The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1918-01-16
svADA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY Is, 1918
EXAMINATIONS FOR EIGHTH
GRADE BEGIN THIS MONTH
Questions Now Being Prepared and
VIII BE Sent Out to Teachers
In Each District

The semi-annual state eighth
grade examinations for the schools
of Nevada have been set for the lat
ter part of this month. They will
begin on January 20 and will con-
tinue for four days. Sets of ques-
tions are now being prepared and
will be sent to each district having
children in the seventh and eighth
grades. The teachers will be ap-
pointed as examiners. The papers
will be corrected by the teachers
first and then sent to the deputies
for review. Diplomas will be issued
in June by the state to the success
full candidates. Only a part of these
tests are finals, the others being
midyears, and those attaining a cer-
tain per cent will be allowed to hold
their marks over and take the re-
mainder in May. The seventh grade
will take two tests and those who
pass them will have more time there
after to devote to other subjects in
the course.
Deputy Supt. Smith has been send
ing out inquiries this past week to
the teachers of Churchill and Hum
boldt counties inquiring how many
sets of questions their schools will
require.
The Office of the state department
OF education is working now on the
long and complicated task of maxi
Ing the semi-annual apportionment
of state and county funds to the var
ious school districts of Nevada. Fin
al steps In this work could not be
begun until after the state controll-
ar's report OF January 10 was issued.
The apportionment results win prob
ably be ready for announcing In
about two weeks. Most districts
that run short of funds look forward
eagerly to the January apportion-
ment to pay up any current debts
and carry them through the remand
er of the term. Districts should
bear in mind that good attendance
on the part of their pupils helps the
size of their appotrionment.
A vacancy in the saltwater dis
trics, created by the resignation dur
ing the holidays of Mrs. Mayme
Smith, was filled Monday by the ap-
pointment of Miss Flora Melendy of
Fernley, who was successful candi-
date in the recent teachers exami-
nations conducted by the state de-
partment of education in various
sections of Nevada.
During the past week Mrs. San
ford taught all eight of the grades
at Saltwater. She will now resume
her work in the first four grades.
Miss Melendy taking the upper
classes.
Miss Clemenza Barber, who re-
signed her position as teacher in the
Island district is to return to the
University of California to do grad
udtt siuuy III nlSu bSnOOi SuDJcCl5.
Her place has been taken by Miss
Ada r. Ivey who resigned from the
Star district near Inlay before the
holidays.
Miss Hester Mills is the new teach
er in the Harmon school, making
three teachers altogether in that dis
trict.
A vacancy exists in the Star dis
trict. Humboldt county, and the dep
uty has been asked to find a teacher
Other things being equal Nevada
teachers are to be given the prefer
ence by Mr.. Smith. He states that
teachers are not scarce except when
one is needed in a hurry to fill va
eancy. If this item reaches any
teacher seeking a position she would
do well to communicate with the
deputy at once.
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