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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-12-20
Tracy Corn and
Grain ShOWCOmeS
Early In January
Counties of Redwood, Lyon And
Murray to Unite in Display
ing Corn And Grains
PRIZES ARE LIBERAL
Classes for Men, Women, Boys
And Girls; Write w. F. Stew
art, Tracy, for Prem. Lists


ton will hold its third Corn and
Grain Show at Tracy, Jan. 2 to
6, 1917. The three counties unit
ing in this association are Red
wood, Lyon and Murray, and any
one living in any one Of these
counties is eligible to enter ex-
hibits in any of the various de-
partments.
A series of programs for both
men and women have been ar
ranged for each afternoon. We'd
nesday and Thursday mornings
will be devoted to the Boys Corn
and Grain Judging Contest, and
the awarding Of the pure-bred
Holstein calf to the winner of
the Tri-County acre-corn contest
will take place Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Bes de the various prizes in
the mer's departments, the wom-
Ell and girls are offered excellent
prizes for baked foods, preserves,
.iellies and fruits, pickles, butter
and all kinds of needle work. A
card Of inquiry, addressed to w.
F. Stewart at Tracy, will bring
a folder giving a complete list
of premiums and full Informal
ton as to making of entries.
Below are the list of premi-
ums in the mems and boys de-
partments, also the special pre-
niums offered:
MEMS DEPARTMENT.
CQrn-Firty ears, yellow dent
First, $4,000; second, $780,;
given by the Citizens State Bank
of Tracy; third, $3.50; fourth,
$500.
Fifty ears, white dent
First, $4,000; second, $3.50;
given by the Citizens State Bank
of Tracy; third, $3.50; fourth,
$500.
Ten ears, yellow dent
First, $1,000; second, $3.50;
given by the Citizens State Bank
Of Tracy; third, $500; fourth,
$3.50.
Ten ears, white dent
First, $1,000; second, $3.50 ;
given by the Citizens State Bank
of Tracy; third, $500; fourth,
. $3.50.
BOYS DEPARTMENT.
C0rn-Firty ears, yellow dent
First, $1,000; second, $3.50;
third, $3.50; fourth, $500; fifth,
$500; sixth, $500; seventh,
S1.00; given by the First Ma.
tional Bank of Tracy; eighth,
S1.00; ninth, $1.00.
Fifty ears, white dent
First, $4,000; second, $3.50;
third, $3.50; fourth, $500; fifth,
$500; sixth, $500; seventh,
S1.OO; given by the First Ma
tional Bank of Tracy; eighth,
S1.O0; ninth, $1.00.
Ten ears, yellow dent
First, $1,000; second, $3.50;
third, $500; fourth, $3.50; fifth,
$1.00; sixth, $1.00; seventh, 81.
Ten ears, white dent
First, $1,000; second, $3.50;
third, $500; fourth, $3.50; fifth,
$1.00; sixth, $1.00; seventh, 81.
MEMS DEPARTMENT.
Oats, peck
White, first, $500; second, 3;
third, $500; fourth, $1.00. Vel
low, first, $500; second, $500;
third, $500; fourth, $1.00.
Barley, peck
First, $500; second, $500
third, $1.00.
Rye, peck
First, $500; second, $1.O0.
Clover Seed, Medium Red, peck
First; $500; second, $500;
third, $1.00.
Alfalfa, bundle 6 in. in diameter
First, $500; second, $500;
third, $1.O0; fourth, $50.
Clover, Medium Red, bundle six
inches in diameter
First, $500; second, $500 ;
third, $1.O0; fourth, $50.
1 Potatoes, peck
Early, first, $500; second, 81;
ird, $1.00. Late, first, $500
$500; third, $1.OO;
AL PREMIUMS.
shell corn, any
ty.
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1916-12-20
Methodist Choir
Sings Bronners'
The Light Eternal
Cantata to Be Given by Local
Singers Assisted by MIR.
Albrecht of Morgan
GIVEN CHRISTMAS EVE
Chorus Sings Under Direction of
Rev. Dr. III Pastor, And
Mrs. It, Organist

