The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-02-13
lar subject, without which no one may
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lar subject, without which no one may
teach that subject in a high school.
3. Specialized certificates giving
! license TO each the non-ac;edemic sub
iects. such rs music. drawing, manual
j training and vocational subjects.
! ,. Certificates should be ISSUED by
the state as a whole through q stat
board OF examiners and for .e whole
state. They should be obtained III two
ways:
: !. Bv examination. The eXaml-
nation should be conducted by q Gen.
tral board. Besides the examination
! for the general certificates, elemen-
tary and secondary, there should be
an examination in each specialized
! (non-academic) subject.
2. BY diploma or credentials. A
college degree should not cntltle to
certificate to teach unless the work
for which it was conferred included
at least two years of study cl ettu-
cation. A diploma fulfilling this con-
dition should confer the right 10 a
general certificate, elementary or
secondary. A certificate to teach a
! particular secondary or specialized
! (non-academic) subject should be
based on college degree only on con-
dition that the applicant shall show
such credit in that specific subject
as shall have been determined by the
board.
! c. There should be minimum
salary scale based on the grade of GER
tifcates and length of service.
] D. The new regulation should not
interfere with any rights that already
exist.
12. The state should by pension,
/ insurance, or other approved method,
make provision for the old age of its
teachers.
13. The state should guarantee
session Oh 1Oui VI 4lfS AiioAA'Aio w
every child in the state and, state
levy should be imposed sufficient to
do this. Each county in the state
should have an additional levy sutti-
cient to make it possible for each
child in the state session Of SIX or
seven months. The districts then
should be permitted to levy tax
sufficient to provide session of such
length as the local people desire.
Il. The consolidation Of rural
high schools should be encouraged.
Four-year courses OF nine months
each should represent the minimum
high school preparation for business
or for college. Where only a three
wear high school can be maintained
it's course of study should be so ad-
iusted bv the state or county author
tiles that student may continue
them in one of the four-year schools
of his county.
Is. A central advisory board
should be instituted to consist OF o2e
or two Representatives Of each OF the
existing boards Of trustees of the
state institutions of higher education.
The function of this board should be
to consider and advise upon all mat
ters of common interest to the lnstl-
tutions and to correlate their work.
l6. Free tuition should be offered
bv the state to all citizens in all OF
it's tax supported schools-elemen-
tary, secondary and collegiate.
II. Summer schools should be
maintained at Clemson, Winthrop, the
University, and the State College at
Orangeburg, to afford teachers and
others such educational opportunities
as each of the colleges is peculiarly
equipped't to provide.
IS. The state should establish
library commission whose function 1t
should be to recommend and execute
legislation tending to promote the es-
tablishment and use of public libraries
throughout the state.
10. There should be state and
county organization under the dlrec-
ton of the State Department OF Ed
ucation. for the direction and super
vision of medical inspection, physical
training and the teaching of santa
tion and hygiene.
20. We favor national aid to ed
ucation provided that state control
and independence Of action be sutli-
GENTLY safeguarded.
p. We urge a liberal support by
the state of the agencies which 1t
has established for the eradication OF
adult illiteracy.
/ %. The greatest weakness in the
work Of our schools az present is the
lack Of thoroughness in the funda-