| Show SCHOOL NEVUS NE 5 tol At a n recent reent meeting of or the faculty of or the junior High School the subject subject subject sub sub- of or formal forma Junior High graduation graduation graduation tion exercises was carefully discussed and investigated As a result of or this thia study the faculty unanimously w went wenton nt on record as being in favor of or dispensing dispensing dispensing ing with them in the Cedar Junior High Some of at the causes leading to their decision have influenced the general tendency throughout the country to eliminate them even though some of ot f the he he larger city schools still hold them Cedar City Is the only school In the county holding Junior High School graduation exercises and it is largely largey through custom that they have been held One of the original purposes of or the Junior High school is to bridge the sharp br break ak between the lower and the upper upper schools rt a time when there is n a n heavy henvy loss from the schools Many of or the students feel that they have reached a goal where they can end their education when they graduate from ate ate from the Junior High and have nn an all rated idea of the heights th thy they y have reached especially in these days when a Senior high school education education education edu edu- cation should be he the minimum aim of all The old eight grade grado graduation exercise exercises were largely done away I with for this reason son and now there is little m mere rc excuse for ninth grade ade graduation than there is for for sl sixth or tenth There should come no break In the educational progress for the Cedar City High school though connected with the B B. B A A. C C. is supervision supervision supervision super super- vision of or the Board of Education who pay for the education education on of the children of the county and are responsible in seeing that all ll who are in school age are receiving their schooling Sl S So it itis itis itis is not a graduation but a a promotion to the tenth grade of the tem teni The is also the matter of f expense to be considered Often a n real hardship hardship hardship hard hard- ship is caused because parents are called upon to prepare elaborate clothing for the occasion and If it tJ they ey are arc not provided the children are The matter was presented to the students of the tho ninth grade who re responded responded re- re willingly and accented cheerfully cheerfully cheerfully cheer cheer- fully the decision of the faculty Closing Closing Closing Clos Clos- ing exercises will be held and n a prominent speaker possible and they will wilt receive recel promotion cards as they did from the other grades at atthe atthe atthe the end of the year ear JI |
