The Nevada County picayune., 1911-09-29
TEACHERS LICENSES
 AND HOW TO GET THEM

Act 431, passed by the last legisla- ture. makes it impossible to secure teachers certificates upon creden- tials. The following is an outline of the different grades of teachers u- .censes that may be secured In Arkan- sas:
 County Certificates.
 Examinations for county licenses are held quarterly at each county site, conducted by the county exam iner or county superintendent, on the third Thursday and Friday of March, June, September and December. Ap- plicants are required to pay fee of two dollars into the county treasurer
 Three grades of county certificates are granted.
 Third Grade County Certificates are granted upon passing an approved eX- animation on United States history, photography, penmanship, reading, arithmetic, grammar, geography and elementary agriculture and horticul- ture. Average 70 per cent, minimum 60 per cent.) Third Grade Certifi- eates are valid for six months and subject to one renewal for institute attendance.
 Second Grade County Certificates require, in addition to above subjects. Arkansas history. theory and prac- tice and physiology. (Average 75 per cent. minimum 65 per cent.) Second Grade Certificates are valid for one year and subject to two renewals for institute attendance.
 First Grade County Certificates re- quire, in addition to second grade sub lects. civil government and elemen- tary algebra, valid for two years and subject to continued renewals for in. stltute attendance. (Average S5 per cent. minimum 70 per cent)
 StateWide Certificates.
 TWO grades of licenses valid throughout the state are issued.
 Professional license, valid for six years, requires, in addition to all sub Jects for first grade county certificate, rhetoric, general history. plane geom- etry and complete algebra Average oV per cent, minimum 70 per cent) fee of five dollars must be paid Into the state treasury by all appli- cants for professional license.
 State Certificate. valid for life, re- quires, in addition to all subjects for professional license, zoology, geology. botany physics, Latin Latin grammar ana composition, four books of Cae- ear' virgil and Cicero, two books of each, or equivalent reading), geom- etry (plane and first two books of soild' including exercises), and men tai philosophy. Average so per cent, minimum 70 per cent) A fee of ten uolIars Is required to be paid into the state treasury by all applicants for state certificate
 Examinations for state certificates and professional licenses are held an. hnally coincident with the June quar- 'erly examinations, at Little Rock and at least three other places in the state.
 Statewide licenses to teach are sranted to all graduates of the State Norlnal School and of the Teachers framing Department of the Univer- sity ot Arkansas. The l.. I. degrees VI these graduates being six.year cer- aiicates. subject to extension for life, aiter the expiration of the six-year period.
 New Laws. under the provisions of Act 431, state and professional licenses may oe granted by the state superinten- ueht upon state certificates from other states and degrees from accredited educational institutions both within ana without the state. The graduates of the Normal De partments of State High Schools re- oeiVe Normal Training Certificates, eoou throughout the state for two | years and subject to renewal. !, flrst Grade County Licenses may | Ut made state wide in their accept. l ahce by sending the examination pa pers to the state superintendent. A iee or one dollar is paid for re-exami nation of the papers and, if found up | ~ the standard, statewide First | ufade License is issued.
 Institute Attendance. ., All teachers holding any grade of | .eense are required to attend the county Institute for at least five days eaeh year. or to attend some summer .ohool. and have their licenses en- uofsed properly for such attendance, M the license becomea void, |