plane geometry. botany, phys
les, bookkeeping, composition, general
history, geology, and history OF edu-
cation. Thirty months teaching ex-
perienoe is required for this paper.
Applicants for primary fiveyear
State certificate must make general
average of not less than S5 per cent
and shall not fall below 70 per cent In
any one of the following subjects
Methods in reading. methods in arith-
metic. methods In language, methods
in geography, theory and practice OF
teaching. writing, orthography, phys
iology. psychology, and in addition
thereto shall write thesis on All ed
ucational subject selected from lis
prepared by the Superintendent o.
Public instruction. Twelve months
| teaching experience is required fo
| this paper which gives the applican
authority to teach only in the first
second and third grades.
No examination in English classic
will be required in the June examina
tion on account OF the lack Of tim
for announcements and preparation
All examinations will be based upo
the text books adopted by the Stat
Text Book Commission.