The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-05-08
GRADUATES FROM
EIGHTH GRADE NOW
GIVEN DIPLOMAS
System in Effect Brings Depart
ment Of Education Into Closer
Touch With Teachers and
Students

errciAt nisrAtcN 70 fNr HeHftn
Santa fo. y NJ MAY N--tiFhth
srade diplomas have been issued ny
the state department Of education GO
the as pupils who successfully passed
the state examination March goth
and 1ist ThCY have been signed hy
the superintendent OF public iustruc
ton. Jonathan a. Wagner and sent
tr the county school NnpcrluteudeutH
to be signed hy thom ana the teachers
before delivery 90 the g~raduaies.
The second examination was held
April gfth aud glth and tho last onc
of the roasun comes 90 MAY 18th %
18th. Tho papers from the Aprll cN-
limitations are arriving o. being
graded hy the examiners 20 the de-
partment
Tho system u couductins the eight
grade examinations under tho diror-
uuus ~ tho department % education
WIS introduced in 1917 Prior to thls
onl, the results uf The examinations
rrlE boz the schools we're reported iu.
der the present system thU board 20
fNanlnera 70 thr department PREPARE
tho questions which are the same fur
ul schools in the state The papers
Hro sent to the department hy the
county supcrintondeuts and rrndcd li
tho yNhmiucrH Pupils rvrulNIuE uu
average af 3 percent with 900 grade
" ~ wv W. NN"" |N -"" -H .|'H.
are granted diplomas
This nsiom has brought orlrr sul
uniformity uut ~ thu former chaotic
condition. ~ gives the diploma 1
definite STANDING under thc nufhnflts
of the state department uf couDtuuH
and they are rprufnlxed therefore mol
alone iu Sew Mexico but Boz other
states The graduates may enter with.
out entrance examinations thr hirI
school ur the PREPARATORY depart.
mrufa Of the hirher educational iuH'i.
UutlnnH bon tho state.
This system has also brought %.
u department much closer fn thr teach.
err pupils 1904 officers nf thp conn.
MIN schools 70 tho state TUIH rtH
tho department rrulirr opportunity o.
supervise The work uf the Divmeuilri
atU interest .u ths liIIf work u poe
school room.
"ThH department si5s . Co. Was.
ucr Tho superintendent uf uuHI" lu.
siructou. "has a personal Interest Dol
every child boz Sew NskIDu IuI Dol
welfare The elementary schools Do.
thr foundation fur thr education l'
tho future c.tseuH of tht State 10 1
therefore hirnly important that ruUI
schools shall De- conducted ciUrIoutt
aud rouHrIeutiuusiY Go i1N H Houu.
foundation fur H thorough and pricu.
cat education
Tho cifhth grade diploma CON.
tluurfl Afr Muru.r "Ia not tNIiruU.
that tnn education of tho Eriduat. q
completed The diploma mlrk. u mIir.
stone % Is just n reminder that tu,
nrrt stop BIOS boon taken tud that th'
rraduut ready tu take srHUu.
stop tu, n.sh school course rhl.
,0ufan o. Hu essential part uf tuI
course uf study boo frt public srhuul
Hrl Intended lHI 900 children aIINu
This should not hs overlooked The
better the children uf tH.iH, IrH elu.
Gated tht better DuErHH tnrN Will u'
ard tho better thcy viii understand
tu meet their individual problems HI.
th' state. Hui thr nation
"Nrw MeNiOu hu. llfn uf educ.
tHuHI problems ut IfH OWN .Ili Mr
NtrrDr vet fNr uIHrf.. HrIHi
made Dr. rftt'tIur Greater IniHrr
u education a apparent nstt,.
.UHDhor' Hfr hrIuF employed TH.
hHul fUru. Hr' becoming l.nar'
trr hDIrr provided IiIll hu.'. Hf
HtIur brought Ip tu standard Iui 1904
being placed uu thp accredited IH'
This D. important Hs 10 give th. ErHH
uatua admission without entrance tE
tUlnHNIuH foo educational Institution
ZOO utpr One United States
isEai Iighuh Grade Graduatr~
The lnlIoWinF pupils uf thr uH-
wood Industrial school AIHH.utfuUH
pt-gi fnN '.rhfN FfIi' ,EHWUuHiIHI
.u MHfrN announce Mf NHF.rf
Aurora lIrut.s llur.uIl GurI
llnrHItH HHU'IHfrti William iU |
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tIH NurHII 1IfH|H TN.IHIH lD.s. T..
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