The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-02-26
News Notes of Wisconsin.


La Crosse.-The present theory for
school curriculums is false because
they provide the same study for the
dull as for the bright pupils, declar-
ed Miss Rosa Shaw, former psycholo-
gical inspector for Evanston, Ill.
schools, before $50 teachers attend
Ing the western Wisconsin teachers
convention here. State Supt. of
Schools c. =. Cary said Wisconsin
school children do not enjoy enough
liberty and that the present system
tends to train them as subjects of
other minds rather than to work in
dividually. Merlin Hull. speaker of
the assembly, addressed the teachers
on common school legislation.
Madson--A protest against the
action of the last legislature raising
the nonresident tuition fee for uni
versity students from $40 to 500
per year is voiced in the Wisconsin
Alumni magazine, just issued, The
action is called violation of the prin-
ciple of reciprocity between states
'For every 100 students who come
to us from the neighbor state OF
Minnesota" the article says, 1--WE
! send III Wisconsin boys and girls to
| the University Of Minnesota. For ev-
cry 512 students from Illinois our
commonwealth sends 3S4 to the Uni
versity of Illinois"
Wautoma-On OF the largest
| crowds that has visited the court
/ house for some years was present at
/ the opening of the examination OF
| Manfred Peterson and Chas. Ander-
son, charged with dynamitinE the
! dcrricks of the Wisconsin Granite Co.
at Red Granite, which was commence
ed before Judge Sorcnsen here. 1t
probably will take two or three days
to complete the trial as a large num-
/ Der of Witnesses have been sub
pocnaed Clarence S. barrow, the la
Dor union lawyer, is assisting Sena-
tor Il. #. KiIeen with the defense,
/ La rosse,-DcHnite information has
/ been received that Olaf Skaar, law,
/ yer, and former congressional candi-
| date, has been decided upon to sue
( coed w. b. Tscharner as postn aster
/ here. The recommendation is said TO
/ have been made by j. r. Davies, upon
/ the advise of western Wisconsin
/ democratic leaders. j. f. Doherty re-
/ fused a $4,000 place with the claims
| bureau, United States treasury depart
ment to stay in the race, b. +. Keller,
! state orgaizer for the Modern Wood.
men, was another candidate.
Fond du Lac Division Superin-
! tcndent G, NJ Winter Of the 500 line
announced on Friday that the 500
| line would occupy its new passenger
! terminal in the Grand Central sta
ton, Chicago, on April l. thus de-
creasing It's passenger mileage in Chi
cago by three miles The 500 Is thus
becoming a tenant Of the property
once owned by the old Wisconsin
Central, but sold to Baltimore and
! Ohio
Superior At n figure said to APP
proximate 100000, the Belt Line ele.
vator here has been sold by the Peavy
Elevator company to the Superior
Terminal Elevator company, a Cargill
subsidiary. improvements with a view
to turning 1t into barley house are
to be made when the transfer takes
place shortly.
MadIson.--Gov. McGovern promoted
Forest II. Hermes OF Rhinelauder to
captain Of Company l. Second infantry,
to succeed David II. Walker deceased.
Clarence J. Wesley was advanced to
second lieutenant.
Madison - The lnterurban Land
company of Oshkosh rescinded the for.
fixture Of It's charter by paying "A S25
penalty. The forfeiture was issued be-
cause OF the company's failure to file
its annual report
Green Bay During 1913 the Green
Bay fire department responded to l07
alarms and the loss was S29.0SS, ac-
cording to the report just made public
Madison. Frank W Johnson. Ra.
cine Auto Tire company employe. who
lost his forearm while on duty, was
awarded $l,432.6 60 to be paid in lump
sum by the state industrial commits
sion,
Port Washington The residence
saloon and barns OF Samuel Beland in
the village Of Saukyille We're destroyed
BY fire. Mr. Beland and family es
capped in their night clothes. The loss
Il $4,000.
Appleton directors OF the
Outagamie Fair association have de
cided to hold the naxt fair from Sept
to II.