The Marshall republican., 1911-06-16


aCounty Certificates issued pri-
or to Jmnuary 1, 1919, are not SUBJ
ject to renewal after that date but
are valid only for the life Of the
certificate, since at that date sec
tion ios42 r. 8. 1909 ceases to be
a law, and there is thereafter no
authority for renewal OF such GER
~tificates, except that section 1892,
Session Acts 1911, provides "that
any teacher who has had five years
experience in teaching and Is en-
ployed ais a teacher at the time Of
the taking effect Of this act shall
have his or her county certificate
renewed an unlimited number Of
times on condition that said teach
er continues in the same position
lin the employment of the same
board) and Is faithful in the per-
Torrance OF his or her professional
duties"
"Ail county certificates issued
prior to January 1, 1912, are valid
2only in the county in which issued
and cannot be endorsed in other
counties.
Under the Session Acts 1911,
County Superintendent have au-
thority to endorse only second
grade certificates, Used after jan
luary 4, 1912, section 109i3.
All grades on a valid third grade
certificate may be transferred TO a
second grade certificate, Sec. 1oe4s
{ All scholastic grades for a first
1 grade certificate must be certified
from the office OF the State Super
intendent OF Schools-Grades
from a second or third grade GER
tificate cannot be transferred to a
first grade certificate, unless the
papers for said certificates were
graded by the State Superintend-
ent or YER made in an Approved
Summer School.
According TO section 1o9i7 all
grades made on papers graded by
the State Superintendent are valid
In any county In the State, when
properly certified from the Off e OF
the State Superintendent OF schools
In the Session Acts 1911, there
is no provision for the transfer OF
grades from n certificate issued
prior to Januayr I, 1912, to one
issued after that date"
Until the annual meeting OF the
County Superintendent ut Jeffer.
son City week before last, 1t was
generally believed by teachers and
county school superintendents that
the new certificate law which goes
into effect January 1, 1912, did no,
affect present county certificates
except that the holder, In order Il
have the certificate renewed, mus
comply with the requirements o,
the new law.
But according TO the new law
present county certificates, expir'
ing after March 1919, can not b.
renewed, but are void after theil
expiration, except under the pro.
viso ms stated above. Such teach
erers can have their certificates re-
newed as long as they continue II
the same position.
am not In favor OF lowering
qualifications, and this bill doe
not do so, but has the effect OF raj
ing them. Because II raises them
Il Is a good law.
/ believe, however, that ther'
are a good many Teachers in Sa'
line county who r "makine
good and whose certificate
should be protected.
My suggestion, therefore,
this, II your certificate expire
otter March 1912, raise 1t to
first grade III 1t Is not already
first grade) in June or Angus
Of this year. II tits a first now
take the June OF August examine
ton in Agriculture or In some otl
or subject in which you have
low grade and get a new first grad
certificate.
To do this will cost you the ex
animation fee. But, II you hav
first grade certificate issued 4