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The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

balloons, but he also tried lighting his room
BY this means. The engineering develop
ment Of this peculiar discovery did not take
place for ten or more years, but It was the
inquisitive mind Of the trained physicist
and chemist which made the engineering
possible
Thus many Of the worlds most usefui
modern marvels have come to pass through
the efforts Of geniuses Of the long ago VINO
were simply cropping for general knowiedse
through Investigation and experimentation.
And how best are we to train our young
people for this advanced investigation-for
modern research work, as the world knows
itr' asked.
THE question touched on q matter close 70
L the mind and heart Of DR.. whitney. In
stead Of sending boys OF to schools with
bundles Of books to make Of their minds q
storage house for facts" he would have
them share the Inspiration Of actual en-
cheering work in the research laboratory OF
the workshop, just - in Schenectady they
take the boys from Union College right into
the big electrical shops.
''Give the boys teachers who are them
selves investigators" he said. Men who
are not content to give their pupils merely
the results of the attachments Of scientists
Of the past, but who are themselves ex-
perimenting .to learn new scientific truths
and who encourage their pupils to expert
ment.
The boy Of today, even before he II sent
to college, has received Arlington wireless
time and listened to Nauen on his home
made wireless set. He knows more about
airplanes and automobiles than his dad.
When he goes to school, il he Is sufficiently
tanned, he makes the football squad and
takes part In a. system Of enjoyabls effort
which Is q thousand times more practically
organized and attractive than the rest Of
the curriculum. Later, or incidentally, be
looks forward disinterestsdly to the grind
which an infexible system has arranged,
having his eyes ever on the future stopping
place, q job. He usually concludes that he
does not want the kind Of q job that his
teacher seems to fill. and frequently wonders
if he would not have been better OF had hs
stuck around the garage"
AT THIS point DR.. Whitney offered Q
IA series Of questions that quite clearly
put his point in popular style.
Would the condition above recited be trus
II that boy could get his hands into real
experimental work with professor who was
earning SIS, 900 a year a. q pioneerl
What would be his reaction II his prof
let him help in experiments on crossing the
California redwood with the rubber plsntf
Might he not at least take natural interest
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

De Fries and the historical primrose, %
hendsl and heredity in peas!
IL he assisted In diluting magnesium with
chromium and saw the promise Of light
weight atrplane metals, might not even the
freshman magnesium ribbon experiment In
terest himf
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

II he Co operated in subiectinx cancerous
mice or tuberculous rats to gamma rays, or
watched monstrosities produced from fish
eggs, might he not take part in the greatest
warfare OF his lifetime, the fight against
diseased -"
II he wound con Of virs ground /. snscs
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In which electrons moved, and by the mag
netic held produced a new DETECTION, might
ne not keep his mental trolley on longer and
60 further than any one ever went before!
Our American engineering education Is
always At the training table and practically
never reaches the game stage" said DR..
The Washington herald., 1921-06-05

Whitney. I'VE seem to have plenty of am
oitious young men, plenty Of schools, in
hnite distance to advance and countless di-
rections, but our engineering students are
seldom practiced beyond the shoulder arms
stage. We Americans wish to be foremost
In new constructive WORK. But there Is
The Dolores star., 1921-05-06

is located on the Cowling place three
miles north of Northdale. He brought
out an emigrant car and six head of
dairy stock. He was accompanied by
his brother and friend, all with the
intention of locating in this country.
George Moore, one of our county
commissioners, has been inspecting the
roads in this vicinity the past week.
George Snyder has finished shearing
his sheep.
The Lockerby school closed Friday.
An entertainment and dance was given
in the evening. Mr.. Doyle is the
teacher and will carry the mail be-
tween Monticello and Dove Creek as
soon as he is free from his school
duties,
James Mellott made a trip to Month
cello Saturday to bring out load of
flour for Brumley Mercantile Company.
The Dolores star., 1921-05-06
CROSS ROAD

