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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

the high school building, are forced,
under present conditions, to go to tho
Lincoln or Garfield districts, when
they would far rather attend the cen,
trail building. Proper provision should
be made in this building for gym
nasium and an auditorium or study
room, which could be used for public
as we'll as school purposes. It should
contain recitation rooms, a biological
laboratory, a department for agricul-
ture, a commercial department., and a
library room,' music room, Offices,
cloak rooms, halls, etc. A building OF
this kind could probably be best locat-
ed on the south side of the high
school building and so joined to it that
the work of the Junior and senior high
schools could be correlated.
Suggests improvement Of Grounds.
With such room as this provided
for the internal workings of the
school, attention should be then given
to the proper development Of the
school grounds. Where the size Of
the grounds will permit, portion Of
the grounds should be laid out for
purposes Of beauty. The yards should
be we'll graded and then laid out and
planted to trees, Towering shrubs,
and flowers In such a way as to add
to the general beauty Of tho city.
Another portion Of the grounds should
be set aside for the purposes of play,
and should be equipped with some of
the modern uptodate play ground ap-
paratus such as slides, teeter-totters,
swings, turning poles, etc., for both
boys and. girls. If the size of the
school grounds will permit, a third
portion should be set aside for vege.
table gardens to be cared for by those
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

uate. me graduating exercises, just
as significant as those of the present
time were held in the Dale and Roise
hall, the old building which is still
standing on the corner of Benson ave-
nue. and Sixth street. The following
year there was again one graduate,
Ludwig Arctander, who is now a
prominent lawyer in Minneapolis. For
a period of six years, there were no
graduating classes. In 1889, Bernice
A. Hennings (Mrs. John Irvin), now
a leading club woman of Minnesota,
and Maude w. Wheratt (Mrs. Hough)
were graduated. The next class num-
bering seven was that of 1892. From
that time on there has always been
a class graduated, large in proper
ton to the high school enrolment.
Every class from the Oldest to the
most recent, has some achievement
of which it is proud, some custom for
which it stands sponsor To these
classes, the high school pupils of to-
day surely owe debt Of gratitude
No school can boast of more loyal,
more interested or more enthusiastic
alumni association than the Willmar
High School The credit for the found
ing of this organization probably be-
longs to Mrs. John Irwin, although
the class of 1894 claims the honor Ct
giving the first alumni banquet. In
the first few years of the associations
existence, the guests at the annual
banquet included the school board
members and public school teachers
as we'll as the alumni; but the asso-
citation has grown so that now only
the alumni are invited to the banquet.
Another custom not quite so note
worthy as the preceding, initiated by
this class was that of having class
rings or pins. The class pins which
they used were ten cent pieces mount
ed on clasps. The board of education
must have considered this class one
that deserved special recognition Tor
it presented the members with flow
ers at the commencement exercises,
practice which only lasted a very
short time.
The class of 1899 was the first Jun.
ior class to organize and formally en-
terrain the Seniors. The Willmar
Tribune in an issue of May, 1898, gives
the following account of this social
event: 'The Junior class of the high
school entertained the senior class in
most delightful manner at the Mer.
chants Hotel last Saturday night. For
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19
A BIT OF HISTORY
CLEANED
FROM THE PAST
BY Miss JOSEPHINE JENNESS

before the school board was confront
ed by the serious problem of how to
relieve the overcrowded conditions.
The grammar room teacher, although
she had eighty-five pupils in her room
taught three and four high school
subjects. Even the teacher in the in
termediate department., in which about
ninety-five pupils were enrolled, was
obliged to teach a high school sub
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

