The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1896-03-11
Public School Examinations.

About one hundred applications Tor
graduation in the County Course OF
Study are now on file, representing al
most every district in the county. The
places named below for holding the
final examinations have been selected
with reference To- the convenience oi
applicants i'm the several districts. The
committees named To conduct the eX;
aminations have been elected by the
directors and teachers of the districts
or, where this was not done, they have
been appointed by the superintend,
ent. The last named member OF each
committee is a member Of the local
school board, and is expected to be
present at the examination in his dis
trct, to take such part in the work aS
may be agreed upon by the committee.
| Under our rules no teacher who has
applicants in the class can serve on an
examining committee. If for any good
reason changes on COMMITTEES are de-
sired they will be made through prop
er notice to the superintendent.
Since our system of grading, and the
plan and purpose Of the final eXamina-
tions are well understood, il is thought
best to have uniform lists of questions
and the same date for all the eXamina-
tiOns throughout the country districts.
All questions will therefore be mailed
I from this Office to the local committees :,
I and all examinations will be held on
Saturday, March 2lst. All the schools
do not close at the same time, but this
date is believed to be sufficiently near
| the close of ali the schools 10 suit the
convenience Of the greatest number of
/ applicants and teachers.
PLACES AND COMMITTEES.
Petersburg-( Addison Judson JEFF
freys, Miss Bertha Cromwell, l.. VI.
Liningcr.
Bcria-( (Brothersvalley) c. IL.
Hartge, B. f. Rayman, Il. J. Bow
man.
DdridscWe-l Conemaugh and Paint
J. J. Stahl, :. G.. Shelter, Simon Lay
man.
Hest .Sayis5u,y-( Elk Lick d. II.
Baulnan, Miss Janette Mckinley, J. p.
/ Nogel.
BokcrscHc-( Jefferson T. f. Shau-
lis, William II. Miller, Isaiah Crise.
Jraaes-. Jenner) F. G.. Fryburg,
Chas. \. Miller, Fred. F. Heiple
SpescHc-. Lincoln) f. F. Bittner,
c. II. Bittner, Hiram ShaUlis.
Ne,c LerjngtOR-,M Middlecreck) 1. :.
Pile, Miss Hattie b. Moore, J. F. Hen
ry.
Ne,c CcatrecWe-( Milford, New Cen
treville and Black T. :. Frease, a. \.
Schrock, ID. c. Miller
JohHsJUrg-i Northampton ]. f.
Dively, w. II. Yutzy, John II. Miller.
&oyestoCH-( Stoyestown and One
mahoning) Albert Lambert, Eli.
Smith, Valentine C. Muller
Ceatc s. n Shade e. Foster
Cable, b. l.. Horner, Chas. w. Lam
bert.
.SJm-rset-(S Somerset Twp II. :
Rhoads, J. y. Livengoo1, J. c. Gnagy.
Peek y II summit G. G. HeclIe,
Miss Martha Saylor, DR. Il. T. Pollard.
Weiiers5Uy-( Southampton and
Wellersburg) w. q. Witt, Miss Nan
nie Patton, Peter Petenbrink
.ShuHEsrWc- Stonycreek) Ira c.
Carver, r. J. Brant, /. f. Brant.
Kiagr1oI-t Upper TJrleyfootl p.
+. Weimer, J. ;. Brougher, William
Zufall.
No applicants have We; been reported
from Allegheny, Benson, Casselman,
Fairhopa, Larimer, GreenviIle, Lower
Turkeyfoot, New Baltimore, Ogle and
Someriield.
RULES AND SUGC ESTIONS.
|. The examinations will be held in
the public school buildings, and will
begin promptly NJ . O'Clock.
>. Applicants will provide themselv-
es with pens, ink, good paper, and
stamped envelopes, addressed to them
selves.
3. Full sets of printed questions with
complete instructions will be mailed to
each committee before the date of the
examinations.
1. All the manuscripts of each class,
with the committees report, will be
forwarded to the Superintendent who
will mail to each applicant report Of
examination grades, and diplomas to
all who reach the required standard.
>. None but the applicants who have
been recommended by their respective
teachers will be admitted to examine
ton.
Is. Directors and teachers interested
in this feature of our school work are
invited to be present at the examina-
tions in their respective districts.
HIGH SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS.
The dates for the examination Of
junior and senior classes in the bor-
ough high schools are fixed by the
principals, and the members of the eX-
amining committees to assist the super
intendent are elected by the respective
school boards. The following dates
have been selected
Berlin-March 9th.
Confluence-tO be selected.
MeyersdaIe-April ~ and -.
Rockwood-March2 eth.
Salisbury 10th.
Somerset-to be selected.
Ursina--March IIth.
The courses Of study in the high
school vary from one to three years,
but all students are expected to do the
same thorough work, and reach a sat
isfactory standard in such branches as
shall be found in the course adopted
for each school.
The schools of the county as a whole,
have d0neexeellent work during the
term now closing, and we doubt not
these examinations will bear addition
al testimony TO the fact OF their grow
ing efficiency and worth.
j. NJ. BERKEY,
Berlin, Pa. County Supt.
March 6, 1896.
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