Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-12
BOYS oUrNUMBER THE GIRLS
AND CARRY OFF MOST OF
THE hoNoRs.
YOUNGEST MEMBER A BOY,
BEST SCHOLAR ALSO BOY
Donald Elder, Carries OF Hono's tor
Scholarship, Merritt Mcmahon SEQ.
ond = Miss Grace Waters Ranks
Highest Among eir's--Thrss Scholar
ships Awarded to Pupils.

The class Of forty-seven young peo-
pie who are to be graduated from the
high school Friday, June IA, is an un-
| usual class in several respects Its
chief uncommon feature Is that 1t has
more boys than girls. There are twen-
ty-four Of the former to twenty-three
of the latter.
Some of the other unusual things
about the class are that the two VINO
ranked highest in scholarship are both
boys, and the youngest member is boy.
an honor some girl usually carries OF.
The Rogers school furnished more
members of the class than all the other
four city schools combined.
Wilbur Sscor Holds Age Honor.
The average age Of the members OF
the class at graduation will be Is years
and months. The average age OF the
girls is older than that Of the boys. The
girls average age is 10 years and
months and the average age OF the
! boys is is years and months. Wilbur
Secor, aged II years and month at
graduation has the honor OF being
the youngest member, The Oldest pupil
| in the class is 81 years and months.
Elder Highest in Scholarship.
The average scholarship Of the class
for the four years in the high school
is s19 The boys outrank the girls in
this respect, as the boys average
scholarship is So3, while the girls OF
the class average SIS in scholarship
Donald Elder, the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A T. Elder, ranks highest in
scholarship Of any of the seniors. He
attained the high average of 91.9. and
had he desired it he could have had a
| free scholarship at Drake University
His rank in his studies is quite re-
markable, as he has twice been out OF
school during his senior year because
of sickness and operations, but in spite
of these hindrances he kept up his
work. He will probably work in his
fathers store for a year and then enter
Iowa state College, Ames.
Merritt Mcmahon Second.
| Only little below Elder in scholar
Of 91.3 He is the son of II. r. Nc
Mahon. The scholarship at Drake Uni
versity. that was offered for high at
/ tainment in studies. has been given to
/ Mcmahon, who will attend that uni
versity next year.
Miss Grace Waters, the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Eber Waters. of Linn
township, has the highest scholarship
rank Of the girls of the class. She
stands third with a mark Of s3.s. Miss
Waters effort has been noteworthy
as she has worked her way thru thu
high school, but at the same time she
has kept so we'll up in her studies. AS
r-l,1 frn
scholarship to Grinnell College. This
scholarship is given by the State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs to the most
deserving girl of the class. Miss Wat
ers will use it and attend Grinnell.
caImus Gets Scholarship.
Miss Margaret Benedict, the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs F. r. Benedict
ranks fourth in scholarship with d
Drake University.
Another honor student. altho he does
not rank as high as those already men
toned. is Frank Calmus, the son o.
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Calmus, of this city
He ranks tenth in the class with 6
mark of $40. To him is to be awarded
a scholarship given by the state board
Of education. and known as state
honor scholarship. 1t is good for tut
ton, etc. at Iowa State College, the
state university or the State Teachers
College at Cedar Falls. 1t could be be-
slowed upon any pupil ranking in thu
first fourth Of the class. 1t is to be
given to Calmus because of his deserv-
ing work, and because he expects Il
work his way thru college. He will
work for a year before entering lowe
State College at Ames a year from
next fall.
Rogers the Banner School.
To the Rogers school falls the honor
of having furnished more pupils FOL
this senior class than all the othel