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The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-24

children of this country are not re-
ceiving adequate education because
the country will not pay it's teachers
and run it's schools on a proper busi-
ness-like basis.
One of the returned soldiers took
his little brother into one of the big
public schools of a crowded city.
''Ive moved the family to the city
so the boy can get chance to get
the education l didn't get. We live
in the mountains of Pennsylvania and
the children can get to school only
when the weather is good and the
roads are good. That isn't too often.
when l entered the army
couldn't read or write. Nobody had
any use for me because I didn't know
anything. l could drive horses but
couldn't read the names on the boxes
or anything and l had a hard time
till learned
please put him in a class and give
him a chance"
The little chap was ten years old
and couldn't make the first grade in
the school But he was as quick as
a flash and soon made it all up. He
got his chance such as it was. How
about the others? They will say with
the soldier boy, 81 never got chance.
l lived out my life in the open coun-
try in the faerist land of all the
earth, in the land of light and iber-
ty. But never got chance. There
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-24

was no money to pay teachers for
children like me-"
1t is idle to say that fine teachers
cost too much. A fine teacher can
never cost too much. Whatever the
price it should be paid in dollars and
cents lest it be paid in terms Of
wasted childhood.
This money grubbing policy has
forced upon the schools the part time
worker That is the teacher who does
outside work to make up the differ
ence between what he receives and
what he needs. He fills in his after
Moons and evenings and holidays with
his side line. He works so hard
that he is too tired to give of him
self to the children and it is this
self-giving that is important in teach
ing.
This sort of teacher is too busy at
night to prepare his lessons for the
next day. He rushes in Immediately
before the first bell in the morning,
barely in time to escape being late,
and too late to have created proper
atmosphere for classroom work.
He hurries, hurries all day long.
The little things that teachers attend
to between bites' are left out, and
the odds and ends of clerical work
that the real teacher does after the
class has been dismissed, he does
during lesson time. The while ses.
sion is tense with the hurry, hurry
The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-24

The room itself was a picture of
harmony and neatness and system.
The floor was scraped and waxed un-
til it cleaned like gold in the sun
shine. The light streaming through
the windows reflected itself on the
rows of glistening tools that filled
the wall cabinets and the orderly
rows on the work benches.
Marching along the walls was
frieze of tools. That may not sound
interesting but that frieze was a
joyous thing. There was swing to
the hammer, rhythm in the saw,
poise and dignity in the plane, Tilt
to the chisel, and they all paraded in
the jolliest dress that the color pots
could supply. Here and there in the
! line, where you least expected him,
was the gay cockatoo, stepping
| proudly.
He was placed so that a person
Strengthening up to ease his back
after a tiresome job would look
straight into his face And the gay
bird seemed to say, Work away, son,
work away. Some day yoa may be
able to turn out as fine bird as l
am, but you will have to go it, for
| I'm the work of an artist"
1t was boys room in the hands
i Of a master No boy ever left it
without being the better for having
entered it.
The country called and the teacher
went. In his place came the substi
tute that didn't know what to do"
He was a great big man with a
voice that lifted the papers off the
desk when he told the principal thai
4 he was the man sent up to take the
shop mans place.
I'm the substitute. I'm only here
temporary. Just till my own job opens
up, do you see?
He went to the shop and soon
noises, all sorts of noises, came from
: there. The shrieks of abused tools
mingled with the bangs slams
thumps and bumps. Lumber crashed
from height, boy called to boy. Sud
J denly there came an awful crash al
the nail boxes overturned, struck tn,
row of paints and stains and hurlet
, them on the tops of the galvanized
waste cans sitting below. This final,
brought the principal
He had been sensitively aware O
, the sounds of strife but had hopet
that the man might get hold Oh
J things if he stayed in the back
ground and gave him a chance. Blu
} this was the catastrophe. Something
t must be done.
Standing in the doorway he We've,
| a busy scene. The boys who were no
, picking up nails were wiping. up stail
and spreading it over the few place
| that had escaped the deluge. Thos
; who were not wiping or picking wer
' chipping something that was neve
} intended to be Clipped with a too
< that was never intended for chipping
: The teacher was standing with hi
} back against the corner of the room
/ wiping his brow.
do you want something's" h
; called across the riot
| The principal shook his head
) Words were beyond him, as he look
} ed at the ruin and waste before him
when the bell rings. go to tn
! study hall, boys" Then going owe
r to the teacher in the corner he whis
pered: ''I'l ring the bell and thel
) you come to me in the office"
} In due time the teacher arrived a
} the office.
| 'You have not had much eXper
ence teaching boys, have you?"
/ "Me? Why | never taught anything
5 in my life. l am just substituting ur
| til my job opens up. If this is wha
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The Arizona copper camp., 1920-04-24
DOLLARS OR DULLARDS?
a Great Teacher on Great Theme
(By Angelo Patri.)


