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Sioux CITY. Jan. fa.-cattle-Reeeip's
IL 900 head: market active. killers
strong, 25c higher: stockcrr strong; fat
steers ana yearIinRs, tG.o0Qf200; bulk.
81 900 $50. fat cows and heifers ~ 90 ~
1900. Gamers and cutters, 81. 20 ~ l.1s
feeders 95O0ep7.25 stockers, fgbnm6. ~
stock yesrllngs aud calves s40om6.Ie
feeding cows and heiferr 81 90 I. 80.
10m 2br higher: top. sl0s0; bulk. 1915 ~
1915: lights, 81 .00ui0.sb. butchers 80 30
m10s0. mixed. 1850 10 SO. packers
ST. 90 n = 90
sheep-Receipi- ? 500 head: market
25o higher. lambs. tlT.Tb; ewes. tio7a.
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New York Produce

Nsw York. Jan. -Butter-stessy =,
The close; receipts. l2,Ss2 tubs. creamery.
higher than extras. ssta zoe. creamery
firsts ~ 10 81 seerel. ssis G ssise. pack
lnS stock, Current make. No. q sc.
EgES-Strong receipts 1S.asa eases
fresh gathered extra firsts e2H6ze: fresh
gathered frst~, ks1Nirs fresh gathered
seconds. h59s>c. nearby hcnners whites.
closely selected. extras. etts d sScs nearby
and nearby western hennery whites. firsts
10 average extras. sinstcs nearby -.en
merry browns, extras sac. Pacific coast
whites. extras. ssi4e. Pacific coast
whites. firsis 10 exirs firsts. siGsse
refrigerator flrNs. tS4sSisc.
chccse-Firm; receipts. eis.ite pounds.
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Chicago Jan 13.--With more inquiry
reported on all grades, trading In the
butter market today was FAR from serve
Although late this afternoon firrner un,
dertone was apparent. Dealers In mos.
1uarter. felt that the market had reached
the lowest level for the moment ana were were
therefore holding top grades for slight
prsnniums Ths centralized car msrkei
was steady with better feeling sppsren,
cars were dull with too few ssles to war
rant issuing prices.
Fresh butter. a7 score. iso; ~ score
3Til. 90 roore, s7c; 80 score. $50: .ts
score 55c. 81 score stc; rs score, SIC
Centralized carlo's; 10 score a7hc; ~
score, 35izc "a score, 5fizc.
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ChIengn snot Mnrket.

Chicago. Jan. IA - Butter-Receipts
1z.151 tubs: last year. 1898 tubs: 10 old
cars 3 new: extras ssc: standards. ~ 1c,
extra firrfs. 37m37hc: frafs. $50 m3ec,
80 score. 35bc; ss seore. atisc: seconds
32m3tc.
Receipts. 1901 cases: last year,
1888. 2 old cars. I new, firrtH, $50 bsr.
dirts 43m4fc: uhex ~ u 42e, fefrlEer-
ator firsH. - u a46c.
Butter Easy.
ErKe@FIrm
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81. Louis. Jan. 3,~-cattle-bacsinfs
900 he'd msrkst MssSy ns,iy. .,n,, ess1 r1
hclfers f3b0Wiso0; cows, 81 rs n $50
stockers and feeders. NebHs. Is; ca!lyes
81 son ofh, canners and cutters WV
uaso
HoFs-Reeeipts n ooo head market
1ba 20 higher mixed and butchers. fle u
nf12ht good heavier, 311ltoTfl 20
rourhs ,q7Nfona lights ftoas1 $50
pigs f77Bas5s bulk 80 to1lt1o
sheep and Lamts--Receipr. 800 hsad
market STEADY mutton ewes ~ no y fa
la mbs fl65og1sooi eannsfs and chop
pers. t5.ooQs.oo.
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81 Joseph Mo, Jan. 13'-Hos.-..Rss' ~ Z
eslpts ooo head l5c higher; top, 5000
cattie-Rsceipts. aSoo head: steady u
f5c higher; hulk Of steers. 30 ~ y. oo' m
TOP, 5000: cows and heifers, 81. 26Te 90
ralves s4b0410.b0: stockers and feeders
t4.0OQ 200.
sheep and rambr--Receipts. 300 head
steady to 25c higher: lambs. fitbo " iI'fei
e,raa 10 hn n % III.
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New York Metals.

