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notrnal schools7 The Same lrgsi.
ture appropriated s525,2O6 Tor o.
lahoma Agricultural and Necharinsi
college which, when not incJn -.
new buildings, is t105,1O0 more fbsss
was appropriated Dor Oldahops'.
six normal schools. In a like rrann.,
the school for girls received ,no.s
money than any three normaIs 'on,
bined, and Oklahoma's colored Na
ricultural and Mechanical cor'as.
received more money than anv s,.,s
normal by 40 per cent. Is i ~.
plthn In view OF these sta I
why the normals have not kent p,f
with the university
The director of athletlcs a. IA.
University OF Oklahoma rsa..vo,
within 5000 of twice as much .,i,rv
as the heads of the departmar,s a,
education, the power -houso 90 ,,.
normal schools. / do not th..r ~.
university man receives too rgucSo
but l know that the normal ,pg,,.,o'
tor receives too little. Mind Won AZ
not contend that our uniyer,.ty ,,'I
other schools have too much ,'..,,,
CONTINUED ON NEXT PACE
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Youngest Normal President
Explains Teacher Shortage

over In speaking on tho question Of
causes and remcdics for tho present
tonchcr shortage. ] Rm Pure l shali
not only please INV hearers more
but shall accomplish more good by
devOtirg my time largely to rene
dlea, as the causes are quite appar
ont
Briefly / believe NE causes TO be:
Flrst Failure Of tcachcrB sal
aries to keep pace with he rapid
Increase ln the cost Of living.
Second. Tho war took many
struggling teachers from the pro-
fezssios and landed bhcm In better
paying positions and on safor
Third. office FOR teachers II too
snort and too uncertain.
Fourth Industrial yOcatIons ana
other professions offer better op-
por.uuiuos for succeaa ana mUrg
adequate means of support dur
Ing preparations for greater scrv-
ice.
Ffth. Teacher training schools
have not kept pace with uhe uni
yorsiticB ana have failed to at
tract nigh school graduates. and
this 10 my mind contributes to tho
ehortlge Of teachers quito as
muoh aA the low wages paid.
Many more causes could be cited
hut these alone are euffiCiCnt rea-
SOUS for the recent Euryty made 10y
tho bureau of education showing "A
shortae OF 100000 teachers Ia
America, or "A percentne OF lb.b
and Hhowing further that uhe NUM-
Dor OF teachers below "a years OF
age ls incrcafHnR and that promis-
Ing young men ana women arc not
entering tho profession as In tho
past
The remedies for present condl-
tions arc not difficult to mention
but are oxtromely difficult to ad-
minister First and foremost IN the
salary increase. a recent survey In
bhs state of Illinois, which Is typi-
cal. shows the average wage of her
teachers to be 1876 per year. This
In n starving wage and surely It IL
little wonder that high school boys
and girls are choosing to enter uhs
business world and other profes
siOns than teaching. Tho salary fOr
teachers all over our fair country
must be raised, not 10 per cent
but 100 per cent on tho average n
We arc 10 have u living wage and
by "a Twink wage | mean "A wage that
makes II possible to meet not alone
tlsa physical and social needs OF ths
toachefs but TO make II possible "a
lay up n littlo something for the
rainy day.
/. for ono do not want bare
existence wage now and a pension
In my old age. want a thrifl
wage How can teachers be eN
pscted to teach thrift to younl
Americans when they can't save u
penny. hut must borrow to finish
school and then borrow TO attend
summer schools? Furthermore. thos,
who are now teaching cannot be cN.
pected 10 continue regardless OF the
deep longing within them IL they
are not paid for It.
Tho greatest argument presented
by citizens and members OF boardf
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-29

