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Test Shows Local Schools Rate High in\ Scholarship Standards tun school connected with a large unive~,it,· and the \\"ilmette chools. .:It · was decided to confine th is su:\'e\· to grade> 3 to 6. inclusive. Certam classes in all the above named schools w.:-re tested by ~!i ss :!\.lahel \'ogel ~\·ho had general supen·ision oi the_ proJect. It was iound, however. that _ 1t \\:ould Pt··ils oi the W ilmett e ~choo ls are he physica lly impossible for.:!\.! 1ss \ ogel the l·est pellers on the north shore w tc>t all the pupils in the t our schools. ; nd prohahly throu!!hOU! the C ~"'untry, , 0 part oi the work in \\'ilmette and <~ccording to the standardiZed te t · made \\' innetka had t<"' be done by some _one t:nder the supen·ision oi . \Y. S .. Gray: els<.'. :!\.li~s Carrie Hu;enetter of Hlght!ean llf the department ot educat~on ot land Park, did the work in \\'ilmette. the l'niversitv ni Chicago. durmg a hut all the paper · were graded by :!\.l1ss ~~thc:;i;t.' R~atftar~~~~~in:~~d~~ti~: \ 'ogel or under her per ·onal super,.( Central S<"hool Parent-Teacher as- visil"'n. " Howe,·er the two groups were kept ,ociatt n ht·ld Tuesday aftern n. In arithmetic tlw lt"Cal pupils made a fav- ~eparate and in the following table <'rable ·howing and in si lent reading and Group I is the group tested by :!1.1 ISS ~pitaliz.at ion and punctuation. they were \ ·t,gel and Group II those tested by :!\.f 1ss slightly helow the standard. Husenetter. ·· :\ norm was determined for each The record oi the n0rth shore ~chool j, much more ia,·orahle than that of grade and each group by averaging to<chools throughout the country. gener- gether with the median scores in the ally. it was said. The higher intelli- four chool . The median, we might gence of the children here is due to the say ior the uninitiated. is the middle social conditions as much as to the score in a group. There are just as elfccti\·eness of the north shore schools. many scores below the median as t~ere Superintendent Harper's address fol- are abo,·e. The first tests were ~1ven lows : ' in October, 1923. and exactly fitteen "The que tion of how well the work week la!er th~ t_ e t s were repeated, t~e in the public choois is done is e\·er a second time s1m1lar te st~ were ubsu vital one to the parents who have chit- tuted in which the same core had been dren in the schools. Too oiten the attained. estimate bv the . chool patron is based "A far as the progress made by the on one or. two personal experiences in pupils in the various schools durin.g connection with the school. If those this time intervening between tests ts experi<nces happen to be pleasant. the concerned the results are rather indefiimpre sion is likely to be good, but nite. Schools which were low in t~e if unpleasant, the impression is apt to first test made the greater progress m be the reverse. nearly every case and on the whole J.,j.. Scla-1 laHnOaaU,. tile schools progressed at about the "Fortunately it is possible at the pres- same rate. But the standing of the four ent t'me to judge a school on an im- schools with respect to one another are per onal basis. \Vithin the last few clearly shown. years there have been developed what H~hest ia Spelliar are known as Standardized Tests. These "In table I we have the standing of tests !:ave been p·epared, generally by the Wilmette schools. The mark in some one connected with the educational each case is the ration between Witdepa rt ment oi a universit,y, given to mette's score and the norm as deterhundreds of schools, the results tabu- mined by averaaing the median of the lated, and a standard mark for the vari- four schools. If this is greater than I it indicates that Wilmette is above ous grades determined. "Last year Mr. Washburne, Super- the average. If below I the reverse intendent of the \Vinnetka schools, is true. "The test in Silent Reading indicates wished to compare the r'e ults obtained by the individual method of instruction tlt,at Wilmette is slightly below the used in the Winnetka schools with the average of the fo.ur schools. It is true class method in vogue in other schools. that four of the eight marks are above He secured a grant of $5,000 from the I and the general average in Group I Commonwealth fund with which he was is good. 