The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-06-05
COUNTY EXAMS RESULTS
COUNTRY PUPILS OUTSPELL THE
TOWN BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
MEADOW GROVE TIES MADISON

Norfolk Eighth Graders Rank Third
in County Examinations-A Madi.
son Girl, Daughter Of Former Coun.
ty Superintendent, Wins Aonors.
Is the country spelling bee" OF old
time fame coming to the front again?
In the recent county eighth grade cx-
amuatious the country pupils out
spelled their town brothers and sis
tcrs in every instance Meadow
Grove pupils gathered in the houors
in geography. In everything else in
arithmetic, grammar, physiology and
history, the Madison schools ranked
first In fact the 1908 examinations
would have represented an over
whelmiug victory for the Madison
eighth graders had they cultivated
the spelling bee" and pasted memory
glue on the map facts OF their gcog.
raphy.
For several years past Madison has
held the lead in these annual exam.
nations but this year Madison is
forced to share first honors with
Meadow Grove Students II was ge-
oEraphy that proved the grief OF the
county seat pupils. Norfolk pupils
this year rank third, following close
upon Madison and Meadow Grove.
The country pupils have moved up to
fourth place.
Returns from the county eighth
grade examinations held a fortnight
have just been compiled by County
Superintendent f. $. Pcrdue. Every
year the eighth grade pupils of the
county are examined by the county
superintendent for certificates of pro-
motion to the high school, Each pu-
pil answers the same questions. AS
a result of this practice which Madi-
son county has adhered to for many
years past a considerable rivalry cX-
lists among the different schools of the
county. The returns are waited for
much as the baseball fan" waits for
the big diamond reports.
The average for the county this year
was II per cent. The different schools
in mo cnnptv ranked &C follows. Mad.
| ison, SO; Meadow Grove, So; Norfolk,
Grow. -, pottIn Crook go. TfIdon
-
IT, 1907 tho sohoo1s stood. Nadi.
.on or. Earf,,l, "a. pott1o Crool,
90. Tidon 60. Meadow Grove Is,
oonr.r,. nn,iIs -. Tow,non Grove
-
Th;,u mo..,, ue.de ;e+
,1aJison GirI rbir1o NTo.sr,or
,.in. t,~, aa,,,.,. hn,,r, +his VAR Cbo
raoai,.a,1 ,bo bi,hoet ,,ororol ovoroga
~ on,. nrntI in tho county rocoiy-inq
% naroan+ cho &c tho on,y daughter
~ nx.Countv snnsrintandant Moss
NAN C,onnd horors go IA Fannie
Watson oIsn of ,Iodfson VIII, scored
90 ,,r'' ,,,ln, ,,''N "
An,nno +ho country n,ni1s tho high-
a.t aaneroi ovaraaa Sc wos sacurod
~, E,n,,,a L,roft IN district No 70
ra,ta na1,. w. 5tstrict No ~ wos
sanand Win e.
1,ha 5a+ai,s 90 +bis ,oor,e ovor,ira.
.io, fo,ror,.
CnarIin,,. country, runi1s e5. Now.
ro, Cna,.o 90. ,Ioodou, Crova eO.
,,,,' %. Watson 20. Pottra
rnaa1- -. ri,dan %
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oc. l ,,"n1o, Cr",'a OK aarntrr nv,
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co. Co., no,.,o Cnoa,, e.
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