Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-05-16
COURSES RECOGNIZED
NEW EDUCATIONAL LAW GRANTS
PRIVILEGES no COLLEGE,.
Completion OF Prescribed Studies En-
titles Students to Teach In
Public Schools.


Under the provisions of the new
educational law passed by the recent
Legislature, various institutions Of
learning in the state have been
granted recognition in the matter Of
training teachers for positions In the
public schools, Dallas College and
LaCreole Academy are included
among the list Of those institutions.
and provisions will be made for taxi
ing up the additional work during the
coming year.
The completion of the academic
course will entitle the student to
one-year state certificate in Oregon,
which may be renewed once if the
holder has successfully ttsught six
months during its lifetfni This
certificate is valid in ANY ef the
schools Of Oregon excepting eosit sear
high schools.
One Year Ce#tiacates \,
The section Of the new IAN se1
erning this Provides IA one, ar
certificate shall be granted wIthbn1
examination to applicants who have
completed four years, work IN an ac-
credited high school or, other accees
tied institution, provided that the ap-
plicant shall have conn leted the
teachers training course IN such
high school or institution, as provided
in this act. A one-year certificate
may be renewed only once when the
holder thereof has presented satisfac-
tory evidence Of having successfully
taught six months school during
the life of such certificate" The sat
isfactory completion Of this course
will also entitle the student to a di-
ploma issued by LaCreole Institute.
The completion of the teachers
course which includes a four-year
course above the second year acad-
emic, will entitle the student to
from Dallas College, with
the degree of Bachelor of Pedagogy.
This special course for teachers COW
ers the "a subjects required by the
state department of education. and
admits graduates therefrom to the ex-
aminations for teachers state certih-
Gates (good for five years) and state
life certificates.
Five-Year Certificates.
The five-year state certificate may
be renewed without examination
when the holder thereof has attended
an institution of higher education for
70 consecutive weeks, within six
years from the date Of the issue of
iuch certificate This may be again
md again renewed in the same man
ler.
After the completion of the acad-
,mic, teachers, or elementary courses
If study in Dallas College, the student
who finds it necessary to leave school
o earn money for the continuation of
lis studies, may obtain, without ex-
one-year state certificate
md teach for one year. This certifi-
,ate may be once renewed, provided
he holder teaches six months during
Is lifetime
Graduates of the regular college
courses who have substituted the re-
luired Is hours in education are like
wise entitled, without examination, to
one-year state certificate which is
Talid only in the high schools Of Or
gon.
This section further provides that
vhen the holder of a one-year certih-
ate has taught six months success
ully he may receive a fve-year state
ertihcate without examination, and
pom teaching 80 months during the
fe of this certificate he may receive
state life certificate without exam
nation.