Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 308, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1918 — Fair Oaks School Notes [ARTICLE]

Fair Oaks School Notes

The semester closings at Fair Oaks show the following results in the high school. Miss Mary Norman and Miss Goldie Kessinger each made a grade of 96:2 per cent average? Mary Norman is a sophomore and Goldie Kessinger‘’is a junior. These were the highest averages made in the high school. The highest general average made in the freshman class was 95:4 per cent. Gladys Hammerton holds this r place. Alice Stanley was a close second with an average of 93:4 per cent. Mary Norman holds first place in the sophomore class with tike average above mentioned. Opal Hoile holds second place with an average of 95 per cent. Goldie Kessinger leads in the junior class with the average mentioned above. Gladys made an average of 96 per cent, which was within twotenths of a per cent of the highest grade made in the high school. The deportment grades are averaged as a regular subject. As published in the previous issue nineteen of the twenty nine high school pupils were able to keep a clean “Interest and Deportment” page, hence entitled to full grade in that subject. All teachers returned Wednesday to reopen the school. A new stove has been substituted for the dangerous one used heretofore in the high school room. New sohg books have been purchased, so that regular instruction in music can be given the coming semester. Mrs. Sterrett will have charge of the music work and regular high school credit will be given for this work the coming semester. A new high school record book will be in use before long. This record wiU record -the work of a high school pupil from the time such pupil \ enters until he withdraws.