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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
THE GIRL ON THE JOB.
BY Jessie Roberts.
Copyright. 1920. Dy Whealer syndicate u
A CHARMING PROFESSION.

In Paris last summer, when our sol-
dier boys were on leave and seeing tue
sights Of the great city, 10 was common
to meet an American girl taking bunch
of the boys through one or other Of the
museums that make % part of its glories.
They made these tripsinterestlngby telling
stories about many OF the famous PIC
lures and statues.
Anna Curtis Chandler is doing some
thing of the same sort in her Sunday
Story Hour for children in the Metro
poltan MUSEUM in New York City. She
confines her work IN the lecture ball,
however and illustrates what she says with
stereopticon slides But there is an idea
here that might be carried out in many OF
our smaller cities and towns. There arc
often excellent little museums in such
townswhose contents. If they were brought
to the attention of the young people, and
the older ones too, would add Immensely
to the appreciation and understanding
of art and beauty IN n community, as
well as To the knowledge OF the history
OF art A clever girl who wished to do this
sort of work would have 10 take a course IN
art history She would need 70 understand
the different periods, to know the masters.
She would be able to find much interesting
material on which to build her stories
much human interest too Working with
the cooperation of the curator, and ad-
vertising her talks in a wny that would
attract her fellow townsnen, she might
make a real ssccess of this now little-work-
ed form Of lecture teaching.
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REALIZATION.
Chapter /.

