Meade County news., 1916-12-07
EDUCATION IS CHEAPER NOW
Dean TempIins Report Shows De-
crease of Sc Year Per Stu
dent at University.

The cost of educating a student In
the college of liberal arts and
sciences in the University of Kansas
dropped Sc this year below the cost
of last year. A report tie other day
by Dean Olin Templin OIL the college
showed that each student in the col
lege would cost the university ap-
proXimately $l2660 for the year. The
college comprises more than half the
university enrolment of 3,29S. Ten
years ago there were 10 students in
the school of law of the university;
now there are 155 laws" The school
of engineering had 400 students ten
yars ago and has 4S0 now. Medicine
had 1O7 at the beginning of the de-
cade and has 134 now.
Cutting of operating expenses
usually causes jubilation in most in
stitutions, but Dean Templin made
his report with look of gloom and
the lines in Chancellor Strongs fore
head deepened as he read it.
Simply means we are crowding
more and more students into the
classes" said Dean Templn. In
fact, we're having to crowd many
classes to such an extent it is injur.
ing the work. A teacher can teach
effectively only so many students.
Go beyond that point and you take on
evils of the lecture system with
teacher talking to a crowd without a
chance for personal supervision and
contact that is so necessary in
thorough educational work. But what
can you do about it? You have so
many students and so little money,
and the number of students growing
larger and larger year after year"
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Aged Homesteader Dies.-John Wa
mex, 80 years old, is dead at his home
near Wilson, according to message
received at Salina. Wanek was one
of the Oldest settlers in Ellsworth
county, having homesteaded his farm
in 1867 He was born in Bohemia.
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Blow Bank Stockholders blew
open the safe in the Allen State Bank
at Allen the other day and escaped
in an automobile with quantity Of
stamps.
Woman Dies From Injuries.-Mrs.
Margaret Thompson, 80 years old,
died at Atchison the other night as
result of injuries received in fall.
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Motorist Killed at Corning. Roy
Bell was killed at Corning when his
motorcycle skidded at the bottom of
a hill. Two motor car accidents also
happened the same day. Three per-
sons were seriously injured.
Now Owns Water PIant.-After
three elections and months of bargain
ing, the city Of Lawrence recently
came into actual possession of the
city water plant The city plans ex-
tensive improvements of the system.
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Suspect Arson at Reformatory.-O
ficials of the Kansas State Reforma.
tory believe paroled or escaped in.
mate set the fire which recently de-
stroyed the farm barn and its con.
tents, causing loss OF $4,000. An
investigation is being made.
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Horses Break Mans Neek.-Wil.
liam Calhoun. 4S years old, farmer
and rural mail carrier, was trampled
to death by horses recently at his
home near Potter. He went to the
barn to do the chores and it is be.
lieved the horses ran out, trampling
or squeezing him in such a manner
that his neck was broken.
Boy Falls on Pitchfork.-Arthur +. |
Herr, the 5-year-old son OF farmer
near Ogallah, was instantly killed the
other day when he fell from a stray
stack upon a pit;hfork. |