CHAPTER VI.

REPORT OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS.

STATE DIPLOMAS.

STATE CERTIFICATES.

PRIMARY STATE CERTIFICATES.

SPECIAL STATE CERTIFICATES.

TWO-YEAR STATE CERTIFICATES.

RENEWAL OF STATE CERTIFICATES.
REGISTRATION OF STATE CERTIFICATES.
SUMMARY OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED.
STATEMENT OF FEES AND EXPENSES.
NAMES OF PERSONS LICENSED.

State Certificates and Diplomas, Oct. 1, 1901, to Oct. 1, 1903.

1. In every case the applicant must have held a state certificate, and have taught under the supervision of this board at least three years before applying for the state diploma, a life certificate.

2. Every candidate will be required to file the following credentials:

a. Documentary evidence from standard reputable educational institutions, certifying to the special scholarship and training of the applicant.. b. Documentary evidence showing the standing and ability of the applicant as an educator. This evidence should cover recent work.

c. He should also refer to at least three persons of good scholarship and professional success, who are engaged in educational work, and who can vouch for his success and character.

d. Credentials should be original, of recent date, of specific character, and addressed to the state board of educational examiners

II. Specific Requirements:

1. In his registration blank, the candidate must certify that he has taught or studied all the branches that are required by law for the state diploma.

2. He must give, in detail, the places where he has done educational Work, and must produce evidence that he has taught at least eight years, three of which have been in Iowa within recent years.

3. He must be a resident of Iowa at the time of his application.

4. He must file in his own handwriting, an original thesis of from 3,000 to 4,000 words on a professional subject, assigned by the board. In every Case this thesis must be fully outlined, and be accompanied by a bibliography of the subject considered.

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cessor.

5. This thesis will be marked by such persons as the board may designate on the following points:

e.

General appearance of the manuscript.

III. Educational Requirements.

In accordance with the statute, candidates for state diplomas are required to be examined in orthography, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, English grammar, book-keeping, physiology, history of the United States, algebra, botany, natural philosophy, drawing, civil government, constitution and laws of the state, didatics, geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, zoology, geology, astronomy, political economy, rhetoric, English literature, general history, and such other studies as the board may require. Those who hold a state certificate will be excused from examination on all branches in above enumeration preceding geometry, as those are required for a state certificate. Under the law the board is responsible for examining all candidates in all subjects required by statute, but in order to be fair and reasonable, some of these examinations may be oral and individual, and some may be written and general.

STATE CERTIFICATES.

By order of the board, on and after September 1, 1902, state certificates issued shall enumerate the subjects which the holder is authorized to teach. Candidates seeking a first certificate or those wishing renewal may be examined in additional subjects without paying an extra fee. Such subjects will include in part, those beyond the state certificate, required in high schools.

For the information of those desiring to become candidates, and to encourage the professional preparation of teachers, the board has classified candidates for state certificates under the following heads and established the following requirements:

1. Classes of Candidates.

a

Graduates of higher institutions of learning.

b. Graduates of state normal schools.

C. Graduates of good schools where they have pursued a two years' course in didactic subjects.

1. Graduates of the College of Liberal Arts of the state university who have pursued in addition to the course in psychology, a pedagogical course of at least one year, and graduates of other liberal arts colleges with equivalent courses approved by the board, will be admitted to the examination upon filing certified statements given by the president or registrar of their graduation, and of their record in the pedagogical course.

NOTE: It is important for all applicants for state diplomas to remember that great value will be attached to the use of the English language in all the papers filed as part of the scholastic examination.