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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
TEACHING HEALTH AS WELL AS
MENTALITY IN THE SCHOOLS.

Incident 10 the recent welfare conference held here
attention given by the speakers health and
mentality inter-dependent the natural disposition
portion blame the schools, for mental
effectiveness is not. by any means. all local
is the duty of public educational systems to
build up health OF children we'll train their
minds is the contention Or. c. Ward Champion
physical training expert. New York city.
Not a bad idea either.
Out of the 600 school children in the United
States says DIR. Champion, than 100000 or
over half receive no physical health education ALL
Only one in FIVE high schools has physical training for
the mass About three-fourths of them
have athletics for the few which is of course SUBJ
compulsory physical training Part of the
neglect may be >ascribed the pressure of mental
ance OF parents who do according to the expert
charge against education conducted the pre-
ventable illnesses OF their children" Or. Champion
wants to see a national awakening this subject.
The original o public schools furnish
kearning to children who. presumably lived whole
sornely school The fact that the school
itself with crowding. its discipline its faults Of
ventilation its passing infections could be
sponsble for illness and physical evils did not
enter into consideration The time come, however
when that health be taught, bodies can
be strengthened or weakened al will.
With spring time at hand the long vacation imm-
nent plans year under discussion, there is
no better time arrange that the schools
may begin to body-buiders rather than body
breakers.
If yellow fever could be eliminated from Panama,
why grippe measles and break-downs from
school district? Much has been done in this drec-
ton but more remains vet do.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
PHILANTHROPY AS AN INDUSTRY
AND IT'S ARMY OF WORKERS.

To the ordinary American it incredible that
there should be 1000 and women in COM
munity earning their living in social work supported
by private philanthropy Such, however. is New York
citys distinction the realm of organized charity In
South Bend 1T is different. least in degree
Philanthropy seems have developed into a regu-
organization. 1t has developed its system and
standards. Social workers required to undergo
an elaborate of training.
Salaries general high. perhaps. in
other lines of business requiring education and skill
But they better educational salaries. They
nigh $4,000 a year. Quite few of the
New York charity experts $1,000 and it is
college professor who gets that much. Their
aggregate salaries into the millions
The New York School of Philanthropy, which has
been taking a of these saaried workers in
private charities. that they constitute larger
group than the citys clergymen dentists chemists,
numerous authors, editors reporters.
civil engineers and surveyors There other Amer
lean too where proportion of social work
ers to the population is almost great.
Undoubtedly the worker s worthy of his hire. But
it does look if the work OF distributing charity is
getting to be rather expensive and the machinery
unduly cumbersome. any who reflects on
such vast, complex activities modern philanthropy
bother and expense is really necessary and wise
whether society couldn't things that fewer
persons would need charity. and that the army now
engaged in laboriousy investigating and doing out
pittances could be freed for productive employment
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

bile or al least. says he does. And
eral supposedly normal hard headed business men
who him give a demonstration convinced
that he does what he claims. He simply draws FIVE
gallons Of out Of any convenient water pipe,
drops into Il four OF i mysterious greenish
fluid, pours the mixture his gasoline tank and off
goes the machine. with the motor missing an
explosion. He says the chemical he is common
and cheap that the fuel only costs cent gallon
II this hocus-pocus Enricht has made dis
covery that literally billions of dollars and
destined confer incalculable benefits the human
race. He has provided not merely OF
ming gas engines cheaply, very time when the
high price gasoline made it particularly vel
come. He has given the world permanent source of
power far cheaper and more accessible than any
covery greater than that of power. for the
use of depends coal. which expensive and
exhaustibe. There is plenty OF water,
Unfortunately. this probably hoax a dream.
The laws OF science against IT, Fuel experts
scon at Water. be two-thirds hydrogen;
that hydrogen when separated is highly explosive
chemists bound take, under ideal
conditions at least as much expenditure Of energy
separate hydrogen combination with
burning exploding. They insist that there is
substance in existence little OF which poured into
water. will this separation Enricht says it
does breaking up the and giving the pure hydro
gen explode the gas chamber OF the engine like
gasoline vapor.
And yet-science has been wrong before.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
HUNTING A HOUSE.

