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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Closing Musical
of En1p0ria q.
Night School,

On Friday evening. May 18th, a most
Interesting musical was given by the
music pupils OF the Empora High School
under tho direction OF their teacher, Miss,
Myra Harrison. A programme OF eigh-2
teen numbers was beautifully rendered;
by Misses Green. Tredway, Lifsey. Mace
lin, Briggs, Jennings. Fox, lvey, Wood.
Goode. THAR Vincent. Iashley, Bailey
and Master John Long, who was the only
boy IN the class. Each number received
well merited commentator and applause
nIessrs. Lee and George w, Harrison
acted as ushers and to them was as.
signed tho pleasant duty OF nresentinHi
the beautiful flowers sent by friends 40!
the class. This entertainment closed thss
first term OF music In the Emporta High
School and save the patrons the opporsS
tunity OF Judging the excellent work and
progress OF the class Al the conclusion
of tho programme. Rev. r. G.. Conner eN>s
pressed to Miss Harrison the en1oymeRtj
ot4the audience In the most fitting terinl'
expressed for the class their appreciation
of the instruction she had given than a1gd
presented for them u beautIiu, '1,tiA IrlslSs
Inento Of the OCCASION. i.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

No one questions ".rho School Of Meth
ods'' having done q great educational
wor,< In Virginia. We nre satisfied tho
high school Is a necessity, yet no ono
will have tho temerlty to say the hlgh
school can take the place OF tho lttle
primary schools scattered al over VIZ VT
GINA, not that the high school couid NOT
do tho work, but because the children
could not got to tho high school. NO one
questions tho School OF Methods could
ut our teachers for their noble WORK.
enthuse tho district superintendent, I'M
nress the trustees with tho Importance
Of thoir office; but. unfortunately tne
ton cheers and trustees cannot attend; 70
the credit Of tho superintendents DC u
said, they attended well and at groat
sucriAce, AS there Is an absolute neces-
slty for the many primary schools. SO IS
there O demand for many norlnals, now
that provision for these norInals has been
mndo. Let mo make suggestion feel
will greatly improve educational work III
tho country schools:
Tho Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton request and urge each division super
intendent und every school trustee 70
,ncet him, ut least one day, at ono or
these normnls. tho day 10 DO liked ny
Superint endent OF Public Instruction.
and devoted to discussion Of such
school subjects us may bo suggested by
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, or
as may arise Of the conditions In tho
several divisions. Tho Superintendent Is
both tho head OF tho public school system
and the adviser Of all school officials.
VIII he not DO better fitted to advise
after these meetings, In which he has
mot face to face. heart to heart, those
most conyersant with conditions IN tho
various localities? Tho trustees BIO earn
cstly urged to attend these meetings, they
best knowing tho conditions In their To-
calites, These meetings should be
step In better systcmatizins tho schoo1
work What may be good thing ~ ono
locality Is impractcable IN ano1nef
Transportation is no doubt good thihs
but Is It everywhere practicaple? sNnool
officials must know conditions IN Ill 40
calltics before q uniformity OF arrange.
ment cun be devised The county school
officials would never judiciously locate 2
school II they did not have "a meeting
OF all the patrons, and give ana take,
as NO country people call II,
The coming together or the school
trustees from the several counties, the
interchange OF ideas, plans and expert
ences; the meeting of and shaking Aands
with superlntendents OF Public lnstruc-4
ton, and hearing what other division
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03

