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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19
TIE HIGH SCHOOL SITE.
Observer Does Not Appear TO Approve
ri the RedstOne Location Thinks
All Things Considered the LOOMS
Street Site the More Desirable.


TO the Editor of Sne Journal
While there are some phases of the
proposition to purchase the Burgess
property, Redstone, for High School
that will appeal to some voters, the
matter of a school site ought to be
considered in its entirety and voted
upon with a thorough understanding
of all the interests and requirements
involved.
Redstone is a beautiful place, an
ornament to the city, property that
might very properly be devoted to
some public use and that ought not
to be injured and belittled by being
divided up into house lots by some
purchaser. In some respects it would
be an almost ideal place for a High
School, but there are objections and
disadvantages that are serious enough
10 offset whatever of advantage it
may possess.
1t is, in the first place, at the far
end, almost at the outskirts of the
city. and to reach it would be long
and hard tramp for many of the stu
dents. 1t would be difficult at times
in the winter for the barge carrying
students to reach the building, and
the expense that would be incurred
for transportation would be a consid-
cradle item-and continuing item
from year to year.
The building was not planned or
constructed with a view to its use
for anything but a private residence.
1t was not intended or designed for
a school-house and it's construction
does not meet the requirements of a
school-hpuse. Even if it is large
enough for the purpose, which is
doubtful, it must be extensively re-
modelled and rearranged before it can
be used for a school building and
when necessary changes have been
made it will still be an old building,
and like any other old building, con-
finually in need of repairs.
This is not what the citizens of
Montpelier had in mind when they
voted to authorize THE construction
of "a school building 1t is not what
they want. Montpelier desires a
school building that shall be thor
oughly up-to-date, embodying the
best ideas and the results of the most
recent experience in that kind of con-
struction and design, properly fitted
for educational purposes and of a
character to meet the needs of the
city for years to come.
The citizens of Montpelier, after
ample time for consideration, have
passed judgment once on the ques-
ton of a school house site. With sew
eral different sites proposed, with
their advantages and disadvantages
set forth in the city papers and dis
cussed on the streets, and with a
knowledge of the approximate cost of
each, the citizens voted in favor of
the LOOMS street site. In fact, no
other was seriously considered.
The reason for this is obvious. No
other is at all so desirable, so ac-
cessible, so well adapted in every
way to meet the needs and require
ments of the city.
The land on Seminary Hill is open
to the same objection as the Redstone
site-it is too far away from the CEN
ter of the city.
The Walker hill affords no room
for a play ground or athletic field
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19

cept for personal expenses, towards
securing his nomination at any eau
Gus OF convention. This strikes, di-
rectly, at all "heelers", secret agents,
and delegates accepting carfare, din
ners, liquids, etc, in consideration of
their vote. And for proof against
those hiring them they can be called
before a court or legislative commit
tee of investigation and be so COM
PEELED to testify under oath. AS moth
ing so strikes at the fundamental in
terests of the people fund is now
being raised to see that this law is
enforced.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19