'The general average in Group enabled to secure the services of W. S. II is 93 % of the norm. "In spelling \Vilmette made decidedly Gray, dean of the department of education of Chicago university, to supervise the best score of the four schools. We the work, and a special assistant to give have only one mark below the nonn. part of the tests and to grade them all. "On the other hand the tests in "Su~rintendent Washburne wished to punctuation and capitalization reveal a determme two things, first, the actual weakness in \Vilmette children. In no ability ot the children in his school at case have we a mark up to the average a given time as compared with other of the four schools. ac:bools ; second, the progress made "In arithmetic the scores indicate a ~hro~gh a definite period by the children satisfactory condition as compared with ~n h1s school compared with the pupils the other schools in the group. m the other schools. As the telits used in this survey were "Three schools beside Winnetka were all standardized tests for which averc~osen for this experiment. They were a age scores had been determined in other w1dely known private school, a labora- schools of the country it is interesting Wilmette Schools Lead North Shore in Spelling, Low in Arithmetic "Another t><>int covered in this su.rto compare the standing of the four ~chools with the standing of the schools vey was the progress made by th_ e chllthe country over. dren through the grades. Th1s wa s "In reading spelling and language done hy means of an age-grade urvey. all o f these ~hoots are decidedly above A child is considered normal for the the schools of the country as a wh?le. fi rst grade ii he is six years of age For example, the iourth grade . readtng and under seven at th e beginning of score attained by these sc~ools 1s equal the school year, and o on up th~ough On thi s. basts we 10 the sixt h grade score Ill schools the the various grades. countrv over. have \Vilmettc compared wtth three .. On- the other hand the results show other schools in Table II. \Vilmette that all oi these schopls are below t~e 1 has fewer pupils retarded and a greate~ ~ct)res attained by other schools m number advanced tha':l the average ot arithmetic. For . example, these tests 1 the four schools studted. were given in surveys of the sch~ls " In Table III Wilmette and \Vinnetka of Cleveland, Ohio. and Grand ~p1ds, are compared with other city _ systems ?.f ich. Both cities made scores dec1dedly for which data could be obtamed. above the score oi thos~ ma~e by the · "The favorable condition in our n(Jrth io~ r schools concerned m th1s survey. shore schools is probably due to social Th1 s probably means_ that the schoo!s conditions here as much as to the efin this group are ginng more emph~s!S j ectiveness oi our north shore schools . to reading and language than to anthmetic. The test tables are as follows. TABLE I Punctu- Arithmetic CapitalSpelling Silent Oral Cleveland T. ation ization Reading Reading lEND.WORTH TO HEAR Senator Woodbridge igan will speak at Kenilworth , Thur day subject of his addre. ~ beift. ation of American Homes.r' Very few men hav~ success in so many differem: as has Senator J':erri s, it is He has bee_n act1ve in many work and IS now planning to large farm, cOnduct a basi~~t to be a bank president. !1, He was twice elected govern recently elected United Statesor tor, the only Democratic Michigan in . 35 years, and ~:mly DemocratiC enator of that m 70 years. For ma ny years been devoted to educational and has done a remarkable hoys and men, as founder and the famous Ferri s Jn,titute Rapids . Michigan. where, over a of 40 ~'ears, he has persona~ly vised the training of some 50.1Q) men, many of whom are now nized as leaders in their acti\·ity. It is a rare treat to hear Ferris who is con id,.red one of ca'~ most brilliant orators, it is The program has been arranced der the auspices of the Neighbcrs. L . M. Willis was place himself on the Appeal s for a term of fi\·e meeting of the Kenilworth trustees, held Monday night, 13. Mr. Willis' present term November. WE ARE FOR A 1M % WILMETTE OPTiliiST .95 .97 1.11 .99 1.01 1.48 .97 1.03 1.10 .98 1.22 .96 .82 .99 1.40 1.17 .92 .94 .83 .74 .64 .96 .90 1.16 1.01 .85 .73 .98 1.14 91 1.18 1.07 .93 TABLE II Percent Percent · Percent Advanced :t\ormal Retarded 1 yr. Over 1 yr. Over I yr. Over Over 1 yr. & less less than 2 2yrs. 2yrs. less than 2 & less .2 2.7 51 31 11 .3 Wilmette ..... .5 Average of 4 .05 1.1 Schools ..... 