Editer Meltin pot-My wife save
we gotta get new house and I SAYS
amt this house good enough and she
says now it amt good enough it amt
got no conveniences. says what is
conveniences and she says a good
front porch and such things. So not
caring TO start nothing 1 says go
ahead and rent a new house and
she goes ahead. but she amt rented
no new house yet. F'inelie she grabs
me and takes me a long. We goes
TO several houses but them that got
porches amt got no furnice nor none
Of them other conveniences.
We finelie gifts a house what she
likes. course it don't suit me, but I
amt home often and / says shes the
one 10 be suited. II had one OF these
receiving halls and my wife figured
she could get enough furniture 10
nix 1t up for about a couple of hum
dred dollars. The dinin room was
on the north side and the bed rooms
didn't have many winders. but the
kitten was alright and that settled
it,
flneHe my wife asked how much
and the landlord said. only SIS a
month. but we would have to buy
the old stove and the coal. and the
fruit and pay fer the grass seed that
had been sewed and my wife SAYS
we did intend to build a house but
thought rentin was cheaper. 1t
used to be said the landlord. but this
war has changed everything.
We didn't rent this house but went
an looked for another and after
lookin over a dozen or maybe a
dozen dozen we found what we
wanted, but it was alredy rented and
we didn't git no chance TO ask how
much it would sell for in rent. May
be there is house that will suit us.
but we amt seen none yet excepting
the city hall and they amt no chance
to git in their on account of the
roOmers. Yours.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
RATING STUDENT CHARACTER.
(Billings. Mont. Gazette.)

As a means OF giving prospe ctive
employers better line on the quail
fcations OF students applying To
them for work the authorities at the
state Agricultural college at Boze-
man have adopted a system of char
acter rating.
Under this plan each instructor IN
college is asked TO grade every stu
dent who comes under his instruc-
ton on the following: ability. hon.
esty. application, thoroughness. apti-
tude. punctuality. reliability, neat
ness in work, personal appearance,
command OF English. industry and
oheerfulness. Instructors are asked
10 grade only those students and
for those qualities upon which they
feel that they have a definite opin-
ion. The average Of each students
rating in these respects is compiled
by the college registrar and is used
in recommending a student for posi-
ton after graduation. The student
is allowed the opportunity TO know
the average opinion of his instruc-
tors. though he is not permitted TO
see their individual grading.
The idea in making these facts
known TO the student is to enable
him to correct deficiencies in his
character; and since the grading is
10 be done once each half year
throughout his four years course,
the student will have abundant op-
portunity IL he desires to improve
his standing with his instructors and
to establish before his graduation a
reputation for such qualities as most
employers are seeking.
This system of grading students
upon personal characteristics was
suggested by plans in use in one
or two other educational institutions
and more particularly by the sched-
ule OF grading used in a number OF
large commercial concerns. 1t prop
erly takes into account the fact, so
long ignored by educational author
tiles, that mere scholarship is not
an adequate or dependable measure
Of a mans worth.
The grind" who wins high marks
in examinations is in the majority
Of cases a Onesided man, and what
the world is calling for now is all
around men, not jacks of all trades,
but men who combine character
with intelligence, common sense
I with scholarship. personality with
I power of concentration. Optimism is
rated higher nowadays than omnis-
| cience
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
HUMANE CONDUCT OF U-BOATS
MODELS TO EMULATE.

We learn from the esteemed Gazette of Cologne, Ger
many. that there is record which permits
neutral 10 Germany Of having violated the
rules has down" This the torpedoing Of
the Sussex. with its American passengers.
also learn from the Berlin Lokal-Anzeiger that
America recognize in the light Of the last Ger
note that there be just little question Of
having broken promises there is OF
ing violated the laws OF humanity. People should seek
only 10 emulate the model. correct and humane con-
duct OF U-boat commanders instead Of assaiing
them"
That settles II. The German submarines have broken
no treaties no pledges laws. They have acted IN
every correctly and humaney, even when they
slaughtered American and children ships
regarded by all other nations immune from attack
The Uboat commanders the perfect models for
own submarines emulate. We apology
the German government, and especially 10 the German
press for ever having thought Otherwise.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
COTTAGES FOR COUNTRY
SCHOOL TEACHERS.
Columbus. Ohio. Dispatch }


