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Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Elsie knight Elsie Muck, Georgina
Stewart.
The teacher of the class was Miss
Emma A. Moore
Washington Street School
At the Washington street school,, of
Whlch Edward Dolland is principal,
there We're no exercises. The members
of the graduating class were. Earl
Morris, Elmer Nelson, Theodore Secor
carrie Ashman, Sadie Flynn, Anna
Hall, Frances Hyer, Violet McAllister.
Leona Stout.
Vermont Avenue School
AT the exercises of the Vermont av-
enue school Wednesday afternoon q
neat type written program announced
that the following numbers were to be
presented:
Song, Spirit Sweet of Summer
Time" class; address. Revolutionary
War;" Lester Keliher; reading Wash
ington's Address to His Troops" Hu-
bert Crippen; paper. Constitution"
Haley; paper Commercial Freedom"
Nina French; recitation. Tribute to
Our Flag" Donald Whitesell paper,
Lincoln" Stanley Kalt; poem, Gene
We've O'Brien; Perfect Tribute" Nina
Eads. Elsie Pierce; piano solo. Gladys
Grant; paper, Industrial Growth"
Gertrude Hauerwaas; Patriotism"
Marguerite O'Shea; piano and violin
solo, Adlina and Edwin Ideler, B. s:
paper. Expansion" Margaret Nlcklin;
Our Country" Stanley Williams; song,
America"
The program was we'll given and
great credit is due to the teacher, Helen
E. Hunt. Those who were graduated
We're; Hubert Crippen, Stanley Kalt,
Lester Keliher, Donald Whitesell, Stan
ley Williams, Ivah Cool, Frances De
Russy, Nina Eads, q Nina French,
Gladys Grant, Marian Haley, Gertrude
Hauerwaas, Margaret Nicklin. Gene
We've O'Brien, Marguerite O'Shea, Ell
sic Pierce.
Thlrty-nlnth Street School
At the Thirty-ninth street school the
A eighth class. of which Alice c. Gray
Is teacher, held no exercises. Those
who were promoted to high school were:
La Fay Hughes Charles Henry, Ray
Harrington, Melville Lyon, Ivie Stein,
Harry Stone, Roberta Browning, Luz
cille Collins, Marie Duduit, Hazel Kel-
lar, Florence Moeloshey, Marguerite
Mitchell. Florence Stockwell.
Jefferson Street School
The graduates of the A eighth class
of the Jefferson street school were:
Herbert Aldrich, Randolph Erwin Will
lam Henry. Earl Hawley, Paul Pea
body Christian Peterson Norman
Smith, Lydia Archer, May Girdlestone
Verna Graves, Mildred Lindley, Camilla
Lopez. Inez Scott.
The teacher OF the class was Mae
Johnson ana the principal of the school
is Mary A. Lang.
Mckinley Avenue School
The following program was we'll
presented by the Mckinley avenue
school: Presidents address. Ben Ho-
kom; song, class; recitation. Goldie
Picrson; mandolin solo, Luella Moore;
prophecy, Lille Smith; violin and piano
duet, John Spring and Elsie Schipkow-
Continued ON Page seysn.)
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

