Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22

examination. His mark i'm his final ex-
animation alone entitled him to graduate,
but the teacher maintained that the av-
erage of this mark with his previous
marks should determine his right to grad
uate, and the average was below the re-
quired mark. II was not until Friday
morning after the graduation that the
committee and the teacher reached an
agreement as to how the mark should be
figured, and then the diploma was award
ed.
At the request of the meeting Mr. Os-
good read a letter from Mr.. whitaker
touching upon the cases of the four young
men who did not graduate. In the case
of John Harvey" he said, there seems
to be nothing to say. He understood his
case and SO far as ! know has made no
complaint. The second case Is that of
Herbert Mack ] understand he now says
he fully deserved to lose his diploma and
that he knew all the time he was not do
ing his work one of the subjects in
which he failed was his junior year phys
les. lie knew i'm June, 1903 that he must
make up his course in order to graduate.
| made repeated efforts to get him to do
this work all through last year but with
no results lie never made any pre-
tense at making It up. This alone made
it impossible to give him his diploma"
other Information was given concerning
this case. The letter continued: THE
third case is that of Sanders He also
had failed I'm Junior year physics. and his
report so Indicated in June. 1903. ] also
tried to get him to make up the course
this last year but to no purpose | told
him repeatedly through the past year that
he would have to make the course up be-
fore he could graduate. II Is clearly fol-
/ ly for him to claim that he did not know
he could not graduate until June 90"
/ other information also Is given concern
/ ing this case.
THE fourth case is that Of Pettee.
! Pettee came back to school i'm September
/ deficient in his work i'm English for the
preceding year. He was given extra af-
I tcrnoon hours with dis teacher, and by
/ the end of the winter term had made NJ
/ that course. Meantime his current work
in English for the senior year was not
/ satisfactory and his French was also de-
ncicnt. About that time he was sick and
absent from school several weeks. Dur
ing that time / saw the boys father and
told him ! could hardly see how the boy
could get his work done. The final work
/ i'm his English did not come until We'd
nesday June %. because he wanted and
needed every chance he could have. II
the examination taken that day he fail.
ed He also failed in his final work II
French"
In further and final explanation Of thi.
matter Mr.. Osgood said that it was very
difficult to tell what should be done II
cases like those under consideration. l
the principal had told the four students
last named on the first of April, for in
stance, that they could not graduate /
would have ended all effective study b!
them for the year He had chosen, a
what seemed to him the wiser course. q
keep them along. under urgent admo
milton. always hoping that they would b.
able to do their work, make up their de
ficiences, and graduate with their class
Mr.. Osgood expressed the hope tina
another year and in future, a way nigh
be found to avoid any such complications
He also expressed the belief that this oc
currence. unfortunate as it seemed AM
the discussion IT had aroused, would re
suit i'm better and more efficient work b.
the students in future, and therefore 10
the good OF the schools The meetin
then adjourned.