The older people from the
farm also furnish home for their
relatives children while attending
high school. Again the increased
wealth of both city and country peo-
pie makes it possible for a much larg-
er proportion of the young people to
secure high school training. All OF
these facts. taken together with reg
ular examinations and county gradl.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

pupils who wish to have a garden,
but who can not find room at home
for gardening purposes.
I believe that the citizens of Will
mar are very much Interested in the
educational welfare and physical de-
velopmemt of the children of our city.
The people here are we'll to do and
prosperous, and can we'll afford to
provide buildings and materials for
their children, which shall equal the
equipment provided by any school
district in the State excepting only a
few of the mining towns upon the
range.
What Of the Future?
With the reorganization of the work
SO as to provide for the special needs
Of the individual child, and also to
provide those minimum essentials
which every child should have as
foundation for his future life, can
seem to see great advancements being
made in the progress Of the Willmar
schools. While it is true that we now
have very strong corps of both
grade and high school teachers, and
are endeavoring to strengthen it still
more in the future, it is nevertheless
true that until some of these means
Of which have spoken can be secur-
ed, the Willmar schools as a whole
must continue to mark time only. We
have practically reached the limit OF
progress under the present conditions.
We are ready for the future steps,
but we stand facing the future, mark
ing time and confidently awaiting and
expecting the order Of the citizens Of
Willmar to march on, for we will fur
nish you the room and the equipment
needed.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

Inc beginning OF the pubic school
system Of Willmar, was a common
school district organized in the will
age forty-six years ago. The school
was, much like a rural school, having
a small one-room frame building, with
one teacher in charge. However, the
little village was not long satisfied
with the opportunities which this
school offered, and eight years later
it voted to make this an Independent
district with the following citizens,
the members of the first board of edu-
cation: ]. M. Spicer, president; A. N.
Lewis, clerk; G.. E. Lien, treasurer;
L. 0. Thorpe, Reiniert Sunde and NJ.
Jorgenson. Tbs board appointed Rev.
w. Harvey, Mr.. R. D. Bloomfield and
Mrs. A. E. Rice as the first board OF
examiners for the district; because
at that time the state required that
all teachers in an Independent dis
trict should pass certain examinations
according to the grades which they
taught.
Beginnings Of Hig h School.
Thirty-seven years ago this mont.
only year after the establishing
the independent district, this board o.
education, composed of farsighted
business men, took the first step to-
wards the organization of a high
school in conformity with the state le-
quirements at that time. It adopted
graded course of study for the gram
mar, int mediate and primary depart
ments, Including the necessary sub
jects for admission to the freshman
class of the university. This course
of study was prepared by Mrs. A. F..
Rice and by the principal of the
school, w. M. West, who later became
the head Of the history department a,
the University of Minnesota. With
a few additions and changes, this
same course of study was used for a
great many years.
In order to determine whether the
school could be made high school
or not, one of the acquisitions was that
those planning to take the high school
course the first year, should pass an
examination in the common branches,
and in physical geography, algebra
and rhetoric. This examination. was
given by a member of the faculty of
the State University. The examin-
ers were Matte A. Brown Mrs. E. W.
Lewis), Laura Richards and Louise
H. Fancher. In September, 1879,
school convened for the first time as
a state high school, in small four
room building which a year or two
later was sold to the village and used
as town hall until replaced by the
present building.
In 1881 a brick building was com.
pleted, which seemed large enough
and sufficiently we'll equipped for years
to come. It was not long, however,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

September, 1885, the building was de-.
stroyed by fire. The skating rink, lat
er remodeled into the old opera
house, was fitted up for use. Thu
partitions extended to within three
or four feet of the ceiling and, more
over, were very thin. The greater
part Of the time it seemed to those in
charge as if all four departments were
in one room. After such conditions
as these, there was naturally much
rejoicing when the Central building
was opened for use December 4, 1886.
The building itself was valued at s14..
900 and the library, laboratory appa--
atus and other necessary equipm ent
at $11O.
The First Graduates.
The success and efficiency of a
school may be measured by the char
acter and achievements of it's grad
yates as individuals and as classes.
The first class to be graduated from
the high school was the class of 1882.
Matte A. Brown was the first grad
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1916-04-19

