The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-04-28
ITS SCHOOLS LEAD
Statistics Show Cowley Coun.
tvs institutions are Most
Efficient In Kansas.
RESULTS BASED ON I TESTS
Chase Pays Largest Salaries, But
Douglas Has Largest Attendance,
Says Prof. carothers.

Cowley county holds first place
among the counties of Kansas in high
school efficiency. The six leading
counties are Cowley, Harvey, Sedg-
wick, Leavenworth, Finney and Ed
wards. This ranking was made recent
ly by w. H. Carothers, professor Of
secondary education at the Kansas
Normal at Emporia and is based on
statistics gathered during a years
work.
| Professor Carothers' results are
based on seven tests: First, percen-
tage of the school population In the
county who are attending the high
school, Douglas county ranks first in
this test, the school population being
1872 per cent of the population of the
county, The per cent grades almost
uniformly down to Stevens county
with percentage of "a.
Second, persistence Of attendance,
or the percentage Of high school at
tendance that has reached the junior
or senior year. The tabulation shows
that SO per cent of the high school
students in Trego county attend.
Third, qualification of high school
teachers based on their scholastic
preparation. Chase county leads in
this.
Fourth, the average salary paid to
high school teachers. Chase county
pays the highest price for teachers.
Fifth, the average salary of princi-
pals and superintendents. Wyandotte
ranks first in this.
Sixth, breadth of curriculum or
range of opportunity in the selection
of courses. Mitchell county ranks
first in this, with Montgomery close
second.
Seventh, library facilities or num-
Der and kinds of books found in the
school libraries. Butler county has
first ranking. Wichita follows last by
narrow margin.
In ranking the counties in all events
the SEVEN points for the different tests
are totaled. This gives fair and eff
cient test for the high school. The
ones that lead in the ranking are in
nearly all cases we'll balanced. That
Is, they are fairly high in each of the
seven tests.
Raided a Kansas stlIl-Florence
Stoler and John Brager, both Of Co
roma, were arrested recently charged
with violating the United States reve-
nue. laws by the manufacture and sale
| Of intoxicating liquor without paying
license to the government, and fail.
ure to have their goods registered.
Stoler was arrested a week ago,
charged with the manufacture of in
toxicating liquor, after officers had
raided a still which he was operat.
ing in cellar under his house. Then
the federal and local authorities be-
gan investigation. They found that
the still had been operated off and
on for about three years; that 1t was
operated by Brager at first and that
Brager sold it to Stoler, about a year
ago.
School Girls to Dress AIike-Girls
of the Mcpherson High school by
vote have decided that they will have
uniform dress system in vogue at
the beginning of the next school year.
The matter was put to them by the
principal of the high school, who al
lowed them week to think over and
discuss the question. They were al
most unanimous in favor of the plan.
The girls decided that they would
wear white middies with dark skirts.
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Killed by Mine car-Peter Sardello,
II years old, employed at strip coal
pit at Frontenac, was fatally injured
by car the other morning. He died
in hospital that night.
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Wichita Preacher Dead-The Rev.
Franklin P. Smith, 81 years old. for
thirty years United Brethren pastor
in Kansas, is dead at Wichita. He
hSiu uuhCiOuo Shui 6Co III OOuthOih
Kansas. He was born in Ohio.
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Ogden to Leave X. u.-Robert M.
Ogden, professor of psychology at the
University of Kansas, recently an.
nounced his resignation, to become
professor of psychology at Cornell uni.
versity next fall
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Wife Of X. v. Dean Dies-Mrs. May
Green, wife of Dean J. W. Green of
the University Of Kansas. died at Law
renee recently. She was 65 years
old.
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To Address Kansas Editors-Billy
Sunday will address the meeting of
the Kansas Editorial Association, to
be held at Lawrence May to 6.
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Dies From Kick of Horse-Bertram
Huckins, farmer residing near Leav.
enworth, is dead as the result of be.
ing kicked by horse. He went into
the barn to feed the horses when an
animal, supposed to be gentle, wheeled
uuddauIv and kickpd him IN the atoy,,