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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Burton.

Mrs John Babcock is very i'll with
pneumonia; DIR g l. Crsmer Is attend
ing her-Mr and. Mrs G Braynard
spent one day the first of the week with
the latter's sister and family, Mr. and
Mrs L ttlefeld-Our merchant.
Darwin Green. put mis- grocery wagon
on the road Monday. and reports trade
good-Mrs Cass Ockerman OF Owosso,
attended the M P Aid Wednesday,
Mrs Susie Banker Is planning on making
some extensive improvements on her
residence-Mrs Alex Purvis, who has
been quite i'll. is somewhat improved at
this writing-Mrs Otto Cook visited
Mr. and Mrs Earl Putnam one day last
week-P h Wilkin is quite poorly at
this writiug-Severs from this place
attended the Grange meeting in Owos-
so Tuesday-Mrs Robt Fulton of Nor
rice, attended the M P Aid Wednesday
Mrs Harry Gates Of Garland, is as.
sisting in caring for her mother, Mrs
Alex Purvis, who is i'll with bronchitis
The rain has prevented the farmers
from getting in their oats and barley
Samuel Anderson is working for
Otto Cook-The remains of the late
Mrs Susan Wright were taken from the
vault in Ovid. Thursday, and tenderly
laid to rest in Oakhill cemetery by the
side of her husband, John A Wright.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Order Of Publication.

State OF Michigan. the Probate Court for the
County OF Shiawassee. ~ @S,SUi
AT session of the Probate Court for said
County. held at the Probate once, in the City
OF Corunna tn Tuesday the 10th day OF April
In the year OF one thousand nine hundred
and twelve.
= Pres ent, Matthew Bush, Judge of Probate.
In the matter OF the estate of Manford
Burgess deceased
On reading and filing the petition OF Charles
W. Jennings as administrators praying for a
license to sell real estate.
1t is ordered that the 18th day of May
next at ten o'clock In the forenoon at said
Probate ONCE be assigned for hearing said
petition.
And 1t is Further Ordered that copy Of this
order be published three successive weeks
previous to said day OF bearing In the Owosso
Times newspaper printed and circulating in
said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH
Judge OF Probate.
Bv FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
THE WEATHER

Indiana - Unsettled, preceded by
rain or, snow in northern portion to
day; fair tomorrow; rising tempera
ture.
Enthusiastically. preceded by rain
or snow in northern portion today;
cloudy tomorrow.
Wisconsin-Unsettled, preceded by
rain or snow in southern portion to-
day; fair and warmer tomorrow
brisk northerly winds, diminishing.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
TAFT INSISTS ON !
I. AID TO FARMERS
Says Department Of Agriculture
Work Must Co On.
lABORS FOR CONSERVATION

Farreaehins Legislation Administered
by Scientists Of Rank Brings Good
Results to TiIlsrs Of soiI-Food and
Drugs Act Uphold to the Letter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
ANOTHER AVIATUR DIES
John Vorrept, Belgian Altman, Killed
in Flight at Mareeiiiee.

Marseilles, France, April 1S.-John
Vorrept, the well known Belgian air
man. who had participated in many o.
the leading sporting events in Europe.
was killed while making flight at the
aeroGrome here.
!. For some unknown cause his mono
plane collapsed while he was flying at
a height OF 600 feet, and he was killed
instantly.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
Water Tower TumbIes.

Long Prairie, Mimi, April 1S.-The
water tower, which stands on a high
hill near the town, collapsed. The
streets Of the town we're flooded. The
property loss will be heavy.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19

ANY skin itching is temper. tester
The more you scratch the worse it
itcnes Doan's Ointment cures piles,
eczema-any skin itching. At all drug
stores.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
TAFT Wins Delegates In Connecticut.

TAFT Wins Delegates In Connecticut.
New Haven, Conn, April 1S.-Four
delegates at large to the Repuoiics n
national convention were chosen by
the Connecticut Republican state con
vention and by resolution we're in.
structed to vote for the renomlnaticD
of President Taft. r
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
William r. harritx Dies.

