Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-02-22
To Teachers and PuniIs.
Topeka, Kansas, Jan. 81. 1896.
CIRCULAR NO. 6.

CIRCULAR NO. D.
To County Superintendents:
In pursuance Of the action of the
superintendent section of the State
Teachers association, a committee of
superintents has been appointed to
make necessary arrangements by pre-
pairing questions, etc, for the exami-
nation of pupils that are candidates
for county graduation.
You will please observe the follow
ing:
~ 1t has been decided that the
examinations shall continue through
two days. The first will be given
February % and 20. The second April
3 and 4.
~ County superintendent can
have examinations on either or both
of the above dates.
(3l In selecting two teachers to
conduct an examination as provided
for under the rule, one at least should
have no personal interest in the pupils
being examined.
az When more than the required
number of questions are submitted,
the superintendent must select and
assign the questions to be answered
by the applicants in his county.
(0l One copy of questions for the
February examination Will be sent to
each county superintendent desiring
them. For the April examination
the questions will be printed, and can
be had by applying to the chairman
of the committee, Superintendent j.
w. Stout. The estimated cost of
printing questions is about $1.OO per
hundred copies. 1t will be necessary
for county superintendent in order
ing questions to provide for the pay
ment for same as above indicated.
The following rules were approved
by the superintendent association:
~ That the following branches be
required of all applicants for diplomas
from our common schools: Mental and
practical arithmetic, reading, writing,
physiology, United States history,
grammar, photography, descriptive
and physical geography, local and ma
tiOnal constitution.
(Remark: These branches to be
completed from a common school
standpoint.
~ That a board, to consist of nine
county superintendent, be appointed
by the Ssate Superintendent, who
shall prepare all questions for final
examinations.
(3t That minimum rate Of so per
cent, and an average of 80 per cent be
required for county diplomas.
(4 That all preliminary examina-
tiOnS be at the option of the indiyid-
ual county superintendent
(5) That eight years be required to
complete the common school course.
(6) That the last (Friday and Sat-
urday in February and the first Fri
day and) Saturday in April be the
times for final examinations through
out the state.
"a That all graduation exercises
be left to the pleasure of the county
superintendent of the various coun-
ties.
(8) That essays be required of all
graduates, and where possible, one re-
view of a Reading Circle book be sug-
gested.
~ That final examinations be held
in one or two places in each township
as deemed necessary, to be conducted
by two or more teachers to be APP
pointed by the county superintendent.
Q0) That all papers for final grad
uatiOn be graded by the board ap-
pointed by the county superintendent.
QD That neatneSs, form, and COM
position be taken into consideration
in grading manuscripts.
12) That the course of study now
being prepared by committee, when
approved, be taken as the basis for in
StructiOn in all counties in the state.
Board of examiners for county grad
uatiOn:
Chairman-Supt. j. w. Stout, Shaw
nee county.
j. E. PEARS, Douglas county.
Alice G. Crumpton, PaWnee county.
G. G. Swingle, Riley county.
ii. w. Grass, Ellis county.
Ida Martin, Labette county.
j. Ii. Anderson, COwley county.
Lewis Scott, Marshall county.
Horace Truman, Lincoln county.
Very truly yours,
E. STANLEY,
State Supt. Pub. Instruction.
shall attempt to hold prelimi-
nary and final examination in &C
cordance with the above rules, etc. /
hope all teachers will prepare all adj
vanced pupils for the preliminary ex-
animation and urge them to attend
and write on all branches upon which
they feel prepared although they may
have to omit one or two. The grades
received then will assist them in pre-
pairing for future examination.
Further information concerning
these examinations will be published
in the county papers.
Preserve these rules.
Respectfully,
A. S. PEACOCK,
County Superintendent.
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