The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1911-03-25
SCHOOL LAWS
RECEIVE ATTENTION

made IN the school law OF Jnls state
at the recent session of the legislature
Probably the most important is the
change in the method of distributing
the state school money. Formerly it
was distributed to the counties in
amounts proportional to the number of
school census children in each county
Within the county sixty per cent of
the fnud was distributed to the dis
tricts according to the number of
children in the district and forty per
cent was divided in accordance with
the number of teachers, allowing one
teacher for every seventy-fve census
children or fraction thereof. The new
method of distribution provides that
the state fund shall be distributed di-
rectly to the districts, allowing sew
enty per cent for teachers, on the
basis of one teacher for every seventy
five census children or fraction there
of Thirty per cent is divided among
the districts in proportion to the mum
ber of census children in each district.
The new method of apportionment is
much more favorable to the small
school than was the old method. Elko
county profits by it greatly.
The certifcation of teachers is also
changed. Concerning them the law
now reads
Section "a. The high school certif-
cate shall be valid for -four years from
the date of issuance and shall be issu-
ed upon examination in the following
subjects: English grammar, spelling,
arithmetic, English literature, general
history history of the United States,
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metry, physics, history and methods
of teaching. Any one of the following
foreign languages: Latin, French,
German, Spanish; and any three of the
following additional subjects Rhet-
oric, English history, solid geometry,
physical geometry, chemistry, botany,
and zoology; provided, that no high
school certificate on examination shall
be issued to any person whose general
average is less than ninety per cent ;
and provided further, that such certif-
cate shall not be issued to any person
under twenty years of age. The high
school certificate may be renewed by
the state board of education according
to such rules and regulations as the
board may prescribe.
Section 25. The elementory school
for thre years from the date of is
suance, and shall be issued upon ex-
animation in the following subjects
Spelling, reading, writing, English
grammar, mental arithmetic, written
arithmetic, physiology and hygiene,
history of the United States, geogra-
ply, general history, drawing, music,
business forms, and theory and meth
ods of teaching; provided, that no
such certificate shall be issued on ex-
animation to any person whose gener-
al average is less than eighty FIVE per
cent or whose grade is less than sixty
five per cent in any one subject. The
elementary certificate, first grade,
shall not be issued to any person under
twenty years of age, nor to any per
son who has had less than sixteen
months of successful experience in
teaching. Such certificate may be re-
newed by the state board of education
according TO such rules and regulations
as the board may prescribe. Any per
son who shall at any regular examina-
tion make a grade of eighty-five per
cent or more in any subject or sub
1ects shall receive credit for such
subject or subjects toward first
grade elementary certificate; provided,
that no such credits shall be held for
period of more than two years.
Section 2G. The elementary certifi
cate, second grade. shall be valid for
two years from the date of issuance
and shall be issued upon examination
in all subjects required for the first
grade elementary certificate; provided.
that no second grade elementary Ger
tifcate or examination shall be issued
to any person whose general average
is less than seventy-fve per cent or
whose grade is less than sixty per cent
in any one subject. In no case shall
an elementary certificate of the second
grade be renewed.
Section 27. The state board of edu-
cation shall have power, after the
regular teachers examination in De
cemher, and before the next regular
examination is held, to grant third
grade elementary certificates to appli-
cants who took the December exami-
nation. and who are actively engaged
in teaching in Nevada; provided, that
a third grade elementary certificate
shall enttle the holder to teach in the
school in which she was engaged as a
teacher at the time of the December
examination, and in no other school
for a period not longer than until the
next regular examination of teachers;
provided further, that but one third
grade elementary certificate shall be
granted to the same person
1t will probably be something of a
relief to some of the teachers to know
that the oath has been materially
changed and that a fair teacher who
affects even to mild corporal punish
ment, will not be called upon to swear
that she will not fight duel.
The school year is changed to begin
on the first of July and end on the
30th of June. This makes the closing
OF school accounts much more con
venient. The former dates were Sep
tember ] and August 81.
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