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branches for which the special high
| school certificate is issued, including
as a part of their preparation not
| less than two hundred recitation
| hours in the theory of education and
IN the art of teaching their special
| ty. Such a certificate may also be
granted to persons having an equiv
alent academic and professional
preparation on examination of equiv
alent standard, provided that this
subsection shall not go into effect
until September first 1919.
7. An elementary school princi-
pals certificate, valid throughout the
State for three years, renewable on
evidence of successful experience and
professional spirit and required in
all elementary schools having three
or more teachers, including the prin-
cipal, may be granted to persons who
have had four years high school
course or the equivalent; who have
completed a two years standard nor
NAL school course, or the equivalent,
who have had in addition not less
than a full half-year's work at re-
cognized college or university in ele-
mentary school methods, supervision,
and administration and who have
had three years of teaching eXper-
fence in the elementary schools. Such
a certificate may be granted to per-
sons of equivalent academic and pro-
fessional preparation on examination
of equivalent standard.
8. An elementary school teach
er's certificate of the nrst grade,
valid for three years in the .elemen-
tary schools of the State. and re
Movable on evidence of successful
experience and professional spirit,
may be issued to persons who are
graduates of a four years high school
or the equivalent, and who have
completed a two-years course in a
standard normal school or the
equivalent. Such a certificate may
be granted to persons of equivalent.
academic and professional prepa1a-
ton on examination of equivalent
standard.
8. An elementary school teach
er's certificate of the second grade,
valid for two years in the elementary
schools of the State, may be issued
to graduates of standard high
schools having a four years course,
or the equivalent, on examination in
reading, spelling, penmanship, oral
and written English, arithmetic, ge-
ography, history Of the United States
and of Maryland, community civics,
hygiene and sanitation, agriculture,
music, drawing handwork, the
theory and practice of teaching, and
such other subjects as may be re-
quired by the State Board of Educa-
ton. Provided that no applicant
shall be granted such a certificate
who has not completed at least six
weeks of professional preparation in
standard institution, nor shall such
certificates be issued to any person
under eighteen years of age. Pro-
vided further, that this certificate
may be renewed for period of two
years on evidence of successful eX-
perience and professional spirit, and
completion of not less than six weeks
of additional academic and profess
sional preparation in standard in
Sututlon. This certificate may be
renewed for a second time for
period of three years, next succeed
ing or otherwise, on evidence OF
successful experience and profession
al spirit, and completion of not less
than six additional weeks of aca-
demic and professional preparation
in standard institution and so on
for an indefinite number of three
year periods, successive or other
wise; but this certificate may not be
issued a second time to the same per-
son on examination.
10. An elementary school teach
cr's certificate of the third grade,
valid for two years in the elementary
schools of the State, may be issued