Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 April 1917 — Will Be Excused From Farm Work Under Certain Conditions. [ARTICLE]

Will Be Excused From Farm Work Under Certain Conditions.

The state superintendent of public instruction has sent permission to Delphi high school authorities to allow pupils to withdraw from school to do productive farm work, with full school credit. The permission will be granted providing certain conditions are complied with. These are: (1) That the parent or guardian of the pupil shall in person make request of the superintendent for such privilege, that he shall sign a statement of the nature of the work the pupil will be called upon 'to do, and that at the end of the school year he shall certify that the pupil has done such work. . , , (2) That the pupil, if given full credit for his school work, shall sho.v that he is at the present time doing a passing grade of work, by passing an examination in his study, which examination may be taken, beginning at 8 o’clock Saturday morning, April 21, If any pupil withdraws under these provisions and fails to meet the conditions, he will be considered as an ordinary withdrawal and will not be allowed credit for his second semester’s work.