1912-11-29; Clare Sentinel

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Sentinel.
Established 18T8
(jlare, Michigan, Friday Morning, novjbmber 29, 1912.,
Hew Series Vol. 21, No, 3
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TEACHERS OF AGRICULTUBE.
Significant    Line of   Work
Central Normal.
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Unmanifest Destiny.
The State Board of Education at
a meeting held at Mt. Pleasant May
27 1912, designated the Central State
.Normal School as the training school
for tbe preparation of teachers of
1 agriculture in the public schools of
the State. This work will be undertaken as a special department of the
school and will in no sense interfere
with or curtail the work the institution has been doing since its organization in the way of training teachers for the various grades of public
school service. Studies that will
count toward the completion of the
i new course of study ara in progress
at the present time, so that students
desiring tp take the oourse may be*
gin their work this year, but the
"course as a whole, which^is being
prepared by a special committee* of
the "Normal School Oouncil, will be
published in the forthcoming Year
Book of the school and will go into
effect July 1, 1913.
There is no subject at the jpresent
time of more vital interest Jto the
State and tbe Nation than the scientific study of agriculture; and there
is no problem crying louder for solution than the problem of interesting the boys and girls of tbe country
in rural life to such an extent that
they will be satisfied to remain on
the farm and make agriculture their
life's work. During the impressionable period of school life is the time
to arouse and fix the child's interest
in this direction. To thiB end the
State must send into the rural and
Village schools- a body of teachers
trained in agriculture and allied
sciences, who, because of their training their sympathy with aU phases
of rural life, will lead the children
to appreciate the advantages of life
in the country, with itB freedom, its
independence, its ever shifting panorama of beauty, over tbe congested
life of the city with all of its uncertainties, its poverty, the unwholesome atmosphere of store, of shop,
of office,- and, its sharp and often unfair competition..
Already bet,w"_en twenty and thirty
"high schools in "the State have adopted and are teaching courses in agriculture. The State Manual and
Oourse of Study issued by the Department of Public Instruction includes agriculture as one of the subjects that must be taught in all the
rural schools of the State. At the
.present time the demand for special
teachers ^pf agriculture is greater
than the supply; and with the growing interest in the subject, not only
in Michigan but in every State in the
Union, it is'nt difficult to see that the
demand for trained teachers will increase very rapidly during the next
few years.
The State Argricultural College at
Lansing through its department of
agricultural education is doing excellent work, and is preparing a
small number of expert teachers of
agriculture, but its product is quickly absorbed by the normal schools,
other agricultural colleges, and the
high schools of the larger cities of
the country. This leaves a large
and unoccupied field for the Central
State Normal School. Through its
special department it will strive to
meet the demand for trained teachers of agriculture and allied sciences
in the high schools of our smaller
cities and villages, as well as ta send
into the rural schools of the State a
body of teachers filled witb a desire
to stimulate in their pupils a zeal for
rural life and progress. It will thus
be seen that the two State schools
win not be rivals in the field of agricultural education. Each will have
its distinctive' field and the two will
work together in/a spirit of friendly
co-operation.
The State Legislature at the coming session will he aBked for a special appropriation to enable the
sohool to organize this new line of
work on a scientific basis. Two
things will be needed; first, an agriculture and general science building
with suitable lecture rooms, laboratories, etc., and second, a demonstration farm for observation a*nd
experimental purposes. ' The vital
importance of the work the State
Board of Education has delegated to
- tne Central .Normal School makes it
seem that there can be no hesitation
On the part of tbe Legislature in
voting an appropriation sufficiently
large to enable the institution to
organize tbis department on such a
basis that ■ its influence, will be at
oaoefeifcia quickening the agricut<
taral interests pf the State.
There is no more promising field
The guns that Bpoke at Lexington    -
Knew not that God was planning
then
The trumpet-word of Jefferson
To bugle forth the rights of men.
To.them that wept and cursed Bull
JRqn,
What was it but Despair and Shame?
Wbo saw behind the cloud the sun?
Who knew that God, *was in the
flame?
Had not defeat upon defeat,
Disaster on disaster come,
The slave's emancipated feet
Had never   marched  behind   the
drum.
There is a Hand that bends Our deeds
To mightier issues than we planned,
Each son that triumphs, each that
bleeds,
My oountry, serves its. dark commands.
