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BY M. P. WHEELER

now the mothers % our school
children Hao arc attending schsos
here We ind amongst the list Mes-
danes Nlcoiaysen. Sheffner. cottman.
Rodgers. sBryne Cooper. Josendai.
Dickson. Schultz. Miller. Newman.
johnson. Campbell The record dis
closes hat from IS to 20 per cent Of
our teachers were married every year.
80 It was evidently n good place for
young ladies' to teach school.
In 1899 Samuel w ConweIl vas
elected a member OF tho school boatA
and he has served continually from
that time on In 1906 the school board
was increased from three members TO
six members. All OF h old members
Of the board resigned and an election
was held. resulting In the election OF
Frank Wood and w. S. Ksmbali for
three years each. S. w. Conweu and
Pat Sullivan for two years each.
and w L. Tubbs and the writer for
M yea each.
One Of the first acts OF this new
school board was to Increase the high
school course from three TO four years
and another one was to hire Mis-
Tessa Dunn and Miss Clara Mater.
two graduates Of the Casper high
school, as teachers. From this time
on there has probably not been any
year but what some Of Casper high
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minutes OF the second board meeting
after tho year is9o showed that tbs
board had their troubles At hat time.
Amer a half dozen meetings the
school hoard finally paid over the
Contract price upon the bondsmen
paying up ss2o.se shortage that the
Contractors had lost on the building
and Casper had its first brick school
building.
In January 1881 the school board
employed j. c. Williams at sT5 per
month and Miss c. s. Evans at so
per month to teach the school as
Tong as they gave satisfaction. .
which they evidently ala. FOR that
school year they completed the term
of six months
When we read about the wage that
these school teachers received and
realize that they had 10 pay a dollar
per day for board. we can see that
they did not have a chance to save
much money. Things have changed
quite materially. These school teach
ers worked faithfully and hard. as
they had 10 do with their several
mixed grades.
In 1891 the district raised 1890 by
special tax and the board employed
r. L. Carpenter at SIS per month
and Miss Frank Butler at $50 per
month to teach the school During
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the winter Mr.. Carpenter resigned.
and the board hired Guy Cleveland 10
complete the years teaching. Many
OF the people will remember Guy
Cleveland. He was built like a prize
fighter and well trained-to the sor-
row OF several had boys who had arg
uments with him and his biacksnaEe
whip.
IT the year 1898 thc schools had IN
creased until they he'd an mterpede-
late teacher-Miss Llpson-who did
not give satisfaction and whom the
board discharged She resisted this
action and carried away all her rec
ords aud tho keys OF the school build.
ing -nd brought suit against the
board for her pay. II Is needless TO
say the board won and she was
Obliged to restore the boards prop
crty. NJ. L. Edwards was superin.
tendent at that time He lasted foar
months. and then another man by the
name OF los Williams was emoloyed
to finish the year.
In 1896 the school board employed
s. E. Notson with Miss May Hamn.
ton as intermediates teacher ami Miss
Ada Turner as Kindergarten teacher.
Mr.. Notson stayed three years and
then W. S. Chase was elected super.
intendent at sioo per month. He
lasted one year
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In 1900 Prof. +. z Natheney II
Berea. Ky. was elected superin;end-
ent at 400 per month Anong the
three teachers / find the name Of Miss
Edith Evans as primary.
In the year 1901 h board saw tit
to raise the salary OF Prof Matheney
10 sis Per month. They also bonded
the district for 1900. The bonds
were sold to Harry b. Henderson OF
Cheyenne. vyo.. at a price TO net 81
per cent The contract was let 10
Lilly Brothers 10 build Pork school
for the sum of. ss.sse.5s. which was
a four-room brick building. and ne
two lower looms only were finished
Later tho upper rooms were com
pleted. When this building was torn
down to make room for. the present
building in block Is. 20 sticks OF dyna-
mite were put under the foundation
and II was not strong enough TO
level tho walls. which showed that
good work was done. During tho
construction OF this building q con-
troversy arose as to the failure OF
tho school 3oard TO do their duty. and
an attorney here had them all ar
rested and put In jail. Tho pathway
of the school te,rk 30 years ago were
not strewn with the petals OF roses.
but OF thorns.
