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Pine Bluff Daily Graphic
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas
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Arkansas legislature passes bill standardizing teachers' certificate examinations in public schools, specifying subjects, durations, and fees for various grades and licenses; awaits governor's approval.
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The bill regarding the certificates of teachers in the public schools of the state has passed both houses of the legislature and all that is necessary for it to become a law is the governor's signature. The bill fixes the date of public examinations by statute and requires county examiners to hold examinations on that day. It prohibits the use of uniform questions at any dates other than the times fixed by statute; requires examiners to grade and file papers; requires examination on seven subjects for third-grade certificate, on ten subjects for second-grade, and on twelve subjects for first grade; provides for a new grade of licenses half-way between a first grade and a state license, the new license being good in any county of the state for a period of six years. The additional subjects on which candidates for this grade of license are examined are rhetoric, general history, civil government, algebra and plane geometry; requires a fee of $5 for examination for professional license, good in any county of the state for six years, and a fee of $10 for examination for state license, good in any county of the state for life; said fees are to constitute an institute fund, and hence go directly into the state educational work.
Schedules of studies for certificates: For third grade, good for six months—Spelling, reading, penmanship, English grammar, arithmetic, geography and United States history.
For second grade, good for twelve months—In the subjects required for a third grade certificate, and in addition in history of Arkansas, physiology and theory and practice of teaching.
For first grade, good for two years—In the subjects required for a second grade certificate and in civil government and elementary algebra.
For professional license, good in state for six years—In the subjects required for a first grade certificate and in addition algebra, plane geometry and general history.
For state license, good in state for life—As now required by law.
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the bill has passed both houses of the legislature and awaits the governor's signature to become law.
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The bill fixes the date of public examinations by statute and requires county examiners to hold examinations on that day. It prohibits the use of uniform questions at any dates other than the times fixed by statute; requires examiners to grade and file papers; requires examination on seven subjects for third-grade certificate, on ten subjects for second-grade, and on twelve subjects for first grade; provides for a new grade of licenses half-way between a first grade and a state license, the new license being good in any county of the state for a period of six years. The additional subjects on which candidates for this grade of license are examined are rhetoric, general history, civil government, algebra and plane geometry; requires a fee of $5 for examination for professional license, good in any county of the state for six years, and a fee of $10 for examination for state license, good in any county of the state for life; said fees are to constitute an institute fund, and hence go directly into the state educational work. Schedules of studies: For third grade, good for six months—Spelling, reading, penmanship, English grammar, arithmetic, geography and United States history. For second grade, good for twelve months—In the subjects required for a third grade certificate, and in addition in history of Arkansas, physiology and theory and practice of teaching. For first grade, good for two years—In the subjects required for a second grade certificate and in civil government and elementary algebra. For professional license, good in state for six years—In the subjects required for a first grade certificate and in addition algebra, plane geometry and general history. For state license, good in state for life—As now required by law.