San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1885-07-30
The Normal.

the work nave been Dehehtted.
Tho regular work OF the Institute will be
finished Friday at noon. Saturday the ex-
animation for summer normal certificates
win be begun and viii continue three days.
During the Institute the principal has
been assisted by several teachers.
Prof. J. W. Jennott, Of Gonzales, has
had charge OF the class in physics, and his
clear conception of the subject and plain
and forcible explanations, together with his
extended knowledge Of the various branch
es taught in school, and his pleasant and
gentle manner prove him to be one Of the
leading educators of West Texas.
Mrs. G. NJ. Dunbar, who has been teach
ing for IS years, has rendered very efficient
service in tho classes in United States and
Texas History She has spent lifetime
in her noble calling, and is still as pleasant
and sprightly as girl of sixteen.
Mrs. L. NJ. Garfield has conducted tho
Rotations in geography in very satisfac-
tory manner. If she knows az much about
every other branch as she does about geog-
raphy, (and we have no doubt she does), We
certainly envy her very much.
Miss Octavia Clifton did some good work
in the carly part of the Institute.
Prof A. A. Thomas has conducted the
recita.ions in Algebra in manner that the
principal pronounces satisfactory.
Prof. John Rote, son of the principal,
has had charge of the class in geometry,
and by his clear explanations and demon
STATIONS has shown thorough knowledge,
of the subject.
Prof. j. IL. Hill, Miss Cara Franklin,
Miss Julia Smithers, Prof. j. l.. Pritchett
and various others have kindly favored the
Institute with music, Rotations and calls
themes, for which they will please accept
tho thanks of all the teachers.
Prof. Rote desires us to return his thanks
t. the President of Coronal Institute for the
many courteses shown him during the con-
tiouance of the Normal,
The following is the committee appointed
to examine applicants for summer normal
certificates Prof. w. G. Rote and Mrs.
Garfield, of San Antonio, and Prof. A. A.
Thomas, of Prairie Lea,
All candidates will be examined in the
branches required for first-grade certif-
cate those who get 80 per cent. will be en-
titled to first grade certificates; those who
get so per cent. to second and those who
get 70 per cent. to third; provided the can
didates grade does not fall below GO per
cent. in any branch.
The ruling of Mr. Baker requiring appli-
cants for second and third grade certificates
to be examined in physics, algebra, and &C.
ometly has bceu severely criticised by many
of the teachers. He certainly made great
mistake in this ruling. There are several
teachers here who are very anxious to get
normal certificates and who have never
studied physics nor geometry; and they are
good teachers, too-far better, L dare say,
than Mr.. Baker ever was or ever Will be-
This is great injustice to these deserving
teachers. We do not believe the supern-
tendent has the power to make such n
ruling and consider it arbitrary and not ac-
cording to law.
The law states plainly what branches can
didates for first, second and third grade GER
tihcates shall be examined in, and if Mr.
Baker has the power to add branches to the
second and third grades he certainly has the
power to add to the first grade also, and
pretty soon candidates for first grade GER
tifcates will be required by our honorable
superintendent IL be examined in Latin,
Greek, Hebrew, the Calculus, ETC., ETC.,
etc., ad infinitum
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