The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-26
LEGAL,


by written examination shall secure an av-
erage grade of ninety with no grade below
seventy-five in all branches required for a
second grade certificate, and in English
history and the elements of physics, and
who in addition thereto have completed
two-year course of study in a high school
approved by the state board of education
or the equivalent thereof as provided in
section 10 of this act; provided that all
ed on normal training certificate or on
second grade certificate and all grades
of ninety per cent or higher secured in
subsequent county teachers examinations
while said normal training certificate or
certificate of the second grade is in force
may be applied towards meeting the re
quirements of a first grade certificate.
certificate of the first grade may be
newed at it's expiration upon the payment
of fee of one dollar to be turned into the
normal institute fund if it is shown that
the holder has attended at least ninety per
or of one four weeks institute or has at
tended some approved school for six weeks
during the period for which the certificate
was issued; and provided that the appli-
cant shall have performed such profess
sional work as the county superintendent
shall prescribe for the renewal of first
grade certificates.
Sec. Is, Applicants for first and second
grade certificates may obtain the high
school credits provided for in section Is
and section IA of this act either by resident
attendance in high school approved by
animation in subjects selected from the
first two years of the high school course
Subjects comprising three units of high
school credit shall be accepted equiva
lent to one year of high school attendance
and subjects comprising seven units of
high school credit shall be accepted as
equivalent to two years of high school at
tendance. In order to secure credit by
resident attendance the applicant must pre-
sent to the county superintendent a state
ment signed by the principal of the high
school showing the grades secured in each
subject; and said statement shall be pre-
scented on a form furnished by the state
superintendent eff public instruction and
shall be attached to the certificate when
issued or recorded thereon and counter
signed by the county superintendent. An
examination of applicants for high school
credits shall be held in each county of the
succeeding Saturday and first Friday of
August and the succeeding Saturday of
each year under such rules as the State
of this examination shall be given by
county superintendents and the examina-
ton shall be conducted by the board of
county examiners, each of whom shall
ceive the compensation provided by law for
holding county teachers examinations The
questions shall be prepared by the State
Board of Education and shall be forward
ed to county superintendents by the state
superintendent of public instruction. The
package containing the questions shall not
be opened except in the presence of a
day and hour for the examination. I'm
mediately at the close of the examination
the papers shall be securely wrapped and
sealed and sent to the state superintendent
of public instruction and said manuscripts
shall be graded under the direction of the
State Board of Education Each applicant
shall, pay fee of one dollar. one-half of
which shall be turned into the normal in
stitute fund of the county in which the
forwarded to the state superintendent of
public instruction and shall be used to pay
The grades shall be recorded in the office
of the state superintendent of public in
struction, and statement of the same
shall be sent to the applicant and a dupli-
cate to the county superintendent of the
county in which said applicant took the ex-
animation and said statement shall be, at
tached to the certificate when issued or
recorded thereon and cOuntersigned by the
county superintendent.
force at the time of the passage of this act
shall be renewed at their expiration and
ton IA of this act shall not be required
from the holders of said certificates pro-
vided that all other requirements for re-
newal have been complied with; and all
persons who at the time of the passage of
this act shall have taught successfully in the
public schools of Kansas for twenty-one
school months shall be exempt from the re-
quirement of high school credit provided
for in section ~ and section IA of this act.
ITO and 7s4s of the General Statutes of
1909 section 1 and section 2, chapter 26s of
the Session Laws of 1913, and all other
acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith
are hereby repealed.
Sec 49, This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its publication in
the official state paper.
hereby certify that the above Bill orig
mated in the House, and passed that body
February 1. 1915.
House adopted conference report, Feb
ruary 81, 1915.
ROBERT STONE,
Speaker of the House.
/. E. LAMBERT,
Chief Clerk of the House
Passed the Senate as amended February
II, 1915.
Senate adopted conference report, Feb
ruary 81, 1915
w. Y. MORGAN
President of the Senate.
BURT E. BROWN,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved March II, 1915.
ARTHUR CAPPER. Governor
State of Kansas
office of Secretary of State.
l. J. T. BOTKIN, Secretary of State of
the State of Kansas. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a correct copy
of the original enrolled bill now on file in
my office.
IN. TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have
hereunto subscribed my name
tSealJ and affixed my official seal, this
18th day of March, 1915.
j. Il. BOTkIN, Secretary of State.
BY E. A. CORNELL,
Asst Secretary of State.
EYE AND EAR
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