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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
ELABORATE PLANS ARE MADE
FOR WEBSTER clTYs
cELEeRATIoN.
wATERMELoNs FREE
TO clTY's VISITORS
AsropIans Flights to 30 Feature Of
Day's Entertainment - Lieutenant
Governor Harding to Deliver Address
Fort Dodge and Webster City to
Meet on piamond-FIeraI Parade.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Webster City, Aug. 2s.-Tuesday will
be watermelon day in Webster City.
The Commercial League and Web
ster City merchants and business men
have greater preparations by far than
ever before and the indications are
that the city will entertain the largest
crowd that has even been here. The
days program is crowded with fea-
lures and everything will be free ex-
cept the ball games. Three carloads
Of ripe, juicy watermelons will be dis
tributed free at noon from large COR
rails in the double city parks.
Probably the one big feature Of the
celebration will be the aeroplane
flights Of Filing O. Weeks, Of Eagle
Grove. the Mississippi valleys most
successful birdman. He will make four
flights, starting and alighting in the
driving park In the western part of
the city. He also agrees to carry a
passenger at each fight, shuld any
volunteer.
Automobile Floral Page ant.
Another real feature of the day will
be the auto floral pageant. Miss Alice
Manning, OF the Hulsizer company of
Des Moines, has had charge of the
decorations for this parade and more
than 500 has been expended on 1t
Lieut.. Gov. w. l. Harding Is to be
the speaker OF the day. He will be
followed by Professor Deets, soil ex-
pert from the University Of Minnesota.
There will also be band concerts all
day and two ball games, both with
Fort Dodge. One game will be played
in the morning and one in the after
noon.
Seventh Annual Celebration.
Watermelon day Is an annual event
in Webster City. It is day set aside
by the merchants for big free cele-
bration when the farmers and people
II the nearby towns are invited to
come to Webster City, leave their
pocket books at home, and enjoy a
big free celebration. all at the expense
OF the commercial league. Watermelon
day was established here seven years
ago and has always proven the largest
and most successful early fall cele-
bration in this part Of the state. The
preparations this year have been made
on more stupendous scale than ever
before and the league is expecting a
record crowd.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28

portion Of which Is slowed away as
profit. The round trip for his jitney Is
Ave and q quarter miles and each car
travels 165 miles day. About ten dol
lars day Is the aveage earnings OF
each car. The net receipts are close to
81 per car. Mr.. Jacques operates
economically, using such means as do
ing all his own vulcanizing.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
CLYDE Goes to RedfieId.

Ames, Aug 2S-Rev. J. P. Clyde,
who recently resigned from his place
as Y. NJ. c. A. secretary at the college
after four years service, has accepted
the pastorate Of the First Congrega-
tional church at Redfield, S. D., and
will move there next week.
Redfield Is a thriving town of $500
and the Congregational church there
is unusually strong, having a new
building and an excellent congregation.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
LlsRARY CONTRACT AWARDED.
Trasr Building to Cost in Nsiohbor
hood Of $4,000.

Specia Ito Times Republican.
Traer, Aug. CSC. w. Ennis, of To-
ledo. secured the contract to erect the
new Carnegie library building in Traer.
There were but four bids submitted as
follows: j. J. Peterson, Waterloo, $10,-
665; e. c. CLOSER, Traer $3.50: G. III.
Warner, Waterloo. 39,234; c. w. Ennis,
Toledo, $1,000. The contract does not
include heating and plumbing. It is
expected that these will swell the total
to $4,000, the amount Of the Carnegie
gift. Mr.. Ennis will have the building
completed by Jan. 1, 1915, and will be-
gin work at once. Handsome hard
brick Of assorted tints are to be used.
When completed 1t will stand as a
monument to the efforts of few UNI
firing people who were determined
Traer should have creGitable public
library.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
To Vote on New School.
al to Times-Republican.

Special to TlmeS-RepuDNcan.
Baskerville. Aug. 2S.-A special cleo.
ton to be held at Maple Hill has been
called for Sept. IL for the voting Of
bonds for the erection of a new $4,000
school building for the consolidated
district recently formed in that terri
tory. The new building, for which
plans and specifications have alreatly
been submitted, Is to be a modern fire.
proof structure with special rooms and
facilities for manual training and do
nestle science.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
MEETS HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.
DoIliver Man Falls From Load Of Hay
Landing on Pitchfork Tines.

