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Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
LIGHT ON SUBWAY RESULTS

Los Angeles is about to enter the
class of cities in which the system of
subway or underground railways has
been introduced. In no American city
except New York has that system been
introduced extensively for passenger
transportation. Chicago is operating
an extensive underground freight sys-
TEN and Boston is making headway
toward both freight and passenger sub
way service. Several other cities rec
ognize the necessity of the system and
are touching it tentatively.
The advanced stage that New York
has reached in underground transit is
matter of particular interest in Los
Angeles at this time. 1t is promised that
work on our great subway system will
begin almost Immediately, and any light
cast upon the probable results is in
teresting to the community.
1t is a conceded fact in New York
that the marvellous expansion of the
city during the last five years is at
tributable very largely to what has been
accomplished and what is practically
in sight in the line of rapid transit by
subway service. The value of real es-
tate in the city has been enhanced TO
the extent of hundreds of millions of
dollars by the revolution in passenger
transit. Even the tremendous cost of
the underground service is insignificant
compared with the increased value of
property resulting directly from it.
Centers of population have been
changed already in New York by rea-
son of subway transit, and others are
changing as they discount the coming
of extensions of the system. AS stated
in a review of the situation, THE old
means of transit meaning electric sur
face and elevated railways) had set
! limit to the expansion of business and
residential districts. The new project
at once burst these limits. They
pushed far outward the logical con-
fines of metropolitan activity. Busi-
ness districts first felt the forces of ex-
pansion. They began to overflow into
residential districts The population
unhoused by the overflow, sought
homes farther removed from the new
business centers. The population of
this new territory in turn was forced
along toward the suburbs"
What subway transit has done, is do
| ing and viii do for New York will be
repeated relatively in Los Angeles
There is no reasonable question on
that point, The scale of benefit for
this city will be proportionately re-
duced, as compared with results in the
great metropolis, but to that extent the
experience will be similar.
That will mean for Los Angeles a
modification of the situation in New
/ York as described in the foregoing quo
tation. That is TO say, the revolution
/ i'm important features of rapid transit
viii cause a shifting of both business
and residential centers to greater or
/ less extent. The influence on business
thoroughfares may not be especially
marked, although it will necessarily be
! felt. The actual movement Of home
, centers resulting from more rapid
| transit, however, will be amazing. and
/ business will follow at respectful dis
| tauce.
( Los Angeles thus viii maintain its
generally conceded reputation in this
feature as being a second edition Of
the great metropolis.
But the fire. board will have TO get
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
ANITA

Anita, when the shadows stretch out
.ong across the way.
Just betwiXt "school-out' and bedtime,
and the little children play
In glad groups. and romp and holler,
and play tag, and skate and run,
Like all life was just play-time and
the days We're made for fun.
When the ncighborhOOd is resting just
the way 1t used to do
There is something lacking from it.
and that something. dear, is you.
Yes, indeed. you're lacking from it;
what if night comes dim and cool
And the morns are sweet and misty?
Just that you're away "a school
Takes the gladncss from the evening,
and the gladdest morns that come
In the knowledge OF your absence are
all leaden- winged and glum;
Only Just the wee. wee babies seem to
get JOY from their play.
And their laugh don't ring as happy as
before you went away.
Only just the little babies, only just
the little tot.
On uncertain legs zig tagging off across
the meadow lot,
Doesn't seem to brood about it, brood
that you are out afar,
Where the mighty halls Of learning and
the homesick moments are,
For the babies take for granted things
that older heartstrings try,
And drop trouble with giggle for a
painted butterfly.
But the old and young and babies send
good will afar to you;
All the loved and near and dear ones,
and the ones you scarcely knew,
When the umber- -colored shadows
stretch out long across the way,
Just betwiXt school-out and bedtime
when the little children play,
When the neighborhood is resting just
the way II used to do,
Miss the gladness of your laughter,
miss the presence, dear of you.
Judd Mortimer Lewis, in Houston
Post.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
The Wise Man

CSmother Goose's Melodies.)
There came a man to our town,
And he was eastern wise;
He bought himself big sunshade
To save his bloomin' eyes.
But when he went the sights to see
1t poured with might and main,
And so he put his sunshade up
AS shelter rom the rain
w H c.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The unholy spectacle of the secretary
of the national treasury at the head of
a fat-frying campaign committee is no
longer afforded the country. For which
thanks be.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

1t may be true that Red Mems hall
at Sacramento, is an unsafe and in
convenient place in which to hold ses-
sions of the legislature, but that does
not give the San Francisco bunch any
right to carry the assembly off to their
own city. The legislature must meet
at Sacramento, as the law requires.
even IL its sessions are confined to some
hospitable theater or church build
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The result Of the election at San
Pedro yesterday is precisely that which
The Herald anticipated. The effort of
the corporations to throttle the port
city is defeated by a vote Of nearly
five to one.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

