Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-11

ans eacn without an arm or leg,
organized Minnesota Amputation
Post" of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, they chose Kimon Karelis
(aboVe) as first commander. Ka.
TeI1S won two decorations for hero.
ism in France.
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The highest grade for this class was
SO and the lowest 65.
The second grade class. under Miss
Kirby, spelled from list of 200 words
and averaged 86.2 per cent, or 13 per
cent higher than the medium estab-
liShed. The highest grade in the class
was 985, while the lowest grade was
58
The averages for each of these
grades was considerably higher than
the established average for the grade
Emma Beals, principal of the Second
street school, in commenting on this
test, said that the words were given
at the regular spelling period, on sue
cessive days.
The Buckingham Ayers list is the
approved testing list and contains the
more common words usually mis-spell-
ed in every day life.
In some recent 24-minute tests given
in the A avenue, ClaWson, Pirtleville
and Seventh street schools, the follow
ing students rated high scores. The
ranging from 2 to minutes in dura-
tion The total time for the entire
test being "a minutes, exclusive of
time used in explanation.
A Avenue School.
4B grade: Frank Henyon, Adeline
Childers.
"A grade Edna Stocks, Marguerite
Powers, Billy Gwin, Richard Struth-
ers, Lillian Sundwall, Lorraine Kelley
Betty Corey, Lesta Sherfick. Of this
group Marguerite Powers made the
highest score.
3B grade: Alice Miller, James
Evans Robert VanWinkle, Billy Pol
lax, Alyne Davidson.
CIawsOn School.
4B grade: Robert Claiborne, Billy
Klein, Verl Shook
"A grade: Dula Fern Dieckman,
Herbert Davis.
BIB grade: Cyril Maxwell Maurice
Bell.
Seventh Street School.
"A grade: Beltram Gallego.
Those who received a B classified
tion a few points lower, were:
A Avenue School.
4B grade: Mary Carol, Nelson Aid
ridge, Albert Davidson, Maybell Wiley
Gladys Prescott, Bertha Florsheim
Everett Floyd.
3B grade: Ben Mayo, Jim Warnock,
Roy CoWden.
CIawsOn School.
4B grade: Renee Shook. Betty
Armstrong Ruth Cole.
"A grade: Lilly Hansen, Eugene
Lucas, Billy White, Ruth Schwantes
3B grade: Tony Tsaguris, Erma
Haymore, Maybelle Bennett.
All classes that took the. Detroit in
telligence tests passed higher med
ian than those established in cities
where it was given last year. New
forms will be established as result
of the fourth nationwide survey,
closes December Is. The last tests to
be given in the Douglas schools were
given Friday at the high school and
at the ClaWSon and A avenue schools.
The advanced intelligence test given
to 46 juniors and 54 seniors at the
high school, comprising eight short
tests on various subjects and totaling
90 minutes in actual working time
The established average in Detroit,
Mich, for high school seniors last
year showed that IL per cent were
able to get a letter rating of ga
while the Douglas seniors were able
to maintain 66.6 per cent with let
ter rating of CA"
The Douglas high school junior class
out scored the seniors and 1873 per
cent of the juniors got an "A' rating.
About 20 per cent of each class re-
ceived a "B" rating and the balance
rated &c" and &C" plus.
Harry Young proved to be the most
intelligent senior, according to the
score sheet by scoring 211 points. His
nearest competitor among the seniors
was Arthur Prescott with score of
1873. Elizabeth Beumler received 1877,
Margorie Gooding, 1856; Jesus Cue
vara, 1872; Philip Wetzel, IT'S; Elgin
Sanders, ILL., Mary Mabry, 1853; Flea
nor Arthur, ITO.
Harold Warnock held the top rung
in the Junior class with score of
cco1. zana Lamb scored 1879 points,
Leslie Farber received third place with
1876, and Morgorie Bickerstaff received
fourth with 1911. Others who received
high scores were Della zeano 1873;
Herman Lange, 1874; Elaine House, ITS;
Helen Struthers, 174, Davis Jordan,
173; Warren White. 1870; Betty Will
hanson, 167; Ruth Paxton, 167; Esther
Samuels, 1853; Leo Herbert, 1859; Mabel
Frost, 173; LaVena Pattison, 166.
The median score established by the
Juniors was IL points higher than the
median established by the seniors. The
senior median was 1877 and the junior
median was 149.