The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1899-01-27
Eighth Grade Examination.

The eighth grade examination will
held Saturday, Feb. 25, at the followir
named places: Garland, Henderso,
Hazelton, No. 8, IL. j. Kline, teacher
Venice Center. Corunna, Burton
Laingsburg, Pittsburg, Shaftsburg, Pei
ry' Morrice. Bancroft, Durand, an
Byron.
All eighth grade pupils should be en-
couraged and urged, If need be, b.
their teachers to take this examination
we were even pleased last year {,
notice that in several districts tn,
patrons were not satisfied because some
OF the pupils of their district did moi
take the eighth grade examination
The only valid excuse any teacher can
have that his school is not represented
is that there happens to be no eighth
grade in his school this year. Nearly
twice as many took the examination
last year as the year before, which in.
dictates that the more particularly the
work is done in conducting the ex-
animation and marking papers, the
more value is placed upon it.
Regarding the examination, the
superintendent of Public Instruction
y. +. Hammond says to the commits
sioners of the state: "The examina.
tions should be such as to test the
pupils fitness for promotion, and a
credit to those who pass them sue.
cessfully. Let me ask you to so con-
duct these examinations that the ex-
itself will be educative."
Pupils will be examined in the fol.
lowing branches: reading, orthog-
'aphy, arithmetic, grammar, physi- |
'logy, geography, U. s. history, and |
civil government
Another examination will be held in
Way, and pupils will be given full
'redit at this examination on all studies
n which they receive 80 per cent at the
february examination. The result of
ne examinations will be given as usual.
ut no diplomas will be sent out until
ne close OF the spring term, except on
pecial request from the teacher. Some
chools are already planning for eighth
rade graduation exercises and promo.
on exercises at the close of the school
ear and the eighth grade diplomas
Ill DE sent to the teachers so that thew
lay present them to the pupils on
radiation day. s
Unless the date is changed in future &
lnouncement, the diplomas will he c
'rwarded to teachers June 10th. and [
ny teacher wishing them before that c
me should send card to the commits.
oner, stating the date on which he Il
lshes to use them. d
AT meeting of the superinteudents p
ID principals of the city and village C
hools OF the county, Jan. ID, 1899 the n
lowing standard was agreed upon for s.
admission of district pupils holding p
unity diplomas into the ninth grade b
the nigh school, without further ex- d
W
Fupiis from the country, not holding u
unity diplomas, will probably not be fc
mltted to the ninth grade without an D
trance examination given by the
perlntendent or principal of the
lool where he wishes to attend.
The resolution adopted by the SUPER
endents and principals regarding the =,
Iuired standing is as follows: TX
be it resolved by the superin- IL
dents and principals of Shiawassee a.
lnty that the basis on which we will ~
nit pupils holding county diplomas
eived upon passing the eighth grade r. r.
mination, to the ninth grade of non d. d.
UNASSIGNED schools schools not on -
University list, or all but Owosso
Corunna] without further examina. Oh
upon the branches comprised in LII,
eighth grade examination, shall be
minimum standing of 70 per cent for III ~
branch excepting language and ."
nmar, arithmetic, and u. S. history. DIX
In each of these named branches
minimum standing shall be 70 per
;; and further that the commissioned Co
'ols OF the county [Owosso and Cor. all
al shall have the right to require wo
!, one to 10 per cent higher stand of
IN any or all branches than those sch
iosly mentioned in this resolution. of (
riding to the discretion of the I
ran
! Teachers Assoc,.,ion ~, III beg
Bancroft, Sat. FEB. II, 90. y ,
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