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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
VIII urus Classical Studies.


The engineering department OF the
University of Michigan will announce
in its forthcoming catalogue that for
eign students entering that depart
ment may substitute extra hours OF
English in place of foreign languages.
Michigan is the first university in
the United States to cut loose from
the hard and fast rule of one or more
foreign languages 10 count toward
graduation In engineering. This new
ruling means that when the Spanish.
speaking student or the German, Rus
sian, Chinese, Hindoo or Japanese
student leaves Michigan he will be
able to understand English, which, In
turn, means that when that student
has returned TO his home country he
is ready to do business with the Amer
lean who comes his way.
The announcement viii also empha.
size the desire OF the department for a
return TO the teaching OF classics in
the public schools in place of vocation.
al studies.
Dean Cooley believes that the Amer
lean student In engineering needs
Spanish more than he needs any other
foreign language.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
WESTERN CANADA
CAME INTO EVIDENCE
AT THE CRUCIAL PERIOD FOR
SUPPLY OF WORLDS FOOD
STUFFS.

The present demand for foodstun5
I'm all parts of the world, and the ex'
pense Of producing it on high-priced
lands, would make II seem that west
ern Canada came into evidence at the
crucial period. There is to be found
the opportunity that will be a large
factor in meeting this demand. With
it's millions of acres of land, easily
cultivatable, highly productive, Access
sible to railways, and with unexceiled
climatic conditions, the opportunities
that are offered and afforded are too
great to be overlooked.
There have been booms in almost
every civilized country and they We're
looked upon as such, and in the course
OF time the bubble was pricked and
was burst. But in no country has the
development been as great nor as
rapid, whether in city or in country
as in western Canada.
The provinces OF Manitoba. Sas-
katchewan and Alberta have the targ-
est area OF desirable lands on the
North American continent, and their
cultivation has just begun.
Even with a two hundred million
bushel wheat crop, less than eight
per cent. of the land Is under the
ploughs, four per cent. being in wheat.
Less than FIVE years ago the wheat
crop was only 100000 bushels. II
is a simple calculation to estimate
that II four per cent. of the available
cultivatable area produces something
over 200,0O0,000 bushels, what will d
per cent. produce? And then look at
the immigration that is coming into
the country. In 1901 IL was 49,l49,
1000 being from the United Stats;
in 1906 il was 1S9, 064, of which $1,000
were Americans, and in 1913 1t was
about 100000, of which about 10000
were Americans. But why have they
gone to Canada? The American farm
er is a man OF shrewd business In
stincts, just like his Canadian brother,
and when he finds that he can sell his
own farm at from 500 20 5000 per
acre and move into Canada and home
stead and pre-empt half section for
himself and similarly for all his sons
who are adult and of age upon lands
as rlcn ana 1eTIlle as lHOSo ne icAt'
and producing indeed several bushels
to the acre in excess of anything he
has ever known, it will take more
than an ordinary effort to prevent him
from making the change.
And then, too, there is the American
capital following the capital of Drawn.
muscle and sinew, following 1t so as
to keep in touch with the industrious
farmer with which II has had dealings
for years back. This capital and the
capital of farming experience is no
small matter in the building up Of a
, country.
! Nothing is said of the great mineral
and forest wealth, OF which but little
has been touched.
No country in the worlds history
has attracted to its borders a larger
!. number of settlers in so short time,
t or has attracted so much wealth in a
Y period of equal length, as have the
C Canadian prairies. Never before has
J. pioneering been accomplished under
conditions so favorable as those that
v exist in western Canada today.-Ad
vertisement
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
NOTHING TO BOTHER WITH
Possibly Uncle Cal cIay's Rebuke to
Pastor May Have Had Some
thing Behind 1t.

Booker T. Washington. told at Tus-
kogee a Christmas story
"Old Uncle Cal Clay" he said, tin
vited the pastor to eat Christmas din
ner with him. The parson accepted.
and the spread was magnificent
sweet potatoes and celery, cranberries
and mince pie, plum pudding, and a
turkey so big and yet so tender that
the parson had never seen the like be-
fore.
Uncle CAL the parson said, as he
spread the pink cranberry sauce on a
great, pearly-white, succulent slice OF
breast, Uncle Cal. where did you get
this wonderful turkeyr
'Pawson,' said Uncle Calhoun Clay
solemnly, when you preached dat
wonderful Christmas sermon dis
mawnin'. did l AK you whah you got
him? Nuh. no. OATS a trivial mat
ter"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
General Markets.

