The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1921-04-14
DIPLOMA EXAMINATIONS

DlFlOMA ENAmiNA iONS
Course of study examinations will be
held at Reedsvilc, Branch, Naldcrs, ST.
Nazianz, Maribcl, Mishicot, Newton
burg, Louis Corners, Francis Greek,
Centerville Dist No 4, and Osman on
Friday and Saturday, April % and %.
Examinations begin at a. IN. Friday,
and at $50 a. m. on Saturday.
The following are the members of
the Board of Examiners; Eta Hayden,
Helen Zych, Emma Freimuth, Flco-
more Freis, Elizabeth Marquardt, Anna
Pritchard, Catherine Doolan Ohm,
Laura Welch, Arno Schmeisser, Joseph
Petska, John Vanish and Lillian l..
Chloupek.
The board ofexaminers will meet at
the Office Of the County Superintendent
of Schools on Saturday April IG, at
p. m,
Teachers sending pupils to the dip
Iona examinations should read care
fully PIP. 80, 81, 32 of the l92O-2l
Manilowoc County Annual Pupils
should bring their district maps with
the district surveys and their industrial
maps of Wisconsin to the examination.
If pupils have done the credit work in
Reading, Agriculture, and Physiology,
the teacher should give each pupil who
earned the credits separate slip for
each subject Each slip should certify
that the pupils had earned a certain
per cent credit in a particular subject.
The teacher must be sure to sign each
of these credit slips. Do not give credit
slips in Reading unless the child has
already earned a reading circle diploma
or seal this year Specify the number
of points the child earned in Hygiene
for the number of per cent credit al
lowed Specify on the credit slip just
how the child earned his credits for
Agriculture.
All standings except Pcnmanshp will
be rcfled from last year if the grade is
Is per cent or over
In his address on The Measurement
of Intelligence before the Southern
Wisconsin Teachers March II, Dr. NJ
T.. Haggerty made some remarks of i'm
tcrcst and Of significance to teachers.
eve do not assume" said Doctor
Haggcrty, "that with the intelligence
tests now in use we are measuring
every phase Of that which we call gen
eral capacity or intelligence; but we do
know we do measure an intelligence OF
capacity or group Of qualities essen
tal for success in school work"
"This intelligence is fundamental
factor to be considered in our efforts tC
educate children in our desire Co pro
vide for a given child COR group Of
chldren) the education best adapted c,
his needs 1t is imperative that W,
know as much as we can about cacl
chld's intelligence if we are TO give tn,
work which is within his power 10 ac
compish and al he same time worl
which will permit and stimulate con
tinucd school progress in accord witt
his capacity"
"Intelligence, however, is but one o
the factors that make for success Il
school work and for success in life
Certain individuals compensate 70
average or low intelligence by indus
try.
at Is problem Of the capacity o
the teacher to induce the pupil to exer
else himself up to his full menta
capacity"
Doctor Haggerty urged teachers L
seek complete analysis of every cas-
where pupils show lack of interest il
their work. A high level of ability, un
recognized by the teacher is just a
frequently the explanation as is al
inferior capacity to do the work as
signed.