The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1916-11-02
A IN SCHOOL BOYS
PAY OWN EXPENSES
EVERY ONE OF FOUR HUNDRED
STUDENTS SELF-SUPPORTING
PROF. MAYNE ANNOUNCES.
SEEKS TO END CAR SHORTAGE
Chairman Mills of Rail Commission
BIames Failure to Return Cars From
East and South for Present Con-
dition in Minnesota.

St. Paul.
Every one of the 400 boy students
in the school of agriculture Of the
University of Minnesota is self-sup-
porting, Professor D. D. Mayne, prin-
cipal, announced after completing reg
istration figures for the fall semester.
Il did not find single boy in the
school who is a financial burden to his
family" Professor Mayne said, in COM
menting on his roll of ambitious farm
boy students.
'"The majority of them work on
farms during the summer months and
many of them save more than enough
money to pay their expenses for the
six months of school,"
Most of the boys are compelled to
support themselves, and because OF
this, come to school to get the most
out of it, the principal said. The aver
age age of the boy entering is 19 years,
and this factor of maturity enables
them to earn good wages during the
summer. Since nearly all of them
work on farms, the opportunity for
spending their earnings is minimiZed.
Besides this, their vacation season
comes when the highest wages of the
year are paid on the farm.
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Would End Car Shortage.
Blaming the existing car shortage
products in the Northwest to failure
of Eastern and Southern roads to re-
turn cars owned by Northwestern
roads, Chairman Ira B. Mills Of the
State Railroad and Warehouse Com
mission has demanded in a letter to
Chairman B. H. Meyer Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission that that
body issue an order to correct the
cause Of the evil.
Calling attention to the shortage Of
cars needed to move Minnesota farm
products, particularly potatoes, Chair.
man Mills says that last December he
took the matter up with the Inter:
state Commerce Commission and an
interchange of refrigerator cars was
suggested, but that does not meet the
situation now, he asserts. ...
cars, either refrigerators or others, to
move any farm products from this
state either east or SOUTH" Chairman
Mills complained.
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To Educate Prisoners.
Early reorganization of the educa.
tional systems in Minnesota penal in
situations, with special regard to sub
shutting day for night classes and es-
tablshing vocational courses in the
state reformatOry, was predicted by
Chairman c. J. Swendsen and C. r.
Vasaly Of the State Board of Control
on their return from a meeting of the
American Prison congress and visits
to correctional institutions in the
East
"Minnesota's prison and reformatory
are models, except as to their educa.
tional facilities,' said Chairman
Swendsen. Eastern states have no
institutions to compare with the new
Saltwater prison, and this state is a
leader in other respects. Our big need
now is for an industrial building at
the state reformatory, where building
and other mechanical trades may be
taught the prisoner. There should
also be a gymnasium at that institu-
ton"
Securities Are Renewed.
State Treasurer Gooding, in his
campaign to renew and bring up to
dot, totn f11n loc
just presented new bonds filed by thir-
ty-four state depositaries which were
approved by the state board Of de-
positors at special meeting. Mr..
Gooding began the campaign upon find
ing that some of the surety bonds had
not been renewed for several years.
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Need Instructor for Battery.
The formation of q cadet field ar
tillery unit at the University of Mime
sofa is dependent on the possibility of
finding a United States army artillery
officer as instructor. Major George W..
Moses. new commandant at the Uni
versity, said after comforting with
President George E. Vincent.
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Plans Tour for Students.
An inspection trip through northern
Minnesota agricultural districts, for
! University of Minnesota students. is
the plan of Prof. Dana D. Durand,
head of the agricultural economies de-
partment at the University and former
director Of the United States census.
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Fund for Militia Only 1878.
Because Minnesota state troops were
on the Mexican border serving their
! country at the time of the fall insEec
ton. the state will get nothing but sta
| tionery money from the federal mi'it';
| apportiCnment The total will be S3'15
according to Washington dispatches
The militia apportionment OF $4,000,
! coo under two bills is allotted TO tt
states according to the number Of me
| enlisted ct the time of inspector