I do not know beneath what sky
Nor on what seas shall be thy fate;
I only know it shall be high,
I only know it shall be greatf
—The Standard.
HARRISON.
Interesting Items from   Correspondent at County Capital.
Circuit Court Jurors.
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SOLVING FARM PROBLEMS.
New Departure for International
Stock Show. '
Much interest and value has been
added to the International Live Stock
Exposition by the announcement
that, with a view of aiding in the solution of a number of important questions in stock farming and to contribute toward reduction of the high
cost of living, there will be inaugurated daring its next great annual
show to be held at the Union Stock
Yards of Chicago, November 30 to
December 7,1912, a series of important lectures  and demonstrations.
Leading educators and successful
stockmen have been invited to deliver these lectures during tbe week
of the sho*w upon topics of Vital interest to the breeders, feeders and
farmers of America. For this purpose a large convention hall, with
equipment to illustrate the lectures
by stereopticon views or live animal
exhibits is under construction in the
main amphitheater.
As a foretaste of what will be afforded the visitors, the following educators will make addresses during
exposition week: Dr. A. D. Melvin,
U. S. Department of Agriculture; H.
J. Waters, president Kansas Agricultural College; Professor Herbert
M. Mumford University of Illinois;
Professor H. R. Smith University of
Minnesota; Professor 0. S. Plumb,
Ohio State University; Dr.' J. A.
Kieman U. S. Department of Agriculture; Dr. A. S. Alexander, Uni-
yersite of Wisconsin; Professor E.
A. Trowbridge, University of Missouri; Professor, W. A. Cochel,
Kansas State College.
It is also intended to incorporate a
course of domestic science at the
show, and the best known authorities in the country will be present to
explain the. importance of this department. Special instuction will
be g|ven the house wife on the best
way of preparing the cheaper cuts of
meats into nutritious and palatable
dishes for the table.
These new features will add immensely to the educational value of
tbe show, not only to the farmer and
stockman, but also to the farm wife,
to the meat industry and the city visitor.
They call the whole thing a university course at the price of a railroad ticket. That is for the farmer
and hiB family who will get from this
great show new ideas and aspiration's
•which will make them proud of their
calling and bind them .closer to the
farm.
S. A. Morrissey of Frankfort visited relatives in the city the first of
laBt week.
Miss Joy Rogers of Zeeland spent
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Anthony Rpgers.
About thirty of trie young people
gathered at the home of Miss Leah
Bracey last Wednesday evening and
gaye ber a very pleasant surprise.
Games and refreshments were indulged in. s
Mrs. E. O. Chapman has charge of
Mrs. Kirshbaums' class at the M. E.
S. 8.
Mrs. Lulu Murphy entertained the
Thimble club at her pleasant home
laBt Thursday,
Peter Hamilton has moved bis
family into the house recently
vacated by James Holly,
Roy Darling came up from Saginaw
Saturday evening.
Fred Green of Mt. Pleasant visited
friends in the cii?y over Sunday.
Miss Edna Hamilton was a Clare
visitor Saturday.
Leigh Wilson left Saturday for
Cadillac to spend Thanksgiving.
F. Bartlett Of Mt. Pleasant visited
friends in the city over Sunday.
Lyman Rider and family left Monday morning for the state of Ohio
where he has secured a position.
Mri". Martha Green left last week
for Midland to spend the winter with
her daughter, Mrs. H. Heisman.
Mias Gladys Kirshbanm of Coleman spent Sunday, with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. Kirshbaum.
Mr, and Mrs. Henry Bogue spent
Thanksgiving at Olare with; their
neice, Mrs. Minnie Canfield.
Mayor Murphy was to Olare Monday on business.
T. H. Ooit left for the state of Connecticut on Monday afteroon train.
Mrs. Wm. Morrison visited: friends
at Coleman, Saturday.
Otto Heber was doing business at
the county seat Monday.
L%a Trainor is haViiJ*g;'electriclights"
installed in his new home.
. List of jurors drawn   for term
dourfc beginning December 2..
Wallace Compton, Frost,
, L, J. Martin, Garfield.
Wm. Krell, Grant.
O, F, Budd, Greenwood.
Joe, Allen, Hamilton.-
. Wm. C. Cunningham, Hatton.
| Richard White, Hayes.'