state in the union Is blessed with as
many state schools as Oklahoma.
Oklahoma has six state normals. a
great state University, a great state
Agricultural and Mechanical college,
six district agricultural schools,
three schools for deaf. blind and
mute, one college for women, one
Agricultural and Mechanical college
for negroes, and two Schools OF
Mines, one state Business acaremy
and one Military school. Besides
these there are many parochial and
private colleges
The last Legislature appropriated
for the University OF Oklahoma
S732.479. The same legislature ap-
priated for six state normal schools
cont bined ss17,t7s, a difference of
$4,000. in favor of the university
The enrolment at the university for
the year. preceding this appropria-
ton, including summer schools and
correspondence students, was 1850.
The enrolment at the six normal
schools for the same period WAS over
5000. Does this not show lack OF
appreciation for the work of the
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and a business -areer
into the deserted rural schools
where wages are low. social advan'
taRes nil. and opportunities for ad-
vaucemCnt gone.
Added to tho wage Increase Will
ultimately come the tcacherage, the
uuiyorHll consolidated school. the
community center programs and "A
now life 10 our rural population.
The second dose Of remedial medi-
cine should De applied to the next
sorest spot TO remove this ill 1t
Will indeed require an immense por-
don ot the healing balm. by he
way. YOU will note the base Of the
modicies applied In all cases OF
teacher shortage is gold.
Tho next sorcst spot - the condi-
ton VI the teacher training schools,
our normals, if you please, which
we're created by our people for the
noblo and glorious purpose of train
ing and fitting teachers for Ameri-
ca1 A~pys and girls. -.
Tho fan opening OF Americas col
loRes showed an unprecedented In %
crease IN enrolment everywhere but
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-29
He Had Been skopticai.

II had always been rather sksp-
teal OF the testimonials concerning
the merits of any medicine. but one
day / read tho statement OF a man
whose symptoms seemed indentioal
with my own, and his praise OF
Tanlao rang 80 true | decided TO
give Il trial myself. bought a
bottle and it5 effect was almost i'm
mediate. My nervous condition be-
gan TO disappear and began 20 get
sleep at nigha- My appetite 80 in
creased that ] could scarcely satisfy
II, and / found myself putting on
weight rapidly, BY the time had
taken tho fourth bottle, the pains
In my arms and shoulder d9sap-
peared and l am feeling better to-
day than for q long time past
IT feel that l should he guilty of
base ingrau'ude n l did not write
and tell you what a boon Tanlac
has been to mo, and give you this
unsolicited testimonial 10 use as you
may think best, in the hope that
others may find In your wonderful
medicine the means 10 restored
health and strength
Tanlac is sold in Tulsa exclusively
by the Quaker Drug company and
the Puritan Drug cornpany.-Advt.
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TULSA DAILY WORLD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1920

who begin their college work In
tending to become teachers get SIDE
tracked into better paying positions;
become Interested In different
line OF work sgnd are forever lost
to the profession. What then can
be done to make the normal schools
function more. apundantly? And
what is the matter~with them now3
Perhaps the best answers to these
questions are found IN the replies
to "A questionnafre sent out by nor
NAL school presidents in their at
tempt to ascertain the cause OF the
decrease in enrolment at normal
schools. The reason most often as
signed II: Our teacher training
schools do not attract high school
graduates. Why7
Wrist. insufficient appropria-
tions for their support make It i'm
possible 10 secure buildings, equip
ment and faculty members compar.
able to the same in our universities
and colleges. Az proof OF this state
mcnt lot me submit the following
conditions which are found in our
great state OF oklahoma. Perhaps no
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Of education for not increasing cal
aries Is that existing laws make
larger levies impossible and that
new legislation must be enacted.
This We find to b. true in some IN
stances, but where the demand has
been inaist"nt n way has been found
ana salarios shnv0 boon Increased.
This, IN the cities but the rural dis.
tricts. whore the shortage actually
exists TO tho extent Of being for
an entire year without school facii-
ties. have not the Initiative, in
genuity and ability to solve the
problem. Nothing short OF changed
laws rendering greater state ala,
ana may God speed the day federal
aid, Will relieve tho conditions In the
rural schools whore tho ahOrtage
Is 80 acute.
The time has past when tho young
man or woman can he depended
upon 10 make great personal sac.
rifice 90 fill these places. Even the
much talked OF "lovc OF the work 90
Will not attract. Will not take red
blooded Americans from Jobs paying
real money with opportunities for
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-29

in the normal schools. Here the en-
rollment, actually decreased 20 per
cent In spite of the fact that farm
ers. merchants, laborers. business
mon, In fact everybody. has had
moro money and consequently been
able 10 send their sons and daugh-
ters 10 college than ever before.
There Is now n shortage OF lb.O
per cent. Tho present decrease In
teachers training schools ~ 20 per
cent. Does this mean that in me
next few years the teacher short
age IL TO become even more acuteT
II certainly does " the normals can
not make "A differen. showing In the
very near future. In my very humble
Judgment the responsibility OF SOW
ing the problem rests more larFely
upon the normal school than any
any other type OF institution or or
ganization.
THIS Us true because nearly all
states have made such laws as re-
uuire attendance at normal schools
before granting teachers certirl-
Gates. True, our colleges and univer-
stiles are training teachers but many
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brilliant minister
VICTIM OF INFLUENZA
Rev. Dudley B. ashford,
' Noted Preacher and Lee
turer, Well Known on
Three Continents, Was
Ordered To Give Up
Work.

