The Chanute times., 1899-03-03
Notice to Township Graduates.
Office Of County Superintendent,
Erie, Kan, Feb. 2I, 1899.

aminations for common school diplo
mas for the year 1899
The examinations will be held OF
lSturday, March 18th, commencing
al $50 O'Clock, in the following bran
ches, viz: Orthography, reading, writ
ing, geography and physiology; and ol
Saturday, April lst, in arithmetic
grammar, civil government and his
tory, commencing at the same hour.
Applicants must provide themselve
with pen, ink and legal cap paper.
Five per cent will rbe allowed OF
each paper for neatness of manu-
script, correct folding ETC., the same
rules to govern are as used in conduct
ing regular teachers examination.
A fee of twenty-five cents will be
charged, each applicant, to be paid
before examination begins, which
goes to the township committee tC
pay incidental cXpences of holding
said examination.
The papers must be sent to this Of
flee on the following Monday after
each examination, either by mail, ex-
press or carrier with full report of
said examination signed by major
lty of the committee.
The county board shall be composed
of the county superintendent and four
associates whose duty it shall he to
grade all papers, pass upon all appll-
cants, issue and sign all diplomas.
This committee shall charge one
dollar for each diploma issued, to pay
foor same, and the remaining amount
TO go to said county hoard to pay eX-
penses, etc; The dollar is due when
diploma is presented to applicant.
The following persons shall com-
pose the county hoard: County Super
intendent, Chas. S. Boman, Mrs. Ger
trude Gabriel, John Bradshaw and
Pearl Young, They shall serve one
year.
They shall meet at my office on Sat
urday, April Sth, for the purpose of
receiving papers to be graded and re-
turn same in person on Saturday, Ap-
ril 18th, properly graded.
Pupils may take two examinations
in the same year, or in two consecu-
tive years retaining all grades made
the first year equal to or above the
required average per cent. Pupils for
graduation shall make a standing on
subjects in which they are examined
of not less than sixty per cent, and
all grades of so per cent or more may
be credited for the second years eX-
animation. The required average is
so per cent.
These examinations are no longer
au experiment but All established in
stitution and / am very anxious that
the pupils of the county will take
advantage Of it. A diploma will en-
ter you into the State Normal school
or the state Agricultural college with
out an examination.
The committees for the various
and the places for holding
the examinations are as follows: The
first named is the chairman Of the
Grand Township-EXamination at
Stark High school. f.. e. Fltzsim-
mons, W. S, Marks and Minnie
Smart
Big Creek - Chapel school house.
Newton Ellison, E. L. Saylor and An
na Prange.
Tioga-Unlon school house. e. II.
Filson, Harry Joyce and Eta Boerst-
Ter.
Canville-E carlton High school.
Harry Brown, Julia Daley and Orlin
Balch.
Erie-Shaw school house. viii l..
Newell, f. E. Watts and W. H. Ma
tion,
Walnut Grove-Spriag Branch
school house. F. A. Coomes, May
Hess and Media Samples.
Mission-St. Paul High school
house. Susie Berry, c. D. Brogan and
Hanna Hallicy.
Centerville-Galesburg High schoo'.
Katie Ferguson, c. w. Randolph and |
w. c. Tomlison.
Chetopa-Thayer High school. Prof
Risben. C, w, Payne and Mrs. Mayme |
Walworth.
-Morehead school house. |
David Pawnell, Emma Baldwin and |
Rena Swank.
Ladore-Ladore school house. An
ma Herod, |. n. Crabb and Grace
Lincoln - South Mound High |
school. Mary Heffley, w. r. Caskey
and Mary Ley.
Teachers of the county, having pu-
pills who intend taking the examinat-
ion, will! please report the names to