New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-15
STATE CERTIFICATES FOR TEACHERS.
AN EXAMINATION TO BEGIN ON AUGUST 20
CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS.

AN EXAMINATION TO BEGIN ON AUGUST 20
CONDITIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS.
Under the provisions Of the statutes which provide
that schOOteachcrs state certificates may DC granite"
by the state superintendent of Public Instruction. ex-
aminations Of applicants will be held at No. Ubi'
versity Place on August %, 26, %, % ana ~ In
order to be admitted to the examinations cahdioaes
must have had two years successful experience III
teaching and must be present at the DcghNlhg o the
examination. There are twenty-five different subjects
upon which the candidates Will be examiner WHICH
are arranged in two groups, as follows;
Group I-Algcbra, arithmetic, American history
geography grammar and analysis, orthoGraphy, pen
manship, physiology and hygiene.
Group II-Astronomy, bookkeeping, botany, chem
istry, civil government and school law, composition
and rhetoric drawing Qlncar and perspecve), general
history, general literature geology, metcos anu soHoo
economy, plane geometry, physics, zoology
Latin through the first three books of Caesars COM
mentarlcs,7 or the ability to read at sight French or
German written in plain style, Will be accepleu III
place of zoology astronomy. standing OF al Ieast
- per cent is required In each of the SUBJECTS Oh
Group ], and standing Of at least - per
cent in the subjects of Group H. but no paper whose
standing shows less than 80 per cent will be con-
sidered I'm this average All candidates who attain the
required percentage In five more of the designated
subjects, in addition to photography and penmanslhp'
bat not in al will be credited for tho studies IN WHICH
they shall have passed. and partial certificate 10 lll'
effect will be mailed to each candidate. on passing
the required percentage in the remaining
designated subjects at any subsequent OK
aminations held not later than the secOhd
year thereafter, they will b. emitted to receive
state certificates. This gives TO candidates Oppor-
tuniy for three distinct yearly trials. Inc eNanllhd
tons will be open 10 candidates residing in any part
Of the state and to such residents of other states as
shall deCar. II 10 be their intention to teAch III ths
state. -. ..o-o
1t the intention Of the Department to make these
examinations a thorough test of merit No " eaten
questions" Will be introduced, but the examinations
Will be sufficiently rigid 10 prove the ablnty OF inc
applicant, the end that state ceru1cale wien
granted 10 successful candidate, shall be the most
signal honor that is bestowed upon the progressive
teachers of the Commonwealth Inc printed questions
will bc sent 10 the examiners in sealed envelopes ana
these will be first opened in the presence
Of the class at the time indicated Tor mo
examination IN each subject Al applicants
frr,cnting themselves for the first time must DC
present Monday afternoon August 20, and must reg
,trr their names and give such other Information as
the examiner, may require before they take question
pauer Caud dates who have passed In part OF INC
subjects at previous examination need he po c
ON the half days only which examinations occur
In those subjects which they intend 70 take at tihs
Examination bat they must be present at ule DC,
Inning ~ .ch halliday session and should bring WIN
them All partial certificates obtained at previous eN-
amin