their natural abilities and fit them to
make useful and honorable citizens
in life. With this reorganization &C.
complished it would also be possibl5
to promote pupils in the upper grades
by subjects, rather than by grades.
When a boy has finished arithme tic,
give him final certificate in that sub
ject and allow him to continue WITH
his history, grammar or geography,
or any other subject, until that work
has been completed. This plan, like
the semester promotion plan, would
also save time for the pupils passing
through the grades. Further than
this, it would be possible in selecting
teachers for the seventh and eighth
grades, to select them according to
the subjects which they are best pre-
pared to teach. The teacher best pre-
pared to teach geography, devoting all
of her time to that subject, while the
teacher best prepared for history
would do likewise, and so on through
the whole list. The Industrial SUBJ
jects, which are now offered in these
grades, could be carried cut easier BY
this plan, and perhaps other subjects
which are not now offered could b.
introduced if desired.
A Commercial Course.
The time is now ripe for the intro
duction in the high school of a course
in commercial subjects. Students
wishing to enter commercial pursuits
should plan their work in the first
| year in such a way as to make a good
| foundation for the more strictly COM
mercial subjects of the last two years
Of the course.
Developing Physique.
During the last few decades living
conditions have greatly changed in
both city and country homes. A few
years ago every family kept a pile OF
wood and a bucksaw, and cows, and
horses, and the boys had regular and
steady work to do both night and
morning. In recent years the furnace
has taken the place of the wood stove
and the horses have given way to the
automobile, while milk is purchased
from the milkman. Thus it is that tie
boys, especially in a city like Will
mar, have very little regular work tt
do. A sound vigorous mind can MOI
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Robbers Wake Haul.

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uEUMEIGUT. Jan 1l.-While J.
r. SuodErass. proprietor Of the Idle
Hour tht3tcr. was sleeping at his
home. robbers entered and relieved
him of S9l In money, a gold watch
and chain and a revolver. the total
value of the entire loot being about
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-01-12

Carelssre sold evervwhersin
scientifically sealed packages,
20 for iOc. or ten packages
GOO cigarsttes) an = slassine.
paper-coveredcArton forSiO0
We strongly recommend this
carton for the home or ohfcs
supply or when you travel
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-21
NORTH RUPERT

Mrs. o. p. Black has been away for
n few days.
Mrs. Thomas Brooks and children
were in Granville recently
Miss Genevieve Leach is home from
her school in Tnmouth for the sum
mer vacation
Mrs. Il. =. Lewis and children
passed Sunday with her parents. Mr..
aud Mrs. Geroge Towslee in Pawlet
Mrs. Sears. who has been stopping
with her daughter. Mrs. Thomas
Brooks, has returned to Granville, n.
Y.
Percy Strobcll, Joseph Wildwood
and Mr.. Alexander of Rutland were re-
cent guests at Horace Wholesalers.
Mr. and Mrs. James Leach accom-
panied Caspar Leach and son, James to
st. Johnsbury and Lyndonyille II
was James Leachs. ST.. class reunion
at st. Iohnsbury. Donald Leach. son
uf Caspar Leach graduated at LYME q
vile.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-21
Electric Wiring
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Work Contractor. Labor furnish
ed for all kinds Of construction.
Colorless waterproofing for ex-
terror walls, Dampproofing, Dust
PROBING.
Economy Waterproohng Prod. Co.
Cement Waterproofing
4So Fifth Ave-, New York City
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-21
These Waists at 81 Are Supreme Values

Take, for instance, one Of The wolfe waists
trimmed in coors that you will find here at ST. Ii is
one Of those values we could talk pretty strongly
ab2ut-and yet this is only one style Of dozen or
more that cause women every day TO wonder how
such pretty waists can be sold at The price
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-21
FOresighted Women are Buy
ing Cool Dresses Now

Will not take you long yourself after seeing the would
be the part folly attempt make them the prices and particularly when the
decidedly fashionable wolfe
either plain novelty designs also cro@bred cS the wolfe
and crepe have been combined pey very and cool
appearance
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
INVESTIGATE DYE STUFF
Secretary McAdOO Asks For ApprOpri.
alton so Government May Carry
on Experiments

