old grade cards....

Certificate of Award, Potter County, S.D.: Alfred Axsom , (can't read writing of school district) has made 45 perfect recitations in spelling and is therefore awarded this certificate. Sept. 6, 1921

The Report Book for Pauline Shafer, a pupil in Harrison County Public Schools, 1928-1929; subjects Reading, Spelling, Writing, Arithmetic, Story Class, present 33 days, absent 7 first quarter, 82% attendance, 83% recitation, 93% deportment. @nd quarter present 35 days, absent 5, 87% attendance, 83% recitation, 92% deportment. signed by my great grandma Amanda Shafer!

Alfred Axsom monthly report Potter County, SD signed by my great grandma Daisy Axsom! Month 1: days in session 23, missed 7 days, tardy once, deportment 80, ranked 3rd in class. Month 2: days in session 12.5, 3 tardies, deportment 85, 3rd in class; Month 3: in session 19 days, 1 tardy, 85 deportment, ranked 3rd. Month 4: in session 18 days, missed 1, tardy 4 times, 80 deportment, ranked 3rd in class. Month Five: in session 20 days, missed 8, tardy 4, 87 deportment, ranked 2nd. Month 6: in session 14 days, tardy 9, deportment 77, ranked 2nd. Month 7: in session 20 days, missed 8, 2 tardy, deportment 78, ranked 2nd. Month 8: in session 18 dyas, deportment 86, 2nd in class. Month 9: in session 10 days, missed 2, deportment 85, ranked 2nd. his subjects were Reading: 83% avg., Writing: 80% avg., Spelling: 89% avg., Arithmetic: 76% avg., Lang. or Gram.: 81% avg., Drawing: 80%.

Potter County, South Dakota, promoted Alfred Axsom from Seventh Grade June 10 1927.