The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-31
Experienced Instructors Will
be in Majority ut All Build
-.
ings in City.
New Methods of Marking Pu.
: pills Cards introduced.
CHILDREN RECEIVE REPORTS

Teachers FOR The whittier" were
announced this afternoon by Superln-
tcndent Carnagey. The teachers Of
the old Longfcllow building viii be
transferred TO the new Longfellow
building The teachers for the whit
tier are: Prof. Kecnor Rudolph.
principal. and Misses Ollie Wilson
Lulye Beadles and JcanOn Adams. All
are experienced teachers. and this
morning Superintendent Carnagey
said. "Our object Is 10 distribute
our experienced teachers. 50 that each
building will have a majority of them.
This is necessary for the success of
the schools. and some people seem to
think because a school Is on the out
skirts OF the city that our Young
teachers are placed there. But this is
not the case. and 1t has been our
earnest endeavor 20 place the exper-
fenced teachers In majority at every
school"
Professor Rudolph, the principal OF
the Whittier has been In the
schools for some time. and has taught
this semester. Miss Ollie Wilson has
been teaching the fifth grade al The
Washington building. and will have
the dfth grade at the new school
Ms Lulye Beadles IS an experienced
teacher from Mayneld, and comes
highly recommended. Miss Jeanon
Adams, OF Princeton. has had charge
OF the room In the Washington build
ing. She Is experienced IN primary
work. and desired 20 make the change
on this account
The teachers that go from the old
Longfellow building 10 the new Long
fellow. are: Prof A. NJ Ragsdale,
principal. and Misses Lucy Moore,
Hattie Sherwin. Claire ST. John. Jean
ette Sloan aud Ella I.arkin. Both
the new buildings are ready for the
pupils next Monday and from the
start It is expected all confusion will
be avoided.
At present the whittier" Will have
four TEACHERS, but n too many chill
dron go 10 that school. one or Two
teachers will be taken from the Wash
ington building and make the com
plete eight grades II is not known
what the enrolment at the new school
Will be-. All the pupils that go to that
school from other schools had the
name OF the building they will attend
next SEMESTER written on their reports
that they received this afternoon.
New Way of Marking Cards.
Next semester different system of
marking the reports of the pupils Will
b. adopted by the teachers Instead
of using the numerals, letters OF the
alphabet will be used. When the pu-
pil would receive between 100 and 90
per cent. the teacher will mark IS
for superior work; from 95 TO 81 per
cent. BY for excellent work; 80 toI
so per cent, &c" for good work: 70
20 70 per cent, 81" Tor Indifferent
work: and below 20 per cent, "F,"
for failure in the subject This sys-
tenn Is used in a majority OF ,ho
schools OF the country and in adopt
ing Il Superintendent Carnagey isl
not experimenting.
All the worry of the pupils OF the
Public schools is over when they re-
turn to- their schools this afternoon
and found they had passed. Beam
ing smiles were on their faces, and
sad faces were on only few The
teachers say only few failed, but
there was fear in the hearts of the pu-
pills until they received their cards.
Monday the last semester for 1908
will start.