1. 3.9 17.3 50.3 26.2 TABLE III ComparisOJI with other schools Advanced Retarded Normal 33.9 Wilmette ........................ 14.5 51 29.6 Winnetka .............. . ........ 14.4 55.7 21 Gary ............................ 39 40 18 Dubuque ··.......·.···.·...·...·. 33 49 21 Rockford .......··.····.·.·.·...· 37 42 9 Rochester ........................ 38 53 Grade 3 .... ...... 1.13 .85 Grade 4 . . . . . . . . . . .89 1.00 Grade 5 .......... 1.01 .92 Grade 6 .......... 1.02 .94 Anrage ......... 1.01 .93 I II I II I II II I II New Trier F oreaeea Win Over Rivenide Gridden Coach "Duke" Childs looks forward to a victory over Riverside on the New Trier high school gridiron Saturday afternoon, October 18. Although the New Trier eleven was downed by the Thornton team by the score of 17 to 0 last Saturday, the green and gray players showed up remarkably well against a more experienced and heavier team. The result of last Saturday's game is really a moral victory for the New Trier squad, says the coach. During the week's practice plays used in the Thocntoa game, as well aa new ones, have b-n t.-i4d and mastered. The players feel somewhat more confident than they have in the past games and, if the Riverside team does not spring a sudden surpri~e, the New Trierites look forward to v1ctory. The next game, following Riverside , will be plaved at Deerfield, October 25. On Nov" ember 8, Proviso will play at New Trier. The season will close November 15 at Evanston. M r .and Mrs. C. E. B. Hunter of Union City. Penn sylvania, are spending several weeks with the Hoyt Kings of 711 Forest avenue. ~======================== YOU ALL KNOW 'EM' we refer to our ·special dinners. v.; e are going to serve one of these special dinners-- DUCK and CHICKEN Sunday, October 19th, from IZ Noon to 8 P. M. And on our Anniversary day Monday, October 27th, We will serve another special dinner, on wkich occasion we will give away remembrances of the occasion and show our appreciation for the splendid support we have received from our patrons during the past year. We wish to a~nounce that from nO\"\' on we will serve breakfast from 7 :00 to '10 :00 A. M. Cosmas Chats The prosperity of the north shore of which we are justly proud, has been achieved by the cooperation between, churches, civic organizations, residents and our merchants. We therefore firmly believe one can buy as advantageously right here in Wilmette as elsewhere. WILMETIE FOOD SHOP 417~ Fourth Street PATRONIZE WILMETrE MERCHANTS Phone: Wdmette 1826 Special for Saturday Fucy Garden Spinach, peek .................. Zlc Blae Grape., S . . t.uUt ................... 33c Caulilower, larae ..................... 31 and 35c ~ ... ~lea, 4 ... ................ ZSc Gr... ..t Wax a..-, Z qauta .............. ZSc Fancy Wiater Petatoee. baahel ............. $1.45 Celety Hearta, larp baach .................. ZSc Coolrinc Apple., 4 lk ....................... ZSc Maahrooma, fresh, at a low price Now Is the Proper Time to Lime Your Lawns The rainy season has done great damage to many beautiful lawns. They should be taken care of. Let me give your lawn an application of Pulverized Lime Rock, which will sweeten the soil, kill the weeds and mo!\s that grow in sour gr.ound. This lime is not ordi;tary white plaster's lime which must be used each year, but pure lime as it comes from the ground. One application will last from three to six years. This lime is not unsightly. When applied, it is raked down into the grass and soil. Let me call, explain what this lime is, what it will do, and our price and service. This is part pf th(.: Bolinger service to North Shore property owners. We are giving our patrons 6 free deliveries on Saturday; 4 on other days Cou-· aad Freah Fruit mel Veaetaba. an S7D0117JDOU8 COSMAS BROTHERs ROBERT G. BOUNGER Tree &pert ...t Ganl.er Phone Wilmette 3163 1230 Wilmette Avenue