The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-12-11
The Evening Wisconsin and NJ


waukee Sentinel do not see any neces-
s.y for the rebuilding of the River Falls
Norma! school. The former asserts that
state norma! schools are expensive and
we get little or no benefit from them.
Referring to the River Falls school, it
asserts that all but 81 of the 307 pupils
attendn. that school were residents OF
st. CroiX and Pierce counties, and that
the % were not Wisconsin people at
all, which would 90 TO show that the
school was merely a local high school,
and a normal only in name, for the sup
port of which the state as whole was
taxed. The Sentinel says, 1t is well
understood fact that the cost of instruc-
ton to pupils in Normal schools, a large
proportion Of " hnm mere children
with no thought of becoming fitted for
the work of teaching, is eXtravagantly
in excess of any tuition fees charged"
These papers are not alone in their
estimate of the advantages received
from state normal schools as now con-
Quoted. Only those who are of certain
age, who are residents of the state, and
tend to teach, should be educated at
the cost 0: the state.
Captain McDousall, of tie Ameri-
can Barge works, thinks that winter
navigation of the lakes is coming "laster
than even newspaper fellows think"
Some newspaper men are so fast that
they DO not take time to think, and
some let other people think for them.
1t is, however, no new article OF faith
among newspaper men at the head Of
the lakes that the navigation II the LAX es
IS possible III the winter time. What is
wanted is boats built for the purpose
and the canals kept open, which de-
ponds mainly Oh the enterprise Of men
like the captain.
Peter ntr-s rom, EX-Register of
deeds III st. Louis county, who was
found guilty ofappropriating to his own
use fees belonging to the county, and
who had been sentenced to fine of
S5UO and one year in the states prison,
has had his sentence reduced hy the
State Board of Pardons to 500 fine
Mr.. Berg>trom is III luck if any man
| ever WAS.
Aid. Dahl's assertion that Mr.. CHS
holm was trying to steal his honor and
rob him oG his good name reminds Us of
the words OF Shakspeare(?}: He who
/ steals my purse gets nothing for his
| pains, and lie who robs me of nv good
name robs me .. that which | never
| had."
! Emperor William characteristics the
/ llaytans as 4 contemplate crowd OF
negroes slightly iuoculated with French
| civiiization.' The HavtianS might apply
reply that his majesty is 4 bumvtous
! Teuton slightly inocuIated with the
/ characteristics OF a gentleman.
The Minneapolis school board an
! nOunces that the schools will De closed
! March lst, unless some arrangement is
soon made Whereby funds can be Dor
row ed with winch to pay the running
/ expenses.
Two klondikers have been awarded
/ damages against the steamer Eugene
/ for failing L" land them at Dawson city.
There are some people. if all re-
] ports are true, who would like to re-
ceiye damages for having been landed
. there.
/ Criminal proceedings are to be in
stituted against Ex-Judge Hutchins for
embezzlement of city money. If he
had stolen loaf of bread lie would
have been punished long ago.
The sensation" heading writer OF
/ our evening contemporary places the
! Athabasca river lin the Alaskan SHOWS,
hundreds OF miles beyond civilization
He should be gwen an Atlas 10 study.
The Secretary of War is much dis
appointed that Captain Lowering was
only reprimanded. But has lie not the
power 10 degrade and dismiss brutes
from the service? We think 50.
Aid. New burg wishes it to be I'M
derstood that he knows As much about
the light question as Alderman Long
1t would not take long 10 tell what he
knows about 1t.
The Public Opinion Trust has been
succeeded by the Editors Mutual Puff
fling Trust. Its motto is, You scratch
my back ana . scratch yuGrs."