OoTIIVeF Mah ans FTom IoAu OF rIayj
Landing on Pitehfork Tines.
Special to Times Republican.
Estherville, Aug. 27.-While at work
in hay field near Dolliver L. D. Hurd
met with terrible accident and he Is
now in the City hospital at this point
with several doctors in attendance.
While getting OFF Of load Of hay he
slid down the side of the rack and
alighted on the tines Of a pitchfork
which had been left standing against
the load with the handle sticking in
the ground. The tines of the fork en-
tered the lower bowels to depth OF
six inches and badly tore and pune
tured the intestines. Hurd suffered
excruciating pain from this injury and
will be confined to the hospital for some
time,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
FORT DODGE BANKS MERGE.
First National Absorbs Fort Dodge
Creating One Of Largest Banks.
Special to Times Republican.

Grating ono OF Largest Banks.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, Aug. 2S.-The Fort
Dodge Savings Bank was today merged
with the First National Bank of Fort
Dodge and q savings department will
be an innovation in the near future in
the beautiful bank of the First Ma
tional. c. D. Case, who has built up
the Fort Dodge Savings into a thriv-
in Constitution. will remain with the
First National as cashier Of the saw
ing Institution, will remain with the
time. raises Its capital stock to $780,
900 and becomes one Of the biggest
banking institutions in the state.
The Iowa Savings Bank another
prosperous savings institution, today
announced that 1t will build a BUSH
ness block next year beginning in
March, which will be used partially as
q location for the bank. Recently this
bank also increased its capital stock
considerably.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28

Granite or limestone. masonry, we'll
dressed, weighs 165 pounds per cubic
foot; mortar rubble weighs 154 pounds,
dry rubble 1928 pounds and well dressed
sandstone masonry IA pounds.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28

Rev. Clyde has been considering st.
Louis parish which was offered him.
but no finally chose the Redfield
charge.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
vuIaaHty.

vulgarity has a positive imperish-
able charm. It IL sham nobility that 10
revolving. And sham nobility 10 the
disease Of our heroes and heroines IN
serious Z ~ or nction.-John Oliver
Hobbeo-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-28
PRoflTAsLE J,rsEy BUSINESS.
Fort Dodge Line Shows Nice Earning
In First Six Months o,eration.

Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge. Aug. 2S.-L. D. Jaques,
Fort Dodge's pioneer pitney owner, an
nounces he is in the business to stay.
Since March 20, when he began bust
ness with two Ford cars with special
bodies which, will carry eight persons,
Mr.. Jacques has taken In $1,000, neat
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

TT Is the duty OF every university 20
do what it reasonably can TO have
every student who comes to 1t as
well prepared as possible. Most uni
versities operate their own preparatory
colleges.
IT is probably true that in nine cases
out OF ten the choice of a college precedes
the choice Of a school. The question
that Is being asked more and more Is
AS to which school Will best prepare
for the college selected. There ought to
be devised some plan by which this ques-
ton can be answered with some definite
ness
Each year shows progress In what Is
called the "accrediting system This sys-
TEN does away with college entrance eX-
amlnations and substitutes therefor GER
tiflcates Of proficiency granted by prepare
tory schools II a college accepts the
certificate OF given school Il means that
the work OF that school is approved
and that that school Is On the accredited
list. During the last year Congress has
given its sanction to this system by en-
ablInE the authorities at West Point and
Annapolis to accept the certificates Of
approved schools In lieu OF the time
honored system OF requiring every candi-
date for admission to stand the entrance
examinations This Is good as far as II
goes. but IL does not 20 far enough. The
number Of schools accredited by any IN
stitutiun using this system is so large that
only those schools notably deficient are
left out. II d man wishes to know which
Of the accredited schools has proved most
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
MASSACHUSETTS TECH.

The opening Of the new flying machine
study laboratory of the Massachusetts
Institute Of Technology began with "a
dinner az the University club In Boston
where Henry \ Nogss, '9G, was host 10
TIVE assembled company. Members OF the
corporation and Of the faculty We're In
attendance. with President Il. G. Mac
.RutIu ~ master Of ceremonies. and for
guests there were pr \. +. Zahm. Pm. L.,
~ the Smithsonian Institution, Prof
George T.. Hale, 80. and Prof Alexander
Meade. director OF Blue lin ObserN dtory.
Prof g. II. Peabody, head Of the depart
mcut OF technology OF naval architecture,
aided by assistant Irofs H. \. Everett
and II. n. W. keith. were scouts. seeing
to IT that all the members OF the company
met the guests. After dinner the guests
then adjourned 10 the new Technology
Aeronautical Laboratory at Cambridge
the first permanent building on the new
site. where Lieut.. J. c. Huusaker, under
whose direction the courses are being
given. and his assistants actuated and
explained the apparatus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