Thc state Summer Institute to BIO
r,s,,,,-h,-. ~. ,,,r,ar
nela " tc '' ie s''s' .''''
promises to 30 IN every way most
helpful and pleasant one. The teacher
who docs NOT attend summer schools or
special lccltrcs ana mnglc with other
taaa,,ar, ,,,,i, }nncnan r,,v pct hehind IN the
$4,000, T,ho toach,ne nrofesslon 10
- , rrssm' ono Tic methods are
chn !, ~ ~ ,,n,hons more GENERAL than IN
,r,, 'oti,or" ,rrofcaaion and these changes
o ~ ,,.,,ali,, ;,,,,rnvnments
ono ~ iho most encouraging signs, III
rov,,,,, ~ interest IN education in Wiz.
pIn,, Ia thn establishment OF 80 many
e,, - enhooia fnr thc hancfit az the
.anni,ars ,ri,n ,doa "a - MT the school
~ $500. ~ 81, chor M Y,osslb,c.
r,aa,,,otar VIRGINIA ia fortunate IN hav-
,na = snhnn, =, this character Mt Fred
arIo,, .,,,,rg Thern.|ia5 every promise OF
,,as, s,,ccas.f,,, school md one that
,,,, he ~ oroat md nstInr benefit to
tho teo cbors ~ this section OF the state.
r. IL naceasorv. IN order to meet the cx-
na,, =, =, t,,a ..,,oo,. tn hayo a charge
p pe.,,,.,e, sns a,,ar,, toacbers The tuition
~ oi,rn, 4, NJ, no schools Is $500. Tho
co,,ne,os should ondeayor to pay this
t,t.ia,, az -. - Soid tho ION chcrs to that
o.tnnt coworal ~ the counties. includ .
$500 - Northumberland stafford,
pioh,,, crd md 1vestmorelnnd have done
ME n,n Ton chors from these counties
,,hn a4tan1 tho Institute. win not bo
ohnrond am, t,,it,on' Their only expense
, lii -, a. ,,an ~ and travelling.
W." TIM ~, -, tha Fred cricksburg sum
n,nn' 1,,s.it,,ta ;s ~ .rive our tenchcrs,
M. 49,, ,,aa dnr;np thc winter.
. W. 80. ons'rsa ne instruction on tho
t s,.o.uusa ta,aSt 4, thas n,,bllc schools
T,,a nn,,r.a ,n,ii ia made as practical as
.a mu NJ VIII, , vicw OF meeting tho
p,,as,,D a., noads ~ the tenchers. Con-
,sa ~ ~ a. ion viii he given
1872 ~, - those Who fnye never
~, , w ,.,,.,,oao 1T i. n condition to
~ .a.rat+ =, tnnt ,ot every teacher can
~ i.si 80 ~ ,ns. thoro,,ph preparation.
Ieee.yS Nv a;,f,aa or ~ tho man
Us ..,t a. "a aivo Tho tea nhers that relp
ub,oi, Ia most needed. The Institute
WI. Wr'I ~, - thrnnahout in the spirit
W" W. oe oo.'ua -, o,a ,n,,t1,ol svmpathy.
OF lnu.uaI n ,,.i,a ever hia training, can
~ ~, .sAto. ,,on "a, honof,ted. IA.
III. % ~ ,he 1ns+Itnte INV 3oth,
~ sno e' s,s,,s, LAT the regular state
ols. tllu .,us SUI, III i,o 'hel,1 nj tho Instl-
eA.ll'iii ~. i IN, ,sb ~ do 40 viii be per
wy ny, ~ t ,aiso theao denominations. Tho
nit.eu ~ seA ~, tha nrnfessionnl course
e e:suIl,.' ,,a,a ori5+ha same dates.
WIZ " NV ~ toct INA the course Is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
Greenpille
High School

After very successful session the
Greensy!lle High School closed Friday,
May 18th.
Mr.. J, w. Gain. the principal. and
Misses Laura Briggs. Annabellt. Powell
Minnie Lifscy. Susie Mountcastle and
Elaine Cochran, his assistants. and Miss
Myra Harrison, teacher OF music, de-
serve the thanks OF the patrons OF the
school for their faithful and excellent
work.
At tho closing exercises, addresses were
made by Mr. u, G. Tredway, Rev. Mr..
Conner Mr., w. NJ Powell and Hon. l.,
d, FARRELL
A diploma was delivered to MISS Mary
Cochran and medals were awarded the
following pupils: Miss Pattie Tunstall,
in Miss BrIggs's room; Miss Virginia
Field, In Miss Powells room; Miss Mary
Field and Miss Mary Squire, In Miss Lit-
seys room; Miss Sarah Clary. IN Miss
Cochran's room, and to Master MORGAN
Reese. In Miss Mountoastle's room.
An entertainment was given ny MISS
Harrison In the evening consisting Of
music by her pupils. which showed talent
on the part OF the pupils. and excellent
teaching from Miss Harrison.
All of the teachers have shown marked
ability, and tho pupils have done them
credit by their industry, obedience and
good behavior,
Music being u new feature In the school,
Miss IIarrson's work deserves especial
mention,
we hope to DO able to add to tho school
FOR next year, course OF stenography
and typewrlting,
Very respectfully,
E5 r ~ ICIlIJ 10 Clerk of Board.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
= RoRERT FRAZER.-lll.

