Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-04-28
Teachers State Examination.

and Prof. IL. Barton Wood, OF Osh
kosh, the Board of Examiners fol
Teachers State Certificates for the
year 1881.
2. The annual examinations of the
applicants for these certificates will bt
held, as provided by law, at Madison
Eau Claire, and Oshkosh, beginning
at each place August 9, 1881, at {
o'lcock A. NJ. and continuing foul
days. The examination at Madison
will be conducted by Supt. James 7
Lunn, in the Senate Chamber of the
State Capitol !; that at Eau Claire, by
Prof. Jesse B. Thayer, in the Eas
Side school-house and that at Osh
kosh, by Prof. E Barton Wood, in
the high school building. The same
set of printed questions will be used
at all the examinations. On Tuesday
August %, 1881, the Board of Elk
aminers will meet at Madison, to decide
upon the applications for certificates
and to complete their report to the
State Superintendent.
3. The applicants for the certif.
Gates will be examined as follows -
CD For the limited { five years
State certificate, in the branches now
required for first grade county Ger,
tifeate, with the addition of English
Literature, and the rudiments of Men
tai Philosophy.
(2) For the unlimited (life) State
certificate, in the branches now requir-
ed for first grade county certificate,
with the addition of English Litera,
ture, Mental Philosophy, Botany,
Zoology, Geology, Political Economy,
and General History.
The Board of Examiners recon-
mend that the applicants prepare for
the examinations in the studies above
those for first grade county certif-
cate, in the following textbooks :
Backus's Shaw's English Literature,
Alden's Intellectual Philosophy,
Gray's Botany. Orton's Comparative
Zoology, Dana's Textbook of Geo
logy, Chapin's First Principles of
Political Economy, and Swinton's Out
lines or Thalheimer's General History.
The limited certificate will be issued
only to those who furnish satisfactory
evidence of successful teaching for at
least three terms ; and the unItmited
certificate, to those who have taught
successfully for at least nine terms.
Satisfactory testimonials of good
moral character will also be required.
4 Seventy per cent. is fixed as the
LOWEST Average standing for the limited
certificate /; and seventy-fve per cent,
in all the branches, for the amEimited
certificate. Seventy per cent. is fixed
as the minimum standing in any of
the following branches Reading,
Orth@py, Orthography, Writing,
Grammar, Arithmetic, Geography,
United States History, Civil Govern
ment. Theory of Teaching, and Phisi-
ology; and fifty per cent. as the
minimum standing in any of the fol
lowing branches Algebra, Geome-
try, Natural Philosophy, English
Literature, Mental Philosophy, Bota-
ny, Zoology, Geology, Political
Economy, ana General History.
5. The applicants who fail in any
Of the branches required, may present
themselves for denomination in the
branches for the limited certificate,
within one year and for the unlimit-
ed certificate, once within two years.
A examination in those branches in
which they passed, will not be requir-
ed. The candidates who failed last
year in any of the branches for the
limited certificate, or did not complete
their examination therein, and those
who failed the previous year in any Of
the branches for the unlimited certif-
cate, or did not complete their exami-
nation therein, are solicited to be
present with the new applicants this
year.
6. All stationery needed will be
furnished by the Examiners.
WILLIAM G. WHITFoRD,
State Superintendent.