Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-16
EDUCATORS have
FINISHED WORK
AND ADJOURNED
Next Convention Of National
Association Of School Su-
perintendents Will Be
Held at Olympia.

Association of State School Superin-
tendents will probably be held In
Olympia, Wash, for the executive COM
mittee elected by the association which
closed q two days session here last
night was given power to name the
next place Of meeting and Olympia
was the only city that had it's invita-
ton in. St. Paul later asked for the
convention.
i The executive committee comprising
the officers Of the association. were
elected as follows: A. c. Nelson, state
superintendent Of Utah. chairman: AL
win N. White, state superintendent Of
New Mexico, and r. l. Alderman. state
. tsuperintendent Of Oregon.
The association went into session at
the state capitol, in the house Of repre-
sentatives, with Superintendent Nelson
! of Utah in the chair. Many prominent
educators were present including DR..
Updegraff, bureau of education. Wash
ington; Superintendent c. g. Law
renee, South Dakota; Assistant Su-
perintendent J. M. Leyhue, Washing
ton; Superintendent Alvin White. New
Mexico; Superintendent w. e. Harmon,
Montana; Miss Catherine Burke of
the state normal, Spokane; Superin-
tendent A. c. Nelson. Utah: Professor
Soulen and Dean Carlyle, University Of
Idaho, Moscow.
The association recommended uni
form county teachers certificates
throughout the Union. by adopting the
report of a special committee COM
posed Of Miss Day, d. Updegraff and
Superintendent Harmon. DR.. Upde-
graft read a paper presenting a scheme
to standArdize teachers certificates
in al states.
The domestic science pupils of the
high school banqueted the educators
at noon. Yesterday afternoon they
were guests of the Commercial club
in an auto ride and closed with
short business meeting in the blue
room at the Owyhee last night,
High School Certificates.
III The association also heard the fol-
lowing report recommending high
school certificates:
state high school certificate-life-
\ Graduation from college and one year
post graduate work in education in
Guiding practice teaching. two years
experience: or holder Of state high
school five year certificate with 10
/ years experience.
state high school five year certifi-
1 cate--Graduation from standard col
lege including completion of Is SEM
ester hours in education. three years
| experience; or credits in five out of
eight fields of study, one of which shall
| be a major and four professional sub
jects, five years experience; renew
able twice for similar periods on es-
tablishment Of satisfactory proof Of
progressive efficiency.
state high school three year GER
tificate-Graduation from four year
college course of 100 semester hours
based on four year u unit high
school course and credits in two pro-
fessional subjects. two years. expert
ence: or credits In five out OF eight
fields of study, one Of which shall be a
major, and two professional subjects
two years experience Two renewals
l for similar periods on establishment
of satisfactory proof Of progressive eff
ficiency.
state high school one year certifi-
cate-Credits in five of eight fields of
study and one professional subject.
Renewable twice for similar periods %
establishment of satisfactory proof of
progressive efficiency. Valid only in
lower grades of high schools"
County Certificates.
El The following report governing coun-
ty certificates was presented and
adopted:
Ill For third grade certificate the
nine traditional elementary subjects.
and school management, should be re-
quired.
For the second grade county Ger.
tificate, the nine traditional elemen-
tary subjects, one high. school subject,
= 81, nd ~
professional subjects shall be required.
The high school subject to be prefer
ably literature or physical geography.
The new elementary subjects to be ag-
riculture and drawing. and the ad-
iii ditional professional subject, principles
II Of teaching.
II! For the first grade county certift-
cate, the nine traditional subjects. four
high school subjects, three new ele-
| mentary subjects, and three pro-
II fessional subjects should be required.
II 1t is suggested that the additional
high school subject should be geometry
or general history and algebra: new
elementary. music; professional, edu-
cational psychology"
Grade Certificates.
The following subjects for each Of
the grade certificates as listed were
accepted by the association:
For third grade certificate. the nine
traditional elementary subjects are:
1. reading; 2, writing: 8. photography,
punctuation, orthoepy; 4, language.
composition; s. grammar; g. artth-
metic, mental and written, number
work: Z, geography; 8. United States
history, elementary civics. local his
tory: 0, physiology. hygiene, nature and
effects of alcohol stimulants, narcotics,
and school management
For second grade county certificate
the nine traditional subjects as emu
merated above, one high school sub
ject, two new elementary subjects. and
two professional subjects shall be re-