The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-09-26
Survey Of the Worlds News

fying tAsn Tor the 0apseioe oeovot q
masters license have besn asFseesd
BY the Aero Club Of Amsrica. Thsy
are declared BY aviation sxpsrts 70 h
more exacting than reQuirsmsnts Of
European aviators for similar licenses.
First tests In America for the mas
ters licenses were held on the Cicsru
held. in Chicago. Sept. 10 to 20.
Following are the requirements 6os
the new license - tentatively dsetd-
ID upon:
Applicant must b twsety -oae ysafs
old. must make 4 cross country flight
Of nfty miles, around q point twenty
hve miles away: must hy to q height
Of at least $500 feet. shut OF his mo-
tor there and glide 70 point not
more than 100 meters tS2s feet from
q previously indicated spot and must
have taken q physical examination
showing him to be sound.
Other tests will Ike held in New York
Oct. 10 to 20. Nine Chicago aviators.
flling nrst applications to take the
tests. brought the nrst test trials there.
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cHicAoo's CIVIC PARADE :.
The foes Of intemperance and vice
have planned to make the Chicago
civic parade. Sept. 30. the greatest
event Of its kind ever held Colonel
William Jennings Bryan and Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt have been asked
to lead the procession, in which fully
25.OOO men and women are expected to
participate. Practically every church
and reform organization In Illinois
will send delegates to swell tho ranks
Of marchers, and a series Of floats
showing the present conditions has
been planned.
WIDE WORK FOR coLLEoG
The University Of Colorado IL estab-
fishing correspondents courses that
can be taken by any ambitious young
man or woman anywhere In the state
and will lead to degrees that will bs
just ~ good A. those conferred on the
resident students. In addition its cor.
courses can be taken by
any person for the benefit to be deriv-
ed. even though they have no desire to
qualify for degree.
The application Of the idea Is under the
direction Of Lorin D. Osborn. formerly
president Of the Des Moines college.
He believes that Colorado should take
cognizance Of the wide demands for
correspondence education. Mr.. Osbox4!
has already applied his ideas In lows:
Fifteen departments of the univer-
hy will give such courses, covering
the studies Of Latin, German, English,
zoology, philosophy, sociology,
education. history, music. engineering.
mathematics and psychology. Study
centers will be organized at various
places that are easily reached by stu
dents. Members Of the faculty will
travel about, giving lectures and hold
ing examinations. The study centers
viii also bs social centers, at which
the students can get some Of the uni
versity atmosphere and spirit.
The university Is also organizing an
Information bureau for the benefit of
all the people Of the state. To it can
b submitted all sorts Of questions, le-
gal. commercial, literary, scientific and
sociological, and they will be answered
by the members Of the faculty. En-
couragement will be given to debating
societies to get their facts from this
source and to women's organizations
which wish to learn of affairs outside
the home
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BUNKER HILL GUN
Canada is returning to the United
States the old gun captured by the
British at Bunker Hill, which has been
stored in the citadel at Quebec ever
since the Revolution. The restoration
Of the relic il at the request of the
Bunker Hill Monument association of
New York.
cHAFIN's RUNNING MATE
Aaron Sherman Watkins, from Colo
mel Bryan's home town Of Lincoln,
Neb., who Is again candidate for