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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20

been recommended by some doctors.
They advise that the meal be meat.
less, or nearly 30. and. in any event.
that Il be a light ono. Elimination
Of tea and coffee az night also has
been advised.
Sleeping out OF doors has been
found an aid 10 sleep by many. and
such a simple thing as removing
some OF the coverings has been
found beneficial
a main thing 10 remember Is not
10 worry about It. II wakeful, for
this merely initiates the condition,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
+? AnSwers to Your Questions ? ?

Q. Who Is the king OF Spain?
a. Alfonso XIII.
Q. What are "cribbcrs"?
4. Horses that dereIop a bad trait
OF biting toood and sucking IN their
breath. The habit develops abnor-
r1lities IN respiration and q uery
detrimental TO the physical charac-
feTtstics Of a horse.
Q. How old Is Colleen Moore?
a. Tiocntv-thrcc.
@. How should one 90 about or
ganizing a sorority?
A. First organize the group Of
girls one to1nts IN the society. form
constitution, by-Iatos, etc. and
then terite to the grand president
Of the sorority toith uhtch dfJli1-
tloH b desired, asking for the re-
quircmeHts Of the sorority for neU
chapters. Then or0anize the group
tofth the requirements In mind. and
petition the grand chapter Of the
sorority selected for charter.
Q. Who was bnchlavelli7
A. An Italian l1Titer and states
man, t1ho advocated an unscrupu-
Ious. doubIe-deaIiHO policy In dipEo-
macy, as the ono most likely 20
meet Nth success.
@. What does 'Homeric" mean
4. Literally "of or pertaining to
Homer" but it Is used IN the sense
Of glorious" "superb." etc. IN
reference to hts wonderful poetry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20

Institutions IlIH horizon should
include world 10 IfpaH=lHlo
be- should have n IHyrrfigafiEs
habit ~ mind "a habit that be-
scarcely could help argl. ring
when under the influence rErrtei
~ university
"At first perhaps. such train
Ing apgid MOI De- rgnElrret pras-
teal 30 the average man But
De would come 90 understand that
such training would BE- both IDEAL
ana practical while having aa
be- basic principles fhs highest
conceptions - political life. d
would ia 10 attention on actual
conditions
"It would deal with facts. not
theories II would ~ men 60
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
Steel Booming

CTEEL industry, barometer of general
~ business conditions and individual
prosperity, is swiftly climbing back toward
full-time operations. Output of pig iron
in October was nearly a fifth more than
in the month before.
A gigantic boom is apparently approach
ing, with nothing on the horizon that
might stave it off, Railroads, for in
stance, are handling enormous tonnages of
freight, in one recent week breaking all
former records.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
By ROY /. GIBBONS
~ a. A. NrrairF Mrifrr

GuCAgo3. N1v so-As Na-
- rr'r1u ones prHrr "a "a school
fnr EnFT ra teach them boss go
rHn ths.r countries 90 pr Ernest
Hr Wuf Burton. president 70 tbr
University 20 ChIraEa. dreams u
o. school far politicians
pT Burton believe such au iur
tliluflnn aauii raise thr SOB ~ o.
frFhr.d.uE Go the level q a pro.
frs-.au,
Universities hardly could fur
niHh training Tor political life ln
the Fruro 81 selfish office Geek.
luE hr sayu
"Hgi far political lIfa ia the
sense ~ "a profession and it ID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
University Urges School for Politicians

s-trr political IIfr uifh ognrei-
au-nrrs ~ their exalted mi.riaa.
ard af the same time would raa-
cate them o. Hfgsg the public
under thr conditions q today
Before he became president or
the university. Dr Burton was
dean q be Theological school
lie successfully has 'tppllsd
rlaazraam theories Ga actual Drae
ti-r 10 important administrative
affair.". The University ~ CHI.
caFo never has Jared better than
under hts guidance.
cdr Burton lH %. iie was
born IN Granville. o. lie f. the
author = many books. and never
speaks on any subject unless hs
has thought it over we'll
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
A Thought

