The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-04-18
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS

The spring series of examinations will be held
as follows: w '>AN
!, Manitowoc. Friday and Saturday. May II
e Meeme (osmany Monday and Tuesday. May
20 and II. - 10y
%, g. Reedsville, Wednesday and Thursday. May
4; Two Rivers, Friday and Saturday. May "A
>; Manitowor, First Ward SCHOOL,, Friday
and Saturday, May 81 and June |.
Ihls examination is intended solely for those
seeking the higher grade certificates.
supplementary third grade examination will
ne held at ManltowOc FIRST Ward SCHOOL,
Thursday and Friday July Is and 10 Only sucb
persons as are able To furnish valii excuse for
not attending one of the regular series will be
permitted To write.
y third grade requires an average of 60 per
cent: minimum of 30 per cent in Written
Arithmetic, Grammar, I. s History Geography
other branches.
seco2d grade requires an average of 10 per
Arithmetic, Grammar, L. :. History Geography
| other branches " "
a FIRST grade requires an average of Is per cent
a minimum of IOper cent. in Written Arithmetic
Grammar U. 5. History Geography and Theory
OF Teaching, and 60 per cent. III al other
branches '0'
Teachers holding Third grade certificates NAV
uurng 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 in
The hTst grade branches during the validity of
the second grade certificate, hut the first such
examination must he taken within one year of
the issuance OF the second grade
Applicants may raise their standings in third
Eraue branches at any examination except the
July supplementary.
Hereafter bnt one regular series of examipa-
tluns Will be held each year aud that late in the
snIllS anu an persons intending To teach in
Manltowoc county who hold no certificates au-
thorlzing them to teach for an entire school
year are advised to attend at that time The fall
series VIII be suppIem 9ntary IN character and
Will be held som TIM in October. Certificates
Will be issued the latter part of June.
, Inc following program will BE- followed ar
the examinations:
FIRST DAY: THIRD GRADE TX LIMITATIONS.
Reading. History.
Grammar. Constitutions.
Physiology.
SECOND DAY:
Mental Arithmetic Theory of Teaching
Written Arithmetic. Geography
photography aud Pronun-
citation.
SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION.
FRIDAY:
Physical Geography. Algebra.
PhyriCal topography. Natural Philosophy.
Algebra Geometry.
The examination in reading will be both oral
and written. The written examination will be
baseu upon Shakepears's julius Caeser and
Longfellows Eyangeliue. lryIng's Legend of
Sleepy Hollow and Westminster Abbey Will be
used IN the oral examination. Applicants are
expected To bring their copies of The Sketch
Book.
All persons who held or have held third grade
certificate are expected to m axe "A close study of
Secession and civil War" and Rehabilitation
of the Union as treated of in Wilson's Division
and Reunion, pages 1871 800 and Johnston's &. 5.
History; and of chapters 2, 3, 1 and of Fiske's
, Civil Government.
The examlnat ions for teachers in L s. History
and Civil Government. will be limited to the
above subjects.
In Theory of Teaching questions will be based
on the Course of Study. A close study of tho
Manual Is strongly recommended to all intend
ing to write at the examinations Questions re-
latlng to methods of teaching will also be
asked IN connection with many other subjects.
Pronunciation will be tested IN connection
with oral reading. Orthogrsphy will be tested
10y means of a list of words and close examIna-
ton of all answer papers.
With the exception of Stocks" the examina-
ton IN Arithmetic Will not 20 beyond what is
outlined in the Manual
Persons under the age of sixteen will be denied
the privileges of the examination and cert iticates
Will not be signed unless the applicants are at
least seventeen years old
ManItowoC Jan. >, 1898.
A. w. DASSLER, Snp't. Of Schools,