The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-09
To the Superintendent and Teachers
0f IOwn

At u meeting Of the State Board
OF Examiners, held In Des Moincs.
| October l3, 1892, ii was determined
to hold the first examination for
State certificates and diplomas a,
Cedar Falls. beginning December
10Th, at | o'clock p. m, and closing
Wednesday evening, December 9th,
The cnti,e board will be- present i.
this examination, with Pres. j. c.
Gilchrist in charge. The second
examination will be held simultan.
consly al Dcs Moines and Burling.
ton on the last Wednesday Of March,
1883, beginning Mt y O'Clock a. M.
Prof. J. ". Rowley will have charge
ut Burlington, and State Superin.
tendent J. W. Akcrs, ut Des Moincs,
Applicants for State Diplomas
must be present ut Cedar Falls OIL
Monday morning. and il there are
i've or more the examination i'm the
additional branches will be contin.
ued through Friday anu Saturday.
No applicant will be admitted after
the examination begins. Applicants
must present satisfactory references
from the Superintendent OF the
county in which they reside. and
from two other reputable citizens.
us TO moral character and success.
in teaching for period Of two years.
The fee for State Certificate is fix
Cd by law at $500. and for State Iii.
iloma $500. This fee must be paid
before the examination begins. II
the apple; n. fails to receive il Ger.
tiiicate one half Of this fee will be
returned.
RULES For CANDIDATES.
l. Read carefully I'll the rules at
the head OF this paper.
:. Place upon each piece OF paper
passed 10 the person conducting the
examination your number. as given
You III the beginning ii the exaain.
ation--and IN no case your name.
every paper must be written In Ink.
.. Use only the paper furnished
you, and write upon but one side q,
The same. and that the side with the
ruled margin.
1. Read carefully the questions.
ami in ease duplicate questions are
presented under the same number.
select one IA in no ease will credit
DO given for both.
s. Place in the margin the mum.
Der OF the question answered. leav-
ing the space Of ono lin. between
Your answers. Your answers need
not be consecutive in tie order OF
the questions, II you desire II an.
swer first those which seem easiest
10 you, provided the number Of the
question answered be placed dis.
tinctly in the margin.
| q, In MI mathematical work let
/ the fuil process appear, since NOR.
/ attention will be given TO correct
4 processes than 10 correct results,
the answer being placed in tho mar
gin under the number. Paper will
be furnished you for preliminary So
lnsions, but let each solution b. cop.
led as soon ~ completed.
/ Z. a, the expiration OF tho time
allotted for the suhject, you vii, pass
Your paper promptly 10 the cxamin-
or without folding or creasing in
any manner.
:. Ask no questions Of exam!n-
ers or others during the progress 81
the examination. DO not leave your
seat until the close of the hour fo,
examination.
!. Let all things he done decent
ly and in order.
Hy order OF the Board.
j. W. AYERS.
President
Des Muincs, Iowa, October II. 1882.
CHAPTER l61, LAWS OF 1882, PROVIDES
As FOLLOWS:
SEC. /. Candidates for state eer.
j tiiica,es shall be examined upon the
following branches: photography
reading, writing, arithmetic, geog,
raph!, English grammar, book.
keeping. physiology. history Of III,
United States. algebra, botany. nat
ural philosophy. drawing. civil gov
eminent. constitution and laws q
Iowa, and didaciies; aud caa,,ila.
ties for state diplomas shall pass
examination upon all branches ~,
aaired by candidates for state cer,lf,
ieates. and in addition thereto in
geometry. trigonometry. chemistry
zoology, geology, astronomy, politi'
'al economy, rhetoric, English liter.
allure and general history. and sucl
other branches as the board of ex,
aminers may require.
| Skc. ). 4 state certificate shall
authorize the person u whom ii i,
fssu~a TO teach in any public schoo
TT the state for fhrfeTm II i've yelr,
from the date Of its issue. and
state diploma shall be valid for tn
lie OF the person TO whom II Is Is
sued; prorided, that any state certi
iicaie, and any state diploma, ma.
be revoked by the board of examin
ess for any eau So OF disqualification
on well.fonnaed complaint en,cre'
hs any county sup:rinten dent Q
schools.
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