The living force of the schools is
its teachers-and that is true in the
country, as well as in the city.
Without good teachers. fine build
ings and equipment are of little
avail. 1t is like constructing a
splendid locomotive and putting il
in charge of a blacksmith. r. s.
Kellogg, acting for the federal bu-
reau of education, has been inquir-
ing into the housing conditions Of
the country school teacher, and finds
them bad. The old custom OF
boarding around" still obtains in
L any sections. and the result is that
many teachers live during the hours
they are not at work in surround
ings that are uninspiring and even
depressing Not all homes are suit
ed TO the needs of a teacher who
must work out of hours and so
must have quiet and comfort; and
some Of the homes that would be
suitable are not open to "boarders."
As a rule, however, the more diff
cult il is TO find in the community
a suitable boarding place for the
teacher, the greater the need that
she shall be made efficient through
good housing. IL is. therefore. pro-
posed that communities provide. not
only school houses, but teachers
cottages, where the teacher may live
in her own way. 1t looks like
sensible idea. Not long ago, there
was report of one Ohio country
school teacher who had done this
on her own count, rather than
suffer the inconvenience to which
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
RlGH COST OF BIBLES.

The American Bible society that is hav-
ing difficulty because of the great increase in cost
OF bookmaldng materials It's cheap testaments cost
twice much to produce before the Paper,
ink leather and glue have all gone up The result
that this society other organizations distribute
religious literature Of various sorts
their operations. One denominatonaI publishing house
reports that its white paper alone will $3.50 900
thar usual this year.
This handicap is especially unfortunate. al time
when the world needs religion perhaps than
before. and when religious publications welcomed
nearly everywhere warmly than for many years.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
San FRANCISCO,S BIRTHDAY.

OF course they said it couldn't done The smoking
Of ruins which San Francisco years ago
this April would never again be city of power II
had been proved that the site safe to build
No would want to live there again if
foohardy San Francisco should insist upon rebuilding
1t would be least so before city
gain what it had lost
Today. however San Francisco is stronger and more
beautiful than before. She did record export
and import business last Her population bigger
than before the earthquake. Her worlds fair was a
tremendous success.
No 1t couldn't be done. American pluck and
enterprise have done it. Many happy returns, San
Francisco
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
FEAR GERMANY-SHE'S STRONG!
INVADE MEXICO-SHE'S WEAK!

We should plunge into with Mexico because she
might be easy lick and keep with Germany
because it might difficult handle appears
be the reasoning of the Chicago Tribune perhaps
not it exactly reasons that way but rather be-
with Mexico instead Of Germany more nearly
its ideals drives that conclu-
sion
Reference made to the editorial appearing in that
paper yesterday headed Bitter Fruit" II was brought
attention by telephone; had brought
attention in order for it, for confess
that since convinced some four years ago that the
Tribune is merely a Darwinian missing link
missing because generally recognized it's
satus-connectlng the International octopus
with the bull moose. have given its opinions
very much consideration. Between the McCormicks
the Perknses and the RS with the Mccormick and
Perkins demand for sisal dependent upon the
Tri51ue's preference with Mexco-as a quest
of the farm adjoining ours"-is all difficult to
understand.
Aside from which that papers denunciation
Wilson and his Mexican and European policies. are
akin 10 Stiffness Railing at the president for having
been schoOimaster. damning him for his lack
tueness politician contendng against him that
should disregard theories right, and
taking conditions they make them to his
purposes regardless right wrong far from
sense for serious thought Likewise the contention that
the presidents -Humanitarianism is pro-Amer
lean. this think the Tribune is certainly
wrong. The conclusion of its ruling would be that
might makes right rather than right, might"
that to be pro-American must dsclaim the human-
tarianism % Amercanism and ourselves with
the little JOB OF suppressng the weak while the strong
should be left at their sweet will.
Nothing more un-American has appeared in Ameri-
can print difficulties with Teutons have
arisen. We do not except the extreme pro-Ger-
man papers in that statement The Tribunes premises
just un-Ameriean as its conclusions The basic
principles from which if they may be called
basic principles amuck a cowardy imbecility of
which the American republic has been guilty.
We may be slow 10 anger. hampered at times by cur
ideals overanxous TO be right rather than
ful. but a a nation have been cowardy, nor
allowed greed size to control actions. Nothing
could be un-American than TO that we
Germany because she is invade Mexico
because she field fruitful and might be made to
serve perhaps Of military training school
which is about all the Tribune TRADE amounts
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
MODERN WARFARE.

