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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
MODEL BUSINESS OFFICE
FOR TRAINING OF PUPIL S
Feature of Course Of Instruction n,
the Well-known Massey
College.
TO OPEN ON SEPTEMBER II
Graduates Have No Difficulty in Oh
talning Positions With Reliable
t0ncerns-Night Glasses on Nom
days. Wednesdays and Fridays.

The twenty-ninth session Of tho
well-krown Massey Business College
Will begin on Monday. September II
The advance enrolment would indi-
cate one of the mos, successful terms
in tho history Of The Sou;h'S largest
and best-known institute OF business
training.
Richard w Massey. of Birmingham.
Ala, founded tho first Massey school in
the Magic city" in 1851 He started
with little money. ten pupils and two
teachers within the next few years
branch schools were established at CO.
lunbus. Ga: Montgomery, Ala Jack
sonville. Fla: Houston, Ten, and Ricn-
mond the last-naned being opened in
the MAYO building. seventh and Main
streets. nineteen years ago
Although the Massey people We're
unknown IN this section OF the coun-
try. yet. by putting in modern equip
ment. practical courses Of Instruction
and by employing experienced and
painsta king teachers and giving thor
ough instruction AT reasonable rates
OF tuition. the school easily gained a
foothold. and year by year the patron
age has increased Ely 1911 this school
had outErown the Main Street quarters.
and so more mmodious rooms We're
obtained in The new Bryan building.
Broad and Eighth Streets In the
present location the school has 1000
square feet of space. on ,wo floors. de-
voted 10 school purposes. Steam heat.
electric fans. electric lights. etc. af-
ford comfort for the pupils
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
WORK ACCOMPLISHED
BY NORMAL SCHOOLS
j. l.. Jarman, President of Farmvillc
Institution, Tells of Accom-.
plisllments.
Two-rEAR COURSES OFFERED
Enrolment Has Shown a Steady In
crease, About 400 Young Wom-
en- Having Received instruction
During the Session OF l315-1010.

II was not until about forty years
ago that the public mind. in Virginia
came to connect the stabler"ss Of free
institutions with the intelligence OF the
people and to see that general educa-
ton is the basis of general thrift The
first Legislature to assemble after the
adoption OF the post-bellun consti,u-
ton established on July IL, 1870. Il
system Of public schools. The follow
ing ten or twelve years We're AN eX
pcrimental period in the educational
life OF the state There was no re-
liable source of supply from which to
draw teachers those employed had no
special training for the work
The result OF this more or less hap
schools vas :. demonstration Of the
fact that II the returns to the State
we're to bs commensurate with Tho cost
And '",ih the nigh purpose OF the sys-
tenn. some provision mus; II. made for
the proper training ri those in charge
Consequently The legislature in March.
1883, established the state Female Nor
mai school a Farmville For twenty
four years this was the onl, Institution
IN the state for tho training OF women
for the profession Of teaching In
March. 1905, the Legislature established
two more normal schools. TO no located
4. Harris onb burg and Frederick sburc
and tWo Years later. in 1910 provided
for fourth institution q, East Rad
ford This completes the Virginia sys-
tenn of state normal schools for women
10 the present time.
In giving 10 the state these four
normal schools. The I.c-!sIa,ure fol-
lowed the example ot Tho most progress
sive states IN the, Union There ere III
such institutions IN the country and
when the Tuestio 81 population is con
sidered. Virginia Is abou, a. we'll pro.
F'ded as the best. and the fact that nor
citizens appreciate tho advan,..aa
given 70 their daurhters l. demon
s,rated BY tho S,eady ana rapid growth
o. the institutions Tho frst session
no students wee enrolled a, Farm
''!!e During the session Of i.l5-l9ls
mere were about l.i"9 Young women
schools. not taking into accoun, IN.
hundreds OF children in their training
schools
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
MODEL. BUSINESS OFFICE
t,ttES GOOD pft &f-'VIf e.,

In connection with the regular
courses pupils arc given practice in
model business cfice. An Office is
fitted especially with dictaphonc. add.
ing machine. copying nress. parcel post
map and guide duplicating machines
and filing cabinet After compietin.
the regular courses and obtaining the
model Office practice. Massey pupils c2n
step into the most up-to-date business
Offices and render ctiicicn, services
10 aid ambitious working hoys and
girls, the night school was established
many years ago. and this department
also has met with popular favor. The
same courses are given by the recui>i
teachers in the same manner as in the
day school The sessions arc held on
Monday. Wednesda! and Friday even.
!nrs. from $50 To go O'Clock
The great success OF the Massey
schools has been obtained in large
measure by the schools ability in plac.
Ing its graduates and conrpeten, stu.
dents with reliable concerns The bu.i.
ness men have learned hy cxperierc.
that they can depend upon Massey
pupils IS having been thorouchlv and
ethciently trained. As general rule
the Richmond school canno, supply the
great demand made for it's graduates
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
BY HAROLD JOHNSON.

