Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 1898 — Examination for Graduation [ARTICLE]

Examination for Graduation

Pupils completing the Eighth Year’s work in the public schools of the county will be examined as follows: Friday, March 18th, 1898. At DeMotte, West Walker nnd Keener towjiships. Conducted by Co. Supt. At Gillam Center, East Walker and Gillam townships. Conducted by A. W. Prevo, Trustee. At Valina, Barkley township. Saturday, March 19th, 1898. At the Rensselaer High School Building. Hanging Grove, Milroy, Jordan, Marion and Newton. Conducted by the Co. Supt. At Parr, Union township. Conducted by__B. D. Comer, trustee. At Remington, Carpenter township. Conducted.by .1. Q. Lamborn, trustee. Friday, April loth. 1898. At Wheatfield, Wheatfield Town nnd Township. Conducted by the Co. Supt. At Dunnville, Kankakee Township. Conducted by J. C. Kaupke, Trustee. Saturday, April, 18th, 1898. At Rensselaer High school building. All pupils of the county who have not taken any of the above examination's. Conducted by the Co. Supt. The rending questions for March will bo based on Hawthorne’s “The (Srent Stono Face.” For April Lowell's “The First Snow Fall.” All seventh year pupils should take the examination in geography this year. All such pupils who make a grade of 75 per cent. Or more will have their grades recorded, and will be excused from examination in this subject when

they apply for a diploma next year. Scientific Temperance questions will be given in connection with the Physiology. Written permission will be given to pupils who may be better accommodated by a change from the above. But in no case will pupils be allowed to take- more than one examination. Yours very truly, Louis H. Hamilton, Co. Supt.