The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-18

cate quit, or has quilted. the service of the
Board of School commissioners for any
or Industrial Training School. except he
secure the High School certificate.
All teachers who have credits toward
the principals certificate shall be entitled
to have such credits entered by the super
lntendent of schools as satisfying the re-
quirements of the examinations for the
High School certificate in so far such
credits represent the same or equivalent at
tainmentS as those required for the High
School certificate but credit for work or
attainment in one group of studies shall in
no case be allowed for license in the others.
In the matter of the scope of the eX-
aminations in the various subjects pre-
scrloed for nigh school certificates it is
further directed that
Mathematics as a major shall include
plane and solid geometry. one year of col
lege algebra. plane and spherical triganom-
etry and analytical geometry. Mathematics
as a minor shall include plane and solid
geometry and one year of college algebra.
Physics as major shall include one year
OF general physics as taught in the Indiana
colleges and a thesis or laboratory exam
ination based on not less than one year S
work In addition to the year of general
physics Physics as a minor shall include
one years work in general physics as above
The prescriptions as to physics shall
hold with regard to chemistry, geology or
astronomy and biology.
French or German as minor shall in
clude writing knowledge of the language
such as is usually obtained in two years of
certificates in the group composing Latin
Greek, English literature, history and civics
and political economy shall be for the
major, such an attainment in scholarship
as IS usually obtained in a three years
course of continuous work in the special
branch in an Indiana college. The require
ment IN this group for the minor shall be
not less than Is required for a one year 5
course OF daily recitations in the particular
subject in an Indiana college.
TERMS OF LICENSE
THE temporary certificate shall be valid
for one year, and may be renewed for Sec
ond year. The assistants certificate shall
De valid for five years from date of exam
ination. The principals and the High School
certificates shall be valid for ten years from
date of examination. The superintendent
of schools shall give general notice of all
examinations by circular letter to all pub
lie schools of the city at least thirty DAYS
before such examinations are held. and he
shall, in answer to all inquiries concerning
such examinations, mail the printed circu-
lars OF information printed under direction
or the Board of School Commissioners
Within thirty days after such examination
the superintendent shall, in writing, mail
TO the address of each person examined a
statement showing the percentage received
py such person in each branch or subject
ana statement whether the person has
successfully passed the examinations
NO applicant for any certificate shall
place upon any examination paper his name
or any mark or designation whatever by
which his identity can be discovered. but
every applicant shall place upon his exam
nation papers an arbitrary sign or mark
selected by and known only to himself, anC
shall make a similar mark or sign upon ar
envelope. and in such envelope he shall
place paper upon which is written his full
name and address. Such envelope shall be-
sealed by the applicant and placed with the
examination papers in a sealed envelope
and delivered to the superintendent o.
schools or person representing him in the
examination. The envelope containing til,
name of the person examined shall not bC
opened until the examination papers o.
such applicant have been fully examined
and the grade in each subject fixed and {
record thereof made. The superintendent
of schools shall hold no examinations fol-
teachers certificates on other dates thar
those above prescribed, except upon order
of the Board of School Commissioners