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The Huttig news., 1915-12-25
Public Education
 in Arkansas
Eight Studies in Vital Educational
 Problems.
EDITORS NOTE.


 The Extension Division of the Uni versity of Arkansas, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. will offer this year, through this paper. a free correspond ence course in Education in Arkan- sas.' consisting of eight lessons or ar ticles. These lessons will appear in this paper at intervals of six weeks. Those who wish to take this course should write to the Direc- tor of Extension Division of the Uni Versity of Arkansas. at Fayetteville, stating name. age. occupation, and word about his tor her) general edu- cation, and stating that he Cor she) proposes to carry the work through Tor the eight lessons. An educational bulletin will be sent to supplement lesson No. l, and later for each lesson 1T the question blank be returned for the preceding lesson. These question blanks will be sent with each bulletin. The additional lessons on Education in Arkansas" will be: Generalization" The County Unit" Proper Taxation" Training of Teachers. The High School Problem," and vocational Ed ucation" (2)
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Old Center of Civilization.

Prof. Marshall H. Saville, director of the Museum of the American h. dian, New York, announces the dis coyery of an ancient city in Honduras which was the center of a high civili- zation. Many relics were found, prin- cipally potteries. and ornaments of stone and jade. The remarkable fact about the potteries and other objects, , said Professor Saville, lis that they represent at least six kinds of eiviliza- tion. We have not the facilities at present to dig down Is feet, which seems necessary, but it is evident there is an opportunity for vast re- search
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II. CONSOLIDATION OF SCHOOLS. By J. R. Jewell, Dean School of Edu-

cation University of Arkansas
 The most pressing educational problem today is that of the rural school. Most of the teachers are in- experienced, and salaries are so low that we can hardly expect better teachers in rural schools for some time to come. The average age of teachers is continually lowering, and more and more our country children have as teacher some boy or girl only just recently graduated from just such school as he or she is to teach, but who has never seen bet ter school than the one just left.
 Progress in every phase of life has been so rapid, competition is now so severe and methods of business have so changed that better and broader education is necessary for our coun- try children. The proper education of the farm boys and girls cannot be neg lected without finally bringing ruin upon the farming communities. If these advantages are not provided they will drift into other callings.
 When we reflect that it costs just as much to support small school as one of thirty or more pupils, we catch some idea of the tremendous per cap ita cost of the Arkansas rural school. If, through consolidation or otherwise, these rural schools could be brought t0 have an aVerage attandopoo of COW thirty-fve pupils, the number of teachers required therein would be one-half the number now employed.
 But the financial question, however important, is not the most important consideration. The fatal weakness in these sch3ols lies in their size. It is impossible that schools so small as
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of Taoism. This was started by an old patriarch named Lao-tgu, who had surrounding him group of "eight immortals" as his disciples. One of these latter was given the responsi- hility of representing the God of Bar bers. The Taoist worshipers have temples erected in each native town In these temples are pictures portray ing the horrors of the future life. When the souls of the dead are buried across the river Styx the artist has painted a gruesome thought. Men and women are depicted as climbing tow ering mountains of ice, only to fall back into a gaping abyss as they near ly reach the top. As they fall their bodies are revealed as being caught upon spears and tossed backward and forward by delft executioners. These gruesome pictures show the sufferers to be finally ground up between mill stones. Some of them show sharp swords slashing to pieces the bodies which have escaped the millstone process, and little dogs are pictured as running after the sufferers, tapping up the Mood On certain occasions after a death the family will proceed in body to these temples and will hold public vail.
 On the drum tower of the Taoist temple at Tientsin it has been com mon to see richly dressed native mer- chants hneeling to an iron pot con- taining incense burned in honor of his excellency the rat. Other similar dis gusting procedures could be observed. It is hard to conceive that human be- ings can be so superstitious as to de- liberately endure such empty prac- tices of hallowed mockery. Yet this Is one phase of Chir I, the China of to- day. The few modernized Mongolians surely have their hands full in effec- lively combating this awful element of ignorance and bigoted superstition and in holding their newly organized republic to the main highway of progress.
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HOLD SNAKES SACRED
CHINESE HAVE DEEP REVERENCE FOR THE REPTILES.
Spirit of the Dragon King, Which Is Worshiped, Supposed to Reside Within Their Bodies-Rat
 Is Also Honored.

