Meade County news., 1916-12-07
Superintendent Ross Well Pleased
With Operation Of Plan After
But One Years Trial.

This is most satisfactory show
ing when it is considered that the
plan was inaugurated after the date
of the annual meetings last year," a
monthly report issued recently by
Mr.. Ross says. Consequently there
were in no case extra funds provided
to pay for the equipment and improve
ments that might be necessary to
meet the standard requirements"
A decided Improvement in the mat
ter of pictures, and in more harmoni-
GUS and artistic tinting of walls and
ceilings.
A decided impulse for better school
buildings.
Increased interest in school santa
tion.
Better equipment for our schools,
A movement toward better school
libraries, both as to number of vol
umes and as to character. This is es-
pecially true concerning the books for
the lower grades.
An awakening of general community
interest in school matters.
A wholesome desire on the part Of
teachers to meet fully the requirement
for a standard teacher.
An improvement in the condition Of
toilets and other outbuildings that is
little short of marvellous.
A marked change in the care and at
tention given to school yards, fences,
walks, etc, to make them neat, clean
and well conditioned.
An improved light condition in
buildings having opposite side light
ing, due to better shades, the closing
of Objectionable front windows, etc.
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New Station for Williamsburg. -
The new Santa Fe station at Will
liamsburg was dedicated recently by
Miss Hazel Anstaett, who broke a
bottle of "'cistern champagne" across
a corner of the building. IL was the
biggest day Williamsburg has had in
its fifty years. More than two thou
sand persons attended.
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Early Settler Des.-John Brandon,
one of the early settlers of Leaven-
worth, died at his home there recent
ly. He had been sick for more than
year. He was native of England
and was SIS years old.
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College Fund Past $500, ,00o.-The
records in the office of the fiscal sec
retary of Southwestern College at
Winfield show that more than p mil
lion dollars of the total endowment
unit of 100000 has been subscribed.
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Cattle Plague in Kansas.-The farm
OF John Schmidt "a farmer near Tes-
colt, and the Tescott stock yards are
under quarantine following the dis
covery of foot-and-mouth disease in a
herd of fifty cattle bought in Kansas
City recently by Schmidt and shipped
to Tescott.
Plans for christmas.-Uniform plans
for community Christmas celebrations
are being prepared by Prof. w. A.
McKeever, head of the department of
child welfare of the University of Kan
sas, and will be sent to schools and
civic clubs in all parts of the state
The department plans to make the
celebration statewide, having the ex-
ercises in each town at twilight hour
on Christmas Day. The exercises
will include the singing OF appropriate
hymns, Bible readings and the decora-
tions Of community Christmas tree.
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His Death Mysterious.-W. r. Rad
cliff, 45 years old died suddenly at
i Ills iTUT1E IN wellington uIdigF CfTCum.
stances indicating either that he had
been poisoned or had taken some drug
with suicidal intent.
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Pioneer X. U. Trustee Dies.-C. L.
organizer of the first school
in Lawrence, in 1855, is dead at the
age of SS. Mr.. Edwards was the first
elected superintendent Of public in
struction in Douglas County, enter.
ing upon this office in 1859. He was
one of the first trustees of the insti.
tuition that later became the Univer-
sity of Kansas.
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Miami County Pioneer Dies. Mrs.
Catherine A. Early, said to have been
the oldest woman in Miami County,
is dead at her home in Paola, aged
SO. Mrs. Early was born at Rock
Mount, Va, August IS, 1920. She had
made her home in Paola since 1866.
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Alfalfa Sells at SIS a Ton.-Fifteen
dollars per ton was the price recently
paid to an alfalfa grower at Cotton
wood Falls by Kansas City hay and !
grain company, which sets a new
high record for alfalfa there this sea-
Ion