The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-29
TEACHERS MUST
FACE EXAMINERS
Division Superintendent Of
Schools to Conduct Tests
of Efficiency

Examinations of public school teach.
ers for certificates will begin all over
the state tomorrow. They will be
conducted by the division superintend-
ents in each division Teachers NAV
also take the examinations at tho
! summer normal schools they are at
tending There are 3,627 white teach
ers and 1SS colored teachers now in
attendance on summer normal courses
Under the State law no teacher NAV
hoid position in the State public
schools unless she holds certifcate.
for the primary and grammar grades
these are divided into first second and
| third grade certificates. representing
varying degrees of training and effl-
cheney. Professional certificates are
also provided for high school teachers.
superintendent of Public Instruction
X. Stearnes Secretary Chesterman
and Inspectors e. Il. Worrell, j. b. Ter
rell and \. l.. Lincoln have been kent
busy during the past week visiting the
various summer normal schools.
Attendance Figures.
attendance figures are reported as
follows:
oWhite-covinston IFS; Big stone Gap.
265: Chase City. 119; Emory, Iss:
Farmville. 237; Galax 23S: Fredericks-
burg. 81; Harrisonburg, 557: Luray.
lO4, Martnsville, 265 Norfolk, $50:
Richmond. 1885, Charlottesville. seq;
Dublin, 100; total. 1921
-Oip1 c''--'-uiSe City, lUo, Lawrence
vile, 90; Manassas, 100; Richmond. 40;
Virginia Normal and Industrial Insti-
tute 3sI; total, ISS. Grand total, white
and colorcd 4,415
The summer schools conducted at the
state Female Normal schools at Farm
VIE, fredericksburg and Harrison
burg. at the John Marshall High
school. Richmond. at the University
or Virginia, and at the Dublin School,
conducted under the auspices OF VIII
nam and Mary College. are prepared to
issue professional and advanced certih
Gates as we'll as the usual grades OF
teachers certificates. The Virginia Nor
mai and Industrial Institute at Peters,
ours is issuing special industrial
certificate to advanced colored teachers.
Certificate Requirements.
10 obtain first grade certificate as
teacher In the primary or grammar
grades of the Virginia public schools
the applicant must be at least nineteen
years old. must have had nine months
! successtul experience in teaching, must
MAKE an average Of SO per cent on the
! following subjects: Spelling, reading
writing, arithmetic. elementary alre
Dra, grammar. geography, history Of
the United States, history of Virginia
CIVIL government. drawing. theory and
practice OF teaching, physiology and
nSsiene, one branch of science. either
phESical geography or elementary arri
culture and one division of history
either general or English, and must not
iaii below 20 on any subject A first
grade certificate continues in force for
! hNe years. and may be renewed from
time to time for similar periods upon
satisfactory evidence that the holder
mas taught successfully for at least
three of the five years
second grade certificates are less
diihcult to obtain. requiring examina-
! ion In less extended list of subjects.
ana requiring only an average of Is
per cent II continues in force but for
TWO years, and may be renewed but for
one year. or for two years in the
event that the teacher has taken . enc
cial reading course or attended a sum-
Incr normal school for ut least twenty
days Third grade certificates are is
sued for one year only. to those making
not less than so in an examination on
4 limited list of subjects