Wilson Central School - Crest Yearbook (Wilson, NY)

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rural high schools are pursuing the mechanical course as the students are thus better fitted for farm life, the trades or the engineering course in college. A new academic diploma has been prepared by the Education Department. It contains the same number of counts as the old one, 72, but is issued in three grades as follows : A diploma based upon a passing mark of 60 per cent, in each subject. A diploma with credit in which 40 per cent, of the 72 counts must be earned with the standing of at least 75 per cent, and a diploma with honor 40 of whose 72 counts were secured at 90 per cent, or more. Advanced diplomas are issued to students holding academic diplomas and have 18, 36 or 54 counts earned in addition. Of the 72 counts necessary for our academic diploma 13 must be in English, 8 in history, and 10 each in science and mathematics. For admission to the training class the following qualifications are necessary, any one of which will be accepted: First all academic diplomas. Second, a teacher’s certificate expired or unexpired. Third, a preliminary certificate and in addition first year English, physiology or biology, drawing besides any other 18 counts.

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-4 Hi JL (Cljrmttck VOL. II. MARCH 1912. NO. 2. Principal Mcllroy has informed the pupils of our High School of recent changes made in the Regent’s rules in regard to various school matters. No examinations will be given in first year English or in the first year of any foreign language in the future. Academic counts for the first two years of English or any other language, may be secured by passing the examinations at the end of the second year. No student can earn counts by pursuing the study of a language for the first year only. At the discretion of the Commissioner of Education Dr. A. S. Draper school ratings will hereafter be accepted in the following subjects: Second year English, elementary algebra elementary book-keeping, elementary botany, physiology. Nevertheless the teachers will need to mark papers on these subjects, as carefully, as before for the Regents reserve the right to review them any time within a year after the examination was taken. Schools are now given a choice in the subject of drawing or elementary representation and design. Most of the

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The Senior Clast It was with great pleasure that the “class of 1912” on February fifth introduced the class of 1913 into the frolic and fun of Junior Senior life. We only entered into the simple things because we feared that if we should go farther the class of ’13 the following day would suffer from a severe nervous break down and of course we wished nothing like this to happen so soon to a class consisting of eight girls and only two boy members. We think it is much better to have a class consisting of all girl members. They are so energetic as the “class of 1912” has proved to you Just before the class of '13 arrived on the scene we were aware of the fact that they were approaching for we heard a faint sound which we finally decided was a small imitation of a class yell and about seven years out of date. But nevertheless we know they will do better next time for they have now had one very choice and valuable lesson from the “class of 1912 ” After a delicious lunch a few games were played. One of these proved to be Fruit Basket. It was at this time we found out what a helpful and cheerful companion Mr. Mcllroy had, for when he came to fill his fruit basket he turned to her and said, “Let’s see was it apples they put in first?” After she had helped him get the apples in safely, all the rest went in without any hard work, but if Mrs. Mcllroy had not been present to help him we fear he would have ended by putting in Elson's American History. At one moment we were almost forced to believe that the Junior president was actually very bright indeed but it all leaked out in the end as all Junior things will, and we found that it was natural for him to use his left hand instead of his right and his poor weary brain had not been working at all. One of the Junior girls was actually so hungry that when the cake was passed to her she took the fork that was on the cake plate so as to be able to eat faster, but the punishment for all this fell on another member for when she came to drink