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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22
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Ground Rooms Utilized: Ter!
Big Playground Provided - =

the house-a valuable part Of the plant,
as it later developed. With the house was
a tract of land to serve as a garden, with
enough yard for a generous playground
On one side was the college, on the other
the open country.
At first the children We're not farm
children. They came from the home of
cotton mill operatives in the nearby mill
town, but they were all from country
families who but lately had left the farm
for the mill. There also were few chill
dren from the families of the college fac
ulty. That was for only the first short
term. from March to July. 1911.
When the time came to open the school
again in the fall the trustees from a
ton and asked IL they might send their
children to the new school, saying they
would take the money they usually had
paid to teacher for a fOur-month
school and pay a driver who would bring
the children to the school in the morning
and take them home at night. The propo-
sition. welcome as 1t was to those who
would experiment on rural children. was
accepted, and proved to be SO successful
that still another district asked to do the
same thing But this would have de-
stroyed the one-teacher idea, and 1t was
declined The result is that not one but
dozens of school districts are now PLAN
ming tosfollow In the new way.
The school was born IN the Drain OF
DR.. A. p. Bourland. secretary Of the con-
ference for education in the south. When
the time came he received valuable help
and suggestions from w. X. Tate. the
state supervisor of rural schools for
south Carolina. They decided to place
ieee. where it could have the friendly
IRE of President D. p. Johnson and
others Of the faculty.
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ABOUT 15o car repairers employed IN
the western Maryland railway Yards at
Ridgeley, Md. opposite Cumberland.
went on strike because they were not
permitted 10 have more than a Hve-hour
day. The company is i'm the midst OF It's
retrencliment season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22

Specimens oe water sent to Baltimore
from Brunswick. Md. for examina ton
Were found impure. and DIR. Kohrer and
an assistant of the state health depart
ment will visit the town AMI examine
The sources If tue water supply
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22

An eastbound freight train on the
Western Maryland railroad was wreck
ed at Mailman, Nd. about fifty-two
cars were demolished.
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The second annual field day and re-
union of the Red Men OF Maryland vas
held at ST Michacls. Nd. under the aus
pices OF the Grand Lodge.
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THE new RURAL SCHOOL,
IA Radical Experiment.
By Frederic J. Haskin.

A school without school books, without
classes, without grades. without exam
nations. without punishments: a school
where the children may not only whisper
but may talk aloud, where there is
neither reading nor writing nor arith-
metic by such names, where the pupils
never work. but always play-such is the
rural school at Rock Hill, S. c.
To school children it may seem to be
only bit Of heaven by chance trans
ferred to earth. but to educators and
pedagogues it Is intensely interesting be-
cause it appears to be a successful ex-
pertinent. pointing the way to the solu-
ton Of the vexing problem Of how to I'M
prove rural schools.
1t is hardly necessary to say that IN
this school the pupils do learn the three
RS, even when they think they are play
ing and not studying. What Is more i'm
portant is that they also learn how to
grow cotton and corn and beans and to-
matoes; how to cook; how to sew: now 10
buy and sell; how to enjoy their lives
and how TO make homes happy.
This experimental school ha3 been as
successful as it is radical in its departure
from conventional ideas OF what a school
should be, and of how it should be con-
Quoted. 1t was not conceived in an eHor'
to support some ones pedagogic theory.
was designed as an attempt to remedy
the shortcomings of the ordinary rural
school, especially in the south.
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Convention and Tradition
Disregarded by Planners.

life long. and what the farmers wife
must do all her life long. Then they re-
solved 10 make school regardless OF
the farmer children for their future work,
and train them not only TO do that work
we'll, but to have JOY in it. And they saw,
TOO, the awful loneliness of the farm,
that thing that drives farmers wives to
insanity. and they resolved that this
school should train children how to
amuse themselves, how TO find enjoyment
In the society Of others; of themselves
and of books.
AS this school experiment was to be
made not to determine "a labora tory the
DRY. but to be OF use in practical. every
day life. the utmost care was taken in
the initial steps.
school trustees would not be willing or
able greatly to increase the amount of
money to he spent on a school Session,
so il was decided to retain the one
teacher idea. The problem then was how
to enable one teacher to make her school
IL live and vital factor in the community
life.
The Peabody board November ., 1910,
appropriated the money for the project.
AS it was a new experiment it was de-
cided that the appropriation should be
liberal. but yet not beyond the bounds of
any school district. Tile sum OF 5000 was
set aside To do the work. \ home was
found for the new school on the edge Of
the campus OF Winthrop College, at Rock
Hill. 1t was an Old farmhouse, lately
used by the college carpenter. but just
such a house as might he found or easily
constructed in any country district.
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Individual Cost Heavy.

