Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1907-06-19

1915 to IL 100 Economics
| 100 to AS Civil Government.
2 AS to 3 100 Physics
No applicant for certificate shall
be examined in any subject at an,
other time than that set for it in TIN
above program.
Another examination will be givel
the corresponding dates in July. blu
no other after that time until October
Teachers and prospective teacher
will govern themselves accordingly.
Persons Exempt From Examinations.
All persons holding county certifi
Gates that will not expire until tn,
October examinations, and those
whose certificates will not expire un
til the next years school will close
need not write at the June CT July
examinations unless they wish to de-
so.
Persons holding Second Grade certi
ficates with all percentages in the
branches 30 or above, and ALL
HOLDERS of Second Grade certifi
Gates, providing they have taught a,
least SIX months EACH year during
the past FIVE years.
All persons holding state certifi.
Gates.
Full Credit For Examinations Air eady
Taken Under the New Law
Applicants who fail in one OF
more subjects may re-write such SUBJ
jects at a future examination if taken
within one year An examination fee
of 81 90 will be required at each ex.
animation.
All persons who have written the
examinations under the new law may
receive credit (have grades renewed
in all subjects in which they passed
at the examination, providing the
grades were made at regular examin.
alton, l. e. either in October or Janu.
airy. Grades made in a special ex.
animation will not be renewed.
Teachers who hold, or have held
county certificates with all grades
90 per cent. or above need not write
the examination but must write q
reasonably complete thesis upon one
OF the following topics: (a) The
Educational Theories of Rousseau. %,
The Doctrine of Interest (c) Herbert
| Spencer Theory of Punishment. Cd
| The Use OF the Study Period. (e
The Panama Canal. (f) Retaining
the arid lands of the West. ca The
Value of Handwork in the Schools
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Wabash Ave, Chicago. publish Z
little volume. Timely Topics fol
Iowa Teachers that will give help
full information upon these topics.
Requirements for Certificates.
Third Grade: An average of 60 pei
cent. with no branch below 60
Second Grade: An average of u
per cent. with no branch below 20.
First Grade: An average of S5 pc
cent. W it'll no branch below 20.
For first grade there is an additiona
requirement of thirty-six weeks succes
full experience or evidence of havin,
completed course of study in an ap
proved college or normal school.
There has been much misrepresenta
tion of the conducting of examina
tions under the new law. So mucl
| in fact. that some teachers fear (,
face the examinations again. I hav,
worked in the state superintendent
office assisting in grading papers, ant
know there is no more to fear under
the new law than under the old. Ii
fact think the state board is muci
more liberal than felt it my privi
lege to be under the old law Winnie
sheik county teachers need not hest
tate to meet the new requirements.
do not mean by & is that you may ex.
pect favors or consideration upon any
other basis than merit, but you are
accustomed to meeting more rigid re-
qnirements than the new law exacts.
For any further information adj
dress,
ELLIS ]. HOOK,
24-2 County Superintendent