America must keep faith with her
children. Long ago she declared their
right to equal opportunity. She
pledged her sacred honor to that end
and sealed that pledge with her
precious blood.
Yet today, children in America are
crying aloud for vital education and
there is no help in sight. Forty thou
sand school houses are closed. Over
one hundred thousand teachers who
are in the schools are not teachers
at all. They have never been trained
for that work. Trained teachers could
not be obtained for the salaries these
schools paid.
Many of the teachers called to the
war did not return to the schools be-
cause they were better paid else
where. Many good teachers are leay-
ing the schools because they cannot
afford to stay Those who enter the
schools to take their places are i'm
mature and unframed alike.
A prominent educator, speaking be-
fore the committee on education and
labor, last June, said, "It is a public
disgrace that the men and women
who are devoting their lives to the
public welfare have to beg for liv-
ing wage or leave their profession" !"
In this troubled day the need for
the stabilizing influence of the public
school is felt as never before in the
history of our country. But the chill
dren, sent home after session with
a nervous, hurried teacher Fastening
to get through and reach his outside
job on time; sent home after day
with an unframed substitute; or sent
home because there was no teacher
at all, carry message of unrest, OF
discord, of injustice.
Few indeed are the school children
who are carrying home the message
of harmony, of patience, of good
cheer Only fine teacher can send
home an "All's Well" and the fine
teacher is scarce and growing still
scarcer.
Little Son" went home for lunch
con one day and said, "Our shoT
teacher went away today"
did he? Take your arms off the
table"
"Yes. We had a substitute. He
isn't any good. He doesn't know what
to do"
Don't talk like that. Come il
early this afternoon. want you tC
go to the store"
Little Son" went off to school ant
that was all about that, as far as the
home was concerned. Parents know
so little about what is happening tt
their children in school. They thinl
.that as long as there is building
there is a school, Not So Only sc
long as there is teacher is there 6
school,
What had happened to Little Son.
that day was tragedy. He had haG
a fine teacher, one of those rare
spirits who understand boys and who
can inspire without alternating them
You caught glimpse of that wher
you saw the sign he had swung ovel
the shop room door
1t was a sign stained in old browns
and surmounted by a gay cockatoC
painted in colors that shamed the
rainbow Only man who knew ant
loved little boys could have made thai
sign. 1t was an irresistible invitation
to enter the shop and to smile as
you did so.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
And This Is the Common, Unpoec Unnteres.ing Pear.
Diving Outfit Which Scoops UP Musels from the Muddy
Mississippi River-the Kind of Common Fresh
Water Pearls Which She Is Told the Neck.
lace Is Made Up Of

