davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

4 g n Z . 4 4 X
alone. Equally important with the
extension work which brings these fn-
aciities 10 the needs OF the common
people and the industrial education
which shall prepare the coming gem
GRAFTON for its proper place in the
notwithstanding Industry. are cll-
larged facilities for research, for cul-
tural education. for training in social
service West Virginia will need m
increasing number of men and WON
en- who are prepared to devote their
life to thorough scholarship. to pains
taking. diligent, scientific research In
to the problems Of agriculture, indus
trial life. economics and legislation
which modern civilization forces upon
the state.
West Virginia needs also greater
facilities for teaching the coming gen
Grafton how to make the most or life.
Pioneer days are over. Following tho
conquest. Of field and forest must come
the conquest Of art and OF personally.
In the days to come some at 1eas. Of
our. educational institutions must offer
far more widely than they have as
vet done. courses in literature, foreign
Languages, music, are. architecture and
philosophy.
IN conclusion it must be observed
that West Virginia needs greater fa-
cilities for training its citizens for q
more adequate service to the state and
TO humanity The fact that the courses
in history. economics AMI sociology
offered at the state university indicates
that orr young people are already be
ginning. TO awake TO the importance or
such service Only when the state
shall have fully awakened to its re-
sponsibility toward preparing It's citi-
szcns for the solution Of the pressing
problems, growing out Of our farm
population, our labor conditions, our
political life. cur health and santa
ton laws, our social atmosphere, can
| 1t be said that we have realized to
the full the ideal facilities for higher
education for notwithstanding life.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

time under the direction of a univer-
sity instructor who is Conducting
classes for teachers in Wheeling, Par
3kersburg, Charleston and one or two
smaller places, which he visits in
weekly itinerary.
further development Of such ex-
tension work not only in the depart
ment Of education, but in other sub
1ects must inevitably be a prominent
feature OF subsequent educational
progress IN West Virginia Watn the
assistance OF appropriations from the
general government the college Of
agriculture has already made begin
ming in this form OF work with It's
farmers Institutes. agricultural bulle-
tins and circulars. boys corn clubs.
girls canning clubs, etc. More re-
Gently the department OF mining engi-
neering has begun the same services
training many Of the workmen in our
mines along the lines OF both efficiency
and safety. Last year almost one
thousand persons were enrolled IN
agriculture extension schools. conduc..
ed by university instructors through
out the state and more than fifteen
hundred in mining extension schools
Another avenue OF future develop
ment and higher education IN West
Virginia must inevitably open in tho
direction OF Industrial education and
vocational guidance to the end that
/ there may be greater conservation
of the energies Of the youth of the state
and a more complete diversion OF them
into the right channels. When every
young man and young woman shal
have found the right worK ana wner
every vocational need OF the state
shall find a sufficient number u
trained workers there will result tn.
ideal both in economy to the state
and in happiness and independence <
the Individual citizen.
Scholarly Workers Needed.
] But the widening and deepening edu
cational facilities OF our state mus
not widen and deepen in this direction
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28
UNIVERSITY OF W. VA.
(Continuel from Page v

( b X 4 lab Z < vi Z VI l5 j u IA I y
pace FOR the advance There have al
ways been some friends Of the uni-
vcrsity who have deprecated any at
.tcTnpts at marked elevation OF stand
ards there for fear that such elevation
would loWcr&the attendance and divert
students to other institutions. The
actual experience OF the university has
proved such fear To be entirely ground
less. All it's departments now require
Il high school education or its equiva-
lent as prerequisite for admission
and the college Of law and the school
or medicine both require an additional
year or college work for entrance 10
their courses.
In accordance with the general re-
qutremcnts or the American Medical
Association the school Of medicine Will,
after next September. require two
years or college work for admission.
IT may safely be said that the grade
OF college work done today at the uni
versity may be compared fayorubly
with thatof any state university in the
country
Another way Or measuring the IA
cilftics for education is through nm
estimate Of the amount OF money in
vested In the educational enterprise
Here again the state university, Occll-
#pylAB the position OF MOST prominence
among our higher institutions. may
we'll be taken as an example Ac-
cording to the latest reports made tc
the United States government. tbs
present university plant represents :
value Of more than $1,OOO000 Tho
institution has an annual income frOf
all sources. including appropriations
B by the. general government, Of 100000
II has n stan Of approximately 1871
teachers. officers. librarians. invest
gators and extension workers. seventy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

