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considerable distance from the seats
OF the bandsmen. The impact threw
the aviator from his seat and in front
Of one Of the wheels. which struck
him in the back but did not injuro
| him
One wheel and a portion of the
frame work under the biplane were
badly buckled but the damage was
promptly repaired
Hammond picked himself up with.
out assistance and after enquiring If
anyone had been hurt, and finding no
one had been, had a hearty laugh over
the affair and announced that he was
safe and sound and weather permit
ting would fly again the following day.
The accident took place so suddenly
and in such a place that for a while
| few people we're aware that It had &C.
Cured and fortunately there was moth
ing sensational connected with it
American Day Parade.
Brigadier General Frederick Fun.
ston, commanding general Of the de-
partment of Luzon, has issued q mem
orandum to the commanders Of organ.
izations which are to participate in
the patriotic Carnival parade on Am
erican day, Thursday, February 8, that
will pass in review before Major Gen
eral ]. Franklin Bell, commanding gen.
eral of the division, Governor General
w. Cameron Forbes and officials of
the civil government, the army and
navy, and the Carnival association.
Organizations, formed as division
of two brigades, will be arranged in
column as follows:
Brigadier General Frederick Fun
ston, command, and staff.
Colonel Robert II. r. LoughbOrough,
thirteenth infantry, commanding in.
fantry brigade, and staff.
Thirteenth infantry, nineteenth in
fantry, coast artillery, fifth battalion,
Philippine scouts.
Colonel Henry P. Kingsbury, eighth
cavalry, commanding cavalry brigade
and staff.
Company L, signal corps, first bat
TALON, first field artillery, eighth cav.
airy, seventh cavalry.
School Gardening Success.
In accord with its general plan of
industrial advancement, and with agri
cultural development and the improve
ment of food products of the islands
especially in mind, the bureau of edu
cation has in recent edrs-devoted
much of it's attention to school~3nd
home gardening, and the proper train
ing of students in the rudiments of the
science of agriculture. So much in
terest has been gained in this line
that agricultural training has become
one Of the most important features o
the schools of the islands, and toda,
there are thousands of school ant
home gardens cultivated by pupils
whose enthusiasm in a majority of tn
towns extends to the parents, VIII
greatly assist in extending the scop,
, of the work
The bureau of education has thi
year, for the first time since the il
auguration of the exposition, under
taken a display of garden product
} from the various schools Of the is
: lands, and has got together what ha
been pronounced ty careful observer
an exhibit of produce which would b
hard to excel in many sections OF tn
United States. Cabbages, which ar
) regarded as a difficult crop to raise /
the islands, are shown as large an
: sound as the best imported cold sto
age variety beets, lettuce, tomatoes
large, sound and perfectly developed
and in fact almost every vegetable tha
will grow in warm climate, ar
shown in many varieties, each almo!
perfect, demonstrating conclusivel
s the value of this branch of trainin
4 offered by the Bureau.
In many towns pupils VINO nav
home gardens are earning conside
able sums of money through the sa
q of vegetables, and each year more an
more OF them are approaching an
taking advantage of the opportunil
to turn waste lots into profitable ga
den spots.
The school garden in each town
considered the central station, whe
particular attention is given to sec
beds and model gardens. Eighty pr
u cent Of the work of students
- carried on at home in their own cl
>. tivGted area.
y The provinces Of Union and Alb
X lead both in the number of garde
= and in advanced development of t
q work, and some of their contribute
8 to this years show are worthy of t
- highest praise Pangasinan and /
- tangas have shown exceptional pre-