That financial crisis that Stuyvesant
Fish is predicting sounds a heap like
sour grapes" to one familiar with Mr..
Fish's escapades of late.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

San Pedro has again shown itself to
be sound and sane by overwhelmingly
voting down the proposed freeholders'
charter. 1t is now in position to take
another forward step and merge its
interests with those of Los Angeles.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Mayor Harper announces that his Of
flee door will stand open to all desir-
ing to confer with him. Greater men
than Mr. Harper have attempted this
well-meant scheme, but it is imprao-
ticable, and in few days the mayor IS
likely to find himself overwhelmed
with unimportant callers, from whom
he must seclude himself IN order to
prevent interruption of his business.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The astonishing thing about the re-
tirement of Cortelyou from the chair
manship of the Republican national
committee is that the party has de-
cency enough to accept it.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The fact that insanity will be Har-
ry Thaw's defense and that his wife
won't rehearse their private life on the
stand has taken all New Yorks inter-
est out of the case.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

1t is hard to conceive whom the pert
paragraphers will now bedevil since
doc" Houghton is no longer in the
public eye.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Maybe Corteyou milked 'em all that
he could and now gives way to a fresh
fat frier.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

No tears were shed over the exit OF
the old council-not that any one could
notice.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Los Angeles and San Pedro will
shortly be one great city. Only one
more move is required.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

This burning shame" that Los An
geles feels over its fuel shortage, how
ever, is nothing like as heating as are
wood and coal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The actress who stabs a-footpad
with-a-hatpin has broken into the Los
Angeles limelight A little late, but
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

in working order; the rain isn't over
yet.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Cortelyou has relinquished the chair
manship of the Republican national
committee. About time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The first job of the new school board
should be to heat the new school
houses-also the old ones.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

1t is no longer Chairman" Cortel-
you, and thus the Republican party
takes one step toward decency.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

OF course the California winter eli
mate is here yet but it is under cover
for the time being.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Wouldn't it be funny if Los Angeles
had to set up a howl because it got
too much rain?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Again that sunshine meter didn't
have to work overtime.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Coal has arrived and the shiveree
season is over.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Maybe Sacramento had a snowstorm
so it could be pure once, at least, be-
fore the Legislature met.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The greeting of Mayor McA,eer to
his successor showed that he is just as
good a boilermaker as ever.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

This visit of j. Pluvius is not unex-
pected. Maybe he, too. has been lured
by our fine climate.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

With Mr. Niles Pease presiding over
the new city council there will be no
more red-weskit exhibitions.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

1t is Mayor" Harper now in ear
nest.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Even of rain remember there may
be too much of good thing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
Population of Los Angeles, Isl, ,.463

Who put the prod to Cortelyou?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The non-partisans seem to have
faired fairly we'll after all.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

However, it might have been worse;
they got snow at Sacramento.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Everything you want you will find IN
| the classified page. One cent a word.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

But the fire board viii have TO get
along without it's cake, it seems.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
Back to the Live Spots

Charlie McKinnon has once more re-
sumed work after two months va
cation, spent with his parents in Scran-
ton. Pa. While in the east Charlie had
a good look at the famous liberty bell
of revolutionary history. that he had
read so much about. The east is all
right. Charlie thinks, but when 1t
comes to downright good times, he
says, give him Dover and Sherodsville
any day.-Carrolton (Ohio) Free Press.
A Kentucky man aged SIS is to wed.
Someone must have warned him about
marrying in haste.
A New York woman has been driven
mad by her own music. How about
her neighbors? Let's hear from them.
Marie Corelli says woman is not
ready for suffrage. No. often she is
not ready for dinner.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
Pi-Lines and PicG,aUps
hannah

A little rainfall
Now and then,
Is relished by
The dryest mon.
"A little; yes, burt
When II falls
In bucketfuls,
And comes In squalls,
The best OF men
May somewhat curse
You'd hate to hear
What say the worsti
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Miss Caustique-Why?
Miss Uglimug-I saw It stated that 90
per cent of unmarried men fall In love
and propose marriage TO the women who
nurse them through severe illnesses
Miss Caustique-I saw that statement.
too. but as l remember 1t. it said pretty
nurses.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08
Hope She Doesn't Support Johr


