Milford chronicle., 1911-05-05
new STATE BOARD Of
EDUCATION ORGANIZED

The members OF the Rew State Board
OF Education met at Dover last Tuesd ay
morning aud organized by making DR..
George w. Twitmyer, OF Wilmington,
its president. The first business to be-
considered by the new board. was the
rules for the examinations for teachers,
which examinations are to come OF
this month in all the counties. 1t was
found that all the provisions Of the law
for holding examinations had been
wiped awayrby the new law, and that
It is absolutely necessary for the board
to say jsut what the methods OF exam
nations should be. Considerable time
was used up discussing the points as
they developed, aud finally it was de-
cided best to provide for examinations
under the plans and methods followed
previously for those VINO were taking
examinations for the fret time, aad
the following resolutions were adopted
to meet the emergency until new rules
can be made to it the requirements for
different system.
Mr. Messersmith presented the fol.
lowing preamble and resolution, and
asked for its adoption viz;
Whereas, the recent change in the
school Law has led to an uncertainty
among the teachers as to the require
ments for obtaining certificates. and
Whereas, There is not now sufficient
hf1 fnr Lat
ton of permanent rules and regula
tions concerning certificates, 1t becomes
Hecessary to adopt q Tenn porary ReRu
latiOn which shall be enforced for one
year only and which shall not be con-
sidered as a precedent for the future;
therefore be it
Resolved Oy the State Board OF Edu-
cation that the certificates Of all College
and Normal School graduates shall be
extended for period Of one year that
all First Grade certificates which ex-
piTe this year shall be extended for
term OF one year; that all Second
Grade certificates held by teachers who
have taught for five years, aud which
expire this year. shall be extended for
period Of one year.
This was adopted and the Secretary
directed TO make this action public.
Mr. RidRley made motion that the
Superintendents be authorized to ex-
anime those who propose to become
teachers in the public schools and who
have never heretofore held q certificate
to teach slsO to examine any teacher
not exempt by the sbove resolution.
This was adopted and the Superinten-
dents will go ahead with the examina.
tions for such persons IS may present
Themselves
Mr RIdgley also moved that the at
tenIinn Of all mPmher- Of school com.
mittees be called to the fact, that the
State dividend will he less this year
than usual. and that il will be neees-
sary 'or each school district to raise by
taxation twenty five dollars in addition
to the amount they raised last year for
each teacher employed in the school.
This was adopted by unanimous vote,
and the Secretary directed TO send a
circular calling attention to this par
ticular point, to the school clerks Just
before the annual elections are held in
June.
A cOmmi tee com posed OF three aud
the President WAS appointed to foTmu-
late rules and bylaws for the board
the committee named was Ridgley,
Davis, Messersmiih aud TwitmyeT.
Mr.. Brady moved that the form Of
Teachers Contracts that had been used
heretofore for teachers and school com.
or boards OF education, be con-
tiuued and that the Supeuntendents
see that their proper execution aud
signing he enforced IN sll part Of the
State This met with unanimous ap-
prOval Of the board
Mr.. Herring aud Mr. Davis favored
having the Secretary send copy Of all
aud action of this meeting,
10 each school clerk in the State, and
Dy vote Of all members present, II was
ordered to be dOue.
The board adjourned to meet on
Tuesday, May 18th, at 10 30 q. M.