Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1907 — FAILURES IN HIGH SCHOOL. [ARTICLE]

FAILURES IN HIGH SCHOOL.

The statement to the effect that only sixteen of the thirty-six graduates in this year’s Junior elites had passed the final examinations and been passed into the Senior class is not true. Twenty-six of the class were transferred, four of them be ing on conditions. There were, however, ten failures to pass, those irissing "having failed in one or more studies. But it was not alone in the Jurior year that these failures occurred, the following table showing the failures to be advanced in the four classes from Bth grade to Juniors: Failures Juniors Sophs Fresh Bth In three subjects 2 o 05 In two subjects 4 445 In one subject 4 6 6 5 Conditions 4 6 84 The failures are more noticeable in the higher grades and are generally less frequent, because students of the advanced grades are older and usually have settled down to a determination to go thru school, and have begun to realize the importance of mastering the studies and to take a pride in school work. The Juniors had a fine class this year, so far as the members and their native talents were concerned, and any of them were well able to accomplish the work required. The failure was not in auy lack of talent on the part of the students, nor in any lack of proper handling on the part of the teachers. It is probable there was a lack of effort on the part of some of the_ students, and they should be encouraged to realize that it has resulted in a most serious failure, but that it is not too late to correct this mistake and the students Mil have a chance to make up the studies during the summer months and if they are able to pass an examination in the subjects on which they failed at the opening of school next year, they can pass into the higher grade. In order to make this more possible a petition is being circulated to provide for a night school, with Prof. Gray as teacher. This will be of great good if it is accomplished and it is much to be hoped that all who have failed to make passable grades will take advantage of this means to catch up in order that they may graduate with their original classes.