Reverend Dudley II. Ashford Ii
an extraordinary man. Although
still on the sunny side OF forty, he
has crowded more service TO hu-
manity into n few years than most
men accomplish in a lifetime.
Soon after his graduation from
Harley College, London, England.
he was ordained minister Mt the ia
nous New Court CONGREGATIONAL
church, London. A short time there
after he was selected to present the
cause OF Congo Reform ana African
Missions before the people of Nor
way, and toured that land with
such success that no was greeted by
enormous crowds at every meeting.
In 1908, under the auspices OF the
Colonial Missionary Society he was
sent TO New Zealand and for three
years labored as missionary
among the Maorls, whore his OK
periences were novel and thrilling.
In 1910 he returned TO Englano
and served for three years at Wood
street Congregational church. Car
diff, South Wales, the biggest Con
grcgational church in the British
Empire IL was while here that he
fell one OF the early victims OF the
great 1918 flu epidemic, an attack
from which he had not fully re-
covered when he accepted a cali to
the Queens Road Congrega aWonal
church, 81. Johns Newfoundland,
whore his foreful preaching soon at
tracted record congregations.
The strain of this work upon his
undermined constitution proved too
severe and he suffered nervous
break down, from which now, how
ever. he has completely recovered.
Moved by a desire to serve his fell
low men ne has recently written a
letter that tells how he was restored
10 health and strength.
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Is Only Oklahoman to Go
Before National
Teachers.
GIVES FIVE REASONS
Low Salaries, Other Jobs, I'm
certain Terms and New
Vacations Cause.

President i. =. Httcubcrg OF the
Northwestern state normal Ava.
delivered au address before tho su
porIutpnIrufr section Of The nj.
tiou1t Teachers association on Wed
ncsday. February 20, on the mos.
Important educational question iu
America today. Presidnnt Batter.
lcrr, he youngest normal Hch1oI
ttrcslden in the United states. nav
ms just celebrated h@ 3lHi blrih-
day was tho only man from Okla
huma on the program upon which
appeared the names Of the creates.
educational ttudculs of the nation,
his address follows.
Before and since the report OF
December. 1919, sent out hy lho Ma
tiOuAl Bureau OF Education, show
iuR u shortage Of 100000 tcacherH
IN America, no educational subject
mas received 20 much attention AT
tho hands not only OF our creates,
educators but our greatest laymcn,
as tho teacher shortage question
Tho Literary Digest, perhaps our
rrcatest newspaper friend, more
than two years ago began a nation
wide campaign I'M behalf OF the
teachers OF America AN OF Amer
ics's leading newspapers and maya
Zlnes either led or followed In the
attempt 10 kccp teachers In the pro
fcsston by campaigning in their be
half
Lecturers seldom lost an oppor-
tunity to tell their hchrora of the
calamity Detailing our public schools
and raise their voicea IN behalf Of
Americas teachers. Such convinc-
ing speakers aa Ole Hanson, eN-
President TAFT, Herbert Hoover and
many OF their type have delivered
siedge hammer blows In an attempt
10 alarm tho public and provide suf-
ficient pay TO keep the teachers In
tnsir placoR a vast amount Of good
has been done by these agencies and
in very recent months we are sec
ing great increases In salaries. bet
tor conditions provided and much
greater stability among the teach
ers.
In spite of all that has been
said and done there yet remains
great amount OF work before
Americas schools can be prop
erly manned by contented.
happy throng OF workers.
1 shall agree In he main with
those who believe that the greatest
shortage has been brought about by
Inadequate pay. But I cannot agree
that this alone In responsible. How
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anything My hoart gave me lot OF
trouble; 81 was an effort to walk
upstairs and at night | used TO ne
awake In continual dread lest my
heart should stop beating alto
gether.
'"rhen, as result OF exposure
one winters night in "a small boat,
while In the execution OF my duties,
was seized with violent pains in
tho right shoulder and arms, which
nearly drove me TO distraction. !
consulted doctors and specialists
and underwent massage and elec-
trical treatment, without getting
much relief. l was ordered TO give
up all preaching and public work
for at least three months. and I
began TO fear that my health was
permanently affected.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
The North River.

