Estancia news-herald. [volume] (Estancia, Torrance County, N.M.) 1912-19??, 1914-06-18
TEACHERS
INSTITUTE

lo anu continuing IOF d peflOQ VI
four weeks. Last year severa
teachers requested a foul
weeks session this year and we
are now going to comply with
that request in hopes that -four
weeks will give those who desire
more time in which to review
their work and enter the exam
ination better equipped. While
four weeks is very short it will
give the ambitious teacher time
in which to become more efficient
in her woek, by mingling with
other teachers. The Institute is
the opportunity for the improve
ment of all that tends to make
for the better teacher. While
the law requires an attendance
of ten days | would urge that all
attend the full period of four
weeks.
To first grade and higher cer-
tificated teachers the State De-
partment of Education has
granted Institute attendance for
ten days attendance at Chautau-
qua and the summer school at
Santa Fe. They require that
you attend at least four
lecture periods a day for the
ten days. Owing to the fact
that there is no provision in the
constitution for third grade
teachers receiving fifteen dollars
for four weeks attendance we
cannot allow the fifteen dollars.
Faculty
Prof. ]. B. Taylor superintend-
ent of the Dining city schools,
the highest paid city superin-
tendent in the state, will be the
conductor again this year. To
most of you Prof. Taylor needs
no introduction as he was with
us last year and his work is
known.
Miss M. Lee keenan, of the AL
buquerque city high school will
be the instructor. Miss keenan,
comes well recommended and I
am sure she will make good in
the work which will be assigned
to her.
Certification of Teachers.
Third Grade-Applicants for
the third grade certificates will
be in reading, pennmanship, or
biography, grammar and COM
position, physiology, arithmetic
and geography. Applicant must
average at least 70 per cent with
no branch lower than so per cent.
A third grade certificate is valid
for one year in any county of the
state.
Second Grade Applicants for
second grade certificates will be
examined in all subjects for third
grade and in addition will be H.
S. history, civics, school manage
ment and elementary teaching
and one of the following: Agri-
culture, domestic science Gnclud-
ing cooking and sewing), manual
training. To obtain a second
grade certificate applicants must
average at least rs per cent with
no grade lower than so percent.
Standings of 80 percent or more
in subjects on an unexpired sec
ond grade certificate may be ac-
cepted in granting a first grade.
A second grade certificate is
valid in any county of the state
for two years.
First Grade-Applicants for a
first grade certificate will be ex-
amined in reading, photography
English grammar and compost
ton, penmanship, geography, U.
S. history, psychology and one of
the following branches: Alge-
bra, botany, zoology, physics,
bookkeeping and one of the fol-
lowing: Agriculture, domestic
science Including cooking and
sewing) and manual training.
Average 80 percent with no grade
lower than rs percent. Good for
three years and subject for re-
newal for three years if success
full teaching can be shown and
reading circle work has been
kept up.
Reading Circle Course
No teacher can afford to miss
the practical uplift that comes
from a conscientious and