Rene Bl rs beautiful
Christmas cantata, The Light
Eternal, will be sung at the
Methodist Church Christmas
Eve. Mr.. Albrecht, who possess
ses a very beautiful and unus-
ual tenor voice, will assist local
singers. The cantata is given
under the direction of Rev. OAR
rell, with Mrs. w. B. Clement
as accompanist.
Program.
Joy to The World. Hymn
Congregation
Prayer. .......... By Pastor
Hymn. -. BY Congregation
Scripture. By Pastor
Offering -. :.
Organ Prelude. -.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
NEWARK POST. NEWARK. DEL, JANUARY H. 1916

this examination, which was made
out to cover only Sixth Grade con-
tent, pupils must have been over
much more ground than Sixth
Grade lessons. Thus the fact is
clear that our teaching and school
ing up to Grade VI are not effec-
lively done, or more than so per
cent of the pupils could pass the
examination. By an oversight,
one ten year old boy completed the
examination: he had gone only
through the fourth grade of his
school, but his examination aver
age was 80, much higher than
many older pupils attained who
had gone through Grades VII toX,
an indication that the examination
was not inherently too hard for
normally trained Grade VI pupils.
Newark post., 1916-01-12

this age, which is another way of
showing that our rural schools
carry their pupils through three
or four grades after the Sixth,
and yet do not train or develop
them up to or beyond the Sixth
Grade. A glance at the previous
table shows that pupils in all the
grades, VII to TX inclusive, failed
to pass. And of those who passed,
even though they had completed
one or more grades after the
sixth, the passing marks were not
high enough to cause much graft
fication. The final passing mark
was made a general average of so,
and far the larger portion of
marks were between 65 and IS.
On the age basis, the pupils who
passed average Ia years of age,
two full years older than they
should be, or the rural schools
which these pupils attended are
spending eight years to do the
work of six school years. This is
the kind of schools these children
must go to; if this is what the
parents and the communities want
of course they are getting what
they want. But in the name of
childhood deprived of it's natural
rights and of it's fair heritage
someone should take stand and
demand that these rural schools
be given a chance to educate these
children year by year as they are
capable of being educated, name
ly, by getting a years develop
Newark post., 1916-01-12

pupils who attended one-teacher
schools, 6S per cent succeeded and
81 per cent failed; of the pupils
who attended two or more teacher
schools, S5 per cent succeeded ana
Is per cent failed. This is un-
doubtedly one main cause OF fall
ure, namely, the one-teacher
school. Too many classes, too
much mere clearing recitations,' -
which is so much parrot-like rep
etition. Such schooling is not edu-
cation; it does not make the pupil
apply what he is learning; it does
not train him to think for himself
or to face a new situation, and
when he enters the examination,
where he faces the thing learned,
but in new setting, he is help
less and fails. These facts should
condem1 the one-teacher school
for every child and for every home
in the State if that one teacher is
to teach all the grades and all the
branches by himself or herself.
Still another difficulty comes to
light here. Not only did most of
the failures occur among pupils
from oneteacher schools, but the
reasons for these failures can be
definitely stated and proved; most
of our on,-teacher schools are too
large, have too many pupils en-
rolled. Just read these figures.
Newark post., 1916-01-12
EnroIlments of Schools

This table shows only one
teacher rural schools. Certainly
all in the last column are much
too large; AZ of them had enroll
ments over so last year. With
such enrollments, with less than
70 per cent of attendance, yet be-
ing required to teach all the sub
iects to seven or eight grades, the
wonder is that the rural teachers
do as we'll as the results show
they have done. These very large
schools should be relieved by TAX
ing out the three or four higher
grades, concentrating these high
er grades into grammar room
under one teacher, and by such
concentration relieve the excess
sive enrolment of from three to
five schools, whose enrolment
goes higher than twenty-five. In
this respect, the situation in Del
aware is different from what it
has been found in most states.
Usually consolidation is needed to
take care of few pupils who are
attending schools that are too
small for good work, but in Della
ware the problem is exactly the
Continued on page y
Newark post., 1916-01-12

ment, a years increase of power
and understanding when they go
to school year. To do less is to
defraud the child and to rob the
State.
The blame for this result cam
not be put on the teachers. All
the facts considered the wonder is
that results are as good as they
are. Teachers must be doing
wonderful work under measure
less difficulties. Space will not
permit that attendance figure be
included in detail, but it is signifi-
cant that of all the pupils who
passed the attendance was very
good, except in few cases of pu-
pills, who were much too old, say
II to 19 years of age. AS has
been shown in the past, the rea-
son for retardation is poor at
tendance. Joined inseparably with
this poor attendance is another
impressive fact, namely, that far
the larger percentage of passed
pupils attended schools having
two or more teachers in the sys-
tenn.
School Organization
Failed
Passed to pass
One teacher in system SO 48
More than one teacher
system .......... 68 IL
No record .......... 8 q
Total 1859 Cd
Stated in percentages, of the
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Ages of Candidates

lOIdl .lOS O4
The proper age at which to take
this examination is either II or 12
years of age, but only 38 pupils
were of this age, 1873 were over
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Grades.

