Paxton High School - Reflector Yearbook (Paxton, IL)

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45 THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTOR Names of High School Students Who Were Excused from Takng the Semester Examinations. The high school students whose names are given below were excused from taking the semester examina- tions which were held Thursday and Friday, Jan. 23rd and 24th, 1913. The rules under which these exemp- tions were secured may be briefly summarized as follows: (1) Perfect attendance and average grade of 82%. (2.) Once absent from class and average grade of 85% or higher. (3) Twice absent from class and average grade of 87% or higher. (4.) Three times absent from class and average grade of 90% or higher. English IV. Bernard Aspergren, Bessie Bear, Randall Bear, Paul Cole, David Dan- ielson, Helen Ekstrand, Myrtle Ham- merlund, Bessie Kirkpatrick, Roy Ol- son, Jennie Strong, Claude Stine, Es- ther Swanson, Herbert Stevens, Ma- bel Swanson, Deo Warner. Physics. Florence Cruzen, Carl Fagerburg, Chester Hammerlund, Floyd Karr. Dale McQuiston, Albert Overstreet, Austin Sandstedt, Gladys Swanson. Herbert Swanson, and Elmer Erick- son. Chemistry. Bernard Aspergren, Randall Bear. Paul Cole, Helen Ekstrand. Claude Stine and Deo Warner. Manual Training. Robr. Currie, Hjalmer Eckman, Dewey Fagerburg, Allan McCracken. Dale McQuiston, Dester Peterson. Perle Swanson. Geometry IV. Paul Cole, Myrtle Hammerlund. Faye Morrison, Esther Swanson, Ma- bel Swanson. Geometry III. Two Sections. Douise Jacobs, Edla Johnson, Helen Dudlow, Raymond Kirkpatrick, Maude Rotramel, Prudence Rr«ramel, Claude Stine, Emily Bushnell Florence Cru- zen, Deonard Erickson, Carl Fager- burg, Chester Hammerlund, Floyd Karr Dale McQuiston, Ernest Martin- son, Albert Overstreet, Austin Sand- stedt, Herbert Swanson. Nora Watson. Algebra II. Two Sections. Harold Anderson Clyde Darter, Chester Hammerlund, Daura Hammerstrand, Dola Kelley. Marie Newman, Daura Strong. Deota Thrasher, DaVerne Archer, Alma Cratz, Ruth Flora, Mary Hagens, Jam- ie Kerr, Birdie Sackett, Mildred Smith, Alice Claudon. Physical Geography. Agnes Anderson, Hazel ' Barnes, Clarence Carlson. Bertha Hand, Eliza- beth DaBarre, Dora DaBarre, Mary Pearson, Ruth Skinner, Perle Swan- son, Deota Webber, Muriel Webber. Bookkeeping. Verna Bratton, Alice Claudon,Clyde Darter, Bertha Fagerburg, Robert!:'. .3 Fuller, Clithroe Rudolph, Daura Strong. Zoology. (Two Sections). Alma Cratz, Arth- ur Frederick, Mary Hagens, Jamie Kerr, Mildred Smith Nora Watscn, Orpha .lessee, Marie Newman, Laura Strong, Leota Thrasher, Mabel Thrasher. English I. Ruih Funk, Hugh Garnett, Ruth Skinner. English II. Two Sections. DaVerne Arcaer, Clyde Darter, Bertha Fagerburg, Or- pha .lessee, Jamie Kerr, Clithroe Ru-

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The Paxton High School Reflector Volume IX Paxton, Illinois, January, 19J3 Number 3 The Semester Examinations The Most Important Event for January—Names of Students Excused—Highest Examination Grades— Other Items of Interest Concerning the Examinations k- - ---------= —=— Spelling Examination. The semester examination in spell- ing was held Thursday morning, Jan. 13th. Under the rules, those stduents whose average daily grade is 95 per cent or higher, are not required to take the examination. As 25 per cent is the deduction made for each word misspelled in any recitation an aver- age of 95 per cent is considered high- ly satisfactory. There were 51 students who were excused under th’s rule. These were divided among the four classes as fol- lows: Seniors excused, 17; not excused, 10. Juniors excused. 15; not excused, 19. Sophomores excused, 13; -not ex. 2G. Freshmen excused. 5; not excused 47. Two lists of 25 words each were prepared, one l y Mr Bainum and the other by Mr. Lathrop. Mr. Lathrop’s list was made of selections from the Hgh School Word Book, and were representative of the words studied and sp' lied during the semester. Mr. Bainum’s li:t was designed to include only words which the ordinary stu- dent, or person in business or social life, might reasonably be expected to use in written correspondence. Some very striking facts have been tabulat- ed from the examination manuscripts of the 104 persons who wrote the ex- amination on the 50 words. The aver- age grade made was 85% per cent. The highest, 98 per cent. In other words, the average student misspelled about one word in seven. The most successful, spelled 49 out of 50 words correctly. There was only one word in the lists that was spelled correctly by ev- ery student. It was the w’ord arith- metic. The words grammar and weekly were each missed once. Niece was missed the ir.on frequently, while principal (chief), rarefy, diphtheria, sieve, and mucilage were close sec- onds. A third gro: p of words that offered difficulty to some were the foilowng: receive, scissors, twelfth, tamable, raisin, laboratory, moccasin, sopho- more, February, tariff, belief phyriolo gy and Illinois.

