The Washington Republican Washington County Friday May 10, 1901 County Diplomas The following are the names of pupils who were successful in the examination for county diplomas. Mattie CLASSEN, Dist. 10 Grace SHERRILL, Dist. 11 Garfield NELSON, Dist. 18 Edward McCONNELL, Dist. 18 Edith NIMS, Dist. 34 Walter NIMS, Dist. 34 Fairy DOWNING, Dist. 72 Geo. H. MILLER, Dist. 73 Margaret GRAY, Dist. 74 Ellen GRAY, Dist. 74 Walter MOLBY, Dist. 76 Creatan FROMM, Dist. 88 Mabel JOHNSON, Dist. 97 Myrtle GASKILL, Dist. 124 Grace HOWLEY, Joint 2, R.W. The highest grade in arithmetic was 100, received by Geo. H. MILLER, Margaret GRAY and Fairy DOWNING. In grammer 98, Mabel GRAVES; orthography 90, Ellen GRAY; reading 95, Pearl CHASE; geography 99, Walter MOLBY; writing 95, Blanche RICHARDSON and Mattie CLASSEN; physiology 94; Geo. H. MILLER; constitution 99, Edith and Walter NIMS; history 93, Walter NIMS. The highest average was 87 7-9 made by Walter NIMS, the second highest average was 87 2-9 made by Grace SHERRILL, and the third highest 86 1-9 made by Walter MOLBY. We have for one making the highest average a year's tuition free in the following educations insutitutions of Kansas: Washburn Academy, Topeka, Bethany College of Linsborg, Ottawa University of Ottawa, and Centeral Normal College of Great Bend, and for the second highest a year's tuition free in Bethany College of Linsborg. We hope our young people will take advantage of some of these free scholarships. The institutions are all first calss and and rank among the best of the state. Twenty-seven of the sixty-seven applicants wrote on the branches of the seventh years work only. The cause of one half failing I think can be charged against the text books used. You will please call at my office for your diploma about June 1, 1901. W.H. FISHEL, Co. Supt.