The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1876-05-11
supervision of President John
QUALIFICATION FOR DIPLOMA.

Tuesday, 9Th June, and close-at L. NJ.
Wednesday, 18th June.
QUALIFICATION FOR DIPLOMA.
Candidates for a State DIPLOMA
Must have had five years experience in
teaching; 2. Must have taught two
years in the State of Kansas; 3. Must
produce satisfactory testimonials from
reputable persons TO whom they are
well known, in regard to temper, man
ners, character and professional stand
ing f. Must possess the attachments
and professional skill requisite for or
ganizing, experimenting and instruct
ing u High School-said attachments
and skill to be evidenced by sa,isfact-
DRY examination, chiefly written and
partly oral, in the following branches,
viz:
| PLANTATION FOR STATE DIrLoHA.
/. English including Reading. Spelling, Gram
mar aDG Composition.
! 2. Geography.
; misunderstanding Arithmetic, Algebra
through Quadrdt,s and II sl9r numerical Equations
Plane and solid seomeiry, Plane Irgononet.y.
4. Elementary Nafu-al Philosophy.
>. Descriptive Astronomy.
6. Industrial Drawing-wlsons First Book, and
Wilson' IS Guide.
=. United States History.
! Z. United states Constitution.
3. Physiology.
10. Botany.
! II ElerseIrs OF Chemistry
II. Theory and Practice of Teaching
-. Latin -GTamInar, Reader, Composition, Cesar
and Virgil, or its equivalents.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR FivE-YEARs' CERTIF-
ICATE.
Candidates for fve-years' Certificate.
i. Must have bad two years expert
ence in teaching; 2. Must have taught
one year in the State of Kansas; 3.
Must produce satisfactory testimonials
from reputable persons, in regard to
temper, manners, character, and pro-
fessional Standings 4. Must possess the
attainments and professional skill re-
quisitc for organizing, experimenting
and instructing a grammar school-said
attachments and skill to be evidenced by
satisfactory examination, chiefly written
and partly oral, in the following branch
cs, viz:
EXANINATIoN FOE FIVE YEARS CERTIFICATE
!. Englrsh-incuding Reading Spelling, Grammar
and Composition
3. Hati ematies-noludng Arithmetic, Algebra
Though Quadraties ans Plane Geometry.
Elementary Natural l'hiios lChv,
Industrial DrawinS-WisGn's First BOOK, and
/ Wilson'S Guide.
! 6. United Ststes History
! I. Botany
g. Philosophy.
| 9. Theory and Practice 0: Teaching
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THREE YEARS CIRTIFI
CATE.
Candidates for three yeas Ccrtif-
catc.-1 Must have one years exper
fence in teaching; =. Must produce salts
| factory testimonials from reputed per.
sons, in regard TO temper, manners,
character and professional standing, 3
Must possess the a:tainments and pro-
fcssional skill requisite for organizing.
experimenting and teaching an Inter
mediate School, said attainments and
skill to be evidenced by satisfactory
examination, chiefly written and partly
oral, in the following branches viz:
EXAMINATION FOR THREE YEARS CERTIFICATE
/. Erglish-including Reading, Spelling, Grammar
2 MISUNDERSTANDING Arithmetic, Algeria
through Simple Equations.
3. Gcograrhy.
.. Elementary Natural Philosophy
-, >; industrial Drawing-Wilson' First Book, and
8. United States History.
. P 1sS,any;
. Theory and Practice of Teaching.
The attention of candidates is invited
to the following rules:
1st-The name, age and post office of
each candidate shall be written by the
candidate in register prepared for the
purpose by the officer In charge of the
examination.
2d-Bcfore examination, the requisite
testimonials must be presented by each
candidate to the offirer in charge.
3d-Tho examination questions IN
each branch shall be distributed 10 can
didates only at the beginning of the
hour allotted 10 the examination in that
branch, and, upon the expiration of tho
hour, the written answers shall be col
lectcd and fled away by the officer in
charge
4th-During examination, candidates
shall be seated as far apart rs possible,
and shall not be allowed TO comm innate
with one another.
5th-Answcrs should be brief, but
must be complete in logical exposition,
and in grammatical structure. The an
swers in mathematics must show the
process, as well as tho results, in each
case.
6th-In grading candidates, due
weight shall be given to the character
of manuscript in regard to penmanship, /
and neatncss Of arrangement of an
swers.
7th-Thc standing of candidates, in re-
gard TO spelling and and composing. I
shall DC determined by the character of .
their respective manuscripts in these re-
spects.
sth-Oac hundred per centum shall
denote perfection.
9th-An average standing of ninety 1
percentum shall be required for d.
ploma or certificate.
10tll-Tho average grades OF candi- /
dates shall be determined by tho State
Board of Education. at meeting to be !.
held at p M. on the Goth of June next,
Valley Falls, Jefferson comfy, Kansas.
1lth-Thc names of tho successful
candidates shall be publicly announced
on the ODD June next, and the diplomas
and certificates shall be issued as soon
thereafter ~ practicable.
County Snperintendents are respect
fully requested to distribute copies of
this circular to persons who intend TO
apnlv for State DiDlomas and State