1t is a small and mean distinction that
is made by the authorities between chill
dren who can see and those who cannot
/ was surprised when told by a taxpayer
that it cost him $500 annually to send his
blind child TO an institution to be educat-
ed He pays his taxes and his child is
as much entitled to an education at the
hands of the government as are the
children of others who are able to see.
Mr.. Schulteis declared that the District
could educate all its blind children at an
expense Of about 5000 year, and he
thought the association should take the
stand that the blind children are as much
entitled to be educated as are those who
can see. and the association voted a
hearty Endorsement OF the proposition.
y resolution prepared by Mr.. SchulteiS
covering the question discussed was re-
ferred to tile committee on SCHOOLS. y. NJ
Hildreth chairman. The chairman said
he would make a thorough investigation
OF the question and would discuss it with
Henry +. Blair, president of the board of
education
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Find q Hardy Pioneer phone
to Blaze the New Paths. $ :,

carefully for a teacher to whom to In
trust the experiment. Their choice hap
ply fell upon Mrs. Hetty B. Browne,
then a TEACHER In the city schools Of
Spartanburg.
They talked will, Mrs. Browne. dis
cussed with her the familiar shortcom-
ines Of the rural school. went over their
plans in a general way-a discussion OF
the essentials Of teaching by the senses
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Would Revise Exemptions.

John il. Adriaans presented a resolu
ton dealing with the question of eX-
emption from taxation. The resolution
stated that the report of the Commits
sioners made To Congress shows that
six classes of private realty are totally
exempt from taxation.
1t is stated in the resolution that at
the time the report was made to Con-
Sress the property devoted to religious
uses was assessed ut S6,i0o. 102, to
charitable uses. assessed at $2,139,63S;
TO educational uses, assessed at $i.O11,-
$40; to canal uses, assessed at $685.
101: 10 diplomatic uses. assessed at
S5S9.2a6; to cemetery uses, assessed ut
SELLS: asgregating $13,726,221.
The mover of the resolution asked for
such legislative revision of the condi-
tons under which realty in this District
shall be placed or remain on the list OF
property exempt from taxation as will
conducc 10 check abuses in this respect;
to relieve the taIpaying citizens from the
auementing burden imposed upon them;
To place property now exempt OH more re-
sponsiblc and influential relations to the
government. and produce uniformity
among all citizens in sharing the bur
den OF taxation equally.
Henry II. Mckee complained Of the
early morning street sweeping that is
done in East Washington without the use
of the proper amount of water. His conf
plant was referred to the committee on
health.
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Praise for Commissioners.

On motion OF Capt. w. NJ. Potter. the
association voted to commend President
Wilson for his selection of the members
of the board of District Commissioners.
1t was stated in the resolution that Com
missioner Newman Is possessed of a
thorough knowledge of what is necessary
for a modern municipal government.
Commissioner Siddons. the resolution re-
cited, is Il man of marked attainments,
who has always had the best interests OF
the city at heart and who will be able to
give the city the benefit Of his services as
Il lawyer
1t was further set out that in the desig-
nation of Engineer Commissioners Hard
ing to serve as q member of the board
the city is given the services of an able
officer of the Corps of Engineers, L. S. \.
A copy of the resolutions will be sent to
the President and each of the Commits
sioners.
mittee on street and steam railroads, pre-
scented a report Of what the committee
has done in the matter of complaints
about the crowdinS of ears on the Capt.
tai Traction and Washington Railway
and Electric companies lines in East
Washington. \ letter from the public
utilities commission explained that some
of the trouble complained of was due to
irregularity in Roadway rather than lack
of a sufficient number of cars.
report upon the proposition to have
the Capital Traction Company con-
struct a line starting from 18th and
II streets northeast and running 10 9TH
ard NJ streets southwest by way of
Potomac avenue and NJ street, passing
the navy yard gate, was submitted.
$. W. Curriden, chairman of the COM
mittee on charities and corrections, re-
ported progress in the matter of get
ting rid of government buildings on
the reservation along the Anacostia
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All of these men recognized that In
blazing new paths they must needs have
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Schools Seldom Grow;
Are Often Poorly Housed