It was not until early spring that
| began TO realiz what | was-or, rather,
what / had tecomo The Transformation
came later-quite bit later and was slow
in coming The realization was even
slower, perhaps
That w was--well, let's see, three years
or more ago But the eriod actually
covered BY my transformation was not
much more than two. And am counting
in that perioi every minute from the time
| + rst began TO realize
But before ] begin ! want to say one
thing and sh II repeat it again and again
as ] 10 on with my story. And that is
ANY woman n be exactly what she
wishes TO be- Hcrfa lies in her wn hands.
Circumstances, over which she has no
control, may help hinder her; but IN the
end what she is depends on what she
wishes to be. The power is III herself alone.
The period Of realizing what WAS,
then, began lery early IN the spring
This seemed appropriate spring is the
time of rebirth. Nature renews its youth
why not man and womanI But, Of
course, ! didn't think that or anything
like that then.
that we would let the coal fires 90 out
$1,000
that we would plant the garden, and that
meant more work for me. 1t meant that ]
| woul event uall put ava my one black
serge, which had completed its second
winter of wear, but also that ] would
bring out my blacks linen, which would
| begin its thir summer OF wear.
| 1t meant well, PRACTICAL things, lit
| tie. sordiI, economical things. Ii meant
nothing romantic. In fact, ] would not
even have guessed it was SO near spring
| had not Violet rome running IN from
school, swinging her coat er hair flying
| loose, er hat Ia her ha d
"Viw her mother reproved her What
O way. for d girl your age to be carrying
on ~ ou We run till you re all ont Of breath.
Sure" vi answered slangily II raced
| James back from school-beat him to!''
She turned from the table, where
she had dropped her belongings in heap,
and fairly danced to the open door. Still
more dancing then walking she went out
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not seem to him to be very good or
quick way of getting help for the Christ
mas clothes tor the poor children.
But his mother was as good at help
ing as she was at planning so she told
Albert if he would pop big basin Of
corn she would make him some corn
balls and he could sell them.
The following Saturday Albert and
his mother worked for two hours, and
when he started out he had big basket
filed with corn balls wrapped IN wax
paper.
At noon time they were al sold. and
two hours more of work in the afternoon
filled the basket again and this time all
the corn was gone.
The next Saturday Albert wanted to
make more corn balls and his mother
told him that he must buy the corn.
At first this did not seem quite right
to Albert to take the money he was
TO give 10 the poor children. but his mother
explained that it was buslness-like to
spend money TO earn money.
Albert had more money than any Of
the other scholars TO give for the poor
children and he felt very proud when
he told the teacher he had earned it him
self
Christmas morning Albert started
out after breakfast with something in
his hand wrapped in a paper, and when
he returned his mother wanted to know
what it was.
II went to see the boy for whom we
gave the money for clothes, said Albert
81 found out where he lived and felt
sorry for him because all we bought wa
clothes and food. and ] knew he must
have wanted a baseball just as ] did
SO / bought one out Of my Christmas
money and gave it to him"
Albert looked rather foolish as he
told this, but his mothers eyes were
filed with tears. ''Son," she said, ''you
came nearer that boys heart than tht
grown-ups did, and am proud Of you.
Albert had the happiest Christmas
he had ever known, but he did not know
that it was because Of the Brotherly Love
he had felt and shown toward his fellow
man.
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enc6 over their mother by means of tiatter-
ing her, and telling her that she was stiil
beautiful, although she was afflicted with
the bodily inhrmities of age, and this SO
wrought upon their mothers vanity that
she was not of sound, and disposing mind,
etc, etc. -,
Il did tell her she was beautiful, said
the companion in her defence, but had
no ulterior design In saying so except 10
make her happy. | bought lovely, soft
negligees for her, and when | would put
them on her, and arrange her hair prettlly,
she looked like picture of beautiful and
serene old age, and | would tell her So
and the light would come into her eyes
and her checks would flush like school
girls.
Sometimes. hours afterwards, | would
find her still with a smile on her lips, and
knew that she had been happy, living over
again the days of her youth, when she was
q famous beauty, and when all of her little
world burnt incense a her feet.
1T took something of the sting out OF
age TO feel that her charm wasn't entirely
gone-that there was something still lett
In her to call forth admiration ana a
tribute of praise, even If only from a
woman who was her companion.
They say fiattered her Well, | DID,
but did ii through love, and 10 make her
happy, and I'm glad of every compliment
/ paid her. and only wish they had been
more. and that | had made them gor-
geouser and gorgcouser, as Alice IN Won
derland would say.
I'm for the companion against the
children who, you may be sure, DO not
have to reproach themselves with even
having handed on any Jolly to mother
She deserves her ten thousand fer having
spreai the velvet that made the last lap
of the journey soft and pleasant for the
old lady's feet, and hope she gets It with
interest.
More than that, she deserves it for the
lesson she has taught ths balance OF us
for we r co1 scienC e-strlcS en- as we
realize how cruel we have been IN assum'
ing that praise is the sole prerogative oi
the young and that the old have no self
love 10 be pleased or hurt, no vanity thai
hungers for a few words Of appreciation
now and then.
Yet we know that the love of approba'
ton never dies. Ii Is a Stroag At seventy
aS al seventeen, and our store teeth arr
Just as much a sweet tooth ~ our milk
tect d Only We feed candy 70 babes, ano
forget that grandma and grandpa arr
starving for the sweets we are too stupiC
TO offer them. and which their pride anc
their dignity forbid them to ask for.
If YOU don't believe tins try telllns
grandmother that she Is better looking
than her sixteen year old granddaughter
and still has come hither look n her eye
She will tell I.you IS begone, and not MAKE
sport Of an old woman but -he will give
unmistakable evidences Of being NOR,
pleased with the como iment than Mis-
Sixteen would if YOU swore TO her she wa
the living image Of the Venus de Medlci-
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10 perform but may simply feel her way
around and help where help seems - ne
needed This IL after all q waateful method.
II takes more time. II you give your child
rem. girls and boys alike definite tasks. y0n
will get better results and your children
will have infinitely more satisfaction IN
the work.
There are families where an amazing
amount Of house work IL done with an
amazing ease where the answer 10 the pro-
blem Of how this is done lies simply IN this
method 0f committee work. II Is the duty
of one child always to clear of the table
after meals. to criimb and wipe of the
table or TO fold and lay away the cloth,
and 10 zee what salts and pepper boxes are
kept filed and clean. Another child puts
away dishes and is responsible for the
neat appearance Of cuphoards and closets,
puts away food after meals and keeps the
ice box IN good condition. And 80 10 goes.
Occasionally there is a changing round of
tasks 80 that each member Of the house
hold learns how 10 do each trick and ~
TINT there il no unfairness II one task IS
more blirdensoTne than another.
And in that household one never hears
such plants as Mother, need help with
the dishes?" Mother, make Tommy clear
the table He never does anything Even
the grandfather in this family has some
task 20 perform. He grumblcs a little and
SAYS that times have changed, that men
didn't have 10 do bouseowrk when he waf
boy bat really he rather enjoys having
his task in the homework as well az the
rest
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
CAN'T BEAT" "TIZ"
WHEN FEET HURT
"Tiz'' for Sore, Tired, Pulled
Up, Aching, Calloused Feet
or Corns.

