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The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12

ing in cities and towns, and agricul-
ture in the country, and night and
| continuation schools.
/ Throughout all this work, there
should be such special provisions for
the education of girls as will help
them to be willing, capable, and taste
full managers Of household affairs.
Sewing, cooking, household hygiene,
and domestic economy must be taught
! that the women who attend in per-
son to the affairs of their own house
holds are the women who are doing
the best work in the world"
They are toilers to be sure, but
! they are toilers in the highest cause
che world can offer-the work of the
home. Again quoting from Lyman
Abbott, as follows: "The outlook is of
the unshaken opinion that home-mak-
ing for herself, or her children, or for
somebody whom she can comfort and
fhelp and charm is not to be looked
upon as drudgery, or even as a simple
art, but as the highest, most artistic
and most intellectual work to which
woman can aspire"
The teachers position in the future
will be no sinecure. The teacher
must be familiar with the different
branches of industry, as well as with
many Of the vocations and profes'
sions. He must know them sufficient
ly we'll to enable him to discuss them
intelligently with boys and girls,
young men and women, who are con-
sidering seriously the all important
question, what is my life work to
be? He should be able, in consult
ing with their parents, to give high
school students especially good adj
vice about their life work, based upon
his knowledge Of the several branches
of industry, the vocations and profes-
sions, and his knowledge of their in
terests and abilities. In other words
he should be able to guide them in
their search for life positions. He
needs to know much about vocational
guidance.
In closing will say that no more
splendid army ever marched to vic
tory than the mighty army of school
teachers and the friends of education
who have set their faces against
ionorance and idleneSS in the land
Once aroused and every man to his
duty, such a public sentiment would
be created in the interest of better
schools everywhere that "we, the peo-
pie" will take hold of townships, and
municipalities, and states, and the ma
ton, and will sweep away those things
that make for ignorance and idleness
and enthrone forces that make for en-
lightenment and personal righteous
ness.
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
A Real Indictment

| ion OF the vocational and ultilitarian
elements.
A Real Indictment
In this country, the overwhelming
majority of children never see the
inside of high school, and of the
/ limited number who do start to the
high school, only a very small per-
centage complete the course and go to
college. The serious Indictment
against our schools over the entire
country, then, is that they do not
reach large enough number of our
boys and girls and hold them until
they complete their education. All
over this country, hundreds of thou
sands Of children every year who drop
out of school at the compulsory age
limit are utterly unprepared to take
up any work in life. They go into
our stores, and shops, and manufactur-
ing concerns, and do children's work
1t children's wages. They have no
opportunities to learn the business and
get into line of promotion. What lit
tie they have learned at school is not
called into use and is quickly forgot
ten. In few years, they find them
selves grown into men and women
with children's occupations and chill
dren's wages.
Problem of Education Industrial
There never was time in the his
tory of this country when the demand
was so great for the education and
training of the entire individual as it
is today. There is no less demand
for culture and scholarship in the
broadest meaning Of the terms but
there is more demand for education
that will meet the practical needs of
life. 1t is demand for training that
will help the boys and girls use them
selves skillfully in their life work. It
lis not a demand for the direct teach
ing of the trades SO much as it is a
cell for the utilization of the common
every day experiences in the home, on
the farm, in the factory and shop.
There are in this country approxi-
mately one hundred and ten million
people. Counting five persons to the
family, there are twenty-five million
families. Counting one bread winner
TO the family, there are twenty-five
million bread winners, but the most
casual observation will convince any
one that two out Of every five, rather
than one, must and do toll for a liv-
ing, making forty-four million bread
winners. There are in this country
about one hundred and twenty thou
sand ministers of the gospel, one hun
dred twenty-five thousand lawyers,
one hundred thirty thousand doc
tors, and about seven hundred thou
sand teachers-a little more than one
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
What Is the Matter iUith Our Common Schools?