~ J Il 4. b 5 4 4 4 / /. f ~ E 4
five OF whom devote their full time 81
the teaching OF resident students. II.
has q general library OF $4,000 vol
umcs-
The figures for other institutions are
not SO easily attained The annual in
come Or Bethany college is now given
as $47.5OO dollars and or West Vir-
glnia Wesleyan college as $4,000 dol
lars. Appropriations for the various
normal schools vary greatly since
some have q more extensive plant and
field Of service than others. II ts
certain that the amounts annually TO
ccved by all these institutions Of
learning are not only far greater than
they were ten years ago. but also that
there is constant increase in the
amount or money being expended by
the state and It's citizens upon these
institutions.
Comparison OF Incomes
Lest. however. any loyal West Wiz
ginian should be too greatly inclined
ito Relf-satisfnction in the support now
extended to our colleges and univer-
stiles 1t may be well to mention by
way of comparison that Pennsylvania
state college alone has an annual in
come or nearly $3.000.OO0, while tile
Whole sum annually expended upon
university. normal schools and private
/ and dcnomInatiOnal colleges IN WES1
(. Virginia does not equal the annual re-
sources OF a single large univcrsity
like Columbia or Harvard.
4 A third measure or educational
4 progress and resources may be founC
In the character of the teaching STAR
Most OF the teachers in our higher
institutions. including the norma
/ schools. are now holders or college
i degrees and tho university and lii
larger colleges include in their facul
1 ties many men who have taken grad
uate work at the leading institutions
from Harvard. Columbia. Johns Hop
kins and Cornell. while many Of TIL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

versity is now able to give technical
training In several fields equal to that
afforded by much larger institutions
elsewhere. Particularly Is this true
as to the study OF engineering. sub
ject which the development OF our
mines and other natural resources.
manufacturing and industry. must
render increasingly vital to the best
interests OF our commonwealth.
recent in its development is making
even more rapid advance under the
impetus AFFORDED by the Snith-Laver
bill and other aids given both by the
general and state governments and
also by private benefactions as at
Bethany college.
Facilities for professional training
are also at a higher level in West Nir-
GINA than ever before. Both the col
lege OF law and the school OF mcdi-
cine in the university are now mod
ern In their equipment. curr1cuEun1,
and methods OF work and in the front
rank as to standards and as to rec
ignition. The training Of teachers is
also now upon a scientific basis. The
department Of education at the uni
versity enjoys the service OF highly
trained specialists and the normal
schools, emphasizing both their rcgu-
lar and short courses in professional
sional subjects, are now becoming
normal" in reality as well as IN
name.
Extension Work Enlarged.
The summer school Of the untver-
/ stty has been Of inestimable benefit c
hundreds OF teachers who could have
enjoyed the benefits OF advanced pro.
lfessional training In no other way. Al
its eighteenth session IN 1915 ii en-.
| rolled 735 students. One Of the mos
recent developments in the line d
professional training OF teachers II
found in. the extension work in edu
cation carried on this fall for the frs
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-28

a 4 IL II
we Garry a Com
plete line Of w rap
ping, Roofing and
Building, issue
and Toilet Paper.
Bags, p aper Pie
Plates, Ice Cream
and Oyster ais,
Folding Boxes,
NeWsprlnt, Bonds
and Flats.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
TEACHER RUN DOWN
BY ON AUTOMOBILE

Minot, Nov. 6.-Mary Powers, teach
er of the East school in the Surry
school district, while riding her pony
from school to Surry, was run down
and seriously injured by an automo
bile. The girl was riding close to a
fence when the car came down the
road at break neck speed. It ran into
the horse and knocked the animal
down while the girl was thrown a con
siderable distance. She received sew
eral bad cuts on her head and face
The driver of the machine, it is said
bound up the girls head and then
fearing the consequences of his care
lessness, drove away, leaving Miss Pc
tiers lying by the roadside.
She later regained consciousness
and was able to mount her pony and
ride home, but is at the present time
under doctors care.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
DISASTROUS BLAZE
AT CHAFFEE SUNDAY

