The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-12-06

state superintendent of public instruc-
ton. has just compiled number of
school statistics for the state fiscal
year which ended September 80. and
/ they show that 2O.O66 'chers, super
intendents and the like are employed
/ in the teaching of 564,l 52 Hoosier
school children at cost of employ
ment OF S12,601 .62O6s. The teaching
Is conducted in S.032 schoolhouses. two
of which, in Clark county. are log
schoOlhouses. These houses and their
sites are worth an aggregate of $751;
5S4.35S.37. The total number CT
school children is classified as follows:
White boys, 27S.52s: white girls. &c.
sos; colored boys, 1903 colOred girls,
4,613. The parochial and private
schools have 34,S77 Of the total num-
Der of school children. Elementary
school teachers received S9.059.370S4
of the total teachers wages; teachers
I'm the noncertified high schools re-
ceived S114,69S.06; teachers in the GER
tilted high schools received S192 1924.
and teachers in the commissioned high
schools received 5000 671.99. The
average cost of instruction for ele-
mentary pupils was S26.31 pupil: for
pupils in noncertified high schools,
S7302: in certified high schools.
S7430; in commissioned high schools.
$3.50.
Indianapolis.-Ele Stansbury, attor-
ney general of Indiana. has confirmed
an opinion expressed recently by
Charles T. Tighe, local agent Of the
United States department of justice,
to the effect that under the Indiana
statewide prohibition law druggists
may not legally sell Intoxicating
liquors. Mr.. Stansbury declares that
the state dry" law is more drastic
than many believe. He says that drug
gists may sell none of the intoxicating
liquors, save pure-grain alcohol on
prescription from a reputable physi-
clan or for sacramento purposes.
Fedora restrictions, the attorney gen.
eral declares, place still further linn
itatiOns on the sale of liquors
MitchelI.-Owners of stores at Hur-
on, in this county, will not permit Gus
toners TO ecter them on account OF
the prevalence of influenza among res
idents Of the village Instead the pro-
prietors have thrown open the door
of their business places and have put
on gates. Goods are brought to the
gate when Il person desires TO make
purchase The plan Is I'm accord
with the view of physicians that the
disease is spread in crowds and closed
rooms and that fresh air is one of
the best methods OF combating the
malady.
ianapolls.-Leaders of women's
organizations interested In the pro-
posal TO change the constitution of In
diana have conferred with Governor
Goodrich on the subject. 1t Is under
stood that the women, who formerly
led the fight for enactment Of statute
calling for Il constitutional convention.
which later was declared unconsttu-
tional, will ask the next Legislature TO
pass n Joint resolution. submitting the
I, question of calling constitutional con-
, vention again To the voters of the state.
Indianapolis-M Robert G. Bait
zell. state draft executive. said that
when draft calls were cancelled In Indl-
ana recently ISIS class ! men were
qualified for general military service
and approximately 1000 class | men
qallfed for special service In thd
classes Of June 1917,and June and Au-
gust, 1918. These would have been
sent 10 camps before new men of the
September. 1913, registration would
have been called.
Indianapolls-The appellate court
affirmed the Lake superior court in
restraining Chicago sand companies
from taking sand out of the bottom OF
Lake Michigan within the boundaries
of Indiana. The court holds that there
is a showing that the sand is worth
three cents yard at the bottom of
the lake. and that the Chicago com
, panies have been making profit out of
taking it and selling it in Chicago
without payment To the state.
!, Laporte.--Orders from Washington
abandoning the student army train
Ing camp at Interlaken, six miles east
of Laporte. were received by Capt
S. A. Mulhauser the commandant. As
a result the 500 soldiers were dis
persed. The older men were sent tC
> larger camps and the younger men re
turned TO their local boards TO be
mustered out.
. IndianapOlis.-Goo roads in lndi-
ana received q boost at n meeting OF
highway enthusiasts under the au-
, spices of the Hooser State AutOmO-
bile association in this city. Charles
4. Bookwalter former mayor of Indi
:, annapolis. was appointed chairman of a
committee To prepare good roads leg
islation for the coming legislature.
. napolis.-Proposed Legislation
: for enabling cities to raise more take:
;. will result from the meeting of tn,
. Mayors association of Indiana hell
here. Mayors. city attorneys and cit,
! controllers OF leading Indiana cite
: attended the meeting.
GreencaStle.-The county commits
: sioners issued an order for the county
!, To borrow $4,000 TO pay the United
:. War Work quota. Bonds will be solo
lote in December 70 mature July / ant