Inasmuch as ye have done II unto
one Of the least Of these, my broth.
rem. sc have done IL unto me-
Matt. xXv:i0.
XINDNEss has converted more
IL sinners than either real. elo-
quence or learning.-F w. Fabcr.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
Cruelty Campaigns

THE first American society for pre-
i vention of cruelty to animals was
started in 1923. 1t was exactly 90 years
later when the first society for preyen-
ton of cruelty to children was founded.
We still have campaigns for kindness to
dumb brutes. How about few cam
paigns for kindness to youngsters? A lot
of them need it-are neglected far more
than the parents would neglect n horse or
flivver.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20

! You can get nm answer IN
4 any question OF fact or in.
formation by writing Tho Seat.
! tie Star ouestlon Editor. 132a
New York ave. Washington, ID.
c. and inelesInx2 cents In loose
stamps for reply No medical,
iegnl or marital advice. Per.
sonai replies, confidential. All
letters must BIO signed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
- FABLES ON HEALTH =
AIDS TO SLEEP

"f YOU would sleep well. avoid
4 excitement before retiring"
This was q standard remedy ad.
vRod by tho Mann family doctor.
particularly in the case Of children.
who arc prone 10 be restless II some
exciting pastimo or game has pre-.
ccded retirement.
\ hot bath before retiring is also
frequently beneficial for those In.
clined 10 suffer from restlessnezs.
\ mustard footbath is still another
aid
y watch on the evening meal has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
THESE NATuRELoyERs

do meet with discouragoments.
a man in 81. Joe, Mich. got into
bad odor with the law simply
because no had three slsunks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1924-11-20
CHARLIE DAWES CANNOT

play his fiddle In tine senate, but
there will be blocs with which TO
while away tho heavy hours.
, 1924-08-07

iod" or detention period" In ad-
dition thereto the daily program in
the junior high school should be 80
r~earranged al to provide for periods
Of supervised study. The most Inn
portant task OF . teacher Il teaching
pupils how to study.
The Stanford Achievement test
which Is among the most carefully
standardized Of all tests and which
Is in use in most Of the nearby city
schools. was given to all the pupils
In our schools In grades two to nine
inclusive. Since written examina-
tons are more or less unreliable in
grades two to four 1t Is unwise to
place too great faith in the results
in those grades. Yet as a whole
they should show a general trend.
On the following, pages the col
umns indicate the standings in the
following subjects:
% Reading: paragraph meaning.
% Reading: sentence meaning.
go Reading: word meaning.
90 Arithmetic: Computation.
co Arithmetic: reasoning.
co. Nature study and science.
90 History and literature.
(8) Language usage.
(9) Dictation exercise.
Numbers eve and eight are
omitted in grades two and three.
In Part /, the standard" indi-
Gates the average obtained by test
ing thousands of pupils In other
schools. The numbers following give
the averages for the respective
grades in the Rawlins schools. (This
table {s omitted from the published
report.)
In Part II. the results are calcu-
lated for a basis Of 100. That Is
100" indicates that the Rawlins
schools r equal In achievement to
, 1924-08-07

ly every community that when the
time comes for q new building to be
constructed considerable difficulty
Is met In finding a site. Since there
is q reasonable certainty that Raw
Inns will show q steady growth in
the future 1t would be good economy
for the district to purchase addition
al ground for future expansion in
outlying sections Of the town. This
should be done after q careful sur
vey of the probable direction Of
growth Of the city. No ward school
should have less than n block of
ground. At present the west and
east wards have but a quarter OF
a block. This leaves no room for
expansion and the space is entirely
inadequate for playground and
equipment.
Five cases have come to my at
.tention of children in the wards
narrowly escaping being run over
by automobiles. This, 1 fear, will
result in a fatality If something is
not done about it. 1 would recon-
mend that the city council be re-
quested to place signs on all streets
leading to the school buildings in
structing automobile drivers to- drive
slowly.
Since the school day is shorter in
Rawlins than in the average COM
munity l recommend that fifteen
minutes be added to the school day
throughout the school system.
This school in common with many
other schools is having trouble in
getting pupils to study at home or
even It school, Teachers hrOugh-
out the upper grades complain of the
lack OF lesson preparation. In my
opinion the best means of over
coming this will be in the adoption
Of the seventh PERIOD" ninth per-
, 1924-08-07

