The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-01-25
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

The Spring series of examinations will be hell
as follows:
l; Manitowoc Friday and Saturday, May q
?. Meeme, (Osman) Monday and Tuesday. Ma!
2S and %.
g. Reedsville, Wednesday and Thursday, May
| 50 and 81,
4, Two Rivers, Friday and Saturday, June
| and2
-, Manitowoc. First ward school. } Friday and
Saturday June and 8.
This examination Is intended solely for those
seeking the higher grade certificates.
D; Mamtowoc, (FIrst ward school) Thursday
and Friday. July "a and 20.
Tins Is supplementary third grade examina-
ton and only such persons as are able to furnish
valid excuse fornot attending one of the regular
series will be permitted to write.
Third grade requires an average of 60 per cent,
and minimum of 30 per cent. in Written Arith-
metic, Grammar, u. :, History, Geography and
Theory of Teaching, and 81 per cent. in the other
branches.
A Second grade requires an average of 20 per
cent. and d minimum of % per cent. in Written
Arithmetic Grammar. History. Geography and
Theory OF Teaching, and 50 per cent. III all other
branches.
A First grade requires an average of IS per cent
and minimum of % per cent III Written Arth-
metlc. Grammar, History, Geography and Theory
OF Teaching and go per cent. in all other branches
Teachers holding Third grade certificates may
during the validity of their certificate present
themselves twice for examination in second
grade branches, but the first such examination
must be within months of the issuance of the
Third grade certificate.
Teachers holding Second grade certificates NAV
present themselves twice for examination in the
hrst grade branches during the validity of the
second grade certificate, but the first such
animation must be taken within one year of the
issuance of the second grade.
Applicants may raise their standings in third
grade branches at any examination excpDt the
July supplementary.
Hereafter but one regular series of examiua-
uons VIII be held each year and that late in the
spring, and all persons intending to teach IN
NdDltOWOc county who hold car+itiratas
thOrlzlng them to teach for an entire school wear
are advised to attend at that time. The fall ser
les Will be supplementary In character and will
be held some time in October. Certificates will
issued the latter part of June.
The following program will be followed at the
examinations:
FIRST DAY: THIRD GRADE EXAMINATIONS.
, A. NJ P. II.
kead1ng. History.
grammar. Constitutions.
Physiology,
Mental Arithmetic Theorv Of 'ra.cb,,,
Written Arithmetic. Geogranhy
photography and Pronun-
cation.
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION.
fhyslcal Geography. Algebra.
Am.
Physical Geography Natural Philosophy,
Algebra Geometry.
The examination in reading will be both oral
and written. The written examination will be
based upon Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
and lIrays Elegy in a Country Churchyard
SCOTS lvanhoe will be used in testing mechani-
cal proficiency IN reading. A critical acduain-
lance with the novel is not demanded AnnII
hoe TO the examination.
All persons who hold or have held third grade
certlhcate are expected to make close study of
The Slavery Question treated of in Wilson's
DIVISION and Reunion, page 1l7-1g3 and John
ston Y. ). History. The examination for teach
ers will be limited to the above subject.
Chapters ?, and of FIske Civil Government
will be used as the basis for the oral examina-
ton IN Civil Government. Only teachers are ex-
pected to take part in this discussion but others
will not be excluded.
In Theory of Teaching questions will be based
on the Course of Study. close study of the
Manual Is strongly recommended to all who in
tend to write at the examination. Questions re-
lating to methods of teaching viii also he
asked IN connection with many of the other SUBJ
jeCts.
Pronunciation will be tested IN connection
with oral Reading. photography will be tested
by means of list OF words and a close exaInina-
ton of all answer-papers.
With the exception of Stocks" the exsmina-
ton IN Arithmetic Will not go beyond what is
outlined III the Manual.
Persons under the age of sixteen will be denied
the privileges OF the examination and certificates
viii not be signed unless applicants are at least
years old,
ManitOwoc Jan. ;. 1894.
c. L. PATZER. Supt. of Schools.