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ments. They will continue to do this
as long as South Dakota follows the
foolish policy of establishing so many
schools that none of them can be
properly maintained. The state is
constantly losing good instructors
because we do not pay salaries large
enough to hold them, and the rem
edy for this is certainly not in the
establishment of another state uni
versity to ave mileage to a few STU
dents.
And If this argument shall be ac-
cepted, where is it all going to end?
How long would it be before the
Spearfsh normal asked for the right
to do college work in order to accom-
modate the students of the Black
Hills and to ave them '%'milegae"?
And then no doubt the Madison nor
NAL would get into the game and
start to draw from Brookings and
Vermillicn. And further, if we are
to have another state university why
moi another state agricultural col.
lege? Are the sons Of farmers any
more able to pay railroad fare than
the sons Of those who patronize the
state universities?
One state university is enough for
New York state with is nine millions
of people. One is enough for Illinois
which has a population of five and
one-half millions. One is enough
for Ohio with four and three-fourths
millions. One is enough for Texas
with nearly four millions Of people,
but two are urged for South Dakota
with less than 600, 600 people. Is it
not absurd?
Certainly the board of regents
would not dare to take the RESPONSE
bility of putting upon the taxpayers
OF the state an added charge which
in the future would reach hundreds
of thousands of dollars. If the leg
islature can be pursuaded to do it,
that is another matter. We do not
believe that a legislature could be
elected on this issue favorable to any
such folly. Should it take such ac-
ton, the referendum would be in
voked upon the proposition without
delay, and the voters would smite
the deal by a tremendous majority.
The only hope to accomplish this
thing was to slip it owe quietly, and
saddle another university on TO the
people of the state before they knew
what was being done. This effort
has been a failure; and now that the
issue is raised, there is no chance for
its success, if we properly under
stand the disposition of the good peg
pie of this state. They would like to
see a great university built up in
South Dakota and they will never
see 1t If the plan is followed to d.
vide the student body into small
parts by starting universities estab-
lished on a mileage basis.
l. The Argus-Leader can discuss. this
question without prejudice. 1t is
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-06-29
AN UNTENABLE POSITION.

