Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1895-09-26

examinations:
In each county there is board of
examiners, composed of the county
superintendent. who is chairman of the
board, and two other persons, who are
appointed by the superintendent with
the approval of the county commits
sioners.
Examinations are held in the last
Saturdays of January. April, October
and at the close of the Normal Insti-
tute
Tie questions are prepared by the
state board of education and are sent
by the state superintendent to the
county superintendent in sealed pack
ages. which may not be opened until
the day aud hour OF the examination.
The board are required to examine
all persons proposing to teach in the
common schools of the county (citles of
1st and Fad class excepted) as to their
competency to teach the prescribed
branches. aud must issue certificates to
all successful applicants.
Certificates may be refused on the
ground of immortality and may be re-
voked by the board for the same reasoa
or any other sufficient reason.
Certificates are of three grades-irst,
second and third, and continue in
force three years, two years and one
year respectively.
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persons not less than Is years of age,
who have taught at least one year and
who make an average of at least 80
per cent. and who do not fall below 20
per cent. in any one branch.
The branches required for FIRST grade
are orthograpby, reading, writing,
English grammar, geography, arithme-
tie, United States history, physiology,
theory and practice of teaching, CON
stItutiOn of the United States. book
keeping and elements of natural phil
osopby.
Second grade certificates are issued
to persons not less than II years of
age, who have had three months ex-
perience in teaching and who make an
average of at least 80 per cent. and do
not fall below so per cent. in any one
branch.
The branches required are the same
as for first grade except bookkeeping
and natural philosophy.
The examining boardd etermines the
requirements for third grade certif-
Gates except that the applicants must
be examined in all the branches re-
quired by law to be taught in the pub
lie schools.
The examining board of this county
have fixed the following rules:
1. The applicant must be at least 16
years of age and must pass satisfac-
tory eXaminatson in all the branches
required by law for second grade Ger
tificate, except constitution of the
United States. Provided that persons
receiving third grade certificates shall
make general average of at least 20
per cent. and shall not fall below so
per cent. in any one branch.
2. That persons now holding third
grade certificates, who have had three
or more months experience in teaching
shall receive but one more certificate
of the same grade, and that hereafter
not more than two certificates of the
third grade shall be granted in success
sion to any person who has had three
or more months experience in teaching.
A temporary certificate is issued by
the county superintendent to an APP
plicant who has been granted IA special
examination upon the written request
of the members of school board.
Such certificate is valid only in the
designated district and only until the
next regular examination. A person
may receive but one such certificate.
Certificates are valid only in the
county in which they are issued except
that first grade certificates may be in
dOrsed by the county superintendent.
The examination fee is one dollar for
each applicant. These fees are turned
into the county institute fund.
Common School Graduates 1894-5.
Ellis Ward, Ollie M. Wylie,
Gustave Sehrepel, Edward Kaiser,
Birdie Archer, Sam Lewis,
George Wilka I,Ottio Wells