ANNALS OF CLEVELAND

CLEVELAND NEWSPAPER DIGEST JAN. I TO DEC. 31, 1838
Abstracts 2334 (Cont'd)
SCHOOLS & SEMINARIES (Cont'd)
Article III. The special Examiners for the several districts shall
be appointed annually, at the quarterly examination in the month of July.
Artide IV. The First District shall hold quarterly examinations in
the city of Cleveland; the second District semi-annual examinations in
Dover; the .third District, semi-annual examination in Royalton Centre;
the fourth District, semi-annual at Bedford; and the fifth District,
semi-annual, at Willoughby.
Article V. It shall be at the option of the candidate, to be examined
by the county Board, or by either of the district Boards.
Article VI. Unti I the first of September any special examiner shall
have power to hold special examinations, and confer certificates of
ability to teach, which certificate shall be valid for six months from
their respective dates.
Regulations. - 1. Candidates will be expected to pass a thorough
examination in Spell ing, and in the Rudiments of the English language
as contained in the Ordinary Spelling Book.
2. They will be required to write a fair hands, both coarse and
fine.
3. They must be good readers, both in prose and poetry.
4. No female teacher, can be entitled to a certificate, who does
not give evidence of a thorough acquaintance with the fundamental rules
of Arithmetic, Compound Numbers, Vulgar and Decimal Fractions, Interest
and the Rule of Three; and no Male Teacher, wbo does not possess a
thorough knowledge of tbe wbole Ari thmetic.
VI. Candidates for certificates will be expected to furnish evidence
to the Board of good moral cbaracter.
VII. Any candidate deficient in qualifications but showing ability
to teach a particular school, tbe Board may issue said candidate a certificate
to teach that school for six months only; but such a certificate
cannot be issued a second time.
Those Examiners who hold office for one year from the last of June
ensuing are as follows: First District, Jason Hubbell, of Newburgb;
Second District, G. T. Barnum, of Rockport, Eli Clemens, of Dover,
William Wooel, of Olmstead, and John Baldwin, of Middleburgh. Third
District, Frederick Cogswell, of Parma, G. W. Tyler of Royalton, David
Harvey, of Strongsville, and Theodore Breck, of Brecksville. Fourth
District, Alfred Fisher, of Independence, J. P. Robinson, of Bedford,
Adamson Bentley, of Solon, and Mi 10 Gleason, of Warrensville. Fifth
District, Jonathan Cole, of Orange, A. L. Di lle, of Mayfield, Thomas
Cox, of Wi llougbby, and Merrick Lindley, of Eucl ide
It is confidently hoped tbat these gentlemen, in view of the efforts
now being made throughout the State in the cause of Common Schools, and
of the necessity of a prompt and hearty cooperation, on the part of all
good citizens, to insure their success, will feel themselves called
upon to accept their appointments, and to exercise that supervision over
the interest of Common Schools, which is most respectfully intrusted to
them by the County Board. .
County Board of Examiners, P. BaUeH, F. Strong, F. T. Backus.
Cleveland, May 29, 1838. (I1l
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