Total ........1 .169 64
1t seems as only half of those
who had completed Grade 6 sue
ceeded, or, in other words, to pass
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Grades Completed

The pupils who entered this
examination had completed grades
in their home schools as follows:
Newark post., 1916-01-12
Signed. JAMES H. WRIGHT

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
WILD ACRES OWNER HOST
TO AUDUBON BIRD LOVERS
Washington Chapter of National
Society Entertained at Estate
of Gilbert H. Grosvenor.

The members of the Washington
Chapter of the National audubon So
ciety were the guests yesterday of Gil
bert Fl. Grosvenor. editor and director
of the National Geogra phic Society, at
his country estate. Wild Acres, near
Bethesda, Md. The bird lovers spent
the day in studying the means en-
ployed by Mr. Grosvenor in establish
ing a world record. for density of bird
population on the grounds surrounding
his home.
Up to the time that Mr. Grosvenor
began to convert Wild Acres into a
private bird preserve the largest num-
Der of bird families residing on any
one acre was thirteen. in the grounds
of a Chevy Chase family. Today at
Wild Acres there is one acre on which
ffty-nine pairs of birds are nesting,
while on an adjoining acre thirty
three pairs of nesters are to be found
Members of the Washington Chap
ter were particularly interested in the
provisions made for housing the birds
and for feeding them during the win
ter months. Several acres of the es-
tate are devoted to the cultivation OF
sunf1owers. to provide, the seed to
which birds are especially partial
The destruction of the English SPAR
rows and care in guarding against
feline raids have been potent factors
in enhancing the popularity OF Wild
Acres among feathered immigrants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
HONOR TO FLAG LACKING
AT REVIEW, SAYS CRITIC
Former Cadet Officer Cites Act of
japanese Spectator as Exam
pie to Americans.

AS an aftermath of the parade and re.
view of the High School Cadets Thurs
day. a former captain of one of the
companies has noted what seemed te
him lack of respect on the part of the
watchers for the flag.
LAS the American flag passed." said
the former cadet, relating the incident
"a few men raised their hats as toker
of respect to the symbol of their lib
erty. The number was very few COM
pared to the large crowd, and they
were both black and white.
Ahead of me- he continued, 81
noticed a Japanese youth, who as our
flag passed him, placed his hat over the
heart and stood at attention. 1t was ar
excellent example set for US by tina,
citizen of the great eastern empire.
Not person near him gave the same
salute. 1t was enough to make per-
sons blood boil to see the little re-
spect we accord our national flag
There stood the Jap paying silent HON.
age to our flag and not an American
doing thing. How long will it take
for us to learn such a lesson?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
RAISE MORE THAN $4,000
I FROM THE SALE OF TAGS
Boy Scouts of District Are Jubilant
Over Their Great
Success.

More than $1,000 today reposes in the
Golfers of the local Boy Scout organi-
cation as the result of the Tag day"
yesterday, when citizens of the Dis
trict dipped into their pockets for
dimes and quarters for orange and
lavender colored tags. The total
amount will he considerably in excess
of $1,000, it is estimated when all re-
turns are in.
Boys and leaders were happy last
night at the outcome of the sale. jubi-
lantly declaring that more people wore
tags yesterday than they had ever
seen any like occasion of the kind.
Rohn Spots w. n. Moran.
To Edward Rohn of Troop Il fell
the honor of sporting" w. H. Moran
of the United States secret service.
when the officer walked along F street
distinguished by blue tie with a
gold nugget scarf pin.
BE prepared" said Rohn. as he
spotted Mr.. Moran at 18th and F
streets.
According to the agreement. Mr.
Moran bought generous amount of
tags.
One of the newest Of the troops, No
of the leaders in selling tags. This
troop sold 81 worth. Other troops,
with membership considerably larger.
sold tags to the extent of 500 and
more.
Tonight at 8 o'clock Rev. DR.. Martin
will preach a special Boy Scout ser
mon at the Dumbarton Avenue NJ. E.
Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
BOY ADDED TO HERO ROLL.
Myer Lewis Gives Piece of Skin to
Save Life of Sister

