Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-14
A TEACHERS COURSE.
PRIVATE READING PROCEEDS EN-
ANIMATION FOR CERTIFICATES.
APPLIES TO The FIRST GRADE ONLY,
Examinations for Professional Ger
tincates 10 Follow I'm Two fcnrs-
Dnte for Uniform Examinations
Fixed by the superintendent.

Superintendent OF Public INSTRUCTION
y southall has just issued circular re
gardng examinations Tor professional Ger
tifoates which will probably excite grea
interest among the teachers of the state
The circular states that the state sH
I. pcrlntendent OF Public Instruction has de
termined TO authorize superintendent Il
renew for one year the iirst-grade ceiu
fcatcs Of all teachers whose work ma
been satisfactory TO them; but on the co"
dition that such teachers will agree e
enter at once upon the progressive pro
fessional course Of study outlined below
This course is about equivalent TO that re-
quired for a professional certificate, an'
those who shall successfully complete II
In two consecutive years will receive Ger
tificates good for seven years ana rene"
able fer q still longer period on conalilor
Of acceptable work and continued prOfes'
slOnal study.
THE COURSE REQUIRED.
Tho course OF study determined upon
consists of the following:
Civil GoVcrnmont-TcX t-Book: Flskes
civil Government IN the United states.
General Hisiory-Text-Bo Myefs's
General History
English ana American LiteraturC-IeNt-
Books: Painters Introduction 20 Enghsh
Literature: Painters Introduction L"
American Literature; Scotts lvanhoe'
Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans. De
: Ouincey's Flight Of a Tartar Tribe;
George Eliors Silas Mariner; The sir
Roger de Covcrley Papers from Specta-
tor: Longfellow's Eyaugcline; Macauleys
ESSAYS on Milton and Addison; Burkes
speech on Cancellation With America:
shakespcares Macbeth: Millions paradise
Lost. Books l. and H.: Arnolds Sohrab
and Rustum: Selections from Irving $
Sketch-Book; Tennyson's The Princess.
Physical Geography TcXt-Books: Da-
vis's Physical Geography. or TarT's Fist
Book in Physical Geography.
Pcdagogy-T Whites Elo-
ments Of Pedagogy; Whites School Man
hgement: DeGarmo's Essentials Of Me-
thod; Dexter ana Garlick's Phychology in
the School-Room.
Virginia School Laws
ONLY TWO YEARS.
The course of study outlined above must
be completed I'm two consecutive years.
Examination papers on all the subjects
named will be sent every year 10 the
county and city superintendent, who will
hold the examination at the same time
that the uniform examinations are held
Those who make as much as 20 per cent
on every subject may have their first
grade certificates converted into probes
slonal certificates, which Will thus be
rendered attainable with the least amount
Of trouble and expense to the teachers
DR.. Southall says he confidently believes
that the prosecution of this course OF
professional study by the teachers will
inaugurate a new and brighter era IN
the history Of the Virginia pubdc-schooi
system.
DATES OF EXAMINATIONS.
DR.. Southall announces that the uni
form examinations for county and city
certificates will be held as follows:
For White Enthusiastically August
LIST. and Wednesday, August "a.
For ColOred Enthusiastically. August
3D. and Friday, August 18th.
In the case of teachers who, on first
examination. made 90 nrst-class ave-
rage, but who, for larn of experience,
received only the sccond-grade certil-
cate. superintendent are authorized TO
take up such second-grade certificates and
issue hrst-grade certificates I'm place
of them: provided, however, the regula-
ton concerning experience has been COM
piled with. and the work Of such teachers
has been satisfactory.
The state Board of Education having
recently authorized the granting of GER
tincatcs to those who shall hereafter be
graduated from the state Female Nor
NAL School. the Normal Department Of
William and Mary College. the Peabody
College. the Virginia Normal and Cole
glate Institute. and the Hampton Normal
and Agricultural Institute, superinten-
dents are hereby authorized 10 continue
until further notice the arst-grade Ger
tficate of former graduates of the above
named institutions who are now engaged
In teaching satisfactorily I'm the public
schools OF the state and who arc other
wise acceptable.