The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-09
GRADE TEACHERS
BY new SYSTEM
State Board of Education Will
Consider Plan of Issuing
Certificates.

In view of the recent abolition OF
the State Board OF School Examiners.
with the result that teachers certih-
Gates Will hereafter DO Issued direct
by the Department OF Public instruc-
ton. 1t Will be necessary TO adopt
new standards of rcQuii cmcnts \ list
Of changes has been prepared by n
committee appointed for this purpose.
and will be presented TO the State
Board of Education at It's meeting to
be held at the Capitol on April 10.
Tho committee is composed of state
Superintendent ]. d. Eggleston. DR.. J.
j. Jarman. and II. G. SIearnes.
Tho most Interesting feature OF the
proposed new standards is In refer
cnce 10 the certificates granted for
various sorts OF educational training
II Is tho purpose OF the committee II
approved by the board. to have every
educational institution inspected ana
classified with reference 10 the value
of It's work along educational lines.
No schools are mentioned In the plan
by name. and IT iS the evident pur-
pose to examine all from AN original
basis and to grade them according
ly.
a holder of a degree from a gradu-
ate school of Il registered university
is 10 have u university certificate. a.
baccalaureate certificate from a reg
iSlcrcd college VIII get collegiate
certificate. y professional college Ger
tiiicate goes TO the holder OF bacca
laureate degree from 4 registered coll
lcse based upon "a curriculum which
includes at least 10 per cent. OF GER
. l.ast
diploma from registered normal
school which requires at lcAst two
years OF professional cork based up
on the standard tour-ycGr high school
course, VIII DO granted a professional
life certificate.
All OF these four certihcates-uni-
versity. collegiate, professional COLLECT
ate and professional Iiic-are 10 con-
tlnue In force Tor i've years and may
be renewed for life upon satisfactory
evidence that tho holder has been a
successful teacher.
Seyen-iear Requirements.
The graduate Of registered instI-
tution which does not fully comply
with the definition OF college. but
which oilers an approved four-year
course in literature and science, at
least two years in advance OF the
standard four-year high school, is to-
be granted u junior college certificate
a student completing the course Lead
Ing to professional life certificate
in a registered normal scnool, when the
course is based upon standard three
year high school course. which must
in every case represent twelve units
OF work, shall be granted "a PROBES
sional ccrtiticatc. The holder of Il Ill
pl0ma from Il registered normal school.
which requires at least two years of
Il combined professional and industrial
work. based upon the standard two |
year high school course. shall be
granted normal industrial certii
cate.
Certificates called junior college.
professional and normal industrial are
good for seven years. and may be re-
newed for seven years at a time on
evidence that the holder has been u
successful teacher.
one year of professional work In a
registered normal school,. or gradua
ton in the normal training depart
ncnt of first grade high school. or |
posscssor OF first grade certificate
or OF high school certificate, with at
least six months actual teaching cXi
perience, entities to certificates good
for six years, renewable for a similar |
period from time to time upon evil |
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