Fargo, Nov. 1.-The John Skala
hardware store and residence, w. C.
Farnham pool hall and restaurant,
Frank Lynch Co. machine house and
DR.. E. Bibby residence were destroyed
by fire at Chaffee shortly after noon
Sunday. The fire started in the kitch.
en- of the Skala residence, no one be.
ing at home at the time. The total
loss is estimated at $4,000, most of it
covered by insurance.
No one was injured. Mr.. Skala lost
everything he had in the fire except
the clothes the family had on and the
automobile. The rest of the town was
saved with difficulty, a stiff breeze
blowing at the time. A general alarm
was sounded over the country by tele
phone and in few minutes about $50
automobiles with fire fighters had ar
rived on the scene.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
COMMISSION FINDS THAT
PUBLISHERS WERE GOUGED

washington, Nov. Am a state.
ment tonight, announcing virtual COM
pletion of its news print paper price
investigation, the. federal trade COM
mission declares that during the first
half of this year, When prices already
were soaring to unprecedented figures,
the average cost Of producing news
print paper in domestic mills was less
than $l.65 per hundredweight. or he.
low the average cost in the past three
years.
The commission announces that be-
fore issuing its report public hearings
Will be conducted and manufacturers.
publishers and others interested civ.
en- an opportunity to appear. No date
IS set for the hearings, but the report
is said to be ready to send to the press
in the near future.
certain facts developed by the in.
qulry are made public now, because
most of the publishers contracts for
paper are about to expire. Contrast
prices rose this year from less than
~ per hundredweight to SO and
$3.50, and on current market purchas.
es the publishers have paid 81 or
more for paper bought in the same
way prior to Jan. for between 50
and 3. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
MORTON COUNTY PIONEER
CALLED TO LAST REWARD

Mandan, Nov. 6-Mrs. Ellen Strand,
one of the best known and most be-
loved of the Norwegian settlers in this
vicinity, died Sunday evening at the
Mandan hospital of old age.
Deceased, "a years of age, was born
in Norway in 1912, and came to the
United States in 1900, and for many
years has made her home with he1
daughter, Mrs. Sander Henrickson
She has been ailing for some time
and was brought to the hospital the
latter part of last week. However,
medical aid was unavailing.
Mrs. Strand was the mother of Mrs.
Sander and Mrs. John Hendrickson,
and the mother of Mrs. Ed and Mrs.
Magnus Ulrickson, all of whom live
near Mandan, and two other daugh-
ters, Mrs. Anderson and a Mrs. An
dreason, who live in Norway.
Thirty-six grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren live in this coun-
try.
The body has been taken to the Ken
nelly Undertaking company chapel and
will lie in state there until Wednesday,
so that friends may see her. The fun.
eral services will be held at the Scan
dlnavlan Lutheran church next Wed.
nesday morning at II o'clock, and in
terment will take place in the Heart
River cemetery, nine miles southwest
OF the city, near the Hendrickson home
where she had resided for so MANY
years.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
BANK LOOTERS DEFEATED
ON OLD ROBBERY SCENE

Randolph, Mimi, Nov. "A gun
fight between robbers and citizens was
staged early today in this village, fol-
lowing an unsuccessful attempt of the
bandits to loot the safe of the state
bank. One thousand five hundred dol
lars in the bank was untouched by the
robbers, two of whom were injured in
an attempt to evade the hail of shot
poured from the citizens guns.
The bandits escaped, leaving a trail
of blood in their wake. It is believed
they boarded a train for the Twin
Cities. None of the citizens was in
jured in the battle.
Randolph is within nine miles Of
Mortified, where the James boys and
the Younger brothers staged their dra.
matte holdup of bank 80 years ago.
The citizens were awakened by the
explosion and rushed with firearms to
the bank before the bandits had time
to remove the money from the partly
destroyed safe. A score of shots were
exchanged.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
CRYSTAL SPRINGS YOUTH
VICTIM OF GUN WOUND

jamestown, Nov. 6.-With a hole as
large as ones fist in the fleshy part OF
his left thigh and his left hand badly
shot, Alex Kristen, 14-year-old son OF
Theodore Kristen, a farmer living
near Crystal Springs, 40 miles west OF
here, was brought to jamestown yes
terday in serious condition from loss
of blood due to a gunshot wound.
Particulars brought here of the acct
dent are to the effect that the boy was
crawling along the ground with a gun
in his hand to get within range OF
some ducks when the gun was acct
dentally discharged Kristen was TAX
en- to Parkview hospital and placed
under the care of Drs. Gerrish & Artz.
According to the physicians the boy
has good chance to recover if COM
plications do not develop.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
HUSBAND SHOT FORMER sUIToR

