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which we are so proud.

which we are so proud
 It is not true that teachers are born and not made,' any more than the same statement would be true for lawyers or engineers. At any rate they are not born ready made. So ciety dignines teaching by calling 1t a profession, which means that our teachers must consequently have a clear idea of the scientific principles which determine it's procedure. All of us have seen the natural teacher with her wonderful "knack." doing wretchedly bad things in wonderful- ly skilful way. She learned as an ap- prentice would who had no master. No intelligent man would employ such workman on piece of labor demanding skill.
 This Is not merely school mans point of view. Now that we are hear. ing so much about efficiency business men the country over are demanding that the teachers of the public schools should have professional training. In- uld4d dllu SdiiIOtHih CdCD iOQull C work in either an accredited normal school or in a Teachers College In addition to high school graduation be- fore young man or young woman may offer to teach even the poorest country school in the state. Missouri demands half year of college peda- gogy and psychology, with full time given to it daily, before teaching in its best accredited high schools. Prac- tically all of the white teachers of Louisiana have a. professional train ing. Kansas is demanding normal training of all its teachers. Minneso- "a has set aside sufficient school funds to enable her to procure the best teachers from any of the neigh. boring states.
 And Arkansas must either insist on all her teachers being professionally prepared or see her sons and daugh. ters, on whose intelligence and train- ing alone will depend the future pros- perity of our grea. state, so poorly for life, and they will not be able to compete with the youth of other states.
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POSITION AS LURE TO GIRLS
Readily Why Some Marry Without Love.

Some people cannot understand how a girl can marry man she doesn't love, Olive Higgens Prouty writes in the American Magazine. She can do it more easily than she can stay at home, watch half her friends marry, and feel herself slowly ossifying into something worthless and unessential. It takes more courage to sst quietly, wait for what may never come, and observe without misgiving the man you might have had making some oth- CT woman's life happy and complete.
 I couldn't go on living in guest rooms forever. I was tired of travel ing, sick to death of leading life that meant nothing to anybody but Dandy Cher dog). AS a debutante had had distinct mission-whether worthy or unworthy, isn't the point in question worked for it hard, schemed, devised and succeeded. As Mrs. Breckenridge Sewall, again l could accomplish results. Many wom- en marry simply because they can not endure an arid and purposeless future.
 Some people think that a girl who marries for position is hard and calcu. lating. Why, entered into my en- gagement in the exalted mood of a martyr! didn't feel hard, felt self sacrificing. like girl in royal circles whose marriage may distinguish her self and her people to such an ex- tent that the mere question of her own personal feelings is of small i'm portance. The more considered mar rying Brock the more convinced I be- came that it was the best thing I could do.
 With my position placed upon my brow, like king his crown, freed at last from all the mean and besmirch- ing tricks of acquiring social distinc- tion, could grow and expand. When, I looked ahead and saw myself one day mistress of Grassmere. the Lon- don house, the grand mansion in New York-wise and careful monitor of the Sewall millions, gracious hostess, kind ruler-I felt as nearly religious as ever before in my life. meant to do good with my wealth and position and influence. Is that hard and calculat ing?
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but the prologue to farce or a trage. dy, or perhaps both"

but the prologue to farce or a trage. dy, or perhaps both."
 There are now enrolled in the pub lie schools of this country more than eighteen million children. They are taught by five hundred thousand teachers. The average school room life of teacher Is less than six years the country over, and in this part of the great Middle West it is much less than that. More than eighty thou sand new teachers find their way into the school room every year. Sixty thousand of them are untrained and have no other way to perfect them. selves in methods of teaching, admin. istration and discipline than by their experiments on defenseless children; sixty thousand more have been ex. perimenting on the little folks for . year, and another sixty thousand are just beginning to feel at home after two years of learning through exper. fence, that is, if they have intelligent supervision.
 But only about half the population between the ages of five and eighteen is enrolled In any public school dur ing any particular year. Consider this in the light of the importance of an intelligent citizenship as seen by our forefathers who framed our constitu- tion, and the importance of as perfect an education as possible for all the half who are in school will readily be seen. Moreover, the average child of school age is receiving only ninety days of schooling each year. Clearly then 1t is imperative that since tho only place this problem may be inn mediately attacked Is on the side of ind&fuction, we must provide the most skilled teachers for our children, es- pecially through the first six grades, for the average American never gets beyond them, and it is only through the common scholarship acquired dur ing these early grades that we are to assure ourselves of the common heri- tage of the American institutions of
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PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARK
 ANSAS

