The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-20
GETTING READY FOR
 THE EXAMINATIONS Teachers Can Answer Ques- tions Early Next Month BLANKS ARE ABOUT READY Railroad Commission Has Postponed Proposed Inspection of Memphis
 and Charleston Division
 of the Southern.
BLANKS ARE ABOUT READY

| Montgomery, June 19-(Special )-Secre-
 tary W. F. Feagin of the, state board of examiners for teachers is busy getting ready for the regular July examinations of teachers to be made by the county superintendents. The dates are July g.
 and 4, and the entire office force Is busy
 getting out the blank questions and al- lowing the county officers to be ready by
 Monday week. the opening day. The studies to be had each day are printed
 upon the envelopes and the examiners are
 not allowed to open any of them until
 the time set
 | On Monday, the first day the forenoon will be devoted to preliminary questions
 agriculture and reading. Orthography,
 physiology and geography will take up | the afternoon.
 Tuesday will have arithmatic and Eng
 fish grammar in the forenoon and United
 States and Alabama history the balance
 of the day.
 Preliminary questions. with algebra and
 geometry will take up the time Wednes-
 day forenoon and school laws, theory and
 practice and physics in the afternoon.
 Secretary Feagin says the teaching
 forces are rapidly getting stronger and
 more competent to take care of the edu-
 cation interests. He and all the officers
 of the department are well pleased with
 the interest shown and the many well
 educated young men and young women
 who are becoming members of the pro
 fession. From all parts of the state comes , the reports that things are going well | nd hal ha in hpffp sba than ever before.
 | At Summer School. There will be no other general exami- nation for teachers this year except that for the summer school at the University and that for only those who attend the school. The dates for that examination have been made for July 21-24. The fee for third grade examination is s1; second, $1 50; first, g: life s. There are eight and fifteen in the first. Ten years hold ing of a first grade with actual and satisfactory service gives a life certi- ficate.
 Indicating the care with which the questions guarded, the following par agraph is quoted from the letter of in struction to the superintendents of the countless:
 Tn order to comply with the law you must not open or break the seal of the package containing the questions until Monday morning of the examination. at Il o'clock. and then in the presence Of the applicants After Monday morning it will only be necessary for you to take iav hal envelope containing the questions for that particular period. The other envelopes should be kept in some safe place under lock and key. Do not break the seal or an envelope containing questions until YOU are ready to begin the examination on the subject for that period"
 Minor News at the Capitol.
 The inspection of the Memphis and i Charleston division of the Southern rail way. to have been made by the state rail- l road commission June 21, has been post 1 pond to day after the next regular l meeting of the commission on July 2
 The convict board had regular month | ly meeting today, it being the third Tues- | day Contracts were let for supplies ana other matters of detail looked after. The board consists of pr. Shirley Bragg, Mont | eomery. president: Dr. Nat G. Clarke, | Ensley: M. w Camper, Florence. Several 1 sunplv men were here to secure con 1 tracts.
 Because of the failure of w. w. Hall l to accept the presidency of the First DIS | trict Horticultural school at Jackson, d | n,eeting of the board of control has been called for Saturday at the capitol At 1 this time a successor to the retiring presl- dent Douglass Allen, will be elected ! The hoard consists of the governor, the l commissioner of agriculture and the state ! superintendent of education and two l Jackson men, G. w. Powe and ;. A. | Adams.
 pr. W. H. Sanders. state health or 6cer has returned from Boston, where he attended a meeting of the American | Medical association. He read paper on ..State Medicine; It's Foundation' | Superstructure and Scope i E R. McDavid, secretary or state Is hack from a trip to Birmingham, where he has large business interests. | A meeting of the capitol commission Will
 he held in the office of the governor to-
 morrow. at which time it is expected con-
 tracts will be discussed and arrangements
 Cor tbeir consummation made to overhaul the interior of the capitol.
 The following tax collectors have maoe 1 Nnal settlement with the state audltor E n Parham Greene county; franR | cain DeI<alb: R. P. Caine. Fayette. l AI.h.ra at Departme ents.