The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-09
WINNER or EIGHTH
GRADE HONORS IS A
ROOSEVELT CO. MISS
Ada Coleman Of Elida Makes an
Average Of 90 Per Cent and
Ranks First Among ile2 Con-
testarts.

sperlsi Correspondence 20 The HERALD.
Santa We. " n. July 9.--To Hiss
Ada Coleman. OF Ellda. Roosevelt,
county. belonks the honor Of winning
hinh average IN examination for the
eighth grade diploma. among the 1855
students IN the rural schools OF New
Mexico who successfully passed these
e<aminAtlons N March. April and
Mas Of this . Miss Coieman's
average was gs per cent. Several
,ouhk people made averages % 90
per cent and n considerable numDer
reached % per cent. These and
other matters of Interest have been
developed by n careful analysis OF
returns nom the years eighth aradc
examinations. just completed by the
department az education. Probably
the most interesting conclusion drawn
from the study ~ these returns Is that
work IN the rural schools az the state
h advancing rapidly, that standards
are higher aud work more thoroush
ana thst the average result Of evan
nations for eighth grade diplomas
IL much better than ever before.
The department Is Watching the
eighth grade returns this year with
moFc thas. USUAL care because OF the
campaign 70 bring every eighth grade
student into a hiEh school In septcm-
her. state. county and local qchooi
authorities are cooperating in this
camps Ign. which ~ In line with that
being urged By r. r. Claxt0H. United
States commissioner OF education. 20.
keep things moving" in edncatic2
during the war. aud wherever posi-
bic 70 increase the efficiency 81 the
public schools.
superintendent Waener's office.
among other fluctuations drawn from
the eighth grade returns has COM
pleted a table showing the high aver
ages made BY students In each cocnsy.
IN the three e~xaminations OF March.
April n May. for eighth erace
diplomas. which follows:
Bernaliilo County. March exam
Ination. Raymond Helwig. Barton.
average 20 per emf. April. Frank
Stone. Old Albuquerque. SO per cent.
May. Laura L. Adamson. Bronco,
Texas. 80 per cent.
Chaves County; March. James King
Plainview. 80. April, Constance Good
ncr. Dexter. 90.
Colfax County: Ada Mcmahon.
NtfUilo tATks ~ Ahihs ray NfhN-f
Maxwell, 81. May. Militia Klipstine.
ABBOTT. 81.
Curry County: BESSIE Fedrick,
Grady. So. April. Frances Cooke,
Texico. 80. May. Ellis Rogers. Texico.
SIS.
Dona Ana County: March. Dorothy
Price. Bsrino. 80 consuelo Murso'
In Mesa. sc. May. Herbert Goddard.
Mesilla Park. SIS.
Eddy County--March. Warren Glib
son. Dayton, 80. April. Clara Ste
phens. Eunice. 90. May. Ger'ie Nc
1onagiil. Dayton, IS.
Grant County: March. Christina
DUNCAN. Animas. 81. April, Lucretia
Ford. Hurley. 81. May. Bliiha Nor
tensoL, Richmond. 90.
osanlupe County: March. Minnie
Huff, MCAtoya, SO. Ellen Bazziii.
Buchanan. 81. MAY. Georgia Crab
tree, taft. 81.
Llnealn county-March. Viola
sutton. NoSai, s5. April. Mae Hill
burn. Hondo. 90. May. Edith Rock
well. Caption. 50.
Luna County: March. Harold Bow
en-. Hondaie. 81. April. George rir-
rar. Columbus. 81. May, Imogene
Crosby. Hermanas. 81.
Mckinley County: March. Leila
Ashcrafs. Ramah. SO. April. Hannah
Husband. Gibson. %. May. Katie
Katie. Heaton. So.
Mora County: March. Claudia
Lemon, Mills. 90. April. Anne
Gibson, Levy. 81. May. Garther KY
Ter. Levy. Sc.
Otero County: March. Alva Edge.
A~iamogordo. 30. Evaiean Culver.
Brice. 81. May. Marie Sanchez. Tuia-
rosa. 40.
Quay County: March, Claude