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Wednesday, January 10, 1894.
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Education Dept, Ontario, Examination
of First Class Teachers, July, 1889.
He looked over the Canadian set, and
decided to take it, without asking to
read our set. He had evidently heard
o. the dreadful arithmetic examination
we had given L. S. Koch. Grade, 81 per
cent.
In physiology and hygiene Mr.. Milne
was handed an old set of questions that
had been used years ago in an examina-
ton for 2l ssGrade Certificate. Grade,
80 per cent.
Civil government he had never studied.
The examination was oral. He was
asked what mark he would give himself
on that examination, and replied, "Not
more than 5 per cent" He was thereup-
on marked 10 per cent.
AS he had never studiedU.S. history Mr..
Mines examination in that branch, con-
Quoted orally, resu ted in a gratuitous
mark of 20 per cent.
On the oral examination in political
geography, he was marked SO per cent.
In algebra (written), questions and
problems were based on pupils work.
Grade, SO rer cent.
The oral examination in physical geo.
graphy was certainly the most lenient
ever held by us in that branch without
a certificate of standing before us. When
ever the candidate was found weak on
any topic assigned, something else was
suggested. The following reply is
characteristic of the man. When request
ed to locate the races of mankind, he as
signed the western half of Africa to the
Negroes, and the eastern halt to the
Monaghan race. A map was then placed
befor him. He showed the abodes of
the two races in accordance with his
statement. Various questions were asked
to make him discover his error; the i'm
minent danger of an African race war
was suggested; but the combined ex-
perience of both Examiners was of no
avail. Mr.. Mines percentage in this
branch was forced up to 60.
In geometry Mr.. Milne had been furn-
ished with written questions on which
no graduate Of Minnesota State normal
school could fail, even if he had forgot
ten 80 per cent. of what he had once
known of the subject. Mr.. Mime de-
clined to answer any of the questions,
claiming that there is considerable differ
ence between geometry in Canada and
geometry in the U. S. He was then
offered an oral examination to be held
Saturday afternoon, Seot.9. He accept
ed the offer, thanking us for our courtesy
The examination began, A. F. REIN being
constantly present, with a request to
state and demonstrate the theorem relat-
ing to the area of a circle. He was told
that he might employ the theorem for the
area of a regular polygon in proving the
theorem assigned. Mr.. Milne replied
that he had never done such work. He
said that he had read only the first two
books of Euclid. We then agreed to
confne the examination to said two
books, remarking. however, that we
could not give him high mark even if
he should prove perfect on such a frac-
ton of the subject. Several theorems
were suggested; Mr.. Milne did not sue
coed even in reasoning in circle. He
was then asked to prove the Pythagorean
theorem. AS he had never heard of such
thing, the theorem was stated He
now appeared to recognize it, and worked
about 80 minutes trying in vain to con-
struct some figure. He was then told to
prove anything he pleased. Examiners
Eckstein and Nix agreed that Mr. Milne
was satisfied with his demonstration.
Actuated by a horror vacui. we allowed
him 5 per cent. on his performance.
The oral examination in general his
tory, branch to be taught by him if
grading of the paper would certainly
give less than IS per cent.
Mr.. Milne lost 80 per cent. by declin-
ing to answer any questions on electric
1ty. We offered him supplementary
oral examination in the laboratory, in
which he should perform experiments of
his own selection, stating the differences
he would have pupils draw from them.
He declined this offer, .remarking that he
did not think he 'scould raise his stand
ing in that may"
In chemistry we gave the H. S. B. ques-
tons, 1st Exam. 1889. Grade, 10 per
cent. -.
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