The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-03-08
TO THE PATRONS AND PUPILS OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

TO THE PATRONS AND PUPILS OF THE
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AT the last meeting of the Allen
County Teachers Association il was
decided to hold the examination of ap-
plicants for graduation in the common
schools on Tuesday, April, 8, and
that instead Of holding the exsmina-
ton for the entire county, at lola, as
has been the custom heretofore, it was
decided to select convenient location
in each township of the county and
haye all applicants in township 60
to the place selected for examination.
The teacher IN charge of the school at
the place selected will conduct the ex.
animation for that township, using
questions furnished by the examining
committee, and sending the papers to
the office of County Superintendent to
be graded by the committee. This
committee shall consist of the County
Superintendent and three other per-
sons selected by him. The duty of
this committee will be to prepare, and
furnish to the proper persons, the
questions for the examination, and to
grade the papers returned. The ex-
animation will be held in lola tp., at
the lola High School room. Geneva
tp., the Geneva High School room.
Carlyle tp., Maple Grove school house.
Deer Creek tp., Diamond school house.
Usage tp., Center Valley school house.
Marmaton tp., Moran High School
room. Elsmore tip. Elsmore school
house. Elm tp., Elm Dale school
house. Salem tp Salem school house.
Humboldt tp., Humboldt High School
room. Cottage Grove tp., Leanna
school house. Applicants may go to
the most convenient place whether it
be in their own township or not. I'm
less otherwise ordered those applicants
living in West and Center Cottage
Grove will go 10 Humboldt. If neces-
sary the committee will appoint q
place in south Elsmore, but at present
there have been no applicants report
ed from that precinct.
A word of explanation now as to
just what is meant by graduating in
the common schools. 1t does not mat
ter whether the district board have. or
have not, adopted course of study,
that does not debar the applicant from
the privilege of graduating. Only two
bars are placed up, knowledge of the
common branches, and a good moral
and any pupil of the COM
mon schools who can pass these two to
the satisfaction of the committee will
be granted a Common School Diploma.
1t will be the design of the commit
tee to 80 arrange the questions as to
test the thoroughness of the applicant
and at the same time avoid technical
points that show only retentive
memory. The same rules regulating
the granting Of third grade certifi-
cate will be applied: that is, the candi-
date will be examined on all of the
common branches, and will be requir-
ed to make an average grade of 20 and
not go below 60 per cent, in any one
branch. All pupils of the public
schools, who feel reasonably sure they
can stand such test, are urged to try
the examination.
Graduating exercises, for the success
full applicants, in April, will be held
in lola during the session Of the Coun
ty Institute, in July, and will be con-
sidered as one of the features of the
Institute. The graduating class will
be expected to furnish program me
for an evenings entertainment at
which there will be q small admission
fee charged, the proceeds to be used in
defraying the expenses of printing
questions etc. There are already
nearly one hundred applicants report
ed to the Office of the Superintendent,
and only one-haif of the school districts
Of the county heard from yet. By
little jddicious aud energetic work on
the part Of the teachers of the county
we can make this one of the most
pleasant, as well as profitable. exercis-
es connected with our public school
work. There are but few pupils who
are not only willing but anxious to do
whatever work is presented to them
BY their teacher if they can only once
see what is wanted of them, and this IL
one of the things they will become in.
tensely interested in as soon as it is
understood. In conclusion
let me say to the teachers of the coun.
ty, push things.
Yours very truly,
Ed. r. BARBER, Co. Sup't.