The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-08-16
OF INTEREsT TO TEACHERS.
Examinations for state Certificates and
Diplomas.

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TOPEKA, July 25, 1888.
Examinations Of candidates for state
certificates and diplomas will be held
by tho State Board OF Education as FOL
lows:
Topeka, Kansas, in the State Capitol
Lawrence, Kansas, in the University
building.
Manhattan, Kansas, in the Agrcultu-
raj College building.
Emporia, Kansas, in the State Normal
School building.
These examinations will consist of
both written and oral exercises, and will
be conducted in accordance with the
following program:
Monday, August 9th, 1888. afternoon
session
2p.m TO 8 p. m.-Formal application
for certificate or diploma, with testI-
monials.
SIP. m. 70 A p. m.-Ortheopy and or
biography, including the analysis, deri-
walton and structure OF words.
400 p. m. to $50 p. m.-EDglish
grammar and composition.
Tuesday, forenoon sessions a. M. to
0 a. m, Reading; 0 a. m. to 12 m, Arith-
metic.
Afternoon session. p. m. to p. m,
Book keeping; 4 p. m. to p. m, Geog-
raphy and Map-drawIng.
Wednesday, forenoon sessions a. m.
to 10 a. m, Algebra; 10 a. m. to IL a. m
Industrial Drawing; II a. m. to 12m.,
Entomology.
Afternoon session. p. m. to $3.50 p.
m, Physiology; 3 80 p. m. to 5 p. m,
Natural Philosophy; 5 p. m. to 6:3o p.
m, Botany.
Thursday, forenoon SESSIONS a. N.
TO 0 80 a. M, United States History and
Constitution; $3.50 a. m. to 1890 a. IN
Geology 10 80 a. m. TO ~ m, Didactics.
Afternoon session
200 p. m. 10 3 30 p. m.-General his
tory.
$3.50 p. N. to 8 100 p. m.-Geomctry.
500 p. IN to $50 p. m.-Chcmistry.
FrIday-forenoon session
800 n. m. to 1000 "A. m.-Political
economy.
1000 a. IN. to IL 90 m.-Latln.
Two grades Of high class professional
certificates will hereafter be issued by
the state board of education-the five
year state certificate and the state
diploma.
Qualifications for five year certificate.
To be entitled TO u five year certificate,
the candidate-(D Must pass satisfac-
tory examination in the following
branches:
/. English-Spelling, reading, pen
manship, composition and grammar, in.
Guiding the structure of words.
9. Mathcmatics-Arit book
keeping, industrial drawing, algebra
through quadratic equations, and plain
| geometry.
3. Geography-Physical and political
4. United States history,
general history and civil government.
8. Physiology.
O. Natural philosophy.
I. Botany.
3. Entomology.
.. Geology.
10. Didactics-Mcntal science and
methods of instruction.
| (2) Must have taught one year. g.
Must produce satisfactory testimoniali
from reputable persons IN regard TO tenn
per, manners, moral character and pro-
fesslonal standing.
Qualifications for state diploma--TC
he entitled to a state diploma the candi
date-W Must pass a satisfactory exam
ination in all the branches required fol
iIve year certificate, together with sOliI
g com etry, political economy, elementar,
chemistry and Latin grammar, reader
Cpsar and Virgil or equivalents). e
, Must have taught FIVE years, two o
which must have been in the state q
Kansas. (3) Must present testimonials
, as required of the candidates for certif
= | Gates.
The attention OF candidates Is inviteC
9 to the following rules:
!. Each candidate will be required
, present the requisite testimonials befor
q commencing the examination.
a .. The examination questions in eac
!. branch will be gwen to candidates at tn
beginning of the time allotted to the ea
" animation in that branch, and at the el
piration of that time the written answer
y will be collected.
q 3. During examination, candidate
, shall be seated as far apart as possibl
and they will not be allowed TO comml
, nicate with one another.
|, 4. Answers should be brief, but mu
,f be complete In logical exposition, an
=, in grammatical structure. The answe
in mathematics must show the process
- as we'll us the result, in each case.
a 5. In grading candidates, due weIgl
q will be given to the character of mani
"a script in regard to penmanship and nea
y ness OF arrangement of answers. .
g. The standing of candidates IN spell
- ing, composition and penmanship wi
:. be determined in part by the charact,
of their respective manuscripts in the
: respects.
=. One hundred per centum will d
note perfection.
. :. An average standing of ninety p,
= centum, with not less than seventy fiji
;, IN any topic, will he required for a &C
n tiiicate; and not less than ninety p,
:, centum throughout for state diplOm
a Candidates must originally write {
all the branches required for the certli
. cate sought. Those falling may, at Il
= next stated examination only, write {
- all the topics not marked ninety p,
= centum on the first, and thus being ere
lted with first standings of ninety {
more, complete the examination. Tho
obtaining the five-year certificate sha
have the same credits when writing f
+ the diploma only at the next stated e
" animation after the date of such certil
: cate
} 10 Examinations viii he held ann
+" ally as indicated herein, and at no 9th,
time.
These certificates and diplomas supe
!, scdc the necessity of any and all Oiht
3 examinations of the person hnlslir
them, by county, city or local boards
. examiners, and are valid in any conn,
p" city, town or schoul district in the stu
l. Cur the term Of years therein set fott
: II is hoped that many III our teache
will obtain these highly honorable M
, Official evidencss Of scholarship, cultu
and professional atIainmenis.
" b. order of the Stat. HnaSd of Ehuc
n ton. ii g, SPEER.
.. State Sunt. Pub Instruction.
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:, THE GILLETTE OF KANSAS.
!, We take pleasure in publishing Il
= following, taken from the Drover's Jnu
nal nf CHICAGO. of August Z.