New York. Jan, fopper--irirn.
Electrolvtic spot and futureF. Is "A Wlb .r'
Tin rssy. spot and nearby, bs's7c' fu-
turer SO 00c.
Iron Prices unchanged
Jead--.Firm. spot 10 b0d 10 TIC.
2inc-sieady: East ST. Louis spot snd
futures a0c
Antlmony-spo fTknr.
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Chicago. Jan. 12.-Whest-No. RED
81 20 n s001A No. : hard. ,1.ssiz.
corn--No. 2 mixed, Sl.2slz; No. yel'
20 oats1So' : ~hite. sOh0s1H: No.
white. 5SI. q SO y
Rye-No. ?. sis2A Gf.btii.
Rarley-78c q 81 90.
Seed--Timothy. 35.1b dt.l5i clover
y2400032.0O.
bellies {17.25
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New York General.

New York, Jan, ls1oFlour,.Fir,sm..r n,sn.rE
spring patents, So ton 1000; sort wintsr w
s,fsigh.s s,fsigh,s. .seo@s ssS 80 10 U
RE Flour-Fiiln; fair 10 good, F.IsV
sic: choice to fancy. Ss.1s 1s.5e
C. b. New York. and fl.s2%, c. l. l.
export.
ern, G J. T.. New York, lake and rail,
So. 20; No. hard winter, I. o. b. lake and
rail- fl.ssis No, 2 mixed a auram. dp.
corn-spot. barely steady; No: white.
O. /. T., track, New York. all rail, s1.44As
No mixed. do 81 43
Oafs--Spot steady: No. white. 7oc.
Lard-strong; middiewesf. $1,000 14.oe.
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New York, Jan. 13.-coffon goods mar
ISets were steady, with trading OF mod
crate character in the print cloth d.
vision. New lines Of blankets were fea-
turad by wool mixtures and the use OF
many new colorings Raw silk sales were
more active and the local market vas
slightly firmer. Spring knit underwear
lines were more active. Wool goods IN
flannel finishes and fine twilis in the
dress goods division we're in demsSd.
Linen markets showed some improvement.
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Omaha Grain

Omaha, Jan. 1s. 1924
Cash wheat sold on the tables today
on the crop being made. Mills We're
again in the market for wheat suitable
for Milling and a a satisfactory f',. clearance
Corn sold at unchanged prices TO Sc
higher. Off-grades were in poor demand.
while low moisture corn/xas in good de-
mand and sold al Jhe advance. Receipts
oats sold at unchanged prices to nc
omahs Cariot sales.
No. hard: car sl.7s: cars, .i.s1.
No. 2 hard: ] car. s1.77iz.
No. 5 hard: 3 cars. sf.7f.
No.N spring: l car. s2.na.
CORN.
No. white: cars Sis.
Ss vsI': ws': ear: ear: 'Is = Nv
No. No. ysllSff ysllllef. ! cars. saT sa.ss; sl.se.
s1.is; cars. si.15ls car. iii: car
No. yellow: car. s1.15. car. STA;
2 cars. s1.13i9: 2 cars. s11S.
No. 6 yellow; car, s1.o7; / car. s1.os;
No. mixed: car. s1.17A; cars,
No. mixed: l car. tilt: l car,
s1.15ih; car. s115.
No. mixed: cars. s1.o7A: csrs,
SlsVfs
OATS
No 2 white: cars, sec.
No. 3 white: car, 5sc; cars. bs1i c !
1 cor 5S%c.
No. white: car. 57iac; car. 5slse;
, cars. SIC.
Sample white: l car. b6c.
RYE.
None.
BARLEY.
None.
Daily Inspection Of Grain Received.
WHEAT
Hard "A cars No l, 2es cars No. 2, 13
cars No. b cars No. 4. cars No. .,
cars sample.
Mixed: . cars No. 2 car No. 3.
Spring: cars No. 1. l car No. 7.
Mixed dnrum: l car No. 3.
Total, 63 cars.
CORN.
Yellow: S cars No 2. IT cars No. ). 45
ears No 4, Is cars No 8, cars No. Q,
3 cars sample
White: cars No. 2. car. No. 5. 5
Mixed: . cars No 2. cars No. 3.
cars No. T. cars No. 5. cars No. 6.
car sample.
Total, 14o cars.
OATS.
white: cars No. 2 % cars No. :. 6
cars No. 4. cars sample.
Total, "A cars
car No. 1. cars No. =
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Minneapolis Grain.