Yon can be happy-footed in moment.
Use "Tiz'' and never suffer with tender,
raw burning, hlistered, swollen, tired,
smelly feet. 1'Tiz" and only 'Iis" takes
the pain and soreness out OF corns,
calloIses ana bunIons. :.
AS soon as you put your feet IN a IL
bata, you Just feel ta9 happm IS soaSmg
no. How good your poor, old teet teei they
want to dance for JOY. Ilz is grand.
Tx inst antly draws out all the poison
ous exudations which puff up your feet
and cause sore, infiamed, aching, sweaty,
smelly feet.
denartment store. Get instant foot relief.
Ta11oh at foot sufferers who complain
beca7ise vour feet are never, never gong
"a bother or make you limp any more
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Skinny quick sed, | do not, cant you take
josk, its a all rite Of dog, and Leroy
said, I've saw verse dogs than that, can't
you take joak7 WITCH jest then the lady
came out, saying, Heers mama, fiuifie,
don't cry, and heers quarter for the nice
little boy for mindine you. Meening me-
and she gave me quarter and took
Mary Watkins and Loretter Mincer IN the
store and bawt them each soda and
Skinny and Leroy wawked away. trying
10 look independent.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
DAILY ECONOMY CALENDAR
Copyright. 1915. by the McClure News
paper Syndicate. New forx City.
THE COMMITTEE SYSTEM.

We are getting over the notion that the
boys Of the family should be excused
from their housework just because they
are boys and that when there are many
dishes to wash tho boys should be excused
to go out and play ball while the girls
should do all the helping Mothers are
not afraid, seemingly, that when they teac
their sons to help with the household task
they will make Miss Nancies Of them
But it is the rare boy who il good
helper of the sort that feels his way around
and Just does things 4 daughter NAV 50
successfully inderstudy her mother that
she may never be given any definite tasks
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II was about two weeks before Christ
mas that Albert came running home from
school one day and told his mother that
the teacher wanted the scholars 70 bring
money to get clothes for some poor chill
dren for Christmas.
There is a boy my age, said Albert.
"and two girls younger and We want 70
get them nice warm clothes. VIII you give
me some money, mother
IF / give you the money. shall be
the giver, and you will not help at all, !
replied his mother. Don't you think
il would be a better way if YOU earned
the money you give TO help those chill
dren|,.
Albert had never earned any money,
only for running errands, and that did
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14

dainty tid-bit for after dinner, for parties and
for little affairs at home tempting dehcacy
for convalescents; toothsome dish for kiddies
and grown-ups.
delightful blending of fruits and cream; for
all persons and all occasions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14

Boy Scouts TO Camp on Back Creek.
Boy Scouts Of this city will hold their
camp this year on the Howard Farm,
situated at the junction Of Back creek and
the Elk river, about three miles from
Chesapeake City, Md, beginning July 3
and continuing for six weeks
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14

An automatic device has been invented
to keep railroad switches cleaned and
llhricatcd
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
JOLLY THE OLD.

A rich old lady re-
Gently died, and in
her will she left a be-
quest of ten thousand
dollars to the woman
who had been her
faithful friend and COM
panion for many years.
The rich woman's s
children thereu p o n
brought suit to annul
the will, alleging that
the companion had
gained undue intiu-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-14
SANDMAN STORY.
pw SfrS 4 A WaILar
RROTHERLY LOVE.

Copyright. 1919. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate. New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

them most valuable, altho they may
be without the actual education OF
younger teachers"
Means Increased Tax Levy.
If the amount of increase asked by
the various teachers is granted, Stout
pointed out. the tax levy for school
teachers salaries alone would amount
to $59s,0OO, an increase of $4,000
over the present teachers salary bud
get. Each taxpayer would be asked
to pay three mills on every dollar, in
addition to the amount he now pays.
$50 when Mr.. Taxpayer is asked to
pay on an additional three mills on
the dollar said Stout, "he should
consider that he is helping the harc
pressed teacher to earn a living wage
and helping to keep efficient teachers
in the Topeka schools, where his chill
dren will get the instruction he ex-
poets them to be given. But If Mr..
Taxpayer is loath to pay the addi-
tional amount, the teaching profess
sion may lose a number of valuable
members in Topeka. who are growing
weary with the battle against the high
cost OF living"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

