St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-26

122. The number of teachers to be
assigned to any building shall be de-
termined upon the basis of an average
daily enrolment per month of not less
than forty pupils per teacher for district
schools and thirty pupils per teacher for
high schools, except in the case of re-
mote or suburban schools, by special
action of this Board.
126. The Superintendent of Schools is
authorized once i'll each semester to Sc
lect for each public school a visiting
day. upon which day such school shall
be closed, and the Principal and teach
ers shall be required to spend the hours
of the regular school sessions visiting
and inspecting other schools. and shall,
within one week thereafter. send to the
superintendent detailed report of the
visits made, including the time spent in
each school and the work observed in
each. And further, that each teacher
so visiting shall record himself in each
school visited in a book to be kept for
that purpose, and report Of the visits
received shall be included in the
monthly report of the Principal.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION AND APP
POINTMENT.
l27. Applicants for positions as teach
erS in the district schools of st. Paul
mar. United States history, geography,
spelling, reading, penmanship, algebra.
theory and practice of teaching.
physiology and hygiene, and elementary
botany.
12S. Teachers desiring appointment
to the Grammar grades shall be re-
CURED to pass a special examination,
including, in addition to the branches
mentioned i'll Rule 122. algebra, rhetoric
and modern literature, English and
American and elementary zoology,
and in the assignment of teachers to
these grades it shall not be considered
that the teachers who have worked in
the Sixth grade are better entitled 10
such appointment than the teachers of
any other grades.
1919. Applicants for positions in the
High school shall be examined in Eng
lish, mathematics and such other
branches as they may be required to
teach. unless they hold diplomas or
certificates from colleges of good stand
ing, or have had successful experience
i'll teaching in schools of equal grade.
$50. Applicants for position in the
Manual Training school shall be eX-
| amined in all branches taught in the
Eighth grade of the district schools, as
also in mathematics and such other
branches as they may be required to
teach, unless they hold diplomas or GER
tificateS of successful experience from
educational institutions of like grade
and character.
13I. Applicants for positions as Prin-
cipals, in addition to the foregoing. shall
also be examined i'll algebra. general
history, physics, geometry. zoology,
botany, modern English and American
literature and school management.
1872 l. The teachers Of German shall
be classified as follows:
(a) Special teachers of German.
tb) Special assistant teachers of Ger
man.
2. The German instruction in each
district school of twelve or more rooms.
when filed, shall be in charge of a
special teacher of German.
3. All the other teachers of German
in the district schools shall be classified
as special assistant teachers.
CERTIFICATES.
/. Applicants for the certificate of
special assistant teachers OF German
shall be examined in the following
studies, viz: In the German language
i'll grammar, composition, reading, Ger
man literature, translation from En-
glSh into German, and theory and art
of teaching. In the English language
in grammar and photography. compost
ton, reading, and translation from Ger
man into English.
2. No applicant shall receive a GER
tificate of special assistant teacher of
German whose average standing is less
that 20 per cent, with minimum of 65
per cent i'll any one branch, and 40 per
cent in the English branches.
3. Applicants for the position of Spe-
cial teacher of German, in addition to
the foregoing, shall be examined in his
tory of pedagogy. theory and art of
teaching as applicable to local condi-
tions, English literature and history of
the United States. An average of - per
cent shall be required in each of these
studies.
133. An average of 70 per cent. with
a minimum of Is, i'll each of the above
named subjects. shall be required and
be deemed a satisfactory examination
of applicants for any of the above named
positions, except as provided for teach
ers of German.
1874. No teacher shall be appointed to
teach in the public schools of ST. Paul who
is under eighteen years of age, and who
has not passed the examination required
by the Board for the grade to which ne
is appointed and meet in all respects the
requirements for such appointment as
indicated in these rules.
135. In place of any of the above ex-
aminations, excepting those referring to
the history, science and art of teaching. a
diploma from any college of recognized
standing, bestowing the degree of A. b.,
A. NJ. Il. s., Phi. D., Phi. g., may be ac-
cepted.
1876. All teachers appointed under the
above rules shall be under probation for
one semester, at the end of which. un-
less there is in the opinion of the Prin-
cipal of the school and the Superintend-
eet of Schools, a reasonable prospect of
success, they shall be dismissed If,
however, there is such a reasonable
prospect, they may be continued in the
schools for the remainder Of the year,
at the end of which they may either re-
ceive preliminary certificate of success
or be dropped from the roll Teachers
having received preliminary certificate
may be continued for another year, at
the end of which they may become can
didates for permanent appointment in
the st. Paul public schools. Such candi-
dates shall be required to pass all exam
ination satisfactory to the Superintend-
ent of Schools and the Board OF School
Inspectors upon the history and theory of
pedagogy, and to present unqualified
certificates of recommendation from the
Principal OF the school in which they
last taught and from the Superintend-
ent of Schools. Teachers meeting
these requirements shall receive the
st. Paul teachers certificate. en-
titling them 70 places among the
permanent employees of the Board.
And those presenting certificates of sue
cess in teaching and falling in the ex-
animation required may, at the option
of the Board, be retained for another
year of probation or at once dropped.
Provided, That nothing in the above
rules shall be construed to limit the
power of the Board to dismiss at any
time any teacher or other employe be
cause of moral delinquencies or of fail
IRE to properly perform the duties of
their respective positions.
137. The portions of this rule relating
to permanent appointment shall applyto
all teachers. principals and supervisors
at present in the employ of the Board
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