The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1910-05-12
FOR GRADUATING PUPILS.
High School INSPECTOR P. L. Har.
med Has Issued Regulations of
Interest to the Teachers.

! /. Teachers making an average of 50
and not falling below 20 in any sub
ject in the regular examination con-
Quoted by the state board of education
at Jackson, Nashville, and Knoxville
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
June Z, 8 and 8, 1910, will be given
certificates to teach in the high schools
of the state for period of five years,
which certificate is renewable for an
other period OF five years for continu-
GUS and efficient service. The sub
jects included in this examination are
spelling, english grammer, rhetoric
literature, American history, history
of England, general history, high
school arithmetic, algebra, plane and
solid geometry, Latin grammer, Caser,
Cicero, Virgil, physical geography,
biology, agriculture, Physics and
chemistery.
2. Teachers taking the examination
in one or more departments and MAX
ing the grades named in paragraph l
will be given certificate to teach il
the department of departments thus
taken of any high school in the state
for period of three years, and for con-
tinuous and efficient service this GER
tificate will be renewed for period of
two years. The departments are ~
English, ~ History, (8l Latin, az
Mathematics, 81 Science; and each
department includes the following
subjects: English Spelling, Techni-
cal Grammar, Rhetoric, Literature;
INSTRUMENTATION, English and Gen
eral; Latin-Grammer, Caesar, Cicero
and Virgil; Mathematics-High school
Arithmetic, Algebra and Plane and
Solid Geometry; Science--Agriculture,
Biology, Physical Geography, Pysics,
and Chemistry. Spelling and Eng
lish Grammar will be required in each
department.
3. Teachers taking the examination
in any county in which there is one or
more high schools, under committee
composed of the county superintend-
ents and two other members appoint
ed by the county high-school board of
the county, on the days named in par
agraph l, and passing the examina-
ton as required in paragraph l or 2,
may receive similar certificates for a
period of two years to teach in the
high school or schools of the county
in which the examination is taken.
H. Teachers holding diplomas of a
degree from any college re-
curing fourteen-unit entrance and
four-year course will be
given certificate good in any county
If the state for one year, provided said
applicant has taught not less than one
year in the state. For efficient service
his certificate may be renewed annu-
lily.
5. All examinations will be conduct
d on the same days, and all questions
will be furnished by the state. Cues
ions for county examinations will be
ent upon application of the examin-
lg committee to counties having high
choos Instructions will be mailed
18th each package, and the questions
lust not be opened. until the day they
re TO be given.
g. Papers written at the eXamina-
Ons at Jack son, Nashville, and Knox
lille will be graded by the state board
education. The local committee
ill grade The papers of the county
report the grades made
y each applicant, al send the papers
" review ard filing 10 the state board
education.
Z. All certificates will issue from the
ate department of public instruction.
.pplicants for certificates under para
raph will present their diplomas
hen they apply for certificate.
8. The examinations at all places
ill come in the following order:
Tuesday, June mathematics.
Wednesday, June S-English, Latin.
Thursday, Jnne 9-History, Science.