Charlevoix county herald., 1907-07-06
The Eighth Grade Exam.

has been looked forward to for some
time and good many of our young
people haye been wondering why they
did not hear their fate some time ago.
/ wish to state that the task OF cor
recting Ane hundred twenty five sets
that were lsed in the eighth grade
examination this year was no small
one and coming as it did right in the
midst Of very busy season for the ex-
aminers, it Is but natural that the
report should be somewhat delayed.
We wish, before commenting on the
result of this ex examination, to state to
the public that the grade examination
is no simple affair but that it is a
searching test, embodying thorough
and practical application Of the prin-
cipals taught in the first eight grades
OF the graded schools OF the state and
there is no doubt in the mind of the
writer but that the boy or girl who
earned an average Of so per cent or
better on this test will be able to take
up the high school and do the work
we'll
While we are sorry we could not
issue diplomas to all VINO wrote the
examination, we are glad to note that
the number passing this year was
greater than that OF last. We found
many good pages written by students
TO whom we could not issue diplomas
on account of their being weak in
some one or two particular branches
and we hope that instead of being dis
couraged, those who have not passed
will M axe more determined effort to
complete the work well next year.
This is what we might call "Hur-
ry Up'' age and we are expecting and
are getting great things from our
teaching force. Iwish to call atten-
tion tU2ne or two things which a
study of the result of the examination
will show.
A comparison Of standings will
show that those of the applicants who
attend the rural schools were better
able to to. handle the more difficult
problems than were the students in
our village schools.
A comparison of ages will show
that those from the rural school Will
average nearly year older than the
students of our village schools.
This with other similar comparisons
which l will not take time to note
here leads me to believe that we may
sometimes expect too much of boy
or girl who is twelve or thirteen years
old and we may also expect too much
of ouF& teachers. Mind development
extent but in my judgment, ought not
to hurry until the danger line is
reached. The physical trainer may
show boy just the proper motions to
make In order to throw a weight a
certain distance, but If the boys mus
Gle is not sufficiently developed, the
weight will fall short. So IN school,
the teacher may make very clear ex-
PLANTATION of principle, but il the
Students mind is not sufficiently de-
yeloped to grasp it, the explanation
will go for naught.
La such cases we sometimes say the
teaching is not good and we some
times say the pupil is dull when
ia truth we are wrong in say
ing either thing and the tronble
lies in the fact that the child mind
is not sufficiently developed and the
same principle with the same explain
alton would be perfectly clear to him
year later.
1 will not make further comment
but will say that to me it seems that
many boys and girls and teachers as
well have been discouraged because Of
the condition that 1 have mentioned.
Eighth grade diplomas were issued
TO the following pupils:
Mosle Cohen Lola B. Sherman
Fabian Lalonde Alice Madill
Vsrschel Lorraine Chas. Zitka
Ursula Crawford Gladys Hudkns
Rupert Porter Teresa Connaghan
Margaxt GIBSON Jennie Waterman
Aggie Johnston Marcia Kerns
Sophia GagnOn Esther Monroe
Audie Delaney Agnes Sheppard
Ruth Murner Lenore, Alters
Harold B. McCann Amos Nassen
Marjorie Merrill Carrie Johnston
Irwin: Murphy Kenneth Isaman
Lawrence Isaman Mary Hayden
Mary Dow Mona Hilton