The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-05-30
The Public Schools.


! The first regular meeting of. the
State Board of Examiners was held
May LIST and Cd. The following re-
solutions are taken from the minutee
of The board: -
RESOLVED, That IN those localities
In which the number of children de-
string to attend school is less than
the minimum number prescribed by
the various boards of trustees for the
establishment of schools, teachers
should if possible be procured, the
compensation in such cases to be less
than that usually allowed to the grade
of certificate held by the teacher.
RESOLVED, That the various school
officers of this Sta'e be urged to Sc
cure the services of The most compe--
tent teachers to instruct the colored
children, and that this bpard heartily
commehds the white teachers who
have heretofore engaged in their in
struction.
RESOLVED, That this boar d has re-
ceived with qualification the encour-
aging reports of the progress in edu~
cation made by tho colored> children
in certain portions of the State, espe,
cialy in Charleston.
The following rules, for the exam,
ination of applicants for the position
of teacher in the public schools were
adopted under the authority given
t. the State Board of Examiners in
sub divisions 9 and 3 of section 5 OF
"An act to alter and amend the
school law Of South Carolina" ap-
proved March 22d, 1878:
1. All examinations before County
Boards Of Examiners must be in
writing, except examinations in read
ing, and must be conducted on ques
tions prepared by the State Superin-
lendent eff Education; seperate qucs
tions to be prepared tor each of the
three grades.
9. The number 10 TO be the max
imum mark, and no applicant whose
average at an examination eis less
| than 8 on all branches to receive
certificate.
3. That at all examinations before
County Boards, at least two members
of the board must be present.
4 That applicants before county
boards shall be examined in orthog-
raphy, reading, writing, arithmetic
geography, English grammer, history
OF the United States and of this
| Safe.
5. That applicants for teachers
Safe certificate must appear before
the State Boardaaf Examiners at the
regular meeting, which will be held
in Columbia during the first week in
May and the first week in September
of each year; and that in addition to
the branches Of study mentioned in
the foregoing rules, said applicants
must be examined in algebra, natural
philosophy and physiology.
IN accordance with the provisions
of Rule 1 . School Commissioner will
be furnished with questions, before
each examination, on application to
this Office. The questions will be
sent in sealed envelopes, which
should be opened on the day of ex-
animation in the presence of the
County Board of Examiners. Each
applicant should be required to state
in writing, at the close of the exami-
nation, that no assistance has been
received from any source Whatever.
These precautions shonld be observed
to prevent applicants from Obtaining
copies of the questions before the ex.-
animation, and also from receiving
assistance after the examination be-
gins,
The great want in our public
schools is tor better teachers. Until
training schools for teachers can be