Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-08
1856 TAKE TESTS
FOR THE 9TH GRADE
Rural school Pupils Gather in Rock
Island HiSh school Building
Tor Purpose.
II FIRST ATTEMPT OF ITS END
Formerly Examinations Were Held in
District ools-Arrangement
Probably Permanent.

Rural school teachers are pleased
with the new arrangement by which
lss country eighth grade pupils are
being examined AT the high school to
day. They are relieved OF an srduous
task and the children are permitted to
visit the county seat and get a glimpse
% an institution OF the sort that many
OF them hope 20 attend next year.
Port Byron. south Rock Island and
EdEinEton township furnish the great
or portion of the number who arc
striving 90 obtain % per cent grade.
The test includes reviews in geoEra-
ply. spelling. grammar and reading.
Miss Lou Harris. superintendent of
schools Is highly pleased al the show
ing made. The single examination.
giving Co an under the same Condi-
lions and supervised by county ofiic-
iai viii probably continue as an an
nual event in spite OF protests from
THE parents OF some children who OBJ
feet 20 their travelling several miles TO
q strange place 20 take the tests.
Thirteen townships. representing
approximately oue-half Of all school
districts. sent representatives. Most OF
the children. taking these tests viii
Program Of Day.
During the morning 100 teachers lis
tened Co an interesting talk ON bird life
bv Burtis Wilson. The children were
busy both in the forenoon and after
noon but q long recess between was
the occasion for an enjoyable two
hours. a luncheon was served 10 the
younE people in the hiEh school build
inE bv Mrs. Cameron. mat-on OF the
S. N. O.. A. After tho lunch basket
BAH games afforded entertainment TO
an audience not very familiar with this
indoor sport
Those Taking Test.
Names OF the pupils who TOOK the
examination today and the townships
whence they come are subjoinei-
Port By-on-Ruby Russell Esther
Anderson. Gertrude SHELTON. Clara
W'ttvr. Eta Carhart. Genesia Hubbs.
Hampton Julian CLAM. Lloyd
BUaus. Ralph Buckley. Curtis La
Grange. Esther Harewacker. Raleigh
Anderson. Freeman Anderson. Marca-
rriba Lirgne-. Helen Johnson. Alice
Baker. Lois Tovels. Dorothy stephen .
son. Joseph Gryuonprez. Leo Grymon-
PREF. Edna Peterson. Frank Leasure. .
Hsyme Kline. Arthur Andrews. Mild
rcd johnson. Harold Wilson. Evelyn .
WahiEreu. Leoua Quick. Lyle stone. .
Joanna rarS. Ehol Dople-. Laura
shay. Henry Eoseuan William all-
son. Bessie pauEhery. Margaret Ger .
ha-dt.
yuma bessie Reynolds. Ruth Dali
Iry. William H.uAe. AGeila Vain .
wright. Lille Rasmussen.
South Rock fsiaud-Paul Sommer.
Chester Poehlman. Kenneth DieroIf.
Louis Dieroif William passo. Ralph
Crouch. Gertrude Edwards Helen
paT Ray Paulseu. Helen Alters. wal
ter EE=ert. Florence Guckenbihl. Ethel
Sellers. Aiuriel Goddard. Mildred Bling
man. Helen Bendt. Beiva Westerfeld.
Carl Burgess. Esther DieGtke. Helen
Johnson. Erwin JorCenseu. Mildred
Schiuctcr. Leonard Schmidt. Forrest
Ford.
South Moline -CelIcla Walker. Ben
nett Goldberg. Gerald Newquist. Cora
stark. Marguerite Mahlstrom. Avid
Flodeen. Emil Kroerer. Harold Stein
naren. carl Mahlstroun. Raymond
Schoefer.
NNAa aA.fa ~ NAN T. aauIlAls ttt4tU
Sievers. Minnie Holman. Verna III
nan. Frances Nylie. Irene NcWflliams.
Ndessa Cook. Mildred Sackville. Lii
Ian Hayes. Albert Anderson. Howard
Ellis. Clarence Bonnie. Edwin John
son. Ernest kropp, Lewis Cook.
Black Hawk - Catherine Christy.
Edith Eddy. Alfred Dixon. Joseph Win
Ter. John Lowell. James Post. George
ieher. Con smith. Dorothy Dibbern.
Ruth Fischer. Mabel smith. Celia
.ane.
Andalusia Josephine Simmon. VIII
iur Steckman. George Herbert. Nellie
iaas. Vernice Dunlap. Norma Her
icrt. Mabel Johnson. Charles Ohms.
Emil Verschoore
Rural Dale Bailey. Martin Fall.
Joseph Spargu. Bessie Simmou. Mar
;aret Framing. George Erickson. Ruth
'heney.
Bowling Gladys TitJerington. Cliff
ord TiitcrinEton. Irene Crompton.
scott Jones. Mae Bingham.
EdEington-Loretta McNianus. Lyle
George Seitz. Boulah Wood.
William Crawford. Donald Crawford