No. 5. The Training of Teachers.
 By pr. J. R. Jewell, Dean of School of
 Eoucation, University of Arkansas.
 We live in a republic removed but one step from pure democracy. Thomas Jefferson wrote to Washing ton in 17S6, Our liberty can never be safe but in the hands of the people themselves. and that too of people with a certain degree of education. " One of his last public utterances was. So long as breathe shall claim . right to further public education. , Madison wrote, "A popular govern ment without popular education is
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Public Education in Arkansas Eight Studies In Vital Educational
 Problems.
EDITORS NOTE.

The Extension Division of the Unf- versity of Arkansas. in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. will offer this year. through this paper. a free correspond ence course in Education in Arkan- sas. consisting of eight lessons or arr ticles. These lessons will appear In this paper at intervals of six weeks. Those who wish to take this course should write to the Director of Exten- sion Division of the University of Ar kansas. at Fayetteville. stating name. age, occupation. and stating that he tor she1 proposes to carry the work through for the eight lessons. An ed- ucational bulletin will be sent to SUD- plement lesson No. 1. and later for each lesson if the question blank be returned for the preceding lesson. Preceding lessons may be had on re- quest. These question blanks will be sent with each bulletin. The addition al lessons on Education in Arkansas
 will be: The High School Problem" and Vocational Education" CD.
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ship Leaped oxer rorpedo.

Capt. J. w. Bell of the British steam ship sRio Larges. was in New York re gently wearing the medal awarded by King George for distinguished service The captain was also voted $6,5O0 by the British admiralty for sinking the first German submarine lost in the war.
 On February 28 Captain Bell, in charge of the Thordis; steamship of 1000 tons, was proceeding to an Eng slish port when he sighted the peri scope of a submarine off Beachy head. An instant later torpedo was sent at the Thordis. Captain Bell ordered full steam ahead and in the rough sea managed to jump the torpedo, as his boat leaped the waves while the tor pedo kept it's own level. Captain Bell then rammed the submayine and sanl her.
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Overcome Timidity.

Timidity prevents a man from be ing an individual. He does not ask himself, he asks others what to do what he shall think, how he shall feel He thus robs the world of a man and gives it shadow.
 If one desires to overcome timidity it will be overcome. Cultivate desire complish, associate with those whose influence moves you to action Get to work and keep working.
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LODGE DIRECTORY.

ROWLAND LODGE No. 5e4 F. & A. M.meets every second and fourth Satur- day evenings at z:3o o'clock. Visiting Masons always welcome.
 L. M. Despair, w. M. c. A. Berry, Sec'y.
 HOWARD CHAPTER, No. 122, R. A. M.-meets every first and third Thurs day evening at Masonic hall. Visiting companions welcome.
 L. c. Gibson, H. p. D. F. Colett, Secy.
 HUTTIG CHAPTER No. 52o. Order of the Eastern Star. meets every first and third Friday evening at z:5o o'clock. Visiting brothers and sisters welcome.
 Mrs. J. A. Brignac. w. Nj. MRs. L. G. GIBSON. Sec'y. HUTTIG LODGE No. 348 I. 0. 0. F. meets every Tuesday evening Visiting brethern cordially invited to attend.
 W. E. Chadwick, N G. Harlan Sehon, Secy.
 HUTTIG REBEKAH LODGE No. 66, meets every Monday night at z:5o o'clock Visitors are invited
 Mrs. Lou Milstead, N G. Miss Murray Pilkinton, Secy. SWEET BAY CAMP No. 4l1W.O W. meets every first and third Saturday eve- nings. Visitors made welcome.
 c. A. Mccormick, c. c. J. c. BRIDGES. Clerk.
 Sweet Bay Circle No. l45, w. c.. meets every second and fourth Thursday night at 7:5o o'clock. Visitors are cor dially invited.
 Mrs. w. R. Dickerson, Guardian. Mrs, c. A. Mccormick, Clerk.
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cacao Used as Currency.