the average woman the chief value of a
genuine pearl necklace is the sense and
satisfaction Of possession.
There are several things that are cs-
sential in pearl-buyng," says the expert.
And one OF the most important of these
Is that the light in which the pearls ara
selected shall be absolutely pure daylight,
with no reflections from the side or from
above that can enhance or detract from
the coor OF the pearl.
In absolutely pure daylight it is pos.
sibie TO see the exact tint or color OF tho
pearls; that Is whether each is really 4
pure white with tinge OF pink or an
orient tending TO cream-white or whether
II is more or less tinted with what is con.
sidered to be q crude or red color in a
pearl.
Besides this in pure light 1t is posi-
bio to see whether the pearl is brilliant
and TO estimate the exact degree OF it's
bri!iiancy; whether there are any cracks
scratches or mars on the surface; and,
lastly, whether the form is regular"
fearls appear to have increased bril-
nancy by artificial light and the presence
o. great mass of them heiGhtens the
hisieadng Impression. If all the royalties
Oh Europe or the millionaircs of New York
, were 10 wear all their pearls at once in
nSnted nan they would appear, the expert
.eIS u.s. 10 nave quality they never
possessed
How does the pearl originate? Tho oys
ter and allied species have the nowor NJ
w i'-o. International Feature st.vicc, Inc
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

regards all these as possible causes OF
pearls, and concludes POLITICALLY:
The pearl is not a product of health
associated with undisturbed conditions,
but results from arrangement in the nor
mai state OF the mollusk. Unable to resist,
10 rid itself OF The opposing evil, 1t exer-
cises the powers given to 1t by beneticent
creator and converts the pain into perfec-
ton, tho grief into glory. One Of the
lowest OF earths creatures, suffering a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

.nMnlS up carbonate OF calcium from the
; m"'er ana converting it into shell. The
s s,mor surface is lined With perfectly
smooth. lustrous material coIIod "nacreS.
or mother-of.pearl." to protect tho bodv
ne oyster deposits nacre upon any
substance that irritates its body and thus
i,' onuces pearl. The cause of Irritation
nay De tiny parasite called a fluke in.
a"NinS me shell. a hit of sand or mud or
9" Inflammation of the tissue. DR.. Kunz
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

misfortune. furnishes a wonderful lesson
upon the uses OF pain and adversely by
converting its affliction into q precious
gem, symbolcal of all that is pure and
beautiful"
BY their animal origin lis are en-
tirely different In nature from all other
gems.
Many romantic legends are current
about the history OF pearls. their death and
decay, how some persons exert bancful
influence on the gems, while others en-
nance their brilliancy. Upon this point
the gem expert makes this admission:
Occasionally they are affected by the
wearer having exudations from the skin
induced by some disease. or else by acids,
which pass out through the pores with the
perspiration. A smoky atmosphere in
which sulphuric acid is present owing
TO sulphur In the coal, violent usage, such
as knocking severely or dropping, all OF
these in time will cause more or less in
jury to pearl. especially to the whittier
varieties"
What are the qualities OF perfect pearl
that Madame Destinn should have looked
for before making her purchase? They are
defined as follows:
First. 1t should be perfectly round, pear
shaped, dropssaped. egg-shaped or button
shaped, and rs even in form as though 1t
we're turned on lathe. 1t must have
perfectly clear skin and a decided tint or
color, whether white, pink, creamy, gray,
brown or black If white, IL must not
have cloud or q blur or haze, nor should
the skin have the slightest appearance of
being opaque or dead 1t must be abso-
lutely free from all cracks, scratches.
spots, flaws, lamentations, shadowy reflec-
lions or blemishes of any kind. 1t must
POSSESS the peculiar lustre or orient char
acteristic of the gem. The skin must be
unbroken and not show any evidence of
having been polished"
When this interesting lawsuit comes to
trial we shall learn from experts whether
Madame Destinn's pearls possessed these
qualities and great many other import
ant facts on this fascinating subject.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

years tho Mississippi. Arkansas, Miami
and other Western rivers have been the
great source OF these pearls.
American fresh water pearls" says DR..
Nnnz, have had many prejudices 10 over.
come. often because OF the natural indif.
terence in regard to anything that is found
al home or is easily ob,ainable. II has
ocen said that in comparison with foreign
pearls they had less specific gravity; that
ne! were not so hard and that their
iastre was not as good. 1t is certain, how
ever mat the skin Is generally smooth.
ana although they may not have SO pecu-
mar an orient, their brilliancy equals that
OF any known pearls. Sometimes they are
translucent and either pink or of a family
D'uish tint, like molten silver More fro
qnently their hue is white, rose, pale vel.
low or pale copper, deepening to conner
red until they resemble the most intensn
and highly polished copper button"
About 30 per cent OF all pearls arc Or,.
entail, while about per cent are of tho
fresh water variety
Formerly fresh water pearls wore roll,
oned at about half the value OF the Orien.
tal KIND, but the former have been rising
IN value and estimation. and DR.. K,lnz
cues an american fresh water pearl weigh
ing ~ grains. held at a valuation of over
$4,000. ~ ''o'
Examination has proved that fresh water
pearls are OF the same chemical composi.
ZION as Oriental pearls
rev nut experts can Judge the yalue NJ
pearl or even decide If ii is genuine. To
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

