The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1916-12-16
PROF. {. R. TALbERT
ISSUES TIMELY AND
INTERESTING LETTER
Concerning Methods and
Glass Conditions as Found
and Existing in Schools
WANTS COOPERATION
To Remedy and Ameliorate
Conditions-Th Thoroughness
Is Watchword-Wants to
Affiliate High School With
Southern Colleges.
WANTS COOPERATION

Affiliate High School With
Southern Colleges.
! Editor of The Echo:
Dear Sir You have been so liberal
in giving free space in your paper to
the city schools that l feel that it is
somewhat of an imposition to ask for
extra space; but there are some i'm
portant phases of the system which l
have put IN operation and which think
the patrons should thoroughly UNDER
stand that they may render me more
valuable assistance in the educational
progress of their children by keeping
them in school regularly and seeing
that they do a reasonable amount of
hcme work. Hence / am asking for
additional space, as am quite sure that
can reach more of the pstrons of the
schools through the medium of your
paper than by any other means.
More can be accomplished by thor
oughness and efficiency in school work
by a proper system of daily grading
and rigid method of examination than
by any other means. Under the sys-
tenn now in force, every pupil is graded
on daily recitatlons as often as the num-
ber in class and the nature of the work
will permit. Every time the pupil is
absent from recitation, zero is given
unless the work is prepared and made
up. The purpose OF this is to encour-
age the pupil to be present every day;
or, if unavoidably detained from school,
they return. At least, once every
mopth written review, or written les
son is given. wHlch with reference to
the grading is equivalent to daily re-
citation, and which is given to keep the
pupil continually reviewing Ind to de-
termine whether the pupil is doing the
work or copying from someone. The
average of all grades for the month is
the monthly grade, which appears on
the report card.
The Session Is Divided Into Three Terms
Of three months each. At the close
of each three-month term, regular
term examination is given covering the
entire subject matter gone over during
that term. The purposes of the term
examinations are to accustom the pupils
to take examinations, to meet college
entrance requirements, to impress up
on pupils the necessity of preparing
the work to retain it and not merely to
recite, to attend regularly, and to study
hard to avoid taking the term exami-
nation.
Any pupil whose attendance is 50, or
better, whose department is 100, is ex-
empt from the term examination in any
in which the average monthly grade for
the term is 95, or over. In consequence
of the exemption privilege, l have the
pleasure to announce that Miss Cleo
Osoi mach, senior, was exempt for the
first term examination in all OF her sub
jects except English; Miss Lucille
Osoinach, freshman, was exempt in En-
glish and history; Miss Edris Erwin,
freshman, was exempt in English. re-
gret that so few pupils were exempt
from the first term examination; but
am quite sure that mere will be exempt
next term.
Examinations Cannot Always Be Relied On
to determine accurately pupils know
ledge. However, examinations are the
means employed to determine ability
wherever educational qualifications are
required as test of ability. At the
end of the session, the monthly grades
| will be averaged for the nine months.
The three terms examinations will be
averaged. The averages of the month
ly average and the examination average
will be the grade on which promotion or
failure will depend. So | have given
the pupil the advantage of making his
daily work count half and his examina-
Ltion work count half in determining the
final result of the years work.
My soul and only purpose in inaugu-
rating such a system is to secure thor
| oughness and efficiency in my pupils.
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