The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-06-06
ASKED AND
ANSWERED

! The county school system and to what
: extern, has it been adopted?
The county school system has been
adopted TO some extent in twenty
, States. and the system seems TO nave
with the greatest favor in the South
The United States Bureau OF Edu-
cation lists some OF the advantages
: Of he unit. Among these advantages
Il IS claimed that the system TENDS
10 eq,alize educational opportunity
by providing funds 10. each school
according 10 its needs; to give uniform
length 10 school terms and school
facilities OF uniform grade throughout
ne county. Il d i-tr;buies the burden
Of the tax rate. thereby helping the
poor communities. which under the
I district system pay the higher taxes.
II promotes the consolidation OF the
-ural schools and c~onseoueiy better
grading: it tends TO eliminate dissen-
ton over district boundary lines. it
tends TO remov the selection OF he
county superintendent from partisan
politics. it provides better assistant
county superintendent and teachers.
n makes for economy in buying school
supplies at wholesale prices and les
sons the cost OF administration and
maintenance OF the school; II is the
most practical administrative unit for
providing universal high school priv
leges.
Q. Is the Brotherhood o. =. An
drew a Protestant or Catholic organ
'za;ion9
Il is IN organization of men in
the Pro,estan, Episcopal Church.
The brotherhood was started in St.
lanes Church. Chicago. on St. An
irews day. 1888. The Brotherhood
in the United States includes a Jun
or department.
Q. What was the Seven Days
This was the popular name given
o a series of battles in the Civil War.
'etween the North and South. in Nc
-iellan's. p~eninsular campaign. which
vas staged east OF Richmond. The
Days Fight included engage
at Mechanicsville. Gaines's
I'll. Savage's Station. Fraser's farm
nd Melvern Hill. the latter being
July |, 1862.
Q. How long have women he"-
as medical students in Great
The Royal Free Hospital OF London
as the first institution 10 open its
oors to women students. in 1877.
O. What was the rate per acre
nd by the United States. for Ai-s'-~.
alifornia, Nevada. Colorado, Utah,
the Pisr;nn;nrs bhe carai
and the Virgin Islands?
Alaska. and California. each co<'
'out three cents an acre; Florida
urteen cents. the Philippines. twr-tv-
ven cents. the Canal Zone. thirty
dollars and cighty-three cents. and
st hu, not least the Virin Islands
approximately two hundred and L
'enty-fve dollars IN acre. Nev'd7 =
and Utah were obtained for y
ont the same price as Alaska and n,
llifornia. "
Q. What kind OF a parrot is the y
st talkcr? r.
The gray parrot found principally =
the West Coast OF Africa. The
lie is said 70 be able to keep up
III the female.
Q. What is the native home OF
9 species OF rh~ododendrums that
'duce black fowers'
They come from Tibet. and were
t recently discovered by an Eng
b botanist.
Q. am interested in that POI.
the world which has the least num-
: OF thunderstorms. and If The place
otherwise hahitah,e I shall be OBJ
If you will tell me about il.
According 10 investigations con-
'ted by the Weather Bureau a mar
v strip extending along the Paci-