Philadelphia, April 1S.--William +.
Harrity. former chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee died at his
home In Overlook, suburb. He
was sixty-two years old.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1912-04-19
J. p. Morgan L. rs.

New York, April 1S.-J. Pierpont
Morgan celebrated his seventy-hfth
birthday anniversary In AK les BainA
France.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Already 1875 New Buildings Have Been Erected
and 173 More Are Under Construc-
tion-Industrial Sciences Are
Becoming Popular
Becoming Popular.

month Of February, 1872 (an average
MONTH. 1850 boys and 16.2D girls-9
per cent of the entire monthly enroll
ment-were doing some form Of indus-
trial work. More specifically. II will be
found that 13,2l0 boys were taking man.
ual training and trade work. s61s7 boys
were engaged in school gardening and
farming. 1855 girls were also engaged
In garden work, and 1850 boys and
81, ,194 girls were taking up various lines
which go under the general caption OF
minor Industries. 1t will be noted that
193S2 girls were pursuing the subject OF
housekeeping and household arts. Fur
ther in that connection II will be found
that In the subject of lace making alone
l6, l39 girls were receiving instruction.: In
embroidery. 12.33s. and in cooking. i,Iss-
There were. 22.ss5 boys and 1.7o9 girls
making hats in the industrial classes.
4e.264 pupils making mats. and l04,42a
studying the art of basketry.
From another point of view, 63,067 pu-
pills engaged in school gardening culti-
waited 3.046 school gardens and 4.6se
home gardens during the year; 1919 pu-
pills were enrolled In the regular trade
in other schools. and 1850 IN the shops
operated in connection with provincial
and other intermediate schools. In addi-
tion to the above. IL. 35s pupils were TAX
ing work in 236 primary woodworking
shops conducted In connection with mu-
nicipal primary schools In all parts Of
the islands.
Leading the World.
The foregoing is a statement Of facts.
The time for discussion Of experiments
being made and for argument as to the
correctness of policies being followed is
past. The figures offered must stand for
what they are worth However. there Is
one criterion by which the success Of a
system can be judged and which cannot
find an adequate space here-the place
which the industrial instruction Of the
public schools has in the estimation Of
the people. The carnival exhibits OF the
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
Most Significant Constructive Work Ever Under
taken in Any Colony is Proving Successful
in Insular Possession" Writes
Noted Educator.
Noted Educator.

A distinguished educator from one of
the greatest universities in the United
! States. after his return from a>lecture
tour in the Philippines. writes relative to
the work Of the Bureau Of Education in
the islands:
THE more / learn about the work of
your bureau, the more I think that 1t is
the most significant constructive work
ever undertaken in any colony In the
tropics-or. in its entirety, in any State
in our Union. You have in your hands
the achievement Of a civilixa-
ton and a high culture. I consider II
one of the best bits Of good fortune that
ever came to me that l have been able
to- see it and get in touch with 1t per-
sonally."
The twelfth annual report Of the Di-
rector of Education for the Philippine
Island. covering the school year ended
April /. 1872, has just been received by
the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
1t is a very comprehensive statement
of the educational programme in the
islands, shows that very encouraging re-
suits have been obtained during the past
year in all lines of school activities, and
that "the achievement of a civilization
and high culture is well entered upon.
Some of the specific things accomplish
ed during the past year are enumerated
tv the director. Progress has been very
marked in the improvement in the quail
ity of English taught in all the schools.
whether Of primary, intermediate. or sec
ondary grade. Industrial instruction has
been organized and developed to a great
er extent than in any previous year. A
large number of permanent school build
ings has been completed. The policy OF
acquiring adequate school sites has
found general acceptance and much at
tention has been given to the improve
ment of temporary buildings. Through
the vacation assembly at Gaguio, the
bureau has come into closer sympathy
with the vast majority of it's teachers
than ever before. decided improve
ment is reported in the personnel
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

