The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1895-05-09
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.


The spring series of examinations will be held
as follows:
|, Manitowoc Friday and Saturday. May II
Meeme (Osman) Monday and Tuesday. May
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s. Reedsville, Wednesday and Thursday. May
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4; Two Rivers, Friday and Saturday. May q
;; Manitowoc, First Ward SCHOOL,. Friday
and Saturday, May 81 and June l.
ihls examination Is intended solely for those
seeking the higher grade certificates.
supplementary third grade examination will
be held at ManltowOc First Ward SCHOOL,
Thursday and Friday July Is and 10. Only such
persons as are able to furnish raid e&egSe for
not attending one OF the regular series Will be
permitted TO write.
A third grade requires an average of so per
cent: a minimum of 50 per cent. in Written
Arithmetic, Grammar L. 5, History Geography
other branches.
A seco-d grade requires an average of 20 per
cent, minimum of s. per cent. IN Written
Arithmetic, Grammar u. s. History Geograph,
and Theory of Teaching and so per cent. in al
other branches.
4 FIRST grade requires an average of - per cent
minimum of 20 per cent. in Written Arithmetic
Grammar, L. 5. History. Geography and rheor,
OF Teaching, and 90 per cent. in al other
branches.
Teachers holding Third grade certificates may
curing the validity of their certificate present
themselves twice for examination in second
grade branches hut the first such examination
must be within months of the Issuance of the
Third grade certificate WV
Teachers holding Second grade certificates may
present themselves twice for examination in
the hrst grade branches during the validity of
the second grade certificate, but the first such
examination must he taken within one year of
the issuance OF the second grade
Applicants may raise their standings in third
grace branches at any examination except the
July supplementary.
Hereat Ter but one regular series of examina-
tons Will TIE held each year and that late in the
.nrhs, ana all persons intending to teach in
1lanltowoc county who hold no certificates au-
thorzlnE them to teach toI an entire school
year are advised to attend at that time. The fall
series viii be supplementary IN character and
will be held some time in October. Certificates
VIII be ISSUED the latter part of June.
, The following program will DO followed at
the examinations:
FIRST DAY: THIRD GRADE ExAMINATIoNs.
Reading. History.
Grammar Constitutions.
Physiology.
SECOND DAY:
Mental Arithmetic. Theory of Teaching
Written Arithmetic. Geography
photography and Pronua-
citation.
hUPPLEMENTNFY EXAMINATION.
FRIDAY:
Physical Geograyhy, Algebra.
Phyrical Geography. Natural Philosophy.
L. NJ.
Algebra Geometry.
The examination in reading will be both oral
and written. The written examination will be
9aHed upon Shakepcars's julius Caescr and
Longfeilow's Evangeine. Irving's Legend of
Sleepy Hollow ayl Westminster Abbey will be
used IN the oral examination. Applicants ara
expected To hrug their copies OF The Sketch
Book.
All persons who held or have held a third grade
certificate are expected to IA Ike q close -tuiyur
Secession and civil War" and Rehabilitation
OF the Union as treated Uf in Wilson's Division
and Reunion. RACES ~! 2H9 ami Juhnstor's L s.
History; and of chapters 2, 3, and ; of Fiske's
Civil Government
The examinations for teachers in L. s. History
and Civil Government will be limited to the
above subjects.
In Theory of Teaching questions will be naaad
on the l'oprse OF Study. close study of the
Manual Il strongly recommended to ali intend
ing TO write at the examinations Questions re-
lating to methods of teaching will also bs
asked In connection with many other subjects
Pronunciation will be tested IN connection
with oral reading. Orthography will be tested
by means of list of words and a close examIna-
ton of all answer papers.
With the exception of Stocks" the examna-
tIOn 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 the applicants are ut
least seventeen years old
Manitowoc Jan 3, 1898.
A. w. DASSLER Supt. of Schools,