Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-08-11


question of extension of school hours'
which is said by educational olhciaiS
here to be in line with the general
trend throughout the country OF US
ing the school plants for longer perl
DDS of the day and making them
centers of social and recreational ac-
tivities, will be brought to attention
of local boards soon.
Physical training is now a part OF
the courses in Philadelphia and Pitts
burgh and in speaking about the plan
to extend it to other districts. Dr.
]. George Brecht. secretary OF the
state Board of Education, said; "Spe-
cial emphasis in the course will be
placed upon the hygenic aspects of
physical training. 1t Will prescribe
setting-up exercises that may be used
in halls, classrooms, corridors or
wherever there is available space.
The purpose of the whole course is
the conservation of the youth of the
Commonwealth. Physical training is
ar essential preparation of the youth
for national defense in that 1t trains
in cooperation, in habits of health
and warfare against disease and in
vocational equipment, to enable them
to produce the necessities of life"
County and city school superin-
tendents will be asked to include
physical training as subjects in their
programs for teachers institutes.
They Read the Pnpers-A number
of the certificates issued by the Sec
retary of the Commonwealth this
week to firms or individuals trans
acting business under assumed names
were issued on applications made in
g,I, nIA an n "a
clippings relative to the act. Until
a week ago the enactment of the law
was not generally known and since
that time dozens of certificates have
been issued. In one case firm sent
a clipping pasted on a sheet of its
business paper with the question
"How much?"
Grade crOSsInGs-Thirteen cases in
volving grade crossings or sidings in
cities are scheduled for consideration
by the Public Service Commission
when it meets here next week. includ-
ing the case in which the rights OF
private lines in Bucks county are in
volved. The commission will hold its
first executive session this month on
Tuesday. On Monday the application
for mergers of the Reading Transit
and Light and the Metropolitan Elec-
trio companies with a number OF
their subsidiary companies and that
of the Montour and Lewis Run rail-
reads will be heard. Tuesday confer
ences will be held with officials of the
City of Pittsburg and the utility COM
panies against which it has COM
planned. The grade crossing and sid
ing cases are for Reading. Chester,
Stroudsburg, Philadelphia, Shire Oaks,
Monroe township, Clarion county; and
Conshohocken. The Reading Railroad
IS asking permission to extend three
bridges in Lebanon county.
Commission to Meet - The State
Fisheries Commission has been called
for meeting in this city on Tuesday
to discuss plans for extension of
hatcheries and other work. The Tor
resdale, Bellefonte and Pleasant
Mount hatcheries are to be enlarged
Philadelphia Has Most-An inter-
esting fact in connection with the
recently published report of the State
Banking Department on the building
and loan associations of Pennsylvania
is that of 2,075 on the records of the
State 1929 are in Philadelphia, 265 in
Allegheny and the balance of 4S1 are
scattered through the other siXty-five
counties.
To Fill Up FOrce-The State police
1OTCe Will De IeCTulleu 10 It's hdAl-
mum next Thursday when eXamina-
tions will be held for the seventeen
vacancies. There are a number of
applicants, including men who have
been in Army or National Guard
service. The men will be sent to bar
racks for training as soon as enlisted.
More Coal Companies - Incorpora-
tion of coal companies has been at
a rate not equaled in the history of
the State this year and the last month
and a half have seen over fifty con-
Germs granted charters to either deal
in coal lands, to mine coal or to
handle it. Practically all of these
companies, like those incorporated
earlier in the year, are for the soft
coal field, Fayette, Westmoreland,
Cambria and Allegheny counties hav-
ing the bulk OF them. Some of the
companies have Incorporated for as
high as 100000 capital.
Auditing BiIIs-The Auditor Cen
erals Department has commenced the
auditing of the bills for the payment
of state and to county fairs for 1915.
These claims were involved in court
litigation and about $4,000 will be
disbursed. The 1916 claims are on
file. but may not be reached soon.
More Auto MOney-The State High
way Department is turning in about
$4,000 to the State Treasury every
day. These payments represent half
year licenses and the fact that they
have continued so long after July /.
say officials, indicates many purchases
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