The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-02-22
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Teachers Examinations.
Examinations will be held as follows

| Examinations will be held as follows
| Mishicot Friday and Saturday, March 90
and al.
Osman, Monday and Tuesday April and 3
Reedsvie Wednesday and Thursday
/ April and s,
| Manitowoc. Training School. Friday and
! Saturday, April and 7.
| For First and Second grade certificates
| Training School, ManitowoC, Saturday, May
| 10 and Saturday, May 20
| For those who have valid excuse for not
writing on the above dates an examination
will be held on the Friday and Saturday pre-
ceding the Teachers Institute in summer
| But all who desire to teach in the county the
coming year and who are required to write
| for county certificate are requested to
| do so at the spring examination.
| a Third grade certificate requires an aver
age of 90 per cent a minimum of S. in arith
metic, u. $. history geography grammar
orthography theory of teaching the manual,
| and 50 per cent, in all other branches.
| A Second grade requires anaverage of 20
per cent. a minimum of 6s per cent in arth-
metiC, history, geography grammar, theory.
| manual and DO per cent in all other branches
| A First grade requires an average of Is per
|
history, geography. grammar. theory manu-
| al and 65 per cent III ali other branches.
| Applicants for higher grades may raise
| their standings in third grade branches at
| any third grade examination
| The examination will open at o o clock the
| first day and at o clock the second day
each place and will be both oral and written.
The followingis the program for each day
work ......
THIRD GRADE EXAMlNArIoN
FIRST DAY.
| A. NJ. Reading, Grammar Orthography.
Orthocpy,
p NJ. Agriculture, Geography u. 5. History.
SECOND DAY.
| a. NJ Written Arithmetic Civil Govern
ment Physiology.
| r. NJ Oral Arithmetic, Manual Theory
HIGHER GRADE EXAMINATION.
May TO- A NJ Physical Geography, English
Literature.
+, NJ. Algebra, English History.
May 20. A. NJ Physics, Composition
T. NJ Geometry, American Iitcra-
tSame program Will be followed for summer
and fall eXaminationS,)
| include national state. and local.
The examination in Orthography will be
based entirely upon the Spelling Pamphlet
| and the test in Orthoepy will be upon the
same pamphlet and also in connection with
reading. The examination in reading will be
almost entirely oral. The Princess will be
used as the basis
The questions in Theory will be based upon
It.I, &
| Part Ill and Chapters II, IS and 20 of Part IL.
In Geography a more intensive study will
| be required of the British isles and W iscon.
| sin About half of the examination will be
based upon these topics.
In American Literature the applicant will
| be required to have general knowledge of
the subject and a special knowledge of The
Vision of Sir Launfal' and Burroughs
Birds and Bees
| Besides a general knowledge of English
| Literature, a FIRST grade applicant must be
| specially prepared on The Princess and
| julius Caesar, The examination in Litcra
ture will be partly oral,
! !he examination in Agriculture will re.
uuirc not merely text book knowledge but
| observation of nature itself and the teaching
| of nature to children Familiarity with some
| of the best known library books on the sub
| jeCt is essential.
| Persons under the age of 10 will be denied
| the privilege of the examination and Certlh-
Gates will not be signed unless the applicant
| IS at least I7yearS old
| Standings in five Third grade branches
| will be accepted in lieu of "A rc-eXamnation
| when a standing of 70 per cent. has been
attained in each branch SO accepted and
when the applicant has an average of ~ per
| cent. or over Standings in three branches
will be accepted when the average is below
| 70 per cent, but each standing so accepted
| must be ABOVE 70 per cent. No standings
| will be relied on certificates that have cN
PRED, and standings re fIcd last year cannot
| again be re. filed this year.
| The above refers only to applicants who
| have taught successfully in the county one
| or more years.
Applicants are requested to write at the
place nearest their residence.
| ManitowoC Feb. TO- 1000.
w. +. Larson
Supt. of Schools