The enemy had marshalled % bill
lions in gold. II billions in silver and
IS trillions in !. O. US. while in
rear reinforcements Of billions in
currency was in readiness to rush to
the front. The massive formation
looked impregnable. but General III
nance, war secretary of our noble
nation was not TO be denied. He
marshalled all the resources of the
country and had dollar for dollar
to stack against the enemy. but it
was not enough. After deep study
and much puzzling he called on the
women of the country. Did they
respond Did they? It's TO laugh.
Every last one OF them went down
in her (deleted) and producing the
coin Of the REIN smothered General
Finance. Then victory was ours
We were able to send s1.15 against
every dollar the enemy could raise
and victory perched on our banner
The nation was loud in praise Of the
women who had so nobiy reached
TO the rescue of their country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
GENIUS AND STANDARD OIL MAY
BE PREPARING FOR WAR.

That Standard Gil Is being brought face with
It's Waterloo product OF American genius every
body-especiaIy the automobile owners-are bound to
hope and pray. Genius always been the greatest
enemy Of abused monopoly. and history. may merely
We undergoing another repetition.
Louis Enrscht Of Farnaingdale I. L. runs an autono-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

The Hawks Electric Co. has de-
layed IN placing the electric line 10
the county farm on account OF being
unable 10 secure copper wire Many
concerns are behind on their orders
because or lack OF this metal
Goshen Democrat
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
AID HORRORS OLE WAR

Berlin-Soap cards next. The
German government will regulate
the sales OF soap and will limit the
grams per person a month. The
purchaser must present a soap
cardI'
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

Some. Of our preparedness friends
are rather insistent that a foreign
foe could land on one coast and
reach the other coast in five DAYS.
Perhaps they could but. we venture
to say that they might find that it's
farther from New York 10 San Fran
cisco than it is from Berlin TO Paris
for instance.
Speaking of the demand for
houses. plenty Of our good house
wives have been unable to take down
their curtains and wash them for
fear OF being bothered by would be-
renters.
One thing we have never seen ad-
vertised: Two baths and a room.
one thing we have: fiat up
stairs for rent.
1 went out TO rent a fat.
l hunted high and hunted low.
But / couldn't find a little fiat.
So I let them rent me bunga-
low
o.
IL used to be landlords said chill
dren not wanted" now they say in
plenty of cases, children not toll
Grated"
o.
But it's almost a fifty-ffty ar
rangement, some of them refuse tc
accept families with a dog.
o.
Years back a man raised a large
family and then in his old age let
the children support him. Now the
older they are, the more expensive
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
AN OLD ONE BUT GOOD.

Detective-"Did you see Quilhot ?"
A Citizen-"Yes. ne went that
way" pointing.
Detective-"Thenpll go this way"
starting in opposite direction.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
With Other Editors Than Ours

she would otherwise have been sub
jected, and in oregon. los such
dwellings have been provided.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
STRONG PAPER.
Washington starr

A single United States treasury
note mess ures 8 is inches in width
and IA inches in length. Ii will
sustain without breaking lengthwise
a weight Of Al pounds, crosswise a
weight OF 81 pounds. The notes
run four TO a sheet, a sheet being
S1-4 inches wide by IS IL inches
long. One of these sheets length
wise will suspend los pounds and
crosswise III pounds.
The best love plot is one 50X140
feet and paid fcr.-Kansas City
Journal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
TheMeHingPot
Fined by the Editorial staff.
SAID MIR. WILSON.

