Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-02
WILL RAVE ANOTHER CHANCE.

The Board or Education Votes to AI-
 low Number Who Failed to Pass
 in the High school Examinations
 to Try Again - They Think the
 Seventy Per Gent. Standard Too
 High.
 The board of education consumed good l share of the time last evening at the meet ing discussing the advisability of allowing l a certain number of pupils in the high l school to be promoted who failed in the last examinations A recommendation from the school committee was presented which advocated that all the scholars who reached 55 per cent. and over, and who had stood well in the high school course, should be given a chance to catch up with their own class. They will be permitted to do this if a satisfactory examination is passed before the fall term. Of these there are twenty three scholars who will have this opportunity in the third and fourth classes. They are the following:
 RerEi Ti,ia.sn M R. Riley P E Fitzgerald " Littls Fourth eleaszE. M. Bates, c. H. Benton, B. N. 5. J. Adams E e: pormey, J. A. % Fahy, 6 6. M [. Thompson, Wilson Peck.
 MT. Curtis stated that the number who | failed this year was greater than usual, | not owing to a raising of the standard but | to 8 little closer drawing in of the mark l ing.
 In addition to the 23 mentioned above l it was voted to give eight more in the junior class, namely M. G. Moody, R. G.
 Brown, J. J. Doran, Miss M. T. Williams,
 w. s. Miller, A. L Duey, H. B. Hopson
 and Miss Plunkstt, another chance also
 to make up their deficiencies and go on
 with their classes. Five others from this class whose stand
 ard was not quite so high as the others l mentioned above, but whose showing was
 good, will be allowed to rejoin this class
 when they have satisfactorily made up
 back studies and passed the examinations.
 Though this, as we'll as in the case of the
 twenty-four, was voted, one of the mem
 bers said he thought it would look too
 much like favoritism.
 In reply. one of the members of the ! school committee replied that many schol-
 ars do poorly on examinations from ner-
 vousness and other physical disabilities
 who, during their course, have done good
 work, and who, in justice, ought to be
 given another chance.
 The compassionate nature Ot the board
 was next active in approving of the school
 committees recommendation to the effect
 that the seven students who failed to grad
 uate be allowed to take 8 postgraduate course and receive diploma if they pass satisfactory examination before June 30.
 The recommendation was also passed that Misses Susan H. Evans and Teresena ! Peck be granted diplomas of the high school. These young ladies were members of the class of '91 all but the last year, but , entered college.
 In the new rules it is stated 70 per cent is necessary for graduation, but this stand ing, the school committee thinks, is toe high and probably will, at the next meet ing, recommend that it be lowered. Permission was given Henry w. Mer win, 8 graduate from the last class, tt $ take another years course of study. H' does this at his own request, wishing an ee other years study before entering college The Misses Clark and Heath were ap pointed substitute teachers at a salary ot 7 $500.
 The appointment of Miss Adams O Brooklyn as substitute teacher in thu l high school, as recommended, was tabled A vote was taken which will restore tn Woolsey district to it's original territor, | and the scholars will go back to thei , rooms as before last Friday. The building committee were instructed : to obtain suitable room to relieve tn 5 pressure in the Lloyd street school.