The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-01-27
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From the Diary of ST. Lence

Louie seq tn pome rote him fer his
girl wuz all wrong meeter. Jest
ez l Intended, ez Louie amt met her
since.
Must hev new-fangled fad o. eatin'
with their forks t tn Chicago restau-
rants.
Lots o. peepul er afflicted with con-
tempt o. court nowadays.
The recent census enumeration has
been instrumental in compiling sta
tistics that makes good and some times
startling reading to the community
from whence the figures were derived.
For instance. the average Indianian
who is loyal to the core to old Hoosier-
dom, naturally supposes that his state
Is way at the top of the ladder when
1t comes to having a population that
is individually educated in the three
principal branches. more specifically
known to old timers as 'readin, ritin
and rithmetic." Such, however is not
the case, as the census figures show
Indiana ranks fourteenth in that col
umn which denotes the number of IL
literate persons. including whites,
blacks, red and yellow. Taking the
white population alone. Indiana is
dropped to the thirty-f1rst place IN the
column of statistics IN fllfteracy. These
surprising figures are unaccountable,
considering the excellent school faeili-
ties, colleges and academies in the
state and the reputation old Indiana
has of being the home of authDrs,
playrights and humorists, besides tho
-other learned professions. and not un-
til the last loyal sons take into dom
sideration the great number of Hitter
ate foreigners in the manufacturing
districts and the total disregard for
education exhibited by some of the
population in the southern and central
Indiana counties, can these figures be
believed at all. Such, however, is the
case. and steps should be taken toward
a more rigid enforcement of the laws
compelling a certain degree of apti-
tude in the three initial branches of
education that Indiana can be able
to make a steady climb to the top of
the ladder before the next census is
taken.
One of the best meets of the Crown
Point Rifle club occurred last evening
at the weekly contest of the club for
the rifle trophy. when Prof Curtis
wrested the trophy from his nearest
competitor by a score of 2e4 to Harry
D. Swartz's 293. Both scores are re-
markable and in the expert class.
Swartz fell down three points from his
last weeks high score Of 296 at last
nights shoot and up to date Prof. Cur
tbs and he are tied for the club high
score. Following is record of the
other scores made: Curtis, 294; Swartz.
293; Lehman, 2s4; Krost 2s6; Hentges,
2s2..
The baseball game between the
Crown Point high school and the Gary
high school team at Central Music hall
tonight is slated as one of the big
events of the basketball season in coun-
ty athletics and will cut quite a figure
in deciding the county basketball CHAM
pions hip Crown Point is doped to win,
although the Garyites may put one
over" the local school and follow the
tactics of the city fathers of the steel
city in getting the best of Crown Point
In any shape and manner. But as
usual. Crown Point will be in the game
from start to finish and the winners
will know that they have played some
basketball Lend your support to the
home team.