Evening journal., 1913-01-29
NEWSY DOINllGS
OF new CASTLE
School Board Fixes One Pro-
motion Each Year for
Scholars
MANY PUPILS ON
THE HONOR ROLL

Special 20 THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEW CASTLE, Jan. 23.-When
President William J. Ferris called
the meeting Of the Board Of EdEca-
ton last evening the other members
present were. Messrs. Goudiss. Ella-
son. Msuiovs. Mckay. Lunt. JemisOu.
Prof. Cross presented his monthly re-
port showing the attendance 70 be
So3. The following pupils were 70
ported on the roll o. honor.
Eighth grade-A1nis Burris. Ruth
Denring Bertha MCCallistsr. Mary
MOODY. Mary Gilman. Gertrude IN
gram. Amy smith. Esther Vining. Ma
Uida Wolfe. John Whiteside. John
sharp, Walter Kern
Seventh grade-Harriatt Barnes,
Aiban Richsy Cortland Pindsr. Eliz-
sbeth Madden. Susie Hutchinson.
Oscar DevinLsh. Earl MoLsin. Francis
Farmer
sixth grade-Anna Davidson Bro
kaW Seminar. Charles ingram. Es-
feiia Gulick. Elizabeth Roberts. John
Leach. Maude Perrein. Edward Proud
Fifth Mildred Holiday.
Florence Townsend. Hannah RAY.
Fletcher Nelson. Clinton Mitchell,
Helen Deemer. Regina R0-hrOCk.
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Fourth Erade-Laura Arm1riester.
Bertha Barnes. Mildred Berry. Charles
Gulick. Ebert Jones. james Lovsiess.
Douglas Proud Robert Roth. Blanch
Sibiey. Samuel Stewart. George
Tobin. I~sie Walls John Wallace.
Third zrade-Esther Berry. May
Mcdowell Edna Deemer. Mary Nell
son. Alice Clark. Harlan Perry. Jos
eph Cannon. Albert Nelson. Earl Veg
Eennann. Howard Kirkpatrick.
Charles King. Leon King
Second grade-Oiive Jones. Her
man Morgan. Edward Challenger.
Wallace Fitch. Paul Srrimpie, Lillian
Proud. James King. Edward Truirt
James White. Millard Stradiey- Helen
Peters. Crilden Patton. Mildred Cars
well. Martha Shaw.
First Erade-James Wilson. Allen
Ioppi1. Donald Banks. Alice JEmisCn-
Fannie Bryson. Harry Ahsrn. Lamont
Smith. Anne Truitr. Elizabeth Cannon.
Willie Stevenson. Edward Pinder.
Elizabeth 1iilIigan. Francis Bowers.
Miss Deakyne's school-Anna Louth
Mary Jones. William Warren, Eliza
beth Mccullough.
Miss Davis schooi-AndreV Koich-
insky. Joseph Whiteside. William
Louth. Mary Davis. Serena Green.
Beatrice Jones. Charles Cole. Thelma
Anderson
Prof. Cross drew attention 70 the
graduating class Of nine members
which would be unable 70 come up %
the school standard The matter vas
referred 20 the committee on teachers.
The COMMITTEES on teachers report
ed that the majority Of the COMMITTEES
favored only one promotion In each
year except Two primary grades.
Two promotions have been made year
iy heretofore Prof Cross said be had
received a letter from A. r. Spaid
county superintendent, favcring The
one promotion
Mr- Phillips opposed the change
maintaining that there should be tWo
examinations a year.
Prof Cross who has been IN school
work for twenty years said be had
found that Two promotions a year
we're oftsnumes scceuntatls for con-
1i-iCns not satisfactory. He said there
is a great deal OF deficiency in the
high school az this time. Every
teacher Is convinced that her 0En
work would be better II the class re-
NAMED with her the fun year NJ
EL-t-QL =tll -- eULlL -u- see WY ll-
bright scholars should Be kept hack
with the dull ones He said there
are some scholars who DO not cannot
or viii not study and the bright
scholars are % he held back for their
benefit Mr.. Eiisscn said Prof Spsid
had announced that there would be
only one promotion a year in the
school hereafter.
Our children are not dull On ac-
count cf cigarettes and we are not
10 the rural schools class. said 3fr
EIisson- home environments count
IN many cases There are more bright
children 70 be promoted than are dull
children and I cannot see why the
tail should wae the day Why let the
cigarette fends rule. the roost1 After
more discussion of the subject Mr
EIiason moved that the advanced
pupils In the several grades be re-
tained there and reviewed and more
thoroughly prepared for the summer
promotion ana that no mid-wintsl
promotions take place The motion
vas adopted