Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-27
EXPLANATION OF 3 PER CENT
RULE MEETS APPROVAL.
OF STUDENTS.
MAKE PUBLIC APOLOGY
TO PRINCIPAL sHuEY
Students Admit Error and Return to
Studies--3 Per Cent Rule Less pras-
tic Than supposed-Pproposal for
Student Council to Be Considered
Following Spring Vacation.

The revolt vi hish school students,
| that started Tuesday, came to an end
| today when an agreement between
The students committee and Super
iutendent Palmer and faculty members
was ratified by the student body as
sembled in the main study hall. A
| truce was declared Wednesday and
| final settlement was effected this fore
noon. The attendance this morning
was said to be the highest in many
| weeks. Following the meeting the stu
dents turned TO their studies with a
display of interest and it is believeb
that no further controversy will arise.
At the conference Wednesday eve
ming between the student committee,
! Superintendent Palmer and l.. L.
Stookey. the latter representing the
| faculty, three points We're discussed
the per cent rule. the organization OF
I student council and the status of the
! pupils who participated in the revolt.
1t was generally conceded by those
! interested that the lack of understand
| ing of the per cent rule had led TO
the rebellion and that, had a more eN-
! plicit explanation been given, the
| trouble would have been averteth
Pupils Approve Agreement.
Mr.. Stookey for the teachers today
| explained thoroughly the purpose of
the 8 per cent rule before a mass
meeting OF students, following closely
the explanation as given in conference
| Wednesday afternoon. He told the
student body that the refractory pupils
! had done wrong in assuming they
could fOrCe'C concessions from the school
. by walking out and that their action
was not in keeping with the attitude of
an intelligent community
Glen Cray, of the senior class. re-
sponded for the students Voluntarily,
and stated that he believed every one.
whether participating or not should
20 to the principals office during the
day and sign the slips handed the stu
dents 10 school Wednesday,, to show
that the action had been a mistake
and that it was regretted by the stu
| dent body. He called for standing
vote OF ratification of the agreement
and apology. and the entire student
| body responded.
| The troublesome 3 Per Cent
The faculty acknowledges that the
! explanation of the 8 per cent rule may
not have been clear and the students
agree that the impression gained when
| the rule first was presented did not
| coincide With that given at the con-
! terence Wednesday or at the mass
meeting today. AS now presented. II
was said, they have no further op-
! position to its application
! Briefly the rule provides that an alb
sent student does not get credit for
| the day he IS not in school. The days
! work amounts to about one thirtieth
| of the work Of the six weeks period, or
approximately 8 per cent. hence the
name per cent rule. The student Is.
| however, given opportunity to make
up the work on the acceptance Of
! valid excuse for absence or hardness
Student Council Proposed.
To prevent repetition Of the affair
Of this week it was proposed by the
students committee that a student
! council be organized, thru which the
grievances Of the student body could
De discussed and arbitrated with the
school authorities. The committee was
promised that the organization of a
council would be considered following
the spring vacation.
All those participating in the street
demonstration were restored to good
standing. The students. however. will
be given an opportunity to make up
the work missed.
Principal Shuey, today insisted that
there had never been lack of harmony
between himself and Superintendent
Palmer, but that both had acted to-
sether in this affair as in all others
The boys, too. seem to realize nU~
that they had misjudged their prin-
cipal at the same time that they mis-
understood the per cent rule.