Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-03
STATE HOUSE.
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| as teachers give for references Dura
ton of certificates will be determined
by actual teaching experience, mini
mum rank in examination, and certain
facts given in, the preliminary exami
authorize the holder to teach in any
| free high or other public school TO
which Employed: the other grades, t(
teach in any common school for which
employed. Duration of certificates will
be for life, or for five years, three
years, Or one year.
Candidates who are college gradu.
ates or from college preparatory
course or its equivalent in a first-class
academy or high school and whose av
erage rank is 90 and whose rank in any
subject is not less than TO- viii receive
a certificate of the highest grade. 9th.
ers who are not graduates rs above but
whose rank is exceptionally high, who
can teach high school subjects includ-
ing at least one ancient and modern
Language, and who have taught sue
cessfully in high schools, may receive
a certificate of highest grade. For the
second grade an average rank of so al
|
| must be attained. For the third grade
an average rank of 70 with none below
so is required. All candidates whose
rank in any subject is less than so and
| not less than 80, not less than 40 in
more than one subject, will receive a
certificate of the fourth grade.
The advantages accruing from the
possession of the State certificate are
several and important
First, the holder is not required to
take an annual local examination for a
local certificate. The law expressly
provides that the State certificate
shall be accepted by school commit
tees and superintendent in lieu of the
personal examination and certifica-
ton" otherwise required.
Second, the certificates are coming to
be held by school boards, not only as
evidences of the technical fitness to the
possessors, but of that quite as essen
tial fitness found in ambition to excel,
in well-grounded self reliance, and in
personal pride in and love for their
work; for no teacher who does not pos
sess these important qualifications will
take the pains to procure State GER
tificate.
Third, the certificate in itself is a
complete and the most reliable testi-
monial which the possessor can present
when applying for new position. On
its face it shows the rank of it's holder
in scholarship as found by fair and i'm
partial tests, and in professional quail
ficatiOns as judged by at least two COM
petent persons having personal knowl-
edge thereof. On it's back it bears a
complete statement of the holders
scholastic training, special and general
reading, teaching experience, prefer
encos for special lines of work, and
names of those who are her sponsors
and stand ready to recommend her. 1t
furnishes, in short, just the evidences
of an applicants fitness which intelli-
CERT school boards wish to have.
Fourth, in most cases and to teachers
of the right spirit the examination and
certificate gained will serve as a stimu-
lus and a guide to fuller preparation.
Few teachers are equally qualified in
all subjects of instruction, or are not
lacking in some essential general quail
ficatIon which it is in their power to at
tain. The examination and certificate
disclose and emphasize these defects in
fitness, and few will rest satisfied till
they have made efforts for their cor
rection.
All actual or prospective teachers de-
string to take the examination must
register on or before August 20, by
forwarding to this department com
plete preliminary examination reports,
blanks for which will be sent on appli-
cation. This is especially important in
order that circular stating places of
examination may be mailed to candi-
dates as soon as such places are de-
finitely determined as well as others Of
special Importance as giving valuable
suggestions and advice. These circu-
lars will be sent to only registered can
didatcs.
The following special orders No. 20
have been issued from the office of
the adjutant general.
Augusta, July 1, 19O9.-Special orders
No. TO- 1. Colonel George NJ. Kavan-
augh, Commissary General, is hereby
detailed on the board of examination
convened under special orders No. GO.
C. s.
IL. SeCOHu LieuleIldHt I1dIolu H.
Peacock, appointed Battalion Quarter
master and Commissary, Second In
fantry, will present himself for examin-
alton before the board convened by S.
O. No. &c. c. s., at Augusta, July Z,
1909, at 1880 o'clock A. M.
By order of the Chief:
- ELLIOTT C. DILL,
Adjutant General.
The town of Newry has filed with
| the State commissioners of highways
| the report that its State road work fol-
the wear is completed. This is the first
report of the kind which has been re-
ceived.
The following corporations have filed
| their certificates of organization at the
office of the secretary of State:
Eastern Motor Cal. Co.. organized at
Portland, for the purpose of manu-
featuring and dealing in automobiles
etc. with 100000 capital stock, OF
which $50 is paid in. Officers: President
G. l.. Weymouth of Portland; Treas
urer. C. L. Beedy of Portland. Ger:
ti6cate filed July 1909.
international Fibre and Sugar Co.