y
thousand of these are of the one-room,
One-teacher type. Seldom does one of
these rural schools grow. The trustees.
generally conservative farmers, usually
employ a young woman teacher = the
cheaper the better More often than not
she comes from distant community. Her
interest is but temporary. and too often
none but the money inspiration. The
school usually lasts but four, sometimes
six, months. Such children as may be
spared from house or field work are sent
to the school. Next session new teach
err is employed, the work is begun as be-
fore and the school has no chance to
grow.
Many of these 10000 room schools
are housed in miserable shacks and huts
unfit for swine Few Of them even re-
mOtely approach a sanitary ideal. Most
of them are positively centerS Of infection
for hOokwOrm disease, for tuberculosis
and. on occasion, for epidemic diseases.
Many of the children who so to them
hope to get away from the country and
grow up; others have no ambition at all.
Only the exceptional child is content to
build his hope upon improving his condi-
ton on the farm. Until recently none of
these schools so much as attempted to
give any instruction that would be of
practical benefit on the farm or in the
farm home. The few that did make the
attempt did it in such fashion as to
make of the fascinating mystery OF plant
growth as dull tale as ever was six
times six is thirty-six. The boys corn
clubs and girls tomato clubs have
changed this in hundreds of communities
but much is yet left to be done.
The dreamers who dreamed Rock Hill
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The three rooms OF the ground floor
were utilized, and there was a veranda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-22

The dreamers who dreamed Rock Hill
School first endeavored to see clearly
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Between the Potomac and the Missis-
sippi rivers there are, in round numbers,
80 o
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
stsamer Simpson sssrs Tonight.

The steamer Admiral Sampson of the Alaska Coast company is expected to reach Valdez at five o'clock this evening as she left Cordova at ten np'clock this inorn-' ing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
TRAVELLERS SEE
 NIGHT SCENES

Another thrill. another means of entertainment has been de- vised by the passenger depart mcnt of one of the big railroad systems for tine benefit of it's patrons.
 The searchlight, hitherto con- sidered generally as all adjunct of vessels alone, has been seized upon as a means for enabling railroad passengers to enjoy the scenery along the line after dark. In the past darkness has made necessary the vacating of the ob- servation platform. but now the unfolding panorama of hill and valley, river and lake. farm and village, as picked up by the searchlight and it's operator will doubtless make the platform of the observation car as popular in the evening as 1t is during the uuy. l HIS lS dll 1llllo\ ul loll Oll railroad trains, and it's introduc- CTS believe it will meet with as much popularity as has the use of the Searchlight on the, river and coast steamers.
 It may be advisable for resi- dents along the line of the Chi cagn. Milwaukee & St. Paul Rail- way to draw their blinds after dark and for slrulllng young cuu- pies to run whrA they hear d train, for the "scarchlight manll gil you if you don't look out.
 Pine lights in use on the Fast Mail between Minneapuplis and Chicago on this line arc of three million candle power and throw q beam three miles. Local of ficials of the Milwaukee" are at present considering the possibil- ity of installing the Searchlighl on their crack transcOntinental train the "Olympian.'
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
STEAMER ARCTIC
 REACHES NOME
Stormy Weather Forces Captain to Cut Out Unga, Although
 He Had Passengers

The steamer Arctic, which Cap tain McMullen of the Dora, had reported missing, having left Chigmik September eth for Unga and never having reported at the latter place, although she had six passengers aboard for Unga, Is reported from Nome d. having arrived at the mort hern 'Mn Sep tcmbcr 2S.
 The small vessel met heavy weather and made direct for Nome, arriving at the latter port forty two days out from Seattle. Capt. Otteson, had aboard Ira Rank, the owner and his wife and a crew of eight men and also picked up a number of passengers at westward ports.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
CH|SANA GOOD
 SAYS BOWLING
Valdez Prosp ector Believes Camp Will Prove o. k.--vaidez
 Route the Best.

