Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-21
MANY TEACHERS
LIKELY TO FAIL
cunt Nelson Estimates That
Nearly Hall viii Not
Pass
rgE REGULAR EXAMINATIONS.
-..,ittec Ilas Not quite Finished
work Of Correcting Papcrs-List
OF Questions In spelling.

..,,. Supt Of Schools Nelson esti-
..tfat nearly half Of the 800 teach
fto took the regular examinations
.-.,ghali the state on June Z. and ..
rDl ana viii be denied certificates
b. each this coming term. The eS-
-.,rE committee is nearly through
-.-rr the papers OF the teachers
y. necessary that applicants fo,
A.r.. certificates shall secure an
-,ss of 20 per cent On an their ex-
A,-i.o-s and that they shan secure
".,e 80 per cent in every subject
N them fell below so in one or
N..' uhfcts. and hence win fail. II
.%sf.tsl that the most failures were
,-sUng and pedagogy, as the stand
.'m hose subjects was raised by
.,.t,fs board OF education this year.
M following 70 words were given
"a gat.Hnc test. the teachers being
,s.f.-t4 90 write them as they We're
..rosglei By the examiner
p.Qp.ne receiving believing. ob.
-',.oys incredible. beauteous. irritable.
,-c5elts. lTepressihle, judgment. priv
yssf 0t.hlrine petroleum. decei'tui.
,'.h.rsry noticeable. campaign sris-
eo.s raGyzed icicle mirth, meTceu-
,r n.Nh.evous, gcrnaium, artificial.
rf-t mg.attoes, vaccnate. typhoid.
ru,1nsI secrecy, chronic. geyser. cyl
i1ssr. seismic. necessary. truly cereal,
politician. melancholy, ancient. catarrh.
r,sly-ace knowledge massacre OPP
fos.p Conscience, useful. civil. curious.
ln addition 90 ttis spelling test. the
following questions were made q part
OF the minauon In spelling
"F,r.-Name what YOU consider the
best method Of securing good spelling
and
Strl-Discuss the expression. 1t
ls 20 trr1lt 10 spell well but II r. a lis
gIsCe % srell ill'
"Thrd-Use the following words Ne
sentences: )a) To. too. two. Cb capital
lriol. tc) lessen, lesson, I'D miner.
MINOR le) compliment, complement,
'FoUth-Giyo two rules for formin.
~ rulal Of nouns ending IN y. Illus
t-,s EACH
'i.f,h-Show the pronunciation ~
tAc o. owing words By accent and dia
of'.ol marks Predicate. clematis.
yarfgatt pneumatic, plagiar.ze.'
QUESTIONS PRoPOUNDED.
Following was the list Of questions
'ropuInded In pedagogy:
'Frit-What Is the Psychological an.
ference between learning and teach.
r4'
Sttord-What Is meant by le1Inlrb
b read and reading 90 learn? VIVA.
-li whore Is the place OF each in the
'er D-Sry schools?
ibid How would YOU teac1 ~,
-rsass u multiplying a fraction by az
enyt Where would you teach IT,
.Foutu-Wherein is the preparation
o. teacher and pupil alike? Whe-cin
lss 70 differ?
18Th Some children are vlsualiste.
sac are aUrists. some are Of the mo-
Go gro. What use would you make
% cs fec In teaching spelling
sra-l ehne lmiiation-lmagtsa Ton
-a-i trig.nality-1nd tell what pace
fl'Il De given 20 each IN your tech
-C
Sg0th-What must a teacher know
n'1rf She can teach any subject? IL
U0ra To- an outline FOR teaching aay
Subject of your own choice.
'E'ghlb-What value do YOU place
upon chi.i study? How would you
s'gly 6ti,aren?
Ninth. what Is the difference be
tE-tu reading a book ana studying .
book
Tfr'h-Why is the teaching NJ ethics
sssen..aI' Whore and how would you
'es DO ethics 200 the c.emollry
,rtooIs-"
The tql'-srtS were required 20 rn-
$50. any eight 81 these questions