Ilow many. even of old New York CTS. know just why the lower part of the Hrds0n is called the North river. The New York Sun and Herald says: "NOrth river Is the historic name of the lOwcr course of the river which flows between Manhattan and the Jer- scys. It was north of the Dutch set dement's in New Jersey. just as the Delaware was south. and the two riv: CTS were known to them as the North river and the South. river, respective ly." And the Sun md Herald con- mcntS: "ThIS persistence of the alter nate names of the river Is one of the local iIiOSyncracies of this big town, which Is such curious mixture of oldncSS and ncwneSs. of the ripe fruit and inc raw material."-From the Outlook.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
F0reStEXaminerRe- ports On Pulp
 Locations

Portlaud Nov. 23-SOutheastern A laska will in all probability become an immcuse Paper Producing region within the next four orfive Years ac- cording to B. F. Heintzelman forest JXomicCr from the national forests Of Alaskn who arrived in Portland r cently to assist in arranging timber sales and waterpower contracts with Paper manufacturing interests. Tn region has immense pulp timber re- sources Hear tidewater and close to available waterpowcr sites.
 One pulE mill has been started on the S2eel river 40 miles south of Ju neau by the Alaska Pulp & Paper Copany while another probably will be star;.d in the same region by O. ther iDtersts within the neXt few mo Jhs Mr. Usintzelman says. The pulp from the mill now under construct ion will be shirped out and manufac stured into paper elsewhere for the presenJ but the same company plans to Put in machinery to turn out pa Per ou.acspot soon.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
Niggon E,.,-- Her Soldiers.

ur hiU u..r Port Arr.r rEtna. .h.~. Iuua~ -.... m.r"ra' tower, and just back q. u |r. l#-.. .u Un' marked p-u.l.~ H. r....- ar 22u00 os the Dva-.-. ~.'r'."~ n. Nippon. says the Dr.~of. Fr.r "r.~s. It k shrine for every loyal J.i.Iasu. On thr Side of anu.har an. F. buried al that is mortal cr l-uaJ Hu>>.ans. aud there also moaurur Las been reared. These v.r. ,Da unu who 1'ul during tho ~.,sr ol Port Arthur which "om- mrrr.1 r. r..r~ rg. .r' continued for arros. e v.a~. a.'.@-I Port Arthur wa< ..Ea. r.ss '. r...a .} .ha IHna- ny>r lj .....- ..- a. G-.t"i r"r- r....- . ... IT.. -. .... ...l .r - ...... ,-. ...0r -..- ,n .... ..- .a n..a.n $. ..'. ... ." .n r..H cv-r .r. ... .s n... ...
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
Bright Outlook For NecO
 Spring Steamship SerOiice
Ne.U Boats Building For Alaska 5. S. Company Fleet With The Other Lines Planning Augmented
 SerUice, Looks MightyFIne

With the Alaska Steamship com pony proparihg to put on a PalatiaI In,r rDr the Alaskan service and the Pacific Steamship company own CT of the Admiral line undergoing a complete rcjuyenation through the 1eorgaulzation of it's various depart 'ments the outlook for q good steam ship scryice to Alaska next sprin is exccpl .onally bright.
 Among the changes recently mad is the rromoion of E. c. McMicAci of the Pacific Steamship company from wencral passenger 'gent to tha of passcnger traffic manager and R. D. Ptuneo from manager of the foreign department to that of frei- ght dcrartment of all routes foreign and domestic.
 The reorganization was brought about by Vice President and Gener- al Manager A r. Haines in anticipa- ton Cor large iucreabe in neXt years business not little of which is anticipated from the Alaska end. Five big ships have been allocated t the corroration for operation in the foreign trade. Those ships together with Shose alrcady in operation will increas; the total flotilla to S2 Tes- sels IS of which are owned by the company and the remainder secured from th7 shipping board.
 L-r. Fjnneo in 1900 was located at Skagway with the White Pass coi rauy as chief clerk of the traffi. Tartmcnt. He returned to the Pa cific Stcamship company in 1906 where hc has been ever since.
 Mir. McNUcken's Alabkan eyperence
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
ORDINANCE 99

