Grandma Pauline Shafer Axsom's 3rd grade gradecard

Mercer County Public Schools

Teacher's Report to Parent

name Pauline Shafer

District Center

Grade 3rd

County Mercer

State Mo.

for school year ending May 2 1930

Alma Cross Teacher

Allie S. Wilson County Superintendent. blockquote>

Studies:

Spelling S, E-, E-. S

Reading S+, S+, S, E-

Writing M+, M+, S, S

Arithmetic M, M, M+, M-

Language M, M, S, S

Drawing M, M, M, M

Deportment E, E, E, E

Days present 37, 20, blank, 23

Days Absent 3, 20, blank, 2

Times Tardy 0, 0, blank, 1

Traits of Pupil Very Commendalbe, 1,2,3 quarters.

Recitations Very Satisfactory 1,2,3 quarters

Conduct Very Good 1,2,3 quarters.

on bottom of Traits of Pupil page: "The young man who smokes cigarettes need not worry about the future; he has none." David Steve Jordan.

Mrs. Ross Shafer signed this grade card quarters 2 and 3. Quarters 1 and 4 are blank. This was signed in PENCIL IN 1930 and is still legible!

Certificate of Promotion This Certifies That Pauline Shafer has completed the work of the preceding grade and is hereby promoted to the 4th grade of the Public Schools of this County. April 4 1930 Sylvia Kirkpatrick, Teacher. Arithmetic not completed.

"Kind words are the music of the world." - Faber. "The first step to greatness is to be honest." - Johnson.

ok....now the questions. did grandma miss an entire quarter of school AFTER missing half of the preceding quarter? The grades listed on bottom of card were EXCELLENT 90 to 100; GOOD 80 to 90; FAIR 70 to 80; UNSATISFACTORY 60 to 70;POOR below 60. the grades on her card were S, M, E. I would guess E as Excellent, S as Satisfactory......what was M? failing? because I would think of M as Medium.....would that be below Satisfactory? hmmmmmm.......