Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-08-29
OTUTGn 0O0E.
Examination of Teachers at the
Capitol, Friday.
Reunion Of the Former Governors and
Members Of Staff.
All Fair in the War Game-Notes of
the Departments.
TUTG T7OOOEs

The State examination for teachers
m the public schools was held at the
state House, yesterday, in the Repre-
sentative chamber. The number OF
candidates was more than double thae
Of last year, 10 appearing for exam
nation. Those who pass successfully
VIII receive a State certificate en-
aiding them to teach in any pubhc
school in the State, without further
examination. The papers will be filed
with the State superintendent OF
schools, but it will be some little time
before they are all examined and the
results given out. The following is the
list of candidates: Eva Webster, Clara
Hutchinson, Mrs. Eta Taylor, Flora T..
Rogers George NJ. Rogers, all OF Litch-
field Mrs. Lottie NJ. Newell and Mrs
Media Cunningham Of Benner; blanche
q. COBB and Mrs Edith Stewart
Weeks Mills; Mary f. Jones ana
Ethel Colby, Gardiner; Florine Tobey
and Myrtle b. Smell, Augusta; Ernest
E. Smith, Eden; Cora L. FoWles, East
Pittston.
The following are the regulations for
the examination of teachers:
A. Ms to SO, preliminary direc-
tons; SO to $50, reading; $50 to $40,
arithmetic: $40 to 1925. grammar;
1925 to lilo. history: lilo to Il.
physiology. p. Nj to Las, nature
studies; 1.45 to $50, Civil government;
go to 3.15, theory and practices 3.l3
to 4, geography; 4 to 4.45. school law.
No teacher shall be examined in any
subject at any other time than that
set for it in the above program. Teach
ers desiring certificates must, there
fore, be present at the beginning and
through the entire time devoted to the
examination.
No teacher will be granted a GER
tihcate. who shall foil to fill out the
preliminary examination blank and
'trarisnlit the same to the office of the
State Superintendent at Augusta.
All examination papers Shall be
written on paper of large letter size,
Sx10 inches, shall be written upon one
side only, ana shall be passed to the
conductor promptly at the end of each
period as fixed in the program. No
paper shall be folded or rolled. When
more than one sheet is required for
the examination in any subject, the
sheets must be pinned together at the
upper left hard corner before being
passed to the conductor. Write no
statements OF facts not called for by
questions; write every statement call
ed for. t4e&
At the top Of every paper on upper
right hand corner, must be written
the name Fand post office address of
the teacher. The list of questions
whose ar swers are written on the pa
per-. smust be pinned thereto at upper
feft. hand corner, or the paper will not
sbe considered.
al No teacher shall communicate in
ANY way with another during the ex-
periods, nor ask the con-
ductor for any information relating to
the subject matter of the examination.
Teachers so communicating or asking
information will forfeit thereby all
claims to certificates.
Rank on penmanship will be based
upon the first half page Of the paper
in reading: in photography, upon the
paper in theory and practice.
other examinations were held, yes
terday, at s a. Nj, at the following
named places: Auburn, Belfast, Blue
hill. Bridgton. BrOoklin, Calais.
Corinna, Cherryfeld Ellsworth, Fox
croft. E7ryeburg. Ntttery, Newcastle,
North Arson, Orono. Pembroke Pitts
field, Pressure Isle. Rockland. Rumford
Falls, Saco, South Paris, Springvale,
Standish, Waterville, Westbrook, Win
terport.