The sun., 1901-07-11
WILL NOT GET
DIPLOMAS
High School Boys Fail to Pass
Examination.
SLUMPED ON CHEMISTRY
Hauber, Adams and Wilson Tried to
Pass Examination but Others
Have Not Asked for
Papers.
SLUMPED ON CHEMISTRY

The High School Committee of the
Board Of Education has practically decid-
ed not to give diplomas to the five boys
who were not allowed to participate in
the High School commencement last
month.
The boys who fully expected to gradu-
ate were Frazer j. Wilson, Arthur Han
Der, Edward Ill. Brennan, Jr., William
w. Adams and Joseph i. Thompson.
At the meeting of the board on June
"A the following letter from the boys
was read:
I'VE. The undersigned having passed
through all of the grades Of the High
School except a Senior, believe there has
been I'M injustice done us and respectfully
ask that there be an investigation.
I'VE have arrived ut nm age when n
wear may nike difference in our future
ana believe there have been SGr.o mis-
takeS which an investigation will rccfify,
m yoi will give this matter your i'm
mcdlate attention commencement being
next Wednesday, you will confer n great
favor on
Yours very respectfully,
Frazer j. Wilson,
Arthur IIauher.
Edward IT, Brennan. Jr.
William w. Adams,
Joseph l.. Thompson.
The letter was referred to the High
School Committee. The committee in
vcstigatcd the matter bnt did not decide
to allow them to participate in the com
n,cnccment exercises.
The boys were greatly disappointed
IT this It was stated that the boys
when they had been promoted from the
other class had hccn conditioned in GER
tain studies and having failed to make
m these conditions had not been allowed
10 graduate The committee finally de
.idcd that the hoys would be given an
opportunity Of taking an examination and
| Il they passed they would then be given
,linlomas
The committee designated Superintend-
mt 1'witmvcr as the person to conduct
the examination. Only three of the five
hovs desired to take an examination
They were Arthur Hauher. William W,
| ,dams and Freezer ). Wilson The five
bows had each been conditioned in two or
threc branches such as arithmetic. Eng
| lsh and civics.
! All Of the three who desired to take
M examination had been conditioned in
chemistry aud this branch was selected
rs the one to be taken up first.
| The examination took place Monday n
week ago. The boys We're each given
twenty questions.
The boys after wait Of several days
| have learned the result from Superin-
tcndcnt Twitmyer. The marking Of the
napcrs show that neither of the boys
lpaSscd the examination.
Having tailcd in this branch il will Of
course lie unnecessary to examine the
| boys in the other branches ms they had
tp pass in all the branches to get n
liploma.
This means that the committee will not
Give the boys diplomas. 1t is said that
| = Young woman who had finished the
course was also not allowed to gradu,
9tr because she had not made mp Ger
tain conditions
It is said that other years boys and
sirIs have hccn graduated who had fail
rd TO make up conditions hut warning
was =ivcn \ year ago that this would not
~ allowed TO happen again.
Neither Principal Berlin of the High
school or any Of the teachers had any
ding to do with the re-eXamination of
the three boys,