The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-05
1862 EIGHTH GRADE
PUPILS GRADUATED
IN RURAL SCHOOLS
Graduates in Incorporated Towns and
Cities Will Increase Number TO
1900. Diplomas Sent Out

Santa Fe, N. NJ, July 2.-An in
crease of forty per cent in the total
number Of graduates from the eighth
grade in the rural schools of New
Mexico in the past school year is here
shown by compilation just com
pleted in the department of educa-
tion, which shows total of 1902 boys
and girls who have completed eighth
grade work in the country schools
alone. If the eighth grade gradu-
ates of the incorporated cities and the
towns be added, the total goes above
1000 young people who are now ready
to enter high schools. The education
al forces, state, county and local, are
cooperating in systematic effort TO
induce every one of these boys and
girls to go on through the high school
course.
State school superintendent j. II.
Wagner attaches great importance to
completion of the eighth grade work
in the country schools and to proper
recognition of its completion. This
year, in place of the little printed GER
tification slip of former years. Mr..
Wagner has had prepared handsome
autographed diploma. Mailing of 1892
OF these was completed last week, the
diplomas going from the department
here to the various county school su-
perintendents who send them on to the
local teachers, through whom they
reach the pupils. The eighth grade
graduates have been delighted with
the certificate, which carries the sig
natures of the state school superinten-
dent, the county superintendent and
the teacher, and a number of gradu-
ates Of former years from the eighth
grade have written the department
asking that their little certificates be
changed into the more pretentious dip
Iona.
Superintendent Wagner, in discuss
ing the increased number of eighth
grade graduates said he regarded the
increase as the most convincing evil
dence of the solid and rapid advance
ment of the states entire system of
education. He looks for still larger
of increases next year.
The eighth grade graduates of this
of whom Claude Voyles of
Plain is the honor graduate, are as
Earlne King, Hanley.
Frank Brownlee, Hudson.
Ellen Patton, Hudson.
jeanette Watson, Hudson.
Cara Flemister, Lesbia.
Tllie Fling, Lesbia.
Gladys Rec, Lesbia.
Bessie Wells. Lesbia.
Joe Gibson, Endee.
Pearl Phipps, Endee.
James Phipps, Endee.
Yandell Rogers, Endee.
Willard Welch, McAlister.
PLAlN-Wm. Cation, Ray Edwards,
Thomas Edwards, Anna Hall, Jennie
Hall, Frankes Helton, Laura Kelby;
Dee Kelby, Pearl Lindsey, Claude Voy-
es,
Asa Ealy. Puerto.
Andrew Ward, Puerto.
Paris Greer, Quay
Vera Greer, Quay.
Evelyn Atkinson, San Jon.
CAMERON-Alma, Delma and Lora
jennings.
Ella Hauser, Montoya.
Margarite Faus, Lockney.
Eula and Euana Morgan, House.
John Curtis, Murdock.
Mary Krabrick, Lesbia.
Bessie Culbertson, Lesbia.
Una McCutcheon, Field.
Stockton McCutcheon, Field.
Foster Turner, Nara Visa.
Flanklin Berlin, Margaret Busick,
nd George Garrison, Obar.
HOUSE-Blanch Arnold, Sterling
'ryden, Zella Reed, ldel Hewett, HUI
ert Perkins and NJ. +. Warren.
Maggie L. Parker, Charlotte.
Iona Shaffer, Charlotte.
FIELD-Lola Bales, Edith Beevers,
gorge Myers and Bertha Minker.
Ina Moncus, lima.
Nina Cain, Ina.
Lester Rinestine, Lockney.
/. V. Clements, Puerto.
JORDAN-Lola Akin, Nora San
ers and Ura Wells.
Leila Hayden, McAlister, Drowning
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