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extracted text: February 13, 1953

TO TEiLCHERS OF MATHEMATICS IN GRADES 8 to 12t

You will please find enclosed an examination given for Virginia
State Teachers Certificate in 1900,

On two sheets I have "taken" the examination and am asking you to
grade it, pleases Use a value of 10 for each question and place your
grade at the left and just under the number of the problem. Show total
grade at end of problem 10 and also show the proper letter on our A B C
D F system using plus or minusa.

The purpose is to compare our standards and to check reliability
or tolerancee

Please do not discuss this in any way with any other teacher of
Mathematics until after concluding your grading. The results will be
made knowne '

Very sincerely yours,
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O,_ f ; %'YY\,Q/LLC/VQ/
O, L, Emerick
Division Superintendent
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- Enclosure
PeS. For additional recreation you might solve this problem for me.
"i man proposes to spend $100,00 for 100 animals, buying

rabbits at 50 cents, lambs at $2.00 and pigs at $5.00. How many of each
would he buy?"