The several programs given and
the operations rendered we're at.
tended by a large number Of patrons.
This was especially true of the May
fete. which was in charge of the
music and art departments. At the
time Of the May fete a baby CON
ference was held at which about
seventy babies were examined by the
local physicians. There is no doubt
but that this will have a great bene-
hcial influence ON the health of the
community.
There is a noticeable lack of school
visitation by the patrons of the Raw
ms schools. To overcome this, a
school visiting day was Instituted
during the past year. On this day
patrons were invited to visit the
schools and about one hundred re-
sponded to this invitation. 1 pro-
pose next year to have such a visit
ing day every six weeks. At the
close OF this day there will probably
De a fifteen to thirty minute joint
program In each ward. This vista
ton should bring the patrons into
closer touch with the schools and
there Is no doubt but that the
schools of a community improve in
proportion to the intelligent interest
taken In them by the patrons.
The report Of the department of
health of the schools has been pub
lished In a separate report this year
and therefore does moi need to be
included in this report.
Summary and Recommendations
The n outstanding and impera-
tive need of the Rawlins school avs
tenn is a new high school building.
Since bonds have been voted the
new building will no doubt be in
readiness by q year from this fall.
1t has been the experience of near
, 1924-08-07
Census Age
Grade Table
Total Enrolment

1t should be carefully noted that
the above grade enrolment includ-
es h total enrolment in the grades
and not the average attendance,
which is considerably less than the
figures given above.
Buildings and Grounds
Few people acquainted with the
situation question the urgent need OF
a new high school building. Last
tall 1t became necessary to place 154
seats In the high school assembly
room-a room that was built to ac-
commodate IS. The benches In the
nlahual training room were crowded
together to make ROOF for addition
oil benches. A supplyroom was built
in the hall and a small finishing room
was dug out of an unexcavated por-
ton of the basement and plastered
and cemented by the manual train
ing class under the supervision of
the manual training instructor. In
the science department it is not
possible to do satisfactory work when
pupils are crowded together, eight or
ten at a small table, to perform ex.
periments requiring precise meas
urements and careful observation.
Both this room and the history room
J are SO poorly lighted that artificial
light must be used a great deal of
the time.
The library is so small that 1t is
frequently possible to accommodate
less thar half of those who should
use the same. In addition thereto
it is so poorly placed that a pupil
must at times spend ten minutes to
do one minute of reading. AS a re-
suit a pupil often fails to look up a
term. article, or incident with which
he Is unfamiliar. The gymnasium
is too small to meet the require
ments of a standard basket ball
court and the galleries too small to
take care of the spectators.
1t became necessary last fall to
dispense with the teachers rest
room since it was needed for add
tional high school classes. When
the crowded conditions of the grades
made it necessary to have another
room. a high school recitation room
was used for this purpose and the
high school classes distributed to
other rooms over the building.
In the junior high school the
assembly room built for rs contains
134 seats. The principal OF the
junior high school is without an of.
flee and the office of the school nurse
Is entirely inadequate for her work
The enrolment in the fifth grade was
so large this year that some OF them
were sent to the southwark. The
enrolment the first six weeks OF this
year showed an increase of 81 pc
cent over that OF the preceding year
The conditions next year will pre-.
sent an even greater problem. There
is no further possibility Of increas.
Ing the disable space Of the old build.
Ing since even the attic has beer
requisitioned for certain purposes. In
, 1924-08-07
RAWLINS SCHOOLS
SHOW Big GROWTH

