The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-11-03
I Office Of School Commissioner.
ABBEvILLE, S. c., November 3 1885.

7 We would respectfully give notice to all
concerned teachers, patrons and trustees,
that we will adhere as strictly, as practicable
to the school law and the following resolu-
tions passed by the State Board of Examin-
ers
l. "The County Board of Examiners, shall
examine all candidates for the profession of
teacher and give to such person found quail
flied, a certificate, setting forth the branches
of learning he or She may be capable of
teaching, such an examination to be renewed
every year" General Statutes section
lO05.)
The above has been amended bv the fol-
lowing: ''The County Board Of Examiners
shall have au hority to renew said ~certii-
Gates annually for a period of time not to ex-
coed three years: Provided, that the holders
of such certificates shall give to the County
Board of Examiners satisfactory evidence of
continued good character and of efficiency as
teachers"
adopted September 2, 1872
2. (a) All examinations before County
Board OF Examiners must be in writing, ex-
cept examinations in reading.
(b) At all examinations before the County
Boards ut least two members of the Board
must be present.
(cl All applicants before County Boards
shall be examined on Orthography, Reading,
Writing, Arithmetic, Geography, English
Grammar, and History of the U. and this
State"
Outstanding Rules of the State Board of
Examiners.
3. "Resolred, That the examination of
teachers before the County Boards of Exami-
ners shall include a series of questions on
the theory and practice Of teaching and that
the "MethOds of Teachingr by john SWEET
and cart of School Management" By John
Baldwin, will be recommended as books of
| reference"
4. "Resolred, That the State Superinten-
dant of Education be requested to prepare ir
future, only one set Of questions for all three
grades for use by the County Boards of Ex-
aminers and that applicants for County Ger
~titicates of Qualification be required to make
a general average of not less than so per cent.
for a first grade certificate, 20 per cent, for a
second grade, aud 60 per cent. for a third
grade and not less than 40 per cont. on any
other branch"
(Circular No. 5, series of 1857
5. "That the examinations of teachers By
County Boards Of Examiners shall be held
throughout the State on the first Thursday
and Friday in January and July of each year,
or on such other days as the State Superin-
tendent Of Education, in his discretion, may
direct. No examination shall be held except
on such days without the permission of the
State Superintendent Of Education first had
and obtained"
(Addpted September, 1884,
Implicit obedience to lawful authority is O
basal principle in education, and no teacher
VIII 10 NOrtny Tue uHI1c Will neglect 10 lnCul-
cate this truth both by precept and example.
We therefore hope hat no teacher or patron
will ask US to disobcy the plain and imperative
requirements of the law and the State Board
whose ministers we are, by doing any act con-
trary to the FOREGOING resolutions.
We realize our responsibility, and we shall
endeavor to meet it, as God shall give us
strength, without fear, favor or affection. We
earnestly request the trustees of the several
districts, the patrons of the public schools,
and all teachers who are conscious of their
own merit, to aid us In carrying out the FORE
going regulations.
We would suggest to those who expect to
apply for certificates of qualification, that they
study, before the examination, one or both Of
the works recommended in Rule No. ; that
they reqiew carefully the branches required
in &c" Of No. 2, especially Arithmetic and
English Grammar. There are two advantages
in pursuing this course
l. You get through with the physical labor
sooner.
2. You may save yourself some humiliation.
house on the first Thursday and Friday in
teachers respectively, beginning ut 10 a. IN.
aud closing at 4 ?. u. /
Applicants must furnish pens and ink, and
legal cap paper.
Let the applicants keep continually in view,
of Shakespeare:
at is in ourselves that We are thus or thus
GEO. G. HODGES,
JIG. KLUGH,
JOHN A. ROBINSON,
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