Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-15

No Room for lag" Coursc-Cislm-
ing that city schoolma'ms would be
unable to teach the farmer boy more
about his business than he already
knew and proteslns that there was
not sufficient room in the country
school houses for agriculture. domes-
tic science and manual training de-
partments, the county school boards
went on record as against the law re-
Gently passed by the legislature pro-
viding for the teaching OF these sub
/ jects In the rural schools. The annual
meeting took place In the east room at
the court house Saturday afternoon,
when over go members OF rural school
boards were present The meeting
was one of the most successful ever
held BY the local county boards. Wig
orous objections TO the new law were
voiced by the members, who stated
that il was customary for the country
schools 20 have city school graduates
Rs teachers. and that these teachers.
while equipped TO teach the farmer
lads and girls the rudlments OF aritli-
metic and English. were unable TO tell
the farmer boys any more about farm
work than they already knew. "If we
procured teachers to teach agricul-
ture. domestic science and manual
training IN the country schools they
would all have 20 be college graduates I
from an agricultural school" said one /
OF the members. Besides" he con |
tinued. "our girls know more about I
cooking. even though they are young 4
er. than do the teachers, who were +.
born and reared in the city That
statement applies 70 the average. Of
course there may be some exceptions.
The law referred to viii go into ef.
feet on July 1. unless ar amendment
is made or II is repealed. Superintend-
ent Ronge explained to the boards the
duties OF electors in naming the
school superintendent at the next cleo
ton, which takes place the first Tues
day following the first Monday in
April The old executive committee
consisting of Theodore Gasseling. B.
J. Messer and Chris Marti were re- ,
elected. The president of the organi-
cation is Theodore Gasseling. and the
secretary Charles Z. Incze.
Fred Wernentin Witness-Among .
officials OF the National Association of
Master Plumbers OF America testify :
ng at Des Moines for the government
IN the trial IN the United States court
~ the 36 master plumbers under in
iictment charged with violation of the
Sherman antitrust law. were Fred
Nernentin. Jr. OF Davenport, former
rational state vice president of the as
and W. A Bruce, a former
organizer OF the Iowa association.
Nernentin testified that upon one oc-
aston his company sold a bin OF goods
o a non-member at Oelwefn. and as
result of complaints that he said
Eere made by William Scott of Del
rein and defendant IN the present
ase was forced TO pay a so-calIed
hne" which was about the same
mount as was the bill OF goods sold
D the independent
Strict Method Pays In Iowa-While
colt county farmers have entered a
troag protest against the stringent
uarantine regulations that were en-
'-ced here for the foot and mouth
isease by State Veterinarian Gibson,
he total loss in Iowa has been much
'wer than in the states where the
uarantine was enforced In a lax
leasure- In Iowa the total number of
1imals infected was 1857. while in
linois the number was 36.75s. While
lis big number in Illinois may be ac-
'unted for in part by the location of
lie Chicago stockyards the large num-
er as due In a great measure-to the
Try lax method OF enforcing the quar-
lttne. Illinois and Iowa were the ex-
emes In enforcement OF the different
stes where the plague was discov-
ed. Iowa running the most strict.
here were but six counties with in
cted herds in the Hawkeye state.
hiie in Illinois the disease spread to
|. in Indiana IS. in Michigan Is. In
lio SO aud Pennsylvania "a In Iowa