Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1906-02-02
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.
viii Be Held for Augusta Teachers March
lat. 2nd and 3rd,

| The uniform examination for those
who desire to secure certificates to
teach in the public schools OF Virginia
will be held on the LIST, End ard 3rd day
OF March, 1906, In strict accordance
with the regulations on the subject
| (a) To obtain a first grade certiti.
cate. the applicant must he at least
oineteen years old, and shall make an
average OF s. per cent. on the following
subjects: photography, Including
punctuation, reading, writing, arith-
metic, including business forms, Gle
eutary algrebra, grammar, geogra
! ply, history OF the United States,
history of Virginia, civil government.
including the government of Virginia,
drawing, theory and practice of teach
ing. physiology, and hygiene. and one
brach of science, either physical geo.
graphy, elementary physics or ele.
mentary agriculture, and one division
of history. either general or English,
and must not fall below 20 per cent.
on any subject.
(b) To obtain a second grade certi-
cate, the applicant must be not less
than eighteen years old. and must make
an average of 70 per cent. on the fol-
lowing named subj cts: Orthography,
including punctuation, reading, writ
ing, arithmetic, including BUSH ess
forms, grammar, geography, history
of the United states, history of Vir-
ginia, civil government, including the
government of Virginia, drawing, the
DRY and practice of teaching, physiol-
ogy and hygiene, and must not fall
below 80 per cent. on any subject.
(c) To obtain a third grade certiti
cate, the applicant must be at least
eighteen years old, and must take all
average OF IS per cent. on photography,
NEEDING punctuation, reading, writing,
arithmetic. including business forms,
grammar, geography, history of The
United States, history of Virginia,
civil government, including theory and
practice OF teaching. physiology and
hygiene, and must not fall below so
per cent. on any subject.
White and colored teachers will have
the same examination and on the
same days with the white teac ers, but
in different rooms or buildings.
Applicants who desire to obtain GER
tificates or to secure certificates of
higher grade than those they now hold.
must report for examition on the above
dates, unless they come under the
conditions of those who may take the
special examination. as hereinafter
provided.
SPECIAL EXAMINBTIONS.
The state board of examiners will
issue to the division superintendents
questions for a special examination
to be conducted as provided for above.
This examination shall be held in the
various school divisions on August
End, 3rd and 4th, 1905.
Any applicant who is detained from
the regular examination by sickness CT
other imperative cause shall be allow
ed to take the special examination,
provided he presents to the examiner
of his circuit certificate to this ef-
feet signed by physician or the di-
vision superintendent.
Allapplicants who attend one of the
state summer normals shall be excused
from taking the regular examination
in March, provided they certify their
intention to the examiner of their cir
cult by March 1st. They shall be al
lowed to take the special examination,
to be conducted at the various nor
mails by the normal instructors on the
same dates as the said examinations
are held by the division superinten-
dents.
The examination for white teachers
will be held in the Academy building
StauntOn, Virginia.
That for cOlored teachers will be
held in the colOred school building,
StauntOn, Virginia.
All applicants must come prepared
with pen and lex, cap-paper and a self
addressed stamped envelope for retun
of result of examination.
Work. will begin promptly at 8 o'clock
a. IN. By order of state board of ex-
aminerB. K. D. PEALE,
Div. bupt. for Augusta County.