Apples-Steele Red, $5.5006; Spy,
s5@5.5O; Greening, $4.50Q5; No. 2.
$3@3.50 per Dbl.
Cabbage-$3 per Dbl.
Rabbits-$2.50 per doc.
Dressed Hogs-Light, $40; heavy,
$S69per cwt.
New Potatoes-Bermuda, $3.50 per
blu and 81 per Dbl.
Sweet Potatoe Jersey Kindred,
$1.25@13O per crate.
Dressed Calves-Fancy, 15916c;
common, 12Q14c per ID.
omatoes-Hothouse, 20@25c per
ID; Florida, $3.50 per crate and 9Oc0
81 per basket
Honey-Choice to fancy new white
comb. 15G16c; amber, 1O@11c; ex-
tracted, 7GSc per h.
Dressed Pou try-Chickens, 17919c
hens, 17Q1Sc; No. hens, 12c; old
ROSTERS. 12c; ducks, 1SQl9c; geese,
14915c; turkeys. 20@21c per Id.
Cheese-Wholesale lots: Michigan
late made. Is 1.2Q16c: Michigan fall
made, 16 lie; New York fats, is IL
619c; brick. 16@16 1-2c; limburger
IL l-2d15 lie; imported Swiss, 246
"a lac; domestic Swiss, 10 10000:
long horns, 1908 lie; daisies. $50
10 l-2c DER h.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
NEW MICHIGAN
TEACHERS SCHOOL
METHOD OF INsTRL CITING Ex-
cEPTIoNAL CHILDREN TO BE
TAUGHT AT LAPEER.
SIX WEEKS TERM PLANNED
dations VIII Be Provided for
Not More Than Thirty instructors
Half of These Are Expected
From Detroit.

Lansing training school
for teachers of exceptional children
will open July at Lapeer for a Six
weeks term, according TO announce
ments made.
This school will be the fourth OF its
kind in the United States, the Object
being to instruct some OF the state s
brightest teachers in the methods OF
teaching the backward pupil.
The instructors will be: II. A.
HAYES OF Lapeer, medical superintend-
ent OF the Michigan Home and Tram
ing school at Lapeer;C. S. Berry OF
Ann Arbor, assistant professor OF edu-
cation at the University OF Michigan;
Frank Cody. assistant superintendent
of Detroit schools and member or the
state board of education, and Fred L.
Keller of Lansing, superintendent oil
public instruction. Among the lee
turers from out of the state will be
Henry II. Goddard, psychologist and
head OF the foremost school or TINS
kind in the country. located at Vine
land, n. ].
Accommodations will be provided
for not more than 80 teachers and II
is probable that at least half of these
will be from Detroit. A charge OF $6C
for board and room will be made a.
the home.
That the instruction OF exceptiona
children is a growing problem In De
troit is indicated by the fact that a.
present 204 are being taught in specia
schools, while 100 are waiting for
place to be provided for instruction
and 40 are excluded. At the same time
the cramped school accommodation
confine 10000 pupils TO half day ses
sions.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Exposition Building Planned.


The campaign to have Mich-
gan represented at the Panama
exposition in San Francisco started In
Lansing at meeting OF the state
committee which is to further the part
which this state shall play in the big
show.
Governor Ferris some time ago APP
pointed a committee of IL TO do the
work. These three we're added: Gov
ernor Ferris, Land Commissioners Car
ton and State Treasurer Haarer.
The main discussion was over the
mount of money to be raised and
how It should be raised. Several plans
we're suggested, as were plans for the
building which should represent Mich
igan on the grounds. A general plan
OF bringing forth the money was prao-
tically adopted by all OF those present,
but 1t was decided that the scheme
should not be made public until the
different members OF the committee
had a chance to go home and sound
the bodies which they represented.
The erection of a suitable building,
however, is practically assured. Sixty
thousand dollars Is needed.
The committee organized with the
following officers: Chairman, l.. G.
Covell, Grand Rapids Advertisers
club; vice-chairman, Sherman G. Col
Inns, Munising Board OF Trade; secre-
tary, r. B. Lawrence. Bay City Ad
club; treasurer. John w. Haarer, Lam
sing.
The next meeting will be held In
Lansing soon.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
c. w. MURPHY OUT OF BASEBALL
Chicago Mssnste oisposes Of Stock
to Charles p. Taft.

