The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-02-22

tion is held and the papers are sent to
]. G. Mcdowell, professor of Agron-
omy at the North Dakota Agricul-
tural college, for marking and cor
rection. It is a notable fact that the
vast majority of these papers are
graded above 80 per cent and that
out of the twenty-one students doing
the work eight have averaged better
than 95,, while two have averaged
SO 2-3. This shows the high order of
the work being accomplished. The
fact that the papers are submitted to
the agricultural college spurs the
students to higher efforts and the
rivalry is keen. The students are en-
couraged to bring different samples
of grains, grasses, weeds, etc., and
all are carefully classified and ar
ranged for reference. Samples of all
kinds are received weekly from the
agricultural college and used in the
daily lessons. A series of twenty ex-
ercises, independent of regular study
is given during the year. These ex-
ercises serve the purpose of utility
more than discipline. They suggest
the numerous exercises which may be
easily carried out at home. They
consist of showing the presence of
albumen in milk, carbon in sugar,
food stored in seeds, capillarity in
soils, crossing corn, grating, churn-
ing, damaging effects of tar paper on
fruit trees. This method is used to
determine whether or not the future
education of the child should be in
this field.
Mr.. Fredericsen is to be congratu-
lated. He is the pioneer in this work
for our state and we need more like
him, more teachers with his push and
ability for executive work. Now more
than ever the state needs teachers
who can impart the rudiments of ele-
1nentary agriculture in pupils; teach
ers who can grasp rural conditions
and use them to improve the schools
and educate the people; teachers who
can lead the children to become lovers
OF nature; teachers who have some
knowledge of farm practice, farm me-
chanics and domestic science and
economy; teachers who know ald can
lead others to know the life and work
of Alcott, Wood, Howe and Burbank.
Grand Forks Times.
Work Story.
This story is told of Robert Smith.
we'll known man now living in
Maiden, says the Boston Herald. He
was talking one night with a crowd of
city laborers in front of the city hall.
Some of them had just been laid off
from work, and were telling how hard
it was to get job.
1.-THE idean' said Mr.. Smith.
There is no such thing as man not
finding work. Why, if man is a
good worker it is easy to get a Job.
For instance, will show you how
easy it was for me to get my brother.
my father and myself job.
81 was out of work, and one morn
ing l went down to the last factory
and asked the boss if he would like to
hire a good man. 'Well,' he said,
are you good worker?' I told him
1 was considered very good worker.
SO he gave me job.
Il had been working about week.
when I asked him if he could give nv
brother job. WELL he said, can
he work as good as you?' I said he
was just as good worker. We'll, he
said, bring him in So l brought
him in.
He was not there more than a week
when I asked the boss if he could find
my father job. 'Well,' he said,
can he work as good as you and
your brother?' I said, You just bet
he can. Why, he can do twice as
much as my brother and me- WELL
he said, you tell your father to come
to work tomorrow and you two stay
hOme.' -
A Tall Recruit.
Frederick tho Groat,s fo+bo,, C,al