Have you a little golfer in your
home?
This query, if put few years back
would have spelled a laugh!
Nowadays, however, the links
swarm with infant prodigies, ranging
from four to eight years, and in most
cases the tiny folks are destined to
some day wear championship honors.
Little Rita Shay is only years Of
age, but an earnest student Of the
ancient and honorable game. Consid-
ering her size and age, she is mar
velous wielder of the driver, capable
of playing better game than an old
err person. She is the daughter Of
David F. Shay, manager of the Bait
usrol Golf club, at Short Hills, N. J..
Then there's John Elwood Graham,
aged s, the grandson of John Ora
ham, the old Harvard athletic trainer.
This lad is making history on links
around Brunswick, Me- He recently
played the nine-hole course there in
II. His father started to play at 9
John Graham, ST., is willing to back
the boy against any S-year-old golfer
in New England.
David Ogilvie, Jr., son of the pro-
fessional at the lakewood Golf club.
Cleveland, started to play when 4
years of age, but not on the links at
Augusta, Ga, his former home. Boys
under IA are barred from the south
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
BY "GILL"

The second annual state tourna
ment of the North Dakota Golf asso
citation was continued yesterday at
the Bismarck Country clubs course
and as the various matches are play
ed and the tournament progresses, in
terest increases accordingly. "A high
wind prevailed yesterday, making it
difficult for the golfers, but despite
this fact some excellent scores were
hung up.
John Reuter-, Jr., of Dickinson still
holds the low score of 80, however
Mr.. Reuter- grabbed the state cham
pionship last year and bids fair to re-
peat his previous performance in the
event this year.
Yesterday team matches were held
Throughout the day, the ladies also
competing in a qualifying round. The
four teams from the state, Grand
Forks, Fargo, Dickinson and Bis.
marck, participated in matches until
dark last evening.
Dickinson COPIED first in this event
with a total of 20 points. Grand Forks
came second with IA, Fargo third
with II and Bismarck fourth with 10.
The results of the various matches
staged will be seen on this page.
Ladies' Championship Event.
The ladies will commence play at s
O'Clock this morning for the individ
ual state championship The follow.
ing players and their respective op.
ponent will participate:
Mrs. Lovejoy and Mrs. Stranahan;
Mrs. Steele and Mrs. Murphy; Mrs
kilmer and Mrs. Hughes; Mrs. Cook
and Mrs. Finch.
Second Flight This Afternoon.
The mems second flight will take
place this afternoon, the entrants be
ing matched as follows:
Smith or Heaton and Daubler; Yes
perman and Stokes; Crewe and Hag
en-; Marks and Stackhouse.
Ladies' Qualifying Round.
The fair sex exhibited their skill
with the golf clubs at the local links
yesterday morning. Ten ladies parti
cipated in the qualifying round fol
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

ern course, so Davie made his debut
at Morristown, N. J.,Fwhere his daddy
was professional for a long time.
Though only 9 years of age now,
David, Jr., uses a complete set of
clubs. He is especially clever in put
ting and many say he is better in this
respect than his daddy. The little
fellow can drive the ball $50 yards
at times. Young Ogilvie is proud Of
one thing; he never acts as caddy,
not even for dad. He's a regular
player; not a club tOter.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
BASEBALL

. STANDING or THE CLUBS 8
o o o o @ @ O o o O o @ O O 9 o o
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
Locals Lose 7luo Straight
To Fast AH-Nution Nine

hard one that looked like certain
safety, but one of the crack intielders
of the opposing nine came to the
front and knocked it down.
Taylor did the heaging for the Bis
marck crew and pitched a consistent
game. Peacock was again behind the
bat and as usual played in stellar
form.
Keenan, twirled for the All Nations
and Coleman acted at the receiving
end of the battery.
The score by innings follows:
Bismarck ........ 900 101 o.
All Nations 010 101 0-S
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
BY "GILL"

Manager Kirk and his crew of ball
tossers returned last evening on No.
1 from Jamestown, playing their Sec
ond exhibition match at that city last
evening with the All Nation baseball
team. The cavorters of all national
tiles again trimmed the locals in the
hard fought game by a 3 to count.
The All Nations took the lead from
the start and held it by one run
throughout the entire game. Again
in the last frame the locals nearly
tied the score when Peacock hit a
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

