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The teacher’s certificate for John F. Burleyson
1868-1941 and the school census from Bloomington School
were recently found among John F.’s papers. We knew
he taught at Bloomington but this gives us a date along
with the names of his 109 students for the school year
1906. Many of these students can be seen in the 1912 picture
of the Bloomington School Commencement.
The
teacher’s certificate was issued in 1901 when John
F. was 33 years old and had just recently married Ada
Efird. Their first child, Nora Blond Burleson (Mrs. Worth
Almond), would also teach at the same Bloomington School.
See the October 21, 2001 issue of Recollections, page
59, for Nora’s story as well as a copy of her teacher’s
certificate issued in 1927. She was one of the first to
receive North Carolina Certification. By John H. Burleson
We
would like to thank John H. Burleson for this picture
and the Teachers Certificate for his grandfather, John
F. Burleson. At the Burleson Family Reunion sponsored
by the BFRG in October 2001 we honored all the Burleson
Related Teachers Past and Present. Volume IV of the Recollections
contains biographies and family stories about the teachers
we recognized, 67 total and we have added several since
then. At that time all that was known was that John F.
Burleson, T.H. Almond and Ireneus Burleson were listed
as teachers in a newspaper article July 1, 1941. When
we began this project we did not realize the impact that
these early Burleson teachers had on the development of
the educational system in Stanly County. As the research
continues more and more information comes to light. One
example is the Teacher’s Certificate that John found
for his grandfather.
On
and interesting note, T. H. Almond, listed above as a
teacher at Bloomington School, is John Worth Almond’s
father. Worth Almond married Nora Burleson, John F. Burleson’s
oldest daughter.
Bloomington School Western Stanly Co, NC Circa 1912
Teacher’s
First Grade Certificate
I, county Superintendent of Schools for Stanly County,
North Carolina, Certify that I have, in accordance with
Section 37 of the School Law of 1901, thoroughly and fully
examined John F. Burleyson an applicant for a Teacher’s
Certifi cate, on the several branches of study named below,
and that his true grade of scholarship in each is indicated
by the number annexed to it, 100 indicating the highest:
Spelling (including sounds of letters),.....................95
Defining,......................................................................96
Drawing,......................................................................--
Reading,......................................................................94
Writing,.......................................................................95
Arithmetic (Mental and Written),..........................95
Language Lesson,......................................................--
English Grammar,.....................................................83
Geography,.................................................................85
Elementary Physiology and Hygiene,.....................92
History of North Carolina,........................................90
History of United States,..........................................90
Theory and Practice of Teaching,............................93
School Law of North Carolina,..................................90
Civil Government,......................................................88
Agriculture,.................................................................--
The said applicant has also furnished satisfactory evidence
of good moral character, and has certified that
during the examination he has not received help from any
source and has given none to anyone else.
This Certificate will, therefore, authorize the said John
F. Burleyson To teach in the Public Schools in Stanly
County during two year
only from date hereof. This 9th day of November 1901 R.
L. Smith County Supt. of Schools
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