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Established 1878.
CLARE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY AFTERNOON,  NOVEMBER, 20, 1902.
New Series: Vol. 10,No. 52
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CENTRALIZATION
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The  Rural School Problem  and
Favorable    Conditions   in
Sheridan Township.
In educational circles in Michigan a
spirited discussion of the Rural Schcol
problem is on. Out of these discussions and from investigations made as
to the rural schools of Ohio and other
states, has crystalized the conception
•of centralizing our rural schools. This
plan proposes that as conditions permit, one large school with a number
of teachers shall take the "place of our
present district schools, in such areas
as can agree upon the adoption of the
plan. These schools with eight
grades taught by one teacher are gradually to be done away with and pupils
are to be carried in proper conveyances to a school at the c*>atre of the
enlarged district where one teacher
will control only one or two grades
and where there will be the same- organization as In our village schools.
It is expected that an amendment to
to the present school laws will be
passed at the coming session of the
legislature, permiting school money to
be used for the conveying of children
to and from school wherever conditions
make lb desirable.
By many people it is thought that
the township Is the best unit of area,
if existing conditions are not too unfavorable, for bhe centralized system.
Should it- be deemed desirable that'
some form of this system take the
place of "the little red school house"
the existing conditions in Sheridan
township make it comparatively easy
there to effect the change from the
old to the hew system.
Sheridan township is now quite well
settled." To date there are only four
schools in tne township, Colonville,
"Eagle, Herrick (Langdon) and Carrow.
Two additional schools are needed,
and the question of setting off two
districts is already under discussion,
The attendance, at the present
schoois.is large and each school now
has a very large number of classes per
day. Many pupils have a long distance
to walk. Some changes,are inevitable.
Therefore some of tbe schoool patrons
-would like to see some form of consolidation or centralization.put into oper-
atiOQ, before the additional schools
shall be built. E. S. Thompson, secretary of the school board at the
Carrow school, is very decidedly in
favor of the proposed system as are
many other school patrons. In the
township and over in Arthur township
there are a number of recent settlers
from Ohio, where a centralized system
is operation, and tbey are in favor of
the adoption of that system for the
schools where their children attend
in Clare county. With rich lands and
rapid development now in progress
the future of Sheridan is suie to be
that of a prosperous community, and
many of her citizens desire to establish
the school system on a permanent
basis in tbe-light of the best educational thought. At least the conditions are favorable for any contemplated change in the school system
and without doubt tbe people of Sheridan will thoroughly investigate, for
themselves, the question of consolidation and then decide whether they desire to adopt the new system as now
favored by Supt. of Public Instruction, Delos Fall, and Senator Palmer
who baa, on be halt of the State
Grange, investigated the matter,' or
whether tbey will continue the present district system by forming new
districts in their townships and thus
place the present system of small districts, witn one school in each district, beyond the probability of change
for many years to come.
Since the above was written the report of the committee on education,
of the National Grange in session at
Lansing, has most emphatically declared m favor of centralization of-
district schools. The words of this
report, coming as they do from an organization of 500,000 farmers of -this
great republic, are so pertinent to tbe
great problem of education tbat we
quote freely from it:
Fundamentally, the Grange stands
for education, its chief business being
to develop a higner and better manhood and womanhood. Directly, we
represent half a million- people, not
one of whom has too rauch education
of the right kind—the kind that leads
to simplicity of life and genuine usefulness of effort. * *. * The boys
and girls who inherit the pure air and
the wholesome surroundings of the
country are the materials upon which
wearepeimitted to work. Dare we
be content to do less than our best?
* * * * The management of our
district schools is unwise—wasteful of
the time and strength of teachers;
wasteful of money; wasteful of the
very life of our country.  *   *   The.
children learn to dislike school, get
into one habit of doing in two hours
the work that ought to be done ia one,
and so are permanently injured. • It is
better lor the six-year-old to make
friends of robins, squirrels and iady-
bugs tban to pore stupidly over primers and first books in numbers. ■* *
We should urge lengthening rather
than shortening the period of childhood. * * * * Education is to prepare for all tbe duties of manhood and
womanhood. ***** Service
is tbe only worthy end of scholarship;
and the schools should so train the
young as to keep them in genuine sympathy with every honest trade, business and profession. Character is to
be emphasized.