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: The
argument which the Aberdeen News
makes for the establishment of a
state university at Aberdeen. i'm Or
der to saw students in the northern
part OF the state the expense of trav-
Ell to Vermillion, is untenable. If it
were not di%scourteous to use the
ORC absurd" we should print it
here, for we think OF no other which
better describes the position taken
by the News, which after arguing in
favor of making the Aberdeen nor
NAL into a state university says:
lit IS manifestly unfair to REQUIRE
a young person whose home is in
Perkins county to travel to Vermil-
lion to acquire an education higher
than that which can be impaired NV
his home school. yet this is what the
Argus-Leader would force him to
do"
1t Is "manifestly' Impossible to
nave a state university at hand for
all young people of the state who
want to go to college, and it is equal
~ manifest that if these young
people are going to get the benefit
OF a good school, most of them must
take a railroad trip to secure it. 1t
costs a lot of money to maintain a
state university. That is WHY the
great state of Wisconsin has cen
tered all OF its resources in the up-
building of n great state school.
Madison is in the extreme southern
part OF Wisconsin, which has a popu-
iation four times that of South Da-
kota; but a man would be 1ynched
Wisconsin If he were to seriously
propose the establishment of another
state university in the northern part
OF the s. tie to save mileage to stu
dents who live in that part of Wis
consln and who seek a university
course. The Nebraska state uniycr-
sity is located in the extreme eastern
part of the state. Nebraska has a
population twice that of South Da-
kota, and no one has ever been bold
enough to urge the establishment of
a competing university on the
ground of location. The same is
true in Missouri and iowa,
In point of fact the cost of a trim
t o Vermillion from any part of the
state two or three times a year for a
student Is a very small percentage
of the years expense in attending a
university. Hence it is that the ar
gument made for the location of an
other state university in the NORTH
ern part Of the state is a weak one.
South Dakota students now travel
to the great universities of other
states because they feel that the
larger schools offer better induce
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What the board ~ regents dtl, by
unanimous decision, was 10 declare ,
that this course should no longer be
maintained. And 1t was because OF
this action that Aberdeen arranged
what was intended to he an over
whelming protest. 1t Is a known
fact that the Aberdeen commercial
club e N to surrounding towns re-
quests that delegates attend, this
meeting OF protest and, to. swell the
attendance. the club kindly offered
to pay the expenses of all those who
should help Aberdeen in its effort to
a state university at the ex-
pense of the whole state. This is
the secret of the insistent declara-
ton by the Aberdeen News that all
that part of the state, as we'll as Alb.
erdeen, was indignant over the action
taken by the regents.
That the Aberdeen Normal is to
do all of the work contemplated by
the law creating it, is apparent from
the following courses which are Of
fered, with the permission of the re-
gents:
An elementary normal course of
two years above the eighth grade,
leading to a second grade certificate.
An intermediate normal course of
four years above the eighth grade,
leading to a first grade certificate.
An advanced normal course OF
four years above the tenth grade,
leading to a life certificate. In each
of the last two named courses the
first two years of work is purely
academic and the last two normal.
An Industrial normal course, two
years above the high school.
A household arts course, two years
above the high school.
A one-year commercial course for
high school graduates.
A manual training course of four
years.
A brief manual training course of
years.
Five different trade courses of two
years each, including carpentry,
blacksmithing, architecture, ma
chine work, and applied electricity.
In addition to these thirteen diff
courses, students are allowed
great latitude in selecting elective
Altogether it would appear
the regents have allowed the
normal to do all the work
could possibly be permitted un-
Ter the law creating it.
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mendously rich government lands.
In the light OF this finding, one
cannot but question the efficiency of
the departmental workings Of the
government. II an embroglio run
ming over two years and bringing
discharge of two exceptionally ef1-
cient government officials, was neces-
sary in order to prevent capital from
selling a tremendously valuable
portion of the public domain, one
may with reason inquire whether
the interior department is perform
ing it's supposed function OF guard
Ing the lands owned hy tie pao;'e.
IL CLAWS was right. as the govern
ment now gays lie n Wy oo,,tnt
the government have anpsov ii The
report without turning official Wash
ington upside down? If CLAWS were
conscientious enough to expose this
monumental steal, why should he
not nave received q reward, instead
of being dismissed from the service?
Are employees Of the interior depart
ment to understand that they will
lose their places if they make q re-
port adverse to capital? Altogeth-
er it looks very much like the work
of sinister Influences, such as are
most likely to come from ~organiza-
tons Of wealth whose ramifcations
reach like tentacles in all direc-
tons.
This disposition of the Cunning
ham claims will not reflect to the ad-
vantage of President Taft. He was
at all times a stout defender Of Bal
linger. Perhaps it was a question Of
discipline. but in the public mind
there are some things more import
ant than discipline. Taft's extrava-
CANT praise of Ballinger at the time
of his resignation will not look we'll
beside the governments decision that
%Ballinger's aocuser was right.
Probably no one regrets more than
Taft's friends that he was placed in
a position where he felt under obi
cation to remain true to Ballinger
despite all that was brought in evil
dence against him.
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talking merely for the welfare of the
whole state. That it is compelled, in
so doing, to oppose what Aberde IN
wants, We are sorry; but Aberdeen
is asking something which is unfair
and impossible and which the poo.
pie, on a vote, would lot think OF
granting.
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ABERDEEN NORMAL WILL NOT
BE A UNIVERSITY.

