Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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49 THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR subject, shall be excused from taking the examination in that subject l.i which his grade is the highest,provid- ed suoh grade is not lower tha» 75 per oent. Rule VII.—All high school students who fall below 95% in spelling will he required to take an examination in that subject at the close of each se- mester. Supplementary Rules. (1) . The maximum daily average shall not be higher than 95% in any subject except spelling. (2) . All examination papers shall be graded on a scale of 100%. (3.) The semester grades in spelling shall be averaged with the semester grades in English in such a way as to count one-fifth. Thus, if a semester grade in English is 75%, and the se- mester grade in spelling is 85%, the recorded grade in English will be 77%. (4.) For each absence from class, one per cent will be deducted from the average daily grade, provided that satisfactory evidence is not given to the teacher within two weeks that the work missed has been “made up.’’ (5.) Sudents who are absent from examinations without satisfactory ex- cuses, or who, fail to hand in their manuscripts, will.be marked zero and credit shall be withheld. (6.) In computing the final semes- ter grades, daily grades shall be coun- ted as two points and the examination grades as one point. (7). Students who make an aver- age grade of 75% in any subject will be given credit for the semester’s work in that subject. (8.) Students making 65% and less than 75% will be conditioned, and a second examination may be taken witbin one month. Will the Congressional Resolution Submitting the 16th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States be Ratified by Three-fourths of the States? On May 13, 1912, the Sixty-second Congress of the United States passed, by a two-thirds vote, a joint resolu- tion providing for what will be known as the ICth Amendment to the Con- stitution when it is ratified by three- fourths of the states. Several states have already ratified the proposed amendment, and since nearly three-fourths of the states, pri- or to the passing of the Congression- al resolution, declared in favor of the general principle, in one form or an- other, there has been little question that the amendment would in due course receive the required number of ratifications (thirty-i )) to make it binding upon all. » Rut now it appears that a serious objection has been raised unexpected- ly by the legislature of Georgia. That august body has refused to ratify the amendment on the ground that it was not sanctioned by the constitutional two-thirds vote of both houses of con- gress. The constitution says that two-thirds of bo h houses” must sanction a proposed amendment be- fore it can Le submitted to the state for ratification. In the protest which the Georgia legislature has submitted to the G2nd Congress now in session, it is stated that the vote by which the amendment was approved by the house was only two-thirds of those present and voting, and not a full two- thirds of the total membership. It is a question of the meaning of the con- stitutional phrase “two-thirds of l oth houses”. The expression has usually been

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL RE ELECTRO 48 Anna Erickson 92, Harriett Hamm 90, Gladys Bobo 90. Latin II.—Gladys Corbly 95, Helen Ek trand 88, Lola Kelly 85. Zoo'ogy II.—Alice Claudon 91, How- ard Wylie 80, Lola Kelly 84. Bookkeeping II.—Helen Nelson 89, Zelda Warson 87. Marie Barnes 84. Cnglirh II.—Gladys Bobo 87, Elmer Erickson 87, Howard W’ylie 86, Agda Andsr-on 83, Harriet Hamm 83. E-glish History III.—Eugene Fred- erick 94. Albert Overstreet 91, Maud Rotramel 85. Geometry III. (A)—Ethel Wright 96, I nna Erickson 92, Bessie Greenan 88. Marian Rideout 88. C20T«etry III. (B)—Laura Hammer- strand 94, Ruth Lindgren 89, John Watson 85. English III.—Ethel Wright 90, John Watson 89, Gladys Kellogg 87. Physics III.—Paul Moffett 84, James Sheehan 79, Chester Wesslund 79. German III.—Ethel Wright 98, Arth- ur Currie 94. Zelda Watson 79. English IV.—Ethei Gindstrom 99, Eugene Frederick 95, Arthur Currie 92, Laura Johnson 92, Faye Robbins 90. Latin III. IV.—Ethel Wright 91. l aura Johnson 88, Arthur Currie 86, Lillian Holderman 86. German IV.—Faye Robbins 80. Geometry IV.—Eugene Frederick 96, Arthur Currie 93, Herbert Stev- ens 92. American History IV.—Ethel Lind- strom 93, Jennie Strong 84. Faye Rob- bins 83. Chemistry IV.