Arizona republican., 1921-10-26
NEW GRADING PLAN PUT IN EFFECT AT
 MESA HIGH SCHOOL

MESA, Oct. 25.-A new system Of grades has been adopted by the fac ulty at the Mesa high school this year and report cards will be issued Wednesday for the first six weeks Of the terms work, bearing the mark ings of the new system. The new plan has been adopted after careful consideration by faculty members, and will be followed through the school year.
 An explanation of the new grade rules was issued from the principals s office Tuesday as follows:
 students will receive a report card for each subject they are carry ing. Students are graded on two factors of work-results obtained and attitude shown. Letters A, B. C, in dicate the results obtained. The stu dents attitude is marked excellent, acceptable or unsatisfactory. Their | grade will be A, B, c, or k. | Grades are computed according to the normal curve of distribution approXl- mately. A means 95 to 100; B means | S9 to 94: c means S1 to sS; D means 75 to 80. and E means below 15, which 1 is a. failure. An extra grade may be given a student who has not com l pleted his work. which is incomplete. | Students making A and B grades Tn a subject were exempted from the SIX weeks examination in that subject l Students making A and B will be con- sidered for the honor roll each six weeks period and for graduation Parents are requested to sign the pupils cards and return them through the pupil"
 New Pastor Arrives
 The Rev. F. c. Lord, recently ap- pointed pastor of the Methodist Epis- copal church in Mesa, arrived Tues day morning by automobile from the coast. where he has been most recent ly. The pastor was accompanied by his wife and two daughters They will be domiciled in the church par sonage. Members of the church have planned a pound party for the pastor on Wednesday afternoon.
 School Trustee Election
 The annual school election whicl
 has been changed according to law
 to the fall of the year instead Of tn' spring, will take place Saturday, oct
 29, between the hours of 10 a. m ant
 som. Voting for Mesa Union higf
 school district will take place at tn
 high school building in Mesa only
 Voting for Mesa school district No.
 will take place in the Lincoln buildini across from the high school Tn l election officers named as as follows , High school district: L. B. Guthri l and Phillip Coleman, judges; Mrs. ( H. Hines and Mrs. Amanda Hastingl , clerks: W. J. LeBaron, inspector
 For Mesa district No. the electio
 board is as follows: w. c. Grace an
 William Newell. judges; Mrs. Alto
 Peterson and Mrs William TrlmoI'
 clerks: John Drane. inspector.
 Returns From Canada
 Harold Dobson returned to Mes on Saturday from Sask.. Canads
 where he has been since early spring
 Hart at Majestic for Two Days
 The Southwestern frontier in tn
 olden, golden days is the scene c William s. Hart's new picture, 5 Toll Gate" It is the first of the ol s productions made by Mir. Harts ow "A company under his own supervision
 The Majestic theater will show tn picture for two days, commencin Monday. The Toll Gate" is an i'm . 1 pressive drama of self-sacrifice an red-blooded manhood as well as
 glowing picture of the West that ha '. passed away.
 Mother Attends Bedside Mrs. Huffaker, mother or Lloyo ' Huffaker. who was seriously injure ,f last Saturday when struck py a ILsiIl '4 arrived in Mesa Tuesday mornlh '- from her home in Salt Lake to atten the bedside of her injured son. Hui v faker was reported to be resting Iali ! lv well at the community hosplu s Tuesday.
 ie Will Attend Legion Convention n Prof. NJ. R. Hardin of the Ain '- school faculty expects to leave Wee
 nesday evening over the santa te l' IS Kansas City, where he will attend II national convention of the Amerlca sF legion to be open the last or U m month. Hardin was in the marli s corps during the world war he inc first member of the Mesa post T. the American legion to defimteiy u' l. eide to attend the convention. '- Purchases Home
 T. George P. Godfrey Tuesday puI le chased an attractive bungalow le Stewart addition from w. F.. Stewar " where the family will make the le Southside Theaters Today D- Naiestic. Mesa-William .. Hart "The Toll Gate" Ford WeeNi
 Mutt and Jeff cartoon.
 GiIhert-'M Moonlight and none.
 suckle." featuring Mary Niles Mllltt ,' 'r Comedy. Get Rich Quick Edgar. a Tempe-.Male and Female, al }; star cast. Bray Photograph
 g Chandler-'Trumpet Island, al d star cast. Comedy. "On With
 show"