Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 112, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1919 — COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY EDUCATIONAL NOTES

The Jasper County Board of Education met in the office of the county superintendent Monday, May 5, and transacted the regular business of the month. A rather spirited contest over the selection of the truant officer for the coming year resulted in the re-election of C. M. Sands on the sixth ballot. After the selection of truant officer the attention of the board was principally taken with a consideration of the eighth grade diploma examinations. It was understood that the examination May 17 this year should be -'given. County Superintendent Sterrett presented the following solution which will become the first business of the day in June: That the grades made by pupils in the sixth, seventh and eighth grades should be averaged to determine whether a pupil should be promoted into high school. All pupils who are able throughout these three years to make the agreed average ni scholarship and deportment age in scholarship and deportment ation and granted a certificate of promotion resembling the present used diploma. Teachers will certify to the grades of all pupils above the sixth grade each month to the county superintendent who will preserve such grades until the eighth grade is completed. The board did not consider a uniform wage scale at this meeting for teachers. It will be considered at the coming' meeting. However, teachers who are ambitious and make extended preparations for teaching will be given better wages than those who treat teaching indifferently. This matter will occupy the attention of the board the coming month. A complete list of all teachers of Jasper county who will attend or are attending school during the summer will appear in the notes as soon as the list is completed. The list of pledged teachers is surprisingly long this year but this list is usually shortened when the names of those who actually go away is checked the combing fall.