Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1910-07-29
Teachers Examinations

Teachers Examinations
Teachers examinations will be held
places:
Beaver Dam, Monday and Tuesday,
August and 9.
Reeseville, Thursday and Friday,
August II and 12.
Juneau, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, August 16, IL and Is.
The examinations will be held in
the high school buildings, and will
begin at 9 o'clock a. M. each day.
Examination manuscripts will be
furnished by the county superintend-
ent. All other stationery must be
supplied by the applicants.
For a third grade certificate, appH-
cants must pass examination in or
thoepy, spelling, reading, penmanship,
arithmetic, elementary composition
and grammar, geography, United
States history, civil government OF
the United States and the State of
Wisconsin,, physiology and hygiene,
school management, manual and agri-
culture. In addition to passing exam
nations in the foregoing branches,
applicants shall have attended a pro-
fessional school for teachers sfor at
least six weeks and shall have re-
ceived in such schools, standings in
school management, and in the meth
DDS of teaching reading and language,
arithmetic and geography.
Persons who have taught success
fully in the public schools for not less
than eight months, prior to July l,
1910. are not required to attend the
professional schools.
A third grade certificate is good for
one year, and may be renewed, with
out examination, if the holder shall
during the life of the certificate, at
tend professional school for teach
ers for not less than six weeks and
receive therein credits in not less
than two subjects. 1t also may be re-
newed by successful examination in
all the subjects required.
Not more than three third grade
certificates can be granted to the
same person after July 1, 1910.
For a second grade certificate, the
applicant must pass examination in
all the third grade branches and in
addition thereto in physical geogra-
ply. American literature, English
composition and in the catalOging and
use of school libraries, and must have
taught successfully in the public
school for not less than eight months.
A second grade certificate is good for
three years. Standings may be trans
ferred from a third in force to Sec
ond grade, if the holder has taught
eight months and has, since receiving
the third, attdnded professional
school six weeks and secured stand
ings therein in not less than two
branches. A second grade certificate
may be renewed by examination in
all the required branches, or it may
be renewed without examination if the
holder has taught for two years and
has attended a professional school
for not less than six weeks, securing
therein standings in not less than two
subjects.
For a first grade,-all second grade
branches, and in addition: English
literature, theory and art, Algebra,
physics and English history. Success
full teaching, not less than eight
months. 1t may be renewed from a
second as that is renewed from
third. Good for five years. After
ten years of successful teaching, it
may be renewed, without examina-
ton, for periods of five years.
Persons who hold unexpired certi-
ficates and who have taught success
fully in Dodge county for one school
year or more, may, in the option Of
the county superintendent, be ex-
empt from an examination in five
branches.
Applicants who have not taught
public school for eight months or
more must, before taking examination,
present satisfactory certificates of
having attended some professional
training school for at least six weeks.
All applicants in doubt as to any ques-
ton or questions, should consult the
county superintendent before begin
ming to write the examination.