The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-12-13
Report of Teachers Examinations. Fall
1877.

One hundred and fifty-three persons APP
piled for certificates at the late examinations.
The following are the names eft those to
whom certificates were issued, arranged in
order Of average standing:
FIRST GRADE.
I. VALID THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR THE rE?IoD
Thomas j. Walsh
II. SECOND GRADE.
,. VALID THROUGHPUT THE CoUSTY FOETHE PERIOD
OF ONE YEAR.
@Lydon y. Briggs, G. l.. Powers. Alice b. Can
right, J4mes Burke, Lizzie Merrill, Byron L. Ok
ley.
Ill THIRD GRADE
9. VALID THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY FOR THE PER .oD
(Gl 4rerHgc 10 to 50.
Sarah Sibrce Thomas Burke, William Leith, p.
Il. Martin, Esther BIrnct, Annie c. Burnet. John
Kelley.
Chailcs Tiff. James Kirwan, VeroQua She don.
John Barnstein. p. H. Hewitt James J.. Stitt. ohm
Carey, Marie +. Gould, Peter Carrigan, Gertrude
SI6ree josie ii9war,l. Mary \. Cody MIME llch-
Benedict, j. ". Barnes, Ida Murphy. Eta Solberg
i. p. Donohuc, Robt. Rudolph, Charles Wheau,
VIM Ross, Hattie Burnet, Annetta Amunds, Frank
". LIMITED THIRD GRADE.
/. LIMITED To a PARTICULAR TOWN AND FOR FER
IoD OF TIME LESS THAN ONE YEAR
Ga AUeFGge, 81 to 90.
T. ". Albers, j. P. Martin, Charlotte Flynn, J.
4. koelzer, 7. II. Lynch, A. d Coleman, E;elyn
Z. Kelley Edward Brown, Selma Kinghotz, John
@, Hara, Johanna Lueps s A. Faherty Clara
Blesch, Nellie O'Connor, VIM. Elfers, j. ID. Brock
ert, Rslia Lawrence, +: NJ: benedict, kobt Hou
Kohl, Katie dempsey, Z. ". Byrnes. J. w. Finch
Thos. Gallogly, Julia Bressler.
d. Acf,dge, 80 t. 30.
! d. L. Solar, Ems, Prize, NJ Hale Smith, james
FInnegan, Fred. Il Hillyer, c. j. Hutchinson. j.
! T. 0 HaIa, Melora Shove, Mary Walsh, Geo Puffer
I II
James Cahil \. l. White>-t. j. Lyons. fay Rich
| ardson, g. y. AUb0l, Sarah Henry John Y. Erick
son, VI. Y. Sullivan, Ella B. Ross Lizzie M. Hayes
! Julia Ross, Katie Walsh, Q: F Listen. T. H. Ward
/ Thos. O'Nisl, Addie Van Week, Hannah CAREY
Peter Brady, Richard Burke, { +. Canrignt, Fannie
I II. Bean, Mira Nc MILAN, William Mulholland
/ Mary d. Pstnode. Angelina Heath. Katie tardy, 7
/ J. v bite, Mary i. lioUgan, James GroGan, VI. n
! Waldo. Theodore Wolf: Webster BarTagar, F
SE9PP Jessie Ross Eta sh%Ye I5a o4e Critic sr
stein. A l.. Schmidt, d. ". Gallagher.
The number Of persons DESTROYS of earn
ing livelihood by teaching seems to b'
constantly increasing Each series of ex-
aminations is attended by a larger numbe
| Of applicants than the previous one. Little
Thoughts is apparently given by many o
those applying, to their qualifications o
disqualifcatons for the business of teaching
and district boards sometimes lend their in
fuence in endeavoring to procure .h
licensing of those totally incompetent. Pc
titions, solicitations of friends, and vaciou
other means are resorted to by those VIII
fail to reach the magic 40, and feel burn
ing desire to educate the rising generation
and earn $40 per mouth-to procure cert
fcates. One applicant, after protracted ent
di,igent endeayor at one OF the late exam
nations, succeeded in Obtain ng an averag
of less than Is. Nothing daunted howeve
by this evidence of his appalling ignorancs
request signed by sohool-boart
persistent solicitations OF relatives an
friends were brought 10 bear 10 secure I'll
granting of certificate to the individual
: It's probably needless to state that tt
applicant was compelled to labor 10 oth'
parts, in which he held evidence Of b
. ability as an instructor. This is not a
isolated case, but others similar in charactt
!. occur frequently. They certainly iudica
great presumption-and perhaps ia son
cases, dishones.y-on TIE part of the woul