Cash: No. northern, si.77<Ul.sl 4
No. l dark northern spring. choice 10
fancy, f202f. m2.15i4; good 10 choice
81 ssll @2.o1X: ordinary to good; tlis = %
issA; No. l hard spring. Sl.Isa a. ? II z
No / dark hard Montana, track,
81 soll g2.034; TO arrive. s1.so4. q 2-Os ,.
July. ti77x: MAY sl.IsA.
6Sts-N 6ats-No. White White ssh Gssae
BarIey--s0 ar9
Rve-No . 81 4sN q .ieAc.
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Oils and Resin.

Savannah. Ga. Jan. f3-Turpentine--
Firm SIC: sales, loo bbls.; receipts, z5s
bbls. shipments, 245 bDis.. stock, ltt2s
RosIn-Tirm; sales. 1.272 casks. re-
ceipts, LIB casks; shipment, $40 casks;
stock. s7.701 csskE ~
r. f715. K. s725; NJ. 49,: y, $50: VIC.
SIS 20. WV. SEQ, X. 1880.
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Ksn~a, CITY Cash Grain.

hard, .l-77@i.s7; No. red si.ss sss s s,o
corn-No. white. sl.2Oh a1..1i4; No
hard, 81 ~ a ]. %: No. 2 Yellow VI ~ q
;l23il split bid. July. st.24A bid; Sep
tember, 81 2tss acked.
Hav=I-nch changed
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decline brought out Wall Street or ieesI
which sent the price OF MAY
down Ia 80 later IN the day. when se-
tiva months showed net losses OF - TO
IS points Closing prices were a. ne Ins
lowest. Sales were estimated at essYss. ss
March. 3o.sso; May. 1890; July, lslees
September. 1890; December. y; &c.
Spot eoffee-Quiet: Rio Is. a3h 9zsAef
Santos 4s ISL to &c.
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Kansas City Produc'

Kansas City Produce.
Kansas City, Jan. 13-Eggs-2 cents
higher: firsts, SAC. selected SEC.
New York Spot Cotton.
New York, Jan. i3.-Cotton-Spot
uulet; nlddling. 24Soc.
New York Silver.
New York. Jan 13.-Bar silver, ssAc
Mexican dollars, 52Ac,
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Have You A Daughter?
How to Take Proper Care Of Her
Health.

Hastings, Nebr.-"When I was
about sixteen years OF age l caught
q severe cold which caused Irregular
ity and suffering. My mother gave
mo DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
and four bottles OF 1t completely re-
stored my health. And in all these
years l have not had the least Sign
of womans weakness, but havo al
ways maintained unusual health,
which l think is due entirely 10 the
Favorite Prescription that my mother
gave 10 me when I was developing.
l have been Enthusiastically recon.
mending DIR. Pierce's Fayorite Pre-.
script!on for forty years and shall
continue to 20 so as long as | live. !"
Mrs. Ellen Heun, 211 n. Burlington
Ave.
Get the Prescription today from
ye-1 druggist--liquid or tablets,
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rblcgga Potatoes.


Chicago. Ian. t7-~potatoes - Farly
morning trading slow market sieady re-
oeipfs 6s cars total United Stats fseship.
~ ents 72a ears. WiFronsin sacked round
whites 81 nbM1i5 fancy fi2oi Min.
resota sacksd round whites mostly. " ob
ni10; sacked rursrts 81 25i 1dsho sacked
ruskets. f2tn1775; fancy, f2.3s.
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Boston, Jan I3.-f-oreign lines sre
showing more activity the wool mar
ket. in particular the finer grades. At
the same time, odd lots OF domestic WOOL
and small offerings IN general are being
cleaned up a small line Of Michigan
ha blood has moved a CSC in the grease.
Al sydney yesterday large supply OF
good y ooIs Mas osfered-
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Hogs-Receipts. 1900 head. A good de.
msnd was apparent from shippers for the
classes ruled fully 10c higher than yester-
dav. The packer market however. was
rather draggy affair at uneven quota ttons.
Bulk of all sales was noted at 1850
1880, with early tops s1O.75.
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81 Louis Jan. is.-Whsat-Clo.e; MAY
= s4h; July, 81 54@.
corn-Msy' 1soia; July. u.siA.
Oats-Not quoted
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Chicago Prodnee.