The most promising signs of development and improvement in tbe country
schools lie in the direction of consolidation and centralization chat makes
possible and practicable tbe employment of better teachers and better
methods of administration and instruction. The experience in Ohio,
Illinois and elsewhere proves that the
centralized school results* in better
education for tbe young without additional cost to tbe taxpayers. Expansion is in the air. Our country
school districts must be expanded.
Our own minds and those of our
children must be expanded. Tbe centralized school is to be both cause and
effect. **
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Mercerized
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Made of heavy black Mercerized Skirting, 12-inch flounce. .
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most dollar skirts at '\j ^^ \£
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350 pairs large size, 55x72
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Other special
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The City Band.      »
The organization of the city band is
completed. Rules and regulations
have been adopted and band practice,
under the efficient leadership of Dr.
A. E. Mulder, Monday and Thursday
evenings in the city hall, is bringing
very satisfactory .results. In the band
there are a number of our very best
young men, whose names as active
workers in the organization are ample
guarantees for keeping it on such a
plane that Olare will be proud of tier
band boys. The "following are the
members:
'Mell Buell, Eb Bass.
Fred Thompson, Eb Bass.
Lawrence Jackson, Baritone.
O. E. Reading, 1st Tenor.
James Tatman •'      "
John Jackson, 2od     "
• Roy Lamb,  Slide Trombone
tenor).
Malcolm Feighner, Solo Alto.'
Dr. H. E. Neelands, 1st Alto.
Arthur Musseli,   *    "    "
Joseph Galliver,      2nd   "
Wm. Lange, Solo Jornet.
'" David Wolsey, 1st    " »
Ray Falk, 2nd Cornet.
. Atherton Rogers, 3rd Cornet.
Frank Falk, Glaronet. '
R. Thayer, Bass drum
,....Samuel N/orthy, Snare drum.
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What Does the State Government Cost Our
Counties?
The tables given below challenge our earful thought. They show that
the state of Michigan pays over tbis year to the counties of Clare and Isabella
a net balance, after state taxes are deducted, of $10,169.44. It will be .noticed
that in only three townships, out of all tne divisions of both counties, are
state taxes in excess of tbe primary money paid by the state. In the other
thirty cases the state pays back more than the amount of state taxes. This
result has come from the fact that specific taxes on railroads and other
corporations have been increased by Republican legislation, thus greatly in
creasing the amount ot primary money as compared with "Genrse Winan's
democratic administration in 1892. The amount for the stale then was
81,009,044.40 while this year the total is $1,529,350 20.
CLARE COUNTY.
Townships
State -Tax
for 1902
Arthur  $197 51
Franklin  69 59
Frost?  102 29
Garfield  8158
Grant ........ 42186
Greenwood ...... 136 82
Hamilton...*  137 53
Hatton  12999
Hayes.  83 56
Redding  208 01
Sheridan  453 11
Summerfleld  66 03
Surrey  557 02
Winterfield  114 44
City Glare. ..... 75108
City Harrison.... 214 70
Totals foi1 county $3,722 12
Primary
Money for
Nov. 1902.
$344 40
56 70
98 70
172 20
606 90
392 70
19110
344 40
98 70
344 40
63210
2310
785 40
207 90
1,176 00
352" 80
Total Primary Money
for 1902
$429 68
70 74
12314
214 84
757 18
489 94
238 42
429 68
12314
429 68
788 62
28 82
979 88
259 38
1,467 20
440 16
$5,827 50        $7,270 50
Net Total
paid over by
State in ex-
Cess of state
tax '
$23217  ;
115
20 85
133 36
336 32
353 12
100 89
299 69
39 58
-221 67
335 51   -
422 86
144 94     -
71612
•    225 46
$3,548 38
ISABELLA COUNTY.
