Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-01-18
County Graduation.

County Graduation.
Dear Teachers-We are planning
for a County Graduation Exercise
to be held at Ironton, May II,
1912. If you have pupils who K
pect to complete the Eighth Grade
Work this year, notify me so the
final examination questions will
reach you about two weeks before
your school closes.
Pupils in school districts that
have already closed their schools
may take the final test in any
other school at the time that they
give their examination or may
come to the examinatio when it
is given at Ironton.
Read your Course of Study,
pages 5, 6 and 7,for information in
regard to conducting examina-
tons. Every pupil that finishes
the course will be required to write
an essay. He may choose his
subject. We are planning for a
declamatory contest. If you have
a boy or a girl that can recite no.
tify me and send his name. A
gold medal will be given the one
who wins in this contest. The
declamatory contest will be for
the eighth grade pupils only.
The following contests will be
for the pupils of the 9TH, 9th, 7th
and 9Th grades. Every school will
be, allowed as many contestants in
the spelling contest as there are
teachers in the school.
First-A Spellig Contest.
Three prizes will be given in
this contest. list, I'd and 3d.. The
aim of this contest is to create an
interest in the subject of spelling.
AS a list of words to be used in
the contest we will use Hunts
Speller, pages 81 to ITS inclusive.
The local contest in each district
to select your contestant will be
conducted by the teacher at such
time as will be most convenient
for the school. AS soon as your
contest is over let me know who
your representative will be.
The state is planning for a state
spelling contest and each county
Is entitled to one representative,
The winner in this county con-
test will be the contestant to the
state contest to be held at Jeffer.
son City, with all his expenses
paid.
Second-A Running CONTEST fol
the Boys.
1. 50-yards dash for 9Th and 9Th
grades.
=. 50-yards dash for 9TH and Stt
10. 100-yards dash for 9th and 9th
grades.
a. 100-yards dash for 7th and 9Th
grades. 9
5. 220-yards dash for all.
6, Potato race.
II. Shoe scramble.
s. Running broad jump.
8. Running high jump.
10. Pole vault.
Third-A Running Contest fol-
the Girls.
1. 30.yards dash for 9Th and 9th
grades.
II. 40-yards dash for 7th and 9Th
grades.
3. Needle race.
a. Egg race.
5. Throwing the ball.
Prizes will be given the winner
in all these contests.
A display of the work of all oil
the grades will be a feature Of this
exercise and we would like fol
every school to be represented.
Please send your exhibits to the
County Superintendent before the
close of your school so they car
be placed on exhibition at the
County Graduation Exercises.
Central Business College, oil
Sedalia, Mo-, offers a three
.-
months $50 free scholarship tc
the pupil making the highest av-
erage in the final examination,
This scholarship will be good in
any department. in that school
The Business, Shorthand and
Typewrlting, Telegraph or Per
Art.
Diplomas of graduation will be
given at the close of the declama.
tory contest. Let every graduate
OF the county be present.
Let me know at your earliest
convenience who your contestant
will be. | am
Yours, very truly,
B. p, BuRNHAM.