Many OF the teachers OF those days
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Err SCHOOLS--AS THEY WERE N AS THEY ARE

THE Town of Casper was Organized
IA MSrch. 1889. During the fan Of
NtAat YER it WAS deeiasd by the cit-
rsIis a they should have a Public
School since this was a part OF Car
bon county at that time. II was IN
School District IN that County. They
hired as teacher Miss Anna Weber.
who taught six months during the
winter OF 1853 and 1880.
In April 1880 Natrona County was
organized. On May :. 1880. School
District No. 2 was organized by Cor
della n. Cheney. County superintend.
ent. At the election H. A. Lmy.
chss. osNeal, and Geo. Weber were
chosen as electors. They decided TO
raise s1.4sO by tax hwy at this time.
Soon thereafter tho writer e this
article was employed TO teaen school
in School Distrlc. 30. : for 10 weeks
at a salary OF s~eve=;y-f.ve dollars per
month This school was kept In a
frame and log building situated on
Lot l In Block G Of the City OF Cas-
per. where The New York on com
pany offices are now located. There
were 81 pupils who attended this
school. amongst whom the writer rec
ollects the names Of Stroud. Bryan.
Irwin. Heagney. Lilly, Hurt and Body.
This school lasted the fun 10 weeks.
which was a very hot term. as the
little old building was low. having no
shade and there was no protection.
On Juno 80. 1890. electors voted 20
bond the district for $4,000 at G per
CEN to erect a school house. One CT
tho interesting sidelights OF this time
was that these bonds were continual
" advertised for four months. and
not a bid was ever received. The val
Latlon OF the school district was Two
Hundred Sixty Thousand Eight Hun
dred sixty-one Dollars.
In August. J. J.. Hurt was elected
member OF the board to take the place
OF Geo. Weber. who had resignee. and
in November he purchased these
bonds. paying par for them. They
then advertised for plans and finally
agreed to take come plans from Mr..
Vanwinkle. After waiting two months
>and not hearing from him. they non-
fled him they would not take his plans
n made a contract with Chris Bay
sci to draw plans for a two-story
brick building with 12-foot ceilings to
be located on lots s. . and 10 in block
IL, which had been donated by j. NJ.
Carey and the Pioneer Town Site
company. The contract was let TO
Erben and Merriom for s4.225. with
William Hines, E. N. windslow. r. A.
Parks, p. A. Demorest. Patton and
Nicolaysen as bondsmen.
In these times the school
board often thinks that they are bad
ly worried and have hard times with
contractors and architects but the
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referred to lie great number Of
American women who married Can
adams In the northwest In n large
number of instances these women had
acquired Government land under the
homestead laws prior to their marri-
ago. but the fact OF marriage ipso
fac,o dsbarred them ron legal right
to ther holdings. Many American wo-
men who qualified as lawyers lost
the right to practice by reason OF
marriage.
The property protection afforded is
quite apparent. Tho new law does not
affect children They will stin con
tinuo to my the flag of the father"
as one orator in the House OF Rppre-
sentatives expressed Il. II 10 too
carly to estimate the number 10 wo-
men who Will AXE advantage of the
legislation. but tho League of Women
Voters declared hat Hundreds Of
thousands OF women have been af-
fectcd and predict that thousands Of
American women who lost their ma
t.onality through marriage viii come
back under the Stars and Stripes.
Even should the American woman
who marrles a foreigner leave the
United States and go TO live in the
home Of her husband abroad she does
not relinquish her citizenship. unless
she stays there for two years. or five
years in another foreign country. In
that case there would be a presump'
ton that AS Ia the case Of naturalized
citizens she had lost her right to
American prbteceion.
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at Central. In 49,. they built fifteen
moro rooms in North Casper. six
rooms on East Casper schools The
people voted n half million dollars
IN bonds TO erect now high schsol
building. Everything Is filled and
overnowing and they do not know
Just where they are going to put their
school children.
At the present time they have 40
high school teachers. with three su-
pervisors- One hundred thirty-stx
grade school teachers. with five super
visors and six special teachers for
sub or abnormal children.
In 1890 our payroll for teachers
was SIS pc- month. In 1906 the pay
roll had increased to $500 per month.
nine mon,h in the year. and at the
present time for teachers. super
v.sors and janitors Is ? s.54s.6S per
month for IL months N the year.