Chicago. ian, 13-Butter-Lovers :
creamery extras. ssc: standards. 57he:
extra firsts 37I57asc: frsts, ssd sse; ;
seconds go SAC.
Egg-Higher. receipts z.as1 cases;
nrsts. 5SQ5ac. ordinary frsts, SO q tee;
refrigerator firsts. 49, n 4sc.
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Foreign Exchange Rates

Following are today's rates Of exchange
as compared with the par valuation. Fur
nished by the Peters National bank.
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New York Curb Market
Industrials,

Kew York. Jan. 15.-FollowinE Is the
aff]rtai lit of transactions on the New
YORK Curb Exchange. giving all stocks
md bonds traded IN.
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New York. Ian. 1a-Coffee f1tsres
opened today At decline ~ Ia Is
points under trade selling promoted by
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London, Jan 15'-Bar stlver-stSd Per
ounce.
Nnney-sH per cent.
Discount Pstes-short Ellis. ~ .
511-1s per cent 4; three months bills,
3 15-i513 "a Per cent.
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cuotstons Furnished hy y g Ischs q
CO, - Omaha National Rank fnfialnS,
Phones Jackson slss. siSs. SIS.
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Sew York Cotton Futures Close.

New York. Jan ls--Cotton tltoFes
closed steady; 10 points lower; Jsnn-
AIRY. 73.Tsc. March, 24.oeT IA o2c; Asy,
"a % aisle. July. 2tsee. October. t.-ese-
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Chicago Cotton.
Art. open. ! He. / Low. close. ! Yes.

Quota tons furnished b. J. s. Ba ache a
Co. 80 Omah ha National Bank building.
Phones Jackson 5fs7. 51ss. 5lss.
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January. ary" s.paHci May ,.ossei July s.ose
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Sheep-Receipts, 1000 head some
what better tone dominated the fat lamb
trade movement starting in good season
at prices moderately higher all around.
Feeders ruled around steady with aged
sheep firm
ouotation on sheep and lambs: Lambs,
good 10 choice sf7 0om1i.T5; lambs fair
To good yl600Q1s75. feeding lambs
si450mls so clipped lambs. fed. s14.00
m15O0; wethers. 50 0oQ 90; fat ewes,
s7.50Tl025. yeariings s1175q 100.
FAT EWES.
No. Az. Pr
37S feeder. .............11s $40 rs
Receipts and disposition OF livestock at
the Union stockY Yards. Omaha, Neb.. for "a
hours ending at J p. m. January 13.
RECEIPTS -CARLOT
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New York Cotton Futures.


New York Jan. 15.-Cotton futures
opened steady. January 25.ssc: March.
241oc. May. 244ac; July. s4.sSc; octobsr.
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MI.crllancon. OIL.

500 Arkansas Nat Gas c. ~ 80
900 carib syndicate. - - 81
900 cities ScrN "a ctfs, rs rS
leo cities Service pfd 50. ses SoN
ipee cities SerN sorip. .lss 1gsa i11
1000 cities Serv cash sc ss - ss
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chicago. Jan. 3-Ponltry-Aiive. leE-
er: fowls f57e2c; springs 21o; roos-
tsrs. 15c: turkeys. zse. ducks. zse; geese,
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Quotations furnished BY George z
Clark. 1921 W0odmen ot the World build
ing.
r-c1S
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New York Rubber.
ADVERTISEMENT.

New York. Jan. ls-Rubber-smok.t,
rlbted sheets spot, 5s5ze.
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View York, Jan. l3.-Poultry-Aliys
Market steady; fowls Leghorns. by *
press. = n &c Dressed: Market firm
turkeys western. % 45css southwestern,
o. q 45cs frozen. 81 T4ze.
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Chicago stocks.