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-For inves-
tigation and experiment in the utiliza-
ton, for coloring purposes, of raw
materials grown or produced in the
United States, Congress has been ask
ed by Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo to appropriate $40, 900. 1t is be-
lieved this amount expended by the
Bureau of Chemistry will result in
discoveries important to American dye
users.
Investigations by the bureau will be
continued during 1916. Among these
are experiments relating to the ap-
plication of chemistry to agriculture;
Investigations of the character of tests
applied to American food products in
foreign countries; Investigations of
present usage and best methods of
preparing poultry and eggs for mar
ket; Investigations of handling of fish
and shell fish; development of new
sources of food supply; Investigations
of the action of food and drug prod
ucts on the human organism and the
putting into effect of provisions of the
pure food and drug act. The general
expenses of the bureau are estimated
at $832,210 for 1917.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
MOSCOW'S REPLY
Moscow Accepts the Evidence and
Many Moscow Readers Will
Profit By 1t

Which is the more weighty proof
a few words from a Moscow resident,
whom We know and respect, or vol
umes from strangers in distant towns?
There can be only one reply.
Mrs. Charles c.. Sheerer, 306 S AS
bury street, Moscow, says: my kid
neys were disordered and | had a
very severe backache. Il also had
pains through my left hip. I man
aged to get around, but suffered all
the time. Two boxes of Doan's Kid
ney Pills gave me great relief from
the pain in my hips. | always keep
Doan's Kidney Pills in the house and
find that they are the best kidney
medicine to be had. | have had no
trouble to mount to anything since
Doan's Kidney Pills first rid me of kid
ney complaint"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy - get
Doan's Kidney Pills = the same that
Mrs. Sheerer had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. so
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
EAST DEEP E

p. P. Nolan was a Moscow visitor
last week.
Mr.. Gilmore was a Garfield visitor
last week.
Mrs. Archie Burden has been quite
sick with lagrippe since coming home
from the Moscow hospital last month.
Gus Kl~ockentager killed a coyote
near his wood yard on New Years
day.
]. C. Baker. teacher of the Gilmore
school, spent his Christmas vacation
getting better acquainted with the
people on the creek.
Miss Lilly and Ethel Shaw of Spo-
kane spent their Xmas vacation with
relatives on East Deep Greek.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gilmore and Mr..
and Mrs. Adam Richard were dinner
guests at Gus Klockentager's, jan
uary Sd.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
WHITMAN'S SCALP AT STAKE
New York Legislative Session for
1916 Opened at Albany Today

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 5.-The 1916
legislature, which is to open here to-
day noon, will make or break Gov
ernor Whitman politically, say the cap
itol's political prophets, who say Whit
mar for the last year is not consid-
cred as having been very close to the
republican organization. Others say
the executive still can climb the lad
der of necessary and progressive leg
islation, to popular, possibly general,
republican favor. The governor in
tends to keep in the close touch with
the legislature. He may even adopt
President Wilson's example and per-
sonally read important messages to
the senate and assembly. Whitman
avowedly has his eyes fixed on the
White House.
His budget proposals, said to have
been planned for economy and sys-
tenn in the states government, will be
pressed determinedly Upon the legis-
Whitman says. One of these
is the civil service reform bill grad
ing state employees and standardiz-
ing their salaries. Efforts will also
be made to place on the statute books
progressive proposals in the defeated
new state constitution proposed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
THE VOYAGE OF THE ARGUE
NUTS"

