Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-12-26
TO HOLD EXAMINATION
OF TEACHERS IN JUNE
This VIII Be for Special
Branches Only Says Supt.
Churchill


aminations are over comes the an
nouncement by the state board of edu=
cation of the examination for special
certificates which will be held in June
from the 9th to the S0th inclusive. This
announcement is made by J. A. Church
i'll, state superintendent of public in
struction.
An applicant who makes an average
grade of So per cent and who does not
fall below rs per cent in any subject
will be granted a three-year non-re-
newable special certificate. This will
entitle the holder to teach only the spe
cial subject named in the certificate in
any school in the state. Persons who
have been graduated from standard vo-
cational schools may, upon making prop
er application and furnishing proof of
their qualifications and fitness, be
| granted special certificates without ex-
animation to teach the subject in which
they have specialized.
Applicants for any of the following
nine kinds of special certificates will
be examined in five subjects as fol
lows:
Bookkeeping: Arithmetic, compost
tion, penmanship, theory and practice
and bookkeeping.
Domestic Art: American literature,
course of study, geography, theory and
practice and domestic art.
Domestic Science: Chemistry. compo.
sition, geography, theory and practice
and domestic science.
Drawing: American literature, com
position, course of study for drawing,
theory and practice and drawing.
Manual Training: Arithmetic, compo-
sition, theory and practice, mechanical
drawing and manual training.
Music: American literature geog-
raphy, history, theory and practice and
music.
Penmanship: Composition, geography,
history, theory and practice, and pen
manship
Domestic Science: American Htera
ture, English composition, physiology,
theory and practice and physical cul-
ture.
Stenography and Typewriting: Am.
erican literature, composition. spelling.
theory and practice, stenography and
typewriting.
The examination questions will be
taken from the following sources:
American Literature: Two-thirds
from American literature by Abernethy
and one-third from the following Amer.
lean classics: Cay Hawthorne: The
House of Seven Gables; ((b) Holmes:
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table.
Arithmetic: One-sixth from the
course Of study aud .five-sixths from
Watson and White. +.
Bookkeeping: Lyons bookkeep-
ing.
Chemistry: An Elementary Study of
Chemistry, by Mcpherson and Hender-
son.
Composition: English composition
books l and II, by Brooks.
Course of Study: Course Of Study for
Elementary Schools
Domestic Art: Textiles. by Woolman
and MCGOWAN.
Domestic Science: Practical Dietetics,
by Thompson.
Drawing: Applied Arts drawing
books.
Geography: One-sixth from the course
of study and fivesixths from Tarr and
McMurray.
History: One-sixth from the course
of study and five-sixths from Mace and
current events
Manual Training Correlated Courses
in Woodwork and Mechanical Drawing
by Griffith.
-~ Music: New Educational Music
Course, ald School Music Teaching, BY
Giddings.
Penmanship: The Palmer Method Of
Business writing.
Physical Culture: The Theory and
Practice of Educational Gymnastics, by
William A. Stecher.
Physiology: One-sixth from the
course of study and five-sixthsj from
Conn and Buddington.
Spelling: One-sixth from the course
of study and five-sixths from Hicks
Champion Spelling Book.
Stenography: Gregg shorthand.
Theory and Practice: The Normal
Child and Primary Education, by Ges-
ell
Typewriting: Universal Touch Type
writing.
Applicants for special certificates for
stenography or typewriting will be ex-
amined i'll both Of these subjects, in ad-
dition to American literature, compost