It is not always safe to kill snake in China. It doesn't matter much whether the snake is of the water species or of the land variety, for within this reptiles body is supposed to reside the spirit of what the yellow man worships as the dragon king. This latter is believed by the average superstitious John" to have the pow CT of ruling over floods. This dragon king represents one symbol in the ritual of worship of the Chinese reli- zion called Taoism.
 China practically possessed three different forms of religion until the advent of the Christian missionaries. The first of these religions was In the form of philosophy. This still ex- fists to some extent and is known as Confucianism. The second form has been recognized as Buddhism, which still exists throughout China as sym bolized in the worship of idols. AS you travel through the country, here and there you will frequently run across idols of Buddha located on the hillsides or other quiet and seques- tered spots conducive to reverential reflection. Plenty of worshipers yet pay their homage to these Buddhist idols, and you can see them conscien- tiously observing the formal ceremo- nies of their worship. But this form of religion Is steadily dying natural death since the advent of Christianity.
 The third variety of religious ob- serYance among the Celestia1s is that
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many of these are should do the best work. With but a handful of. pupils no teacher can secure the best re- suits. The pupils themselves miss the incentive and inspiration that comes of numbers. As soon as the boy and girl are free from the oper- ation of the compulsory attendance law, they, too, often leave school be cause they find little to attract.
 It is held by all students of this problem that the only remedy is the consolidating or uniting of two or three or more small or weak schools into one. Consolidation, in it's fullest sense, means the Reorganization of two, three or more school districts and uniting them into one large school district, organizing in it large central school, and, if necessary, transporting the pupils thereto.
 At first thought consolidation would seem expensive. Experience, however, shows that this is not true to any considerable degree. By combin- ing small schools, fewer teachers are needed than under the separate sys- tenn, thus saving certain outlay. While several buildings are now nee. essarily maintained, under the new plan but one needs to be provided and cared for
 Consolidation is by no means new movement. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, South Da- kota, Kansas and Colorado are all abandoning their weak schools. North Carolina has only recently con- solidated twelve hundred districts.
 The difficulties in the way of con- solidation are bad roads and a dislike to see the school house placed in any location that is farther from the farm than the old site. Some of the more obvious of the many advantages of consolidation follow:
 CD Many country school districts are so small and weak that no school is conducted; CD many others consist of but three or four pupils, and the tAptIlSt IOl tItll1IldlN SGUOOIIIlS IIG- quently amounts to more than the tu- ition for collegiate instruction; (3) at least one-third of the country schools are too small to be even fairly suc- cessful; (4) consolidation and trans portation tend greatly to lessen ex- pense, so that the same grade of schools can be had much cheaper, or a far better grade at the same ex- pense, as patrons may desire; or, if they please, full equivalent of the best city schools may be established and conducted at slightly greater cost than heretofore, and at much lower rate than in the city.
 As things are today. without consol- idation, country people not only pay more for elementary instruction alone than city schools cost, including the high school course, but, in addition, farmers pay out vast sums for tuition and other expenses of their older chil- dren attending city schools for what is not offered at home.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

ROWLAND LODGE No. 594 F 6 A. M. meets every second and fourth Satur- day evenings at z:5o o'clock. Visiting Masons always welcome.
 c. T. Thompson, W. M. c. A. Berry, Sec'y.
 HOWARD CHAPTER. No l22, R. A. M-meets every first and third Thurs day evening at Masonic hall Visiting companions welcome.
 L.F. Magee, H. p. R. W. Beede, Secy.
 HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 52o, Order of the Eastern Star. meets every first and third Friday evening at z:5o o'clock. Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
 Mrs. C. A. Berry, W. M. Mas. L. G. GIBSON, Seo'y. HUTTIG LODGE No. 54s I. 0. c. F. meets every Tuesday evening. Visiting brethern cordially invited to attend.
 A. P Holtsfofd, N G. E. L. WARE, Secy.
 HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66, meets every Monday night at z:50 clock Visitors are invited.
 Mrs. Dona Holtsford, N G. MRs. MAY CLAYBAUGH, Secy. SWEET BAY CAMP No. All W.O. W. meets every first and third Saturday eve nings. Visitors made welcome.
 L. M. Despair, c. c. J. c. BRIDeEs. Clerk.
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Solueion para la nariz grasienta.

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jerciciO al aire libre.
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ne de 4 onzas de aceite de almen-
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mas de esencia de v~ioleta.
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Miguel Lcyya Y ManueIa Silva.
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The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-03
STORMS STOP
 BOMBARDMENT
RELAYS OF SHIPS WILL BE THE ORDER IN REDUCING
 COMPLICATIONS.

Iondon, March 2-Notlng has been heard in London from the Eai- daneIles today and it is thought pos. sible that the storm i. stI interfer- ing with the operations. IL is said that the ships already mentioned are only rart of the feet that was sent to destroy the forts lining the straits; so that if the report is true that an Austrian fleet has started for the Aegean sea, which -eems improbable it will have a warm welcome.
 Naval men are Of the opinion thal when the fleet gets 10 work in earnest Ie avs of ships will be sent against the forts and thus when one section is away rep.enishing fuel and ammu- nition or having guns replaced others will keep up the bombardment.
 The American note to Germany and Great Britain. Germanys reply thereto and the possible American reply 10 the British declaration pro- hibiting shipping to and from Ger many are creating intense interest ia diplomatic circles
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GERMAN CUTS OFF
 FOOD FOR BELGIUM.