and for one reason and another, drop
ped out of school. Third, the high
school course during those years was
not sufficiently flexible and did not
therefore appeal to all of the eighth
grade graduates. The rule that re-
quired all pupils to take Latin kept
many boys out of the high school.
The compulsory mathematics rule
caused many girls to give up school
altogether, because of this one-to
them -distasteful subject. A promin-
ent business man, formerly a strong
teacher. recently made the following
statement: "My nephew quit the high
school at the end of the second year
because he did not like Latin and
could not get it. He had made good
grades in his other subjects. When
he asked to be allowed to substitute
some other work for Latin, he was
refused permission to do so because
Of the rule requiring this subject for
graduation. Had he been granted this
request, he would have completed the
high school course" The criticism
implied voiced the opinion of many Of
our most successful business men and
educators of that time, and finally
resulted in the demand for course Of
study which would allow such pupils
to complete their education. Fourth,
perhaps the greatest cause of this de-
cline was due to the lack at that time
of good, convenient high school IA
cilities in the rural communities in
that state.
Add to ali these causes, the neces-
sity for additional bread winners in
the home, the fact that many Of the
high schools, to say the least, did not
offer very practical work, and that
many of the schools were not very at
tractive, the wonder is that the dis
crepancy was not even larger.
Poor Teaching Cause For Decline
The difference of 5778 between the
first and second years in the high
schools may have been due to the
causes which have just been enumer-
ated and to failure to do the work,
ouragement, and lack of interest,
but poor teaching in the first and sec
ond years of high schools was one of
the sure causes for the decrease in en-
rollment toward the final year.
These teachers were often young, in
experienced, college graduates who
really had no serious intention of
teaching school. They were not even
good instructors because they did not
know their subjects from the teachers
point of view. Those inexperienced
teachers were given the first and sec
ond year classes in the high school.
This is time when the children need
all the sympathy Of experienced and
well-qualified teachers. The first
year high school pupils are in new
surroundings, working under entirely
new conditions and taking new sub
jects. Encouragement and failure
are likely results of poor teaching.
The strongest teachers on the high
school faculty should be placed in
charge of the children in the first and
second years of the course.
Teachers are employed to instruct
in certain subjects, and too frequently
they think that when they have taught
their classes, their work is done.
There are instructors in science, in
mathematics, and language, but no.
body seems to be interested in max
ing manly men out Of the boys and
Womanly women out Of the girls. The
high school cannot be conducted on
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12

xN Y common schools | mean, of
4ea course, the grades and high
schools, and what | shall say
will have no local bearing. | am
thinking of the schools throughout the
United States. A few years ago, /
made study of the enrolment Of all
the children IN the common schools in
on of the central western states which
disclosed some very interesting facts.
The complete common school enroll
ment for the grades and high schools
in that state was as follows: First
grade, S8,632; second grade, 68,936;
third grade, 69.479; fourth grade, 65,-
5l2; fifth grade, 59,272; sixth grade,
59,400; seventh grade, 47,496; eighth
grade, 43,014; first year high school,
1906; second year high school, H.
928; third year high school, 8412;
/ fourth year high school, 5,154. The
number graduating from the fourth
year of the high school that year was
1851.
Small Enrolment Accounted For
1t will be noticed that the largest
changes are between the first and
second grades and the eighth grade
and the first year of the high school.
The latter discrepancy may be ac-
counted for more easily than the first.
The large number in the first grade
compared with the numbers in the
second and third grades, may be ac-
counted for by the fact that for one
reason and another (mainly that the
first year work was too difficult with
the short terms at that time, to en-
able all the children to complete the
work in one year, there were two
and sometimes three classes in the
first grade covering larger range
of years and age than in any Of the
other grades and the death rate
among the first grade pupils was and
still is very high. But even with this
allowance, a difference of 1886
seems too large The third year show
ed a slight increase over the second
for which there appears no explana
tion unless it may be accounted for in
the combination of classes in rural
schools, so general in that state at
that time. As a result of such COM
bination, many children who remained
in the first grade two years skipped
the second grade entirely and went
into the third The fourth grade
showed a decline of 1867; the first
grade, decline of 624O; the sixth
grade, 5872; the seventh grade, 1904;
and the eighth grade 4422. These
differences may have come about by a
lax enforcement of the compulsory
education Law Of course, slow pupils
and those VINO were kept back
through illness were found in the
lower grades when the compulsory age
limit was reached.
The Decline in the High Schools
The most startling decline in en-
rollment was between the eighth
grade and the first year of the high
school. However, this may be easily
accounted for. First, it should be re-
membered that the eighth grade en-
rollment was unusually large, being
increased by the attendance of pupils
who took this work over, sometimes
more than once, simply because they
had no high school to attend and be-
cause they desired to review the com
mon branches. Second, with the com
pletion of the eighth grade, a very
large number had reached the ag,
limit of the compulsory education law
The Coconino sun., 1925-06-12
How the Blockade of Rum Row Is Worked

photograph way guard has made
they off from communication the shore.
Evening star., 1925-09-21
KILLS SELF IN CELL.
Albanian, Arrested for Drunken
ness, Commits Suicide.

