The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-01
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
TMPORTAA MEETING OF THAT
 BODY EAST NIGHT.

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 plomas to High School PupiIs-Also as
 Regards "No Session" sisnaIs-Build-
 ing Contractors Claims for Extra
 Work-Petttion for AboIishment of
 Bible in Schools Filed by a Citizen. A regular meeting of the board of ed
 ucation was held last night. One of the
 principal matters considered and dis
 posed of was the recommendation of l the committee on schools with refer
 ence to the granting of diplomas to high
 school pupils. The paragraph in ques-
 ton was ordered changed and as chang
 ed is as follows:
 Two kinds of diplomas shall be given,
 one known as the honor diploma, to be
 given when at least three-fourths of the i marks in studies and in department ] throughout the entire course are A and Inone lower than B; the other known as l the pass diploma, to be given to those who have not reached so high an aver age.
 l to the honor diploma has at times worked injustice to a pupil whose gen. eral work has been excellent, but who has received one "C'' mark some time
 during his high school course The rule also makes it impossible for pupil to receive an honor diploma whost first year work has been only fair, even if his work after the first year has been continusuoly excellent. The committee recommends that this section be amend ed by substituting the following for the second para graph of the section
 There shall be two kinds of diplomas namely, the honor diploma and the pass diploma The conditions upon which student may receive an honor diploma shall be as follows:
 For excellent work in any study dur ing any year student may be named by the instructor for honors in that particular study for that year.
 A student named for honors in at least three-fourths of the work of any year shall receive "honors for the year" provided he Is not marked defi- cient in any other work for the same year, and provided his department for that year has been satisfactory.
 A student at graduation who has been distinguished with "honors for the year" for at least three years. one of these years being senior year, shall re- ceive "honors for the course" which shall entitle him to an honor diploma
 A commercial student who has receiv- ed "honors for the year" for two years, one year being senior year, shall be en- titled to an honor diploma.
 The number of recitation periods per week in any study shall be regarded as the numerical value of that study in de- termining threefourths of the work of any years.
 The pass diploma shall be awarded to those pupils who are entitled to gradu- ate but who are not entitled to an hon. or diploma.
 With regard to the closing of schools l on account of a severe storm and noti- [ fying the pupils by the fire alarm tele- graph, the following was adopted as the f rule to be hereafter followed:
 "In case of severe storm the super i intendent may indicate through the fire alarm telegraph that there will be no session of the grammar and primary schools. The signal will be given at a. m. for emitting the forenoon session, at 1 D. m. for emitting the afternoon session and at 6:20 D. m. for emitting the session of the evening school"
 As will be, noticed, this So changes the present arrangement that high school pupils will not be exempt from attending the school session on a stormy day. but simply those attending the primary and grammar grades and the evening schools will be affected.
 Superintendent Beede reported that the attendance in a number of the schools was much larger than ever be- fore and explained that he thought portion of this attendance was due to the work of the truant officers, in that they have watched carefully every case reported to them and also investigated the reasons for non attendance of many whom they found on the 
 Clerk Hewlett stated that number If bills had recently been received from the tax collector with reference to the settlement for the assessments against certain school properties for the con- struction of sewers, sidewalks, etc. The members seemed to think that this was an attempt of the city to tax itself, and the secretary was instructed to prepare