Continued from Page Nine)
art.
In following the instructions of the
Board OF Education, it became neces-
sary to make the ninth grade course
non-elective. That the course de-
termined upon will fit all classes of
pupils cannot be maintained. 1t
seems, however, to be most suited
for the largest number. The only
subjects that one might consider
dropping would be manual training
and domestic science. Yet no one
contends that it is not highly de-
sirable for all boys to become IA
miliar with working drawings and
their application, and, in this me-
chanical age, with the use of CON-
mon working tools.
Nor 1t is any less desirable that
girls become familiar with the house
hold arts. with which at least ninety
five per cent of the girls of the ninth
grade will be very closely associated
throughout life.
1t will be noted hal the study of
foreign languages are eliminated
from the ninth grade course and
transferred to the tenth. Last year
when the subject vas optional In the
ninth grade, only a few elected II,
n of those few several failed and
.ne rest as a class proved very weak
IN the second year work this year.
rms weakness is partly due to a
ANU Az .~--ei -..rucuIums which re-
duces to a minimum the study of
formal grammar in the grades. AS
a result the pupil m to high
school i'll prepared to study foreign
languages. Fortunately a drift to-
ward sanity along this line is al
ready noticeable and the study of
grammar is being gradually re-intro-
duced in the seventh and eighth
grades. The fad has had it's value
in calling attention to the useless
ness of the study of technical gram.
mar in the lower grades where drill
or correct language forms is much
more effective.
h final solution of the language
problem may be the teaching of a
small noun of foreign language in
grades seven and eight where it will
have the effect of m%otivating the
study of grammar. Unless this is
done ninth grade English classes
will have to undertake the work of
i~nstructing pupils in the f%undament-
ais of grammar.
Enrolment and Attendance
The attendance OF pupils in the
RawHns schools presents a real prob
lem. A large number of pupils en-
ter late and therefore fail to get a
part of the work unless the teacher
takes the time to give them special
instruction covering the work miss
ed. This. no doubt, is one cause of
the rather large retardation found in
the Rawlins schools. During the
year pupils frequently remain out of
school. This is often unavoidable
but in some cases it is due to a
lack OF appreciation upon the part
of parents of the seriousness of these
absences.
In the matter of punctuality,
Il If there are many schools In
the central west that excel Rawlins
along this line. When large num-
bers OF rooms containing forty pup
lis each can get half holidays be-
cause they have had less thar six
tardy marks within the room for
the preceding six weeks period, II is
really an agreeable situation.
In communities into which a large
number of people have moved we
md a great discrepancy between the
number OF pupils in the upper grades
n the number in the lower grades
, 1924-08-07

that of the average school. Below
100 or above 100 indicates respec-
lively a lower or higher standing for
the Rawlins schools. These results
are found by dividing the Rawlins
average by the standard" average.
In Part III, r given the stand
ings Of the school In preceding years
as obtained from the records, calcu-
lated on a basis Of 100. liable III
Is omitted from published report
but may be seen BY ealing upon
Supt. Coleman).
PART II.
OF STANDARDIZED TESTS
Given April 81. 1924.
Reading Arithmetic Sci. Hp. Ian. Sp.
, 1924-08-07

In the census age table we find the
same relation. This is due to the
fact that there Is a greater migra-
ton among younger families than
among the older families.
Both tables are given below for
purposes of comparison:
, 1924-08-07

N. r. Parnell was in Rawlins over
the week end from his headquarters
In Cheyenne. He spent several days
In this vicinity hunting sage chick
ens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
PROCLAIMS EDUCATION
WEEK IN VIRGINIA
Gov. Trinkle Calls Attention to
Importance Of Interpreting
Schools to Public.