toward the work, and II would seem that
II any schools succeed iu giving college
courses from the college point OF view
they Will do so only az the expense Of
thelr primary duty to the school classes.
very great help In maintaining proper
standards IL the increased interest which
american parents OF the present genera
uon are showing In the work of their sons
ana daughters at college Fathers and
mothers are again beginning to realize
that In the training Of their children they
are making probably the most important
investment OF their lives.
In professional work agriculture Ia
showing the most rapid growth. This
~ particularly significant because Of the
great social importance to the nation
or any movement to check the prepou-
derant drift OF the alert minded toward
the cities. Medical education IL berin-
nlng to enjoy the effects ~ the rude
awakening caused by the recent outspokon
reports OF the American Medical AsSocia-
ton ami tn" Carnegie Foundation. and
while the number OF schools has been
greatly reduced the quality -, instruction
III those thdt have survived has been
raised. The schools OF law and engineer
ing are wondering what viii be The re-
suits from tn" INVESTIGATIONS which they
are now undergoing.
In conclusion the writer wouId confess
that the process OF preparing this brief
report has considerably raised his CON.
hdence for the outlook for 1915. and il Is
nus nope that its perusal may have some
'hihg OF the same effect upon its readers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Obligation
to It's Future Students
Rx WILLIAM HOLM DAVIS Danvlle School Danxils Va

efficient he finds II practically impossible
to get this information.
1t is easily understood that the college
wishes 10 maintain friendly relations with
all the schools on its list. and its president
or registrar Is therefore not inclined TO
say to any inquirer that one II these ia
better than another. II any one desiring
to select a school should write To- every
one ON the list each school would give
him Information that would have little
relative value
The test OF @ school as to its value
as preparatory TO any higher Institution
Is To be found I'm the records made hv ~.
graduates In the higher institution. and
1t Is possible to have these records nut
IN such form as u do great good
1t would not he a difficult matter for
such college to publish opposite the name
OF each accredited school the average
made by the graduates Of that school on
the work e the first year I'm college.
such plan would certainly not give any
school just cause for complaint. That this
would not be satisfactory u schools that
had made poor records Is undoubtedly
true. But 10 is more important to con
slider IN" welfare or those who are to
Ice educated than TO consider the welfare
" Inferior schools
Why not do this flr tho sake Of those
who want to be protected against the
over Jealous enthusiasm Of tnuse who
believe their sch. OILS to he superior only
because they do not know other scho0s7
Let US have the best possible methods
| for determining the relative values in
schools 20 the ma that We may have tho
survival Of the iittcst
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
MOUNT PLEASANT ACADEMY.

The outlook for basketball Is promising,
at MI. Pleasant Academy. Ossining, y. Y.
II one may express an opinion 40 early
In the season. \ big bunch Of toys are
turning out for practice and rho material
rs developing fast 30 far the squad is
composed OF Bobbink, Crosby, Davis Del
mont, Howe, Little. II. Lynch, Murray,
ogden Reyes, VI. II. Tompkins.
j. -. Wade Of Cleveland. who sradu-
atcd from Mount Pleasant more than forty
years ago, has subscribed $500 to the
building fund now being rni- ed by friends
OF the school
Commodore j. stuart Blackt"g, VINO
was elected honorary member Of the
Alumn, Association at It's last meeting,
has also subscribed $500 to the building
fund
Jay :. Jones. now a Junior at Williams,
PLAYED quarter on the varsity football
team this year In the Princeton game
Jay covered himself all over with glory.
Capt. Earle Sarck1, who entered West
Point after receiving his appointment from
Senator Dillingham; OF Vermont, has been
accepted an the Point on certificate o.
Mount Pleasant in lieu OF examination
Clarke. Lehman and Grimm, -. are
In the University OF Pennsylvania.
Jennings and Perkins, ~, are at Lee
hlgA University. Jennings mas been
elected pre-. idcnt Of his class and Perkins
Is captain Of the freshman football team
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Dean Keppel of Columbia College
Finds Field of Education Suffers
Least From Economic Depression