Upon this page today appears an
editorial from the Sioux Falls Ar
%gus-Leader in which, with unusual
ability, the unreasonableness of Abb
%erdeen's desire to build up a state
university at Aberdeen is clearly
shown. The Republican warmly
welcomes the Sioux Falls paper to
its assistance in protesting agaist
the disposition upon the part of the
normals of the state to develop into
universities. The Republican has
been declaiming for months against
this unlawful and unwarranted pol
icy. When the A~rgus-Leader pur-
sues the matter farther, we think 1t
will understand that the reason why
the normals want to expand into
universities is that there is not any,
thing like enough normal work in
the state to justify the existence of
four normal colleges. Consequently
all of them are trying to add to
their courses in the hope Of secur-
ing a larger attendance and thus ap-
pearing to warrant their mainten-
ance. or course this is unjust to
the state university and state agri-
cultural college, for it is an attempt
to divert students from these two in.
situations. 1t is unjust to the tax
payers, because it proposes to re-
quire the taxpayers to duplicate the
same courses as many as six times.
Neither the Argus-Leader nor the
Aberdeen News have made any state
ment of the action taken by the
board Of regents that caused a for
NAL protest on the part of Aberdeen.
1t must be borne in mind that the
state law creating the Aberdeen nor
NAL limited its scope to normal and
industrial courses, with the allied
branches of learning. For two or
three years that institution confined
Itself to these courses, showing that
1t was understood we'll enough what
was its sphere. The state superin-
tendent of instruction, in his annual
report, issued at that time, stated
the purpose Of the institution as be-
ing limited to these two branches.
However. as ambition developed in
the Aberdeen normal, a purely COL
legiate cours was added. This was
extended until It carried the stu
dent six years beyond the eighth
grade, up to the juior year in COL
fege. This course made no pre-.
tense OF relation to either normal or
industrial! work. Further, 1t was in
tended as only q preliminary to the
extension of the course to include the
full four years Of college work.
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

ling.
II know that I am talking TO a Ounce
whenever address myself TO a frog" re-
piled Mr.. Mouse, his impudent chin in air.
But before he had time to bring his chin
down again, and before Pinkie realized
what was going on about her, Young Frog
had hoped from the log to the very spot
where the Mouses sat and had thrown i'm
pertinent, insulting Mr.. Mouse into the
pond And instantly three other frogs,
young friends of Young Frog, had come
to assist in giving Mr.. Mouse a good duck
ing. Up and down they dipped him. and
after each dip Mr.. Mouse had screamed
frantically TO his screaming and excited
daughter: ''Pinkie, for heavens sake, go
for your mother!"
But in vain did he cry out TO the frogs.
They kept merrily on till at last Mrs.
Frog. still sitting on the log. called out TO
her son: Enough. my son. You have given
the bad fellow enough. Let him go. guess
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
(FiPst Prize,)
In Early Days.

By Goldie Truesdell, Aged IL Years, Lbs
Main Street, Fremont, Neb. Blue Side.
A friend OF our family once told me of
an exciting time she had when Nebraska
was still unsettled.
She was alone in little log cabin with
her pet dog. when she heard the sound OF
horses approaching
On looking out OF the window she was
shocked and Mortified to see thirteen In
dams coming at full speed towards her
house,
She double barred the door, took her dog
and went up in the attic Ia small room over
head).
Soon she could hear them pushing on the
door, while she sat trembling with fear and
expecting every minute the door would fall.
Finally an idea struck her and she said
to the dog in q low whisper, :Bite 'em,
Rags" At that the dog began to bark.
The Indians jumped on their ponies and
rode Off for they probably did not know
but there was a whole regiment inside.
My friend said that II she had not had
her dog there to bark she would not have
had such good luck as to brighten the
Indians away.
Ny grandma says that few of US who
are now enjoying the comforts of these
beautiful little cities can hardly realize the
hardships OF our friends in the earlier days
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

plain frog, as TO live without society"
So, Mrs Mouse went on with herr work.
while Mr.. Mouse and little Pinkie went for
a walk. They sought the pond nice and
shining under the morning sun. They
walked round it, admiring the flowers that
grew on the banks Becoming tired. they
sat down on a fallen flower stem TO rest.
While thus occupied the green head OF q
frog appeared above the water and two
great eyes looked az them. "Ah. ha, Mrs
Frog" smiled Mr.. Mouse. 'Howdy. my
dear Madam" :
Mrs. Frog looked at Mr. Mouse then
biinked her eye and said well. hOwdy.
Mr.. Mouse. This is a tine morning In the
water. How is II on the lGndT'
Perfectly lovely" replied Mr.. Mouse
Don't YOU wish you lived on the land In
stead Of in the water. Mrs, FrogT"
Mrs. Eros winked and blinked then she
croaked loudly We'll / don't know that
I care 10 trade places. love the pond
and I can keep out OF sight whenever
wish 20, or I can come out on airy land n
like OF course, l know. Mr.. Mouse. you
have IL very niee-you dry-land creatures.
But | wouldn't trade lots with YOU"
Mr.. Mouse and Pinkie turned up their
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
Eagle Feather.