Jeff bowling, tha prospector, who made trip into the Chisa- l ma country as soon as the news |'of the strike was brought to Val- dez, returned to town yesterday. He brought with him some dust taken out on claims which he had leased and which he intends to work this coming season. MT. DoWling believes that the camp will make good, that the pay will be found to extend into the ben ches and that more creeks will be discovered and proven of val ue by the men who are now ill that section and are working. About five hundred men are now in the diggings and all of them are busy. Some on lays and others working claims while they located. A large number of cabins have been built at a town located at the mouth of Johnson creek. I'm all about one hundred and fifty cabins have been built.
 Mr.. bowling believes the Valdez route to be the best and safest, especially for men who will take in a large outfit. as the cost of transportation will be found to be much lighter from Valdez than from any other point. He will return to his property after the first fall of snow.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
DRAW. UP NEW
 AGREEMENT

The three years agreement between the Alaska Fishcrman's Union, of Southeastern Alaska and the salmon cannerymen eN- pires with the season and new agreement is to be drafted this fall. The fishermans organlZa- ton is desirous of making some alterations in the form of the contract used and beginning with October will hold series of meetings to draw up their sug- gestions for changes. The new draft will then be considered by committee of fishermen and cannaiymen and if satisfactory, accepted. r
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
BAND RETURNS
 FORT SEWARD

The Thirticth Infantry band, which has been at Fort Liscun for the past two months, leaves this evening for Fort William Il. Seward, in Southeastern Alaska. The members of the band have requested the Prospector to thank the people of Valdez for the many kindnesscs and appreciation shown the efforts of the band. They feel very kindly toward the Valdez people and are anxious that they should know it.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
Call Tar :Vsiarrants.

Notice is hereby given that will pay all city warrants up [" and including No. 365s, seriesi0f f9i2, if presented within ten days from date. C. C. REYNOLDS.
 Town Treasurer. Valdez, Alaska, Oct. ', 1913.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
MEETING ID AID
 IN NOME RELIEF

\ meeting has been called by the mayor to be held in Moose hall this evening at o'clock to take steps to raise popular sub scription for the relief of the Nome sufferers from the tidal wave. ~
 Similar step are being taken at many other places throughout Alaska and in the cities of the Pacific coast.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
ROAD WORKERS.
 QU|TfoR SEASON
Only Work on Bridge at Sheep Crock Now Contemplated
 Lack of Road Money.

The work of the Alaska Road Commission, repairing and re- building the government road from Valdez to Fairbanks and from Chitina to Willow creek, has been completed for this season and the road is now in as fine condition as it was possible to make it with the limited amount of money provided by congress for this work.
 The different crews that have been on the road since last spring have all returned to Valdez, Fair banks and the other towns, and have been paid off, and, with the exception of the bridge crew to leave in the morning for Wort- mans to replace the Sheep Greek bridge, the commission has stop ped all work.
 The largest sum of money re- quired this season on the road was on the upper section from Willow Greek to Fairbanks, where several new bridges and much new road has been built, but in spite; of this fact some of the people of COrdOva have severely criticised the commission not for l,, Il ,,,,oI.. (Nh if r., Fairbanks but because the com mission has failed tO abandon the road from Valdez to Willow Creek.
 Besides the work in the Third division. the commission has built roads and trails in many parts of the territory and have had work done at Nome, Ruby Idilarod. Juneau, Petersburg, Cooks Inlet, and, in fact. in ev- cry active camp in the territory. The work has been pushed as far as the funds provided by con- gr,'ss and received from lice ;ScS would allow.
 Col. w. P. Richardson. the head of the commission, is hope full that the next session of rn .- gr"ss will provide the commits sion with the funds necessary l" build all the roads and trails needed to open up all the cah'ps uf the territory from the Arctic to ketchikan.
 "When this is uOnr," says the colonel, "thr territory will g" forward with leaps and bounds. Few mon realize more than l h". after travelling Cvrr the north :. land and visiting all the camps. the great wealth waiting fer the miner as soon as the government has provided means of lralsp"r- tation.
 The commission has been both- cred and worried because of lack of funds and many meritnrlous projects have not been undertak- rn because of the lack of money.'
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
Jack Miller, the Slate creek op-

