The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-31
TO EXAMINE TEACHERS
THEY WILL ASSEMBLE MONDAY
 IN EVERY COUNTY.
Largest Number for Midwinter Gather angs is Expected in Montgomery Applicants will Answer the
 Questions at Capitol.

The general State semi-annual teach CTS examination will begin in all the counties of the State except Mobile. Monday morning at 10 o'clock. The County of Mobile is exempt from the law compelling certificates of compe- tence.
 It is estomated that in this January the largest number of applicants for any midwinter gathering in the his- tory of the examination law will as semble to seek first, second and third grade certificates. The number Is ex- pected to be between 1,500 and 2.ooo.
 The January examinations are ex- pected to bring out not nearly so many applicants as the July exami- nations, the latter being more popular on aicount of the comfort, convenience of school buildings, which are unoccu- pied, and the general relaxed condi- ton of the mind.
 The examinations beginning Monday will last three days. Each day will contain two periods, morning and af- ternoon.
 The packages containing the aues- tions prepared by the Board of Exam liners have already been sealed accord ing to law, and sent to the several County Superintendents. The packages will be opened at the beginning of each period of every day in the pres ence of the applicants.
 The only novel feature added to the examination in January. and to be in- Icluded every year thereafter. Is the requirement. to stand on the subject of agriculture. This was made compul- sorry under an act of the last Legisla- ture which went into effect, October of the present year. Applicants for all grades will have to pass the agri- cultural examination before the certifi- cates will be accorded.
 The program for the examination next week will be as follows:
 Monday morning-Preliminary ques- tions. Agriculture. Reading.
 Monday afternoon - Orthography. Physiology. Geography
 Tuesday morning-Arithmetic Eng fish Grammar.
 Tuesday afternoon-United States History. Alabama History. Wednesday morning-Preliminar Questions. Algebra. Geometry.
 Wednesday atternoon-School Laws. Theory and Practice. Physics. The time to be allotted to each sub ject is left wih the examiner. but the examination on subjects assigned to a certain period must be held during that period. and at no other time. For instance, the Agriculture and Reading examinations must be held at the Mon- day morning period and the Orthog- raphy, Physiology. and Geography ex- aminations must be held at the Mon- day afternoon period.
 State Superintendent of Educator I. W. Hill, has instructed the County Su- perintendents that teachers holding unexpired third grade certificates, or ird Ia a o expire in January, 1905, and who wish to make application for a second grade certificate, may do so by taking the examination only on Agriculture, Sec ond Grade Geography, and United States History and enclosing their | third grade certificates with the pa- pers on these branches. In all such cases 1t Is absolutely necessary that the third grade certificate shall be en- closed with the applicants examina- ton papers. This exempts third grade teachers from taking the examination on Penmanship, Reading, Physiology, and orthography, in making appllca- tion for second grade
 Applicants holding unexpired second grade certificates may make applica- | ton for first grade certificates by talk ing the examinations on Geometry, AL zebra. Theory and Practice of Teach- ing, School Laws, Physics, and Agri- culture. Of course, it is necessary in all such cases for the applicants to enclose their second grade certificates with the papers submitted by them. Should there be such applicants Coun- ty Superitendents will excuse them from the room after they have handed in their papers on Agriculture, until Wednesday morning.
 Montgomery teachers will be exam ined in the hall of the House of Rep resentatives at the Capitol. The exam nations will be conducted by J. A. Thompson. County Superintendent of Education.