day afternoon and an interesting pro-
gram was presented, The pamphlets
containing the program numbers bore
on their covers an admirable study in
black and white and the program pre-
sented was: Music, orchef ira; recita-
ton. Ethel Maitre; piano solo, Jennie
Blum; address, Dr.. Moore; vocal solo,
Stella Knoles: ela' history, David
Castle, Russell cstubbs; violin solo,
Earle Auble; "Out on the Deep" boys
chorus; class calendar, Verona Murset;
piano solo, Pauline Goodwin; music,
orchestra; piano solo, Virgie Schaffer;
school songs, school; class prophecy,
William Louden; piano duet, Kate
Winslow, Virgie Schaffer; class poem,
Eugene Bihn, Sloan Flack; class songs,
as class; class will, Rowan Webb;
music, orchestra.
The graduating class was composed
of Earle Auble, Eugene Bihn, Jennie
Blum, David Castle, Jo1eph De Soto,
Sloan Flack, Pauline Goodwin, Stella
Knoles, Austin Longcroft, William
Louden. Raymond Luse, Ethel Maitre,
Verona Murset, Virgie Schaffer, Rus
sell Stubbs, Katharine Wilson and
Rowan Webb.
Seventeenth Street School
A good program was given at the
class exercises of the seventeenth
street school, which were held yester-
day afternoon, and the following num-
bers were presented: 'iolin solo, Ralph
Ginsburg: address, f. A. Turell girls
chorus; class poem, Marion Hoyle;
boys chorus; presentation of diplomas.
The members of the A eighth class
who graduated inclu1ed John Clark,
John Craig, Verne elliott, Ralph Gins
Dnt
Clarence Villa, Jessie Bissell, Marguer-
ite Buswell, Fay Daniels, Hazel Frank
lin, Mable Hatfield, Marion Hoyle,
Doris Kirschner, Phyllis Kirschner,
Edna Phillips, Emma Seeman, Helen
Tremble.
Norwood Street School
The exercises Of the Norwood street
school were held Wednesday afternoon
and a feature Of the program was an
interesting address by DR.. Il. c. Moore,
the superintendent of schools The
programs were exceedingly artistic
with stiff covers ornamented with
hand-painted sketches of flowers in a
green ribbons. The selections given
were: America" school; recitation,
Georgina Stewart; mandolin solo, Will
lam Polkinhorn; THE Blue and. the
Gray" Robert Mulks; 1.-The Child's
Dream of star" Olive Hood; Betsy
and Are Out" Elsa Muck; plano solo,
Howard Henshey; class poem, William
Colby; class history, Elsie Knight;
class will, Juliet Borden; class prophe-
cy, William Britton; "Valse" (Chopln),
Elsie Knight, dialogue. from Charles
Dickens 1.-The Builders" Walter Allen.
MARY Elizabeth" by Elizabeth Stew
art Phelps, Juliet Borden; intermezzo
from "Cavalleria Rusticana." William
Gunner. Mrs. Gunner and Margaret
Gunner.
The members of the graduating class
included: Walter Allen, William Brit
ton. William Colby William Gunner,
Howard Hershey. Brennan McCuistion,
Philip Morgan. Edward Moses, Robert
Mulks. William Polkinhorn. Olive Hood,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
A FAULTY PROPOSITION

A wrong method to reach a right pur-
pose applies fttinsly TO a proposed
constitutional amendme Low under
consideration in the legislature, The
general object o. the measure is to
supply free text books for pupils in
the public schools q desideratum that
The Herald has earn silly entertained.
The plan suggested by the proposed
amendment is primarily faulty be-
cause its operation probably would not
be uniform throughout the state. 1t
provides that "the governing body of
any school district in this state shall
have the power to provide from the
funds Of such district, for the free
use by all pupils regularly enrolled in
the schools Of surh district, Of the
text books required by the course of
study in such schools"
That proposition lould work salts
factorily some stricts and the re-
verse in others. Public sentiment in
favor of free text books is so strong
in Los Angeles, for instance, that any
lcdSuuiult Iltill NuulNl ut uNNNHAtNbAN
for accomplishing the purpose here.
But the question of providing the
requisite funds Would be almost sure
TO defeat acceptance of the plan in
many districts.
The cost to the state OF free text
books always has been the barrier to
general adoption )f the proposition.
The speoter of slightly increased taxa
ton to meet the expense alarms leg
lslators from the back counties. And
IN view of such opposition heretofore
1t may be assumed that the free book
plan w3uld be adopted only in part
Of the districts. Thus we should see
the spectacle, probably. of one district
enjoying the free book privilege and
It's neighbor clinging to the present
plan of obligng parents to buy books
at outrageously hish prices.
The bill in question. therefore. is
only a step in the light direction, and
a lame step at that. If California were
less glittering example of state pros
perity there might 1e some cause for
such timid advance toward a prop
osition that should be reached with
a bound. Education of the rising gen.
Grafton of California, Jy the most ef-
fcient means possible. should be the
states first consideration.
1t is intimateL that if the measure
referred to were adopted some districts
might be inclined to reduce the sal.
aries of teachers in order to afford
funds for free text books. The sal
aries of teachers a so low now thai
it is difficult to keep the schools sup.
piled with capable instructors, and any
lowering of the standard would be
more deplorable than a continuance OF
the present book buying method.
Make that constitutional amendment
provide for uniform state system OF
free text books. That is the only plar
consonant with the public spirit of the
most progressive state ir the Union.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Maybe if Mister Hartman hadn't
been so brutal as to take away half
of Senator Clark's private railroad, the
Salt Lake. Brother j. Ross wouldn't
have been so complaisant witness for
the government in the pending inves-
tigation of Hartman methods.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Work has been resumed upon the
East Seventh street lar Inc. This is
a much needed imIroy- leAt and the
work should be pushed through to an
early completion, The line Is a neces-
sity to a large part If Los Angeles,
now without odequate street car ia
cilities.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Well, If Long each wishes to in
crease her running expenses 10000
year, with no compensating advan-
tages, why should any one care who
doesn't have to pay the extra taxes
there?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