Quotations furnished By J. s Bsehs &
%. "a Omaha National Bank building
Phones jackson s1s7-ss-ss:
Evening star., 1925-05-05

ends at the entrance to La FortaleZa,
the government house, came a pro-
cession headed by a band of Juvenile
musicians. A thousand high school
students were marching to show 10
the governor the silver cup that the
athletes of the San Juan High School
had just won for the fifth time in the
annual competitions.
The girls sang as they marched and
occasionally the boys gave their school
cheers. A group of the girls bore a
great American flag. They marched
past the palace and were properly
reviewed"
Holiday Reward Denied.
In a little while after the process
sion had passed back came a torrent
Of boys, followed by a large number
of the girls, making for the palace
again, but now in a great hurry.
They masSed in front of Fortaleza
in a solid throng. a delegation ascend
ing to the executive offices to present
a petition that a weeks holiday be
given to the students OF the victorious
school in recognition of the triumph
After a time the governor went forth
upon the balcony and, congratulating
them upon their success, told them
that in the States school competition
winners always went back To their
studies and thus kept themselves fit
by diligent work. The "demonstra
tors" gave him a ringing cheer and
dispersed. perfectly satisfied with
having received executive fluctuations
and advice.
In the rural districts the schools
are so placed, mainly along the high,
ways. as to permit the children &c
reach them without undue difficulty
Yet some of these children have tC
walk several kilometers morning and
evening. especially where their classes
are held in the consolidated schools
But they do so gladly and eagerly
There is no more delightful sight in
Porto Rico than the scene in the
neighborhood of a rural school in the
morning just before lesson time
Shakespeare schoolboy creeping
unwillingly to school, is not to be
seen there. They are merry young
Evening star., 1925-05-05

is taught in all of the parochial
| schools of the island, which are re-
quired to follow a curriculum similar
to that of the public schools.
Polytechnic Institute.
One of the most interesting educa-
tional establishments in Porto Rico
is the Polytechnic Institute, at San
German, in the southwestern part of
| the island. 1t was founded in 1919 by
Rev. John William Harris, a Presby-
terian missionary, who had during the
six previous years made three sep
arate attempts to start such a school
and had as often failed. During 1911
he secured from interested persons in
Porto Rico and the United States $8,-
| 600 with which to purchase a 100-acre
site, making possible the success of
his fourth attempt. The enrollment
during the first school year was eight
boys and four girls. Since then the
school has grown to an enrolment OF
3T, with II instructors and an an
nual budget of SAL 800.
AS a result of securing an en-
dowment from the Carnegie Founda-
ton, matched by gifts from other
sources, this institution Is now sub
sIantIaIiy established and is beginning
the execution of an inspiring plan,
which, when completed, will make it
one of the sources of valuable educa-
tion in the island. The buildings to
house this interesting school are all
being constructed by student labor. 1t
was my privilege to visit this insti-
tuition and to witness there evidences
of it's prosperity and it's great promise
for the future.
Education the Supreme Task.
With all that has been done since
the American occupation for educa-
ton In Porto Rico, much remains to
be done. Gov. Towner I'm his annual
report for the past fiscal year says:
THE largest item in our annual
budget is the appropriation for educa-
| ton. 1t constitutes almost one-half
of the total appropriations for all of
the expenditures of the Government.
| That this large proportion of expendi-
lures Is fully justified will hardly be
questioned by those who have knowl-
edge of conditions existing in the
| islands. With one-half of the entire
population totally illiterate, with tens
yet provided with any school privi-
| leges whatever 1t has been fully
realized that to better these conditions
should be the supreme task of the
Government"
| With this record of accomplish.
ment and with this purpose of future
advancement held firmly in view by
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New Buildings Attractive
SPECIAL NOTICES

The first-time visitor to Porto Rico
is strongly impressed by the size and
the attractive designs Of the newer
Evening star., 1925-05-05

THE ANIMAL ELECTION OF THE Off
GERS and directors Of the WASHINGTON six
Per Cent Permanent Building Association will
be held at the office of the association. No
500 F st. NV. on Wednesday MAY g. 1925
Polls open from 10 am. to D pm
l. G 0STERN AVER Secrntarr
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FURNITURE REPAIRED. TPHOLSTFRFD
and retinished. Special attention given TO re-
n, fnlshlng antique furniture and pianos.
WETHER1LL. 1919 Wis. ave. NV. W. 651.
Evening star., 1925-05-05

