The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17

the same Is hereby amended to read a. fol-
lows;
See sSoi. On the third Thursday IN Au-
gust. December. and March in each year the
county superintendent shall meat All per-
| sons. OF not less than eighteen year. OF age
! VINO shall have complsted a four years
hlgh school course, or It's equivalent In
| training or experience. and who are de-
srous Of passing an examination as teach
| ers. In some suitable room at IN. county
seat. notice OF which will be given In some
! newspaper In the county. or IN case there
\ is no paper published in the county he
/ shall give such notice may by him be
deemed necessary. ht which time he shall
| examine all such applicants In orthoEraphy
| reading. writing, arithmetic. English gram
| mar, geography, history and constitution Of
the United States and the constitutIon OF
Colorado, civil soyernmsnt, physiology. nat
ural sciences. theory and practice OF teach
I Ing. and the school law Of the state 10
which shall be added agriculture and hortI-
culture and American literature for a FIRST
grade certificate: and agriculture and horti-
culture for a second grade. II the sppll-
cant Is to teach In school OF high grade,
the examination shall extend to such addi-
tional branches OF study are to be pur-
sued In such school. II satisfied of the
competency to teach and OF the good moral
character OF the applicant. he shall give
such applicant a certificate, as provided In
the following section but he shall not Is
sue certificate except one Of like grade
unless the applicant be examined at the
regular state examinations. He may, how
ever, In case OF emergency. recognize coun-
" teachers certificates issued In this or
other states by endorsing thereon the word
GOOD until the next regular county er-
animation; Provided. That the certificate
so endorsed shall be In full force at the
date Of such endorsement, and shall not
bo renewd, extended. nor show a previous
endorsement thereon. II the attendance up
on the examination at the county seat shall
work great hardship TO hve or more
teaeAers In the county. the county superln-
tendent may provide for such teacher or
teachers to take the examination at some
convenient place, and the county superin-
tendent may appoint some suitable person
10 conduct such examination, who shall
without delay report TO the county superin-
tendent the written answers of each appliea-
ton such persons shall be entitled 10 ive
(Sl dollars per day for conducting such cx-
animation. and such services shall be eerti-
ned BY tho county superintendent to the
county commissioner.
Sec. 2 Tint section 5gs4. OF the Revised
statutes OF Colorado, 1905. be- and the same
Is hereby amended TO read as follows!
Sec. bss4' The certificates issued by tho
county superintendent shall be of three
grades, distinguished nrst. second. and
third The nrst grade certificates shall be
valid for three years and may be renewed
by the county superintendent Of the county
In which II was Issued: provided. that no
first grade certificate shall be issued to any
person who has not had at least eighteen
weeks or professional training in a recog-
nized teachers training school and three
terms Of not less than six months each Of |
successful teaching experience: the second |
grade certificate shall be valid for eighteen |
months provided that second grade |
snail DO Issued to any person who hns not |
had at least twelve weeks OF professional |
training in recognized teachers training |
school and two terms Of not less than sir |
months each Of successful teaching ekper-
ienee; the third grade certificate shall be |
valid for twelve months. provided, that no |
third grade certificate shall be Issued to
any person who has not had at least six
weeks of professional training In some rec.
oEnized teachers training school or one
year OF successful teaching experience; pro-
vided. further. that not more than two
third grade certificates shall be issued TO |
the same person a county superintendent
may upon application OF a teacher holding
a hrst grade certificate receive at regular
examination In another county in the state
and In full force. at the time, issued to |
said teacher certificate Of like gradet
provided that such certificate shall not |
show tho standing In each branch or be |
subject to renewal but shall show the con-
ditions upon which It is Issued. And he
may revoke certificates OF any grade at any
time, for immortality. incompetency. or other
Just cause II shall be deemed violation
OF law TO grant certificates OF any Of the
above grades except one of like grade,
without recurring the applicant to pass
thorough and satisfactory examination In
such branches and at such tirnes as are
specified In Section Is t5ss1) of this act
and in all such examinations the questions
prepared by the superintendent of public
instruction shall be used. In case a GER
tihcate is revoked or refused by the county
superintendent. the right OF appeal 10 the
State Board of Education shall not he de-
MED the teacher applicant II said ap-
peal be taken within thirty days from date
of notice of such revocation or refusal The
county superintendent shall keep an official
record In n suitable book of the person so
examined. containing the names age, ma
urity, date Of examination, and tho grade
Of certificate issued: he shall also retain
for three months the written answers OF
all applicants Mt the regular examinations
and hold the same subject to the order of
the State Board of Education: provided,
further. that In the school districts OF the
nrst class the examination may be conduct
cd by the school board of such district in
such manner and at such times as the board
may determine. who shall have power to
Issue district certificates OF the same grades
and under the same conditions as are spec-
ined In Sections Is 't5ss1) and fs (5ssD |
OF this chapter. Said certifcates howaver, |
shall he reported to the county superin- |
tendent, who shall keep a record OF the
same and shall be valid only in the dis
trict where Issued such boards may how
ever, II they see ht, Issue certificates with
out examinations to high school teachers
who hold satisfactory evidence OF adequate
training for the work they are to do.
Sec. .. All acts and parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby repealed
Sec I. In the opinion OF the General
Assembly an emergency exists. therefore.
this act shall take effect and be In force
from and after its passage,
Approved June .. 1911.
Petition hled in the office Of Secretary OF
State on the Fourth day of August. A. D. |
1911. at i'21 O'Clock, p. m.
In Testimony Whereof. I have hereunto
set my hand and aiYix the Great Seal OF
the State Of Colorado. at the City Of Dem
YER. this First day of october, A. n 1914
JAMES n. PEARCE
tsEAI-) Secretary OF State.