and is so high that it is not easy to
reach.
The Main street site is not large
enough for play ground, and If more
land should be taken for that purpose
it would make the cost extravagant
Another objection to the Main street
site is that it is in the midst of a res
idence section and those living in the
vicinity would prefer not to have a
school-house erected there.
The Jewett property on State street
is too remote and the house itself, an
old wooden frame structure, is en-
tirely untitled for school uses.
The proposition to build ward
school houses in different sections of
the city proceeds from motives of
economy alone. Such plan, which
involves segregating instead of unit
ing the school children, is entirely
wrong from the viewpoint of the best
educators When the janitor services
and the extra teachers that would be
required are taken into considera-
omy would be effected and it is GER
tain that real efficiency would not be
promoted.
The Loomis street site is expen-
sive. That is the only argument that
can be brought against it. But any
land in or near the center of the city
is expensive. If we are to go up the
North Branch a mile Or so we could
probably buy land enough for a
school building and play ground for
Ia thousand dollars. But we must
recognize the fact that the school
house must be placed where the stu
dents can reach it readily and easily,
and that land in such a place is
worth more than a side hill pasture.
The advantages of the LOOMS
street site have been recounted and
considered when the whole matter
was first up for the consideration of
the voters. But it may be worth
while to look at them again.
1t is accessible. Children from any
part of the city can reach it without
difficulty. 1t is close to the center of
the school population of the city and is
probably nearer to the majority of
those who will attend the High
School than any other site that has
been under consideration.
The High School building would be
but a short distance from the other
buildings, which would conduce to
efficiency of administration. The SUI
perintendent would never be but a
few minutes walk from either of the
buildings during school hours and
could be quickly summoned when
ever his presence might be required.
No time would be lost in going from
one building to another and the en-
tire school work of the city would be
under his immediate oversight all the
time.
The site is ample and spacious.
There would be abundant light and
air and no danger that other build
ings would at any time crowd the
Ischool-house. An added and spec
Tally valuable consideration would be
that the playground and athletic
field would be close by the school
building and large enough for all re-
quirements. While athletics are no
necessary part of the curriculum of
a High School, the value of athletic
exercises is known and understood
and the value of play grounds has
been made manifest. New York has
spent millions in opening up play
grounds for the children of the city.
Massachusetts has a stature requir-
ing every city of more than 5000 in
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19

habitants to provide public play
grounds and many of the smaller cit
les of that State are providing them
without waiting for statutory coer-
cion. Athletics sports add to the in
terest of school life, tend to keep in
school the boy who might otherwise
drop out, and build up the physical
stamina which is necessary for sus-
tanned mental effort.
The athletic field of High School,
to be of real value should be close
by the school house When it is so
located the games and the practice
may be under the supervision and di-
rection of the superintendent and
faculty. 1t has been suggested that
playground might be created on
Hubbard Park or Langdon Meadow,
but to place it there would make
practice difficult. Many of the school
boys who join the athletic teams have
work to do before and after school
and have no time to walk half mile
or more to practice, whereas, if the
ball ground is close by the school
house it is easy to get the team or
part of it together before and after
school hours and at recess, and prac-
tice can be carried on continuously
and efficiently. Few will deny that
there ought to be a play ground in
connection with the school, and if the
city is to provide one it should be one
that will best serve it's purpose.
1t is urged by some that there is
no need of a play ground. There was
none when they went to school, they
say, and yet they got along all
right. They could get off to some
ones pasture when they wanted to
play ball and have just as good a time
as the boys today can have on ten
thousand dollar playground. Prob
ably that is so. They had just as
good time, perhaps, when there were
no telephones or electric lights or
furnaces or sewers or fire engines or
street railways or automobiles. But
the world is living differently today
| from what it did fifty or twenty-five
years ago, and communities as well
as individuals must keep up with the
lDlOCtSSlOH. AeHleJlCS nave become
a recognized part of school life, and
no matter whether or not one con-
siders them desirable, he must want
his children and his neighbours chill
dren to have as many things to make
their school life attractive as those
of other cities.
! The Loomis street site fully meets
| all the requirements of the city and
no toher site proposed does. 1t not
only meets the needs of today but ii
will be sufficient for half a century
! The purchase of site will be a long
term investment, permanent invest
ment. The selection ought to be
made with all possible care, with re-
gard to the needs of the city now
and in the future. 1t would be unwise
/ in the extreme to permit prejudice
or personal difference to lead to the
passing by of desirable site and the
selection of an unfit one; it would be
unfortunate if the school children oil
Montpelier should be forced to suffer
for fifty years to come because of the
unwisdom of their fathers today.
OBSERVER.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19
For Clean Elections.

Mr.. Hapgood also has this to say
regarding clean elections:
Our statutes make it highly pun
ishable offense for any candidate for
office to use any money, or other val
liable thing directly or indirectly, ex-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-19
mand, both at home and in othe

mand, both at home and in other
States.
Keep the milk at home and i'm
prove your farm, your stock, help
your neighbor, and make a larger
profit.
Yours fraternally,
C. F. SMITH,
Master Vermont State Grange,
Morrisville, VT.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
The Writers.

