The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1915-11-11
Prof. Twitmeyer Inspects Differ
ent Departments and Ad-
dresses Student Assembly
(By School Correspondent


tunity Of going to high school. The
high schools are not failures although,
perhaps they might do better. That,
however, depends good deal on the
boys and girls in the school. School
is to train the entire body, to develop
the powers of mind, heart and body.
This is worth while. The aim of ed
ucation should be to develop the pow
er and ability to attack the problems
and tasks of life intelligently and to
hold to them until they are accom-
plished. The people who can do this
are the ones who have not been de-
pendent on others for help, but have
made their own way.
Mr.. Twitmeyer spent the day visit
ing the various classes and inspecting
the equipment in the high school. He
commented very favorably on the fine
spirit of the Kennewick high school.
Congressman Speaks
Congressman w. L. LaFollette adj
dressed the high school Monday after.
noon. He spoke first Of national hon.
or and stated that in his opinion in re-
gard to the sinking of the Lusitania
the United States would have no NOR.
al right to go to war, in fact, would
have dishonored herself, to avenge
the lives of few citizens who had
been warned and knew well the risk
they were taking in boarding Brit
ish vessel.
Mr.. LaFollette spoke at some
length on South America, where he
was at the time of the sinking Of the
Lusitania. It was because of the prob
ability Of an extra session of congress
for the consideration of this disaster
that he thought it best to cut short
his visit and not visit Western South
America, as he had planned. He had
been DESTROYS of learning if Brazil
would ever be good country for
Americans to emigrate to. He con-
cluded, after he had seen the country,
that it would not. Only about fifteen
per cent of the. Brazilian population
is pure Caucasian, the rest being mix
ed negro, Indian and Portuguese. These
people do not live-they simply exist
as they can. Bananas, wild oranges
and tropical fruits are plentiful and
their wants are few. There, too, the
soil is poor, it is clayey and worn out,
not one-twentieth as good as Kenne-
wick soil.
Brazil is a great coffee country.
Large plantations may be seen every
where, many of them abandoned, the
soil being worn out. Some day Brazil
will be one of the great iron produc-
ing nations, for great lodges Of pure
iron ore run through the mountains.
These are sometimes 100 or 200 miles
long and from twenty to forty feet
wide. But the Brazilians have no way
to smelt it, for there is no suitable
fuel within 1000 miles. However,
there is great water power and when
successful way to smelt iron ore
by electricity is discovered it will be
mined.
Tie With Pasco
In the football game with Pasco
last Friday, which resulted in q tie,
6 to 6, the Kennewick team played q
fine game against heavier fellows,
and, on the whole, made more yardage
by scrimmage than the Pasco team.
In the first quarter Emil Behrman
made touchdown while Pasco made
one in the third charter. In this
quarter Ward johnson caught for
ward pass and ran about twenty yards
before he was pulled down. This was
the most spectacular play in the whole
game. In the last part Of the game
Charlie Sonderman made q fine drop
kick from the twenty yard line, but
it failed to go over the goal. Engle
Erickson was hurt and Glen Sanders
took his place as left tackle.
Begin Basketball Practice
About 80 high school and grade girls
wish to take up basketball this year.
This will make about four teams. Mr..
Meikle and Mis- Makins will be In
charge Of the work. The gymnasium
regulations are as follows: mornings
grade boys; Monday noon, girls; Tues
day noon, grade boys; Wednesday
noon, girls; Thursday noon, grade
boys; Friday noon, boys; Monday eve
nings, Tuesday evenings, girls; Wee
nesday evening. high school boys;
Thursday, girls to four fifteen; boys
to five; Friday high school boys.
To Judge Stock
Twelve boys in high school and six
IN the GRADES are taking special work