Washington had another name added
to its list of heroes yesterday-a hero
OF peace-and an eiSht-yeer- one
at that. His name is Myer Lewis and
the deed for which his name should be
added to the honor rolf is that he
gave a piece of skin Off his leg to be
grated on tho chin and neck Of his
four-year old sister Ida. who was badly
burned.
Ida was burned at her home, 631
Rhode Island avenue northwest, Janu-
airy 3. while playing with matches.
She was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where hope of saving her life was
nearly given UP. She remained there
for thirteen weeks. Then she was
taken home to gain strength, being
removed to Sibley Hospital, where the
operation was performed yesterday by
Dr. Charles White.
The little boy volunteered to give a
piece of his skin to aid in his sisters
recovery. During the operation he was
most brave, said DR.. White. The chill
dren's parents are Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
MARKET PIERS COMPLETED.
No Ceremony Attends Their Turning
Over to the District.

W. D. Murray & Co., contractors for
the building Of the three new piers at
the municipal wharf market, have COM
pleted the work on the wharves and
they have been turned over to the Dis
trict. The taking possession of the
new wharves by the District market
authorities was without ceremony. Two
of the piers are now being used as I'M
loading points for lumber, canned
goods. barreled fish and other cargoes
and the third pier will be placed in
service as soon as the contractor can
move his paraphernalia and material.
Murray & Co. have contract for ex-
tensYe work on the Eastern branch
and their diggers and pile drivers are
being taken around to the new work.
The fish season being over, the new
oyster wharf will be a dull place from
now until the opening of the water
melon sea son in the latter part of July
or early in August.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
ON THE MARINE WAYS.
Fighter and Schooner at Alexandra
Shipyard for Overhaulinp

Bennett has one of the lighters be-
longing to John Miller & Co. out on the
large marine railway at his yard to be
rebuilt. Exactly what work is to be
done TO the craft will not be known
until she is looked over. but it is ex-
pected she will be on the railway for a
week or more. When put overheard
Uhe Will be in condition to bring heavy
loads of brick and clay from downriver
points to this city
Schooner Bush, belonging to l.. A.
Clarke & Son. of this city. is at an
Alexandria shipyard for repair work
and to be fitted with new mast to
replace one blown out of her in a recent
spring gale The Bush is being put in
order TO run lumber. wood and railroa d
ties from river points to this city or
Alexandria.
Advantage is being taken of dull
times TO repaint and decorate the little
rug JEFF. the recent addition to the
6eet of A J. Taylor & Bro. The work
Is being done under the supervision of
Capt. Frank Kintz, master of the JEFF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
ARMY-NAVY.
Army Orders.

Col George F. Landers and Mai.
are detailed to enter the next class at
the Naval War College, Newport. r. l.
Each, of the following named officers
of the Coast Artillery Corps is assigned
as indicated: Capt. Clarence NJ. Con-
don, to the 18th Company: Capt. Lewis
S. Ryan, to the Goth Company, and
Lieut.. Col. John B. Mcdonald, inspector
general, will report commanding gem
eral. Western Department. for duty.
First Lieut.. Martin C. Shallenberger,
Infantry, recently promoted, is as
signed to the 18th Infantry
Private Caspar BuckhauSen. Battery
E. 9Th Field Artillery. Laredo. Tex, will
be discharged to enable him to enter
the Soldiers Home, Washington, d. C.
Second Lieut.. George E. Lowell, jr.,
7th Cavalry. aviation student, is an
nounced as on duty that requires him
to participate regularly and frequently
in aerial flights.
Leave of absence for three months on
surgeons certificate of disability is
granted Second Lieut.. Sidney S. Da
Costa, Philippine Scouts.
Sergt. Paul z. Randolph. Battery F,
report to the chief of staff, War De-
partment, for duty as orderly.
The following named officers of the
Corps of Engineers will report at Fort
Shafter, Hawaii, for examination to de-
termine their fitness for promotion:
First Lieuts. Paul S. Reinecke and Ray
mond A. Wheeler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
OYSTER SEASON Is OVER.
Wharves Now Used for Lumber Car
goes Instead of BiYalves.

While oysters are on sale at the
wharf market all the year around, the
oyster season, when the run boats bring
them here daily by the hundreds of
bushels, is over, and the oyster wharf
is being used as a landing place for
lumber. In the past two weeks there
have been but two small cargoes of
oysters at the wharf market. and so
light was the demand that vessels lay
here for several days before discharg
ing. The big fleet of vessels of vary
ing sizes which is used in the oyster
trade in the past season, has either laid
up in river harbors for the summer Or
has taken up other lines of work
The oyster dealers here are receiv-
ing oysters in small quantities from
private beds along the lower river and
on the bay, but the demand for them
is light. CLANS. which in summer take
the place of oysters, are very scarce,
due somewhat, the dealers say. to the
fact that many clam diggers are now
employed in strawberry picking. Later
in the season an increase in the clam
supply is looked for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
THREE NEGROES CONVICTED.
Two Others Accused of Robbing De-
partment Store to Be Tried Later.