Harold MacGrath, the author, is at
Malta on his leisurely way around the
world.
William Lightfoot visscher, author
and actor, was born in NOwingsville,
KY, sixty-seven years ago. He car
ried a gun four years in the civil war,
has written over thousand poems
and has done editorial work on scores
Of newspapers.
William Watson, the English poet
who has attracted to himself the at
tention of the world by his poem,
"The Woman With the Serpent's
Tongue" has been a prolific writer
since $780, Some years ago he went
into retirement as a result, 1t was COM
monty said. Of mental collapse.
Although it is the Swedish acade
which awards the Nobel prizes, Selma
Lagerlof is the first Swede to receive
the award for literature. Nine. Lager
lof is characterized by one writer as
'the creator of new school of lit
erature in, Sweden-the optimistic. I"
Her personality has been described as
'.radiating sunshine"
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
Longer He Stays;
Harder To Leave
Weot virsnian Likes WalIowa coun-
ty-LocaI News From Promise
Land.

Promise, March >29.-John Dowd
and Clint Clemens were West Cross
man visitors. Sunday.
Mr.. Hunter of West Virginia,
who has been in this county about
seven months and has been visit
ing in West Grossmam for two
weeks, left for the valley Monday.
The longer he stays in Wallowa
county the less Inclined he is to go
Jack to West Virginia.
Mr. Willimas and Mr.. Farrell Of
West Grossman are working near
Lostine.
Promise school closed Friday, Ap-
ri /.
I Elwood Robinson went out to the
valley to commence work for Mr..
Ragsdale.
Clyde Bennett has been ailing for
he past few weeks.
The Colpitts school will close Ap-
IL 8. They are planning to have a
basket dinner to which everyone is
invited. The closing exercises will
be after dinner. Other schools are
invited to come in the morning and
spend the day.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
German eIeanings.

~ Ii 4 y.
The industry Of making lebkuchen,
or honey cake, is worth to the German
city of Nuremberg about $1,00O,O0O
year.,
In Germany marriages by any for
eign consular officer are strictly pro-
hibited except where there are special
treaty stipulations.
A feature Of the new German sys-
tenn Of telephotography is that the
wire used to transmit picture may
be used for telephoning at the same
time.
s A new fire alarm box tried at Kiel
has a loud speaking telephone trans
mitter and receiver In place of the
usual clockwork mechanism. This en-
ables the central station to make nec-
essary inquiries about the fire.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
souArTER RIGHTS
GIVEN RECOGNITION

CONTINUED from first page.)
ment survey. The object Of the new
order of the secretary is to provide
for the listing Of the full amount of
land which the occupant would re-
,eive' if he exercised his option Of
awaiting the government survey, IT.
respective OF whether or not the en-
tire area is cultivable, provided the
claim is bona fide and the land is
not more valuable for its timber
than for agriculture.
Secretary Wilson's order is as
follows:
"a person who has settled upon
and continuously occupied unsurvey-
ed lands within a National Forest
before its creation and is at the pres
ent time occupying such lands in
good faith and is In all respects
complying with the HON estead law,
has the right to include within the
lines of his HON estead 100 acres
after the land is surveyed. There
fore, III the land is occupied for agri-
cultural purposes and is not more
valuable for it's timber than for
such purposes, and there are no
circumstances which would in the
opinion OF the district forester tend
TO discredit the bona fides of the
claimant, he should be allowed to
make application for the patenting
of such lands under the Act of June
IL, 1906, and the examination for
listing should be made with a view
Of listing 160 acres of land where
possible. The tracts as listed should
conform so far as practicable to the
orm of public land surveys. The
lsting of lands as above should
lot in any way govern the determin-
ltion of the total area or amount
IF non-cultivable land listed for ap-
plicants under the Act of June IL,
1906, who were not residing upon the
and before the creation of the Fo-
rest.
"In cases where less than 100 acres
of land has been listed to a person
who settled upon the land prior to
The creation of the forest. an addi.
tional area sufficient to complete
he homestead entry may be allow
ed upon proper applice .ion."
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
slREs AND SONS.

