The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1882-05-25
REPORT OF COUNTY SUPERIN-
TENDENT OF SCHOOLS.

this county. The names in each division
are given in the order of standing attained
FIRST GRADE Valid throughout tn
county and for a period Of ttco gears
Eta Solberg, Byron Oakley, Johr
Barnes, Edward Brown, Anna Lueps
Johanna Lueps.
SECOND GRADE- Valid throughout the
county and for a period Of one gear
Anna Burnett, James Murphy, Julia
Bressler.
THIRD GRADE clid throughout The
county and for a period Of one gear.
Auerage ADORE 20.
Mary A. Maloney, August Guediuger,
Emile Richter, Bridget Taugher, Joseph
Peppard, -John Pospisiel, Mary T. Hayes,
AUerage ADORE IS and uadeY. 20.
Annie Lawrence. Mary Shaw, p. NJ.
O'Brien, John Chloupek. j. w. Guhin,
Bat. Hayes.
Auerdge ADORE SO and under 65.
Bridget Morris, r. 81. Markham, John
Meaney, Nora Morris. Richard O'Shea,
Griffith Pritchard. Thomas Windiate,
John Dunbar, Nellie O'Connor, Peter
Burns, w. G. Schmitz, John Hewitt, F.
A. Lonsdorf, Verona O'Grady, Mary A.
Classen, Marian Hougen, Julia A. Hayes,
Thomas Hogan, AdoIph Jone, Julia Sui
livan, Anna Rogers, William Guetzloe.
LIMITED THIRD GRADE.-Limited to a
particular torn and to a period OF
seven months.
Average above SO and under SO.
Mary Short, Sarah Peppard, Ida E.
Klingholz, Kate E. Snathurst, Mary
Walsh, Sarah Walsh, Maggie Kane, The
odore Wolf, Thomas j. Walsh, Lizzie
Hammond, Jennie KoeIzer, Mary Pack
ard, Threna Johnston, Maggie Kelley,
Eliza Walsh, Mary E. Glover, Willie
Grove, Mary A. Davis, Bridget Patnode.
Licensed to complete terms.
Lottie G. Sibree, Gustie Boettcher,
Flora B. Sweeting, Emma Schneider.
One hundred twenty applicants attend
ed the examinations, 81 Of whom failed
All who failed at the regular series were
accorded the privilege of writing upon
those subjects at the supplementary ex-
animation, in which their standing was
not satisfactory, and large number
availed themselves Of the privilege. The
wisdom of this course may with propri-
ETY. he questioned, but the circumstances
which made lis adoption expedient this
year do not give it the force of prece.
dent. Probably this is the last time
teachers will be permitted to attend the
supplementary and allowed to liLiit their
work to few subjects. Tt is to be hoped
that with the denial of the privilege will
terminate the necessity for granting it.
Last fall an average standing was fixed
for the different grades of certificates af
ter the superintendent became acGuaint
ed with the capacity, mental habits and
proficiency of the teachers OF the county.
1t las been found necessary to depart in
slight measure from the standard then
fixed and, unfortunately, ip the direction
of depressing rather than elevating.
FirGt-grade certificates have been is,
sued on an average standing of rs
per cent, with minimum Of sc per cent
on any subject; for second grade certifi
Gates an average standing of 70 per cent +,
with minimum of 90 per cent; for full
tilird-grades, an average of SO per cent,
and 35 as the minimum; and for limited
third-grades an average of So per cent.
A reduction of one per cent. in full third
and Of two per cent. in limited certif-
Gates from the standard fixed for last fall
was made this spring, because almost
unavoidable. The causes will receive
consideration later.
Sixty three certificates have been issu-
ed as a result Of the late examinations.
Six of these, an unprecedentedly large
proportion, are certificates OF the first
grade; 3 of the second; 30 of the third;
and 10 limited. Seventy certificates ex-
tending for one year or more, were issued
last fall These taken with those issued
this spring make 1873 certificates Issued
by the present superintendent, now in
force, which with state certificates and
those issued by Supt. Viebahn and still
valid, give greater number of qualified
teachers than ere required to teach the
schools of the county, a fact that would
receive recognition this spring in the
maintenance OF the standard fixed last
fall but that it would necessitete the re-
tirement Of many teachers, engaged i'll
good faith, whose terms have not yet
expired.
The comparatively large number of
certificates of the higher grades issued
this spring would encourage the hope of
rapid and substantial advancement but
for the corresponding increase in the
number OF limited certificates issued,
many of the holders of which had form
erly held fulI-third grades, and the fail
ure Of others who have taught for years
to secure certificates of any character
Where progression in some is counter
balanced by retrogression in others, there
does not remain much cause for congrat.
ulation and but little hope of amendment
when the cause of failure is attributed to
the superintendent and not to the appli
cant's own want of industry. There are
many teachers lowering over the border
land of failure who are more diligent n
pronouncing against severity OF examin
atoms than Ia making such preparation
as would remove this cause of complaint.
They forget that questions are not pre-
pared with reference to the mental status
of applicants having mora Ingenuity In