Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-05-03

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'The year $780," says Supt. Hammond
OF the public instruction department, In
his annual report. has been busy one
In educational affairs In Michigan. All
the departments OF education, from the
university to the common schools, have
felt the influence OF returning business
life and activity" Regarding the matter
OF teachers institutes Supt. Hammond
says he shall not in this last year OF his
administration attempt to give advice
concerning the improvement OF the sys-
TEN. "The plain truth is" he says, Il
do not myself know what would be best
along this line. | am certain, however,
that the institute law of Michigan enact
ed in 1877, should be radically changed
and strengthened More money should
be raised in some way. Our Institutes
should not be shorter they should be
longer. The compensation paid should
not be diminished; it should be increased.
This Is one feature of the situation so diff
6cult to handle. Our neighbor States
are able to pay more than we. l believe
Michigan's institutes have improved ev-
cry year under our present law, but it
seems to me the time is ripe for the
adoption OF some strong measures to meet
the demand of new times and new condi-
tions." Under the heading, state Teach
ers' Association" the superintendent says
some plan should be inaugurated where
by all those attending the State Assoc
citation should become members. Less
than half Of those in attendance at the
meetings are members and share in the
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ship tickets be sold at the same time rail-
road tickets are purchased. The text
book question is considered at considera-
BILE length. Supt. Hammond says: Il
would earnestly recommend that the next
Legislature pass a law whereby the pres
ent free text book law may more easily
be carried into effect. Beyond this the
Legislature should let text book laws Sc
verely alone" Manual training is en-
approved by Supt. Ham
mond, and a good word is said for the
Incompatible normal school system Of
Michigan.
Quartermaster General Atkinson has
worked out a scheme whereby the Mich
igan National Guard can hold an encamp-
ment this summer, but he is very doubt
full as TO its success, as it will require q
sacrifice on the part of the
men who compose the guard In writing
the captains OF companies asking them
to make rcquisition on his department for
rifles and clothing, he adds a paragraph,
asking the captains to consult with the
members of their companies as TO wheth-
er or not they would be willing to waive
all rights OF their per diem If it is con-
cluded to hold an encampment. The sit
uation as explained by Gen. Atkinson is
this: He sees in sight money enough 10
pay for all the expenses of the camp,
except the per diem OF 81 % that is al
lowed the men and the per diem for Off
GERS as WELL The expenses for trans
portation and the seventy-fve cents per
day for subsistence and all other neces-
sary expenses for the camp can be pro-
vided for, but the item of per diem must
be cut out. A petition for the men to
sign accompanies the letter, and he ex-
poets in this way to ascertain the feeling
the State. He wishes the
men to understand that in signing this
petition they waive all rights to per diem,
as he does not wish to have any claim
that will stand against the State for flu
ture administrations or the Legislature
to provide for.
The total amount of beet sugar manu-
featured in the State during the season
recently closed was approximately 3d.
100000 pounds, thus making the total
bounty for the year about $3.50, 600. The
have engaged counsel,
who are preparing their case, and pro-
ceedings will shortly be instituted for
the purpose of testing the constitution
atty of the bounty law. The manufac-
turers claim not only that the law is con-
but that there is no virtue in
the claim of the State that the last Leg
islaElre made no provision for paying
the bounty. They claim that the bounty
was authorized by the law OF 1897, and
that the last Legislature departed from
the custom of former years. and. instead
Of cnacting a law appropriating money
for the general purposes Of the State
government in the usual way, provided
for leyying tax to pay all previously
authorized appropriations. For this rea-
SON il is claimed that fund from which
the bounty can be paid is in existence.
DIR. Richard Metcalfe, of Benton Har-
Dor. has failed in his attempt to force the
State Medical Board TO issue him a GER
tificate of registration under the law Of
1899 without requiring him to pass an
lie based his claim on the
fact that he was registered under the old
aw, Notwithstanding the fact that his
affidavit showed that he attended med
cal college but Il single day. The SUI
preine Court says that his affidavit show
I'd that Metcalfe was not entitled to prac-
ice, and that he gained no right by the
action Of the County Clerk in registering
him. The decision affects about 200 per-
sons now practicing in Michigan.
Railroad Commissioner Osborn is about
% introduce device gotten up i'm his
office by the use Of which single rail-
.oad gate tender may operate gates at
i've separate street crossings. The gate
consists of line of ropes hanging nearly
% the ground, and the method of operat-
ng them Is a novel one. Railroads will
De saved considerable money in the opera
ion of gates, and at the same time the
public will be protected at a greater num-
per of crossings by means of this new de-
rice.
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The compilation containing the laws re-
ating to public health has been complet-
d by the State printers, and the books
Ire i'm the hands of the Secretary of State
'or distribution.
The State live stock sanitary commits