An Oriental pearl"
Is one found in the
true pearl oysters called
The "Margaritiferae."
which deposit n very
lustrou mothcr-of.
pearl on the inside Of
their shells. Fine ORR.
entail pearls have been
found in American
waters, and some OF the
finest worn at the
Spanish court in earlier
centuries came from
Venezuela. The ma
jority OF Oriental pearls.
however, are found In
he vast stretch OF Ash
attic waters running
rom the Persian Gulf
eastward to the Straits
OF Malacca. Pearl fish.
cries in these waters
have been worked for
more than two thousand
years.
Fresh water pearls"
are those found in fresh
water and produced by
various spe cies OF
shellHsh scientifically
as "Unionidae." com.
monty called river mus.
sells or clans. In recent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13
|Eum2vDQn1uz5 $2ZOOOPhdmNh0haduq1
Did She Get Well Cheated?
Did She Get a Big Bargain?
Are They Really Oriental Pearls?
Are They Really Worth Only S., 600?
--- The Court Must Decide

no matter how perfect It's
form or beautiful It's color.
This lustre is due to the
structural arrangement of tho
surface as we'll as TO the
quality Of the material. Tho
nacreous material forming
true pearls, and likewise
mother-of-pearl. is commonly
deposited in irregular tenu-
Gus layers. very thin and
very small in area compared
with the surface OF the pearl.
These laminae overlap one
another, the surfaces are mi
croscopicalfy crumpled and
corrugated and the edges
form serrated outlines.
The greater the angle which
the laminae form with the
surface. the closer will be
these scrrated outlines, and
where the plane OF the ex.
terror lamina is parallel with
the plane OF the surface the
lines are not present. This
arrangement causes the
waves OF light to be reflect.
ed from different levels on
the surface. just as In n soap
bubble, and the minute
prisms split the rays up into
their colored constituents pro.
ducing the chromatic or irl-
descent effect"
The surface or a fine pearl
tint OF the wearer's skin.
The value OF a pearl depend
bination OF size, lustre, perfec,
shape and other qualities. II
grain rises at an increasing r;
crease in size. Large pearls al
more valuable than diamonds
size. a hundred-grain pearl
quality should be worth 500 o
about four times the value of
OF perfect quality and the sam,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-13

Great britain Rights Rescrvcd.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-30
Miss Augusta Howard Is
Convicted at Columbus
OF Unlawful Shooting

COLUMBUS, Ga, Nov. 27.-Miss
Augusta Howard, convicted FOR I'M
lawful shooting in connection with
the injury of Willie Lee, little boy,
who was plucking magnolia's from
the formers yard last May, and
given a sentence of from one to
two years in the pen by Judge
Humphries, in the Muscogee superior
court, has made bond in the sum
of $4,000, following an application
for a new trial, and Judge Humph-
ries will hear the case January Is,
next.
Miss Howard, who is a member of
one of the most prominent families in
this section, was under bond of $4,000
before her trial, and it is understood
the same bondsmen signed the new
paper. Under a grand jury indict-
ment, she was tried on a charge of
assault with intent to murder, but
the verdict of the jury yesterday was
for unlawful shooting, a much less
serious offense.
The defendant was not affected in
the least, apparently, by the verdict
Of the jury or sentence of the court.
When Judge HUMPHREYS asked if she
had anything to say, she promptly
answered in the affirmative, and at
once declared she was not guilty
and that her attorney wanted to ask
for a new trial. On just what
grounds the new trial is to be re-
quested hasn't been learned as yet,
and may not be until the hearing in
January.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-30
ATTEMPTS TO
LOWER AIR MARK
UNSUCCESSFUL