| Bv ROBERT HrFHNZEr."s'''
eetter Courses OF study. The De-
nartment Of Public Instruction now mas
ox,,erts at work upon an artlculated
course Of study, embracing the whole
field, from tho primary school through El' i
the high school. The work OF the high
school is already fixed, and that OF inc
schools below is to be adjusted 10 y
In such way that the child shall pro-
coed upon an incline all the way from
his 1rst year In tho primary school
through the fourth year OF tho h'gh
! school. This recast OF tho course VIII
| provide for the Introduction OF halule
study, agriculture and manual framing,
| Some of the schools. both IN to"A 4, VIZ
country. have already enriched their
| courses by the audilloH " tt'e'e 49,
! tant branches.
. Increase OF Funds Our public school
I funds como from five sources:
I M The Literary Fund, This fund 10
! ,ha Growth Of years. 1t had Its Begin
Ming ia the sale OF the gebe lands IN the
euriy years OF the commonwealth, ana
| has been constantly increasing from
| eschents, fines. etc. The fund IS now not
| far from So, 900 900. From this source
| tho ScnOol iui4u icSo''SS 1900 49, =
| year. 49,
| 500 worth OF property.
(c) The poll tax, OF which two-t thirds
must be set apart for tho schools.
(d) The annual appropriation by the
Legislature OF $500, 900, (This sum Is for
elementary sciols. In addition to It there
is a yearly appropriation OF $4,000 for
high schools)
from the school district. The income
from this source cannot be less. for
county and district together than 10
cents nor more than so cents on the $780,
Throughout the State this local levy has
been materially increased In the last
three wears. For 1905 the total fund from
local sources was 1000, nearly $780,
900 moro than tho year before, For 1905
there Will be a corresponding increase,
The taxable values OF the State have also
| largely increased and 1t now appears
.hut tho next annual returns will show q
school revenue not fur from $4,000, 000--
on increase of almost million In three
I, years. -, I 80.
| 400 lonuth Of the session for our country
schools was Increased by half month";
Tho next report will show q session 'ot
seven months or more,
4. Average Attendance, The shortening
OF tho school age. under the new con-
stitut!on. has reduced the school popula-
ton from 100000 to $4,000, But the
average daily attendance has risen from
224, 900 to $4,000. That Is, with o falling
off OF 100000 children In the school age.
we have an increased attendance OF
IS, 0O0 Three years ago We had 81 per
cent. OF the school population IN average
daily attendance; last year IS per cent.
s. The Curry Memorial School q Edu'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-03
-Four Years Progress
In the Virginia Schools
Bv ROBERT FRAZER. III.

Z y r 4
cation. OF deeper and more far-reaching
significance than any OF these marks OF
progress is the establishment of this
school at the University. Some idea OF
the potentinlity OF this new factor In our
system OF education may be gotten from
the leading hand 1t has already had In
devising the measure which gives 100000
q year for the promotion OF high schools
in rural districts. Within q year there
will be not less than enc hundred and
fifty high schools receiving the benefit Of
this State aid. and nearly oil of them
new schools. This important addition
establishes forever the vital relation Of
the University to our State system Of
public instruction as Its head and Its
Inspiration. And thus Mr.. Jefferson's
ideal OF an elmentary school in three
miles OF every homo in the State. q high
school accessible to every boy by days
ride. and great university to crown it
all is at last on the eve OF fulnllment.
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Hon. Summer N0rn1alS
Nav Be Improved
/, superintendcnts have done and are doing
| will. in my opinion, be productive OF great

superintendent have done and are doing
will. in my opinion. be productive OF great
good.
One Of the weap points In the public
school system Is o want OF uniformity
Let there DO more generous feeling OF
localities n disposition OF the strong to-
be conslderate Of. and perchance to help
tho less Fortunate and not. as at present,
tho strong growing stronger and the weak
suffering for want OF some OF tho super
tllous resources Of the strong. Too much
OF tho feeling, every man for himself
and tho devil take tho hindermost. Il
tho public schools are not to help those
not nble to help themselves, they cer-5|
tainly loso a great privilege. When ! be-2
hold the monstrosity, magnificent col.s
orcd city school and n miserable little
white country school. ! can but feel a.
system productive OF such Is vitality
wrong somewhere. ~
JNo. WAsHINGToN.
Milford Va, IS
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JNO. WASHINGTON.
Milford. Va,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
Colonel Ike" Hill who died i

Colonel Ike" Hill. who died in
Washington a few days ago after serv-
ing many years in the service of the
Eouse of representatives. used to- pride
himself on being a strong party man.
Il am no summer democrat" was his
declaration. mo sunshine office holder.
70 ephemera of politics. but business
plain, unauthorized. democratic bus
mess all this year round. Business
with the bark on is what want" Dur
ing heated campaign he was outlin-
ing what his party expected to do.
While We hope for all these things"
he said. we are also ready for the
worst. Every democrat should always
he ready for the worst and a man who
can not be ready for the worst can not
be a democrat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
Wounds. Bruises and Burns.