Cacao passed as currency among the natives of Central and South America at the time of the European conquest, and that despite plentiful supply of gold. Joseph Acosta, in 1910, tells us the Indians used none of their gold or silver for traffic in or buy withall, and unto this day the custom continues among them that instead of money they use cacao." The Aztecs of ancient Mexico also used "cacao"I as small change, as many as 5000 beans being counted
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legal tender. The value of the beans may be judged from the fact that "a tolerably good slave" could be pur- chased for 100 of them.-London Chronicle.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26
LOSSES OF LUTHERANS
CITED DBY BTEDERWOLF
Evangelist at Norristown En-
cages in Dispute on Growth
of Church

NORRISTOWN, Pa, Feb. 26.-Dr, w.
p. Biederwolf evangelist, last evening an
swered the criticism of the Rev. Mr.. Feg-
ley. a Lutheran pastor of Trappe, and
produced figures prepared by II. * Car
roll Government statistician, showing that
of all the Protestant churches in the Unit
ed States the Lutheran Church was the
only one to show loss In membership
during the last year.
Mr.. Fegley, in reply to the evangelist,
had contended that the Lutheran Church
was fully alive and constantly growing.
and that one-half the Christian population
of the world was Lutheran.
The evangelist made answer in the tab
ernacle in most dlgnifed manner, quot
ing figures to show that during 1915 the
Lutheran Church lost 1876 members.
while every other denomination showed a
gain.
At the close of the sermon, Doctor
Blederwolf asked all who wished prayers
for themselves or for loved ones TO come
forward, and In a few moments the entire
space in front OF the platform was crowd
ed They kneeled in the sawdust and
made their petitions. led by the evangel-
ist. The demonstration lasted for five
minutes
The attendance last night in spite of
the weather. was about 1000,
Doctor Biederwolf's sermon was on
THE Meanest Man" who, he said, "is he
who will not do that which he knows he
ought to do" with special reference TO
the processing Christian who. from fear
of business loss, social standing or finan-
ciaI disadvantage. does not live up to his
vow to God and the church
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il ON f - &
THE NOVEL OF THE YEAR efSasSafa M MS1HaG4a &EZA

OF split His curly tow head was
tousled and on his brow a slight perspira-
tion testified to the labor of sound sleep.
His arms were outstretched. His legs
had kinks at the knees, they were so
chubby. His petulant little mouth was
half open, disclosing uny teeth.
isn't he a beauty?" asked Alix lit
tie loudly. wishing he would awaken.
Gerry nodded. With his eyes still on
the child he put his arm around AlN
and drew her to him. What Margarita
had done for him. Alix had done. AS he
felt her frall body qulvering in his en-
brace, as he looked back and measured
the sacrifice by what the awful night OF
the coming of the Man had taught him,
he was overwhelmed by new humility.
He turned AIix's face up to his His lips
moved In an effort TO thank her but words
failed him. Alix understood. She lifted
her arms around his neck and drew his
head down, He held her body very close
as he kissed her. softly. adorlngly. Alix
hid her face against his shoulder for a
moment and then threw back her head
and shook the tears from her eyelashes
She smiled through wet tears. II am
afraid he's not quite perfect-inside. Such
a temper, Gerry. I'm afraid he'll grow up
into man about town and awfully wild. :"
She turned grave eyes on Gerry, Junior
and her brows puckered. What do you
think %
Gerry smiled. From the looks OF him
/ predict he gets his letter in freshman
year-centre on the football team"
yes, perhaps" said AIix thoughtfully.
Everybody calls him Fatty already"
1t was from Alan that Gerry learned
that Kemp was still In town closing up
his connection with the orchid firm. Gerry
wired him. begging him 10 come to The
Firs for a few days before he went West,
AllX had told OF Kemp's word OF COM
fort,
After the first excitement OF getting
home was over Gerry found himself rest
less with the same restlessness that had
attacked him during the days at Piranhas.
He tried for solution IN the same way,
Day after day long before the rest of
the Hin was awake. he was on Tor
lO-mile walk.
At frst it was with head dropped and
eyes on the ground that he plowed his
way through a dew-soaked world, but
there came a time when he walked with
head thrqWn back. full luRgs ana level
eyes.
Then Kemp arrived. Gerry tried 10 get
him 10 joln him IN his walks, but Kemp
shook HIS head sadly.
eEf yo' can't let me have hoEa. Mr.
Lansing he said. .rll ride the COW"
Gerry laughed. They saddled the horses
themselves ana started cut On the Top
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of old Bald Head Gerry dismounted and
sat down on a rock. Kemp followed suit
Kemp" said Gerry, 81 want to thank
you for the things you said to my wife
AliX."
Kemp flushed and waved deprecatins
hand.
''You saw things straight" went on
Gerry, "and / want to thank you. too. for
letting me hog.tie myself"
II amt curious about that, Mr.. Ian
sing said Kemp, $50 much's about what
you're going to do when yo unite yo'seff. -
We'll" said Gerry. 1--WE thought that
out, too, For a while it used to break
my heart TO think about Fazenda Flores,
but 1t came to me the other day that what
there Is of me that amounts to anything
is just Fazenda Flores.
when a man learns TO eat work just
like he does food because he's hungry for
it, there's bound to be a place for him
anywhere.
''It has struck me there are lot OF
ttelds around here, some OF them mine,
that are about ready for resurrection, and
resurrection is my job.
II don't know exactly how Pm going to
start, but Ii may be planting potatoes.
You can begin a resurrection with any
one OF a number of simple things. 1t
doesn't matter much which one you pick
on as long as you start right down at the
bottom and spread yourself In the subsoil
OF things Everything that grows starts
down deep except your orchids, and they
are parasites"
Easy on orchids" interjected Kemp.
Sorry, Kemp. Orchids are ornamental,
but excepting your favorites, they're not
even beautiful Look at a cypHpedium
VexillarIum-'
Hybrid" grunted Kemp.
"A man in his ID, T.'s couldn't beat IL
for gorgeous horror" finished Gerry. but
that's neither here non there. What I'm
driving at is this. II i had never been
tossed over the home fence l would have
livd and died an ornamental citizen with
the girth OF a beer barrel But now my
eyes are BIT open and can see that the
simple things of life are the big things.
Growth from the roots Is the strength
OF a man aud Of his people. I've come
home In more senses than one. I'm go
ing to send down my roots right here"
Kemp had been whiting When Ger
rs finished he pocketed his knife and
gazed thoughtfully down the valley 1T
seems 70 me, AIR. Lansing. that you nd
me have been travelin difrrent trails
but come together at the same gap. You
remember The Pu'ple City'Y'
Gerry nodded.
CONCLUDED MONbAY.
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SCHOOL STRIKE URGED
AT PARENTS MEETING
Chances Are, However, That
New Revolt in Germantown
Will Not Materialize