Mrs. Edna Longenbaugh spent Thurs
day OF last week with Mrs. Melvin.
E. l.. Melvin arrived few DAYS ago
from illinois where he spent the winter.
Among those at the Court House
from our vicinity the first of the week
were Mr.. and Mrs. D. P. Short, Mr..
and Mrs. E. A. Elder, Madames
Melvin and H. H. Smith, Messers.
Wilbur and Chris Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Peel returned
Wednesday of last week from visit te
their son, Halles, at Mancos.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kent McEwen came
out from Dolores the middle of the
week. Mr.. McEwen has been down
with the typhoid fever.
w. M. Conoly was elected treasure,
Monday at school election. He takes
Mrs. Ada Morgan's place.
Arch McCabe was in this neck of the
woods Sunday getting cattle that he i.
to pasture this summer.
Club meets May ID at Mrs. Melyin's
to celebrate her birthday.
The Dolores star., 1921-05-06
LEBANON

Mr. and Mrs Alba Padgett made a
trip to Durango Thursday and returned
Friday.
Ben Porter is having some men pull
ing trees on his place which is making
great Improvement in the view
around our town.
Jim Porter is hauling lumber to
build bungalow.
f. f. Wallace made a trip to Du-
range Friday bringing back with him
the Misses Edith and Inez Gerkins,
Winnifred Lyons. Myra Miller, and
Bonnie Wallace. Mr.. Miller took them
back to Durango Sunday.
Mrs. Sadie Byers is visiting at the
home of her mother this week, her
grandfather and grandmother are with
/ her
The Trower family spent Sunday
with Joe SCOTS.
Mrs. Alice Robinson of Cortez,
spent Sunday with Mrs. Stone.
! Good interest was shown in the
school election Monday. Ben Porter,
was elected president, T. w. Cayior,
secretary; P. A. Mccormick, treasurer;
Mrs. Roelff and sons, Leroy and
Henry, are out at Ruin Canon building
a bungalow on Henry's homestead
| They expect to move out real soon
A party was given Saturday evening
at the Allen Hammond home for the
young folks. They all report good
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Jones accompanied
Mother Dawson to the Mercy hospital,
Durango, Monday, where she will stay
| for time taking treatments. She has
been suffering for some time with
something like ulcers of the stomach
lrl and Leonard Robinson and Andy
Majors attended the dance here Friday
night and enjoyed supper with the
Jacksons
Mrs. w. Glenn and children enjoyed
dinner Sunday with Ed Caylor's family
and Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman and T. w.
Caylor's family spent the afternoon
with them.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Clafiin and Mrs.
Myril johnson and children spent Sun
day with Carl Noble and family at
Cortez
Dr. Johnson and Miss J. Norman
took dinner at the E. E. Wallace home
Sunday.
Mrs. J. j. Moore of Dolores, is visit
ing her children, the Wedell's, this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Wedell made a
business trip to Cortez Monday.
The McGees and Campbells enjoyed
picnic on the river Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James, Mrs. Cowlipg.
Andy Majors, Mrs. Perry Majors and
boys were Lebanon visitors Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Ince spent Sunday
with the home folks. They are on
ranch south of Cortez now.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Jackson and sister.
Mrs. w. Jones, and Mr.. Jones and Miss
Nellie Sparks all vsisted the Paul
Akin family up the river Sunday.
The Dolores star., 1921-05-06
kORThDRLE.

Guy j. lngman has gone to Emporis.
Kansas. where he will visit his wife.
MRS. lngman is attending the Kansas
State Normal.
Joseph A. Warren, county assessor
for Dolores county, accompanied by
ms wife, made business trip through
this section last week.
County road work has been resumed
near the ranch of George Snyder. Mr..
Simmons is in charge of the work.
w. f. Winchel of Alma, Nebraska.
The Dolores star., 1921-05-06
Mrs. Mont Mccall Writes from
California,