The Iaugue via London, March2. -il:30 D. m-The German govern nIent has determined to refuse tu grant any more safe conducts for American ships to touch al English ports for coal on the homeward voy- age according To adyices here, and it is also reported on the same author ity that a permit for the return voy- age to the United States willbe given only to vessels which take the course north of the Shetland Islands
 Influential circles in Holland be Heya the efforts to save the civilian population of Belgium from starva. tion are thus threatened with imme- diate danger The American minis. ter to the Netherlands, Henry Van Dyke, on being appaised of this r. port said
 'I am infinitely sorry for this. have done my best 10 get a better answer from Berlin but none comes Surely ships engaged in this human work ought 10 be sacred but it seem not Just now the case looks dark God pity Belgium if the decisios stands
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HOUSE PASSES NEW
 CHARITY BOARD BILL
BILL IS PASSED ALLOWING A 3 CENT PASSENGER RATE TO
 M., D. 6 c. RAILROAD.
Special to The sentineI Record.

Special to The Sentinel Record
 Little Rock, March 2.-The house this afternoon passed the bill by Sen. ator Ruff intended to unmud1le the Charities Board situation by creat ng an entirely new board composed of three members on a salary of $2,509 each per year, who shal. succeed to all the rights and prerogatives of the old board and wdo shall reside in Little Rock and devote their entire time to the management of the state charitable institutions. The bill was supported by both Representatives Sawyer and Little Mr Sawyer speak ing fer the bill The governor has en- dorsed the measure Whi it was pend ing in the senate, and win probably sign it al ance and name the new beard to settle litigation now going on between the recently appointed board and the old board members as to whica is the legal board of control
 The house tonight by large vote passed the senate bill authorizing the Railroad Commission to grant the Memphis Dallas and Gulf railroad a 3 cent passenger rate. if found justi- liable. Speaker Sawyer made a viz crous speech for the bill and for d better consideration of general rail read needs.
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UPRISING AMONG
 CHINESE IN SINGAPORE


 Lcndon, Monday, Feb. 22-( (Corre- spondeIce of the Associated Press Naws of a rising among the MoAam- medan Chinese in Singapore has leaked out through private cables to business firms in London but there is no indication of the extent of the trouble
 The censors have suppres eI all newspaper messages on the subject, but that the Chinese. wao are very numerous in the city and inland of Singapore, have taken advantage of the withdrawal of some of the garri- son and are making trouble is off cially admitted II is at the same time intimated with the customary official optimism, that the rising is "of no importance"
 As iu the case of similar incipient revolts elsewhere, the authorities will probably suppress all public mention of the instruction if it is important enough to justify the use of the term until it has been put down. As far as ascertaiuahle, mp to the time of the dispatch of the private cables. no harm had come to the white resi- dents. many of whom are Americans
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projects which it may be decided caa be left untouched until June 30, lSI5. Provision is made in the bill for re survey of many projects heretofore authorized which nave been stumbling blocks to successful bill for two sessions.
 House leaders late tonight discoy- cred that on account of the tangled situation in the senate there was prac- ticalIy no business demanding imme diate attention on their side of the capitol At 1l:25 ocloc, the house recessed until 10:So o'c ock tomorrow morning.
 It was understood that after tonight there will be no adjournment and probably no recess before the session end at noon March 1.
 I1 agreeing upon the legislative. executive and judicial bill. the con. ferees eliminated all provision for money to be expended by the presi- dent in connection with the formal opening of the Panama canal. The senate put in an item of $lG0.000 for ths purpose and the house cut the amount to $50o00 The conlcrees concluded that if the president made the trip through the canal the expense could be paid out of some existing fund
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SAWYER ISSUES STATEMENT
Speaker of House Declares People of Hot Springs Will Not Violate Pro- visions of This Measure.
SAWYER'S STATEMENT.

"I feel greatly gratified by the rassase of the racing bji-,' said Speaker Sawyer this morning, and want 10 assure the people of the state that insofar as Hot Springs is concerned the rights al- lowed under it's provisions will not be abused The provisions of the bill will be adhered to and no crookedness will be allowed. The reople of Hot Springs wanted the bill-they needed it and they will take care that its provisions are not iguored They will enforce and observe the law"
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HOBO" MANAGERS VANISH.
Cean Out Charitable Restaurant They
 We're in Charge Of.

We're in Charge Of
 Chicago, March ? The equipment of d West Side restaurant furnished by Mrs Rebecca LipsAultz and other charita0ly inclined Jewish women. disappeared today. together with the four "hobo' managers selected To rul the place
 The restaurant was planned to serve a nourishiu4 meal to the needy for one cent Four husky men 4moa . the first customers. "Louie.' Eng fish, George" and an unidentified one were chosen by the women as managers The place thriyed for a day or 90 and hcrdes of hungry were fed Detectives 10 whom Mrs. Lip shDltz reported the disappearance to- night recovered most of the utensi $, which had been SO 10 several small restaurants in the neiehborhood.
 The only thing they left was tlo sign Restaurant for the them ployed. ' Mrs LipehuHz said ia re. porting the thett. They even took the gas range
 The men had received word that some of the women planned to disc1n- tinue their support of the restaurant because several of the customers had refused to accept small jobs offered them.
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YOUNG STUDENT SHOT.

Rochester N. H., March 2.-Walter Marison, a young theological student was shot and probably fatally wound ed while trying tle police allege to rob the office of a manufacturing company tonight The night watch man said he found Marison ransack- ing the office and fired when the young man advanced towards him with a revolver.
 Marison is 23 years old and has filled pulpits temporarily in several places.