The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1916-12-09
EDUCATION IS CHEAPER NOW
Dean TempIin's Report Shows De-
crease of So a Year Per Stu
dent at University.

dent at University.
The cost Of educating a student in
the college of liberal arts and
sciences in the University of Kansas
dropped S6 this year below the cost
OF last year. A report tie other day
by Dean DIN Templin OF the college
showed that each student in the col
lege would cost the university ap-
proximately S126.60 for the year The
college comprises more than half the
university enrolment of 1928. Ten
years ago there were 10 students In
the school OF law of the university;
now there are 155 laws The school
Of engineering had 400 students ten
vars ago and has $50 now. Medicine
had 1O7 at the beginning Of the de-
cade and has 134 now.
Cutting OF operating expenses
usually causes jubilation in most in
situations, but Dean Templin made
his report with a look of gloom and
the lines in Chancellor Strong's fore
head deepened as he read it
Simply means we are crowding
more and more students into the
classes said Dean Templin In
fact, we're having to crowd many
classes to such an extent it is iniur-
ing the work. A teacher can teach
effectively only so many students
Go beyond that point and you take on
evils Of the lecture system with.
teacher talking to a crowd without a
chance for personal supervision and
contact that is so necessary In
thorough educational work. But what
can you do about 1t? You have so
many students and so little money,
and the number of students growing
larger and larger year after year
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Aged Homesteader Dies-John Wa
mex, 80 years old, is dead at his home
near Wilson, according to a message
received at Salina- Wanek was one
Of the oldest settlers in Ellsworth
county, having hOmesteaded his farm
in 1867 He was born in Bohemia
Blow Bank stockholders blew
open the safe in the Allen State Bank
at Allen the other day and escaped
in an automobile with a quantity Of
stamps
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Woman Dies From Injuries-Mrs.
Margaret Thompson, so years old,
died at Atchison the other night as
result Of injuries received in a fall
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Motorist Killed at Corning. Roy
Bell was killed at Corning when his
motorcycle skidded at the bottom OF
a hill Two motor car accidents also
happened the same day Three per
sons were seriously injured
Now Owns water Piant-After
three elections and months of bargain
ing, the city Of Lawrence recently
came into actual possession of the
city water plant The city plans ex
tensive improvements OF the system
Suspect Arson at Reformatory.-O
ficials Of the. Kansas State Reforma-
tory believe a parOled or escaped In
mate set the fire which recently de-
stroyed the farm barn and its con-
tents. causing loss Of $4,000 An
investigation is being made
Horses Break Mans Neck-Wn-
liam Calhoun, zS years old, farmer
and rural mail carrier, was trampIed
to death by horses recently at his
home near Potter He went 10 the
barn to do the chores and it is be
neYed the horses ran out, trampIing
or squeezing him in such a manner
that his neck was broken
Boy Falls on Pitchfork--Arthur F.
Herr, the 5-year-old son Of a farmer
near OgaIlah. was instantly killed the
other day when he fell from a straw
stack upon a pitshfork
Sinclair Bank In Wichitz.@The Sin
clair Oil and Gas Company has open
ed negotiations IN wichita for q bank
Two corners IN the main part OF
town are under consideration and a
bank may be bought outright Il enc
viii sell Harry Sinclair viii be be-
hind the move
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a $4,000 HoIdup--A man entered
McDowslIs jeweIry store At Arka1-
sas City recently shortly before ncoa.
held up the clerk and escaped With
$4,000 worth Of diamonds after sosE.
nz the clerk IN the vault.