Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-25
Pertaining To Examination.
BY Territorial Board o. Education.

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BY Territorial Board o. Education.
l The questions used in all eXami-
Nations are prepared by the depart
ment of public instruction and will be
uniform. They are to be used without
or modification, except
hat any list may be added to by the
perintendent if care is taken not to
lower the grade thereby We are
aware that the questions may not in
all cases suit the part ocular views Of
the eighty-six superintendcnts. To
prepare lists Of that kind is beyond the
power Of the wisest and most expert
enced. We Shall frequently consult
with superin tendends but can not de-
fer to the wish of all.
2 Section 36 of the law gives super
intendents the authority to judge of
the teachers ability to teach. The
candidate should be graded upon this
as upon any other subject Of examina-
tion and the mark should be consid-
cred in making up the average. The
new certificate blank will give space
for this mark.
3 The law makes no provisions for
private or special examination. This
is true OF counties operating under the
district system. No private examina-
should be granted except in extreme
cases and then only after consultation
with the territorial department.. In
no case should Il certificate be granted
at the private examination. The ex-
animation should be conducted solely
to determine whether the person is
qualified to teach and if so he should
be granted a permit valid till the date
Of the next regular examination at
which the candidate should appear to
pass the examination and determine
the grade to which he is entitled.
Great care should he taken not to
grant "a permit to {. person who will be
unable to pass at the regular examln-
alton.
4 The county superintendent should
in all counties give public notice of the
time and place Of the examination at
least three weeks in advance, of it's oc-
curence and state in the same connec-
tion that nc examination will be held
till the next regular one, giving its
date.
Section 81 provides that no certif-
icate shall be issued to person not
eighteen years old. Nc variation
should be made from that rule as much
trouble may be the result.
1t is impossible for us TO suspend the
provisions Of the law so do not apply
to us for authority to issue certificates
to persons not of the proper age.
6 Superintendent should enforce
rules for prompt attendance. The
work should begin promptly at
o'clock and all the candidates
should be required to write upon the
same subjects.
7 Hereafter, the time to be occupied
with each subject will be placed at the
head of each slip and no candidate
should be permitted to use more than
the prescribed time on any slip. This
rule may work hardship to the slow
| er ones but those who write slowly
should not. as a rule, receive 50 high a
grade as the one who writes just as
we'll but mere rapidly. In the prepar-
alton Of the,l OF questions we shall
endeavor to SO grade them that they
may be answered in about six hours
by the average teacher.
The fee Of one dollar should be
charged every candidate whether sue
cesful or not. Inno case, however
should more than one dollar he
charged If for any reason the subjects
are not all completed at .one examina.
tion they may be furnish ed at the next
without additional fee. $
G. A. Mcfarland, 2. A. Dye,
sec..Ter: Board supt.Inst
4 of Education. ];
Me1este Oak, March 18th 1888.
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