Arthur Walker, the latest star in
the eastern golf circles and medal
winner in the Fox Hills tourney, first
handled golf club when years Of
age. After mastering the game on a
miniature course, he dropped it for
several years while attending board
ing school.
LAST spring he went to it again in
all earnestness and, though he never
before had participated in title
tournament, he easily led the field Of
1913.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
BY "GlLL"

The ninth annual tennis tourna.
ment for the Western North Dakota
and Missouri Slope championship was
continued on the courts at the Bis
marck Country club yesterday.
The tennis tournament is attracting
considerable attention and 80 players
from this section of the state are par.
ticipating in both the single and dou.
BILE events.
The elimination system being used
to determine the champion golfer OF
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
DICKINSON COPS FIRST IL.
IN TEAM MATCHES HELD
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
HIGH Wind Prevails But Golfers Set Elk
cellent Marks in Second Fay of State
Tournament of N. D. G.. A.

their sex and considering the high
wind that prevailed some excellent
scores were registered. Mrs Lovejoy
of Grand Forks, who holds the ladies'
state championship, was low with III.
The following ladies participated
and their scores were:
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
eURD, WURM AND BOTTLE.

Manager Will Conroy OF the
Elmira New York State league
team gave the fans a big laugh
when he announced that he had
signed up q Burd, a Wurm and
q Bottle.
Burd is a giant catcher, who
played good ball with the Rich
mond and Jersey City 1nterna-
tionals last year, after a sea-
: son in the Carolina league.
!, Wurm is a pitcher who starred
for the White Autos of Cleve-
!. land, and Bottle is q clever
semi-professional.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09
TENNIS TOURNAMENT
CONTINUES TO ATTRACT
CONSIDERABLE ATTENTION
Interest Increases in Ninth Annual Ten
mis- Tournament Now Being Held at
Bismarck Country Club

the state is also in the tennis events
and the matches will finally simmer
down to two men in the singles and
four men in the doubles.
The players taking part yesterday
and their scores follow:
Missouri Slope Singles.
Second Round.
Messner defeated Parsons, 6-3; Ga.
Jackson defeated Convert, 60; g..
Meter defeated Wilson, 70; Ga:
81.
Russ defeated Baker, 60; ga.
Third Round.
Trousdale defeated Lanterman, g.;
81.
Missouri Slope Doubles.
First Round.
Behrbaum and Blank defeated
Messner and Trousdale, 60; 81.
Second Round.
Eastman and Dietring defeated Bar
nard and Vessels.
Western North Dakota Singles.
| First Round.
Russ defeated Testovin, Ga; 3-6;
6-2.
Kegley defeated Parsons, 60; 81.
Knapp defeated Register, 6-3: 6-3
Barnard defeated Johnson, rs; Ga
Baker defeated Blank, GO; 6-3.
Boslough defeated CASTOR, 81; G-2
Yokahoma defeated Talcott, 81; 81
| Second Round.
J Knoppa defeated Kegley, 6-1; 60.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

o. q y 30 o o o O o @ o @ O o Q
o STANDING OF THE CLUBS 9
o 20 O o o @ o o o o @ o O @ o Q
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

O o O o o o O O o O O o o 9 o O @
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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-09

The eight ladies qualifying and
their scores follow:
Mrs. Lovejoy, III; Mrs. Kilmer
III; Mrs. Murphy, 119; Mrs. Cook
1913; Mrs. Stranahan, 1928; Mrs
Hughes, 1923; Mrs. Steele, 131: Mrs
Finch, 1856.
State Championship Match Today.
Commencing the first thing this
morning play for the state champion
ship will be started. The players
have been paired off as follows tC
participate in this match:
Reuter- and Sheldon; Little and
Kostelecky; Nichols and Goddard
Lovejoy and Digman: Schlosser and
Irysh; Burnett and Berry; Booker
and Tillotson; Mandig and Folsom
Stevens and DeCamp; E. H. Strana
han and Twitchell; Stickney anG
Murphy; l.. j. Stranahan and Tegan;
Bodenstab and Orchard: Wattam ant
Smith or Heaton; Hunter and Erdahl;
Finch and Bristol.
Play for the state supremacy will
be continued until the question has
simmered down to two undefeatet
players and they will conclude this
event by playing match that will
decide unquestionably the premier
golf artist taking part in the tourna
ment this year.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1916-09-01
3 neites anpitel.

