The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-24
SCHOOL Law IS
HELD IMPRACTICAL
COMMISSIONER BRYAN POINTS
FAULTS OF THIRD GRADE
CERTIFICATE MEASURES

! Idaho's new law providing sys-
tenn for the issuance of third grade
teachers certificates is practically i'm
possible to operate, it was announced
Wednesday by DR.. E. A Bryan, state
commissioner of education, in an in
terylew given The Idaho Statesman
The law referred to is incorporated
In senate bill No. 1872 by Senators
Archibald, Clapp, and Wurtz. It
amends the existing law by provid-
ing that all applicants for third grade
teachers certificates shall be exam
ined in the subjects such as are
taught in the schools of Idaho. in
Guiding the eighth grade. The bill
also provides that the candidates shall
nave been graduated from a high
school of the state
Commissioner Bryan is of the opin-
ion that the law as it stands will re-
qulre all candidates for certificates to-
be examined in all subjects taught in
the schools of the state, including the
high school, because the bill says the
applicants shall be high school gra-
duates and it is assumed that they
shall be examined ON high school
courses as well as all other subjects
taught in the eight lower grades.
Provides 80 Examinations
This means, he said, that the candi
dates will have to be examined in
more than 80 subjects and it is a
practical impossibility for one person
to receive grades sufficiently high in
all these subjects to attain the gen
eral grade required for third grade
certificate.
OF course" he said, " the board
Will offer the examinations but I
doubt whether there will be any can
dldates to take them because no per-
son just out of high school should
feel justified in attempting the al
most impossible task
IL would require examinations In
french, German, Spanish, Latin, al
zebra, plain and solid geometry, ply
sizes, home economics, bookkeeping.
shorthand, typewriting, ancient medi-
evai and modern history and many
other courses, all of which are taught
IN the schools of the state'
Doctor Bryan thinks that the law
will fail to function and that appli-
cants for third grade certificates will
be forced to take the normal school
work as the only method of acquiring
a certificate, which method the bill
sought to avoid
Holds Provisions Hardship
The intention of the bill was to
make teachers less expensive but the
thinks it has fallen
short OF accomplishing it's purpose and
will work hardship on those it
sought to aid
The idea was to give high school
graduate chance to become a teach
sr without taking any normal school
work. This would make it possible
or districts to hire teachers cheaper
and thus pave the way for a general
'eductlon of all teachers salaries.
Another measure introduced in the
legislature sought to relieve the sit
lation complained of. 1t was known
Us house bill No. 163. The 1921 legis-
ature made a law requiring all tea
hers holding third grade certificates
)ut who had not taken any normal
school work, to take that normal
work before the fall of 1923 otherwise
hey would not be allowed to hold
heir certificates. House bill No. 163
would have extended that time one
rear additional to give those who
lad not taken the normal school work
N opportunity to do So
Both bills passed both houses and
vent to the governor and he signed
he senate bill. He made no com
nent as to why he vetoed the house
ill except to say that to sign the
wo would be conflicting as they both
ought to amend the same section of
he statutes in different ways.
An Interpretation of the new law
las been requested by Commissioner
Bryan from the attorney general