The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-04-06
TO TEACHERS.
Meeting Of tn. st.se Board OF Eau..

TO TEACHERS.
Meeting OF the State Board OF EduSsa.
ton.
The following circular will be very
useful to the teachers who desire
State certificates and diplomas
STATE DkPARrMENT OF
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
TOPEKA, Mar. 10, Ut.
There will be meeting Of the State
Board of Education in the State Nor
NAL School building aE Emporia, on
Thursday, the 18th, and Friday, the
18th days OF June next, for the pur-
pose of examining Candidates for State
Diplomas, State Certificates, and GER
uficates OF special qualification Tor in
stltute work.
The examination, chiefly written
and partly oral, will begin aG o'clock
y. a. and close at O'Clock p. N. OF
each day.
PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATION ExER-
CIsEs.
THURSDAY, JUNE %, 1877.
8 a. N. Co 8 80 Il. IN. Inspection of
Testimonials.
$50 a. m. TO 8 80 a. m-ReadIng.
y 80 4. m. to IL q. N. Arithmetic
AID Bookkeeping.
IL am. to Il Indictments of Phys
iOlogy.
2p.m. to s:l5 p. m.-English Gram
mar.
3:15 p. m. to 80 p. m.-Geograpby
and Map Drawing.
80 p. "a. TO 8 p. m.-IndustrIal
Drawing.
SPIN. to p. m.-United Stat es
History and Constitution.
FRIDAY, JUNE 90, 1877.
8 q. N. to 8 q. Indictments ofNat-
ural Philosophy.
8. 3. m. to 10 q. m.-Algebra.
10 N TO 10 40 Indictments OF
Botany.
10 As a m to IL :l5 a m--Elements Of
Geology.
11:l5 M to II indictments of En-
tom slOgy.
2p N to 8 p m-SchOol Manage
ment.
spm to 3 80 p m-Dsscriptlve AS
rronony.
8 80 p N to 4 80 D m-Geometry
and Plane TrigonOnetry.
4 80 p "a TO 5 80 p m-Latin.
80 p N co 8 p m-Elements OF
Chemistry.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR THREE YEAR
CERTIFICATES.
To be entitled to q three-year GER
tificate, the candidate-l. Must pass q
satisfactory examination in the follow
ing branches:
1. Edglish-including Reading,
Spelling, Grammar and Composition .
z. misunderstanding AriCh-
metic, Algebra through Simple Equa-
lions.
8: Geography-Physical, Political
and Mathematical.
4. Elementary Natural Philosophy.
o. Industrial Wilson's
First Book.
6. United States History.
z. Elements of Botany.
8. Elements of Physiology.
8. Elements of Geology.
10. Elements of Eutomology.
IL. School Management.
2 Must have taught one year. 3.
Must produce satisfactory testimonials
from reputable persons in regard to
temper, manners, moral character, and
professional standing.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR FIvE-YEAR GER
TIPICATE.
To be entitled TO 8 fYe-year GER
tificaLe, the Candidate. Must pass
satisfactory examination in all the
branches required for three-year GER
tideate, and ia Algebra through Quad
rates, and Plane Geometry. 2. Must
have taught two years, one year of
which must have been in the State of
Kansas. 8. Must produce testimonials
as required of caadidates for three
year certificates.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR STATE DIPLOMA,
To be entitled to a State Diploma,
the candidate. Must pass salts
factory examination in all the
branches required for a five-year
certificate, together with selid Geome-
try, Descriptive Astronomy, and Latin
Grammar Reader, Caesar, and Virgil, or
eQuivalents.) 2. Must have taught
five years, TWO of which must have
been in the State of Kansas. 3. Must
present testimonials, as required OF
for certificates.
Certificates of special qualification
to conduct county normal Institutes,
or to instruct therein, will be issued
to teachers personally known TO the
State Board of Education to be
worthy OF the same, and to such
Others new holding, or hereafter Sc
curing State certificates or diploma,
As shall satisfy the State Board OF thei r
ability and fitness TO do the work sue
sessfully.
The attention of candidates is in
vited TO the following rules
]. Each candidate will be required
to present the req uisire testimonials
before commencing the examination.
2. The examination questions in
each branch will be given to candidates
At the beginning of the time allotted
70 the examination in that branch,
and a. the expiration of that time the
written answers will be collected.
8. During examination, candidates
shall be seated as far apart as possible,
and will not be allowed to communal
cate with ore another.
4. Answers should be brief, but
must be complete in logical exposition,
and In grammatical structure. The
answers in mathematics must show
the process, as well as the result, in
each case.
s In grading candidates, due weight
will be given to the character OF
in regard TO PENN anship
and neatness of arrangement OF an
swers.
Anu eeouNs16 VI CSuulu6lcB In
spelling, composition nd penmanship
will be determined by the character
Of their respective manuscripts in these
respects.
Z. One hundred per centara will de-
note perfection.
8. An average standisg Of ninety
per centum will be required for .
diploma or certificate.
9. The names of successful candi-
dates, and the standing OF eachs will
be announced as seon a. they can be
determined; and the certificates and
diploma granted will be issued as
soon Is possible hereafter.
County Superintendsnts are resDect-
fully requested TO distribute copies of
This circular 70 persons Interested.
By authority of the State Board of
Education. ALLEN B. LEMXoN
State Superintendent Of Pu bile In
'truction.
STATE.
The Winfield Courier bitterly OPP
pOses the voting OF bonds by Cowley