[278] See page 76. Laws of New York, 1917, ch. 416, par. 568, Vol. II, p. 1280.
[279] Ibid., 1919, ch. 120, 3, p. 218. Law, March 31, 1919. Ibid., 1918, ch. 158, par. 550, p. 749. Approved April 4, 1918.
[280] Ibid., 1921, par. 555a, Vol. III, p. 2048.
[281] Ibid.
[282] Laws of Washington, 1919, sec. 1, p. 82; Laws of Nebraska, 1919, ch. 250, sec. 1, p. 1020; Acts of Michigan, 1919 (no. 220), sec. 1, p. 392; Laws of Tennessee, 1919, ch. 91, p. 223; Compiled Statutes of Idaho, 1919, par. 946, Vol. I, p. 270. Idaho, in her Laws of 1921, has another enactment, but it has the same purpose; Laws of 1921, sec. 77, p. 464. Laws of Montana, 1919, ch. 196, sec. 18, p. 429, amending law of 1905, by which any teacher holding a certificate and not a citizen was given time (six months) to declare his intention. Political Code, ch. 77, sec. 1912, p. 167. For California’s law see School Law of California, 1921, p. 203. North Dakota’s previous citizenship requirement is discussed on page 34. See Laws of North Dakota, 1921, ch. 111, p. 90. According to letters received from the state superintendents of Mississippi and Maryland, aliens are not permitted to teach in those states.
[283] Laws of Ohio, 1919, supplements 7852 of General Code, sec. 7852-1, p. 514. Laws of Colorado, 1921, ch. 213, sec. 1, p. 719. Laws of Oregon, 1921, ch. 115, p. 226, approved February 18, 1921.
[284] Statutes of Nevada, 1921, sec. 38, p. 303. Approved March 22, 1921. This was required of all teachers paid by the state, even those in the University.
[285] Acts of Oklahoma, 1921, ch. 15, p. 141. Approved March 24, 1921.
[286] The School Law of West Virginia, 1923, p. 44. According to the superintendents of public instruction in Rhode Island and Kansas a pledge to support the national and state constitutions is a requirement in those states for all teachers. See Teachers’ Pledge of Loyalty, Rhode Island Public Education Service, and Teachers Contract, State of Kansas.
[287] Laws of South Dakota, 1921, ch. 210, p. 317. Approved February 1, 1921. This law became effective at once, because it was “necessary for the immediate preservation of the public safety and for the support of the state government and its existing public institutions.”