MINEOLA, N. Y, Nov. 27.-SiX
unsuccessful attempts to lower the
worlds air speed record over a one
kilometer course were made today
at Mitchell field by Lieutenant G.. c.
Mosely in the Verville-Packard plane
with which he won the Pulitzer aero
nautical trophy Thanksgiving day.
The speed attained BIZ the Yer
villePackard was 1876 miles an hour,
as compared to 178 miles an hour
made in the trophy ev6nt. The rec
ord is 1872 miles an hour. set last
November by Bernard de Romenet,
of France, The fastest time for the
kilometer today was 11.97 seconds
Army air service observers, after
the flights. predicted the Verville-
Packard's speed would be in creased
by carburetor adjustments. They re-
marked that the ground speed of the
engine decreased after the take
off,
The Verville-Packard, it was an
nounced, will be shipped to McCook
field, Dayton, o., overhauled and
chine will be taken TO the army fly
ing field at San Diego, Cal.
Flying the Thomas Morse plane.
with which he took second place in
the Pulitzer trophy race, Captain
Harold Hartney attained speed
over the one kilometer course of
Ill IA miles per hour, considered
by army officers an exceptional per-
Torrance for the so-called "stocll
plane. Captain Hartney's
average speed in the trophy race was
10 IA miles per hour.
The Thomas Morse, flown later by
Captain st. Clair Street, was bank
ed vertically on a turn and lost part
of it's wings and fuselage in the
wind. Captain Street negotiated
safely a forced landing at Curtiss
field a mile aWay
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-11-30
REDCROSS SEEKS
INFORMATIONON
FORMER SOLDIERS

A former soldier, now a patient
at a United States public health
hospital, has requested the home
service division of the Atlanta Red
Cross bureau through the Boise, H.,
Red Cross chapter to locate Ralph 5.
Gibbs, former sergeant in the
army. The soldier. who has been a
January, 1918, claims that his sick
ness was caused by an injury sus-
tanned while in line of duty at Camp
Mills, n. Y. He was a patient at
the camp infirmary at Mineola..
The soldier was discharged from
the army February T.. 1919, but re-
tanned in the hospital: He states ties
that Sergeant Gibbs was a member
injured and desires to secure
statement from him as evidence
which is required by the war risk
insurance bureau in granting com,
pensation. Sergeant Gibbs is said
The Red Cross also has received
a letter from the bureau of war risk
insurance stating that Jesse Wilson,
former private in the Eight Hun
bred and Sixth Pioneer infantry.
took out insqranee while in the
head. Miss. as beneficiary. The SOL
dier died while in the service and
the BENEFICIARY has not been located.
The bureau was informed that Will
son has an uncle, j. NJ Wilson. re-
siding in Atlanta, employed in one
of the national bank buildings. In
formation concerning Wilson is de-
sired in order that the bureau may
pay the insurance to the nearest
relative of the soldier.
Another soldier now under treat
ments at the United States hospital
at st. Louis. Mo-, is requesting in
formation concerning former
lieutenant in the Three Hundred and
under whom he served. The mi,
tials of the lieutenant are believed
to be IS. B." He is supposed to be
living in Atlanta. While in the
service the soldier claims that he
was stricken several times and was
relieved of duty by Lieutenant Haw-
kins. A certificate from the lieu
sired by the soldier, it being neces-
sary to secure the compensation re-
quested of the war risk bureau.
The address of Benjamin Frank
lin Purcell is wanted by another
soldier who must also secure GER
tificates from army associates testi-
flying to the soundness of claims for
compensation. he has made. Accord
ing to the soldier, Purcell is a school
teacher residing in Atlanta or vi
entity. The Red Cross bureau is
anxious to secure information. The
Red Cross will appreciate informa-
t1on CONCERNING, the. above persons,
ecutive secretary. at SO IL White