The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-09
'REQUIREMENTSQF
EXAM ANNOUNCED
School Teachers Advised
on Work BY County
Superintendent

June l and 3 and July 10 and IA
has been received By County Sup
eflntendent Of Schools /. A.
Barnes from the state department
OF education az Charleston.
Included ate instructions for
those desiring provisional high
school certfficates, the require
ments for which had Just been ari-
tllorized by the state board Janu,
any 70. 1890!
This certificate was designed to
enable those 50 desiring to teach
until such time as they can full
III the requifenents of the regu.
iarly REQUIRED high school certifi.
cate, which IS on examination, &C
ccrding 70 an explanation by SUI
perintendent Barnes.
Should Secure Blanks
A few Of the important direc.
tons Rre Persons applying for
certificates should first secure the
proper application blank by writ
ing the state department or the
county superintendent; requests
for Information about teaching 20.
sitions should not be Included in
letters about Certificates, two let
ters should be written.
West Virginia does not valid
ate teachers certificates or licens.
es issued N any other state. How
ever, all school work done In ac-
credited schools Of other states
win be accepted toward meeting
the requirements for any West
Virginia certificates.
MUS be Certified.
An school credits submitted for
a certificate must be certified by
the proper officials of the institu.
ton in which the work Is done.
a unit Of high school credit
is the credit given for So weeks
work, 1--WE Rotations per week, as
minute recitations or $50 recita-
ton periods The sunit" is used
in all high schools Of West Viz.
gfnia.
a semester hour Of school
credit Is the credit given for IS
recitation hours tsixty minutes).
Eight semester hours are approx
mately equivalent to one unit Of
high school credit The semester
hour is used in all normal schools
and colleges OF West Virginia.
Professional Subjects.
Following isglist OF subjects elias.
slfned as professional by state
beard. School management, spe-
clal and general methods OF teach
ing; principles OF education, phil.
osophy of education, psychology,
history Of education. child study,
educational sociology, administra-
tion and Supervision OF schools, OBJ.
seryation and directed teaching.
Basic salaries are the salaries
paid inpersons teaching their first
term OF SCHOOL, Salaries increase
with successful experience. Salar-
les vary IN different districts.
Life certificates are not issued
in the state except on the third re-
newh Of high school, standard
normal and first grade elementary
certificates issued on examination.
liistruetlons3 Are Outlined.
Several instructions from the
lis. follow.
Provisional high school certlfi-
Gates valid for one year, to per-
sons who have credit equivalent
to two Years Of college work. APP
piicaut must be recommended BY
the snperjnt OF principal OF
the high School in which he is en-
ployed 10 teach. (AuthorIzed by
tile state board Of education Jauu-
AIRY 20, 1929
Second grade temporary GER
tifictes ot first-cia temporary
certificates OF first.class tempor-
Rry ceftficates are issued to gradu.
ates 81 fiisst-class four-year high
schools. who are recommended by
the high school principal or super
i1tendent. Basic salary s65.
First grade temporary certifi-
cates-Eirst grade temporary Ger.
tftcates are issued to flrst-class
high school graduates who have
completed In addition to their high
school course work for one unit
tor eight semester hours) Of cred
H. one-half OF which must be In
professional subjects. Basic sal
airy So,
Elementary Certificates
lndef Elementary certificate
on examinationY the following ap-
peafsi
There are three grades OF ele.
mentafy certificates on examine
ton, nainely. the first, second and
third. Apphcants 70. elementary
certififcates are required to pass
Satistactorg examination on the
following subiects; photography,
readine. pehmanship, arithmetic,
English, grammar and language,
physiology and hygiene, United
States and West Virginia history,
geography civil government, agri-
culture, theory and art Of teaching.
Tie required average and mini
mum grade on any subject and the
basic salary for each grade Of GER
tiiieate are as follows:
First grade certificate-Ayer-
age. 80 per cent; minimum rs per
cent; basic salary, $S5 per month.
valid Tor five years. Renewals for
fife yeaf periods,
First Grade Certificates.
Note Applicants for a first.
grade certificate in all teachers
cxaninationsm must have acquired
credit for one year (four units).
-oi high school work, and nine
weeks Tone unit Of professional
tlmnlus before Sirst-grade certi-
fletn e,in be issued. The applicant,
however, may enter the examine
tion without this credit and will be
given until October 1 10 meet this
requirement.