James L. Davenport, commissioner
of pensions, has been in the pension
office twenty-eight years.
Wilson Foster, Klondike prospector,
has presented the Dominion museum
in Ottawa with 10000 specimens of
minerals secured in the Klondike re-
gion, gold, topaz. opals, etc.
Henry Putnam of Milford is proba-
bly, the Oldest brown tail moth picker
In New Hampshire. He is ninety years
old. No tree is too hard for Mr.. Put
nam to climb: and he says that he
greatly enjoys the exercise.
f. l.. Auten begged to be excused
from jury service at Los Angeles be-
cause he was eighty-nine years old.
Judge Wilson looked him over and re-
fused to excuse him, saying, why.
you may live to be 100, young man."
Thomas Lawley of Skowhegan, Me-.
has razor strop made. of foxskin.
The strop has been used in the family
for more than seventy years. The ra-
zor that Mr.. Lawley uses was made
by his uncle many years ago from the
blade of an old scythe.
w. Cameron Forbes is the fifth and
youngest governor general Of the Phil
ippines since the United States insti-
tuted civil government in the islands.
Governor Forbes was born in Milton,
near Boston, in 1870. His mother was
a sister of Ralph Waldo Emerson.
General Leonard Wood, now chief Of
staff, is the youngest American gen
eral officer, with, the exception of Gen
eral Funston. He still has thirteen
years of active service before him.
Only two general officers.of 1905, Miles
and Merritt, are living, and they are
both on the retired list.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
Train and Track.

Without interfering with single
train big railroad bridge at Milwau-
kee was raised seven feet eleven inches
In less than a week.
The railways OF New York city car
ried 300'000000 passengers last year,
or GO per cent more than all the steam
railroads Of the United States COM
bined.
BY the opening Of the last section Of
the Kyushu railway the Grand Trunk
line Of Japan has been completed from
Sappcro, on the north, to Kagoshima,
on the south, a. a.distarce OF 1900 miles.
The first pnrt of this line to be thrown
open was the Tokyo Yokohama sec-
tion, which. began to carry passengers
and goods In 1872.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
MY FAREWELL TO NEBRASKA,

MY FAREWELL TO NEBRASKA.
Now friends here in Nebraska state,
Don't put it off until too late
To seek a good and quiet home,
But emigrate to Oregon,
So near the great Pacific Coast.
In summer time you will not roast;
The winters there are short and mild
Can be endured by any child.
The Cascades and the Mountain
Blue,
Afford protection and scenery, too;
But cyclone caves do not adorn
The healthy state of oregon.
For health no other state excels;
But twenty feet they dig their wells;
To bore hundred feet or more
Would be to find the precious ore.
The valleys there are long and wide,
And friends can live there side by
side;
A. fortune too for everyone
In the state Of Oregon.
Through many states I've travelled
West
But Oregon think the best
Most any thing that can be grown,
Grows In the state of Oregon.
Now do not doubt my story true,
But emigrate, it's best for you,
To Enterprise, the thriving town
In the state of Oregon.
If once you'd see their fields Of
grain,
You would not then longer remain
Upon a poor Nebraska farm;
You'd emigrate to Oregon.
Tis there the streams with fish
abound,
And their farms the game surround;
So hand me down my good old gun
For / am bound for Oregon.
The cyclone does not there appear,
OF storms neither dread nor fear.
The clouds doth give but gentle rain
Upon the fields of golden grain.
The people are as good and kind
As In any state that you may find;
So my advice to everyone
Is, Emigrate to oregon.
The hot winds do not there prevail,
Your crops are not beat down by
hail,
And lightning does not flash around
In the state of Oregon.
Now after my advice to you,
I'll bid Nebraska state adieu;
So hand me down my good old gum
For l am bound for oregon.
u. w. EMMONS.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
City, and. and County .
Brief News Items

