The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-11

but would see if they could be finished.
Later he telephoned latter Meyers had
gone, that Meyers had failed on one
part. The official hist of grades did
not reach me by mail until Monday
following commencement.
5. The entire high school student
body was told last year not to count
on Bible credit during the last SEM
ester of their Senior year.
6. In view of the above facts l am
not responsible for the time of mott
flying Broadford Meyers, and, here
with denounce the statement that l
gave Bradford Meyers to understand
that he had passed, as a deliberate
falsehood. l never discussed the sub
ject with him one way or another.
Z. The above facts can be verified by
Bradford Meyers and the Secretary in
my office.
Nile Patti.
I. Nile Patti failed to graduate be-
cause he repeated a study this SEM
ster in which he was deferred last
semester. Note the followings facts.
A. A credit is deferred when the
pupil has some additional work to
make up, and the pupil makes this up
outside of the regular class.
B. When a deferred credit is Civ
en-, the office records the fact and the
pupil normally proceeds to remove
the deferred credit. This is always
made clear to the pupil and was made
clear to Nile Patti on January 26th.
C. When pupil receives deferred
credit the office thereby understands
that the pupil is to complete this
work.
2. Nile did not remove this deferred
credit. He took the study over Sec
ond time.
8. Why did I not know that he was
repeating the study? For the follow
ing reasons:
A. This deferred credit was record
ed in the office and deferred credit
means that the pupil without notice
from the office is to complete this
work.
B. This deferred credit marked the
completion Of his specified work and
therefore the remainder of his work
was in elective studies. There was,
therefore. absolutely no occasion to
inquire into what studies he was car
rying.
C. With four hundred and forty-one
graduates within the last four years
which senior has failed to remove
his deferred credit without repeating
the study.
4. The office was counting on Niles
completing his deferred credit for the
Il; I,
work carried this term would have put
him through. Furthermore, there
could have been no question even In
this event, had he not failed eight
times in his studies and thus lost eight
credits.
5. Nile came to the office on COM
mencement day to inquire about his
chances for graduation. At that mo-
ment he found me checking the can
didates for graduation against the fin
al term reports of the class room
teachers, and turned to his case, and
then discovered that he had erred in
not removing his deferred credit
asked him why he had not removed
it and he said he just thought he
would take the work over. This &C.
ton on his part, after proper instruc-
tons from his teacher at the close of
last semester, January 26th, caused
Kim to have too few credits to grad
uate
6. If any mistake whatever In our
clerical work was made, 1t was in the
suppositon that the boy would re-
move his deferred credit. But this
supposition must be weighed in the
light of the above facts
7. Neither myself nor my secretary
knew prior to this final checking of
seniors on commencement day that
Nile Patti would not graduate.
s. The entire senior class was told
several weeks ago that no one could
graduate with fewer than thirty-two
credits and anyone in doubt should
take the trouble to find out just where
he stood in point of credits. The high
school records were open to the stu
dents. and some Of the responsibility
for the knowledge of their school
standing must be assumed by the can
didates for graduation.
9. Nile Patti knew that he was short
of the thirty-two credits, and he knew
that he would be from the time this
term began. On commencement day,
without any aid whatever from the Of
flee records, he checked his credits
against these records and they cor
responded exactly. If he knew this on
day. how long had he
known It? Mind you he had been
warned weeks ago that he must pre-
sent thirty-two credits.
10. am sorry that this matter
could not have been adjusted weeks
ago, but have given the facts in each