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Subseries 6: Reports of Examinations for Teachers State Certificates

Scope and Content Note:

State certificates, also referred to as state life certificates, were issued to candidates who successfully completed examinations in over 20 subjects. There was a two year teaching experience prerequisite, but no educational requirement. The certificate was valid for the life of the holder and entitled him or her to teach in any elementary or high school in the state. It was the highest level of teaching certificate issued solely on the basis of examination results. These certificates were discontinued after 1926. Passage of a shorter list of examinations entitled one to a limited state certificate, also valid in any school in the state. It was issued for a five year term and was not renewable, although it could be converted to a state life certificate by passage of examinations in additional subjects. Each of these reports gives the date and place of examination, and a statement by the examiner and examination deputies that all examination rules were followed. The following information is given for each candidate: name; address; and scores in examination subjects such as spelling, algebra, Latin, plane geometry, history, history of education, psychology, or school management. Entries for some candidates are annotated "Life," " Early Rev.," "E.R." These may indicate early review of examination papers and actual issuance of a state certificate.