Five young colored men, former en-
ployes of eth street department store,
were before Judge Mullowny in Pc
lice Court yesterday on complaint of
Detectives Carroll and Beckley to an
swer charges of larceny. James Tur-
ner was the first defendant arraigned
Eighteen separate charges were prefer
red against him and his case was con-
tinued
Edmund Dutch admitted his guilt in
eleven cases and was sentenced to ten
months in Jail in five cases and fined
$3.50 or one year in Jail in the remain
ing cases.
Eugene Saunders entered plea of
not guilty and demanded jury trial in
five charges against him.
Charles Gordon. pleaded guilty to one
charge, and as the court was informed
he had been of assistance to the detec-
tives in the investigation of the syste-
matte stealing, a fine of $50 was i'm
posed.
Roy Simms. charged with one offense,
pleaded guilty. and was sentenced to
four months imprisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
Personal to River Men,

Aubrey l.. Clarke of L. A. Clarke &
Son, had his arm broken yesterday aft
ernoon when an automobile he was
cranking backAred. Both bones were
broken just above the wrist Dr. Thorn
as F. Mallan set the broken bones.
Capt W. F.. Taylor. who has been on
business visit to Norfolk in connec-
ton with the tug Advance, will return
home this morning.
Capt Kinnermon, master of the
schooner NJ. and A. Beswick. returned
yesterday from visit to his home in
Maryland and sailed for Norfolk to
load for New York.
Capt Chapman Slye, who has been ill
at his home in ST Mary's county, Md,
;s recovering and will come to this
city this week to take command of the
steamer ST. Johns for excursion work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
PIONEER MATCHMAKER
OF WASHINGTON is DEAD
Charles Haas Began Work With a
National Capital Firm Forty.
Five Years Ago.

Charles Haas. one of the pioneer
watchmakers of Washington. died yes
terday morning at 4 o'clock. after an
illness of several months. at his resi-
dence. 512 X street northwest. The
funeral. which will be private. will be
held at 2:30 o'clock today from the
residence.
Mr.. Haas was born in eastern New
York sixty years ago. He was brought
to this city at the age of FIVE, when
his father. the late George Haas, sr.,
obtained employment at the bureau OF
engraving and printing. where he
worked for more than fifty years.
At the age of fifteen young Haas
was apprenticed to the firm of GULL
Brothers, the noted Swiss watchmak-
ers. still remembered by the oldest in
habitants. After working with this
Arm for twelve years he secured en-
ployment with E. Voigt. with whom he
had worked continuously for thirty
three years He had not been absent
one day from work in all that time.
Mr.. Haas is survived by his widow
Emelia, who is a daughter of Mrs
Weiland of Lynchburg. Va: a brother
George Haas. jr., and his sister Mrs
E. Voigt. wife of E. Voigt. the jeweler
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
WILLIAM S. TAGGART DEAD.
War Veteran Lived Here Thirteen
Years; Son in Consular Service.

William Sailer Taggart, seventy-two
years old, a civil war veteran and a
resident of Washington for thirteen
years, died Friday evening shortly be-
fore IL o'clock at his residence, 2so7
18th street northwest. His death was
due to heart failure. Funeral services
are to be conducted at his late resi-
dence tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock.
Interment, which is to be private, will
be at Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Taggart, who was born in Clarks-
boro, N. j.. recently celebrated his
fftieth wedding anniversary He is
survived by his widow. Sarah HaIlau
Taggart. three daughters and one son.
The daughters are Harriet E., Mary H.
and Mrs. H. Corcoran. all of this city.
His son. Giles Russell Taggart, is en-
ployed in the consular service in Can
ada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-21
Flowers From Tammany Woman

Members of the Women's Organized
Tammany Club of New York yesterday
called on Mrs. Mary D. Adams. treas
urer of the Womans National Demo-
cratic League, at her residence, and
presented her with flowers as a token
of their esteem and appreciate of her
work Mrs. Julia Sanders, president
of the club, and Mrs. Harry Hastings,
vice president, were among the dele
CATION that came here to attend the
Dolly Madison breakfast held this
morning.