In 1918 we had 100 children IA
school. In 1926 the first week
showed 2.0s7. The last day OF oeto-
Der. 1879. we had 1881. divided IS
follows. Casper grades. 3.423. Ma
trona county high school. SOS; Mills.
salt Creek and rural schools. t2s
pupils.
The foregoing VIII show hat our
schools gradually grew at a normal
rate from 1890 until 1918. since which
time the growth has been abnormal.
and II Is the BELIEF Of the members OF
tho board who have made a close
check upon the growth Of our city
that the school will continue TO have
this same kind OF an abnormal
growth for several years TO come.
The high school board realizes that
il will mo- get the new 100000 build
ing completed before there will ne
children enough to FIJI 1t. While the
grade board Is worrying as 10 what
they are going to do with the rapid
growth in numbers in. every part OF
the city.
II looks very much as II they would
have to have a building program upon
a much larger scale than they have
heretofore had.
! The aim n desire Of the School
Board has been and is to mako the
schools of Casper the best schools
that can be had. and to that end they
give freely OF their time and talents.
meeting an average of at least once
a week. besides the time aiken out
side to inspect the schools. buildings
and grounds.
The public has very generously
backed them in all their efforts and
we arc justly proud of our schools
and their achievements.
The present members of the High
School Board are C. II. Townsend.
president; May Hamilton. secretary;
s. w. Conwell, L. A. Reed. ". %. VIII
son. Geo. B. Nelson and NJ. P. wheel
err. while those on the District Board
are NJ. p. Wheeler. president; W. o.
Wilson. clerk; C. H. Townsend. treas
urer. L. A. Reed and S. w. conwell.
and s. w. conwell.
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SOUR GIRLS NO LONGER LOSE OR GAIN CITIZENSHIP BY MARRIAGE

citizenship now that we have made
women under the law subject to ex.
actiy the same conditions"
Senate Le Bsron Colt Rep. Rhode
Island. chairman OF the ImmiEra-
tlon Committee. who steered the mea,
sure through the Senate. summed it
up rs follows:
1.-THE bill provides that In Ibis coun.
try expatriatlon shall no longer be
a penalty OF marriage.
The purpose OF the Legislation has
the wholehearted Endorsement of Sec
rotary OF State Hughes Because OF
the international aspect of the ques-
ton and the phases of dual citizen
ship" that arose. senator Colt asked
Secretary Of State Hughes for his
views. The Secretary. after offering
some criticism Of tho senate bill.
said:
1T is suggested on tho one hand L
might be provided hat an American
woman who marries an alien shall
not lose her citizenship unless she
makes formal remuneration according
to a simple prescribed procedure. ana.
on the other hand, that an Lllen who
marrles an American shall not hy
her marriage become an American
citizen unless she COMPLIES with GER
tain simple formalities prescribed by
law.
Under provisions OF this general
character and American mar
rying a foreigner could without diff
Guilty avoid a dual status by aban-
doning her American nationality,
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NXPATRIATIoN will no longer be
" a penalty for marriage as far as
American women are concerned. and
the marriage OF foreign born worlsn TO
American citizens will no longer be a
royal road TO citizenship in the United
States.
Boiled down to III essence. this Is
essentially what the Gable bill for the
independent citizenship Of marrie-
women does. The legislation sponsor
ed by the National League OF Women
voters. indorsed In the Republican
and Democratic conventions, has
passed both houses Of by
Overwhelming majorities. has received
the signature OF President Harding.
the pen with which he signed having
already been presented 10 Mrs. Maud
Wood Park, TO whose tireIess efforts
the passage of the measure is largely
attributed.
Mrs Park, as president of the Lea
que of Women Voters. Is willing
enough to give credit to other women
organizations for the passage o.. the
measure. What she stresses IL not
the credit for the bin but the fact
that it constitutes the biggest for
ward step in legislation affecting wo-
men since the passage of the Suffrage
Amendment"
The bill. which was championed in
the House Of Representatives by John
L. Cable of Illinois. provides that the
right of any woman to become a
~naturalized citizen of the United
States shall not be denied or abridged
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through marriage. It has therefore
retroactive sense. NJ the seme
time It makes 1t possible for those
American women who have lest citi'
zenship TO restore their rights by the
simple process OF naturalization, after
one year. In discussing the bill and
It's effects Mrs. Maud Wood Park
raid:
THE greatest single Federal dis
ability Of women will now be removed.