higher wage scale is big problem
confronting the board and A. ]. Stout,
superintendent of schools. Efficiency
and years of service are the chief
points considered as a possible basis
for a new wage scale, tho no definite
decision has been reached in the mat
ter.
IT have great interest in seeing that
teachers salaries are increased and
that every teacher is treated fairly"
Stout said. "One reason for the delay
in the increase is the need for lengthy
and careful planning to make it work
out to the best interest of all. In my
opinion there are three points on
which a salary scale should be based
amount of education. amount of ex-
perience and amount of success in
teaching. 1t is not easy to find a
working basis embracing all three
considerations.
Efficiency, to be sure, is a most
important reason for some teachers
having higher salaries. But how can
an efficiency scale be worked out?
For beginners, it is fair enough, but
for others who have had longer serv-
ice. efficiency is not the only consid-
Grafton. Their years of service make
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
TITLE TO NEWTON
Defeating Horton, Takes Dis
trict Basketball Championship.
High Schools of State Play for
1920 Honors at Il. c.

Lawrence, Kan, March 2o.-The
thirteenth annual basketball tourna-
ment for Kansas high schools given
by the University of Kansas started
here yesterday morning with fifty-one
boys teams and twenty-seven girls
teams competing. The games started
at o'clock last night. With the close
of the first day eight boys teams and
eight girls teams remained unde-
feated. The tournament is the largest
in the history of the school
The first days play in the annual
Kansas high school basketball tourna-
ment, being played yesterday and to-
day at Kansas university, resulted as
follows:
First Round.
Boys-Attica forfeited to vinlaud; Dodge
City, 20, Kansas City. Kan, Il; Gardner
forfeited to Mcpherson: Eudora, Is, Fort
Seqfs HoTs ao RadRin a PotMn
10. Osawatomie, %: Valley Fails. 16, OK
ford, 81: Larned, 6 Cherokee county, 20;
IS; Edwardsvilie. S: Chanute. IL; Meade. p :
Scott county forfeited to De Soto: Virgil,
10, Lewis, %; lola forfeited to Clyde -;
Military academy forfeited to Rosedale
Wamego, Z, Arkansas City, so.
Girls-Holton, 20: Cherokee county. 16;
ner county. IS; Valley Falls, o; Ottawa. AZ
Atchison, 10; Alta Vista, IL; Cuba. s; Cha
mute. 30; Turner, IL Burlington, IS; SYRIA
cuse, 20; De Soto, 6.
second Round.
Boys-Baldwln, 10; Towanda. IS; oxford.
%: Greenleaf. II: Liberal, so: Meade, 10;
Lewis, "a: DE Soto. 16; FL Dorado. IL
Clyde. G; Argentine, 20; Bonner Springs. 81 ;
Cherokee county, IS; Rosedale. 10: Arkan-
sas City, %; Fredonia, IL; Dodge City. -
Lecompton. A.; Mcpherson, 16; Dread, Il
Winfield. As; Leavenworth, s; Newton, 10
Eudora, 10; Horton, 10; Hays. IL Herring
ton, forfeited to Vinland; Oskaloosa, for
feited to Girard.
Girls-Ozawkie, n: RosedaIe. IA: Haskell,
%; Leavenworth. Is; Montgomery county,
IS; FL Dorado, II; burlington. 81; Water
Vile, 4; Ottawa, So; Chanute, Q: Dodge
City, 16; Atchison, II
Third Round.
Boys-Lawrence, %; Baldwin, L.: OK
ford, 80; Liberal. II; Ell Dorado, %; Lewis,
20: Argentine. %: Cherokee, IA: Arkansas
City, so; Vinland, 2: Dodge City Is; Me-
Pherson, s: Winfield, 43; Girard, ); New
ton, 81; Horton, II.
In defeating Horton, Newton won
the district championship of the state
The fourth round will be played this
morning. the semi finals this after
noon and the finals tonight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
PLAY FOR VOLLEY BALL TITLE
Topeka Team Is Entered in State
Tourney Mt Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, March 20.-The state
volley ball tournament will be held in
Hutchinson tonight with five teams
competing A championship cup has
been offered by the Hutchinson News
The teams entered:
Topeka: A. D.. Bolton, L. P. Kistler,
A. H. Mulholland, C. A. Marker, w. P.
Snyder.
Wichita: G. G. VanPatten, c. Carr,
Vim. Leask, E. E. McElvain, c. East
man, P. Hitchcock, F. Burns.
Mcpherson: Lewis BXby, o. Abel,
Chester Coughenour. w. e. Daniel,
Wilbur Wade.
Salina: (Names of team members
not received.)
Hutchinson: B. E. Jack, Claude
Carey, ]. w. Vandeveer. Earl Farney,
Douglas McCord, Harold Branine. Joe
Hildyard, Will Yerkers, Howard Bass,
E. C. Thornhill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
ARE USING SNOW FLOWS.
Drifting Sand and Dust In Reno
County Has Blocked Roads.

