Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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THE W IT A N For eligible students having more than this number, those subjects re- quisite to graduation from his course, shall be first selected and then those most favorable to the student to make up the required total. A term mark alone on a year subject shall not be used, full subjects only being com- puted. 3. In determining rank, “A’ shall be considered equivalent to 95%, “B’ to 90%, “C” to 80%, “D” to 70%, and “E” marks shall be disregarded. Each mark shall be multiplied by the number of school credits assigned, the products added, and this sum di- vided by the sum of the credits rep- resented. This gives the class aver- age. Similarily, all marks obtained in Regents examinations shall be multiplied by the respective counts, and the sum of these products divided by the total Regents counts. This gives the Regents average. Senior final Regents examination standings shall be omitted. The class average shall be given a weight of two and the Regents examination average one to determine the final rank. 4. The name of the eligible gradu- ate having the highest average stand- ing as above found shall be an- nounced at the Annual Commence- ment exercises and his name shall be engraved on the 1919 Memorial Cup. The recipients of the cup during the five years it has been presented have all been students of exceptional ability. The honor was first won by Miss Doris Barnes in 1920; the fol- lowing year the award went to Miss Clara Brown; in 1922 the cup was presented to Mr. Lawrence Richens. Mr. Roger Butterfield gained the dis- tinction in 1923. During the present year the cup has been awarded twice; in January to Mr. J. Carlton Richens and in June to Mr. Elwood G Meyer- hofT. The Class of 1919 has been endeav- oring to purchase another Scholarship Cup, so that the honor students of the Class of 1925 may be rewarded. This cup is to be awarded for the next five consecutive years under the con- ditions governing the award of the previous cup.’’ The Class of June 1924 Individual Scholarship Cups The following letter is sufficient to explain this award. The presentation will first be made at the graduation exercises of the Class of January 1925. “ ‘Scholarship’—what a magic word that is! Dictionaries define it as be- ing the ‘character or qualities of a scholar—attainments in science or literature—proficiency or adaptive- ness’. Is there anything for which a student should strive more diligently? The Class of June 1924 thought not, and in selecting a gift to be pre- sented to its school, decided that something which would act as a stimulus to the students to maintain the highest possible degree of scholar- ship throughout their four years in school as well as be a monument to the class would be more appropriate than a gift w’hich would merely serve the single purpose of keeping the class memory fresh in the minds of the undergraduates. With this point firmly in mind, it was decided that a 'Scholarship Cup’, fittingly engraved, to be presented to the first scholar in the next five grad- uating classes, would be most appre- ciated. These cups were to differ from the cup made possible by the generosity of the Class of 1919, in- asmuch as the cups presented by our class wTere to become the recipient’s personal property and the cup of the Class of 1919 was to be engraved each year with the winner’s name and re- main in the trophy case at school. With two cups in view for the first scholar in each graduating class, students should double their efforts to maintain the highest possible standard of scholarship during their four years at school. The class of June 1924 is glad to be able to further such a noble cause and the sincere wish that Charlotte High School will rank foremost among its contemporaries in scholarship, accom- panies our gift. Gordon Arthur Howe, President, Class of June 1924.” 3

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THE WITAN Honor Roll, Exemption from Examination and Probation Each time that the report cards are given out, an honor roll of pupils who have led in scholarship for that re- port period is published. A standing of MA' or “B” in ail subjects (at least one “A”) is the required standard. Similarity, pupils who have reached this same standard in any subject for a term are exempted from term ex- aminations. This does not include final or Regents examinations. The reverse side of the proposition is not quite so pleasant. Pupils failing in half or more of their work at any re- port period or at the end of the term, are restricted during a like succeed- ing period from engaging in any school activities, except those counted toward graduation. The Children's Memorial Scholarship Fund This fund was established on November 11, 1919, the first annivers- ary of Armistice Day. The purpose is two-fold: first, to serve as a living memorial to the Public School hoys who went from Rochester into service during the World War; second, to help children of promise who are financially unable to continue their education. Public school pupils who have either finished the Sixth Grade and are fifteen years of age or have fin ished the Eighth Grade and are four- teen years of age are eligible to the benefits. The value of a scholarship varies from $120 to $210 per year and is paid weekly. Part-time work is also found for pupils who have the strength and time for it. Recipients must maintain a satisfactory record in attendance» attitude and scholar- ship. The