If the chartering of the Oscar II,
and the sending of a big delegation OF
joy-riders to Europe on it advertised
or emphasized the ridiculous features
of Mr.. Ford's peace plan instead of
advertising the good work that was to
follow the big booster" expedition, as
his publicity bureau asserts they were
intended to do, the managers of the
enterprise can only blame themselves.
1t is not the part of the newspapers
or the public to guarantee any enter
prise the success it ardcntly hopes
for, especially if it is awkarMy or ri
d%icuously managed.
MIR. Ford's publicity bureau quotes
him as saying, Il would like to know
how much of this patriotic fervor the
editors talk about comes from the
hearts of the American citizen and
how much from the pocketbook of
the men who expect to land the con-
tracts for equipping the big militia
ny forces proposed. In the first place
/ think the American ,.-nows tie coun-
try TO be in need of no vast armed
force, for with that comes the begin
ming of the end of democracy, and in
the second place | think he is too
shrewd to permit any such program
TO be stuffed down his throat by men
who are going to make money out of
it"
Included in the same article with
the foregoing statement is a quota
tion from a California newspaper ed
storial which says, "all this talk Of a
greater Army and Navy is pure bum
combe, and the Administration should
be big enough to see the hidden
graft"
Such campaign matter cen be of no
! enefit to Mr.. Ford's peace plans or
his resistance to measures of prepared
ness in America. They can only dis
credit him. 1t would be as reason
able to call Mr.. Ford a CRATER be-
cause his firm c%irculates literature
setting forth the advantages of motor
cars, as it is for him to imply that
of preparedness are crooked,
even if they should happen to own
munition works.
In view of the d~isrespect shown by
the Eropean powers for international
affecting neutrals, and Mr.. Ford's
battles over the Selden patents
his contention that lack of the means
of defense constitutes adequate de-
is absurd.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS

INK ERASER - THE BEST INK
Erasing Pencil In the world. Needed
by bankers. bookkeepers and teach
ers, at Hodgins Drug Store. a8a
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
To Combine Useful and Beautiful Is Aim
of Architecture
By ARNOLD w. Drummer. Noted Architect

TO regard architecture as a background may seem to relegate it to a
secondary place and to indicate :. lack Of appreciation OF its impor-
lance. And by architecture | mean all that the word lmphes-that
art so often called the noblest Of the arts because it embraces the others,
sculpture, painting, the treatment Of the landscape and today the newer
architecture of cities. 1t is a mixed art largely diluted II strengthened,
if you please, by science. ITS AIM is TO PRODUCE A COMBlNA-
TION OF THE USEFUL AND THE BEAUTIFUL
have heard it charged that our training and practice have q tend
ency to make us grow more interested in things than in people, and we
architects have often been reminded that humanity is of more impor-
lance than inanimate objects. Such criticism is fair enough, ana we
may well remember that the value of our designs and creations depends
Of their effect upon those who use them and who Ire inspired by them.
ARCHITECTURE. UNLIKE OTHER ARTS, CANNOT DEPEND ON
BEAUTY ALONE.
To serve its mission fully it must provide a fitting background for
human activities
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 5, 1916

"Read-not to contradict and
COMPUTE, nor to belie0e and take for
granted, but to 70eigh and conSid-
eY.'-Lord Bacon.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
VISITING CARDS

Better no visiting cards at all than
one in bad taste.
The Star-Mirror has a full line OF
samples sent out by visiting card au-
thorities.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05
Local and Foreign
MHRKETS

The following market quotations are
the prices paid to the producer by the
dealer and r changed daily, thus CIV.
ing the public the accurate quotations
on all classes of grain, produce and
meats:
The grain quotations below were
furnished today by the Mark P. Miller
Milling company of Moscow.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-01-05

auditorium would be occupied. The
members of the company reached
Moscow this afternoon. They report
having enjoyed fine audiences wher-
ever they have appeared in their jour-
ney since leaving San Francisco.
"We have met with splendid re-
ceptions everywhere in the Northwest
and the members of the company are
more than pleased with the treatment
accorded Them" said Francis w.
Cowles, the noted baratone, who will
appear tonight. Eve played to a fine
audience at Pullman last night and we
were much encouraged by the recep-
ton given us. We hope to give the
people of Moscow tonight one of our
very best programs"