John opp and Miss Lima Pillars were
married by Rev. w. E. Boetticher-
Cadiz (Ohio) Democrat.
Canary birds are now quoted at IS
an ounce. And you can't eat EN-
either.
A London doctor says music draws
man from drink. Most music would
drive the average man to It,
Living may be higher now, but that
doesn't bring us nearer heaven.
Clocks went up 10 per cent January 1.
Time is more precious now, y know
The president has failed to make San
Francisco fall on it's knees, but he may
make 1t fall on its Japanese.
what is viler than the smell of
liquor?" asks a w. c. T. u. delegate
How about limburger?
There may be sermons in stones, but
not many preachers find rocks" in de-
livering them.
What's a good talker compared to
good stopper.
Funny; when a man shows his teeth,
he's angry. but when a woman shows
hers she's pleased.
Palm-Why do coins contain
woman's head?
Pepper-Doesn't money talk? Well
Philadelphia has a filtration scandal.
Philadelphia needs filtered water, but
1t needs filtered politics worse.
An eastern prophet says all the riv-
ers will dry up in two years. But all
prophets won't.
This Root gossip about his being the
next New York senator looks like an
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Ethei-So you want to break the en-
gagementl Well, that Is easy enough
Just send back the ring,
Gladys-Easy enoughl Why. can't
for the life. OF me remember which of
these rings Is his.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

A Plttsburg doctor has tattooed a
blush on a woman's face. Any woman
who lives in that town needs to blush
all the time.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Jeffries says his wife doesn't inter
fere with his affairs. Sometimes
is a fine thing to be the worlds bos
slugger.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

/ methods and courses Of study, put
much OF such mundane things as
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

The kind of diplomatic corps that
Storer now belongs to Is a corpse
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

No wonder the man who Is handed a
lemon is sour on the world.
This rain Is fine for the men who
are still en- the water dlet-if there are
any left.
A nine months baby In st. Louis
talks like n grownup. A girl, OF
course.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

Orange-What side Of the COW do
you sit on when you milk her?
Lemon--The outside, of course.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-08

John opp and Miss Lima Pillars were
married by Rev. w. E. Boetticher-
Cadiz (Ohio) Democrat.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-03
Libr ary Education

Perhaps Andrew Carnegie's greatest
claim to future fame will lie in the
wisdom of his choice of libraries as
the form of his benefactions rather
than on the giving or the gifts them
selves. Most men would as soon have
the reputation OF being a knave as Il
fool. so this man may possibly care as
much TO be famous for wisdom as for
generosity.
Probably few people stop to think
how much like school is a library.
We shall not be far wide of the
mark if we consider that every one
who writes a serious book intends it
to teach something. The author then
is q teacher, a professor whose book
contains the notes OF his lectures all
finished, revised, and bound together
Tor the use of all who may read, AZ
his students, not only for one school
session. but for all the years that the
book lives.
A good library contains many books
that are made from the actual notes
of teaching professors, many text
books actually used in the schools;
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and, rs we have said. the thousands
OF other books that are really the
text of all manner of learning, by
those independent teachers who have
sent their teachings out fully pre-
pared for all who may find need to
study them.
Adam Smith still teaches from the
notes of his lectures at the Scottish
University, as he sent them forth as
the Wealth of Nations On the
same subject, we have the texts OF
the contentious broker, Ricardo, of the
pedantlc MILL who was a clerk, not a
t.-ncher, Of all sorts of economists
dnWn 70 Tho eloquent radical Henry
George, aud including the present pro-
fcssors who make the dry as-dust text
] rs now used in this science. while
all other professors are trying to i'm
part some life into their teaching
In other sciences the library has all
the textbooks actually used in the
schools, all the books "recommended
for auxiliary reading" and all the
original Investigations of the pioneers
who are more than teachers the teach-
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Professional Certificates.

C.-1:c.zA>.
oiSoslolldl Sel lllCdtSo.
teachers attending summer insti-
tutes who take the whole exami-
nation and make the required
grades on one-half the subjects
50 per cent. for first grade and rs
per cent. for second grade--will be
given provisional certificate, good
for one year.
The examination on the first year.
OF tho professional course shall
be held July goth; on the second
Year, July Goth. and on the third
year, July Slst.
Any teacher who has held first
grade certificate fer eight years
prior to July 1907, and presents to
the state Board of Examiners sat-
isfactory evidence Of successful en-
perionce in the public schools OF
Virginia for ut least six Of the
eight years, accompanied by rec
dent of tn" di ,G pn9 IN S Whieh ns
last taught, may be granted first
grade certificate without further
examination.
certificate known as special
certlncat", good for five years, and
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pirc in 1907 may be extended for one
year, provided the holder has taught
for at least two sessions during the
life of the certificate and presents TO
the examiner of his circuit a certiii-
cate from the superintendent of the
division in which he last taught
showing satisfactory evidence of sue
cessful experience.
The State Board of Examiners has,
subject to the regulations of the
State Board of Education, all au-
thority in the matter of holding ea-
aminations for teachers and in is
suing. extending and renewing certi-
ficates.
Particular inquiries in reference TO
examinations and certificates should
be addressed to the examiner of tho
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High School Certificates.

