Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-03
PUBLIC SCHOOL
EXAMINATIONS
Scope of Those to be Con-
Quoted Next June.
frrom tss NEWS Correspondent

tGW piSSCU W tHS last htElSlatut~
Is given In a circular which was Is
sued today by DR.. Calvin n Kendall,
State Commissioner of Education.
The new law provides that the Com
missioner Of Erueation shall pre-
scribe minimum examinations
throughout the state for graduation
from grammar scheo4s and for adj
mission to high schools and high
school departments; confne such ex-
Nominations to arithmetic ,~wnting,
spelling. English grammar and COM
position, history and geography;
prepare or cause to~-be prepared
Questions for the examination; pre-
scribe the times and Places FOR hold
ing them and the rules governing
Them; designate the persons to con-
duct them, and, II admissible, direct
snperintendents, principals and
teachers of one district to conduct
them in any other. The examinaS
lions are to be open to all children
of the state, whether they attend
public or private schools. Tho cir
~eular, in part, Is as follows,
The first examination under the
provisions of this statute which as
you will observe governs graduation
from grammar schools and the pro-
lmotion OF pupils from the grammar
schools to the high schools and high
school departments, will take place
lin June next.
This Is a matter of so much im-
portance4that 1t seems best to make
q statement at this time, I'd Indicate
the scope OF these examinations.
iSuch d statute Is herewith presented
AT the time OF the examinations,
la sufficient number OF questions or
1 topics will be presented in each sub
| iect as, to allow an opportunity Tor
choice. For example, In geography,
ne ten questions or topics are to be
answered or discussed, perhaps
twenty-five questions or topics VIII
be presented, from which a choice
may be made Likewise In arithme-
tic a similar choice OF problems Will
be offered from a larger number OF
probIems than the pupil will be re-
auired to solve.
III is to be understood that what
lis presented here Is not a course OF
study. 1t merely points out In q gen
leral way the outline of the subjects
which will be covered Iii the exaul1
nation. ri Ia realized that some
schools are teaching and should
teach. more aspects OF subjects tnan
| here outlined.
1t Is hoped that at some I'm IN
1.-THE future, after the present senooi
lyear, the examination may ne SUN
as tp~determine the purhf
1of study or work.
The examination IN a given sud
tejct may be taken when the phpli
completes the subject. IN a~ccoruaic
lwitf the present local COURSE OF
study, or at the time OF the hrst reg
iular examination after aueh cozapie-
sItiou. For examples In those schooi
systems or districts where e
lphy Ii not taught IN the elgnsh
grade, the examination maybe gwen
lin that subject when the pupils COM
tpIeta the aubjeet. Ihe resulta y
t4is examination can readily DC RI
corfed, and will stand later as an
denomination In that subject TOT en-
trance to the high schooi. The same
holds true OF the history Or tne
UNITED States and ARITHMETIC.
Discussing the standard that VIII
be required In the 1t.
kendall EHys that the test IN spell
ling viii be q test OF q abiilty OF
The pupil ~ spell wstun al eoAiiniuii
IusH. 1t 10 expected, no says, thal
Pupils will be able 70 produce nHua
writing that Is neat, Iegtple ana
form. The examination IN Ensitsn
Igrammar will cover the clemens o.
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