The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-26
NEW SCHOOL LAWS
EXPLAINED
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT SETS
FORTH IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN LETTER TO TEACHERS.

After making a thorough study of
the new school laws as, codified by
the last legislature, County Superin-
tendent Edna Reinhard has selected
some of the points of change of spe-
cial interest to teachers and incor-
porated them in the following letter,
copies of which have been sen to
every teacher of the county:
The Letter.
Teachers of Missoula County
Dear Teachers: AS you know there
are several changes in our school
laws, and as many of them are very
important to you. I trust his letter
may prove helpful in some ways.
1.-THE teachers examinations come
the last Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day in the months of April, August,
October and February. The second
grade certificate is the lowest grade
issued. The subjects required are
reading, writing, arithmetic, spelling,
grammar, geography, physiology,
United States history. civics federal
and M%ontana). and theory and art of
teaching. This certificate is valid
in any county in the state for a period
VI 10 LIN lAAot A"'S SSl III
cate requires the ar,licant to be ex-
amined in the Subjects required for
the second grade certificate and these
additional subjects: American litera-
ture, physical geography, elementary
algebra, through quadratics and school
management. The applicant must
have had II months of successful
teaching experience, having passed a
successful examination in all the sub
jects named and in these additional
subjects, physics, plane geometry and
elementary psychology.
Any teacher who attends the Uni
versity of Montana summer school and
obtains credits for work done will be
entitled to have the grade raised on
his or her certificate a certain number
of points in the subjects studied. Any
teacher attending the Montana Nor
NAL college summer session, and who
finishes the subjects studied and OBJ
tains credit for the work, will be given
the grade upon his or her certificate
obtained at the normal without fur
Their examination.
"A certificate of attendance at any
reputable summer school for teachers
will, when recorded with the county
superintendent Of schools, be suffi-
cient to Excuse any cache from at
tending the teachers institute. Any
grade of so per cent or more in any
subject will Xcuse a teacher from
writing upon that subject again I'M
less it is the wish of the applicant.
This applies to second grade as we'll
as other certificates. Thus, a teacher
writing for a certificate for the first
time, and failing to secure the GER
tificate, would be required to rewrite
upon only those subjects in, which the
applicant fell below so per cent.
THE questions in theory and art
of teaching, school management,
reading and elementary psychology
are usually based upon some one
book. Lists of the books chosen are
always published in THE Inter-
Mountain Educator" our state paper,
which no Montana teacher can afford
to be without.
Trusting hat this information
may prove of some help to you, and
wishing each and all of you an enjoy
able, beneficial and inspiring vaca-
ton, and assuring you that 1 am at
your service at all times, l am, very
sincerely yours,
EDNA RETNHARD,
County Superintendent"