': Wm. D. Stockton, Lincoln.
W. A. Fry, Redding. i
' M"1. D. Olute, Sheridan.
Wm. Bailey, Summerfield.
.. Jesse H. Wood, Surrey.
Nealie Cook, Winterfield.
, Dr, Leonard, Clare, 1st ward.
0. W, Martin, Clare, 2nd ward.
Edwin Russell, Olare, 3rd ward.
1 F. W. Weatherhead,' Harrison,
Ward.
-Leigh Wilson, Harrison, 2nd ward.
;   -Chas. W. Scots, Harrison 3rd ward.
Henry Mickle, Arthur.
Chas.^urner, Franklin.
Louis G. Scfaerlitz, Freeman.
Bernard Park, Frost,
W.J. Alley, Garfield.
1st
UNFIT MARRIAGES.
Gov. Osborn Will Recommend
Legislation Against.
Church News.
SCHOOL SYSTEM
Tends To Educate From Farm
Says Superintendent
The Cowboy's Prayer.'y'
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Card of Thanks.
I desire to tbank all my friends
and neighbors, also the Gleaners and
Grangers,' for their great kindness
and financial assistance in the building of another house to replace the
one destroyed by fire.
adv. Perry Martin.
CATHOtlO
FATHER J. J.   MCALLISTER,    PASTOR
Services atS;00 a. m.
MET&ODIST.
REV. W. H. IRWIN, PASTOR.
Morning subject, "The Greatness
of Man."* Evening, "The Challenge
of Christianity." Men's Class, "The
New Patriotism."
Ladies Aid meets on Friday with
Mrs. Venner of Vernon. Meet at
Bicknell's store at 10 a. m.
Auxiliary   meets    on   Wednesday
with Mrs. Vern Clark,
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congregational,
rev. Geo. d. lyford, pastor
Morning subject, "The Man At the
Gate."   Evening, "The Simplicity of
Christ."
Union meets on Friday with Mrs.
Martha Bicknell.
episcopal. .
harris eldred, lay reader.
Morning prayer and sermon at 10
a. m.   Sunday school at 12 m.    At
Mrs. Graves.
FREE METHODIST
REV. B. H. DURYEE, PASTOR.
Services at the usual hours.
BAPTIST.
REV. I. WILBUR KNIGHT,   PASTOR.
Services in the morning but none
in the evening.
B. Y, P.„U. at 6,:00 p. m. standard.
Subject, "Gratitude." Leader Mrs.
A, Tatman.
LUTHERAN
SREV. C. WAIDELICH, PASTOR.
No services, pastor being absent.
Ladies' Aid meets on Tuesday, Dec.
3rd, witb Mrs. Joseph Wichman of
East Grant.
for young men who are looking forward to teaching as a career than
along the line of agriculture. Those
who have had .Bpecial training for
tbis line of work will be sure of good
positions at good salaries. Teachers'
agencies throughout the country are
utterly unable to meet the demand
for trained teachers of agriculture.
One open door through which, young
men may enter upon this desirable
and profitable line of work will ,be
the special course in agricultural
education to be offered, at the Central State Normal Sohool. -,,  .
; State Superintendent of Schools L.
L. Wright believes that the present
school system of this state is unjust
in that the Michigan high school
trains all children to enter higher
places of, learning and presupposes
that every student is to. attend college.
"As a matter of record, there is
only one in every 300 pupils in high
schools of this state who will attend
college," he continued. "The college dictates the course of all lower
schools because it will not .admit
students who have not adhered to
certain courses.
"The high schools indicate to the
rural schools the requirements with
which it must conform in order to
have its pupils enter the high school,
and the college idea dominates the
whole scheme. Our high schools are
not Old enough as yet to have gone
through the process of evolution
which will make them serve the
peopreV"     -'■--■...-■
Mr. Wright explained tbe start of
the agricultural training whicb has
been included in eighth grade work
in the rural schools.
"Heretofore in rural schools we
have taught only enough to help the
child into town," said Mr. Wright.
"We have sung about staying on the
farm and we have educated the children away from it. As a start, we
have incorporated in the new course
of study five months' training in agriculture for eighth grade pupils. It
will be hard to make a practical
farmer believe tnat a boy can learn
faVming in five months,-and'we do
not say that this will be done. But
we do say. lhat it is the beginning of
an attempt to adapt county schools
to country life.