fund is maintained by volun- tary subscriptions from the school children paid through their respect- ive schools ami is augmented by gifts from public-spirited citizens, phil- anthropic organizations and by news- paper campaigns. This school pledges $50 a year. Training boys and girls for greater usefulness, not only for their own, but for the public good, is the aim. Inasmuch as these scholarships can be granted only as financial assist- ance is needed, the names of recipients are not made public. The fund is administered by a board of five trus- tees, of which Mr. Jackson Gallup, Principal of No. 18 School, is Chair- man and Miss Emma G. Case, Dir- ector of Visiting Teachers, is Secre- tary. The Class of 1919 Trophy One of the most remarkable classes to receive diplomas from this school was graduated in June 1919. Con- sidering a gift to be left at the school as a memorial of the class and an ex- pression of loyalty and affection, the group finally decided on thp presenta- tion of a large silver loving cup, which should for the succeeding five years be inscribed with the names of the first scholars in the graduating classes. The following is quoted from a letter written by Newell A. Ferris, '19, chairman of the Gift Committee, who has made all the presentations. The original conditions governing the award of the 1919 Scholarship Cup have been changed in order to conform with the present system of grades received by the pupils in the Rochester High Schools. The present regulations governing the award of the cup are as follows: 1. Competition shall be confined to students who have had their entire high school course in Rochester city public schools. 2. The award shall be made on the basis of three hundred and twenty credit and fifty-four Regents counts. 2

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THE WITAN The Slate University Scholarships These are college scholarships, maintained by appropriations of the State Legislature anti granted under rules formulated by the State Educa- tion Department. They yield $100 annually for four years and may be enjoyed while in attendance at any non-sectarian college of the state, ex- cept professional schools. Scholar- ships are granted by counties, and each year five times as many awards are made as there are assembly dis- tricts in the county. Monroe County receives, therefore, twenty-five. The basis of award is highest aver- age standing in the subjects of ex- amination required for a Regents Col- lege Entrance Diploma. The candi- date for a college entrance diploma must have satisfactorily completed a four-year high school course of study, and must pass a Regents examination in each of the following subjects. 1. English Four Years 2. Intermediate Algebra 3. Plane Geometry 4. A Foreign Language, three yrs. 5. The standing most favorable to the student in one of the following: Second foreign language, two vrs. Physics Chemistry History A, B or C. Plane Geometry may have been taken at any time during the high school course. All other subjects must have been taken three consecutive ex- aminations. Written applications must hr made before July first, and the college counve must In? entered upon the same year the scholarship is granted. These scholarships are eagerly con- tested for in Monroe County and the average standing required for an award is high as compared with many sections of the state. However, any good student with the will to make steady, conscientious preparation can succeed in winning one under present conditions. It frequently happens that certain counties do not have enough qualified candidates to fill their quotas. These vacancies are filled by the appointment of those as yet unappointed who stand highest in the state as a w’hole. Thpse scholarships were first avail- able in 1913. Following is a list of Charlotte graduates who have re- ceived awards. 1913 Dewitt C. Ward (Cornell) 1914 Milton R. Whitmore (U. of R.) 1915 H. Jean Carter (U. of R.) Warham W. Janes (Cornell) Harry J. Vick (U. of R.) 191G Dewey Leone Gilt (U. of R.) 1918 Ruth M. Fisher (U. of R.) Bessie L. Shempp (U.of R.) 1919 Lloyd C. Patchin (U. of R.) Donald Whelehan (U. of R.) 1920 Robert H. Wendt (Cornell) 1922 Lawrence O. Richens (U. of R.) 1923 Roger P. Butterfield (U. of R.) 1924 El wood G. Meyerhoff (U. of R.) The University of Rochester City Scholarship For many years the trustees of the University of Rochester have granted scholarships to graduates of the pub- lic high schools. These scholarships amount to free tuition and are held for four years dependent upon good scholarship and conduct. Until last year the awards were available only to pupils in East and West High Schools, three for men and one for women being awarded in each school each year. During the spring of 1924 by agreement of the principals and teachers of the city high schools, West High yielded one of the boy’s scholar- ships to be available for students in the Charlotte and Kodak High Schools, as these two schools might agree. The following conditions have been set: “1. The circumstances which make the scholarship available restrict its benefits to boys only, but otherwise graduates of both January and June classes in both high schools are elig- ible on even terms. The award will be announced annually after the ex- amination papers have been reviewed at Albany and the reports have been returned to the schools. 2. In general, the award will be made on the basis governing the earning of State University Scholar- ships, that is, to the graduate eanvn'f