The following letter was received
the first of the week from Mrs Mont
Mccall The McCalls are now located
at Whittier, California:
How dear to my heart is The Star of
Dolores, and it is with much pleasure
that we open them and read of the
doings of the valley.
So many people have asked about
this country and l want to tell them
the way see it by telling The Star.
For climate, good roads, con-
veniences, beautiful surroundings,
vegetables, lemons and oranges Cali
fornia cannot be beat. If being Amer
leans, true friends, neighbors, living
the golden rule and being hospitable
counts for anything, Colorado is away
ahead.
| often wonder if any of the Monte
yuma county people are in Los Angeles.
If they are and are lonesome for COW
camp hospitality, drop US a line to
Whittier and I'll tell you how to find
US.
We expect to camp here all summer.
We are out in the country four miles
from Whittier. Have patch of pota-
toes and patch of sweet corn. Mont
has just finished blowing them the first
time. We are trying hard to make a
living here. but so far have not made
1t on account of sickness, but have
hopes that we will make it now as we
are all on our feet again.
We see several things that look all
right, but conditions are so different
one cannot get the same results as in
Colorado.
Land is so high that am afraid we
could never own home here. But if
we could own place here in the
country we would have the same con-
veniences as the city, as they have the
water, electricity and gas in the country
the same as in the city.
How glad l would be to hear Mrs
Bradfield's voice on the telephone or
have some of the folks stop for dinner
With good wishes for all of you. am
Yours truly, ~
MRS. MONT MCCALL.
The Dolores star., 1921-05-06
Friday, May 6, 1921
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The Dolores star., 1921-05-06

So far as is known pews were first
placed in churches for the use Of Nor
man mobiles. Ordinary worshippers
sat on three-legged stools.
Evening star., 1921-04-10

main creek-as the Pimmitt run walk,
the Difficult Run walk, the Oxon Run
walk. the Paint Branch walk. the
Prospect Rock walk, the Indian
Spring walk. the Burnt Mills walk
and scores OF others.
In the first year OF the movement
il was not uncommon for a thousand
aids, but as the novelty wore Off the
crowds settled down to about what is
called a normal level. a fair day, a
popular walk and a popular leader
will draw out three of four hundred
people for the afternoon walk while
d hundred or two of the all-day out
ers will join them at an appointed
place. on very rough days in winter
the crowd may be small, perhaps
thirty to fifty. but the scheduled walk
is made. The personnel of the crowd
is never the same. In each crowd will
be some persons who have missed few
walks, and others who are making
their first trip. Some of the first
trippers" may never come again, but
having learned a trail they Will be
found going over II the next Sunday
With some Of their neighbors or other
friends. They have started on their
way! Some organize small outing
clubs and invite one of the lead
ers" to accompany them as guide
and show them some country they
have never seen before The leader
Evening star., 1921-04-10

of walking and studying birds and
was learned that many had come ito
see what the whole thing was about
Some came because they thought IL
mus. be an advertisement to show
suburban lots. Some thought that
something was tobe given away. and
others said that they wanted TO find
out what the graft was.
Soon after the first walk. and
through the aid OF The Star. the
faithful oin Alpines and d large num-
Der Of men and women who had been
attracted TO the movement held a
meeting and the Wanderlus.ers be-
came a permanent institu,ion-that
is. il has been permanent" for seven
years. and the indications are that
il will continue 10 be going con-
Germ" While there is no "organi-
zation." there has come into being
Ivy natural selection, and not by
voting and eieccioneering. a class
OF men and women called "leaders.'
There is a council Of leaders, which
makes up the schedule of walks and
council is not a close corporation
and anybody can he leader II he
really can lead and il the people
will follow him. A leader must sub
NIT a walk plan to the council. He
must know the distance to be COW
cred, the car schedules to the start
ing point and all about the trans
] portation to be had at the end Of the
Evening star., 1921-04-10

