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HIGHER GRADE TEACHERS.
The Ordeal through which they Must
Pass Oh the First Thursday and
Friday in January, 1886.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

.. C.,
We would respectfully give notice to Ill concerned
teachers patrons and trustees-that ewiIf adhere as
strictly as prac icabe to the school law and the fol-
lowing resolutions passed by the State Boarl Of Ex-
aInncrs:
]. ~rhe County Board Of Examiners shall examine
all candidates for the profession Of teacher and give to
such persons found qualified, certificate setting forth
the branches OF learning he or she may be capable Of
teaching. such all examination to be renewed every
year." General Statutes section 1006.)
The above has been amended by the following:
The County Board Of Examiners shall have authori-
ty to renew said certificates annually for period Of
time not to exceed three years; Provided that the
holders Of such certificates shall give to the County
Board Of Examiners satisfactory evidence Of contina-
ed go"d eharacter and OF efficiency rs teachers"
2. (a) All examinations before County Board OF
Examiners must be in writing, except examinations In
reading.
CJ) At all examinations before the County Boards
at least two members Of the Board mnst be present.
(c) All applicants before County Boards shall be ex-
amined on Orthogrnphy, Reading, Writing, Arithme:
tic Geography English Grummer and History Of thu
('standing Rules of the State Board Of Examiners.
3. "Resolred, That the examination of teachers
before the County Board Of Examiners shall include
teaching and that the Methods OF Teaching" by
John SWEET and art OF School Management" by John
Baldwin, will be recommended as books of reference
(Adoptad May 1. 1881
4. Resolvcd, That tho State surperintendant Of
Education be requested to prepare in future only ono
set Of questions for al three grades fur use by the
County Board of Examiners and that applicants fol-
County certificates Of Qualification be REQUIRED to
make general average Of not less than 50 er cent
for first grade certificate 10 per cent. for second
grade and 20 per cent for third grade and not less
| than 40 per cent. on any other branch"
(C,rcular No. 8, series nf 1881 r.- ..' ~.
5. THAT the examinations OF teachers by County
| B"ards Of Examiners shall be held throughout the
State on the first Thursday and Friday in january
State Superintendent Of Education in bis discretan,
may direct. No examination shall be held except on
such days without the permission Of the State Supea
rntendent of Education first had and obtained"
| (Adopted September, 1SS4)
Implicit obedience 10 lawful authority is basal
principle in education and no teacher who is worthy
tie ZANE will neglect to ncucate this truth both by
precept and example. We therefore hope that no
teacher or patron will ask disobey the plain and
imperative requirements OF the law and the State
Board, whoss ministers we are by doing ony act con-
tr!ry I" the foregoing resolutions.
to m"es it, without fear, favor or afEectI
on. We earnestly request the trustees of
the several districts, the patrons Of the public
schools, and all teachers who conscious OF their
own merit to ai us In carrying out the foregoing re-
guationa.
We would suggest tn those who expect to apply for
certificates OF qualification that they study, before
the examination, one or both of the works recon-.
mendrd In Rule Nos; that they review carefully the
branches required in "C Of No. 2, especially Arth.
metic and English Grammar. There are two advan.
tnges In pursuing this course:
l. You get through with the physical labor sooner.
| 2 Yoa may save yourself some humiliation. -.
The examination will be held In the court house on
the first Thursday and Friday In January, 1885, for
white and for colored teachers respectively beginning
at 10 a. IN. and closing at 4 p. M. -.
Applicants must furnish pens and ink and legal cap
paper. .... ~.
| ]. t the applicants keep continually in view before
and after the examination, the language Of Shake.
spcarc:
at is in ourselves that we are thus or thus
| GEO. g. HODGES,
| j. c. KLUGH.
JOHN A. ROBINSON,
County Bard VI Examiners