by the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. November 1.-THE
full text of GOV. T.. Lee Trinltle's
proclamation setting aside the week
November 1923, inclusive, as Educa-
ton week, has been made public here.
The text is as follows:
Whereas what is known as Edu
cation week. formally approved by
the President of the United States
and sponsored by the National Blu
reau of Education, by the American
Legion and by the National Education
Association. has become fixed period
Of public observance for an effort TO
Interpret the schools to the people
and to familarize the nation with the
vital Importance of our educational
activities. and,
Whereas it is recognized fact
that in public education lies the safe
ty of the State and that schools con-
stitute the very cradle Of future cit
izenship. and
Whereas so long as Intelligence
prevails, ballots and not bullets must
govern the destinies of government,
with the right of liberty firmly found
cd on the might of intellectually;
now,
'Therefore. |, Z. Lee Trinkle, Gov
crnor of Virginia. To designate and
set aside that period reaching from
November Il to November %, as Edu-
cation week. and | do most earnestly
urge upon the people of the State
that they familariZe themselves with
the true value and real need of our
Institutions OF public learning, and
that ministers proclaim the same
from their pulpits. realizing that a
cody nation is Il nation which cannot
TAIL, and that in the proper education
of our children we glorify God.
Given under my hand, and under
the lesser seal OF the Commonwealth
at Richmond, this tenth day OF No
vembcr, in the year of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
four. and in the one hundred and
forty-eighth year of the Common
wealth.
(Signer) "E. LEE TRINKLE,
governor of Virginia"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
HUNTERS IN VIRGINIA
GET BUSY TOMORROW
Season Opens for Deer, Rabbits,
Quail, Pheasants and
Turkeys.
Rv the Associated Press.


RICHMOND, Va, November IL
Open season for deer, rabbits quail,
preasants and turkeys will begin to-
morrow, under the new regulations by
the last Legislature.
Most varieties of deer still to be
found in Virginia will be taken in
small numbers during the season,
conservation officials say. 1t is not
lawful, however, to hunt elk until
December -. Various counties have
their own regulations about deer 1t
is unlawful to hunt or kill deer in
Gloucester, northumberland, West
moreland. Lancaster. Richmond, King
George, King and Queen and Stafford
until the 1927 season. No deer may be
hunted or killed until November 10.
1926. in Bath and Highland
Rabbits may be killed on private
lands at any time during the year,
but cannot be sold or exported eX-
cCpt during the open season This law
also holds for squirrels. the open sea-
son for which began September |. There
IS no bag limit on either rabbits or
squirrels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
Africa Has New Diamond Rush.

When the governments commits
*,oner recently uttered the last word
81 formally opening a new public do
main and a line of flags fell to the
ground, there was 4 great rush of
lInnZed African runners for the
hanks Of the Naal River, the scene
Tf AfriCa'S latest diamond rush. 4
farmer had turned up sparkling
stones with his shovel and soon was
working claim that Melted him
$1,000 a week. The government
proclaimed the area a diamond field
sEd set a day for the rush. Along
sn SO-mile stretch more than 1000
prospectors were at work within a
drW days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14

man National Bank, at fourth
tracts for the purchase of adjoining
property at nearly s1,0o0,o00, or about
1904 square foot.
The property was bought from A.
G. Spaulding & Bros. A $5,000,O00
f2-Story marble office building is to
be erected on the combined prop
or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
British Better Looking.

British scientists maintain that the
average British person is better look
ing today than he was some years
ago. This is due, they say. to the i'm
proVement i'll general intelligence
which improves their general looks
Also improved intelligence aids health.
which in turn aids the general looks
OF person, they maintain
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
Insane Cost $4,000.

Two families descended from fee
BILE minded ancestors have already
cost the government of New Zealand
more than $4,000, and the end of
the expense is not yet"in sight. This
sum represents care for the descend
ants, food and clothing princi pally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-14
SETS REALTY RECORD.
Bank Pays 1904 Square Foot for
Fifth Avenue Property.

NEW YORK, November 14.-Rec-
ords for Fifth avenue real estate val
ues were shattered when the Harri-
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1924-06-12
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR
EXPLAINS CORPORATION TAX

That the people OF the state may
better understand the income tax
law Even Evans collector OF inter-
nal revenue for this district has
issued the following statement:
There appears TO be a misunder-
standing as TO the amount OF In
come tax imposed upon corporations
by the fact that under the provisions
OF Section 230 OF the Act the income
tax on corporations Is 12 f-2 per
cent. which Is the same rate OF tax
applicable for the taxable year 1923.
Corporations. therefore. are not per-
mitted TO take as a credit any re-
ductlon In tax for the payment due
June IS. or any subsequent INSTALL
ment date. The credit OF % per
cent is limited to individuals and
hduciaries who are required to nle
returns on forms 1910 or r040A."