The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-23
THE JUNIOR GLASS
OF the Public Schools s,andS'a CredItabls
ExnmiuRtIuI,

OF the Public Schools siRndS'a CredltRbls
Examination.
The public schools Of the city are to be
closed this afternoon for the long summer
vacation. The examinations are all over
and the years work finished. Good work
has been accomplished by both teachers
and scholars. The Board Of Education IL
pleased with what has been done, Super.
intendent Anderson is more than satisfied,
and so are the principals at the head Of
the several schools.
Tomorrow, it is proposed to hold a
union picnic Of all the schools at Wheel.
ing Park, This is new departure, and
bids fair to become an annual and enjoy
able event. Last year Washington school
celebrated the close Of the school year
with q picnic, and this year two or three
OF the schools were arranging to 80 out TO
the Park and wanted school closed on
Wednesday instead Of Thursday In order
to allow them to do SO. Members Of the
Board OF Education in talking the matter
over, decided that 1t w0ald be a
pleasant thing for all Of the schools
10 picnic together, The scheme was
warmly approved by both scholars and
teachers, and preparations which were set
on foot at that time have since been per-
feCted. 1t will be an all day picnic; the
Elm Grove road will sell round trip tickets
to school children for ten cents, aud adj
mission To the Park on that day will DO
but five cents. 1t 10 understood that the
Park Association will also furnish music,
probably tho Opera House band.
All Of the swings, pavllllons, tables,
seats, walks and lawns will be putintheir
best order, and everything done that can
In any way add to the pleasure OF the
children. Just at this season the Park Is
looking lovely, and Hner resort for a
picnic Of this kind could not be asked. II
"a expected that q large number Of parents
and others will join the school children In
their iroliCs. III other cities those annual
school pCnics are held With great success,
and are eagerly looked forward 10 by
young and old.
Friday afternoon and evening the com.
menCement exercises will be held, the
white graduates occupying the stage in
the afternoon aud the Colored graduates
In the evening.
There has been another new departure
In the schools this year, and that Is an
examination Of the junior class, The
class was subjected 10 IS CLOSE and severe
an examination, In proportion, Is the
senior class, and in order to be advanced
TO the senior class the juniors had II at
tain at least seventy percent. This ar.
ranpement 10 destined 10 be productive OF
good results. Next years. graduating
class, will, II Is predicted, be remarkably
good one owing to this examination.
Heretofore no examinations have been
held until the last half Of the school year,
when the seniors were examined for
graduation.
In the Junior examination the highest
percent attained was Oil, and tho lowest
575. This last percent was the only one
lower than 70, which grade was requisite
10 entitle pupil to admission 10 the SO.
nior class. The next lowest WAS 70, and
several pupils were between 70 and "A,
The average will probably be above 10,
which is q very gratifying one, consider.
Ing the large class. Many OF the pupils
had over 20 percent.
The papers we're numbered, and The
grading was done without any knowledge
Of the identity Of the different pupils.