The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-06-15
INTERESTING STATISTICS OF
JUNE AND FEB. GRADUATES
Only One Less Graduated This
Year Than the Total in June
Last Year
SUPT. KRAFT COMPLIES DATA

The June class of 1910 of the Calu-
met High school is smaller than that
of June, 1909. This is due To the fact
that the February or mId-year class
this year numbered twenty-five and
practically lessened TO that extent the
number of graduates i'm the June class.
Nevertheless, the June class of 1910
numbers hfty-fve. In June 1909. the
graduating class numbered seventy
eight, or actually seventy seven and
one graduate at mid-year of 1909.
Combining the two classes this year.
the one of February. 1910. numbering
twenty-five and the June 1910 class,
numbering ffty-hve. there is only one
less or seventy seven for the year.
These added to the six hundred
twenty-five already graduated brings
the grand total of Calumet High school
graduates up To the number of six
hundred and ninety nine, or only one
short of seven hundred graduates.
Girls Outnumber Boys.
The June class of 1910 is composed
of thirty-tw two young ladies and twenty
three young gentlemen The former
ratio of more than two TO one in fla
vor of the young lady graduates is
rapidly decreasing. and is a matter for
congratulation.
The average age of the class is
nineteen years, one month, or two
months older than the average of the !
class Of 1909, and one month younger
than that OF the class of February, !
1910. The youngest member is seven
teen years, two months old. while the 1
oldest is twenty years, eleven months. !
In height. the average is five feet, sew
en- inches, or one inch taller than the |
average Of several classes preceding. |
The smallest member OF the class
measures five feet, while the tallest
mounts up to the unusual stature oil
six feet, three and one-fourth inches.
Their average weight is one hundred
thirty pounds. with the lightcst weigh
ing ninety pounds and the heaviest
one hundred eighty-five pounds.
Dozen NationsIities.
Tho nationalities are not quite SO
widely distributed as in the class oil
1909. dozen different nationalities is
included, distributed as follows; Eng
ish i'm the lead with thirteen, Ameri-
,ans "A close second with eleven, then
follow Firms and Scotch with nine
zach. next Germans with four, Cana
Iians and Swedes with two each, one
zach of French, Hebrew. Irish. Nor
-nfgr nf
ffty-fve were born i'm Michigan three
IN Canada. and one each in Finland
North Dakota, New York and South
Dakota.
The occupations of their fathers are
more widely scattered than i'm any pre-
,eding class They are twcnty-four I'm
number and comprise attorneys one,
one. brewers one, car
oenters two, cashiers one, clerks ore.
two, editors one, engi-
ncers six, farmers one, foremen five,
jewellers one. mechanics two, mer-
chants two, miners sixteen, ministers
)ne, moulders one. railroad-agents one.
-anchmen one statesmen one, sheriffs
)ne, superintendent four teamsters
one, watchmen one.
Courses Studied.
The usual nine year course from
to High school was COM
pleted by three in six years seven Ia
seven years, two in seven and one
half years, eighteen in eight years,
)ne in eight and one-half years, nine
teen in nine years, one in nine and
Dne half years and four in ten years.
The four years course i'm High school
was covered by eight I'm three and one
half years, fortythree i'm four years,
two i'm four and one half years and
two in five years.
I'm high school courses taken, English
comes first with nineteen. Latin-Ger-
man next with ten. Manual Training
eight Latin and Commercial courses