Hutchinson. March 20.-As a re-
suit of the recent gales and sand
storms, many of the roads in this Sec
ton are drifted with sand as badly as
by snow in mid winter.
County highways near Burton and
Mount Hope are reported to be drifted
so deep that motor cars cannot get
thru. In some places the drifts OF
fine sand are four feet deep.
Road scrapers and snow plows are
being used in the attempt to get the
roads open for traffic, which has to
leave the highways now and take to
the fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20

That the teaching profession is be-
coming less attractive year by year in
Kansas is shown by the enrolment
statistics of state normal schools, on
record at the office of the state board
of administration. In the fall of 1916
a total of 1921 students enrolled for
work at the Kansas State Normal at
Emporia. In September. 1919, the en-
rollment was $40 There are now SS2
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pense budget by little more than
$50. No mention is made in the
budget OF allowance for Christmas
gifts, entertainment of friends or rela-
tives, new furnishings for her room
and the many incidentals which are
common to the average individual or
family. A significant feature of the
budget is that, if this teacher had
drawn the maximum OF $1,000 PAID
high school teachers, she would not
have been able to make her salary
cover living expenses.
Need Sf,74S.44; Get at Most $1,000.
Fourteen budgets of yearly expenses
were submitted by high school teach
ers. An average taken from the four
teen budgets shows that ST. 3.44 is
needed by the high school teacher for
YEARLY expenses, a discouragingly
large amount considering that the
present maximum salary paid is
$500.
The committee of high school teach
ers in charge of working out the
budgets is composed of A. r. Page,
chairman; Miss Abigail McElroy, Miss
Rosetta Karr. Miss Ethel Aldrich, DR..
G. W. Greider and Albert Hardner
I. must be borne IN mind that the
school board is in favor of increased
salaries. Since 1914 every teacher has
~ereived a fiat raise of $500 with a
| bonus of $50 a year for summer work.
At present the school board is in favor
of granting Topeka teachers raise in
salary, using the authority granted by
| the act of the special session of the
legislature to increase the tax levy for
| the purpose.
The basis to be used in fixing a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
Topeka High School Teacher
Forced To Borrow $500 To
Stretch Out Yearly Salary
Average Budget Shows Living Expenses Total 1884
While Maximum Pay Is ST 5OO-Present New De-
mands-School Board Favors Wage Raise
Thru Increased Tax Lew

CSoTE
profession for which afford
school teachers
to Mr. Taxpay
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What Teachers Are Asking

Maximum and minimum salaries
now paid Topeka school teachers,
together with the requests they
have prepared for the board of edu-
cation to consider, are shown in
the following table:
Mini Maxi Request
mum. mum. ed.
Grade school maximum
teachers 80. $3.50 $1,155 $500
Grade school minimum
principals -. LOO 1880 1900
maximum
1900
High school at once
teachers - 915 1900 1900
next year
1000
Teachers to receive more than So 600
according to their efficiency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-20
Is YEARS AGO m TOPEKA
From Ghe eoinnxns Of
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL


There were not more than thirty voters
at the citizens meeting at Potwin school
house Wednesday evening, to nominate city
officers for potwin Place.
John W. Day was in the chair and ". P.
Tomlinson was secretary. There were two
candidates for mayor before the meeting.
Col. ]. W. F. Hughes and W. NJ. Forbes,
the present encumbent- Hughes got ten
votes and Forbes nineteen.
The nominations are as follows: Mayor,
W. NJ Forbes; police judge, William Hen
derson: councilmen, c. NJ. Atwood, T. G.
willard, A. P. Jetmore, W. A. Myers and
S. II. Griffith.
The Laurent Street Tennis club will meet
next Wednesday evening at the home of
Doctor L. A. Ryder to elect officers for the
coming year.
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Second
Presbyterian church held their annual
meeting at Mrs W. A. Coleman's in Monroe
street yesterday afternoon. The following
officers were elected: Mrs. J. H. Buck,
president: Miss Ida Ward, vice president:
Mrs NJ NJ Hale, treasurer The hostess
served a luncheon