Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1912-02-14
New Regulations Under School
Laws Governing Teachers
Examination.
Circular Letter From State Superin-
tendent of School.


and Saturday, March lst and %, l91:
. Since this date is three weeks earlier
than under the old law, | suggest yO1
announce this date in ynar county
papers so that all may hc Informed
of this change OF date
The order OF subjects will be the
same as heretofore. See enclosed shee
Full directions in regard to the
yscheme of numbering will be sent
you later
In regard to the kind of paper tC
use, | send you enclosed Two sizes
OF paper, either of which viii be sat
1sfactory to me- Do not use paper
smaller than 1-2xl1 inches Use a
medium or good quality of paper. Nc
special brand is recommended. The
ordinary tablet paper is vefy unsat-
lstactory. 1t is not necessary to have
any printing on the paper. II any
printing is used or the Iaper, only
blanks for the rumher of the appli
cant, the name ofthe county, the dat
hnG the name of the subject, should
lappear-.The name of the countv ar'
1.-THE darowill be regarded as a part of
the number.
AS to the methods of procuring
paper, possibly the best method is to
supply the paper at the expense of
the county as is done by the State
in examination for State certificates
In this way, the county court can pur
chase the paper in large quantities
and about $500 for 100 applicants wi,
pay the bill.
| A second method is for the County
Superintendent to order a good quail
ity of paper and sell at cost to the
| teachers Get some teacher or boy to
handle the paper 1T the place of eX-
animation Have him tie III the pa
per in five cent packages the day
before the examination.
| A third method is to have q sta
,ionery dealer order the kind OF pa
per that you want, and sell it to
| the teachers.
The papers may be written with
( either pencil or pen, as the APPLICANT
may prefer.
In regard to the handling OF the
papers: The law requires that all
papers of first grade applicants be
sent to the State Superintendent. APP
plicants for second and third grade
| may have their papers graded by the
County Superintendent or by the Stat
Superintendent. The applicant must
| tale his choice at the time OF the
examination. He must send all his
Hapers at any one exclamation
to the State Superintendent or none,
that is, part of the same applicant's
papers written in March can not be
graded hy the State Superintendent.
and part by the County Superinten-
dent.
The papers cannot be graded by
the County Superintendent and then
$. mt to the state Superintendent: but
II sent at all to the State Su3erIn-
dent, they must be sent a; once
Since grades on a third grade GER
t:tlcates are valid for only ore year
| it is in most cases of no advantage
for applicants for third grade GER
tificates to send their papers to the
State Superintendent.
In the case of second graf. appli-
cants, if the papers are read by the
STATE Superintendent, the erIG.s may
| be transferred later to first Grade
tl,eificate. and are also vail in any
,iinty in the state. Since 10" grades
! on file in the State Departmt Mt are
! CT little value to any one, venture
- suggest th- following as one good
D.ar for second grade apI,,icants:
Have all March papers gr:ded in
the coourty and in June v1ite only
those subjects on which Sooi grades
are eAlected and send all the papers
to 'ne State Superintendent. nd fin
isb in August. having papers graded
| in t.rl,iy This is only n'.e Of the
MANY ] ,ssibi:n under the ew law.
viive the applicant the free len, OF
rh, Ice
The one fee of $500 gives the ap-
pllcant the privilege of writing at
any or all three examinations in one
year. He may write On the same sub-
1ett in March, June and Aug ls. and
must be given the highest grade on
each subject made in these ex-
aminations. 1t is unwise for any
applicant to try to write all the sub
Jects tany one examination. Hence
i, is best for applicants to begin in
March; write few good papers, and
then complete the work on other sub
JectS at later examinations. While
applicants have the privilege Of writ
ing subjcte three times, it is us
ually best not to do so. One good,
carefully written paper is better than
two or three poor ones.
Issue statement of grades to an
plicants as soon as you have graded
the papers. | advise that applicants
DO not ask for their certificates ii be
ISSUED until after they have taken all
the examinations they eApecs p
during the year. Te~- ~ take
, a4ainaf'~- ,es may take eX
,n in the same year after I
certificate is issued without the pay
nient of an additional fee, nut this
: makes useless work
The county Superintendent scollect
all fees under the new law and set
ties with the County Court eacl
e February. Fees paid in 1911 canno
: be applied to 1912 examinationsGL GLik
wise any fee paid in 1912 cannot b.
applied to 1913 examinations.
L All certificates that expire in Marc
1912. should be renewed at the tim
Of the March examination, provide
the holder has had five years eS
rerience in teaching, Parties VII
{ have had less than five years eA
pcrience must take eAaminatlon 10
4 new certificate.
Approved Summer School grade
c made at any time are still valid 70
=, Use on certificates under the ne