ATLANTA. Ca, September 81 Up.
W. H. Joyce. Sc. until recently a
resident of the local Salvation Army
Home, ended his, life by strangulation
in a police cell yesterday. He was
arrested Saturday night charged with
drunkenness. Joyce hanged himself
with a moose made from his belt and
attached to the end of his bunk.
According to records at the Saliva.
ton Army Home Joyce was a native
Of Hartford. Conn. Letters found on
the body were signed by your
brother Edward" and mailed from
Washington, D. c., written on sta
tionery Of the United States Supreme
Court
Evening star., 1925-09-21
A MU Sc M E N T S

adapted from the play by Arthur Rich
man. and In addition to the featured
players enlists the services of Julia
Swayne, Gordon and Lawrence Wheat.
Eddie Nelson in Mermaid's Hot
and Heavy" the Pathe Review and
Otto F. Beck, concert organist, and
Harold T. Pease, assistant, contrtbut-
ing pipe organ accompaniment and
solo Intervals, complete the bill.
AMBASSADOR-"The Knockout"
: ''The Knockout" a revised version
Of NJ. D. c. Crawford's story. THE
Come Back featuring Milton Stills,
began q three-day run yesterday at
Crandall's Ambassador Theater. 1t Is
a gripping story, teeming with ro-
nance and action, and its locale runs
the gamut from the prize ring to the
northern timber country.
Lorna Duveen co-starS with Mr..
Sills. Others In the supporting cast
include Jed Prouty, Claude King, John
Philip Kolb and Harlan Knight. The
picture is a product of the First Ma
tional studios. 1t will be shown again
today and tomorrow.
Subsidiary attractions framing the
bill are a black and white animated
cartoon comedy, Hungry Hounds"
and Pathe News. The Ambassador
pipe organ gives T. COlOTlul InuSlCdl
setting to the pictures.
LEADER-WrestIing Match Film.
On the screen at the Leader Thea
ter yesterday was shown the au-
thentic motion pictures of the worlds
heavyweight wrestling championship
between Ed Stranger" Lewis and
Wayne big" Mum. The slow mo-
ton scenes showing the different
holds used by the wrestlers were par
ticularly interesting. Sydney Chap
Inns "Galloping Fish" was also
shown.
The wrestling film will be shown
Monday and Tuesday, together with
Marry Me-" featuring Florence Vidor
and Eward Everett Horton.
CENTRAL-"Private Affairs"
Crandall's Central Theater, the first
two days OF this week, presents q
film version Of George Patullo's story,
THE Ledger Of Life" which is en-
titled Private Affairs" with a cast
including Gladys Hulette, Robert Ag-
new, Mildred Harris. David Butler,
Arthur Hoyt, Betty Francisco, Har-
dee Kirkland and Charles Sellons.
James Cruze. maker Of THE Cow
cred Wagon" directed this engross.
Ing homespun drama of small town
life. The settings are realistic. and
the Photography excellent.
Harry Langdon, in plain Clothes"
and the Pathe Review, with pipe or
gan accompaniment and solo inter-
vals, complete the bill.
Evening star., 1925-09-21
TIVOLI-"Not So Long Ago"

Betty Bronson and Ricardo Cortez
are the co-stars of the bill at Gran
dall's Tivoli Theater the first two days
of the present week, the vehicle be-
ing Paramount's production Of Not
So Long Ago." romance of an older
New York. Sidney Olcott directed
and has skillfully caught the spirit of
the metropolis of 1850. The story was
Evening star., 1925-09-21
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Evening star., 1925-09-21
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Evening star., 1925-09-21
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The Washington times., 1925-11-25
SIX DAY RACE.
OPENS new
GARDEN
And College. Hockey Season,
December is, Officially
christens Building

NEW YORK. Nov. IS. The new
Madison Square Garden will throw
open its doors next Saturday night
when the six-day race gets under,
way at midnight. The official open
ing, however, is marked for Decem.
Der 15, when the college hockey sea.
son starts. Following the six-day
race, which winds up Saturday. De-
cember S. the Sunday following will
find basketball getting its first play
here. The Celtics. world cIlampion
five, and conceded to be the great
est basketball combination that ever
took the floor, will clash with a
team that is regarded ssamong its
most noted rivals, the Palace ag-
gregation, OF Washington.
Then comes the first invasion Of
the padded NIT into the new Garden,
when, for two nights. December z
and s, the Amateur Athletic Union
will present an amateur boxing
tournament. The next two days
viii be practically the only idle
ones the Garden will know. An ice
test to meet official requirements
will make use Of December 8 and
10, and, on, the night Of December
III. will be what will come close to
q general estimation the real open.
ing OF the new Richard edifice.
Paul Beflenbach, on that night
which Will give the New Garden its
first professional boxing match, viii
defend his title of world light heavy.
weight champion against Jack De-
laney, his lone cong There
will be another world title tilt a
week later, when Louis kid Kap-
Ian will risk his WelterWeight laurels
The Washington times., 1925-11-25