—Eugene Frederick 92, Raymond Kirkpatrick 90, Lillian Holderman 89. Manaul Training I.—Albert Ludlow 90, Otis Karr 87, Etuart Eddy 86. REVISED RULES GOVERNING EX- EMPTION FROM SEMESTER EXAMINATIONS Rule I.—Students who make first rank in any subject at the mid-semes- ter examination shall be excused from taking the semester examination in that subject, provided that such stu- dents have done satisfactory daily work and have not been absent dur- ing the period intervening between the midsemester and the semester ex- aminations. Rule II.—Students who obtain an average grade of 95% in any subject, and who have not been absent from class more than five times shall be ex- cused from taking the semester ex- amination. Rule III.—Students who obtain an average standing of 90% in any sub- ject, and who have not been absent from class more than three times, shall be excused. Rule IV.—Students who obtain an average standing of 87%, and who have not been absent from class more than twice shall be excused. Rule V'.—Students who obtain an average standing of 85% and who have not been absent from class more than once shall be excused. Rule VI.— Students who have been neither absent nor tardy during the semester and who have not been ex- cised from school before the close of any session, nor during any session for other than justifiable school reas- ons, shall be excused from taking the semester examinations in all subjects upon which an average standing of 82% has been obtained. Rule VII.—Students who have been perfect in attendance and punctuality and who are not excused under any of he forego’ng rule , ''om taking cbe semester examination in at least one

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTRO construed to mean two-thirds of the members actually present and voting. Speaker Clark ruled that a two-thirds vote of all the membership was not necessary. The protest declares that even If the proposed amendment should be ratified by three-fourths of the states it would not be valid since there was a flaw in its inception. If this objection should be conceded by the present Congress, or sustained by the Supreme Court, in the event that body should be called upon to determine the question, other amend- ments might le invalidated. It has been suggested, that this is the real :motive of the Georgia legislature; for. both the 14th and 15th amendments are charged with some similar weak- ness, and these amendments which resulted from conditions relating to the civil war, its causes and results, have not always been accepted by the South as desirable. The class in Civics should keep track of this question during the next fe- r months, and see how it termin- ates. FOR THE CIVICS CLASS Ten Pledges That the New President and the 63rd and 64th Congresses are Expected to Keep. 1. Speedy reduction in the tarifT. 2. Financial reform and ample cre- dit under government control. 3. Civil prosecutions against trusts and criminal proceedings against trust organizers. 4. Two amendments to the consti- tution—one providing for the popular election of U. S. Senators, and the oth- er providing for a federal income tax. 5. Congres-ional action limiting the 5° president of the U. S. to a single term. C. Economy in government expen- ses. 7. Free use of Panama Canal Dy American coast-wise vessels. 8. Efficient supervision and rate regulation of rail roads, express, tel- egraph and telephone lines.” 9. Conservation of resources for tue benefit of the people. 10. Prohibition of corporations from contributing to campaign funds. The above is a brief statement of the leading pledges of the Democratic platform on which Woodrow Wilson was elected president of the United States. The new democratic members of the 63rd Congress are bound by the same pledges; and as the Democratic party will soon be in control of both the legislative and executive machin- ery of the Nation, we may reasonably expect all of these pledges, both in principle and spirit, to be faithfully kept. THE SEVEN MODERN WONDERS OF THE WORLD. Recently 700 European and Ameri- can scientists were asked by Popular Mechanics to name what they consid- er the seven wonders of the modern world. The following were selected: Wireless, Telephone, Aeroplane, Rad- ium. Anticeptics and Antitoxines, and the X-Ray. It may be interesting to compare and contrast these with the seven wonders of the ancient world, which were the Pyramids of Egypt, Pharos (lighthouse) of Alexandria, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Diana, Statue of Jupiter by Phidias, Mauso- leum of Artemisia, and the Colossus of Rhodes.