past la school work We get less de-
Huncidtton OF fads and frilis and more
real evidence of desire ON the part OF
the community to cooperate intelligcntly
in this most important part Of its social
responsibilities. The backward Condi-
tious I'm the South for example are rapidly
improving. While the whole period de-
voted to primary ana secondary teaching
the country over Is still too long for the
results obtained, it is an interesting fact
that tho age of entrance to college, which
had been rising steadily for century
and more, Is now beginning to drop and
TO drop notiCeably I'm the institutions re-
garding which I have personal knowledge
Perhaps the most important single
step of the year has been the appoint
ment OF national commission to study
vocational education, The least well de-
veloped side Of our educational ma
ch.nery when one compares our OrEani-
zaton with that OF other great nations
Prof. John Dewey has pointed out
that none OF the members of the com
mission as at present constituted are
themselves professional educators. but IL
is 20 Doe hoped that the commission will
ut any rate seek professional advice.
In the colleges there Is coming little
by little to he recognized a distinction
between those that really Insist upon
respectable minimum OF intellectual work
on the part of students and know how to
make this' work not only profitable hut
pleasant and thsse others who are Hp-
par.utly content to believe every word
IN their high sounding catalogues. A
hopeful sign Of the times has been the
voluntary decision Of many Of the smaller
and less richly endowed institutions to
become Junior colleges. Offering only the
freshman and sophomore years. hut doing
that work well instead OF doing four
years work poorly. This movement,
which is likely to grow considerably
within the next few years, is. in the judg
meut ut the writer. more promising than
,ho ulan now being tried here and there
iu the large public high schools ~ offer
ing college courses covering the class
work OF the freshman and sophomore
wears what distinguishes school from
college i= not the authors read or the
specific subjects studied, but certain
Iud,huahlr difference in mental attitude
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1.-The first move
toward the erection Of a new 100000
graduate school building for the I niver-
sity OF Pennsylvania was started when
the t.uring down Of twelve houses at the
southeast corner OF Thirty-fourth and
Walnut streets was begun.
The new structure will correspond in
architectural design with the latest ~ the
university buildings. II will have a from
take on Walnut street OF 23l feet. extend
inc I'm depth along Thirty-fourth street a
distance Of 12O feet TO Chancellor street,
in IN. rear The plans. which are now ia
pr,paration VIII probably call Tor a tNu
story buildne OF brick and terra Gotta.
The uraduutN school is az present loCat Cd
on the third floor of College Hall
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03

- 900. bs questioned whether there
... ,ycr been % harder time for the
......,. %. optimism IN any field than
r. present moment in the worlds
sa.. % U.s. o. fID.. however. mat tdu-
,f...u interests suffer lees relatively
f.tr. ..uuuu. oppression than other IN
...t. Indeed. / have been told by a
va. SHOWN educational publisher that the
,.I, ~ school books actually goes up In
hard times. for the reason that there are
tr,c. business positions open to tempt
,,yU.rts AVA, from their studies. The
almost uniformly large tegis,rltions this
-.,. %. ,ulI,4,s dud professional schools.
o.. .r.... ... i.u outbreak OF war and the
= .U-.....W Jleu.tUon of commerce and
t........ ,.~ . surprise to very many
,.... .rf H Is certainly a significant
,,.....Io,r,.un. Although the total NUM-
i,.- Upr, not Eruty affected the new
coalitions ,,u,.Us ctaugcd the plans Of
,..r,. individuals. ! diSUoN cred that many
~ ..I.r. ,.,.rng Students We're New York
.. ,.l u.,u originally planned to 20 ont
q, town to college. and ON the other hand
many students whom We had expected
en- r.ltr..uru. with us went 10 some in
,tuuuu nearer home. ANOTHER interest
..r u..,ut,r. N.~ the number Of man
49,. .,fu.nvl ;u college after having left
up ar .ra. wears previously To enter
lr...-- down town
.n.,, BIS ru doubt that wherever 10 Is
hr.uI, possible FOR q Young man Or
,a..- woman ct real promise To get
sh.r training lA, acquisition OF that
raining lu view Of ples'u. conditions Ia
Europe les q duty To q world 1T larre. 1t
= appalling to thinks ui Oh" dairy destruc-
ID. OF YOUNG wsu whose ideals and
tanning nav, fitted them TO play use
~ mart BOO the worlds work. and the
U-.r..fu.I product Of q country which
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
THE GARDNER SCHOOL,