BY Frederick N Keens, Aged L. 41s West
Twenty eighth Street, Kearney
Neb, Blue Side.
Once there was an Indian boy whose
name was Lone Wolf.
He had never done any deed by which TO
get a great name. So one day he set out
to do a great deed TO get a name.
All he had was bow and arrows ano
knife. As he walked he saw an eagle 8
nest on q high cliff. He thought he would
climb up and get an egg. There were two
so he took one and climbed down. AS he
was climbing down one Of the eagles came
home.
Just as he reached the ground the eagle
attacked him. Lone Wolf lay on his back
and kicked at the eagle. He had dropped
his bow and forgotten about his knife HIS
moccasins were torn from his feet ana his
body bruised by the beating OF the eagle 5
strong wings.
Suddenly he thought Of his knife-ln-
dams are skilled in throwing knives). He
threw it at the eagle, which ciroled and
fell dead. Lone Wolf then became I'M
conscious. A hunting party found him
next day, and ever after that he was called
Eagle Feather by his tribe
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
Harry and Ray.

BY Mary Miller, Aged Years, as North
Thirty-fourth Street. Omaha Red Side.
Once there was a little boy named Harry.
He was years old and was very cute He
often played with Ray, a little boy about
5 years old.
once when it was HArry's birthday, Ray
came over and gave Harry a box OF candy.
In the bottom Of the box were five frozen
dainties. Harry, OF course. was obliged to
say thank you.
The little boy ran in to show his mother
what he had gotten. She said that the
party was ready. So Harry called Ray and
the party began.
Soon they were through and had some
games. The first game they played was
marbles The second was tag, and the
last one was hide-and-go-seek Then Ray
had to 50 home, for 1t was time TO go TO
bed
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noses at this and Mr.. Mouse cried out to
Mrs Frog: You see. my dear poor heavy
creatures like you don't know what 1t
means TO really live, Now, a frog is only
frog and one ought not to condemn one
for being what he is created. But can't
find IT in my heart to pity even Ounce.
without a thought in life.
Mrs Frog was on the point OF dipping
under water through sheer disgust, for she
would not exchange words with so unpleas-
ant creature as Mr.. Mouse was showing
himself to be, when upon the log beside
her came her oldest son, a fine green fellow
with resentment in his big eyes. He had
overheard the conversation between his
mother and the stranger on the bank.
Say, you, Mr.. Mouse do you know that
you are addressing lady when you talk
to my motber?" asked Young Frog. brist-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

call for coffee, but were given cocoa in
stead.
If anyone had coffee it was Sam, our
good colored cook. We took turns serving
there being three tables in one large tent.
The smaller tents occupied by US hoys were
inspected daily for neatness, a pennant
being put on the neatest tent.
Our tent was given the pennant but
owing to dispute, caused by another tent
claiming 1t, 1t was put away for that day
neither tent getting it.
One morning we had a hare and hound
race. We took twenty beans. marking -four
with a pencil. The ones that drew the
marked beans were the hsres the others
were hounds. The hares had a lot OF rec
paper which they scattered wherever they
went. When the paper was all gone they
hid 150 feet from where the last paper wa.
left. When the hounds found them we al
returned to camp.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

for The Sunday Bee a few weeks ago and
we all like to read 1t.
I'm a little girl years old, and my
papa, mamma and little sister live on a
fruit farm a few miles from White Sal.
mon.
White Salmon is located on very high
bluff overlooking the Columbia river, and
is the oldest town along this river. My
home is only few minutes walk from
the White Salmon river, where they catcl
so many big, red salmon, and also trout
Lots OF big log RATS are. towed from tho
White Salmon river to the Columbia river
and on down that stream.
The Indians do lots of fishing for sal
mon. They dry them and keep them FOL
winter. as they also do huckleberries and
other wild berries. - .-
There is very beautiful scenery along tbs
Columbia river and White Salmon river
A very pretty bit is a place called "Th'
Narrows." My Uncle Claude took pic
ture OF It, and / will send 1t to you to copy
IL you wish to print It, and then you may
please return It,
Several big steamboats, ply between tn,
Dalles, Ore. and Portland, Ore. We uset
to live in Portland and have taken sevsra
trips on tho steamers.
Lots of automobiles pass along the road
on their way to Trout Lake, Wash, filleC
with city people or tourists, who go 4
explore the big ice caves and to climl
Mount Adams. We can see both Noun
Adams and Mount Hood from the road.
Our district is building a new modern
school house. 1 will be in the fourth
grade this year.
do love to read the children's pag,
and do wonder IL my little article viii
escape the waste basket, as this is my
very first attempt.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
RULES FOR YOUNG WRITERS

