The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-08-26


 lar speciality, and who has had three years experience in teaching one year | of which was in his speciality; pro- vided that present incumbents who hold state teachers certificates shall be exempt from the provisions of this section so long as they remain in their present positions.
 l PRINCIPALS CERTIFICATE "(D A high school principals certi- ficate, valid throughout. the state for 'l four (4) years, renewable on evidence of
 successful experience and professional | spirit, and required in all state aided high schools, and schools rated as high 1 schools by the state superintendent of I education, may be granted to any per
 son who is graduate of a standard l college or university or who has had ! the equivalent in scholastic preparation and who has had as much as sixteen (16) semester hours in education, in-
 cluding high school methods, supervi- sion, administration, who has had the equivalent and who also has had two CD years teaching experience; pro vided that for the principalship of a junior high school the holding of an elementary school principals certifi- | cate shall meet the requirements of certification; provided further, that present incumbents who hold state
 teachers. certificates shall be exempt | from the provisions of this section so 1 long as they remain in their pres-
 eut positions,
 "(5 A high school teachers certifi- cate, in the regular academic studies, valid throughout the state for four (4) years, renewable on evidence of sue cessful experience and professional spirit, and required of all persons em- ployed in all state high schools, and I in all schools rated as high schools AA ns, l. tion, may be granted to any person who
 is graduate of a standard college or university, or who has had the equiva- lent in scholastic preparation, provided l that during his college course, or in addition thereto, he has had not less l than sixteen G6) semester hours of in struction in education, including aims
 of secondary education and methods of teaching high school studies. The state superintendent of education may, in his discretion, certificate any person pos sessing the foregoing qualifications to l teach in the elementary schools; pro- vided that present incumbents who hold state teachers certificates shall be ex- 1 empt from the provisions of this section
 so long as they remain in their present positions.
 "(6) A high school teachers certifi-
 cate (speciaD in music. manual and industrial training, domestic science
 and art, fine and applied art commer- cial branches, agriculture. or other
 special branches, valid throughout the
 state for four (4) years, renewable on
 evidence of successful experience and
 professional spirit. and after October l, 1923, required in all state aided high | schools and schools rated as high
 schools by the state superintendent of
 education may be granted sto any per son who has completed a four (4) year l high school course, or the equivalent, has had two (2) years additional work of college grade. approximately one half of which was in general academic
 subjects. and approximately one-half
 in the special branch or branches, for
 which a special high school certificate
 is issued and in addition has had as a
 part of his preparation not less than
 fourteen (1G semester hours in the
 theory of education and the art of
 teaching his speciality Such a certifi-
 cate may also be granted to any per
 son having an equivalent academic and
 professional education on examination
 of equivalent standard.
 ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATE
 'T. An elementary school principal S certificate, valid throughout the state
 for four (D years. renewable on evidence
 of successful experience and professional
 spirit, and after October 1, 1923, required l in all elementary schools having not
 more than five teachers, including the
 principal, principal, may. be granted t. ] any persons who has had four (D year Ihigh school course or the equivalent and who has graduated from a Class A
 normal school or has the equivalent iJ training. Such certificate may also = be granted to any person of an equiva- 4 lent academic or professional prepara d ton on examination of an equivalent 4 standard.
 "C0. A professional and elementary certificate of the first grade, valid fol T four GD years in elementary schools O. the state, and renewable on evidence oi
 successful experience and professiona spirit, may be issued to any person who is a graduate of Class A normal school I of Alabama. Like certificates shall bt issued to graduates of the Montgomery Normal school of the A. M. College for negroes, at Normal of the Tuskegee Institute, who have completed courses approved by the state superintendent o' education The state superintendent o. education shall also have authority tf grant certificates of this grade to grad uates of other institutions of highe' :. learning, meeting such requirements a' may be fixed by the state superintendent of education.
 "(0. A professional and elementary I certificate of the second grade valid TOT 1.-two (2) years in elementary schools of the | state. may be issued to graduate or 2 | standard four (D year high school. who ! in addition has completed one year o' professional work or it's equivalent ir some Class A normal school or other | institution of higher learning, approvec ! by the state superintendent of educa- tion.
 HI (f0) An elementary school teacher | certificate of the first grade. valid TOT two years in the elementary schools of the state may be issued to a grad uate of a standard high school, hay ing a four-year course or its equiva- 7 lent on examination in reading, spell 1 ing, handwriting, arithmetic. oral ano written English. geography. agricul- | ture. history of the United States, ano | of Alabama community civics, hygiene and sanitation, the theory and practice of teaching, and such other subjects as may be required by the state board oi ii education.
 | "Q1) An elementary teachers certif- | icate of the second grade, valid for tive | years in the elementary schools of the state, may be issued to persons whc ! have completed not less than two years of a standard high school course oi | it's equivalent on examination in read ing, spelling, handwriting, arithmetic oral and written English, geography | history of the United States and o | Alabama, community civics. agricul- ture, hygiene and sanitation. tht theory and practice of teaching. anc such other subjects as may be required by the state board of education" EXAMINATION FEE
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