Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-02-17
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A student board of health has been or.
ganized in Columbia University to i'm
prove eating houses AND restaurants
near the University.
Just to prove that manual training IS
Of the practical sort, the boysdn the Mes
quehoming. Pa, public s,,noo;s have
erected q domestic science building.
North Dakota Ii determined to have
better rural schools. Two county flaming
school have been established to give In
struction in agricultural. domestic sci
ence manual training. and pedagogy.
The new schools will have as one Of, their
special tasks the training of teachers for
rural schools. 4
What is declared tot DC the first train.
ing school for dental nurses" is now in
successful operation in Bridgepc.t. Conn.
T%hirty-two young Women-teachers. den
tai assistants, and others-are receiving
special training under university pro
fessors and practical dentists in the Zones
School and about halt the class will be
ready to enter dental hygiene work in
June. 1914.
Movable tables and chairs instead Of
the conventional fixed desks are used in
the Washington Irving High Scnorl, New
York City, according to information re.
ceived at the United States Burean Of
Education. Ithas been found that the
plan makes for cleaner school room ard
more efficient school worS, another ad.
vantage is that with this type of school
furniture the schoolrooms can readilye be
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poses.
C0rnell's course in citizenship. offered
this year for the first time, is attended
by over 200. The course consists Of IA
lectures, dealing with the relation OF
the citizen to the community. Men &C.
lively engaged in civic and socia! work
have disguised schools, recreation, health
immigration. poverty, crime. labor prob
lens, housing. politics, the church., city
planning, and the press. The course is
under the direction Of the department OF
political science, and university credit Is
allowed. 4 !,
California purposes to find out definite
ly the recreational needs of her citizens
\ recreatfonal Inquiry Committee has
been appointed, consisting of one mem.
Der from each branch of the legislature
and n representative each from the
schools, play grounds, juveile courts, pull
lica and private charities. and the police
ito study, investigate. and report with
recommendations upon recreation fol
10th young and old In California, includ
ing recreation in rural communities as
well as small and large towns and cities
The committee has already begun work
and hopes to report to the Governor by
November /, 1914,
Receipts from the use Of national for.
est were greatest in Arizona
last year.
DR.. C, D. Marsh Of the federal bureau
Of plant industry Is delivering a serie.
OF illustrated lectures to stockmen il
the west OF the subject of plants poison
GUS to stock.
The Biltmore forest school. established
in 1888 and therefore the oldest forest
school IN America, has heen discontin.
ued. DR.. c. A. schenck. its director. has
returned to his home in Germany.
The forest service Is compiling a new
volume table for calculating the boari
contents Of standing western yellow PIN
trees in the southwest. It is based on &C
tual measurements Of 5000 trees.
In trying to find uses for blight killed
chestnut it has been found that it cal
not be utilized for Grating stone; quar-.
ry owners say that chestnut wood leaves
an indelible stain on the marble or gran
ite.
Railroads caused nearly half the for.
est fires in colorado and Wyoming las
year, and almost one.sixth were set B,
lightning. In California lightning start
ed more than half, with railroads a com
sparatively insignificant cause.