The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-02-08
MARCH TEACHERS EXAM.
NATION
To Be Held Here Friday and
Saturday, March 2 and 8.

saturday, Marcn ana 5.
The regular March Teachers
Examination will be held in TIN
Butler High School Building, Fri
day and Saturday, March 2 ant
3, 1917. The examination will
begin at S 100 a. m. Paper will bt
furnished. An average of so il
required for a third grade certi
Ficatc>; IS per cent for a second
40 per cent for a first.
Those teachers who have
taught on third grade certifi.
cate the past four terms can not
teach on the same grade certifi,
cate next year; according to law
they will have to raise their grade
certificate or quit teaching
This applies to all teachers
whether they have taught four
wears or more. A number had to
quit last year because of this con-
lition, and | understand some of
them are planning to take the
examinations this, year My adj
>icc is that thcykeep their three
dollars because it is not the spirit
If the law that they teach again
without they get a better grade
certificate.
The examination fee is $500.
This entities the applicant to
take the three examinations given
this year. | trust that all OF
those who expect to take the cx-
animation will take advantage OF
me three examinations rather
than wait for the last one as was
lone last year. Grades made ON
papers read by the State Superiu-
tondcnt may be used Oh a first
grade certificate or they may b"
transferred to other parts of the
State. Grades on ii valid third
y1adc certificate may be trans
icrrcd to second grade rcrtiii-
+at t.-preeiAeAH applicant has
rad the required high school
work. Grades OH Il valid second
grade certificate may he trans
icrrcd to a first grade certificate
provided the applicant has had
the requirement. Grades are
only valid for the year in which
they are made.
Third grade certificates may
he issued to applicants who pass
satisfactory examinations upon
the following branches: Spell
ing, reading, penmanship, Ian
guagr, geography, arithmetic,
English grammar, United States
History. civil government. physi-
,logy, and hygiene, agriculture,
and pedagogy. Second grade
certificates shall be granted to
who pass satisfactory
examination upon the branches
nereinbcforc mentioned and in
addition thereto, algebra and lit
trature. First grade certificates
shall be granted to applicants
who pas, satisfactory eXamina
tons upon all branches hcrcinbc-
fore mentioned, and in addition
thereto one branch Of history,
:ithcr ancient. medieval, or mod
I'm, or English. and one branch
If science, either physical geog-
Apply, physics, or elementary
biology. Provided that in addi-
ion to the above named scholas-
tic requirements each applicant
who has had four months expert
nee in teaching shall be graded
~ the county superintendent on
he following professional quail
les: Teaching ability and man.
agcmcnt. Each applicant shall
&c graded on these professional
qualities at the time Of each re-
lcwal of certificate and each is
,uc Of new certificate.
From and after September l,
|916. to September l, 1918, all
applicants for first or second
,radc certificates must present
violence of having completed
.hrcc years work of classified,
n accredited high school. No
high school work is required for
bird grade certificates. No high
school work is required Of those
Who held certificates to teach A..
January l, 1912.
The order of subjects will be as
'ollows: First, Geography, lam
gauge. algebra, photography,
arithmetic, literature,
Second day, Civil gov .
U. S. history, agricul-
tue, algebra, adv. science, physi-
,logy, writing, pedagogy, litera- /