For all other schools, the Board Of
Examiners may issue after cxamina-
ton and approval, high school GER
tnGate good for one year.
tirst grade certificates which ex-
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|NE OUTLOOK
FOR INSTITUTES
Splendid Program Arranged for
Benefit OF Public School
Teachers,
10 BE HELD IN MANY PLACES
Number of New Departures Ir
the Interest of Advanced
Education.

Programs for the various summer
Institutes for teachers, to be held Mt
different points in the State. havo been
completed and announced by the De-
partmont of E1ucation.
Among other things will be what
If known as a university summer
school OF two departments. THIS
school will be at the University of
Virginia, and will run six weeks, but
the exact date for its opening has not
been fixed.
In the university school those who
attend will be limited to three studies,
which they will be at liberty to choose
for themselves. There will he six
recitations each week, and at the end
examinations will be conducted for
those who caro- to take them
Those standing examinations will
be working toward degrees at the
university, and certificates for teach
ing as well.
The first branch of the university
school will be for high school, college
md university work, and will be con-
Quoted by President Edwin \. Alder
1tlan and Professor Bruce r. Payne,
The school being under the auspices
of the university.
s4The courses of study will be for first
grade and professional teachers, and
Tor COlleEe OF university ESluAcils' ! NC
second branch will be a summer liz
stitrte in conjunction with the work
above referred to, and will be in charge
of Mr.. r. C. Glass, OF Lynchburg, as
conductor
Strong Men in Charge.
Other summer institutes will be held
and conducted as follows:
NorfolS-Dr, J. A. G. Chandler, con-
ductor, Norfolk.
Frederickshurg-E II. Russell, con-
ductor, Farmville.
winchester-J. D. Harris. conductor,
Warrenton.
covington-I. S. Thomas. conductor,
INnchburg.
Martinsville-N. p. Painter, conduc-
tor. Roanoke.
Emory-Harris Hart, conductor, Ro-
anoke.
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be held ut tue ~ifsilli. ..or4afl tl9d
Industrial Institute Petersburg, con.
Quoted by President Johnson. of that
Institution. The Petersburg school
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circuit in which the teacher is en-
ployed.
wish to warn the teachers ana
local school officials against designs
ing agents and catchy advertisements
offering large salaries. Attention has
been called to several instances in
which teachers have been duped by
such representation. / am advised
also that there are instances in
which agents for expensive books rep
resent themselves as being connected
with or having the endorsement of
the State Board of Education or some
member thereof. Teachers should
realize that all books and appliances
SO sold carry an immense profit and
can be bought through the regular
channels at much lower prices.
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Practical Demonstration in Acco.
mac, Where Results Are
Very Gratifying.

Tho work OF school consolida-
ton so earnestly advocated by the
State authorities in the past few years
is progressing well in Virginia, and
nowhere is. it proving more satisfac-
tory than on the Eastern Shore.
The recent consolidation of five pub
lie schools and one private academy
into one large high school at Ac-
comac Courthouse is splendid ex-
ample of the success of the work
The consolidation was consummated
on January l, 1907 when the new
building was completed. This commo-
aiouA structure cost $1,000. Superin-
dent q. G. Joynes writes that the
rpiR enrplment is now 1913. The total
esft1laAs7i at the old courthouse school
"a tiSe 7ne period in 1906, was only
sstw Nii}he new high school and
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Ne1d on May ID, Sd and 4th, The
second regular examination shall
be held on July 29th, 3Oth and
31st.
Teachers may take either OF
these examinations. but all who
do not expect to attend summer
institute should take the examina-
tion in May, as the result of the
July examination may be made
known too late for many teachers
to contract for schools, and may
thus cause them Inconvenience.
Those teachers who take the ex-
animation in May and fail will
not be permitted to take the July
examination unless they in the
meantime attend some summer in
CT f,,t.
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In Future Washington.

Senator OldschoOl--Who is that
young man at Senator Steeles desk?
Senator Grabbit,--Oh, that's Steeles
secretary. Steele has two or three
franchise grabs that he's trying to got
through at home. and hadn't time to
come here In person,-Puck,
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The Baby-Act.

Foreman COZ the grand jury),-I
think we ought to have tho indictment
accompanied by an apology,
Juryman (from the sporting belt),--
Not on yer life! This amt going to
be no battle-ground jury!-Puck.f
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one of the smaller schools taken over,
wagon service has BEEN instituted,
and it is proving very satisfactory.
The pupils are hauled back and forth
each day, and all the expense is borne
by the school authorities. Pictures
appended herewith show the new build
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AccoMAC HIGH SCHOOL

AccoMAC HIGH SCHOOL.
This Is the new consolidated rural high
school building at Accomac Courthouse,
which has been completed and Is now
being painted. The school opened In this
building January I'd, with a corps of six
teachers, including music teacher.