Cincinnati-As a result OF confer
ences held Saturday between Gov.
John X. Tener, president of the Ma
tional league of professional baseball
clubs. and Mr.. Charles p. Taft. Mr..
Harry Ackerland and the other stock
holders of the Chicago National lea
que baseball club, an agreement has
been reached by which Taft has pur-
chased the stock of the Chicago Ma
tional league baseball club which has
been heretofore held by Charles w
Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy has resigned as presi'
dent of the Chicago National league
baseball club and will have no further
official connection with it's affairs. Mr.
Murphy has also resigned as director
of the National league of professional
baseball clubs.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Fellows Issues Report.

Fellows Iesues Report.
The annual report OF the attorney
general for the fiscal year ending with
June 80, 1913, and covering six months
OF Franz Kuhn's term and the first
six months OF Grant Fellows term,
was issued
The attorney general collected SILL
1854 during the year. Fugitives from
justice from Illinois seem to like
Michigan as a haven OF refuge. There
were Ill applications for acquisitions.
or these 20 came from Illinois. Ohio
asked II times.
From the reports OF prosecuting at
torneys the attorney general adduces
some figures on crime which are start
ling. There were prosecuted criminal
~ in the state 1851 persons. OF these
1926 were convicted and 1891 &C
quilted.
Wayne county leads with 1883
cases prosecuted, 1888 convictions
and 2,232 acquittals. After Wayne,
Ingham is the "worstest" county in
the state, having had 1884 cases, to
Kent's 1920. Jackson had 1,139, Oak.
land Lila and Bay 1851. Oscods
county had three criminal cases. Two
of these defendants we're convicted
and the third had his case nolle
| pressed.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
New Courses Planned.


"In the library section OF the Ma
tional Educational association the con-
nection OF the schools with the IL
braries was thoroughly discussed.
said State Librarian Mrs. Mary Ct.
Spencer. o. S. Rice of the Wisconsin
state library said the teacher un-
trained in the use of books and other
reading matter is the weakest link In
the school library chain. In the an
swer to a QUESTIONABLE recently sent
to state and county superintendent
the training OF teachers to secure eff
fective use OF rural school libraries
was mentioned more often than any
other need. Normal schools are begin
ming to respond to this demand by in
Guiding some library training among
required subjects In their studies.
"a representative is being sent from
| the state library TO the county normal
schools in this state to give a short
course in library instruction to the
young men and women, who are pre-
pairing themselves for teaching in the
rural schools" said Mrs. Spencer
These courses are being received
with great interest and enthusiasm by
the students and school officers ant
will surely result in a better appreci
alton OF the school library.
THE general course of instruction
is the organization and administration
Of rural school libraries, library aids
book selection and buying with spe
cial attention to picture and reference
books, and also instruction in the us'
Of catalogue and reference books. Con
ferences are held with high school ant
other teachers as to increasing tn,
usefulness of books In the school Il
braries."
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Euaenlc Survey Of State.

Eugenlc Survey Of State.
A new statewide campaign on eu-
genics is planned by the state COM
mission to investigate feeble-minded-
ness, insanity, ETC., named by the gov
ernor under the orders Of the last leg
islature.
The commission held a session in
Lansing. Every nook and corner In
Michigan is to be thoroughly searched
for the extent OF mental effectiveness
between now and the first Of next 90
tober.
The commission consists OF DR.. A.
NJ. Barrett, the head of physcho-
phathio hospital at Ann Arbor. DR..
John e. Burkart, secretary OF the
state board of health. Superintendent
of Public Instruction Keller. and Sec
rotary Murray of the charities and
corrections board. II was the first
meeting of the commission since Bur
kart and Keller became members,
following the designations OF Luther
l.. Wright and DR.. Robert L. Dixon.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Grain Etc.

DETROIT-Wheat- No. red,
99c; May opened without change at
s1.O3 Ia and declined to $1.03; July
opened at 92 SAC, advanced to SSc
and declined to so 1-2c; No. white.
SO 1-2c.
Corn-Cash No. 5, 62c; No. yellow
64c; No. yellow, 81 lie.
Oats-Standard car at 42c; No. 3
white, 1 car at Al 1-2c; No. 4 white
Ale.
Rye-Cash No. 2, &c.
Beans-Immediate, prompt and Feb
ruary shipment, $1.S5; March, $l.9O.
Cloverseed - Prime spot, $3.50;
March. 1885; sample red, 96 bags at
sS.25, Is at $40, IL at $7.75; prime
alsike, 5000; sample alsike. 10 bags
at $3.50.
Timothy-Prime spot, $3.50.
Alfalfa-Prime spot, $7.25.
Hay-Carlots, track Detroit: No. ]
timothy, s145O@15; standard, $3.50
OLA; No. 2 timothy, $12@1S; light
mixed, S13.5O014; No. Linked. $3.50
113: No. / clear, $12@12.50; rye
straw, s7.5OQS; wheat straw, $40
$50; oat straw, $7@7.5o per ton.
Flour-In one-eighth paper sacks
per 1876 pounds, jobbing lots: Best
petent, $3.50; second patent, $3.50;
straight, $3.50; spring patent, $50;
rye, $40 per Dbl.
Feed-In 1O0-lb sacks, jobbing lots;
Bran, $25; coarse middlings, SGT; fine
middlings, $2S; cracked corn, s2si
coarse cornmeal, $2S; corn and oa'
chop, $3.50 per ton.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Dental Society Elects omoers.

