Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1921-01-08
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ILLINOIS

IHS 1OICe I)IOAeu III ~ OIL I1c 1U-
counties of Illinois, the counties of
Cook, Perry and Wabash excluded,
shows that of the 24,696 teachers who
filled out queStiOnnaires, these were
1881 who had no high school educa-
ton, 924 had attended one year at
high school, 1,604 had put in two years
and 2,O15 three years in high school,
1889 were high school graduates,
S5S attended college one year, 800 had
two years and 451 three years of
college, 1857 were college graduates
There were 225 who had attended col
lege five years, ~ for six years and
Is for seven years.
Springfield.-High records of accom-
pEShment have been set this season
by several vocational agricultural
nigh school classes in Illinois, accord
ing to Carl Colvin, state super;ntend-
emf of vocational agriculture. Sue
cess of a venture at the Bridgeport
nigh school in Lawrence county, which
is averaging 500 clear profit each
month on its school dairy, tops the list.
Next the Blue Mound high school of
al agriculture has borrowed $1,000 and
invested it in hogs, has gained the
commentator of the state Superin-
tendent
Observation-Disclosures of the fu-
ture, as they skim along the Dixie
highway, will note a huge bowlder
standing cOnspicuously at the edge of
q
who have sufficient curiosity to stop
will see a tablet of brass attached to
its rugged side and which bears this
inscription: Dixie Highway. The
original Hubbard trail. Erected by
Barbara Standish Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, Hope
stOn, ILL.,, 1920"
Urbana. - Thirty-three eX-service
men in the University of Illinois have
been granted Y. NJ. c. A. scholarships
by the board of education of the Y.
NJ. c. A. in Chicago. The awards
vary from $50 to 5000. The average
scholarship is approximately $1O2.
Only a portion of the applications
made at Chicago a few weeks ago
were approved. Additional awards
may be made later.
EdwardSville. - Because decreased
consumption has left a large number
of southern Illinois milk producers
without a market, thousands of gal
Ions of milk are being poured into riv
erS and creeks daily, it was announced
by a director of the Southern Illinois
Milk Producers association, follow
ing survey of the milk situation.
Danville.-The date for the twenty
sixth annual meeting of the Illinois
Farmers institute has been fixed for
February %, "A and %. Sessions will
be held here. Soil and crops will be
discussed on the first day, live stock
on the second day and organization,
marketing and community problems
on the last day.
Springfeld.-In the past twelve
months, 1895 couples have been Ii
censed to wed in SangamOn county
This is an increase of 80 over the
number of licenses issued in 1919
when 1888 couples sought the permits
sion of the county clerk to take upon
themselves the vows of WedlOck.
Springfield in Illinois is
given total equalized assessed value
of $3934, 9SS,133 in the report of the
state tax commission. OF that amount
$3,SS2, 775, 1877 is the value placed by
local assessors on personal property.
The balance is the equalized valuation
of corporations.
ChicagO-Death claimed 81, 593 per-
sons in Chicago in 1920, an increase
of 1882 over 1919 Final figures for
the year were made public by the
health department statistician. Forty
persons died on New Years day, and
100 more on the second day of 1921.
ChicagO-FOr the first time in four
years, with the exception of the spring
, months of 1919 the supply of coal now
exceeds the demand, says the Sew
enth Reserve District bank of Chi
cagO reviewing business conditions in
the seventh reserve district.
Springfield.-A meeting of the rep
resentatives of Illinois chambers of
commerce will be held in Springfield
January 20 to consider the question
of abolition of the state public utili-
ties commission.
Springfield.-Overt the opposition OF
Chicago school teachers affiliated with
| the American Federation of Teachers
the Illinois Teachers association vOt-
ed to affiliate for one year with the
| National Education association.
Observation-Disclosures from many
| points in Illinois will assemble Janu.
airy 10, IA and 10 to attend a branch
| meeting of the Illinois Farmers insti
| tute.
Urbana.-The annual meeting o. the
| grain growers and stockmens con
vention will be held here January II
| to %.
MOnmouth-Fiye tons of dynamite
with only slight rumble and huge
| cloud of dust, lifted the entire side OF
| hill near Monmouth recently and
settled it within limits mathematical
| ly calculated by explosive experts be
| fOrehand. The "big blowout was il
| connection with the formal opening OF
| the new quarries of the Monmouth
Stone company.
BlOOmingtOn.-IllinO Wesleyan uni
versity of this city will shortly b.
given a legacy of 100000 by the viii
of Martha Buck of Decatur. Sh,
died five years ago.