BY applying an antiseptic dressing
to wounds. bruises. burns and like in
iUries before inflammation sets in. they
may be healed without maturation and
in about one-third the time required
for the old treatment. This is the
greatest discovery and triumph of
modern surgery. Chamberlain's Pain
Balm acts on this same principle. 1t
is an antiseptic and when applied to
such injuries. causes them to heal
very quickly. Ii also allays the pain
and soreness and prevents any danger
of blood poisoning. Keep bottle of
Pain Balm in your home and it will
save you time and money. not to men,
tion the Inconvenience and suffering
such injuries entail. For sale by all
leading druggists.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
MIR. MoOdy's job.

Attorney General Moody has been
conscripted to make tariff plank for
the republican platform in Massachu-
sets, and although the convention is
not to be held until Oct > he has al
ready begun the work The time is
probably not too long. This used to be
but a 5-minute job in Massachusetts,
but since the revisionists became clam
orOus it hasn't been advisable in Mas
sachusetts to hew out tariff planks
with a broadaX.
II used to be that that party had
only TO make a bold and bOastful decla-
ration of its adherence To the principle
of trade exclusion. Now il has become
otherwise; to write Il republican tariff
plank which will be prudent in Massa-
chusetts calls for feat of wOrd-joining
that would eXtOTt an exclamation of
delight from even Tallyrand.
There is wisdom in the selection of
Mr. Moody for the task Mr.. Moody
labored many days last winter 10 draw
up court review" amendment which
would satisfy all factions of the rate
bill controversy. He failed; but in the
effort he probably got such practice as
makes il easy for him 10 split what
is left after the quarteTing of hair.
He will doubtless write Il charade
which will read well from any angle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
4 Few Corrections.

\ few things picked up from n child's
schOoIbook: Never say. Il don't think
ii Will rain" What you mean *, Il do
think it will not rain All over the
world is bad; say Over all the world. -
THE reason why" is not only Incorrect
but doesn't sound as well as THE rea-
son that" In the King James version
of the Bible, quoted by some authori-
ties as Il standard of pure English. one
may find the following, which occurs
in Isaiah XXXvii, sc: Then the angel of
the Lord went forth and smote in the
camp of the Assyrians a hundred and
fourscore and five thousand. ana when
they arose early in the morning. be-
hold they were all dead cOrpses.' In
other words. the corpses arose early in
the morning and found themselves
dead. Don't say "A man fell of the
dock" \ man might fail into a dock.
but TO say that he fell off dock is no
better than TO say he fell off hole.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02

The crested rat of East Africa is re-
markablc. first because of the great
length of the black ana white hairs
down the ridge of the back. which are
rendered the more conspicuous because
the hairs along the sides of the body
are so short ana 50 differently colored
being brownish gray and looking for
all the world as if some one had taken
Il pair Of scissors and maliciouSly Shorn
off the decorative hair. leaving only Il
dull tIndcrfur. Secondly. it is remark
able because the skull has a roofing OF
bones exactly resembling that of some
turtles. while, furthermore, this roof
has a granulated appearance recalling
that presented by the skulls of certain
fishes. In its habits it appears to he
arborcal while from the structure of its
teeth it would appear TO be at least
partly insectivorouS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
4 CuriOuS Tomb

The most curious tomb in England is
that of Lady Anne GrimSton. daughter
of the Earl of Thanet, who died nearly
two centuries ago ana was buried in
Tewin churchyard. Upon her deathbed
she disreGarded the efforts of those
who sought to administer spiritual
comfort. An atheist she had lived, an
atheist she would die 1t is as likely
that should rise again from the dead"
she said. las that tree should grow
out of the middle of my coffin \
tree has grown out of the middle of her
cOffin-an oakland by its side . syca-
more. The vault is square. of brick
and granite. The two trees first filed
the interior before they could find Il
way ont. When they did burst through
the masonry they so spread as COM
plctely 10 envelop the grave.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
Trick Legislation Exposed.