The railroads are quick enough to cut
rates TO save their contracts; which
makes it pertinent to ask: Are not the
rates abnormally high, when they per-
NIT this, and still admit OF a good
profit?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Taxing bill boards at one-fourth cent
a square foot viii not lead TO the
abandonment of many OF the eyesores
possibly, but it will make those that
exist pay for the right. Let's have
the tax.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Hartman says If he can't merge his
railroads one way he will buy the roads
and do it anyhow. When did Mr.. Har-
riman become the government of the
United States?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Cut out the free campaign material
sent out by congressman and the post
office department will be self support
ing.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

If ]. Ross Clark tells all he knows
about the Salt Lake railroad and its
deals with Hartman the latter will
not loom so large in the railroad sky.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

San Francisco is never happy unless
it is rioting about something. Having
snarled the whole United States up in
it's mess over the japanese it is now
nghting itself about oyercrowded troll
ley cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

But why couldn't the congressman
pay for their own postage now that
they have got a % per cent raise
apiece?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

If Grove L. Johnson really wants to
do the state a favor he might have
the railroad commission abolished en-
tirely.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Forecaster Wollaber is to be con-
graduated on getting out Of the leaky
up-north habit which clurg to him so
long after he came here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

That movement to tax gas meters
seems hardly fair re not the gas
meters taxed enough now on patience
and pocketboo!l?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Ambassador Leishman seems to have
hurled a bomb into the sultans palace
such as that worthy never dreamed of.
Do it again!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

This balmy sunshine is to remain for
an indefinite period, says Forecaster
Wollaber. He seems to have recov-
cred from his fearful spell.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Wouldn't it be "unny if Long Beach
yet became so anxious Cor consolda-
ton that she should rcpudiate that ex-
pensive charter?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
Population of Los Angeles. Is 1854

Tax the bill boarts; tax 'em so high
that they will be pulled down.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

If the legislature really wants to do
something for .os Angeles that win
incidentally benefit the whole state let
it pass a fair and equitable bill per-
mitting adjacent cities to consolidate,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

There is an efort making to find
something for the state railroad COM
mission to do. 1t might resign.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

1t is all right to tax the trolley, tele-
phone and telegraph poles; perhaps
this will result in a, diminution OF
them,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

California made $77,OOO,OOO. worth of
hay last year But then, see how much
the sun shines here.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

rates to save its contract Can't
few more contracts be imperiled?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Maybe If the free seed graft were
stopped part of that pos toffice deficit
would be eliminated.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

1t takes a California man, it seems,
to tame Mr.. Jerome of New York.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Mrs. Thaw on the witness stand
and the prurient in their glory.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

My, but these railroads are good
when the probe is stuck into them!
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

It's justice, not justices, that Los
Angeles wants from the legislature.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

Two more Justices for Los Angeles?
Why? Haven't we too many now?
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08

THE HERALD IN SAN FRANCISCO
AND OAKIAND--Los Angeles ana
Francisco and Oakland will find Tho
Herald on sale at the news stands in the
San Francisco ferry building and on the
streets in Oakland by Wheatley and by
Amos News Co.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
Twenty-first Avenue School

From the Twenty first avenue school
those going to the high school are:
Bertha Headrick. Myrtle True, Tom
Gibbs, Marie Byrer. Leota Upton,
Ethel Chittick, Tom Plant Harold Nc
Murry, Orpha Lockhard, William Mil
ler
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
EaoIe Rock Avenue School

Wolff, Fannie Alvord, Althea Bird,
Denver Markwlth.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
Flfty-fourth Avenue School

From the eighth grade of the Fifty
fourth avenue school, of which Carlotta
f. Thornton is principal, were gradu-
ated yesterday Samuel McClung, Will
liam Rose, Homer Shull Gertrude Bond,
Lottie Congdon, Kate Fonda, Constance
Grose, Ruth holster. Gertrude Phelps,
Martha Staben, Russell Farrar. May
Ludwig, Frae Hanlin. Ruth Haskell,
Harold Wing, George Thornburg, Sam
uel Mosher, Albert Messenger, Albert
Clark Frances Starr.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08