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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1916-09-01

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= gang unmogjtb. - er plBte suen
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gut blneln, odB II gu etner tonulten
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bic idone 3radi, tohte iie, nno gang
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The state herald., 1916-02-11

delicate and insidious, and II is well
for us to examine 1t coolly. The New
Republic puts II sharply away. In
point OF fact Mr.. Lincoln was super
Gcially man of the people. and funda-
mentally a unique, distinguished and
wholly exceptional individual. In Ger.
tain salient respects he was the least
ticularly those Of Lincolns own gener-
alton and neighborhood. were essen.
TALLY active. aggressive and objective
men. whose lives were given over to
practical external affairs. who sub
ordinated everything else to the de-
mands Of practical achievement. and
whose individuality consisted In living
ordinary lives In an extraordinarily
energetic manner. They were super.
hcial. discursive. easy-going, quarrel.
some, and wholly incapable OF prepar.
Ing In advance for any task or rcspon.
sibility. In all these respects Lincoln
differed from his fellow countrymen,
and upon these differences his emf.
nence depends. He was not particu.
larly ambitious. aggressive or practi.
cal. In spite OF hAs lively social feel.
ings. he lived contemplative life. in
which the intellectual interest OBJ.
tained full expression and which at.
tanned high degree OF internal con.
ccntration. He fought hard and well.
but he never quarrclcd. During his
formative years he quietly but unos.
tentatiously prepared himself for great
enterpris 3. He trained his mind be.
cause he enjoyed hard intellectual er.
crtion. His style shaped itself under
the influence OF tho Bible and Shake.
spcarc. Thus at u period and In
country favorable to the cheap per.
formance and the easy victory. Mr..
Lincoln tempered his reason md his
spirit for a great performance and
costly victory. Was there anything
typically American about that7"
Ideas Worth Consideration.
This is refreshing variation from
tho canned eloqucnce" OF the Lincoln
day utterance. and II will repay con.
sidcration and emphasis. since we are
The state herald., 1916-02-11
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time Il!

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-'really does" overcome indiges-
ton. dyspepsia. gas. heartburn and
sourness in fve minutes-tha:-jus
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar.
gest selling stomach regulator IN tbs
world. II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps. you belch gas and
eructate sour. undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches: breath
foul: tongue coated; your insides oiled
with bile and indigestible waste. r.
member the moment "Pape's Diapep.
sin" comes In contact with the stomach
all such distress yanishes. It's truly
astonishing-almost marvellous. anA
the Joy is its harmlessness.
A large ffty.cent case OF Pape's Dis-
pepsin will give you hundred dollarT
worth OF satisfaction.
It's worth It's weight In gold to men
and women who can't get their stom
schs regulated. II belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
In case OF sick. sour. upset stomach
during the day or at night It's the
quickest. surest and most harmless
stomach doctor In ,he world.-Adv.
The state herald., 1916-02-11

very like our forbears rs to Just the
defects the New Republic here pun
gently outlines. II we thought more
Of Lincoln's extraordinary disinterest-
edness. Of his heroic patience. OF his
deeply brooding spirit. and less Of
those qualities with which we estab-
lish all too readily q rough resem-
blance to our daily selves. we might
get n wholesome and much needed re-
action from our rattling. self.satisfed
and shallow life without losing our
sense OF his reality rs n human being
having human weaknesses. Especially
keen is the thrust delivered at our
tendency to "the cheap performance
and the easy victory" and It's contrast
with Lincoln's tempting reason and
spirit for q great performance and
costly victory"
No great victory was ever pur-
chased cheaply. II has always been
paid for In long and costly. though
often unconscious preparation. Our
national optimism. our impatience and
superhciality obscure that truth.
A. Typical American.
But, after all. In the legend we are
making OF Lincoln as typical Ameri.
can there is an instinct and q truth
that are not superficial. All legend
making is profound process OF ma
tionai selfrcalization, an intuitive In.
carns ,ion of national ideals. and In the
case =: Lincoln II Is based upon tho
sincere. the religious democracy OF
this great man. The high distinction
OF mind. as shown. for example. In the
prose Of the Gettysburg Grafton. the
moral nobility. the interpretive aloof'
ness which were an essential part OF
him. only accontuate for us the warm
nearncss OF his nature to the common
man and the common life Lincoln
himself held to the mystical concep.
tion Of democracy which whitman cr.
pressed In his poetry and which is the
drcam In the heart Of Americanism.
Tho essential brotherhood OF man
was an intimate and glowing reality to
Lincoln. not u lofty abstraction. and
though we botray II and misrcad II We
must cling to II II we are to save tho
national soul.
idealizing ourselves through Lincoln
Ia more than selfHnttcry. II IN n crude
but not ignoblc effort TO express the
deepest and mos, pcrvasivc element OF
American idcaiirm.