The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1919-05-08
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES

Eighth Grade diplomas have been
awarded by the State Department Of
Education to. the ATS pupils who sue
cessfully passed the state examination
March 20 and 81. They have been
signed by the State Superintendent Of
Public Instruction, Jonathan II. Wag-
ner. and sent to the county school su-
perintendents to be signed by them
and the teachers before delivery TO the
graduates.
The second examination was held on
April "a and 25 and the last one of
the season comes on May Is and 1G.
The papers from the April examination
are arriving in Santa Fe and are be-
ing graded by the examiners.
The system Of conducting the eighth
grade examinations under the direction
OF the Department of Education was
introduced in 1917. Prior to this only
the results of the examinations held
In the schools were reported. Under
the present system the board of exam
iners of the department prepares the
questions which are the same for all
schools in the state. The papers arc
sent to the department by the county
superintendents and graded by the
examiners. Pupils receiving an aver
age OF 70 per cent with no grade be-
low 60 in any one study, are awarded
diplomas.
THE eighth grade diploma" says
Mr.. Wagner, sis not evidence that the
education Of the graduate is com
pleted. The diploma marks mile
stone. II is just u reminder tina. tn"
first step has been taken and that the
graduate is ready to take the second
step-the high school course This
course is an essential part of the
course Of study in the public schools
and intended for all child, en- alike.
This fact must be given careful con-
sideration.
"The better the children of today
are educated, the better citizens they
will be; and the better will they un-
derstand to meet their individual prob
lens and the problems of their COM
munities, the state, and the Nation.
"New Mexico has difficult educr-
tional problems of its own, yet the
progress being made is gratifying.
Greater interest in education is ap-
parent. Better teachers are being en-
ployed. The school terms are becom-
ing longer. Better school houses and
equipment are being provided. High
schools are being brought up to stand
ard and are being placed on the ac.
credited list. This is important as it
gives the graduates admission without
entrance examinations to educational
all over the United States.
Mr.. Wagner is well pleased with the
results Of the March examinations. He
announces that the following pupils
in Quay county passed successfully
and were awarded eighth grade Dip
lomas-fifty-four in all
NARA VISA-Hattie Egerton. Lu-
ira Hoard, Grace Hill, Dorothy Gray,
Pauline Posey. Viola Haney, Eva Hud-
son and Dorothy Yessler.
JORDAN-Gladys Wyatt, Millie !
Montgomery, Virgil Montgomery, All. I.
ton Wyatt, Roscoe V. Runyan, and
Anna Dodson.
HOUSE-Alto Warren, lila Hans N,
Leta Perkins, Grafton Brown, and Carl
Raper.
PLAIN-Jennie Hall, Norman Wal
ker, Annie Hall, and Beatrice Nelson.
ENDEE-Violet Ford. Dorothy Al !
len, Lena Phipps, Ollie Bone, and Byrl
QUAY-Albert Lawrence jackson,
Susa Smith, Sylvie Jennings, Ralph !
Bonds, and Marie Clemmer.
FORREST-Charles Miller, Golden
Miller, Myrtle Beevers, and Silas Mil
Ter.
LOCKNEY-William Rinestine, and
Irene Kelly.
LOYD-Ruth Poston, Zealand Pos
ton.
TUCUMCARI-Tom Nc Daniels,
Jackson Abercrombie, Nora West.
BARD-Zenna Devices, and Hazel |
Adams.
GRADY-EHie White, and Edna
Nc cCasland.
CURRY-Goldie Russell, and Mary |
Davis. IA
Guy Spence, San Jon.
Opal McCutcheon, st. Vrain,
Inez Fuller, Charlotte.
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