Said Mr.. Wilson 10 Germany
We have a right 10 be at sea,
And II we fight.
Twill be for right
And the needs OF humanity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22
Mary had a himsy dress.

Mary had a f1imsy dress.
The skirt hung quite low sir,
But Mary s in distress,
You see the winds. they blow. sir.
o.
Speaking Of villa, was yesterday
his day to die?
Apparently the seas are safe for
all kinds OF ships but neutrals.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

TIE NEWS TIMES PRINTING COMPANY
ONCE: 30 W. CoIfax Az.
Rail-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

IL used to be landlords said chill
dren not wanted" now they say in
plenty of cases, children not toll
Grated"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

One thing we have never seen ad-
vertised: Two baths and a room.
one thing we have; A fat up
stairs for rent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-22

And yet-science has been wrong before
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-16

COTTON CROP IS GUT.
INSECT AND STORM DAMAGE DE-
CREASE YIELD.
Estimated Production of 11,511,O 900
Against 11,191,s2O Last Year-Dc-
crcase I'm South Carolina.

Washington, Dec. 11.-Another re-
duction in the estimated size of this
years cotton crop was reported to-
day in the department of agricul-
lures final report putting the pro-
duCtiOn at IL, 900 equivalent 500
pound bales, exclusive of linters.
That is 10000 bales less thar fore
cast after the last condition report in
October.
Indications at the beginning of the
growing season were thai a crop of
approximately IA, 2ss,OO bales would
be produced but storms and insects
wrought havoc with the growing
plants as the season progressed. The
acreage planted was the fourth larg-
est on record.
The average price a pound paid 20
producers of cotton OH December L
was 1876 cents. At that price the
seasons crop is worth $1,079,35I,616
exclusive of the value Of Inter cot
ton and seeds.
Last year 11,191,S20 equivalent 500
pound bales were grown and during
the five years, 1910 to 1914, the av-
erage was 14,259,231 bales. The rec
ord crop was grown in 1914, when
l6,134,920 bales We're produced.
Production by States with last years
figures for comparison follows:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-16
LITTLE GIRL n
Elizabeth A%ntoinette Wcdaman Loses
He Life.

Pomaria, Dec. 12.-Elizabeth An
toinette Wedaman was so badly burn
ed Monday morning that she died IN
about two hours after the accident.
NO n else was in the sitting room
at the time, but it is supposed that
a toy with which she WIS playing had
rolled INTO the fire, n IN attempting
to get it out her clothes caught fire.
She was one year, 10 months and IS
days old. Her parents are DR.. and
Mrs. r. II. Wedaman. The Rev. S. Z.
Eallentine officiated at the funeral
and her little body now tests i'm Beth
iehem cemetery near Pomaria.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-16
TO RAISE
600 a Year and Extra Employees at
$500 for Each Member.

Washington, Dec. 12.-After a
warm debate the house today voted
into the annual legislative, executive
and judicial appropriation bill a pro-
vision increasing the salaries of Rep
resentatives' private secretaries from
$500 to $4,000 a year and giving each
representative an additional employe
at SIS a month.
Chairman Fitzgerald, on the APP
preparation committee, predicted a
treasury deficit of 1884, 600, 900 for
the current fiscal year..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-16
ON UNUSUAL CHARGE.
Ncgrcss Accused of Criminal Care
l~CSSpCSS

Chester, Dec. 12.-Annie Jefford, n
hegress. has been placed in the Ches-
ter county Jail on a warrant charging
her with criminal carelessness in con-
hccton with the death Of Charlie
Perry. the three year Old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott Perry, last Thurs
DAY. She is said to have locked the
child in a to go on some err
rand for herself, and while she was
gone the little tot got into the fire and
was frightfully burned, dying shortly
afterwards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-12-16

Chicago, Dec. 13.-That indictments
viii. be asked by the government
against twelve egg and butter spccu-
lotors and storage warehouse men
today. was announced at the dist riot
attorneys Office. The twelve include
only thpse investigated by the grand
jury. Other indictments will be ask
cd as tho evidence tends to involve
other dealers.