Devils Lake, Nov. 7.-As a sad ter
mination of his honeymoon, Ray Mar
tin, Of this city, is in the county Jail
for shooting a man by the name of
Hank Gilbertson, whom Martin alleges
lnsulted his bride (Irene McCullen) of
week ago. The affair occurred at the
Ramsey cafe where Martin is employ
ed as cook and his wife as waitress.
Three shots were fired, but only one
nit GilbertsOn. The first missed aim
and went through the window, the
second under the collar bone and lodg.
ed near the back bone, and the third
was ducked. Martin Immediately gave
himself up to the police, surrendering
his revolver, and confessing his guilt.
Gilbertson is in the hospital. It is too
soon to give statement, but there is
danger of paralysis.
The circumstances leading to the
shooting seem to be as follows: Roy
Martin and Irene McCullon were mar.
rled about a week ago, but their mar.
r1age was known to only few friends
1t is said that Hank Gilbertson had
been attentive to the young lady for
years and that the two were engaged
although the man had postponed the
wedding from time to time. Finally
Martin won the girls affections and
the wedding took place week ago Sat.
urday. This incensed the former
sutton, who made himself disagreeable
by haunting remarks, which he went
out OF his way to fling at the girl.
This morning he was indulging his
revenge when the husband entered the
restaurant and requested Gilbertson to
forget the past. A retort was made
which Martin states was insulting and
ne finally drew his revolver, firing
three shots. Having chastised the
man, Martin gave himself up to the
police. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
Load Of Coal Mandan
Farmer Funeral Pyre

Mandan, Nov. 6.-John Razicka,
farmer, aged about As years, was the
victim of horrible fate Saturday
night. 1t was one of the strangest
cases ever investigated by a coroner's
Office
About o'clock Saturday evening
Attorney J. F. Sullivan and J. H. Nc
Gillic were returning to the city from
Leith in the formers car. They no.
ticed what they thought was a straw
stack fire. BY chance they further no.
ticed horces standing very close to the
! fire. Curiosity prompted them to drive
back and investigate. They found a
strange pyre. John Ruzicka was dead
his body lying on a wagon load of
burning COAL The whiffletree was
burned, but the traces held the horses
to the strange carriage of death. The
two men cut the animals loose, and
! they galloped away over the prairie.
Ruzicka's body was pulled from the
bed of fire, but he was far beyond NOR
! tai aid.
In the opinion of the coroner's jury,
Ruzicka had reached a point on the
Flasher road, about five miles south of
the city. when he was suddenly strick-
en- with heart failure. His pipe, re.
mains of which were found in the
charred wagin box, is presumed to
have fallen from his mouth into a
bundle of hay and straw in the front
end of the wagon box, firing it, and
this blaze in turn set the coal on fire.
The body was in horrible condition.
Both legs were burned off, the torso
was charred, arms terribly burned, and
the face shriveled under the heat OF
the flames.
Coroner Kennedy declares that even
had the man been drinking, it is i'm.
possible that he should have suffocat
ed, as there was a strong breeze blow
| ing, and further the first heat or burns
would have reused him even if he were
badly intoxicated. Coroner Kennedy
insists that heart failure was respon
sible.
Ruzicka farmed about nine miles
southwest of Mandan where he resided
for many years. He was native OF
Bohemia. Two sons, 10 and Is years
of age, survive.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
BOY is HORRIBLY BURNED

Bisbee, Nov. 7.-Michael; son of
theodore Cores, was horribly burned
by an explosion of a can of gasoline
which he mistook for kerosene. Mich
ael had risen to prepare breakfas t
while one of the boys was doing
chores. He evidently made a mistake
and used gasoline instead of kerosene
to start the fire: At any rate there
was terrific explosion and the burn.
ing fluid was thrown all over the bow.
The room was instantly a seethine
mass OF flames and it is miracle how
the boy managed to get out of the
room. Fortunately there was a water.
ing trough near the house and it was
partly filled with water, which the
hoy managed to reach and with the
help OF the brother finally extinguish.
ed the flames, but not before he was
horribly burned about the back, head
face and hands. : s'e.s -
After caring for Michael the bows
Louis and Henry, succeeded in nit.
ting out the fire in the building,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
oNE-sIDED CONTRACT 1
LEADS TO BAD FIGHT