kind Of work is most methodicail
and scientifically carried forwar
north and south. by the trained hon
demonstration agents.
The cooperative extension wo
in agriculture and home economfG
tnuChcs- or may touch, every IA; n
in America eventually. and it gn"S
into towns and cities. improViar
every home il reaches 1t is A ns
ti"n-wide system or service CARRIE
on hy state agricultural colleges i
cooperation with the Departmen
granted by Congress in the act O
May S. 1914. known as the Smith
Lever act, and is supported Jointly
by federal. state and local funds
In the thirty-three northern AM
western states there are now about
290 home demonstration workers EN-
ployed o-operatively. The funda-
mental purpose is to develop locs!
initiative in analyZing the problems
of the rural home and community
business principles to daily tasks. $,
that the farm home may be mad
as efficient as the farm is, or should
he, and thus TO produce more sat
is:actory ard permanent type or
rural life. Better than all, perhaps.
whenever possible.
The annual report OF the home
demonstration work shows that in
the thirty-three northern and west
ern states $50 training schools for
local leaders were esta biished, more
than 1000 communities adopted the
| projects suggested and nearly $4,000
women were members of the organi-
zation. The projects included food
production. which means gardening,
poultry and dairying; food preserva-
tion. such as canning, drying, brining
and storing; nutrition. under which
head come food selection, school
luncheons, child feeding: health.
which includes care of children, home
nursing and sanitation: clothing
projects. which take in selection of
textiles and clothing. garment ma k
ing. rrnovating. millinery and max
Ing and using dress forms; hone
mana agement. accounts. equipment
and methods: home planning, fur
niShing, building, remodeling. dec
Grating. planning home grounds and
many community enterprises touch
ing every ina aginable activity in
rural life
As an instance OF the work done.
thirty states reported the canning
of 2639.OS6 quarts of fruit, 446,56S
quarts of jams and jellies, 1.73S.l2S
quarts of vegetables, 123.165 quarts
of brined vegetables. 1l7.o94 pounds
of dried fruits and nearly SO, 100
pounds of dried vegetables. All this
Evening star., 1921-04-10

members OF that association were
professional and amateur naturalists,
writers, photographers and such
friends as they cto-@ 20 bring along
ard who appeared lIk'.y Y to "tit in.
Sunday and holiday % holiday, *
rlored places in the .s.r - ard near
by sections Of NaTy'ali q Eirs nia
which appealed 10 th"fl ~ interest
irg-that is. places remote. hissoric
and Of especial value for studying
plant life and the roi:ks. and FOR OBJ
serving birds and D'he- living cr~a-
lures A remote" Pace was de-
fined as place Whi.'i must be
reached by a hard. st.r wo'k. A re
mote" place could not b. on a trolley
or an automobile road.
While these people sa' al lunch in
a rocky. woodsy place on Northwest
branch on a fine sprin:; day. a nem
Der OF the group suggested that they
might issue an invitation 10 everv-
body in Washington 20 walk with
them The suggestion met with
favor There was sore object ON that
such a thing would divost the AlDin"
Club n it's exclusive and studious
character
THE plan was put before The Even
ing Star. An article was publish
ed in The Star inviting the public
10 meet at Brightwood avenue and
Military road In that article the
good Of walking was set forth and
Evening star., 1921-04-10

the pleasure of knowing thing or
two about birds. trees, flowers and
rocks was told. Some of the Alpines
got together and roughly outlined a
good walk through fine scenes. One
man undertook the job of welcorn-
ing the pubic-if the public came
another assigned himself to lead the
people. and another took upon him
self the work of covering the rear
of the column to put heart IN stras
Elers. to point out springs. to the
thirsty and guide by short cuts TO car
lines those persons too tired 10 carry
on. The names of all the people or
the Alpines were put in the paper as
helping along the public walk ana
nature study movement.
When the important day came every
one met at the appointed place. all
smiles. Some men and women. known
to be good outdoor folk, but who had
not walked with the Alpines. were
called on to help. There was a
meeting in the Board .of Trade rooms
and among other things il was
thought that it would be convenient
to give the movement a name MOI
many brilliant suggestions Were Oh
fered. but somebody thought w an
derlusters" would fit the case. There
were. or had been, walking clubs
called by that name. but. so Tar as
ANYBODY present knew, they were not
community walking clubs for the
purpose of encouraging nature study.
So. "Wanderlusters" it came TO be.
The night before the eventful sun
day the hackers talked things over.
All manner of guesses were made
as to whether any strangers would
show Nd Some persons thought that
ten or twenty might come. One en-
thusiastic fellow thought that be-
cause of the publicity which The sta
had given the matter one huhored
people might come.
The man who had assumed the role
of reception committee was al
Briehtwood two hours before the ap
pointed time. At first. things looked
blue. Then a trolley car full of peo-
ple came along and stopped. The re
ception committee" grasped the hands
of the people as they got on ana sa'o
welcome, Wanderlusters. More
cars came. Then the company put on
extra cars. The reception commit
tee" got hoarse and his shaking
hand" began to swell. The crowd NIL
cd the plaza at the junction OF the
roads and oyerfiowed on vacant land
More than a thousand people were
there, The old Alpine tramps had
never contemplated guiding such a
crowd. Many of the newcomers looked
soft. pale and fabby and were dressed
uns suitably for the work in hand. TAe
man who was to bring up the rear
and lookout for the safety and COM
fort of stragglers was reinforced by
other trusty woodsmen. The crowd
soon after the start was strung out
along the trail for a mile. Many sat
down TO rest and lost communication
with the column. The Alpines and
others who caught on" to the work
were busy seeking out these people
and seeing them out of the woods and
to a carline. About $50 went through
to the end of the route at Forest Glen
Not all these people came on tina,
"nauguration walk" for the purpose
Evening star., 1921-04-10

