River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-09-29
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J NEWS OF THE :
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


Madison Change in the system OF
school inspection to avoid duplication
of work is being undertaken, John
Callahan, superintendent of public in
struction, Madison, has announced.
Hereafter each supervisor will make
complete inspection of school, Wis
iting all departments, he said. The
policy formerly in force called for one
set of supervisors to inspect high
schools and another to visit grades be-
low high schools, with special super
yisors to inspect agricultural courses,
manual training courses, school IL
braries and home economics depart
ments. This duplication is done away
with by the new plan, and economy OF
operation with an increase OF the ef-
fciency of the inspection service is
expected by the superintendent TO re-
suit.
Madison-Local boards of vocation
al education have exclusive control
over the issue of city bonds for erec-
ton of city school buildings, and are
the authorities which pass on plans
for the buildings, Atty. Gen. Morgan
told George p. Hambrecht, director OF
vocational education, in an opinion.
The question raised concerned the
part of the state board in influencing
the local agencies 1t was held that
the state has no control in matters
concerning the local buildings. Money
raised by bonds for vocational school
buildings cannot be spent on other
undertakings, the attorney general
said.
Superior-The police department,
patrolman, night Waterman and de-
partment of public safety of Emerald,
Douglas county, was arrested, charged
with selling moonshine. He was fined
$400 and costs. William Granger, the
police department, ct al, was arrested
when federal prohibition enforcement
officers asked him for a quart OF
liquor. Granger replied that he was
sorry, but he had just sold his last
quart to the village constable EmeT-
aid is in that section of northern
! Wisconsin known as Little Ken
| lucky"
Madison-Courses in boxing and
| Grating at the Forest Products labora-
| tory, Madison, will be held Nov. 7-12
| Of this year, jan GA, 1922, March
Gil and May 1-6, according to an
nouncement of the forest service. The
course is essentially a practical dem
onstration OF such points as the char
acteristics of different styles OF boxes
and crates, the effect of moisture and
1 changed temperature, and such in
/ struction. During the 10 previous
courses "a different industries in 46
cities have been represented, the an
nouncement says.
| Marinette-The Peshtigo Pulp and
Paper company is suing D. R. Mead,
former superintendent of the COM
pany, for 100000 damages, claiming
inefficient management of the plant.
causing the company loss to the
amount claimed. The case will be
tried in October before Judge w. B..
Quinlan, of the Marinette circuit
court, and is believed to be the larg-
est damage suit ever tried in that
city.
Portage John Maloney, IS, widely
known Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul engineer running between Mill
waukee and Portage. was instantly
killed when he touched an electric
switch at his home during storm.
1t is believed the wires were crossed,
as several others in the vicinity re-
ceived shocks. Maloney acted as pail
bearer at the funeral of neighbor
on the morning of the day he was
killed
Madison-A man who drinks moon
shine in Wisconsin and is caught in
the act, may be prosecuted on two
counts, the attorney general told Otto
L. Glen, district attorney of Clinton
vile, in letter. Charges may be
preferred against him on the ground
of possession and of manufacture, he
says.
Misunderstanding of educational
leaders Of the state interested in the
part-time instruction laws has been
called by George P. Hambrecht, di-
rector of vocational education, for
Oct. / at Madison. The new Wiscon-
sin legislation affecting changes in
the compulsory education laws Z Ill be
discussed.
Madison The Wisconsin union of
the American Society of Equity dur
ing the eight months between Nov. /,
1920, to June 80, 1921, lost $4,000, of
which nearly S1f 600 ia from, nuhlioa