past few years have been Q succession
Of surprises. The exhibit Of February.
1872. was successful to such an extent
as to guarantee the approval Of the pub
lie. ofiicial and nonofncial. both Amefi-
can and Filipino. This exhibit awakened
unusual interest on the part of Manila
merchants. particularly German and
English houses. In the possibilities for
extension of certain lines Of school In
dustrial work.
As plans along these lines develop. the
problems to be solved assume more ded-
mite and tangible form. A year ago ON
cials and the public alike looked largely
to the probable industrial product Of the
schools as the ultimate result Of the
work. That is not the end to be at
tained: the scope Of the work Ii much
broader. In industrial education. as In
every other subject. the school must
serve as a medium Of instruction only,
and the great problem Of the coming
year will be to extend to the homes OF
the people the industries now taught in
the schools. Plans for the accomplish
ment of this end are already under way.
In line with this problem. and closely
related to IL. are several others. viz:
acquainting the producers with the most
profitable markets and prices their hand
iwork should command: keeping those
pho engage in such work In touch with
demands of the markets as to style.
quality. &c. and the securing Of a uni
form and standard production from an
parts of the islands. The bureau is now
in a position to undertake their solution
intelligently.
The above summary Of the twelfth an
nual report of the Director Of Education
in the Philippines seems to substantiats
tie conclusion as given to President Taft
by a noted traveller and student Of So
cial conditions throughout the world. who
on returning from a trip to the Philip
pines told him that the government II
doing the most interesting and most
promising piece OF original work In edu-
cation now IN progress anywhere in the
world"
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

All general meets. such a. those that
have been held In connection with the
Philippine carnival. are under the con.
troll Of the Director Of Education acting
through authorized representatives. An
advisory board consisting Of superintend-
ents and teachers In appointed by the
director. the functions Of this board are
purely advisory"
II is confidently expected by the d.
rector that as soon as the introduction
Of the playground and group games be-
come general. at least so per cent Of the
school children will participate in ath-
letics.
Industrial Inatructi0n.
The Industrial program is being pro-
NOTED constantly through the medium
Of provincial Industrial supervisors; in
spectors and instructors from the trav-
cling corps Of the general office: various
publications bulletins. and correspond
ence; through idustrial exhibits: through
the appointment Of -pensionados to re-
ceive training along such lines: and by
means of the special courses offered in
tine Philippine Normal School and the
Philippine School Of Arts and Trades.
Such satisfactory progress Is to be re-
ported as to convince the director that
the methods employed are substantially
correct. On entering the school, the pu-
pill must Immediately take up as a part
of each DAYS work certain manual ex-
ercises in the nature Of play work at
first. but which gradually lead up to
the regular industrial courses provided
in the advanced primary and in the In
termediate grades. Special courses In
farming. housekeeping and household
arts trade work, and business are Of
fered for those pupils who desire to do
more industrial work than that pre-
scribed In the general intermediate
course. These special industrial courses
are replacing the general course In many
schools Already Al schools
are giving the farming course. "a are
giving the housekeeping course. IS are
giving the trade course. q the teaching
course, and one the business course. as
compared with a total Of 1g9 conducting
the general course.
1t Is at once evident with requirements
SO definitely fixed for industrial work In
the schools. the great majority Of the
pupils who are enrolled must be engaged
in some branch of this work. An ex-
animation of the figures included among
the statistical tables Of this report will
show that Of the total enrolment OF
233 40 boys and l3S.Si2 girls during the
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
HUM0R OF COLONIAL DAYS.
Life Was Not as Gloomy as Some
Would Have Us Believe.

