[268] School Legislation of the Thirty-Eighth Legislature (of Texas), pp. 36-37. The Texas requirement comes through a resolution of the Senate of the state with the House of Representatives concurring, because “the American Bar Association, the Texas Bar Association, the bar associations of various other states, as well as other patriotic societies, are advocating the teaching of the Constitutions of the United States and of the several states in the public schools.”
[269] Laws of Minnesota, 1923, ch. 291, p. 388. Approved April 17, 1923.
[270] Laws of New Mexico, 1923, ch. 148, sec. 1417, p. 325; also New Mexico School Code, 1923, p. 34.
[271] Statutes of California, 1923, ch. 176, secs. 1 and 2. Georgia School Code ... 1923, p. 70, approved August 20, 1923.
[272] The following provide that the course start not later than the eighth grade: Statutes of California, 1923, ch. 176; Laws of Alabama, 1923, p. 87, law approved July 27, 1923; School Laws of Delaware, 1923, pp. 62-63, approved March 14, 1923; School Laws of the State of Idaho (1923), p. 57; Laws of Minnesota, 1923, ch. 291, p. 388, approved April 17, 1923; Oregon School Laws, 1923, p. 39, Laws, 1923, ch. 7, sec. 102; Public School Laws of Tennessee, 1923, p. 35, Laws of Tennessee, 1923, ch. 17, sec. 1, pp. 61-62. In New Jersey, the seventh grade is prescribed for the beginning of the study. Acts of New Jersey, 1923, ch. 17, p. 17. In Arkansas, it is required that “such teaching shall commence in the lowest primary grade,” but Arkansas history may be substituted for American history in one of the grades. Digest of School Laws of Arkansas, op. cit.
[273] Congressional Record, 68th Cong., 2d Sess., Vol. LXVI, No. 77, pp. 5396-5398. The five states not enacting social study laws for the curriculum (1917 to 1924) are Florida, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Carolina.
[274] Few states during this period have enacted new laws requiring the examination of teachers in the social studies. Nevada, by a law of 1921, has required United States history, civics and current events for elementary school certificates. Laws of Nevada, 1921, ch. 208, sec. 25, p. 302. In 1923, Tennessee prescribed that all persons applying for a certificate to become teachers or superintendents in the public schools must pass a satisfactory examination upon the provisions and the principles of the Constitution of the United States. Laws of Tennessee, 1923, ch. 17, sec. 2. Washington, likewise, by an enactment of 1923, has prescribed United States history for a standard elementary certificate. Laws of Washington, 1923, p. 579. Florida, in 1923, enacted legislation requiring United States history, including the Constitution of the United States for primary and third grade certificates, civics for second grade, and general history, in addition to the other social studies for a first grade license. Compilation of School Laws of Florida, 1923, Supplement, pp. 4-5. Maryland, in 1922, required United States and Maryland history and community civics for elementary school certificates. Maryland Public School Laws, 1922, p. 40. See pages 52-56. Iowa, in 1924, made mandatory a knowledge of “the fundamental principles of a republican form of government and the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Iowa.” Code of Iowa, 1924, ch. 193, sec. 3862. Kansas, in 1925, prescribed United States history and civil government for certification. See Senate Bill No. 13, 1925.
[275] Public Acts of Michigan, 1915, p. 13.
[276] Statutes of Nevada, 1915, ch. 274, secs. 1, 2, 3, 4. Approved March 26, 1915.
[277] Statutes of California, 1915, approved May 20, 1915. School Laws of California, 1921, p. 203. This law does not forbid aliens to teach in colleges and universities.