Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1861-06-06
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Edited by \. SMITH, County Superintendent.
For the Educational cnIumn
Important to Teachers.

The following extract from the official
portion of the Pennsylvania School Jour
nal, for May, is commended to the atten
ton Of all who intend to apply for schools
the ensuing season:
County Supcrintendents are hereby in
structed to grant no certificates after the
first Monday in June, 1861, without an ex-
animation in the theory as we'll as in the
practice Of teaching; and to mark the pro-
ticiency in both in the certificate according
to the same scale (from ] to - with the
other branches The standing of the can
didate in the hoo1y is to be written into
the certificate when that document is issn-
ed, and is to be based upon the perusal of
standard works, or a knowledge derived
from normal lectures on the science. But
standing in the practice is not to be mark
ed in the certificate till after careful vista
ton Of the candidates school by the COun-
ty Superintendent
These instructions from the State Super
intendent will be complied with in all fu-
ture examinations of candidates for teach
ing, and notice of such intention is now
given that suitable preparation may be
made before the regular fall examinations
1t is recommended to all who purpose to
apply for certificates that they procure and
carefully study some standard works on the
art of teaching, such as Pages Theory
and Practice of Teaching The School
and Schoolmaster,' by Potter and Emerson,
'The Teachers Assistant by Northend,
The Teacher Taught by Emerson
There are other works of great value on
this subject, but it cannot be expected that
those who have never read upon this theme
will master many books within three
months. A good knowledge of any one
of those mentioned will be considered sat
isfactory for this year, and for the convcs
nience of many, to give definite direction
to the studies Of all in this department, !
hereby give notice that | will confne my
questions in theory to Pages Theory and
Practice At the same time, [ urgently
advise all who have or can procure other
works to derive from them all additional
information. 1t will be found very advan-
tageous to form an analysis or synopsis Of
the topics treated in works on this subject;
in doing so, a general outline of the entire
theme is fixed in the memory, and all illus
trations and related ideas fall naturally in
to their appropriate place. Immethodical
reading is Of little permanent profit, and is
therefore waste of time. Secure what
ever is read or studied by some system of
analysis or generalization, and you cannot
fail TO make steady progress in available
knowledge.
There is another subject to which wish
to call the special attention of few teach
ers in this county, namely, the iudispensa-
bic necessity of being qualified to sustain
some kind of an examination, and respec-
table examination, too, in eUe,y branch men
toned in the certificates, and now including
Theory of Teaching Candidates will
please bear this in mind: will grant nc
certificate to person who is not prepared
to sustain an examination in every branch
required by law, and it is my intention to
grant no certificate containing a lower fig