The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-07-05
TEACHERS AFFECTED
STATE CERTIFICATES
NEW RULES APPLY-CHANGEs IN
RECOMMENDATIONS DIFFER
ENT KINDS.

. Kindergarten certificates authorize
the holder 10 act as directress o.
any Rindergarten in the state. Pri
mary certificates authorize the hold
er to teach the fourth grade. Inter.
mediate certificates for teachers from
the fifth 20 the eighth grades inclus.
i've. General high school certifi .ates
license teachers TO teach in any high
school of the state To be valid in
cities the certificates must he reg
istered by the city superintendent in
addition 10 the requirements Of the
city school boards. For the rural
schools the certificates must be reg.
istered by the county superintendent.
Safe certificates may be issued
without examination to graduates Of
the state university, to graduates OF
the state normal schools, graduates
Of the science department of the 4.
& NJ. College, graduates Of accred-
tied colleges Of the STATE and other
states. All graduates must meet ad-
ditional requirements before being
granted state certificate and GER
ti.icates TO parties graduating out
side the state are only temporary and
after 'eaching one year if proper
showing is made a regular certifi-
cate will be issued
All applicants for state certificates
except the graduates of the state uni
yersity, the normal schools and the
A. & NJ. college must file recommen-
dations showing that they have mad
two years successful experience. The
law requires graduates of the state
university to have sixteen months
teaching experience.
Applicants ror state certificates
must show proficiency by being eX-
amined in the following branches:
For kindergarten, drawing. history
of education, history and civcs of
Oklahoma, hygiene, kindergarten and
hand work, kindergarten program,
music. nature study origin and
growth of kindergarten. physical
training, psychology, school law and
school management.
For primary certificate, agriculture,
arithmetic, drawing, domestic sci
ence, geography, history of education,
history and ciyics of Oklahoma, hy-
gione. language, music, nature study,
spelling writing, physical training,
primary methods, primary reading,
school law, school management.
Grades on kindergarten may be ap.
piled on the primary certificate.
For intermediate certificate, agri.
culture, elementary algebra, arithme
tie, bookkeeping, civil government.
composition, domestic science, draw
ing, English and American literature,
grammar, geography, general history,
history and ciyics of Oklahoma, mu
sic, methods, writing, physiology,
physiography psychology and SMELL
ing. Grades on primary state certifi-
Gates are accepted and credits from
the state normal schools, on any
branch is accepted.
For high school certificate, in addi.
ton to the branches TOR ap rimary
certificate the following are added
high school algebra, botany. chemis.
try, geometry plane and solid), Eng
lish history, Latin or French or Ger
man, philosophy OF education, polite
al economy and zoology. Grades on
primary certificates are accepted. All
grades are on a basis of 100 per
cent and the applicants must make
an average Of 90 per cent with no
grade below 20 per cent.
Holders of state certificates, inter |
mediate and high school, may be
granted certificates for special work |
provided such work and department
is approved by the state board
Positively no certificate will be is
sued to a teacher unless resident
Of Oklahoma or has contracted to
teach in the state.
Certificates are issued for two
years. but may be extended five years
without examination providing that
he teacher furnished the board with
proof that he has taught continuously
unless prevented on account of sick
ness and that his wonl has been sat
Sfactory. This proof is furnished by
he, city or county superintendent. A
certificate will expire when the hold
ar has been out of the work for two
ears and may be cancelled for un-
or immoral conduct or
ncompetency. Failure of the teach
II to keep up professional work will