River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-01-20
The local Normal oratorical con-
test will occur in the Methodist
church Friday evening, Feb. IL.

test will occur in the Methodist
church Friday evening, Feb. IL.
We have been longing for some
time since to catch glimpse of a
comet, but the frisky stars with tails
desport themselves along about
four a. m, when most of US are not
engaged in sightseeing. Now dame
Nature has kindly altered her pro-
gram to gain larger audience, and
favors mankind with the view of a
comet just after sunset. We haven't
seen it, but they tell US it is frolick.
ing about in the heavens, near the
southwest horizon.
At the first annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank of Neillsville, recently. organ
lied, F. P. Ainswortb, formerly of
this city, was elected to serve on the
board of directors. Mr.. Ainsworth
will also be connected with the in
stitution in the capacity of cashier
The bank occupies a large, hand
some, two-story structure built and
equipped especially for it, the build
ing being completed last week and
the bank opened for business Mon
day, Jan. IL.
Supt. H. A. Aune of st. Croix
county requests his teachers to in
terest the boys in their schools in a
corn growing contest the coming
summer. All boys of the ages from
ten to eighteen years who are at
tending public schools of st. Croix
county are eligible. The organi
cation will be known as the est.
Croix Corn Club" Seed corn will
be furnished to the club by the ex-
pertinent station at Madison. Ex-
hibits will be judged either at the
New Richmond fair, or at the an
nual corn show if such should be
held. Several counties in the state
held successful corn contests last
year and the interest manifested in
the work was we'll worth the enthus-
iastic support given it.
One of the most thrilling subjects
under discussion at present in
all sections is something to eat.
Everybody tells US that food stuffs
are exorbitantly high and when
once a month or oftener the groc-
ers' bill is presented we are feign
to believe them. An antitrust food
movement has been started in
Washington and it is expected that
| food consumers of which there are
a sprinkling in the United States
will flock to its standard. The
general plan mapped out is to ST.
lently but seriously boycott certain
luxuries, and even necessities of life
provided the boycotters can stand
it. For our part we can get along
without the condiments and even
luxuries but we have not yet reach
ed the high plane of that adept,
| Charles Lamb, who was ready to do
without the necessities of life pro-
vided he was allowed it's luxuries.
In a recent letter to the superin-
tendents, principals and teachers,
State Supt. C. P. Cary sounds an
appeal for change in the old sys-
tenn of shaping high school courses
to meet the requirements of univer-
sity entrance, and to adopt courses
which will more nearly conform
with the needs of the community
and the ability and ambition of the
students. The idea of the system
in vogue in many high schools
seems to be to fit the student for
one thing only-entrance to the uni
versity and giving of training
which shall aid him in the adoption
of learned profession. Mr.. Cary
points out the fact that many
pupils, especially the boys, drop
out of the schools, not from lack of
brains or ambition but because the
Latin, Greek, Ancient History, ETC.. j,
courses which are required, are not
the kind of instruction suited to
their needs, and are unable to con-
| tinue in their classes through fail
ure in these subjects. The univer-
! sity itself has realized the need of a
relief for the present situation and
proposes that a board, composed
of prominent educators, be organ
/ lied to arbitrate the difficulties.
Mr.. Cary scores this plan as ineffi-
cient, in that it leaves the power
lust where it now stands-in the
hands of the professional men.
Mr.. Cary believes that in the range
of courses now being offered at the
university any student who has
proftably spent four years in a
high school can be fitted out in a
| corrse of Studv adaDted to his