In the later colonial times everybody
laughed We gain such mistaken ideas
from our books of history concerning tho
somberness and solemnity of tho Old
days. Every statesman. nearly every
preacher -unbent now and then. IN pzi-
vate at least and indulged in wit. writes
Carl Holiday. IN his The Wit and Hu.
NOR Of Colonial Days"
John Adams wrote some very passable
humor: Jefferson is credited with numer-
Gus brilliant passes: pious Timothy
Dwight loved TO crack a Joke on his
theological foes. and Gov. William Liv-
ingston of New Jersey known as The
Don Quixote of the Jerseys" wrote 20
many laughable squibs that at last the
people OF his State protested and passed
resolutions declaring II indecorous In
their chief magistrate to be so funny.
Even grave George Washington now
and then attempted humor. Does he not
approach it in this letter describing q
soldiers dinner?
Since our arrival at his happy spot
We have had a ham, sometimes a shoul-
der of bacon to grace the head OF the
Ia BILE. a piece of roast beef adorns the
foot. and a dish of beans or greens. al
most imperceptible. decorates the center.
When the cook has a mind to cut a fig
ure. which. l presume. will be the case
tomorrow, We have two beefSteak pies
or dishes of crabs in addition. one on
each side of the center dish. dividing
the space and reducing the distance be-
tween dish and dish TO above six feet.
which without them would be near twelve
feet apart. OF late he has had the sur
prising sagacity to discover that apples
will make pies, and it 10 a question II.
in the violence of his efforts, We do not
get one of apples instead of having both
5eefsteaks. II the ladies can put up with
such entertainment and will submit to
partake of it on plates. once tin but now
iron (not become so by the labor OF
scouring), shall be happy to see them
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

ly close this sketch by quoting some
unpublished lines addressed to Montpelier
In 1921 by Mime. de Neuville, the wife Of
Baron Hyde de Neuville. the French
Minister to the United States from 1916
to ISL:
.allcz a Montpelier, vefrvz IN Sage
Jouissant du doux fruit de nobles trayaux;
Nous le yerrez dams le sein du repps
Ouber les ennuis dun siorieuI erase
\ &c nouveau CincinnAtus
Que nanque-til aujouri'hui dams h ve!
II bien servi patrie;
Et = rstraite embeilie
Par 10 boute. Ia grace ct tout.s le vertus
Du tsrme he1reux de a belle CarTiefe.
II pu dir aussi dams le fond de ooeur:
An. le ciel a per.nis. pour comble de bonheur.
Que le ben que TAI fait soft connu do ma AesS
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27
HALT THE TREE BUTCHERS.
Natures Labor in Raising Her Tree
Ruined with Saw and Al.
From the Cincinnati Tibun

From the Cincinnati Tribune.
The trees Of our suburbs show that the
tree butcher has been abroad in the land
Nowadays he calls himself a tree sur
geon: a little while ago he was q tree
culturist, but no matter what he calls
himself he IL a tree butcher. One sees
trees for whole long blocks with their
tops sawed OF. especially the soft ma
Piles. and Iaments at this form OF desc
Grafton. Pruning a tree to maintain its
strength and vigor, repairing tn1urieA
and correcting false srowths are all
things that should be done, but the tree
butcher who ruthlessly interferes with
a maple look like an umbrella tree. who
recklessly heheads the fast growing pop
lar. who tries to make shrubs of all
kinds effect a certain form II q mioef-
able miscreant.
We Of the cities have too few trees to
permit what We have to be ruined by the
tree butcher. He can usually be identi-
fed because he prunes with q saw and
an AK Perhaps he learned pruning on
some fruit farm. for he seems to have
carried the lessons he learned there into
his treatment Of our shade trees and
shrubs. Now. we prune a fruit tree for
an entirely different purpose than We do
a shade tree. The fruit tree Is utilita-
rian-we prune II so as to make easy the
work of spraying and gathering the
fruit We do not care particularly about
the natural shape of the tree 50 long
as We can make II grow fruit profitabiy.
But q shade tree is different II -
solely ornamental. 1t IL to delight the
eye. And to delight the eye 1t must
maintain the shape which nature gave
1t. II offends US to see bushy sroWth
denominated a maple. We want to sec
1t. in its original glory. Besides. to .
foliage tree, such as we use for shade
trees, such excessive pruning Is injurious.
II not fatal. A trees lungs are its
leaves. 1t breathes through them Just
as we do through our lungs. The human
being inhales oxygen and exhales car
bonic acid gas. The tree. through the
wonderful provision of nature in utilizing
everything inhales through its leaves
carbonic acid gas and gives forth oxygen
during the day.
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