Fine line straw and linen hats just
in at w. J. Funk & Co.'S.
L. Lloyd OF Imnaha was in the
city on business Saturday.
Mrs. Alice M. Bell of Imnaha was
in the city ON business Saturday.
J. B. Reed OF wallowa was attend
dng to business matters here Thurs
day.
Mrs. s. F. Pace went to Lostine
Saturday to spend couple Of days
with friends.
Guy Moss and Misses Merl Moss
and Helena Kay went to Wailowa
to spend Saturday and Sunday with
their parents.
The Wallowa Law, Land & Alb
stract company has moved into a
handomse suite of offices In the
Litch building.
VIM. Daisley has moved his bar
ber shop across the street into the
Riley G Boyd building, In the same
room that Billy Wright has fitted
up for a pool room.
Does the higher cost Of living con-
Germ you? 1t does Congress-. If in
terested read what the e. M. G M.
Co: has to say at the top of the last
page lii this issue.
By ali experiments by government
exprets to prevent smut on grain
Formdidehide is BY fer the cheap
est and best. Tor sale by Jackson
& Weaver in amy quantity. s7b1
A box social will be held at the
Swamp Creek school house, six
miles north of Enterprise, Friday
night April 9, at 7:SO O'Clock. A
program of recitations and music
will bs giveH. Everyone invited.
The sharples Cream separaters
will SKIM the closest wear the long
est, run the easiest, and are the cas-
iest~to clean See a., report of the
Minnesota State Dairymen's Commit
tee on contest of National import
anee. The price Is less on this ma
chine than some Of the other makes
For sale by 3. M. G M. Co.
The ". C. II. U. conducted O tag
day IN Enterprise March 26. Tags
on which werA the face of a child
and the inscription, "The Home VS..
The Saloon" we're sold. the sales
amounting TO- $780,. This will be di-
vided among the state, county and
local unions for use In the campaign
for statewide prohibition. Buyers
of the tags are requested by the
local union 20 preserve the tags and
wear them at all temperance meet
ings, rallys, etc.
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Continued from First paEe.)
The comets path lay between these
two last month, and the comet itself
will be found some little distance to
the right. An easier way probably
TO find Mars and Saturn win be to
take a line to the right from the
op star OF the Gemini at an angle
Of about Is degrees. till you come
to five little stars all clustered to-
gether. These are the Pleddes. Con-
tinue the line at an equal distance
and you will find the planets In
question. The above position Of the
stars refers to the time directly 1t
becomes dark. If viewed, say, two
hours later. all the stars will have
moved to the right and Mars and
Saturn will be found sinking in the
west.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
slep. a Will.

1t must be essential to every general
and indeed to every man who Is bear.
ing heavy load Of anxious business
to be good sleeper. Napoleon was a
first rate sleeper; so was Pitt; so
was Brougharn; SO was Mr.. Gladstone;
90 was Wellington. At Salamanca,
Wellington. having given his order for
the battle, said to HIS aid-de-camp:
Watch the French through your
glass. Fitz Roy. ! am going to take .
rest. When they reach that copse near
the gap In the hills wake me-" Then
ne lay down and was fast asleep fn a
minute. In the midst OF the critical
operations before Waterloo. feeling
weary, he laid himself down. put a
newspaper over his face and took a
nap. e
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02

I would Be pleased to hear the
opinions Of some Of the old stock
raisefs concerning this subject. The
question is. are we going to continue
to pay out our money for the prIvi-
lege Of grazing our stock on govern
ment land, when we know that
there Is noalaw for these forest Of
ficials collecting It from US?
II they ATTEMPT to ENFORCE the
collection Of fees or bar us on the
range when they know that It is In
violation rof the hw. I'VE can carry
our case to the highost court
where we will be excnerated.
There is not . stockman in this
county that WIN not donate toward
making test case as California
has done.
,ty Yours In earnest,
"A STOCK RAISER.
Enterprise, Oregon. March rs. is.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
RIeached Flour Unlawful.

Secretary Of Agriculture James
Wilson has issued a circular Of warn
ing to manufacturers, vendors and
consumers Of bleached flour that no
statement upon the label will bring
such flour within the law. It Is I'M
lawful to manufacture or sell flour
bleached BY nitrogen peroxid or the
so-calIea Alsop process.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1910-04-02
JOSEPH NEWS.

The new planning mila owned iby
Harry Carpenter burned to the
ground between .. and 3 O'Clock
Thursday morning. Loss $4,000 and
no insurance. Origin unknown.
The body Of John K.r johnson OF
Divide. who died at Lewiston, March
26. was brought here for burial and
inferred in Prairie Greek. cemetery
Wednesday, He was GA years of age
and unmarried.