WHY HAVE DIRTY. FADED-OUT RUGS?
CYCLONE will wash rugs like new & gal
Ions. S1-25. PROGRESSIVE SALES CO.,
60S + NV
Evening star., 1925-05-05

the insular administration, it is with
pride that the visitor from the States
looks at the little thatched school
house at Old Lola, with it's Stars and
Stripes floating from bamboo pole,
and then turns to view one of the
splendid structures that typify the
new Porto Rico, the Porto Rico of
American development.
Evening star., 1925-05-05

substituted for Spanish as the medi-
um of instruction.
This was further demonstrated in
the high schools, both in San Juan
and III Fajardo, which were likewise
visited. In the San Juan High School
the children We're telling stories in
English, examples of their favorite
literature. They told them exceed
ingly we'll, with few hesitations and
with an admirable choice of words.
At Fajardo they displayed an equal
familiarity with the language and
with excellent pronunciation, recit-
ing Lincoln's Gettysburg address and
Whitman's My Captain" tluently
and correctly.
1t has been questioned by some
whether it is worth while to teach
these children English, inasmuch as
in their own homes they speak and are
spoken to in Spanish, which is the
language also of their paStimes. But,
in answer to that it may be said that
as a result of the compulsory teach
ing of English the entire school popu-
lation of Porto Rico is becoming IA
miliar with that tongue. sufficiently at
least to communicate in speech and in
writing, and that a very large per
centage of these children will, upon
completion of their school course, find
English of practical use in business
or in educational work.
English of Great Value.
There is a demand in the cities of
Porto Rico, particularly in San Juan
for English-speaking islanders for
clerical positions. This is an incentive
Many of the students who reach the
high schools are headed for CONT,
q nnl nd rtYNSx- = inc- Gov
technical and educational courses. The
English they have acquired in the
schools of Porto Rico is of the great
est value to them in this work in the
states.
OF course, a great many of the chill
dren who are thus being taught Eng
lish in the rural sections will have
little or no use for that speech. They
have practically no chance to use it at
home, or in their associations. Their
English may become "atrophied, "
through lack of use. Perhaps their
instruction would have been more eff.
fective if conducted throughout their
course in Spanish. But it may be
urged that for such as these the more
thorough instruction will be of little
value in any case.
There is one point, however. unan.
swerably in favor of the compulsory
teaching of English. These youngsters
are all Americans. That flag that
floats outside of their schoolhouses
whether on the bamboo pole beside the
thatched hut in the coconut grove OF
on the tall, straight, gold-tipped staff
in front of the beautiful urban school
is their flag, and it will so remain
They are acquiring Americanism
through the study of English, as they
could never acquire it if instruction
were given solely in Spanish, with
English as perhaps an elective study
for such as seek special training.
One morning during our stay in
San Juan, down Allen street, which
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PORTO RICO VALUES
: EDUCATION HIGHLY
lIIlteraCy Is Being Rapidly
EradiCated Under U. S.
School System.
BY GIDEON A. LYON.
VI

\ few rods from the north shore
of Porto Rico, a little to the east of
San Juan, in a tiny settlement en-
Veloped by great cocoanut groves,
STANDS palm -thatched shack about
10 feet square. 1t looks like a il
baro's hut but for one fact. and that
Is that on the roadside rises a bam-
boo pole. at the top of which floats
the American flag. That marks it
as a schoolhouse. This is one of the
old types of rural school buildings in
Porto Rico.
A short distance up the road nearer
the town of Old Lola is rising d
new school, a concrete building.
This, too, is a type of the rural
school of the new system of educa-
ton which is transforming Porto
Rico from an illiterate land into an
island of we'll informed people.
T'wentv-tive years ago immedi-
ateiE after the American occupation,
edllcaEion was provided for about
22.UVU children. Today nearly a
quarter of million are enrolled in
the tnsular school system When the
American troops landed schooling
was afforded to about PA per cent
OF the people. Now free public in
struction is given to 20 per cent of
them.
-,OUU CCf1OOfS ELTeCteu.
At the close of the Spanish regime
there was hardly a single building
owned by the insular or municipal
governments of Porto Rico exclu-
sively used for school purposes.
There are today about 1900 public
school buildings, and all of them are
either owned by the government or
under its control. In few years the
little roadside matched schoolhouses
Will all be supplanted by substantial
consolidated" schools with every IA
Cility for instruction.
These figures give an idea of the
remarkable advance that has been
made in public instruction in Porto
Rico during this past quarter of a
century of American rule. In no
other manner has the American ad-
mlnistration of the island been so
revolutionary and progressive.
The school system of Porto Rico
is organized on much the same prin-
ciples as those that obtain in the
States. There are eight grades in
the primary department in the urban
tricts. From the eighth grade in
the urban area the pupil passes into
the high school, beyond which is the
university for those who are in a
position and who care to pursue their
studies by special training in the
arts and sciences.
New Buildings Attractive.
is strongly impressed by the size and
to u