Tie various holiday week events AZ
t. Gardner School. New YORK CITY,
closed with "a Christmas reception an,'
Christmas tree. attended by many guests
and fa,rds Of the school, The entertain
ing mptoNp,u Programme gwen Dy
snd,r OF the musical and dramatic de'
n'maDts OF the school ana the juno
classes was largely Of selections appro'
pirate fr tn, season.
T..ur part iu the programme "err
M.-, Elizabeth birmingham, iale 'de
'Dc"tton, "LArbele de Noel MISS 'u''e'
W...,r4,r Christmas carol Miss Therese
Hal.. song. Forget Me Not MIS- MIS-
A.... I.,r.oN. reading, The other w lse
Mon Miss Cochran, song, Holy Nlthl
40 JUNIOR class. recitation Inc N''s''
6rN mo- shepherd"
An Informal reception followed tne po
fluue and gifts were distributed from
rH. Christmas tree. the Gardner 9'noO
Dramatic Class will give It's annual
r.v ru- charity later In the season. lh'
u.ns B., not yet announced
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.

HANovFR. ~ H.. Ian. THE activity
In the sectional clubs at Dartmouth col
lege IL being continued. Iowa men met IN
College Hall recently to organize the
Hawkeye Club, and r. Ruml, Is, was
chosen president and II. W, johnson, Jr,
rs. secretary. 4 meeting is planned In
Cedar Rapids at the end OF the Christmas
recess to include IA Dartmouth dance and
an alumni reunion,
Chicago was added to the cities rep
resented by clubs in the undergraduate
body when NJ y. Chez. Jr., Is, was
elected president Of the newly formed or
ganlzatlon The other officers are VI, O.,
Ldnehan. &c. vice-presldent, and r. w
Redheld, 10, secretary treasurer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
COLUMBIA GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

The closing exercises FOR the end OF the
first term az Columbia Grammar School
New York city. were held December "a
Several OF the primary boys spoke pieces
The youngest boy in school spoke his In
German The scholastic reports were
read by Headmaster Campbell.
More than twenty-five boys are lament
ing" the coming OF the holidays, as the
vacation depriyes them OF half holidays,
earned by getting no marks in deport-
rnent and over 50 per cent. in studies.
Mr. Gordon, who was graduated from
Annapolis and who Joined the faculty In
the fall. has returned to the United states
Navy. lie made many friends, and all were
sorry 10 see him go. Some Of the Younger
boys accompanied him TO the ~ station
and gave him a good sendon
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
Latest News Of Euents
in The Scholastic World

wanna mtevseholAstic met az Phiadel-
phia -. Princeton Understandable meet
al priuo"tu..
The academy baseball schedule viii b.
as follows: Mtrcn -. New Bloomfield
Academy. April g. Lebanon Valley col
le,r. 10. PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Y NJ g.
A OF Harrisburg II, Albright College Z.
H. Harrisburg Academy II Conway
HAN at Carlisle. Pa: -. Franklin and
Marshall college: Is. Conway Han MAY
J. University Of PENNSYLVANIA freshmen.
= -. Joscph's coll - Of Philadelphia &.
s. Susqu,hauul University -. Irsinus
College -. Baltimore r.y college" 20.
Princeton University freshmen, at Prince
ton. -. Lawrrrccville school at Law
r.rcrylIe. y j.: %. Muersy,N- $ormul
school June >. Albright College. All
games, with the exception Of those des.g'
mated Otherwise, viii Dee played a Mer-
u.rsburg
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
the scHoOL MASTERS ASSo-

THE school, MASTERS ASSO-
CITATION or NEW york AND
VICINITY holds mOHthlU meetings.
These GdthcrinOS. hcld al the rari-
Gus UHirCrSitU clubs, IN conjunction
icith Il simple. inexpensive dinner be-
ginniHg at hdlf past 6, hare become
one Of the best organised EFFORTS Ia
the citD for the advancement OF pro-
tcssi0nal 7tdndG%iS Thdt the pub
lie man khOiD the character OF hese
gatherings THE Sun has secured the
permission Of the association 10 print
me complctc minutes OF the meet
mas, iJ.CIudin0 abstracts Of the dd-
dresses deHrercd M The speakers,
on me SECOND sunday tOlIOUin0
each mOnthIU meeting THE Sun DW
priat hCrcdHCr abstracts ~ the dd-
dr"ss"S 7'haS Ucdr these riH be OF
pcrWlidr pHbHc interest. for thcD re-
late 10 me general topic what may
be learned on American schools from
forcigH schoOlsr"