Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20

hOANS ~ RtS~y
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Spunky little japan does not
propose to be bulldozed even by
the giant Russia. When Russia
doesn't carry out her agreements
inregard to Manchuria and Corea,
little Japan doesn't stop to pal
aver, out takes off her coat and
spits on her hands. She shows
that she is ready and waiting and
waits for the bear to back down
or fight. Rumors of secret treat
les between Russia and China
are rife. Japan tells Russia to
step or fght. Like the Earmers's
bill that faced. the locomotive
we admire the little ones spunk
much as we d-d-d-depracate her
judgment.
There is a duty which the own.
ers of shade trees that overhang
the sidewalks owe to the public,
and it should be attended to at
once. The overhanging limbs
that are low enough to touch
peoples heads or their umbrellas,
should be removed at once. You
know what a nuisance it is to
keep catching your umbrella and
knocking down a shower OF
heavy and uncomfortably wet
drops, which strike you just as
the branch has carried the UNI
brella back over your head, leav-
ing your new coat exposed. And
its when you have on that new
coat, probably while you are on
your way to see your ''best and
dearest,'' that these little acci-
dents occur. Gentlemen help us
out in this matter. Cut off the
low limbs and make your neigh
bors have a better opinion of you.
You'll think enough better Of
yourself to pay you for your
trouble, anyway.
Oregon hasn't had a state school
superintendent that takes such an
active, earnest interest in her
welfare as J. H. Ackermau.
That has been demonstrated time
and again. Now he comes for
ward with a new and good idea.
The new plan proposed by him
is to teach the common schools
of Oregon the elements of agri-
culture. It is not proposed TO
teach the children the Technical
side of scientific farming, but
rather to give them an under
standing of such elementary facts
and principles as every person
who resides in an agricultural
country should knew. The Su-
perintendent wisely says: "Since
a greater portion of the people of
this country must make their
living by farming, or other occu.
pations that require a knowledge
of the elements of agriculture,
the public schools should in
struct the children upon this sub
ject." There is good practical
sense In Mr.. Ackerman's propo-
sition, and we look to see it car
ried out. Oregon is an agricul-
tural state, and will remain SO.
This will make it a better one.
In one way the carrying ont sl
Mr.. Ackerman's idea of teaching
the elements of farming in the
common schools will help Cor
wallis. instruction in These
branches will tend to make chill.
dren take.a more wholesome view
OF farming as an occupation,
says the Superintendent. It will
lead quite easily to a course in
the Agricultural College, where
the technical side of the subject
can be pursued. This is where
it hits us. There are lots Of peo.
pie in this state who know nc
more about the o. A. c. than
about the villayet of Uskub.
Anything that will wake these
people up, and get them in touch
with the blessings which Govern
ment has showered down upon
us in the shape of colleges, par
ticularly ours, would be bless
ing. The Superintendent be-
1ieves that the young man or
woman who has worked ON a
farm. or at any other useful