The pupils OF the A eighth class OF
the Grand Avenue school will hold
their exercises today and they have
prepared an elaborate program. The
little books which give the list OF num-
bers are most attractive, with a scroll
at top and bottom Of a red and black
plaid neatly done. The program will
be as follows:
Piano solo, Lucille Polaski; essay
Scotland in History" Grace Bird;
recitation, "Scots Wha Haze" Walter
Boyce; song. "Afton Water" the girls;
recitation, 1.-THE Plaidie," Ora Sheehan
trombone solo, Arthur Priester; read,
ing, THE Combat" Fred Mitchell;
song, Bonnie Sweet Bessie" Zillah
Hatfield; essay, Scotland i'm Litera-
ture," Grace West; recitation. For a.
That" Herbert Newmark; (a)"Annie
Laurie" (b) Bonnie Doom" orches-
ira boys; recitation, "Lochinvar."
Los Angeles herald., 1907-02-08
Mckinley Avenue School

The following program was we'll
presented by the Mckinley avenue
school: Presidents address. Ben Ho-
kom song, class; recitation, Goldie
Piorson; mandolin solo, Luella Moore;
prophecy, Lille Smith; violin and plano
duet, John Spring and Elsie Schipkow-
CONTINUED ON Page ssysn.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24
THE LESSON OLA FAILURE. i.

The reported failure of ex-senator
Burton's lecture tour ought to con-
vince the former senator of one thing
That the public is not anxious to listen
to a man with a grievance.
What the people wish is something
live-some original ideas and living
truths. 1t was generally understood
that ex-senator Burton's lecture was
an attack on President Roosevelt, the
result of his own prosecution-and
the average citizen has little interest in
a sore toe just now. Therefore it's
failure.
Mr.. Burton should also learn that
airing his STORY in his new paper
will not make the paper ''go.'' He
has. however, had some good ideas in
the initial issues of his paper, not
mentioning the grievance department.
If he will work harder on original
ideas and the advocacy of sound poll
discriminating the ''sore toe bust
ness-Mr. Burton may make a success
of his new publication. The public is
ever ready to receive that which is
sound and wholesome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24
GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
If you can smile when your rival is
praised, you have tact
Nothing equals another love affair
to mend a broken heart
AS a rule, other people are the best
Judges of your Importance.
Every man is a coward, if you pro-
duce the proper brand of terror.
One of the surprising things is the
respect a worthless man has for him
self.
A husband does a good deal of fuss
ing, but his wife has her way just the
same.
stand is why his enemy has so many
friends.
The man who is spoiled by a little
popularity, will never be spoiled by a
lot of it,
The radishes on the table always go
to eat.
What a contemplate weakness
charity is, when it is felt for those
you dislike.
A woman's idea of wisdom is the
ability to detect cotton IN an alleged
all wool fabric.
Instead of envying the milIionaires,
invent an automobile that will work,
and become one.
1t is usually the case that you can
tell more about question when you
only hear one side of it.
When a man says you are too smart
to be fooled, look out: he is about to
spring a scheme to fool you.
When a husband goes out with his
wife, she usually says of him: Hes
acting perfectly dreadful today"
A brakeman has a great contempt
for tea and also for breakfast foods
less substantial than ham and eggs.
IF Won are a useful and reliable
citizen, you are patriotic enough with
out shouting about the Stars and
Stripes.
What has become of the oId-fash-
toned soldier who said of another vet
eran he didn't like: +sHe never saw
a rebel"
The woman who can 'look hurt"
and cry easily, has solved the problem
of having her own ways without fight
ing for it.
There would be some reason in put
ting off work if you could get out of
it by the delay, but your work must
be done, and delay makes more of it.
Men have about quit boasting of
the good cooking their mothers used
to do. They now boast of the good
cooking done by the girls hired by
their mothers.
You seldom hear a woman say she
expects to marry man who will love
her devotedly; she usually says she
wants to marry a Rich Man. Girls do
not believe in love as much as they
pretend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24
FR0M OTHER PENS
INFERIdR RAILS.

by the railroads against the Steel trust
on account of the unusual breakage in
rails which is being experienced. The
question was up at last weeks meet
ing of the Union Pacific board and the
fault was laid at the door of the Unit
ed States Steel corporation. Officials
of that concern reply warmly that bet
ter rails were never made than the
heavy ones it has been turning out,
whereupon the manager of an east
ern railroad system says that its rec
ords show that the eighty and eighty
five-pound rails laid five or six years
ago stand the wear and tear of present
heavy traffic better than the heavier
rails more recently laid So much tes-
timony of this kind is coming forward
that the steel men have concluded to
confer with experts from the railroads
regarding the matter.-Springfield Re-
publican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24
HYHAWKER JOTS

