The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-10
Teachers Examinations of Shiawassee
County for the Current School Year.
PLACES AND DATES.


Until further notice the examinations will
be held as follows:
Corunna, beginning the last Thursday of
March.
Durand, beginning the third Thursday OF
June.
Corunna, beginning the third Thursday
of August.
Vernon, beginning the third Thursday of
October.
SCHEDULE.
All examinations will commence at 500
a. m. and close at 600 p. m, standard
time.
The following schedule will be strictly
followed. Applicants must write with pen
and ink and use legal cap paper.
FIRST DAY - Morning Arithmetic, Or
biography and Spelling, Theory and Art.
Astronomical geography, Government, United
States History.
SECOND DAY-Morning = Grammar,
Physiology, Reading School Law. After
noon-Algebra, Botany, Physics (second
grade), General History (second grade).
THIRD DAY (For first grade applicants
only - General History, Physics, and
/ Geometry. A
(Penmanship at any convenient time.) Al
REQUIREMENTS. -
For third grade, not less than 20 per cent
will be accepted in grammar, arithmetic,
history, civil government, geography and
reading, and not less than 65 per cent in
any other branch; for second grade, not
less than rs per cent in the branches before
named, and not less than, 10 per cent in
any other branch; for first grade, not less
than so per cent in the branches before
in
any other branch.
Applicants, for third grade certificates
shall be examined in writing, photography,
reading, grammar, arithmetic, geography,
United States history, civil government,
theory and art of teaching, school law,
physiology and hygiene with special refer
ence to the effect upon the human system
of alcoholic drinks, Stimulants, and mar
cotics, also the cause and prevention of
dangerous communicable diseases. Appli-
cants for second grade certificates shall, i'm
addition to the third grade branches, be
required to write on two additional ones
which they may select from the list fur
nshed In general history, botany, physics,
and algebra. They must also haus taught
successfully at least seVen months in order
to receive a second grade certificate.
Applicants for first grade certificates shall,
required to pass an examination in general
history, botany, physics, algebra, and
geometry. In order to receive a first grade
certificate the applicant must have taught
at least twelve months. No person can be
granted a certificate unless he is eighteen
years of age.
Applicants for first and second grades
who pass in part of the branches may
re-write at the next examination In those
remaining. After failing in two examina-
tons they must re-write in all branches.
Applicants for third grade must write In all
third grade branches, and in case of failure
must re-write in all these branches except
those in which they receive standing of
at least IS per cent, which credits will be
allowed at the next examination only.
In order to pass the subjectof theory and
art of teaching, 1t is necessary for all
applicants to have read carefully some
such books as Pages Theory and Practice
of Teaching" Swett's Methods of Teach
ing" and Whites School Management;
and also to have famiiarized themselves
with the general provisions and principles
of the Estate Manual and Course Of
Study
Attendance or nom attendance at the
teachers institutes and the teachers asso-
citations held in the county during the year
next preceding the examination will be
taken into strict account in granting certifi-
Gates of any grade.
o. L. BRISTOL,
Commissioner of Schools.