The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1913-10-11
EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS.
Next Test 10 be Held II December
Credit of Five Points for AppEi-
cants Who Have Pursued six.
Weeks, Course III Summer Nor
nal Schools.

The next examination Of applicants
for teachers certificates will be held
Dee. i, q and 8 lWliitel and 4, s.
and s lnegro). 1913.
The following will be the subjects
of examination for the various grades
OF certificates:
Special high school certificates
Special high school subjects Gas ap-.
Iplied for) English grammar and com
position, theory and art Of teaching,
First grade certificates Plane
geometry, higher algebra, higher
arithmetic, English grammar and
composition, history OF the United
States and constitution Of Louisiana.
political and physical geography, ply
sioIogy and hygiene, theory and art
i of teaching.
Second grade certificates E1ement-
airy algebra, arithmetic, English
grammar and composition, history OF
the United States, geography, physi-
lology and hygiene, spelling, theory
and art of teaching
Third grade certificate Arithme
sition, history of the United States.
geography, physiology and hygiene.
spelling, theory and art of teaching
The questions for the examination
will be made to conform as far as
possible to the subject matter in the
textbooks used in the institutes, SUM
mer norma1s and schools of the state.
The examination in theory and art
will be based upon "A Brief Course
| in the Teaching Process. by Stray
er, for the first grade, and Stand
ards in Education, by Chamberlain,
| for the second and third grades. text
books selected for the reading course
! Of the institutes Of the present ses-1
sion.
| Certificates will be issued to app1i-s
| carts for first and second grade Ger
! OF 80 per cent, and a minimum of.
40 per cent in all subjects Of the .ex-
/ animation: to applicants for third
| grade who obtain general average
Of Is per cent, with a minimum Of
40 per cent. in all subjects Of ex-
animation
npIicants for first
] grade eeraif nose ailera
ages are below so per cent and not
/ under Z 5 per cent, wit the required
minimum of 40 per cent, II all sub
jeets of examination, will be awarded
certificates Of lower grade; appn-
! cants for first grade certificates re-
]ceiying second grade certificates, and
Applicants for second grade eertifi-
Gates receiving third grade certIfi-
Gates
Eliminating geometry, applicants
for first grade certificates who earn
a general average OF so per cent and
la minimum of 40 per cent III the
other subjects of the examination
i will be awarded second grade ,eertifi-
y Gates. I'll
Eliminating both geometry and al.
i zebra, applicants for first grade Ger.
tificafes who earn a general average
4 of rs per cent and d minimum Of 40
Il per cent in the other subjects of the
4 examination will be awarded third
grade certificates.
3 Eliminating algebra, applicants fol
& second grade certificates who carr
5. a general average Of IS per cent and
i, minimum of 40 per cent in the
!. other subjects OF the examination
i will be awarded third grade certifi
Gates.
Applicants for special high schoo
Il certificates must not only secure
general average OF 80 per cent and 8
minimum of 40 per cent in all sub
a ieets Of examination, but also mus
/ reach an average Of so per cent. in
4 the special high school subjects ap
/, Piled for.
Graduates OF al Institutions Of
u learning authorized to confer diplo
81 mas under the laws of this state
j, shall be credited with having passed
j satisfactory examination in all sub
jacts upon which applicants for frs
grade certificates are examined, ex
eept the theory and art Of teaching
J Such graduates must pass a satisfac
/ tory examination III the theory ant
! art Of teaching to obtain a frs
j grade certificate.
! Under resolution Of the STATE
Z Board of Education, applicants Wit
have pursued successfully the si1
I weeks course OF the summer norma
j schools of the state shall be accredit
. ed with five points u the genera
j average earned by them IN examine
!, ton. JOHN r. gONfsllh'f, III
Al Chairman State Exanini ing Com
. mittee.