Kensal Progress: For some time
trouble has brewed on the Orladv
ranch near Fried as a result IF the
forcing of the tenant Joe Art, to the
terms of lop-sided farm and stock
contract. This prit let the leasee
out of the dinky small end of the
norm; in the wind-up, Nels Romer was
sent out as custodian of the landlords
chattels. The realization of being de-
1rauded was hard blow to Mr.. ART,
VINO is an Industrious, frugal young
man, and the day before the sale it
became necessary for friends to part
the ex-sheriff of Stutsman county and
the tenant. But on Tuesday while the
crowd gathered Mr.. Romer forbid the
hlred man to enter the barn which
housed the predacious wealth. Now
this hired man is an ornery sunny-o-
gun when he becomes riled and he
had been spelling for fight for sew
eral weeks. The fight was like the
stock contract-all one sided. We
have not learned whether Mr.. Romer
has sued this bad man for bodily in.
juries? It is said his eyesight is nor
injured permanently.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
High School Youngsters
Make Great Hit in PLAY

If our stage directors could see the
amateur work that is being done in
this obscure corner Of the world the
lights of Broadway would not emilia
zon the same names from year to year.
A large and appreciative audience
paid it's respect to the high school pu-
pills who appeared in 1.-THE Irish Linen
Peddler" on Friday evening in the
high school auditorium. Much credit
belongs to Miss Myrtle Snyder, who
coached the cast and" put on a pro-
duction that bespoke enthusiasm and
finesse.
Helen Engen, who played the part
of Miss Darling, the winning debut.
ante; Ell Weston as Mr.. Flanagan,
her ardent and sympathetic lover;
Waldo Simenson as Mr.. Darling, the
sentimental widower, and Alphild 81.
verts as Mrs. Wade. with shrewd but
sugar-coated disposition, ably inter.
preted the parts assigned them. Pat
ODOple, linen peddler, impersonated
by Earle Theimer, amused the audi
ence with characteristic makeup, a
pleasing brogue and droll talk. Evelyn
Galley as Molly, vivacious maid, COM
pleted the cast and added not little
sparkling wit and sentiment to the
whole.
During the intermissions the two
high school glee clubs sang. The Sc.
lections were we'll rendered. This
year the boys club has gained III
strength and quality as we'll as in
numbers and gives promise Of a de-
velopment unusual to a high school
musical organization. The success of
the two clubs is in no small part due
to Miss Dorothy Brown, who is the
music supervisor Of the public schools
of this city.
The proceeds of the production net
ted about SIS for the athletic fund.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
ESCAPED PRISONER
RETURNED TO JAIL

Williston, Nov. 6.-Lewis Olson, who
escaped from the county Jail here a
year ago when the doors were unlock
ed by boy in charge of the sheriff
and awaiting transportation to the
state training school, is now occupying
cell in the jail again.
Olson was arrested at Conrad,
Mont, on information furnished by
the local sheriff and was returned to
this city by Deputy Sheriff Storm.
Olson was under sentence of one year
in the state penitentiary for burglary
at Ray when he took his opportunity
to escape. He now faces the addi.
tional charge of breaking Jail.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-11-09
PLAN POULTRY SHOW

Minot, Nov. 6.-Several men inter.
ested in the organization of the North
western North Dakota Poultry asso.
citation met in the office of the Associa.
ton of Commerce and formed tenn.
porary organization for the purpose of
holding an annual poultry show in Mi.
not, in connection with the mid-win.
ter fair.
The poultry industry in the western
part of the state is growing by leaps
and bounds and in order to assist pro.
spective poultry raisers in securing the
breeds best adapted for their needs,
poultry shows are becoming an abso.
lutte necessity.
Ward county last year alone had
$4,000 worth of poultry and the asso-
citation will help the raisers to greatly
enlarge this during the following
years.