"There is o^ly Sne way to raise
more stuff, and'tbat is to make two
blades grow where one grew before.
This result can come only through
•scientific farming. The agricultural
college, excellent as it is, does not
reach down to the tiller of the soil.
The place for teaching farming is
in the country school.
"We should impress upon our boys
and girls the growing value of land.
There is sure to be a landed aristocracy in this country, just as there
bas been in every other nation, when
there are no more areas to open and
When the population
larger total."
Governor Osborn haB announced
that in his exaugural^ddress be will
urge the legislators of the state to
construct layvs for the purpose of
preventing the marriage of the-physically and mentally unfit. In accordance with this plan be has asked Secretary Robert L. Dixon, of the state
board of health, to prepare recommendations along the line of
eugenics and regulation' of marriage
for his last message to the people of
tbe state. As one of the first steps
in this direction the governor will
recommend the creation of a state
commission for the purpose of
thoroughly studying the problem and
recommending a method for putting,
the idea into practice at the earliest
possible moment. In regard to the
subject the goyernor has tbe following to say:
"Tbe fact that our mentally deficient population is increasing twice as
fast as our normal is enough to show
that some action must be taken.
Doubtless marriage between such
persons will be prohibited if the
legislsture follows our recommendations. Isolation of some of the
cases will also be recommended."
A study of the inmates of the insane asylums and charitable institutions of tbe state furnish abundant
evidence that such legislation is
needed in order to curb the great increase in the mentally deficient population of the state. At the present
time there is.no restriction placed on
the marriage of this class of people,
they being just as free to contract
marriage and raise families as those
who are mentally and physically com
petent. Some of the other states
have taken up the question of throwing restraint around this unfortunate
class, and the sooner-Michigan takes
a hand in the work the better it will
be for tbe state. At tbe present time
the state institutions are crowded
with inmates wbo are there for no
other reason than for lack of just
such legislation. They are a burden
to tbe public and no good to themselves, and the sooner tbe propagation of tbeir kind is made impossible
by law, the sooner will the great
problem be satisfactorily solved.
Lord,   I've   never   lived   where
churches grow:
I've   loved creation better   as .it
stood
That day you finished it, so long ago,
And  look upon  your ;*work   and
called it good.
Just let me live my life as I've begun I
And give me'jwork ^that's open to
the sky;
Make me aj-partner of^ the wind and
sun, ,*
And I won't ask a life that's soft
or high.
Make-.me as big _and  op6n as   the
plains;
As honest as the horse^between my
knees;
Clean as the wind that blows behind
the rains; '
Free as the hawk that circles down
the breeze,
Just_keep"an eye on all that's done
and said; ■*   ■
Just right me sometimes when I
turn aside; ,
And guide_me on the long, dim trail
ahead— t
That stretches upward towards the
Great Divide.
Fair.
The. Ladies' Union will bave a Fair
in the parlors of the Congregational
church, beginning Deo. 10 and closing with a chicken supper Saturday
evening, Dec. 14th.
Rummage Sale.
Congregational ladies are conducting a rummage sale in the basement
under Clare Co. Savings Bank. - adv.'
Will Recount.
Saginaw,    Mich.,   Nov.     26.—The
Saginaw county board   of  election
canvassers tonight heard the petition
of tbeI&cal branch of the Michigan
Equal Suffrage league for a recount
and then granted the request.   The
recount will be taken at once.    The
circuit   court   room was    crowded
when the canvassers,   making   the
suffrage petition a special order of
business for tbe night, took up the
matter.   Thirty ladies were present.
If there were any anti-suffrage leaders present tbey failed to make themselves known,   Jobn F. O'Keefe, for
the suffrage workers  presented  the
petition,   No   effort   was made,  to
offer   antagonistic   evidence.    It is
said injunction proceedings   will- be
started to restrain   the canvassing
board from going ahead   with the
recount.
Early Shoppers.
Should not fail to read what Wm.
H. Bicknell &Co. are offering for the
first two weeks of Dec. ., Special
prices are given, as shown in their
ad. on almost all.lines,.for winter,
coats, suits, etc. You can't afford to
overlook these quotations.
■   FINELY LOCATED.
George H. Phelps At Blooming-
ton, Indiana.
Remember the   place where you
get the best flour for the least money.