!. Write plainly on one side OF the
paper only and number the pages.
q Use pan and ink, not pencil.
3. Short and pointed articles Will
be given preference DO not use
over $50 words.
4. Original stories or letters only
Will be used.
81 Write your name, age and
address at the top Of the first page.
First and second prizes Of books
will be given for the best two con-
trtbutions 20 this page each week.
Address all communications to
oHILDBETs DEPARTMENT.
Omaha Bee, Omaha, Moby
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he'll not forget his lesson"
Young Frog let Mr.. Mouse swim ashore,
which he did in a very feeble manner. When
he was upon dry land again he turned
about and began shaking his tail furiously
towards the group OF laughing frogs.
Come on, papa" cried Pinkie, fearing
lest the frogs should get hold of her
quarrelsome father again. Come. let's run
home as fast as we can. Oh, what a sight
you are, papa"
Yes. you'd better run along with your
daughter" admonished Mrs. Frog. And
take my advice: don't teach her to follow
in your footsteps. You are a bad-behaved
mouse
Plnkie was leading the drenched Mr..
Mouse away, however, and he did not
catch all that Mrs. Frog was saying.
In his heart he knew he had been in the
wrong, and that he had deserved his pun
ishment.
When he reached home Mrs. Mouse ran
out 20 ask him what on top OF earth was
the matter with him.
"Papa's been ducked - OH terribly
ducked." cried Pinkie. Then she fell 70
describing the scene at the pond TO her
mother,
Say, husband, haven't you yet learned
how to conduct yourself like a gentleman?"
asked Mrs. Mouse. disguised at the story
told 80 truthfully by her daughter, why,
I'm ashamed Of you-going 10 the pond and
picking a quarrel with that stupid frog
band. And look at yourself in the spring.
You're worse than a ground squirrel In APP
pearanoe."
And Mr.. Mouse, feeling both sick and
Inundated, vowed 70 himself that never
again would he make donkey OF himself.
Treat all-even frogS-with due respect"
he said to himself, as he tucked his tail
between his legs and coiled up beneath
a tuft OF airy grass to take a nap.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20

danced There were many pretty horses
A lady would jump up and down on horse
and throw balls to another person on
horse.
There were some pigs hitched to small
wagon and some one driving them. There
was a goose hitched to n cart
There were so many interesting things l
cannot tell them all.
It commenced TO rain toward tho last.
We we're afraid we could not get home.
It stopped when II was time to 60. II did
not commence till we got home.
l had a very good time.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
Going to the Circus.
By Helen M. Waters, Aged 10

By Helen NJ. Waters, Aged 10 Years
Broken Bow, Neb.
Dear Busy Bees have been reading the
stories of the children's page and like them
sister and I started for the circus. The
very much. would like to be Busy Bee
on the Blue Side.
I don't believe l have seen any letters
from Broken Bow.
want to tell you about going to the
circus. After dinner mamma papa, brother
sister and I started for the circus. The
sun was shining bright when We started
We went. down the railroad track, as Il
was down at the fair grounds. 1t took Us
about twenty minutes.
We saw very many animals. In the
parade there were many zebras hltched up
After the parade some OF the people fed tbs
elephants peanuts. We saw lots of cameli
and little monkeys. There was a graft,
and many other animals.
We then went in 10 watch the perform
ances. Some OF the largest elephant
Omaha daily bee., 1911-08-20
RAnnion.

By Gladys Isom, ITO Charles street. Omaha.
Blue Side.
My aunt sent for Us TO come TO her house
to 90 with them 10 the old soldiers re-
union.
When we got 20 my aunt'A. she filled
a box (about as large as a trunk with
food.
We took a gasoline stove and lot Of
quilts. We got on a train and started 70 the
reunion grounds. We had two tents. one
for a bed room and one for the kitchen.
We cooked out OF doors. II It ala not rain.
One night We went 70 the big tent 10 hear