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90. No certificate shall continue in force longer
than three years.

Ibid B. 4.
Now long certifi-
cated effective.

91. The president shall hold regular examinations
of teachers at each quarterly meeting of the board,
and at other times when requested by any district
commissioner.

Ibid s 5.
When presi-
dents of school
commissioners
boards to ex-
amine teachers.

92. Any teacher holding a certificate issued by a
president, may be examined at any time by the state
superintendent or a professor of the normal school,
deputed by the state superintendent, and if found
deficient, the certificate shall be canceled.

Ibid s. 6.
Certificates
issued by
presidents.

93. Each teacher examined under this law, before
receiving a certificate, shall pay to the treasurer of
the board of school commissioners, the sum of two
dollars, if of first grade, or one dollar, if of the second
grade.

Ibid s. 7
Pay for certifi-
cates.

TEACHERS' ASSOCIATIONS.

94 District, county and state teachers' associations
are recommended as an important method of eleva-
ting the standard of public instruction by mutual
conference, interchange of views and suggestions as
to systems of teaching and discipline.

Ibid c II. s. 1
District, county
and state
teachers'
associations.

95. These associations being voluntary, it should
be the care of the school commissioners to aid in
their organization, to encourage attendance, to secure
competent lecturers, and to impart such information
as they may be able, as will encourage teachers in
their work, and fit them for the performance of their
arduous and responsible duties.

Ibid s.2.
Duty of school
commissioners
as to same.

96. These associations must assemble at least once
in each school term, on Saturday of some month, and
may occupy any of the school houses ; stationery for
the use of the meeting shall be furnished gratuitously
by the board of school commissioners.

Ibid s 3
Meetings of
associations.

97. For the purpose of organizing teachers' asso-
ciations and deciding upon the places of assembling,
the president of the board shall convene the teachers

Ibid c 4
How associa-
tions organized