.,of. huns, !, as compared to the
q omers who inhabited
Arcadia Hall, Brooklyn two
weeks, ETC., etc.
Exception is taken to that
charge in our own behalf. we
viii admit that many of us ate
like : bunch of buns, but we
for one recall that the only
complete set of two spats worn
on that occasion adorned the
right and left feet respectively
Of the oversigned and any
sober mined witness viii bear us
out in this regard.
Now if perfectly pressed if
not-paid-for suede spats do not
constitute a toehold on the best
society whether in Brooklyn or
Washington, will somebody
kindly step up and take another
guess?
Furthermore we can not under
stand how come that the herd
organizer and walking delegate
of the F. p. NJ. S. and S. G.
did not see said spats on said
Sunday night.
When, on the following We'd
nesday during the sporting
writer's golf tournament he
took notice of them and actually
mentioned them along with our
score the following morning in
the Official report thereof
Unless it was that on the
Sunday night in Brooklyn the
official organizer and walking
delegate of the F. p. M. S. and
S. C. was unable to see the dis
lance of a couple of spats
though they be of the brightest
hue and with mother of pearl
buttons.
We pause to be ignored.
The Washington times., 1925-11-25

be followed by all the other out
standing events Of this nature such
as the dog, poultry, motor, own.
yoursown home and other shows.
Hockey, which is expected to give
noxing a big bid for popularity. VIII
find Boston and New York clashing
on December 10 In an important
league battle. The first of the big
college games comes on January q,
when Harvard and the Mc7ill Uni
versity Of Canada meet in an iIl-
ternational hockey match. Prince
ton and Yale meet on January 10,
and Dartmouth, Williams, Queens
Of Canada and Boston College are
lnong the prominent educational
institutions to be seen In play, az
well as the hockey team represent.
ing the. Royal Military Academy.
The West Point OF Canada.
Social activities promise to rival
the sports and Industrial arts and
amusement.
Amateur athletics viii take UP
many days. In addition to boxing
and hockey, the big track games,
including the Millrose and Knights
OF Columbus meets. win be held
there.
The Washington times., 1925-11-25
Player In GIVES Runs
For Only Score,
Of Game

1t was the second play after
the kickoff in the football game
between Fairview and Farming
ton High Schools at Farming.
ton, w. Va. FairvieW received
and all the while Captain Nc
Chesney was in the lineup UNI
noticed in civilian clothes. On
this second play McChesIley
sauntered over to his center
and demanded the ball. It was
handed to him, the Pennington
team thinking he was an Off
cial about to penalize Fairview.
McChesney started pacing in
long strides toward his OPP
fponents' goal, and after passing
the safety man ran the remain
der Of the distance for the only
score Of the game. The play
was held legal because there
we're seven men IN the line and
four In the baclfield. McChes-
ney was the only man in mo-
ton before the ball was
"snapped.N =
The Washington times., 1925-11-25
GRID
TITLE 1T
STAKE
Howard and Lincoln Elevens
Meet Tomorrow at
Shibe Park

Gridiron honors among colored IN
stitutions win be the stake COR
which the football teams Of Lincoln
University, OF Chester county, Pa.
and Howard University, Of the
Capital, viii battle etonorrow. Shibe
Parks historic turf viii be the
scene Of the contest for q crown.
The series between Lincoln and
Howard Is among the oldest. II
had its inception in 1924 when the
Pennsylvania eleven messed out q
6-to-5 victory in q hard-fougIt con-
test. Since the series started twenty
contests have been played.
Lincoln has been returned the
victor ten times once by forfeit
The colors OF Howard have waved
aloft on five occasions while five
contests have ended In ties.
According to comparative scores
and the records Of the two eleyens
this season. Howard Is the favorite
to triumph. The Washington war
riors conquered Wfiberforce BY
s to 0, while Lincoln was snnothered
beneath 9 25-to-0 count by WiIber-
force
Last season Lincoln won. 81
~ n
The Washington times., 1925-11-25
WITHOUT
KNOWLEDGE
Of ROW

NEW HAVEN, Nov. 25.-Coach
r. A. D. Jones, bitterly disappointed
at the failure of Yale to slice their
way through the Harvard defense
for a victory was bombarded with
questions concerning a fistic brawl
prior to the game in the Harvard
Stadium.
Phil Bunnell, Ell quarterback.
and Dan Allen, fullback of the
team, are reported to have exchang-
ed blows during a heated argument
among the players.
I'D be the last man to hear of
anything like that" said Jones.
There is a possibility that some
thing like that may have occurred,
but il so it's all news to me. Play
ers whom / have questioned also
deny any knowledge of fight"
continued the chief of the Yale
coaching forces.