Note 24 — Chapter I · The Period of Beginnings

In 1845 the law was slightly modified to distinguish between grades of certificates, but in all cases United States history was prerequisite to certification, and in 1905, Illinois history was added to the qualifications necessary for a license. In 1913, in the requirements for a state certificate she included sociology among the subjects for examination, and for the first, second and third grade certificates, United States history, civics and the history of Illinois. Revised Statutes of Illinois, 1845, ch. XCVIII, sec. 12, p. 498. The law is substantially the same, Statutes, 1856, ch. 198, sec. XLVI, Vol. II, p. 1098; ibid., 1858, sec. 50, p. 449. Laws, 1865, sec. 19, p. 119; Revised Statutes, 1874, ch. 122, 51, p. 963; Annotated Statutes, 1885, ch. 122, sec. 51, p. 2229; Revised Statutes, 1903, ch. 122, 187, par. 3, p. 1683; ibid., 1906, 187, par. 3, p. 1820. During this period these subjects were to be taught in the schools. Revised Statutes of Illinois, 1913, ch. 122, 541, par. 2, p. 2270; Laws, 1913, p. 588 (Senate Bill No. 355, approved June 28, 1913); the same for the social studies in the laws of 1903 and 1905, also in 1917 and in 1919. See Revised Statutes, 1917, ch. 122, p. 2216; and Laws, 1919, ch. 122, p. 900.