Making the citizenship Of foreign
born women a consciously acquired
privilege Is a great step in American.
izat'on. The plan OF allowing the
American woman who marries an
alien to retain her American citizen
ship. il she chooses. is a response to
n demand not confined 10 the United
States.
Bills have lately been introduced
in both England and France to givs
a like privilege to tho women OF those
countries. 1t is part Of the general
idea that wome arc equally RESPONSE
BILE with men for social stability and
should be made to feel their response
bIlls-.
Il believe the bill just passed is a
step toward a world agreement that
nationality shall be a matter OF choice
and not OF dictatlon and that 40 ma
ton a compel the allegiance Of any
man or woman who prefers to- become
n citizen of a country in swhich he OF
she was not born. We shall the soon
er do away with conditions which
subject lei to the disabilities of dual
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lion Is REQUIRED. ana that one years
residence within me United States or
H. s...,fon. 4. roc,,trod ,,.,oa,t ~
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she desire to do so, and an
alien woman marrying an American
could likewise prevent herself from
becoming a woman without a u
No Immediate Effect Likely in
Politics
Tho National league OF Women
Voters does not expect the passage OF
the bill to have amy effect, at least
not immediate. on national politics.
The incentive IT will give to the cur
rem OF Americanization is what the
League stresses most.
Heretofore" points out the Lea
que. politicians who had local inter
ests In wards and districts saw TO II
that the foreign born men got the do
gree Of education that enabled them
TO comply with naturalization require.
ments. The foreign women were
completely overlooked. They could be
herded to tho polls in any and all in
tcrcsts. This would be the biindest
vote in America. The social aspect
Of the absence OF incentive to acquire
a knowledge was more vicious than
the political. How important the
matter is seen when 1t is realized that
there are whole wards In thiclsly pop
ulated foreign centers here where
hardly any Of the women know a
word Of English"
enhancing how American born wo
men had suffered great disabilities ir
the past because they had to aban
don their citizenship when they mar
rled foreignera. league n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-07
HARRISON TOWNSHIP
WELL REPRESENTED
AT FARM MEETING
Especial to The Palladium

l.
JACKSONBURG, Ind, April All
of Harrison township was represented
at the farmers association meeting in
Jacksonburg Thursday night, all ages,
from children to graybeards, being at
tracted either by the hope of hearing
the talks or of sharing in the liberal
supper that was served by ladies OF
the community after the program.
Explanation OF the United States
Grain Growers plan of grain market
ing was given by j. E. Scholl, with the
aid of chart showing the organiza-
ticn and operation of the corporation.
Mr.. Scholl gave brief description Of
causes which forced the development
of this plan, traced the need for better
farm prices and told of the influences
which have prevented farmers receiv
ing them in the past, and mentioned
the various commodity organizations
row being formed by farmers for bet
ter marketing of all their products.
Touching particularly on grain market
ing, he pointed out the ways in which
it is possible tc out out needless ex-
penses in getting the grain into the
hands of the final consumer.
After the meeting, contributions
were taken for the Harrison township
quota for the county subscription to
the Indianapolis cooperative livestock
commission firm, members expressing
hearty approval of the project and
strong hopes for improvement of live
stock marketing through its agency.
About $50 members and visitors
were served with a chicken soup sup
per aftor the meeting.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-07

ters' and Lecturers conference of Pre-
BILE county Oranges, held under the
direction of the coutny deputy and
county lecturer, at the home of the
latter. About SO were present, among
them being G. R. Lewis of Findiay,
state lecturer. :. (. .Grarlmothe- Beas.
ley remains about the same. Gasp
per township farm bureau held very
interesting meeting Tuesday evening
at the home of A. G.. Clark, with 81 in
attendance, next meeting to be held
st che Ear; Caskey home, the fourth
tuesday evening in April. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Coffman will entertain
Sunday the following guests: Mr. and
Mrs Ed Weidner and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. S. Weidner and family, Mr.
and Mrs. T. H. Weidner and family.
BETHEL, Ind.-Mr. and Mrs. Wade
Harsh and daughter Jaunita of Fair
view spent Tuesday and Tuesday
night with the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Smith w. R.