About 30 members of the Central
Michigan Dental society met in Lam
sing at the annual banquet and cleo
ton of officers of the organization.
Interesting talks were given by Drs.
Marcus Ward and Frank Cole OF Ann
Arbor. and Blackmore OF jackson. The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, DR.. r. v. Dillingham;, Of Lam
sing; vice-president. DR.. II. b. Cole OF
Charlotte; secretary, DR.. A. y. Cor.
don, and treasurer. DR.. M. H Moore.
both of Lansing.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
ST. CLAIR COUNTY HOUSE BURNS
Inmates Of Poor House Rescued BY
Keepers.

Port Huron, Mich.-The st. Clair
county poorhouse at Goodells was
practically destroyed by fire shortly
afternoon Sunday and the 73 inmates,
some of whom narrowly escaped with
their lives are for the time being
homeless.
Heroic work on the part of Keeper
and Mrs. Dempster Cowles, who were
assisted by some of the stronger of
the. inmates. resulted, In the saving
of every person who had lived at the
home.
II was necessary to carry little
aged women, and feeble men out OF
the burning structure, but before II
was too late, all were saved.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
His Firm.

The drummer was Boosting about
the immensely of the firm he was
travelling for
II suppose your house is a pretty
big establishment" said the Gus
toner.
big? You can't have any idea OF
its dimensions Last week we took
an inventory Of the employees and
found out for the first time that three
cashiers and four bookkeepers were
missing. That win give you some
idea OF the magnitude of our busi-
ness"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
New Corporations

Cook, Curtis q Miller. Petoskey, de-
crease from 100000 to $4,000;
Cherry Home company, Northport,
81 900; Cass Avenue company, Detroit,
81, 000-Albert b. Holmes. Carl b.
Grawn, Leroy w. Hull; Frank NJ. Pau
II company, Detroit. s60.000-Frank
M. PAUL., r. @. PAUL. and Sherman d.
Calender; Melvin Realty company. De-
troit. $1,000. l.. Melvin. M. @. Tay-
lor, G. B. Shields; Johnson Milling
company. Muskegon, $4,000; Bronson
Journal company. Bronson. $4,000.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Helme VIM Be Candidate.

State Dairy and Food Commissioner
James W. Helme will be candidate
for congress from the Second district
of Michigan, on the Democratic ticket
next fall, as an opponent OF the In
cumbent, Samuel w. Beakes. Urged
on by leading Democrats OF the state
and prominent men OF the Second dis
trict, the state official gave his final
decision upon the matter.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Accidents Fewer Under New Law.

According to a report issued by the
industrial accident board, accidents in
the state are becoming fewer and
more employers and employees are
coming in under the employers liza
bility law.
In Wayne county 1871 employers
and 1856 employees are operating
under the law. Out OF this number
1924 are IN the automobile business,
80 ,674 in foundries and machine shops,
5,O31 furniture factories, 27,089 con-
struction work. 4,572 printing and pub
fishing, 1890 public utilities, 22,265
chemical laboratories, 26,911 stores
and Offices, 1s,71s miscellaneous manu-
featuring.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26

Holding that the old council had
granted more liquor licenses than au-
thorized by the state law. Marquette's
new municipal commission has re-
duced the number OF saloons from 33
to %. The license fee was increased
from $500 to $3.50.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Denuty Game Wardens Meet.

The 80 or more deputy game war
dens assigned to the lower peninsula
OF Michigan gathered in Lansing at
the call OF State Game Warden w. r.
Oates to discuss administrative prob
lens and to outline plans for the years
work.
The deputies working in Michigan
districts above the straits met In SINH
lar conferences two weeks ago.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
No More "BIack Broth" for Him.