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THE PAXTON HIGH SCHOOL REFLECTRO 46 dolph, Lola Kelley, Alma Cratz, Lu- ci!e Moore, Marie Newman, Birdie Sackett, Mildred Smith, Flossie Steele, Laura Strong, Leota Thrasher, Mabel Thrasher, Ruth Flora, Mary Hagens, Lora LaBarre, Nellie Hagens, Mice Claudon. English III. Two Sectione. Florence Cruzen, Carl Fagerburg, Bessie Greenan, Mary Gr'enan, Louise Jacobs, Dale McQuis- ton, Herbert Swanson. Austin Sand- stedt, Emily Bushnell, Ruth Cade, Laura Hammerrstrand, Chester Ham- merlund, Edla Johnson, Walter Lar- son. Floyd Karr,Ruth Lindgren, Helen Ludlow. Faye Morrison, Miriam Rock- wei:, Prudence Rotramel, Nora Wat- son, Gladys Swanson, Fllizabeth Thomas, Albert Overstreet. Algebra I. Two Sections. Agnes Anderson, Irene Bloomquist, Clarence Carlson, Dewey Fagerburg, Bertha Hand, Les- ter Paterson, Marian Sleezer, Everett Smith, Hazel Stephens, Perle Swan- son. Elizabeth Thomas, Mabel Thrash- er. Muriel Webber, Doris Flora, Roy Olson. Bertha Fox. Mary Bobo, Rob- ert Currie, Hugh Garnett, Aurel Hen- derson, Raymond Smith. English History. Emily Bushnell, Ruth Cade, Leonard Erickson, Edla Johnson, Floyd Karr, Helen Ekstrand, Raymond Kirkpat- rick, Miriam Rockwell, Mildred Smith, Eliza? eth Thomas. American History. Bernard Aspergren, Paul Cole, Hel- en Ekstrand. Myrtle Hammerlund. Raymond Kirkpatrick, Faye Morrison, Esther Swanson, Gladys Swanson, Mabel Swanson. Leo Warner, Leota Webber. Walter Larson. Ancient History. Two Sections. Agnes Anderson Ciar nee Carlson. Nora Carlson. Ber- tha Hand, George Hanson, Ethel Mil- ler, Ruth Skinner, Marian Sleezer, Hazel Stephens, Muriel Webber, Howard Wylie, Ruth Funk, Hugh Garnet, Dewey Fagerburg, William McDevitt, Lester Peterson. German III. Bessie Bear, Louise Jacobs, Anna Erickson, Carl Fagerburg, Walter Larson, Einar Lindstrom, Marian Ri- deout, Austin Sandstedt, Jennie Strong, Herbert Swanson, Elizabeth Thomas, Mack Wylie. German IV. Berna d Aspergren. Paul Cole, Da- v!d Danielson, Nora Watson, Leonard E-ickfon, Faye Morrison, Leota Weh- be.v Latin III. IV. Emily Bushnell, Ruth Cade, Flor- ence Cruzen, Myrtle Hammerlund, Edla Johnson, Ruth Lindgren, Helen Ludlow, Dale McQuiston, Miriam Rockwell, Esther Swanson, Mabel Swanson. Gladys Swanson, Leo War- ner. Latin II. LaVarne Archer, Alma Cratz, Ruth Flora, Mary Hagens, Ivouise Jacobs. Orpha Jessee, Marie Newman, Mild- red Smith. Leota Thrasher. Latin I. Two Sections. Randolph Cruzen, Stuart Eddy, Bertha Fagerburg, Dewey Fagerburg, Bertna Fox, Ruth Funk, Lester Peterson. Marion Sleez- er, Perle Swanson, Mabel Thrasher, Flossie Steele, I eota Webber, How- ard Wylie, Randall Bear, Clarence Carlson. Hugh Barnett. Everett Smith. Muriel Webber. STUDENTS EXCUSED FROM ALL OF THEIR EXAMINATIONS The following students were excus- ed from taking the examinations in