Tharpe who has been very bad sick
is some better at this writing. !. +. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Hook of Nnion City
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Jehn BoBTen. :. Mr.. and Mrs
Leighton Brown were supper guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Everette White, Sun
day evening. -. Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Harsh
and daughter called on Mr.. and Mrs
Mahlon Smith of New Madison, Ohio
Tuesday afternoon. -. Mr.. and Mrs
Oliver Spencer spent Sunday with
Mrs. Mary Young and Leonard Young
of New Paris, Ohio. :. Miss Agnes Ad-
delman returned home Sunday after
spending week here with her uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Addelman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-04-07
Suburban

DUBLIN, lnd.--Preaching services
at the Friends church Sunday morning
and evening at the U. B. at 1920
a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6 p. m.
-. NJ and Mrs. G. H. Oler' and
grandson spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs Nelson Weaver of near Losant-
Vile. Miss Lucille Reed is quite i'll
at her home here with Scarlet fever. :.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Scott spent
Thursday with Mr.. ana Mrs. Condo at
Fcrshing. :. Fred Clifford was APP
pointed Marsha; OF the town at the
council meeting Monday night. :.
George Reed and family spent Sunday
with Mr.. Alvin Pierce and family near
Millville. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson have
returned home after a few days visit
with their son Robert at Indianapolis
:. Mr.. and Mrs. John Copeland had
as their guests Sunday Mr., and Mrs,
Nat Moore and Mr. and Mrs. George
Henley. :. George Slant has returned
from a visit with his daughter, Mrs.
Bunner and family at Uniondale.
Mr.. White of Milton has started a res
taurant in the Hoffman building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orie Huddleston and Mrs
Sarah Huddleston motored to Orange
Sunday and visited with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gross and baby of Wis
consin are here visiting her sister,
Mrs. Carol Ogborn and family. /. Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Reed were in Richmond
April 8, Rev. P. NJ. Thomas will hold
meetings at the Friends church every
evening of the week, preceding Easter.
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Mrs. N. E. Davis and Mrs. Walter
Williams of williamsburg spent Tues
day afternoon with Miss Della Ander-
son. Misses Hilda and Ada Smith
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Wade
Harsh and daughter of Fairview.
Mrs. Jehn BOren and daughter Miss
Florence Boren were dinner guests
Monday of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Par
ker OF Richmond. Donald Windle
spent Sunday with Miss Wyvona
Hyde. /. Mr.. and Mrs. Everette Mil
Ter and daughter of Richmond were
Sunday dinner guests with w E. Har-
Ian. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Elliot of Arba
were afternoon guests. i. Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd Tharpe and Robert Kin
sey and Miss Matte Tillson spent
Sunday afternoon with Miss Wyvona
Hyde. Mrs. Leighton Brown and
Miss Wyvona Hyde spent Monday af-
ternoon with Mrs. Lloyd Tharpe. :.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith spent
Wednesday in GreenvilIe The La
dies Aid will meet with Mrs. A. ].
Bond Thursday afternoon. =. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Collins spent Sunday az
ternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra
Thompson. Mrs. Sarah Anderson
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Late
White. Mr.. and Mrs. j A. Van Nuys
were guests Sunday of Mrs. Celia
Anderson. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith spent Sunday in Hillgrove.
Mrs. Stella White spent Sunday eve
ming with Jacob Endsley. :. Miss Lila
Van Mugs who has been staying at
Richmond came Sunday to spend the
summer here with her father, A. L.
Van Mugs. ;. Miss Fern Addelman OF
Richmond spent Saturday night and
Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Clarence Addelman. ;. There will De
play given here April IA by home tai
ent. The proceeds from the play are
to be used to defray decoration day
expences. The title CT the play is "The
Dreadful Twins. Nr. and Mrs
Chester Arnett of Palestine, Ohio,
were guests Sunday of w R. Tharpe
and family. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Harding and daughter. Miss Marie
were guests SUNDAY of Merl Coleman
and family.
CARLOS CITY, Ind-Dr C.. E
Martin is able to make calls on pa
tents again. Mrs. John Beard has
been suffering from effects of gall
stones the last week. George Smith
is conveleScent. =. Miss Mary Shelley
is ill. Kent TiDbs is improving. :.
Orviile Miller motored to Richmond
Sunday. ). Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tharp,
Mr.. end Mrs. Fred Gibson motored to
Winchester and spent the afternoon