Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-05-24
THE GRADED SCHOOL.
A Report by the President Of the Board of
Education.

The Shepherdstown Graded School
closed its current session on Friday
last with most entertaining exhibit
ton, consisting of select declamations,
dialogues and songs, with which the
large audience seemed to be delighted,
The pupils, though the most of them
were very young and inexperienced IN
public exercises of this kind, seemed
to know what they were doing and
performed their several parts remarka-
bly, we'll
This has been one of the most sue
cessful years that the school has ever
had and the results have been very
marked. There were no Interruptions
from any serious sickness ; the enroll
ment was larger and the attendance
more regular; the progress Of the
pupils was very gratifying, both to
pupils and patrons, and the Board Of
Education is greatly pleased with the
progress of the school and the satistac-
tory reports received from teachers,
patrons and pupils.
Promotions from Room No. l TO Room No.
3 by Miss Ella NJ. Kelsey, Teacher-NOrah
SheetZ Helen Wagner, Fanny h. Myers,
Mary Underdonk, Lena Muck, Lalla Hoii-
man, Blanche Loudan, Hattie Walters, Har
ry Lucas, Ernest Hill, ID. d. Ill., Howard
Callahan, Willie Magma, Charlie HoHmas-
ter. Frank Neel, Walter Humrickhouse.
From b Class TO A Class in Room No. /
Virginia Schley. Ellen Turner, Louise Ten
nant, Louise Show, Nirgie Llckllder, Irene
Sanbower, Gorilla Hoffman, Myrtle LOudan,
Annie Allen, Florence Leggett Mary Hart
zell, Eden kerney, Lester Baker Landon
Arthur, j. W. Arthur, Herbert Arthur, Mich
ael Shell, Irwin Myers, Boyd Entler, Charl..
Muck. Charlie Myers, Johnny knode, Rob
ert Arthur, Charlie Show, Keller Hockey.
From Class to Il Class in Room No. l.
Mary Pendleton, Alice Billmyer, Aman "a
Coffnbarger, Linda Crowl, Julia Remnant,
Eunice Neel, Del Hout. Bessie Maddox. Lucy
Spence, Richard Kimler, Henry Barnhurt,
Snaulter Trussell, Tommy Warield, Harry
Myers, Charlie swain.
Prizes awarded il Room No. l, \ Glass
Nora SheetZ, Mary UnderdOnk, Ernest Hl'l,
Harry Lucas. Class, Robert Arthur, john
ny Knode. Class Alice Bllmyer.
From Room No. >, by Miss Bette Byers,
Teacher. TO Room No. 3-Loraine Turner, jog
Welshans, JAS COtilnDarger VIM. COliinOar
GER Register Neel, Chas Reynolds, BresIin
Humrickhouse, Eugene Barnhart.
From b Class to A Class-Sylvia Byers
Eva ChapliLe, Leila FOrsythe, Cora Monday,
Lulu swain, Alice Rutherford, Ella Tabler,
Morris Miller.
From Room No. 3, by Mrs Ida NELL, Teach
err, 10 Room No. Nellie Burlington, Mamie
CofluDarger, Jessie Hoffman, Gertie Lucas,
Bessie Magana, Lena watson, Bessie SUaley,
Joe Byers, VIM. Myers, Herbert X JgerS, WIN
Rutherford. George Unseld, Care! Trusseh,
Paul Schultz.
From Class to A Class-Grace Baker, Ger
tie Cookus, Rachel Cookus, HeI en- ChaplIIe,
Virginia Enter, Nina Hill, Leila Humrick =
house, Julia Lucas, Ella Myers, Mary Trus-
sell, Richard Arthur, Paul DAVIS, Roy HIte-
shew, Howard Hodges, Jacob Keller, Harry
Magaha Richard stevens.
Room No. /, G. 4. smooth, Principal Grad
uates-Laura Hoffman, Elba Hoffman, Clara
Greenwood. Edith Reynolds Mary Licklider,
Gregory Marten, Harvey Pendletou, Mat
Ihias kightstine.
From Is Class TO A Class-Mary Wagner,
Blanche Baker, Lille Marten, Sallie Snep
herd, Margaret Welshans, Charles Butler,
Robt. Grove, Gilmore Neill, George Hill,
George Hodges, Norman Lucas, duncan
SlrOther.
If there are any patrons disap-
pointed that their children have not
been advanced as they had expected
and that the children have not beeI
promoted as the parents had been led
by reports of the children to believe
that they woull be, to such let me
say, do not pou. out all your "yials OF
wrath upon the heads Of the unsus-
pecting teachers. Others may have
had some responsibility in this, and
what has been done by the teachers,
in the matter of promotion, has been
done with the very best motives and
for the good of the children. II the
parents had visited the school room
and heard the children recite lessons
and give answers to simple questions
or, in case of written examinations,
had they examined the papers, they
would, perhaps, be better satisfied that
the teachers are wise in withholding
promotions where age and want Of a
proper knowledge Of the subjects
would hinder the progress Of the pupils
in higher classes. The teacher, who is
familiar with the daily recitations, the
habits of study and the attention that
the pupils give to instructions, Is the
best Judge Of the propriety Of advanc-
ing or promoting pupils.
DIPLOMAS-AN EXPLANATION.
Some ten years ago, the Board OF
Education of Shepherdstown district
formulated prescribed and introduced
into the Graded School a schedule OF
studies and scheme Of classification,
which was shortly afterward extended
% all the schools of the district. The
Dyuter to carry out this classification,
it was provided that a diploma should
be conferred upon those who completed
this course and passed satisfactory
examination upon the same. In ac-
cordance with this plan, the principal
of the Graded School, for several
years, had prepared, at his own ex-
pense, diplomas which he conferred
upon those he thought worthy.
The County Superintendent, motto
ing the Improvement produced in this
district by this course, adopted it fol
the whole county and prescribed GER
tifcates for those who completed it.
but it was only partially complied
with in the county. Within the last
two years the State Superintendent
has taken up the subject and the Leg
islature has authorized a uniform
schedule of studies for all the free
schools of the State and has provided
certificates for those who may com,
plete the course and pass a satisfac-