The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-03-21
THE RESULTS OF
DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS.

As result OF the recent diploma eS.
animation which was held in several
places over the county. eighty-seven
pupils made the average necessary to
entitle them 10 the diploma of gradua.
ton from the common schools. In
view OF the fact that many other pu.
pills expect to pass Oh the second en-
animation, This is very good showing.
The graduates are divided among the
various districts as follows: Fairmont
district, I; Grant, S; Lincoln. H. Man
ming ,ou. &c; Pawpaw, IL; Union Q,
and WlHHrG :. It is likely that III
most an equal number will succeed in
passing cn the second examination.
Parents and pupils have come -
look upon the system OF graduation
from ,IAe-s-commOn schools, and OF
granting diplomas of graduation, as Il
source Of great benefit 10 the schools
II is altogether proper that boys AMI
girls who do eight years of faithful
work in the common or elementary
schools should receive some reward at
the cnd of the course. A fitting re.
ward is the common school diploma
which is issued by the State Depart
ment Of schools, and which is given
the pupils OF each district at appro'
pirate graduating exercises. Last May
series Of graduating exercises was
held in all of the districts of the c0un'
ty, good talks by leading educators be-
Ing a feature of each exercise. 1t is
planned by the county superintendent
to hold similar exercises the latLcI
part of next April. or as soon as the
results OF the second diploma exam.
ination are known Full announce
ment of these exercises will be sent
the graduates and will be published
in the county papers.
The second diploma examination for
the year will be held April 10 ana II
at the following places in Marion coun'
~: RarrackviIlc. Pennington, Tho
burn. llartcr Hill school, Grant Town
and probably FairviCw, Warrington
and at the local Normal school. Pu'
nils may take the examination at the
most convenient point. II it is neces'
sary TO accommodate those who ne,
sire TO take the examination, the work
may be given at other points. Pupils
desiring 10 take the examination. who
are 100 distant from any Of the points
named, should notify the county SUI
perintcndcnt.
This second examination is open 10
al! pupils of the seventh and eighth
grades, both to those who did not take
The mlrst examination, and to those
who failed 10 make satisfactory Erade'
on the first examination, But sc"Cntl
Grade pupils may pass upon geogra
ply, L. S. history. and agriculture
only. In order that grades made this
year may be carried over until next
year, they must he as high as SO pei
cent. or over.
To secure the diploma it is neces
sary that pupils make an average OF
50 per cent. with no grade below 81
per cent.
Two Diplomas are issued by the
State department of Schools, the Eie
mentary School Diploma and the Grad
cd School Diploma. The first is grant
cd 10 those who pass satisfactory cX
amirpt'ou upon the following branch
es: orthography, physiology and ny
slene, Engnsn grammar ana language
IU. S. history, State history, reading
and literature, civil government, gen
eral and State geography, elementar!
agriculture, arithmetic and penman
ship. The graded school diploma vii
be granted to those who pass a salts
factory examination upon the allow
subjects and upon general history anl
bookkeeping In addition Usually bu
aspHplls amply ssr theis Grad selIos