The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-13
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.
Instructions for Holding Them Issued to
County Superintendent.

The board of examiners of teachers of the
public schools have issued the following III
structions to county superintendent ana
teachers:
1. The first examination, under the new
law, will be held on the first Monday IN
June, and may continue two consecutive
days. Examinations will be held quarterly
thereafter, and at no other time.
2. It is the duty of the state board OF
examiners to prepare questions and furnsh
them to county superintendent, to exam
inc and grade the papers, and to issue Ger
tifcates to teachers
q. On the day set for the examination
the county superintendent shall at ~
O'Clock a. M, In the presence OF the appi-
cants, break the seal Of the package con-
tanning the questions. He shall conduct the
examination in person, unless ne snail ne
unable to do so by reason of sickness OF
other unavoidable necessity, In which case
the examination shall be conducted py
some competent person appointed by hlm'
All applicants shall undergo the eNamlha-
ton in the same room and in sight OIL the
Superintendent or other person appointed
by him to conduct the examination. CIwo
rooms, with connecting door or DOORS may
be used) The sum of five dollars per DAY
is allowed each county superintendent LOT
conducting the examination.
A. No applicant shall sit near enough TO
another to read his papers. No applicant
that receives or endeavors to procure as
sistance from any source will be granted
certificate, and 1t is the duty of the county
superintendent or other person appointed,
to conduct the examination to advise the
state board of examiners If this rule Is
violated
5. Unless the applicant is known to the
county superintendent of education to be
of good moral character, he shall make
satisfactory proof of the same in writing,
and without SUCH proof he shall not be add
mitted to examina ton. Any one who ha
bitually uses profane Language or intoxi-
cants is, by-&e~iaw, deemed of immoral
~charaet
G. When the examination is completed,
each applicant shall sign a certificate that
he has not given received any assistance
in the examination, which statement shall
be kept file by the county superinten-
dent.
Z. Answers must be written on legal cap
paper with pen and ink. (All stationery to
be furnished by the applicant) That the
paper in each county may be uniform in
size, color, quality, ETC., each county SUI
perintendent is advised to procure a supply
and furnish 1t to teachers at a reasonable
price
The subject or branch must be plainly
written at the top of the page, and each
answer numbered TO correspond with the
question. On each paper of his examna-
ton the applicant must write his name and
address. When the examination is COM
pleted the county superintendent must inn
mediately forward the papers to the sec
rotary of the state, board of examiners at
Montgomery. The papers of each applicant
must be In a separate envelope.
s. Applicants shall, Before starting upon
the examination, deposit with the county
superintendent or other person appointed
to conduct the examination fees as follows:
For third grade, one dollar; for second
grade, one and one-half dollars; for first
grade, two dollars; for life certificate two
dollars. The fees shall be paid into the
state treasury to the credit of the public
school fund.
%. -Four grades of certificates will be is
sued. viz: First, second, third and life. A
third grade certificate is good for two
years; second for four years; a first for
six years. a life for life Third and second
grade certificates will be issued to the same
teacher but twice Life certificates will be
issued under rule 8.
10. Applicants for third grade certificates
will be examined on the following
Branches: Orthography, reading penman-
ship. grammar practical arithmetic
through fractions, primary geography and
the elementary principles of physiology
and hygiene; applicants for second grade
certificates will be examined in all the fore
going branches and also In practical arith-
metic, History of Alabama, History of the
United States, English grammar and com
position and intermediate geography; ap-
plicants for first grade certificates will be
examined in all the foregoing branches,
and also in algebra, natural philosophy,
plane geometry, school laws of Alabama,
and the theory and practice of teaching
H. Teachers can prepare for the first ex-
animation in the History of Alabama by
the use of Picketts History of Alabama or
the Alabama supplements of any standard
geography.
IL. The examination In penmanship will
be of such nature that a teacher who is
familiar with any system can take it
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