The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
STATE CAPITOL.
NEwSY NOTES PICKED UP IN THE
STATE DEPARTMENT YES
TERDAY.
Items of Interest for the People and
Officials Figures and Opinions for
County Officials.

Treasurer Lubbock has gone to
Marshall to attend the reunion of
Ross and Ector's brigade.
Attorney Gen. Hogg is still absent
in East Texas.
Educational Superintendent Pritch-
EFT has returned from trip to his old
home at Huntsville. He gives a
handsome account of the new SAC, 1000
building added to the Sam Houston
Normal institute.
Following assessment rolls we're re-
ceive by Comptroller; Brewster
county decrease, $4,000; Buchel,
Increase, $2S00; Zavalla, decrease,
$1,000.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
A list of questions have been sent
out by the state department of educa-
ton, which may be used by county
boards of examiners, on Friday and
Saturday ISeptember 26 and 27. With
them the following instructions are
sent:
In conducting the examination OF
candidates for teachers certificates
you are advised to adopt the following
rules:
l. The questions pertaining to each
subject should not be made known to
anyone until the time specified for the
beginning of the examination. The
questions will then be written on a
blackboard in presence of the candi-
dates.
2. No candidate will be permitted
to leave the room after subject has
been assigned without depositing the
examination papers with the com.
mittee. In no case shall papers once
deposited be returned to the candi-
date.
3. During the examination all
hooks, maps, globes or other aids must
be removed from the observation Of
the candidates.
4. Every candidate supplies himself
with paper, pens, and ink. If any cor
rections are necessary the candidates
shall not erase. but shall draw a single
mark over the error, that the exami
ners may see the error as well as the
correction.
5. The name of the candidate shall
be written at the top of each page
No states or trial papers shall be used
put all the writings shall be upon the
sheets of the examination papers.
6. No books shall be consulted, nc
communication permitted during the
examination.
7. No one shall make inquiries re-
specting the import of any question
If any one shall be in doubt as to the
meaning of a question he shall express
his doubt in writing, and this state
ment shall be submitted to the exam
liners with his examination papers
s. All candidates shall commence
each subject simultaneously. Papers
should be collected by some member
of the board OF examiners at the ex-
piration of the allotted time.
8. No candidate should be recon-
mended for a certificate of the third
grade whose general average is lower
than 60 per cent in the studies re-
quired for that grade. No one should
be recommended for certificate o.
the second grade whose average il
lower than 70 per cent in the studies
required for that grade. No one should
be recommended for a certificate O
the first grade whose average is lower
than so per cent in the studies re-
Squired for that grade. No one should
be recommended for certificate o.
any grade whose average is lower thar
80 per cent in any one OF the subjects
required by law to be taught in every
public school.