Franklin county has an oldest in
habitant" 1O1 years old. The strange
thing about it is that she is not a
colored woman.
The Wichita Eagle calls attention to
the fact that when Mr.. OrZechOuski
was arrested at lola, it was for hav-
ing beer and not vodka on his person.
Gas City is a city of the second
class, but up to the present time not
one dog tax has been paid there. This
does not mean that there are no dogs
in Gas, but that dog owners have un7
til June Is to pay the tax.
Girard correspondence in the Pitts
burg Headlight: Eugene V. Debs, who
is living in Girard for the present, treat
ed the ladies who are employed at the
Appeal to Reason office very literally
to ice cream, cake and candy at Deck
er's Candy Kitchen, after Office hours
last Friday afternoon
Apology by the Douglass Tribune:
Some time ago the Tribune published
a story of the death of Charley Strawn.
We are slow to admit that the Tribune
is ever wrong, but 1T is hard to recon-
cile that statement with the fact that
Charley got off the train at Douglass
Monday evening. never looking better.
If he is dead, it certainly agrees with
him.
Leavenworth Post: 1t is 10 p. m.
They are seated in the parlor. mo"
she says, bowling her head. PA says
am too young to become engaged"
1t is 1870 a. m. They are still seated
in the parlor. Suddenly from some
where upstairs. a gruff voice shouts
Henrietta, If that fellow waits little
longer, you'll be old enough to accept
his proposal.
Down in Cherokee county the poor
farm is reported to be in a wretched
condition and a tax will be voted to
fix it up. In most Kansas counties the
poor farm is self-supporting and is one
of the prosperous farms of the county.
While out in the country few days
ago an Ottawa physician was surprised
at seeing the blossoms on fields of wild
strawberries 1t is his opinion based on
personal observation that there Will be
la tremendous crop of the berries and
that there will be a big crop of black
berries, also.
Pathetic case chronicled by the Os-
horne Farmer: Prof Frank Baker,
well known educator and late superin-
tendent of the Kirwin schools, has for
wears had an ambition to be county
Last year he was NOM
mated and elected by the. largest ma
jority of any man on his ticket. About
that time he was afflicted with a can
Ger of the hip and sought the best
medical help. It was unavailing, and
last week he bid his Phillips county
friends goodbye and went to California
tn spend the remainder of his days in
warmer climate. We knew Prof. Ba-
ker we'll and he was a prince in every
sense of the word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A new theater is to be built at Eighth
and Quincy. This means that L. M.
Crawford will have to make another
purchase.
And it was only a few days ago that
you were fussIhg because winter tarried
SO long.
= ~.
1t was a shame to fasten all those
names on poor, helpless little baby the
way they did over in Madrid.
= y
If the wheat crop isn't as big as usual
this year, perhaps it will keep a lot OF
banks from "busting''-with too great
an amount of deposits.
Everybody who met him comedies that
Treasurer Treat is one of the best jol-
Tiers that ever struck Topeka, but some
body ought to give him pointer that
a lot of paragraphs clipped from his an
nual report do not necessarily constitute
a popular address.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-24

GFrom the Philadelphia. Record
It's no credit to be good because Won
can't help 1t.
At any rate dogs pants never ba1
at the knees. e
Even the fellow who runs n fr,,t
stand doesn't keep all his dates
The people who are too fresh are NAT
uraIly not the salt of the earth.
The leopard couldn't very we'll cow
NIT crime without being spotted.
Most women can be strong-noinded
without going in for physical culture.
When a young man can't raise a
mustache he can at least raise his eve
brows.
The salesman who blows about his
big orders should have the wind taken
out of his sales.
No, Maude, dear, even the most ex
pert musician couldn't get any music
out of a shoe-horn.
Honeyed phrases may lose THAR
sweetness when we are compelled to eat
our own words.
Wigg-"What a rusty-fookfnR fellow
Bjones is. Wagg-fYes, he's taEin9
iron to build up his system and rot
caught out in the rain"
Blobbs-''Those two fellows don.
seem on very good terrns.'' Slobhs-
NO. they are rival dentists" BIobbs-
"Ah, they don't pull together, Ell -
Nothing is so bad that 1t couldr,t
be worse" remarked the Wise CIR,
That's right" agreed the Simple NM
"a fellow can't suffer from insononfs
and nightmare at the same time