•"    '        J. A. Allen & Go's.   a9y>
. The many friends of Mr. and Mrs.
Phelps will be pleased to learn "'that
they are very pleasantly located at
Bloomington, Ind., a town of 10,000
inhabitants and the seat'of the Btate
university. Mr. Phelps has a long
lease of the Hotel Tonrner, the finest
hotel in tbe city and ene strictly up
to date in every way. Mr. and. Mrs.
Phelps wish to be remembered to
their many friends here, and we are
sure all wiil be very glad to know of
their prosperity and will wish them
every success in their new location.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Term Opens Next Monday With
The Following Calendar:   .
The People vs. WilliB C. Dunlop,
haB reached a^ violation of Local Option law.
The People vs. Burleigh Albertson,
same charge.
David M. Langan vs. pity of Harrison, assumpsit.
Lewis T. Mead vs. Jobn McMullen,
assumpsit.'
Lucy Lake vs. Thomas McGivern,
assumpsit.
Geo, Lewis vs. Francis Miller et al.,
attachment.
Geo. Miller vs* Francis Miller, et
al., attachment.
L. Zeller, et al. vs. Aram Buffham,
et al., foreclosure.'
Wm. Peterson et al. vs. Andrew
Elliott, et al., bill to quit title.
Thos. W. Starkey vs. Jenetta
Starkey, divorce.
Minnie Oapen vs. Albert J. Capen,
divorce. . ,
Amelia Bentler vs. Jacob Bentler,
divorce. »
Martha J. Loomis vs. Hibbard N.
Loomis, divorce.
Gleaner Social.
Sampson Arbor will give a shadow
social at Sheridan Town Hail on Friday evening, December 6. Ladies
bring boxes.
POPULAR VOTE
Wilson's    Considerably     Less
.     Than Bryan's in 1908.
An examination of the popular
votes at tbe last election shows- that
Mr. Wisson received 236,434 fewer
votes than did Mr. Bryan in 2908*.
This would seem to indicate that
tbere was no radical change of sentiment on the issues that have heretofore divided the old parties. Taft
and Roosevelt together receive l,l47>-
814 mOre votes than Mr. Wilson, and*
tbis is practically the majority Taft
had over Bryan four years ago. The
party that can boast of tbe greatest
increase of votesJis the Socialist* how
ever that may be construed.
A Najrow Escape.
Obas Kieth has lately moved his
family out near the mill pond. After
cleaning bouse, a bottle which-had
contained* formaldehyde was leffc
with in reach. Monday morning
their 14 months old child got bold of
it, and evidently drank some of the
contents. The father hurried in to.
Dr. Maynard who worked over the
unfortunate baby for two hours,
finally restoring it to life'. The consequences would doubtless have bees
fatal, had they not been able to secure medical attention quickly.
SELF GOVERNMENT.
Plan Being Successfully Used In.
Our Schools.
It probably is known to comparatively few of onr citizens that a plan
of self-government is being Successfully carried on in two of the grades
of our city schools. Of course the
idea did not originate here nor xe-.
oeive its first trial in our schools*,
yet none the less is it interesting..
Methvan Brown, teacher of the
Eighth Grade, says:
"Self government is here. Hap
come to stay. For that reason we
take this means of patting the matter before the patrons bf tbe Olare
school.
In years to come your pupils will
be the citizens who will' govern our
country. Is it not then necessary
that they be taught to govern themselves?
Where is a better place for them, to
learn this than in schools. Can they
govern themselves? Of coarse they
can. In tbe eighth,and tenth grades
they are doing it now, and we hope
to soon see self government in most
of the rooms. Only show a student
that he can do of his ownVfree will
what he has heretofore beeii compelled to do, and he or she will do it
and do it well. Organize a form o*
government, draft a constitution,
appoint all the. students sb executive
officers (each one executing authority
over him or herself only) and the
thing is done. Trust them folly, to .
carry-it out,.and they will.
Parents and. others, encourage tius.
movement; It is gding to' aprefrdl;
Help agood cause.*'
Card'of.Thanks. -
We wish to tender our deepest
thanks to aU our friends and neigh-;
bors for their assistance and great
kindness during the-sicknesB and
burial of our son and brother,
Mr., and Mire. B. fit. Johnson    ,
atid family. V.'- ', adv-