A CTTAL conditions on American
~ farms are fairly well under
n stood in the small towns. but
there is grave reason to
doubt whether city folk even begin
to realize the truth about the AS
pirations, the ambitions. the longing
for self-e Xpression among the men
and women and the younger gem
Grafton. whose labor produces the
food and clothing upon which the
whole country depends.
Miss Florence T. Ward in charge
of extension work with women in
the northern and western states for
the Department of Agriculture. pre-
sentcd a series of motion pictures
recently before the College Women's
club. at 1922 | street. showing the
work being done by home demon
Strafion agents to Introduce new
methods, new ideals and establish
better standards. not merely by sug-
SeStlon or theoriZiug. hut 10y actual
ly working out plans and putting
them INTO practice among those they
seek TO benefit
In her afternoon meeting with the
club, Miss Ward. aided by the Office
ment presented five films: The
Farm Bureau Comes to Pleasant
View. "A Matter Of Form, Layers
and Liars" The Happier Way and
Food for Reflection tho first and
last being two reels each, and the
others one reel each. It was "a force
ful' and convincing means Of depict
ing the changes that took place in
community after the extension serv-
ice began its operations.
IN the first picture the spectators
saw a rather sIovenly. poorly
managed farm, the f-discouraged
husband undernourished, improperly
fed children, the tired. worn mother.
the badly furnished home. In this
family the saving member was a
era ndfather with Il liking for Join
! led him to Join the farm bureau be-
cause a friend living near Castle
| Rock. "A rival community. had gone
| into it, and later t" make his daugh- =
| ter and cn-in-iaw become members.
| From this hour "pIeasant View be-
gan to improve, and most important
! of all. through the work Of local
| leader developed by the "Xtensio 10 n
workers This IS. in some respects,
the outstanding triumph OF these 81
forts toward brtfcrmtnt IN rurai lie
| by extension work Lers-disCovering in
unexpected places hidden qualities of
/ leadership in men and women in
whom is awakened the spirit of emu
! lation. an enthusiasm for neighborly
! activities which none had suspected
| once genuinely interested and encour-
| aged. the local leader is invaluable
because he or she knows the people
as no one else can know them. and is
| able gradually TO inspire them with
the desire for higher standa rds in
home and field operations, which is
| precisely the, purpose for which ex-
! tension worksWas organized.
! In a Matter of Form the farm
J women studied simple ways for test
/ ing textiles: how to make a dress
| form representing their own figure
/ exactly so that gu" "ssWork might be
icliminated from their dressmaking
| how to choose CoIors suited to their
! complexions, and also to avoid striped
| goods for tall, thin persons. as well as
! how to select things suitable for the
| short fat ones. The startling sig
nficance in this kind of work was
shown in the altered appearance OF
Evening star., 1921-04-10

form of insurance and a good in
vestment in the home.
WHERE this attitude of mind fN-
lists it often expresses itself in
the purchase of tractor. a gas en-
gine to operate the silage cutter and
tanning mill, and other kinds of ma
chinery needed in operating the farm.
but fails utterly to understand the
need of power in washing or ohurnlng
or pumping.
The Happier Way" disclosed the
astonishing fact that Mrs. Little"
the mother of the farm family con-
cerned in this story. or tragedy, walk
ed siXty-two miles year carrying
fifty-four tons Of water in buckets
from a well to the kitchen. 1t isn't I
easy to believe or pleasant TO con-
template, but Grandpa Little" had 1t