Townships
State Tax
for 1902
Coe  $1,691 88
Lincoln  962 25
Fremont.'.  528 71
Roiiand  348 95
Bloomfield  338 38
Deerfleld  370 11
Union  -1,036 27
Chippewa  634 45
Denver  486 41
Isabella , 97283
Nottawa  74019
Sherman../.  253 78
Coldwater  338 37
Gilmore  338 38
Vernon  77191
Wise  486 41
City Mt. Pleasant 2,389 76
Totals for. county $12,687 06
Primary
Money  for
Nov. 1902
$1,224 30
783 30
8821)0
728 70
510 30
1,033 20
665 70
87150
869 40
' 1,272 m
.1,270 50
499 80
, 789 00
510 30
789 60
651 00
2,043 30
Total Primary Money
for 1902
$1,527 46
977 26
1,100 40
909 14
636 66
1,389 04
.830 54
1,087 30
1,084 68
1,587 72
1,585 10
623 56
98512
636 66
985 12
'     812 20
2,549-26
Net Total
paid over by
State in excess of state
tax
$ 15 01
57169
55019
298 28
1,018 93
452 85
598 27
614 89
844 91
369 78
546 75
297 28
203 21
- 325 79
159 50
$15,30510 .   $19,307 22        $6,62016
The Evangelistic Meetings,
Large Crowds are in attendance at
all the meetings now In progress at
M. E. church. Especially was this
true at the services last Sunday when
at the evening meeting the house was
literally packed, people sitting- on the
altar railing, chairs brought in, many
standing In the side aisles and many
more who could not gain admission.
A men's meeting was held Sunday
afternoon at the Doherty opera house
at which mosfc of the men of Clare
were present. Each evening this
week also all the seats at the church
have been filled and a number of people who are not in the habit of attending church services have been present.
T. S. Osbron, the drummer evangelist in charge of the meetings with
the M. E. pastor, Rev. J. W. Hathaway, is a reformed drunkard whose
life, till he was thirty-eight years old,
was spent more or less in the depths of
drunkeness; bat for the last' fourteen
years he has been almost entirely in
the evangelistic work over much of
the United States. Such a type bf
man dares say to Clare audiences what,
if said by any of our regular pastors,
would give mortal'Offence. At the
men's meeting last "Sunday afternoon
he pictured in the plainest language
the resulting woes of a fast young
man's life, who lives largely for the
gratification of lustful passion and its
associated stimulation in* drunkeness.
He read those very.plain words delta-
iating this vice in Proverbs chapter
seven, and then with this background
of loathsomeness he painted a picture
of glowing appeal to higher life.
Scathing denunciation and pathetic
appeal, both illustrated by a wealth of
incident from real life, are his cheif
instruments for arousing church and
people. Most of his pathos centers
around allusions to the love and tenderness of mother. Dancing; card-
playing, church hypocrisy and indifference, in turn, all receive the most
scathing denunciation. Even when
the most cutting things are said everybody seems to take them .-without
offence. The series of meetings str ik-
ingly bring out the fact that, if church
members lived faithful to their obligation, there would scarcely be need
of such meetings. Thus far fifty invert's are reported.    . ■  .
•Even Detroit's council wants turkey
sandwiched with, football.
Michigan In 1830.
Through the courtesy of E. F. Gray
we herewith give some interesting
facts gleaned from map and sketch of
Michigan published in 1830. At that
t me Lewis Cass was governor of the
territory and though the tide of immigration was coming in fast it contained only 35,000 inhabitants. Then
it was that eighty acres was the
smallest tract sold by the United
States to any person. The land
around the Saginaw river was considered unhealthy. There had not
yet been time since people came to
the interior to test whether many
of the fruits would grow. "Plurobs
are scarce." New York and New
England contribute the largest
number of immigrants. The uniform
price of wild land from the government is fixed at $1.25, ready money.
The title is given under the seal of
the President of the United States.
The land around St. Joseph river is
considered most beautiful and richest.
From thirty to forty bushels of wheat
are grown to the acre and from thirty
to eighty bushels of corn. A canal
from the Grand Riv-if to Detroit" is
under discussion at this time (1830).
St. Joseph county is regarded as the
best in the territory. Lapeer,''Shia-
wasseeand Saginaw counties are- just
being organized. There are no inhabitants in Lapeer and very few in Saginaw and Shiwassee. A road is in process of construction from Saginaw" to
Detroit. Clare and Mt. Pleasant are
unknown.
Clare Creamery.
The Clare Creamery has just completed its first season under its present owrier, E.. Swit-zeXj and 'patrons
are very much pleased with the management both as" to prices and, all
other matters of business.    The sea- •
son has, not been a very remunerative
one to Mr. Switzer as it has largely
been in the way of an investment in
getting acquainted with the farming
community a/nd;showirig--pat-rons.=_.insti...
what his business methods are.  JHe is
however satisfied   with the outlook
and confidently * expects an increased
business next seasoq.   Mr. Switzer has
recently purchased two residences, on
Seventh street and thus is showing
that he proposes to'anchor here as. h i
permanent home.
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