VIZ orator, arrived in town this af- ternoon accompanied by Hans Stader, John Stadcr and Dr. Burns. Mr.. Miller is one of the big operators of the district and has been coming and going to the interior for many years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
OR RENT--TWo

FOR RENT--Two nve-room
 houses on Broadway. In first class condition. Enquire. of Charles Crawford at the Plain ing Mill. tf.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
Position of Fot,ss4 Hanger.

The Civil Service Commission will hold an examination in Ketchikan and in Cordova, Alas ka, October 2i and g, 1913, for the position of Forest Ranger in the Forest Service. For appli- cation blanks and further infor- nation apply to the Deputy For est Supervisor, G0rdova, Alaska.
 T. N. HUNT,
 Deputy Forest Supervisor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
Change Tonight.

Al the Orpheurn fine change to- night, another tomorrow with great vaudeville stunts:
 His Fathers Son--Thanhouser drama
 The 'High Cost of Living--Ed- ucational.
 The Daughters of SenOr LopaZ --Scenes in California with fine plot.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
Weather 1lsport.

oct. 6, 1yI3. 'Barometric Pressure ....29.0A2 Maximum Temperature ..48 Minimum Temperature ...32 Mean Temperature .....,.iO Precipitation .......:.:. .0i Cloudy. calm wind } miles N. E. Rain 6:3O D. m. to : p. m.
 .. l.. JONES.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-10-07
LIscum DANCE WAS s. 4.
 A. 0nEkT rouooESl

s -'1'he dance last might given by the members of company "G"
 and company "H': at the Post across the bay was great suc- cess. The many visitors from Valdez enjoyed the evening and at midnight a fine luncheon was
 served the guests.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-05-17

or before eight O'Clock p. 81. on the
39th day of May, 1913, at which time
said bids shall be opened
Said bids or proposals shall be &C
companied by a certified check for
ten per cent OF the amount bid, which
check shall be returned to the bidder
in case of the rejection of mis- bid,
and If his bid is accepted and he re-
fuses to enter into a contract accord
ingly Il shall ha applied in payment
of damages suffered by the City for
his failure or neglect SO to do.
ANY person entering into 2 contract
with the City under this advertise.
nent shall execlte 10 the City OF Bis
hec a bond in txenty-fivs per cent OF
the amount of the bid. conditioned for
tne faithful performance Of said con.
tract. said bond TO be approved by
the Common Council of said City All
bids shall be in writing. enclosed in
4 plain white enveIop marked PRO.
posaIs for Street Paving" The Com,
mon Council reserves the right to re.
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Bisbee, Arizona, May Is,
1913.
NJ. L. BUTLER,
City Clerk
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-05-17
DECRERSE IN
COPPER ABROAD
Banks Gain in Cash - Still
Market Continues Hedging
Proposition - General List
Stronger Yesterday.

NEW YORK, May 16.-Havinng
sold stocks during the two previous
previous days traders bought them
hack today. Stocks were in scant
supply and prices rose generally.
When covering was completed the
market came virtually to a standstlll.
Underlying strength in the market
was indicated by its resistance of re-
newed liquidation which broke out
late in the day.
The general market held firm, clos
ing at the best prices of the day. The
reduction in New Haven dividend rate
from 8 percent top 6, announced after
the close yesterday, had been fully
discounted.
Amalgamated was strengthened by
fortnightly. copper stocks in Europe
showing an Unexpectedly heavy de
crease. Forecasts on weekly banl
statement Indicated a gain in cash Of
S4 ,OO0, 600 to $1,000, 600.
Bonds irregular total sales, par
81 ,3S6, 600. T. S. Twos registered de
clined quarter on call.