Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-05
TEACHERS
MUST KNOW
LITERATURE

VI uDilC lHHiIUc
tion J. II. Ackerman is today send
ing out a circular giving the source
Of examination questions for tn,
year 1909. Special attention Il
called to those in literature. one
year ago the plan was adopted OF
baslng so per cent of the questions
IN this subject upon certain English
classics. three for each examina.
ton to be chosen from the reqIired
list in the state high school course
o. study.
The purpose OF this requirement
is TO cause teachers tc master NJ
least three classics before attempting
TO teach. Such questions are asked
thai It iS impossible for an applicant
10 be successful unless he has made
a careful study OF the specified
works. Manuscripts from the recent
state examinations show that the de-
erred results are being obtained.
Teachers are making a study OF the
writings of the authors about whom
they are TO teach. and are dropping
the old-tlme method of memoriziny
long lists OF names, and dates OF
births and deaths.
Following are the sources OF ques-
tions:
L. Arithmetic; one-ffth from state
course OF study. four-hfthl from
Smith.
2. Civil government; Strong q
Schafcr.
3. English lterautre-Februar
1909. one-half from texts: New
oomer's English Literature, and
Newcomers American Literature.
b. one-half from the following clas-
sizes: 1. Lowell, The Vision OF Str
IAunfall (Riv. III. ser.) Houghton,
Csc. 22c; 2. Webster. The First
Hill Grafton (Riv. 1T. ser) |
25c. 22c: 8. Scott. Mar
mion (Pocket Classicsl Macmillan,
l5c. 22c. August. 1904. One
half from texts: Newcomers English
Literature. and Newcomers Ameri-
an Literature: b. one-half from the
following classics: 1. Shakespeare.
Julius ceasar lRiv. lit. ser.) Hough-
on. Csc, 22c. 2. Ruskin Sesame and
Allies (Riv. 1T. ser.) Houghton. 25s.
I2c. 3. Carlyle. Essays on Burns
md Burns Poems Pocket Claosics)
Mcmillan, 25c, 22c.
The first figure Is the publishers
rice. the second the price TO schools
for between the Oregon g
library Commission and The ]. X.
I'M company. 3
4. Geography; one-hfth from State :
curse of. study. four. .fifths from =
ledway a Hlnman.
3. Grammar; one-hfth from state o
curse OF study. four-ffths from $
nehler. G
G. History. Z. s.; one-hfth from s
tate course OF study. four-hfths p
-om Buehler. a
Z. orthography; Reeds Word a
essons.
s. Physical Geography; Tarr's u
ew Physical Geography.
8. Physiology; Krohn. Hutchln. n
IN. Ct
10. Reading; state course OF q
.udy. Whites Art OF Teaching, Oral GO
eading.
II. School Law; School Laws OF a
regon. 81
~. Theory and Practice; Whites f'
n OF Teaching. p
IS. Writing; Outlook Writing a.
ys,em. Ttest in Writing. u
II. Algebra; Wells: Algebra for n
aeondary Schools. pl
l5, Bookkeeping; Ofice Methods
id Practical Bookkeeping. Part |. "a
l6. Composition; Herriek & u
anon. 81
a. Physics; Millikan & Gale, 4 "a
lrst Course in Physics. IN
rs, Psychology; Buell.
~ hotany' Bergen; Elements of n'
otany. ti'
80. Geometry; Wentworth Plane pc
ID Solid Geometry, question on eS
ene geometry. &c
a, History, General; Myers: IN
sneral History. re
Az examination Is required upon
. first IS subjects for first grade pa
unity certificate valid for three pr
ars; upon the ars, rs subjects for De
state certificate valid for ave co
ars: and upon the 81 subjects for TO
state diploma valid for life.
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COFFEE 50 50