The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-03-09
TEACHERS WANTED
By the United States in the Philippine
Island Schools.
HOW TO GET AN APPOINTMENT.
Unmarried Women Not Eligible for
Examination, but VII be Given
Preference If Their Hus-
bands are Selected.

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bands are Selected.
The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an e1amina-
tion on March 29-30, for the position
Of teacher in the Philippine Service.
Information has been received from
the Insula Bureau Of the War Depart
ment that $50 additional teachers
will be required early in June. The
salary Of this position ranges from
5000 to 81 200 per annum and will te
based upon the experience and the rel
ati7e standing in the examination.
Those appointed will be eligible for
promotion to the higher grades in the
service, ranging from 5000 to $4,000
for teachers, and from $1,000 to s2,-
500 for division superintendents.
Women will not be admitted to this
examination, excepted that the wives
OF male applicants will be permitted
to take the examination and, II they
pass will be preferred in appoint
ments, provided their husbands are
also selected for appointment. This
examination is held in view Of the
needs Of the service and will not take
the place Of the examination sehecoie
to be held on April l9.
AS peace has been established IN
the Philippines and the conditions OF
living are improving every month,
this examination affords aneexcellent
opportunity for young men to enter
an attractive service. Applicants for
this examination should be devoted
to their profession. and conscientious,
energetic, and successful workers.
The examination will consist Of ten
obligatory subjects. There will be
no optional subjects given at this
time.
Two days of seven hours each will
be allowed for this examination. Ihe
first five subjects will be given on the
first day, and the remaining subjects
on the second day. -
The examination will consist Of the
subjects mentioned below, which will
be weighed as follows:
Thesis (of not less than 800 words
en either subjects given, to test
knowledge CT syntag. style, spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization ls.5;
penmanship Grated on thesis, 5;
Arithmetic las comprised in the ordi-
nary grammar school textbooks
1875; English las treated in the ordi-
nary grammar school textbooks, in.
Guiding analysis and parsing), 12.5;
Geography mathematical, physical
and poiJicaD 10; History and civil go7-
ernment OF the United States las COW
cred in the grammar school textbooks
and the oLstitution Of the United
States), 12.5; Physiology and hygene
las found in the grammar school text
books, rs; Natuaral study and draw
ing Involving knowledge OF the de-
velopment, growth, habits, and pecu-
! liarities of the more common animals
and plants, methods Of interesting
pupils in the study Of the same, and
skill in the execution Of illustrative
drawing), rs; Science Of teaching
Comprising school government: meth
DDS of teaching, duties of the teacher,
ETC.. 10; Experience, training, and
fitness Grated on Form ., 10; total,
100.
Age limit, 20 years; but preference
in certifcation will be given to those
who are under 40 years OF age.
] Each applicant will be required to
submit to the examiner, on the cay
be is examined, a recent photog raph,
not more than three years old, OF him
self, which will be fled with bis ex-
!. animation papers, as means CT iden-
tiication in case be receives appoint
ment. An unmounted photograph is
preferred. The date, place and k-nd
Of examination, the examination num-
Der, and the year in which the photo
graph was taken should be indica5ed
on the photograph.
This examination is open to all clti-
zens OF the United States who COM
ply with the requirements, and offers
an excellent opportunity to enter a
service which has many attractive
features and to see most interesting
) part OF the world, China and Japan
are near at hand and are fayorlte
places to visit during vacations. The
Philippine Service is classified, and
the law contemplates promotions on
: the basis of merit from the lowest to
; the highest position.
{ Appointees will be required to pay
: their expenses from their homes to
! Manila.
) Persons who desire to compete
2 should apply for application blanks at
once.
Good for the Governor.
a dispatch from Greenville to The
State says big cooking main was In.
terrupted THURSDAY DY Sheriff J. D.