The rationale of those great meas
ures, the meat inspection and pure
food laws about which President
Roosevelt and Senator Beveridge boast
so loudly, is by degrees leaking out.
The primary object was to secure. by
actual binding and riveting. a clear
monopoly of the American market bv
excluding all foreign products of that
class. That is the ROoseveltian fly in
the ointment. Speaking of the bene-
fits to the manufacturers of food pro-
ducts and medicines. the New York
World says:
II their products must be inspected
in order to be shipped from one state
10 another. how about articles canned
or packed abroad? Will all foreign
meats and meat products have to be
excluded after Oct. /? Will no Amer
lean from that date be allowed to taste
German sausages or timed tongues or
potted meats. or even gelatine made in
England or France, unless he voyages
across the sea? 1t looks possible Per
haps the beef trust after all is to have
its monopoly bound and riveted by act
of congress.
Doubtless there are plenty of other
trusts that would be glad TO submit TO
government inspection if it implied an
absolute prohibition on all competing
imports. Even the DingIey tariff does
not afford that kind of ultra protection.
So, the milk in this reform cocoa
nut is Interpretation and monopoly,
after all. 1t amounts to revising the
Dingley tariff upwards TO the prohibit
tive point. That effect it will surely
have. while it is exceedingly question
able if it will produce anything like
the effect of cleansing or purifying the
products OF the monopolists How long
will it be before we have a clamor for
the inspection of dress goods and cloth
ing, shoes, kid gloves, furniture, etc,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
The Telephone In Cactus Center

The Telephone In Cactus Center.
There's telephone in Cactus-its a new
long talk machine
And the girl who operates it is reg'lar
fairy queen.
The comp'ny sent her ia here fer to run
the thing in syle.
And she's got the cowboys locoed clear
from here to Forty Mile.
She wears janglln' bracelet and rollint
mass of hair,
And when good looks was passeled she
was handed out her share.
She sets there in her glory in her awe-irl-
spirin toys.
And she knows that she's the ruler IN this
land of prairie dogs.
The boys they come a-ridin' from The cor
ners of the range.
And they moon around in Cactus. an1
they're actin mighty strange.
They have cut out guards and drinkin'.
and they make plum mean russ
II a puncher who's forgttful rips @ loud.
resoundin cuss.
They flock up to the Office. and thsg
spend their hard earned dough
A-phonin' off to cities where there aizN
no folks they know
It's money fer the comp'ny, but u hreska
the boys like sin.
For, unlike their gamblin' pastiInes. thsrs
is nary chance to win.
So onless the girl fits eastward therein
be trouble here this fall.
For the roundup seasons comir'. s-Si We
can't git help at all
It's hades. amt IT, pardner, when onG
woman in her pride
Gifts county full of cowboys roped anG
throwed and then hog ticdi
Denver Republican.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-10-02
LONG RANGE WEATHER.
Government Bureau to Make Predtc-
lions a Week In Advance.


After quietly experimenting with long
range weather fOrccastinG all summer
and meeting with the most tiatterinS
success, the United States weather bu-
reau. IL was recently announced by
Chief Willis l.. Moore, is ready TO en-
ter upon new departure of predicting
weather conditions in advance for pc
RODS of several days at a time. says II
Washington correspondent of the New
York Tribune.
Supplementing the regular twenty
four hours bulletin of the weather bu-
reau with which the public is so ia
miliar. there will soon he issued an
other report which will he of supreme
interest To the farmer. the fisherman or
any of those whose plans are dependent
upon the changes in atmospheric condi-
tons.
The new forecast will tell whether
there is to be rain for whole week.
whether a hot spell is coming that
would render a weeks end visit to the
seaShore particularly suspicious, wheth-
err the Youngsters home for the Christ
mas holidays are to have n week of
sleighing and snowballing or will be
affected by any other contingencies in
which the weather plays 4 part.
The government weather experts Will
appear in a more ambitious role than
they have ever attempted before. Be
ginning by predicting the general char
acter of the weather for Il week at n
time. the forecastcrs hope eventually
to peer into the future for even greater
10, 4aII I,A f,r
err the climatic conditions likely to pre-
vail for the whole season. The expert
ments conducted this summer were
forecasts for six days at time. The
work is under Professor Garriott. chief
observer. and he forwarded his observa-
lions to Chief Moore. i