The agitation in the Fitler School, be-
cause William II. Sowden was deposed
and Miss Margaret Gill was elevated to
the principalship. Is still going on. An
other strike is being urged. but the
chances are that II won't materialize.
The whole thing was thrashed out again
when 400 parents met .ast night in the
Germantown Boys Ciib. William G.
Lynch. one Of the parents and an attor-
ney, who has been active In the cam.
palgn for the restoration Of Mr.. Sowden
TO the old place, urged that the strike be
reinstltuted but Samuel IT, Houston,
chosen. president OF the parents organ
ization, was against the plan and he pre-
vailed
The matter was argued at some length.
and compromise was finally agreed upon.
The parents decided to organize a parade
on Saturday, March 4, through the streets
of Germantown, as demonstration In
support of the school children. Floats
and banners. protesting against the action
of the school authorities. will then be eN-
hibited
At the meeting placards were shown
which bore the inscription "Spiritess Fit
ler-spiritless because of favoritism, in
difference and treachery," and denounced
the ruling against Sowden as the prod
uct of brains long since fossllized and
HoSS BIOWH.
Eight thousand circulars labeled "The
Public School System in Danger" and
containing a plea that the Board of Edu-
cation shall henceforth be chosen by popu-
lar vote instead of by judicial appointment,
will be distributed
The permanent organization formed last
night is to be known as "the Public School
Association OF Germantown" Its objects
were stated as being the promotion of the
interests of the pupils of the 22d Ward,
but It's founders hope to extend the or
ganiZation to other wards in the city. The
next meeting is to be held on March TO-
The officers elected were: Samuel j.
Houston. president; Charles II. Ritten.
house, first vice president; the Rev. j.
Wesley Green, pastor of the Third Baptist
Church, second vice president; Mrs. Edgar
Ashman, a former teacher In the public
schools, third vice president; Thomas A.
Baus, treasurer, and Edgar Ashman, sec.
retary.
a meeting o. the pupils OF the Filter
School, who are endeavoring to perfect an
organization of 1000, was also held last
night.
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same reason, and the Court made an order
on him, but he has never paid 1t. He now
owes me more than 5000 on this Court
order, but L don't suppose 1 will ever
get 1t.
"If 1 could collect 65 cents a day of
what my husband earns while he is In the
House of Correction 1t would help me n
great deal, especially now, when cannot
earn enough to support myself and the
boby.'
cases known to Municipal Court probation
officers and charity workers. These are
women to whom the county has failed TO
pay the sum of 65 cents a day out of the
money earned by the involuntary prison
labor of their husbands and to which the
laws of Pennsylvania say they are en-
titled
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cHAPTER xLILcontlnued.


