The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1894-02-01
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

The Spring series of examinations VIII be held
as follows
/; Manltowoc, Friday and Saturday, May 25
2. Meme, (Osman) Monday and Tuesday, May
8. ReedsvilIe, Wednesday and Thursday Ma,
80 and 81,
I. Two Rivers, Friday and Saturday, June l
and2.
-. Manitowoc, First ward school.) Friday and
This examination Is intended solely for those
seeking the higher grade certificates;
.; Manltowoc, First ward school) Thursday
and Friday, July l9 and %
This Is a supplementary third grade examina-
ton and only such persons as are able to furnish
q valid excuse for not attending of the regular
series Will be permitted to write.
Third grade requires an average of go per cent,
and minimum OF 30 per cent. in Written Arith-
metlc, Grammar, L. :, History, Typography and
Theory of Teaching, and 81 per cent. in the other
branches.
A Second grade requires an average of 20 per
cent. and minimum of % per cent in Written
Arithmetic, Grammar, History. Geography and
Theory of Teaching, and 30 per cent in all other
branches.
A First grade requires average of IS per cent.
and minimum of 10 per cent IN Written Arlth-
metc. Grammar History. Geography and Theory
OF Teaching and 60 per cent in all other branches
Teachers holding Third grade certificates NAV
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 may
| present themselves twice for examination III the
| first grade branches during the validity of the
second grade certificate, but the first such ex-
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 except the
July supplementary
Hereafter but one regular series of eXamina-
tons Will be held each year and that late IN the
spring, and all persons intending to teach IN
aanltowoc county who hold no certificates
a for rl,.,ai
are advised to attend at that time. The fall
les VIII 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. Pm.
| Reading. History
| Grammar. Constitutions.
Physiology,
| Mental Arithmetic. Theory of Teaching
Written Arithmetic. GeographY
photography and PrOnun-
citation.
| SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION.
| Physical Geography. Algebra
SATURDAY.:
A.
Physical Geography Natural Philosophy,
| Algebra Geometry.
| The examination in reading viii be both oral
and written. The written examination will be
| based upon Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice
| and Ciray's Elegy in a Country ChurchyaTd
Scott's lvanhoe Will be used in testing mechani-
| cal proficiency IN reading. critical acquain-
| lance with the novel Is not demanded, RpplI.
cauts are expected to bring their COPIES Of Ivan
hoe 10 the examination.
| All persons who hold or have held a third grade
certificate are expected to make a close study of
The Slavery Question" treated of in Wilson's
DIVISION ana heunlon. page l17-193 and john
| stons 7; y History The examination for teach
| ers Will be limited to the above subject
Chapters 2, and of Fiskes Civil Government
| viii be used as the basis for the oral exarnina-
/ ton in Civil Government. Only teachers are ex-
pected TO take part in this discussion but hers
will not be excluded.
| In Theory of Teaching questions will be based
| on the Course of Study. A close study of the
| Manual Is strongly recommended to all who in
tend to write at the examination, Questions re-
| latlng to methods of teaching" will also be
asked IN connection with many of the other sub
jects.
Pronunciation will be tested IN connection
with oral Reading. photography will be tested
| by means of a list of words and a close examina
ton of all answer-papers.
With the exception of Stocks the examina-
| ton IN Arithmetic Will not go beyond what Is
| outlined in the Manual.
Persons under the age of sixteen will be denied
the privileges of the examination and certificates
Will not be signed unless applicants are at least
seventeen years old
Manitowoc, Jan. ), 1894.
G. Z. PATZER. Supt. of Schools.