Among the forgotten dishes OF the
past was the black broth of Lace
daemon." What the ingredients or
this sable composition WERE" says a
writer, I'VE cannot exactly ascertain.
Doctor Lister Tin 'Apicius) supposed
II to have been hogs blood. It
could not be a very alfuring mess.
since a citizen of Sybaris, having
tasted it, declared It was no longer a
matter of establishment with him why
the Spartans were so fearless of death.
since any one in his senses would
much rather die than exist on such
execrable food"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26

Prof. Barrett Wendell. head of the
English department at Harwood has
declined appointment as exchange
professor TO the University OF Berlin.
He gives poor health as the reason.
Final warning was sent TO the 10
national banks OF the United States
which have failed to signify their in
tention to enter the new federal bank
ing system that application for mem
bership must be made by February %
or banks must prepare to go Into
liquidation within ten months.
BY vote of "A to 10 the San Fran
cisco Church federation refused to &C
cept the resignation of Rev. Charles
+. Aked, pastor Of the First Congrega-
tional church, as president OF the
organization.
Testimony showing that the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company Is not
monopoly because 1t does not con-
troll half OF the sugar business OF the
| United States was offered at the re-
sumption of the hearings held at Chi
cago on the governments suit to dis
solve the sugar trust" under the
Sherman antitrust law.
The pitiable spectacle OF thousands
| OF wild ducks dying OF hunger aroused
the residents of Sayville, lslip, Brook
haven and Long Island towns on the
Great South bay to action and daily
they are taking large quantities OF
/ food over the recovered bay TO ALE
viate the sufferings of the fowl.
An unknown man entered the ONCE
Of the Adams Express company at
Pennington, H., near here, slugged
the express agent, c. L. Brown, and
escaped with a package OF currency
containing $6,40O consigned TO the
National Bank of the Republic at Chi
cago. Brown may die.
=
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Live Stock.

DETROIT Cattle: Receipts, oZ6
market steady; best steers and hell
ers, So; steers and heifers, 1000 to
1000 lbs. $7.5O@775; steers and heif-
ers, 500 to 1000 lbs, s7@725; steers
and heifers that are fat, 500 to 700 lbs,
$6.5O07; choice fat cows, $6@6.25;
good fat cows, $5.25@5.75; common
cows. $3.50; as; Gamers, $4Q4.25;
choice heavy bulls, $6.75@7.25; fair to
good bologna bulls, $6Q6.5O; stock
bulls, $5.25@5.75; choice feeding steers
800 to 1000 lbs, s6.75@7; fair feeding
steers. 500 to 1,c00 lbs, $6,25Q6.5O;
choice stockers, 500 to zoe lbs, $3.50
66.75: fair stockers, 500 to 700 lbs,
$685.; stock heifers. $5@6; milk
ers. large, young, medium age, 500
100; common mixers, $4,000.
Veal calves-Receipts, 1888; market
strong; best, $11@12; others, $50
1850.
Sheep and lambs-Receipts, 2,l27;
market strong: best lambs, $7.75@
1856; fair to good lambs, S74007.66;
light to common lambs, $6.5OQ7;
yearlings. $7Q7 10; fair to good sheep
$5.5OQ5.75; cubs and common, "a
Q5.
Hogs-Receipts, 965; big packers
stopped at 1915 and did not get any;
few sold to outsiders at $S.SOQS.9O.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1914-02-26
Mexican Revolt

The execution OF William 8. Benton,
a British subject, by order OF General
Villa, in Juarez has revived the fear
among the Huerta government sup
porters in the City of Mexico that the
United States will be forced by Great
Britain to take some action that might
become Intervention.
Secretary Daniels sent a wireless
from Washington to Rear Admiral
Fletcher at Vera Cruz, asking him II
he would like to have visit with his
family. When the admiral replied.
Mrs. Fletcher and her two daughters
left on the presidential yacht MayfoW-
er, which sailed for Mexican waters.
Intense international interest was
aroused by the news that General villa
had caused the execution Of w. s.
Benton. President Wilson and the
cabinet discussed the tragedy in Wash
ington and Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, Brit
ism ambassador, held a conference
about it with Secretary Bryan. Ameri'
can consular representatives along
the border were ordered to investigate
the case thoroughly and report.
Establishment of a neutral zone In
which non-combatants of Torreon may
find safety when federals and constitu
tionalists clash in the next great bat
tie of the Mexican revolution, was as
sured the state department at Wash
ington. General villa and Huerts
agreed to the plan.