these Iines They Will then return e
their homes, or to other towns agreed
upon between themselves and the Dtrsc-
tor Of Education. where each woman Will
be expected to establish q local class for
instruction In her specially. II u desired
that she gather about her q group oi
Industrious women and girls whom see
will instruct along the lines of her train
ing in the School of Household Indus
tries. When they shall have become
proficient she will employ them at fall
wages. Doubtless many Of the women
who receive instruction In local classes
will be ambitious to form similar or,
ganizations on their own account. and
In this way It Is expected that an ever
widening circle Of Industrial activity
will result. Through the medium OF
either the Bureau Of Education or the
Sales Agency. II Is intended that the
government shall keep In touch with
these Industrial centers and communicate
to them up-to-date information relative
to patterns and standards demanded by
the foreign market.
This institution has already been es-
tablished. with an attendance Of approx
in,ately $50 women, The difficulties Incl.
dent to the opening OF the new school
have been overcome, and. judging from
the work now being performed. the out
look for success is very bright.
Athletics Popular.
The athletic programme of the bureau
has found general acceptance among the
masses Of the people OF the Islands. Al
the beginning Of the year there remained
much to be done In providing better
playground and athletics facilities. In
providing a more effective organization
and such an extension Of athletic activ-
tiles as would bring far larger per-
centage Of people within their influence
The plan OF the bureau as It relates 70
athletics is as follows:
THE Director of Education exercises
general control over the entire system
and delegates such authority as may be
necessary to division superintendent
and teachers. The smallest organization
provided for is the athletic club Of the
school; the schools Of a district may be
organized into a union. and all Of the
districts of a province into league.
Clubs, unions. and leagues are organized
when the division superintendent be-
lieves they are necessary. ASSOCIATIONS
are inter-provincial in nature. and
their formation under approved consd'
tut!ons is obligatory in every case where
inter-provincial contests are to be HELD
The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

OF the teaching force. both sof Amer
lean and Filipino. An Increase Of Per
cent in the average daily attendance In
dicates that more really effective work
was done during the past year. There
has been in the past year great improve
ment in the attainments Of the Filipino
teachers and in their ability to teach.
making ii possible to assign 16l Of them
to positions as supervising and assist
ant supervising teachers. 1t has been the
policy to place upon Filipino teachers as
great responsibilities as they are capable
OF assuming. The constant increase in
the number assigned to the more Inn
portant work Is evidence that this pol
icy has not been without favorable re-
suits.
Elementary Schools to Specialize.
In the Philippines specialization must
begin much lower down in the course
than is the usual practice In the United
States, although many educators here
are coming to recognize that the earlier
this specialization can be introduced the
better. In the islands It begins with the
first year of the intermediate grades. five
courses being provided-the general
course, the course for teaching, the
course in farming. the trade course. the
course in housekeeping and household
arts. and the course in business. This
specialization is Incorporated into the
course Of study in order that the child
may secure such training as will directly
prepare him for a useful life.
A careful study and comparison Of edu-
cation in the Philippines with that car
ried on in other tropical countries en-
joying practically the same conditions as
obtain there shows that it is the aim of
nearly every one Of these countries to
make education general. but as a rule
the percentage of population attending
school is much lower than in the Philip
pines. In very few cases is special at
tention being given to industrial educa-
ton. The elementary schools are seldom
considered in the plan of Industrial in
struction, the attention being confined to
advanced technical and agricultural sub