Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1921-04-27
Statement Concerning Teach
ers' Certificates.


The State Board of Examiners for
Teachers is glad to announce that the
task of converting all outstanding
teachers certificates into South Car
DINA State licenses is about finished.
The work was made necessary by the
1920 Act of the Legislature creating
the Board of Examiners for Teachers.
The members of this Board are:
Prof. H. B. Dominick, former super
intendent of the Green Schools; Miss
Elizabeth Mclean, of Sumter City
Schools,and Joseph H. Shealy, Regis
trar of the Teachers Bureau.
The Board begain the active duties
of the office June 21st and after plans
were formulated, certificate forms
designed and procured, the work OF
issuing certificates, began September
9th.
The task of certifcating over nine
thousand teachers has occupied the
entire time of all the members of the
Board since the first of September,
and for five months, approximately
eleven hours of work per day were
necessary for converting certificates
and correcting examination papers.
The Board endeavored to dispatch
the duties of the Office with as little
delay as possible and wishes to ex-
press it's appreciation to the teachers,
county superintendent and school
folk in general for their patience ex-
ercised and support given in this
work. Through the medium of the
State Board of Examiners, a profit
able and needed service can be rem
dered the State. The teaching profes-
sion is one of the greatest which
should claim the attention of our
people, and the teachers should be
classified so that the deserving may
be encouraged to better service and
those who are poorly prepared assist
ed to better preparation. The State
has provided assistance for the needy
schools and the people have respond
ed nobly to the demand for better
salaries for teachers, and now the
public has a right to expect better
service. The first grade certificate has
been heretofore an indefinite guam
tity as to- teachers fitness to teach
school and it is the purpose of this
Board to issue certificates such as will
carry with them some idea of the
teachers preparation for serving the
public and to encourage professional
advancement.
The compilation of the records in
the office reveals some very encourag-
ing facts, The $500 certificates which
have been issued since September 9Th
consist ofthe following classes: COL
.lege-A. B. and B. S., white, 2,-75;
college diploma, colored, 1922; by
order of the State Board, white, 1888!
South Carolina State certificates,
white 374, colored, 26; other States,
white, 165; Rule 21, %, 2S, white
65, colored, 21; examination first
grade), 1922, colored, 252; exami-
nation (second grade), white 649,
colored, 319; examination (third
grade), white 257, colored, 2Ss; per-
mite, first grade), white 500, color
ed, 229; permits (second grade),
white BAL, colored, 3s3; permits
(third grade), white 1S4, colored,
800; special, colored, z.
For the October examination there
were s2s applicants. A study of the
records in the Office leads one. to be-
lieve that approximately 5000 per-
sons will stand the next examination.
which will be held on Saturday, May
7th, at each county seat.
The following regulation for the
renewal of certificates has been
adopted by the State Board of Edu-
cation:
"Any outstanding first-grade State.
certificate may be renewed upon pre-
sentation to the State Board of Ex-
aminers of one years successful and
acceptable classroom experience by
the holder during the term covered by
such certificate, with his or her re-
quest for the renewal of frst-grade
certificate, together with written
endorsement from the county super
intendent or city superintendent, and
from the Board of district trustees.
A second-grade certificate is renew
able only upon the presentation OF