I'd EALLY?" said Allx, nesting down
IN closer to his arm and letting her
smiling eyes wander over him. "How well
tais suit fits you. There's something about
II 1t isn't. is it?"
Gerry nodded. Same old suit. BY the
SaE when l came in John said you told
MN MN to telephone to the club and say you
wished to see me. What made you think
would go to the club first?"
AK looked puzzled IT didn't. I didn't
mink You would go TO the club and I
aldn't tell John TO telephone"
she paused. still puzzling, then her face
Sieared. "Why-pOor old John-he's get
tlpg very old, you know. Gerry. That
was three years ago 1 told him 70 tele-
Phone-the day you never came back.
" must have been the suit. He saw
you standing there In the same suit and
hiiee years became as one day to the
Old fellow"
Gerry sighed, "AlIx, do you want those
Wfee Years to become as a day to us?'
AilN shook her head slowly from side
% side. mo, dear, / don't. They have
sven me-given us both-far more than
hey took away" She put her bare arms
sioahd his neck, drew him down and
Mssed him. "You do not know yet all
III they have given you. You think you
nave come back and found me, frltter-
n Hutltlny III great empty MUST.
put you've found only my abandoned
soeoo I'm not here at all. I've packed
myself into the dearest little bundle OF
pms rat. yellow eurls and chubby legs,
Fla left the bundle on Red Hill"
aefry nodded but ne was grave and
,ueht Not in day nor a month could
'e altogether forget the Man.
CHAPTER XLIII,
hkRY had always been quiet, but
during the long drive from the sta
u'h 10 The Firs. his silence amounted 70
generating stillness. Alix felt il, but
y oid not depress her; she knew herself
De IN the presence OF a communion.
ssffy was deyoting the hour Of his re-
'ufh 70 the scenes OF his boyhood TO
sueht conservation. These cool valleys
-pa hollows; the Low Road, with its
tNtalhs accompaniment or hidden waters
we embowered still nave of Long Lane,
were as the ancestral halls OF the Lans-
,nsz Il was right that he should 90
'2lnage 20 the memories they evoked.
MS mother Gerry made no explana-
-tas lie knew that to her Il was
eeeagh that her boy had come back.
nen Mrs. Lansing released him, Alix
tasht his hand and led him up 70 the
-ltsefy Together they looked ooen
~ssA their sleeping child.
sssff, Junior. vas faf g The verge
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26
Funeral of Mrs. Anna Justice Today

Funeral services for Mrs Anna Justice,
wife OF Theodore Justice. viii be held this
afternoon at o'clock at her home, $50
West clapier street, Germantown. The
body will be cremated. The Rev. Oscar b.
Hawes, of the Unitarian Church OF Ger
mantown, will officiate. Mrs. Justice died
yesterday OF pneumania at the age OF
"a. She was active In charitable AFFAIRS
and enjoyed high social rank. She was
a member Of one OF the Oldest families IN
this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-26
JAMES C. MILHIsER
West Chester Hotel Proprietor, Who
Rose From Bell Boy

WEST CHESTER, Pa, Feb. 26.-James
C. Mllhiser, proprietor OF the Mansion
House here and a well-knOwn hotelman
here for number of years, died last night
following short illness He was about
55 years of age. He was a member OF
several organizations. and leaves one son
and daughter.
He started life as a bellboy in a hotel
here and gradually rose in the business
purchasing the Mansion House and maxi
ing extensive improvements several years
ago. He also owned a number of resi-
denees and business buildings in various
sections OF the borough.
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Burial Of 3. A. Pue Today

Funeral services for Edwin A Pue.
former chief auditor to Controller Wal
ton, viii be held this afternoon at his
home 12s South ESD street The services
VIII be conducted by the Rev. Elliott
Field lnterment will be made IN Laurel
Hill Cemetery. Mr. Pue contracted cold
wee Rg' s'eA laser developed into
pneun7nIa