AN ORDINANCE TO PEoV1DE'FOl
 4 TAX ON DOGS To PREVENT
 CERTAIN ANIMALS FROM RUN
 MING AT LARGE. AND FOR
 OTHER PURPOSES.
 TIE TOWN OF sKAGWAT, BY
 IT. COMMON COUNCIL, DOES
 ORDAIN As FOLLOWS:
 CERTAIN ANIMALS NOT TO RUN
 AT LARGE
 section l. It Is hereby declared unlawful fer q bull ,ox, Cow, hc. sheep, goat, hos, or other animal Lance Provided, or any 'domestic fowl nance Provided, or any domestic'fc 70 rrn at largs in the Town of'Skag way, or to os pastured or hCded., Or staked or tied for the purpose of grazing h any of the streets, al leys, squares, or other Grounds be lonEins to or under the control Of th Town of skaEway. and withinI the town limits of the said Town; ana 1t shall be unlawful for'any of said animals, or for stock of any kind or said domestic fowls. to be tied staked pastured, or turned at large upon any Private, prarsrty witnir atLe limits of t seid town, wic"o-t the consent 0 ths Owner of aid property.
 Passed under sIspension of tse rules and Approved by the Common Council of the Town of Skasway, Alaska. 14t.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
Winfield 0ler, Old. Timer Is Sent
 To Sitka
(Nehana News)

lNeudud NeWSJ
 Among the passengerb leaving for the coast from Fairbanks this Week was Winfield Oler quite Well known among old-timers as the original loca tor of No. % Eldorado creek one of the richest in the Dawson coun- try Oler sold the claim for a paltry sum to Charlie Anderson not guess- ing the. value and believing that he was actually Betting the best of An deFson on the deal. In fact Ander- son thought so too and tried to Set his money back.
 AndaIsonafterwards took a fat for tune out of the claim more than million of which was mined by the primitive wood fire method.
 The sad naGr of the tale is that Oler who could have been a million aire had he worked his claim instel of selling it for a song is now quit ting tho interior broken in health and without funds. He fs on his way totle Pioneers home at Sitka.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
ORDER FOR HEARING FINAL ACCOUNT
 OF ADMINISTRATOR

In commissioners court, Skagway Precinct. Division No. l. Territory of Alaska.
 h the matter of the Estate of HeY.y Cate Bowman, Deceased. In Probate order for hearing finan ac- count of administrator.
 George w. Dillon. the administra- ter Of the estate of Henry Cate Boy man, deceased, having this day ren- dl.red and Presented for Settle ment. and filed in this Court, his final account of the administration Of the estate of the said decedent IT IS ORDERED That Wednesdh 1Ee 18th oay of Febuary, 1921, 2o'clock in the afternoonf. at the office of said commissioner in said preriuct, be, and the same is hereby appointed as the time and Place SC of hearing of objections to such fl nal account and the settlement there of; ahd that said administration do cause to be Published in the Daily Alaska, newspaper. at skagway Alas ka. q notice thereof as by by law re ouired and to file proof of its pubh- cation in this Court before the day set for the hearing of said account Given under my hand and seal ot the Probate Couurt this 17th day O November. 1920.
 Joseph J. F. Ward.
 Commissioner and ex-of-
 ficio Probate Judge. First publication, Nov. 18th. 1920. Final publication, Dec. 18th. 1920.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25
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 Tho C.. a. il.Uy in England owns au n.. r,' q. rjrt copy of a ru~, .t a.. .".'. .r -":fn. This Bible, :. ts .a'r. ... r.,I at rhc Coronations or ua.n .aEv.r.lns %oo years he fire 1r. "~.u..r of destiny" was nrru-,, ..uu Scunc to Westminster ny Edward in l@96. 1T this be true, q ,n .n. u.n of this Bible for the pur- .a-n 1a.vs ha'E 10 the year 1000. It ts a aunr,o or 2}7 leaves, containing .nc rcur gospels. and seems, from the style ot tne writing and the beautiful Hunina,ipus, 10 have been made about ,hr end ur the ninth century. This Bible narrowly escaped destruction in the fro at Ashhpruham house in lI@l, of which it bears evidence in It's crumulpd leaves and singed margins. There is some evidence that the son Of Edward the Elder, Athelstun the Glorious. who was king of the West s.xous from 925 to o40. owned this Bible and gave 1t to the church of DOyer.-FOrward.
The daily Alaskan., 1920-11-25

One may he golfer ard yet he pres ident of the United States. In fact, it might almost be said thnt one must he golfer to become president. Mir. Taft. former president, is golfer; President Wilson is q devOtec of the game, and the Republican nominee. Warren c. Harding, was off to the Chevy Chase golf course on the after noon of the day he arrived in the capi- tai, following hts nomination for the presidency, says Christian. Science Monitor. British statesmen, as well as American leaders, respond to the lure of the links, and one is easily led to the conclusion that tie royal and an clent" pastime affords the most satts- factory means of relaxation.