The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-07-25
From Sundays Daily.
GOVERNORS OFFICE.

The governor yesterday granted full
pardon to W. A. Cathey. he was con.
vcted in the district court of Bell county
of assault to murder in June, 1886, and
was sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. Executive clemency on his behalf
was invoked by the district judge, the
grand jury and the jury before whom he
was tried, the officers of Bell and Rusk
counties, members of the Masonic lodges
of Salado, Bell county, and Rusk, Chero-
kee county, together with very large
number of the very best citizens of the
two counties; the list embracing names of
men engaged in all business pursuits, and
also the urgent endorsement of the prison
officials, who represent his prison conduct
as excellent.
| AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Commissioner Foster yesterday received
the report of the sheriff of Harris county.
EDUCATIONAL DEPARTMENT.
Superintendent Cooper has just issued
the following circular 10 regard to summer
normal examinations:
The principal will superintend the con-
duct of the examination in the institute
and carefully carry out the following in
structions:
l. Legal cap paper should be used and
only one side be written on. lux should
be used in all cases, as the papers of the
successful candidates will be bound and
kept for public inspection in the depart
ment of education. The principal will
distribute Directions to Candidates."
2. The questions on each subject are
put up in separate packages properly Ia
belled. When the hour arrives for COM
mencipg the examination in any subject
the principal will open the package Ia
belled with the subject and distribute one
copy of the questions to each of the can
didates.
8. No candidate will be permitted to
leave the room after the distribution OF
the questions on any subject until he OIL
she shall have finished and deposite d with
the principal the papers on the subject
In no case shall papers once deposited be
changed or returned to candidate.
4. No candidate shall consult or refer tC
any book, p, chart, or other source Of
information, nor shall any candidate give
or receive any Information concerning
any matter pertaining to the subject o.
examination during the examination
Any violation of this rule will forfeit thu
right to continue the examination or tC
receive Certificate.
5. The papers must show the work il
detail, nor shall states or trial papers b'
allowed. Principals shall not give any in
formation before or during the examina
ton concerning the import of any ques
ton. Any candidate who may be in doub
about the meaning of question should
state his doubt in his examination papers
One or more of the best sets of paper
will be furnished to the school journals
for publication.
6. The principal will receive the paper
of candidates as soon as finished, and viii
collect all unfinished papers at the end Of
the time allotted for the examination IL
the subject.
Z. The principal will fix the programm,
of the examination in the following or
der: Spelling reading, writing, arithme
tic, grammar aud composition, geogra
ply, history of the United States, histor.
of Texas, theory and practice of teaching
civil government physiology, physics
algebra and geometry. Candidates fol
certificates of the second grade should no
submit papers in the asst four subject
named, and should be excused from at
tending the examination after the com
pletlon of civil government.
8. The principal will require each can
didate to submit with the last paper'
handed in a concise sketch of his or he
life, together with such evidences as may
be furnished showing the moral character
and professional ability of the candidate
See Corrections to candidates"
9. The principal will transmit at ono
to the state superintendent by express, 0
o. D., the papers submitted to him, to
gether with the examination fees of thu
candidates.
The state board of examiners will b,
convened in the department of education
on the 14th of August, and continue il
session until all the papers shall hav'
been examined and graded.
Very respectfully,
OSCAR H. COOPER. State Supt.
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