The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-06-09
Teachers Examinations

On account of the frequent COM
plant by applicants for provisional
certificates that the time Zone day.
allotted to the work is too short to
do justice to themselves, day and a
half will be given for each examina-
ton. All examinations will begin
promptly at D. m. and continue
during that afternoon, and the morn
ing and afternoon of next day.
Every applicant must avail himself
of one of the examinations to be held
at the place and time indicated be-
low: At Winwood, June 2S and 20;
at Pleasant Mount, June 80 and July
1; at Newfoundland, July and q;
at Damascus, July 13 and Ia; at
Honesdale, July 20 and 21; at Ariel,
July 81 and 2S. No applicant will
be admitted after 2:15 p. IN.
The questions in Theory of Teach
ing will be based on the state course
of study for the elementary school
and the first 191 pages of Frank Nc
MLrray's How to Study and Teach
ing How to Study" In Reading, the
questions will be based on Haw-
thorne's Twice Told Tales" Shakes
peare's Merchant of Venice" and
diacritical markings. A standard of
rs per cent. Is required.
The new school code raises the
minimum salary for PROFESSIONALS
from $40 to $45, and for all grades
of certificates above the provisional
from $50 to $55. See Art. XII, Sec.
1911. With the advance in salary,
the standard for certifcation must
likewise be raised. All the younger
applicants should avail themselves of
the advantages offered by our sum-
mer schools for teachers.
Please note the following sections
or parts of sections copied from the
new school code: Art. XII, Sec. 1902:
Every teacher employed to teach in
the public schools of this common
wealth must be at least eighteen
years of age.
Art. XIII, Section 1902: No person
entering upon the work of teaching
in the public schools after the ap-
proval of this Act shall teach more
than five school terms on provision
al certificates.
Art. XII, Sec. 1909: Any principal
or teacher who unless released by
the board of school directors refuses
or neglects to teach through the
term for which he was engaged, ex-
cept when prevented by personal i'll
ness, shall be disqualified from teach
ing in any public school in this COM
monwealth during the term of said
contract.
Art. XXI, Sec. 21OS: All teachers
shall receive three dollars per day
for attending the annual teachers in
stitute.
Sec. 2110: Every teacher absent
ing himself from the annual teachers
institute without a valid cause shall
be fined three dollars for every day
ne is absent. This amount is to be
deducted from his next months sal
ary following.
All applicants for provisional cer-
tificates who taught during the last
school term, and likewise all teachers
holding certificates higher than the
provisional certificate shall leave a
complete record of every pupil
namely, his progress, grade, promo
tion, grade examination marks, ETC.,
on the page following the double
page of the last months report in
the teachers monthly report book
This does not mean the report on a
loose sheet of paper slipped in the
report book, but part of the report
book itself, This does not include
teachers in graded schools where
special record books are kept
Teachers who have failed to make
the above report will please do so be-
fore they present themselves as ap-
plicants at the examinations
Teachers who fail to receive pro-
ficiency certificates before Sept /
1911, can not secure a Subsidiary pei
month under the minimum salary
act.
j. j. KOEHLER,
Co SuDt Of Schools