The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-24
Examinations.

II our people are 20 Juuge OF It's
school by the results, then surely
we have much whereof to be proud
We confidently assert that no bet
ter results have been obtained else.
where than right here in our Public
High School. For the first time in
our history we have been qualified
to take the Vanderbilt prelimina.
ries, i. e., to take examinations in
those subjects which are prepar.
atory to the senior year, and which,
if passed, remove a great burden
from the overloaded senior year.
Below is the list of the Wander.
bilt examinations just passed. You
will note that they are divided into
two ella sses, preliminaries and
finals. Seniors were this year com.
PEELED to take both, while students
below the senior year took those
subjects in which they had been
prepared. These are not our own
standards, but those set by Van.
derbilt:
Finals in Greek, which includes
First Year Greek, Anabasis, Iliad,
Sight Translation and Greek Prose,
seven pupils we're passed, four with
standings above so, and none with
standings below65. Morris Hawes,
Fred Cloyes, Beth Mcconnell, Dez-
zie Brown, Rubie Littleton, Bessie
Beck, Mabel Griffin.
In English, which includes the
Four-Year English given in any
standard high school, ten pupils
were passed, four above 80, and all
but one above so. - Bessie Beck, Earl
Barney, Dezzie Brown, Fred Cloyes,
Mabel Griffin, Rubie Littleton, Nor
ris Hawes Fern Major, Beth Nc
Connell, Annie Lee White.
In Latin, which includes First
Year Latin, Caesar, Cicero, Virgil,
Sight Translation and Latin Prose,
ten pupils we're passed, tour above
so, and none below 65. Earl Bar
ney, Bessie Beck, Morris Hawes,
Dezzie Brown, Fred Cloyes, Mabel
=
Griffin, Rubie Littleton, Fern Ma
Jor, Beth Mcconnell, Annie Lee
White.
In Plane Geometry twelve pupils
we're passed, with six papers above
90 and but one below 65. One pa
per was marked 100. Dezz;e Brown,
Beth Mcconnell, Annie Lee White,
Andrew Burrus, Alma Foute, Ru-
bic Littleton, Morris Hawes, Earl
Barney, Mabel Griffin, Winnie Da-
7is Moore, Fred Cloyes, Lee Cloyes.
In Algebra twenty-one papers
we're passed, with seven above COL
Ind none below So Five were
marked 100. ~ Gcnevieve Mailing,
lucille Layne, Dot Beck, Katie
dayes, Leila Reeves, Melvin Tis.
Iale, Sally Kate Brevard. Lois Car
er, Lee Cloyes, Ruth Isaacs, Win
lie Davis Moore, Alma Foute, Ruth
daveety, volena Floyd, Rubie Lit
Teton, Dezzie Brown, Andrew Bur-
uss, Joe Rippy, Mabel Griffin, Lu-
lie Posey, Bessie Harper.
In the above papers in Geomstry
re included both those who passed
reliminaries and finals. Either
Algebra or Geometry counts pre-
minary, while both constitute a h
nal. In addition to this work in
four pupils, the en-
re class, we're passed in both Solid
geometry and Advanced Algebra
18th an average of 90 OF above. AS
q instance Of the thoroughness Of
ur work we are glad to cite the
let that two members Of the FL
nentary Algebra class were en-
oled to pass Advanced Algebra
lso with standing above S.
nth Isaacs and Lee Cloyes. n
In Preliminary Latin, which in ..
udes First Year Latin, cmsar,
icero, Sight Translation and Latin /.
rose, seven pupils we're passed. L
yo above 50 and all standing above
but three. Sally Kate Brevard,
'innie Davis Moore. Lucille Major,
ary Moore, Lula White. Lee Clogs, /.
,e Rippy. II
Physical geography - LoisC Carter,
red Cloyes, Glenn Davis, Allie
al Davis, Ruth Isaaes. Lucille
ayne. fSeneTieve Mailing, Leila !