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LA tBANDE EVENING OBSEKTMt.
THE OBSERVER
BfiUCE DENNiS "...
, EDITOK 1KB OW5EE. I
latere at the pastafflca at La Grande,
Orega, at eeaaa' clati matter.
for the average pupil Is a simple
waste of time. How many of tie pu
pils who say they bave bad two or
three year of Latin can lit down and
read Caesar or Schiller without be
ing compelled to fconault the diction
ary for each word. The fact' of the
matter la tbat no one is carrying a
dictionary with him when the time
comes to make practical use of the
language. The study of the language
will do one some good only when,
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SUBSCRIPTION BITES.
Dally, single copy U
ally, per week .....13
Uy. per mentb tie he or sne haa mastered It sufficiently
; - to derive the meaning of words or Is
able to converse in that language.
Getting down to plain matters that
every pupil ought to know, how many
In the schools right now could ansed
the question: When was the constitu
tion of the United States adopted?
How mauy could give the right an
swer to the question: What was the.
medium ot exchange in the souDern
rrlonles and afterwards In the south
cm states, before the use of gold and
silver? How many pupils really in
dcrstand the difference between cube
measurement aud square measure
ment? How mnny pupils could band
their teacher, a clean sheet. In spelling-
ordinary words? How many pu
pils could find the number of board
feet In the lumber used In the runway
of a bridge 290 feet long, 80 fuel
wide, . planked with one and three
quarter inch planks?
Would It appear foolish to anyone
' to bear It said tbat these were prac
tical questions? .
In a recent test in one of the east
ern colleges 80 per cent of the pu
pils knew more about men who have
been dead a thousand years than they
did about men whose names ' are In
print every day of the year. Is such
a system practical?
A general fund of information is
necessary .nowadays to keep in touch,
with the references made in the dall
ies to a thousand and one facts which
the newspaper man cannot stop to
explain. Home study is frowned on
nowadays. It Is not in keeping with
the modern methods of study, our
educators tell us,' If the students at
tending the universities nowadays
bad that exemplary, system to follow
rary little would be accomplished. If
It does nothing else. It keeps l
child off the street and forms the hab
it of self education, In the end that
Is the study that , has made captain
of Industry and poets. No system has
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PRACTICAL QUIZZES.
Elsewhere in this issue of the OI.
erver will be found a list of ques
tions submitted to the scholars of
the senior high school. The ques
tions, were given the students with
out any warning and were Intended
as a test in mental gymnastics. It Is
In line with recent examinations held
In some of the eastern schools and
bids fair to become part of the sys
tem of examining students as to their
fitness.
It Is said with a great deal of truth
that the nation's school sysem is at
fault Tbe statement comes from
eminent educators and may be taker
as tbe, truth of the matter. Tbe
thing to do Is to correct the faults o
the system. Now it should not b'
supposed that the average student o
high school age Is going to be con ,
Tenant with all the facts which
be known. That is impossible. Du'
too often the very rudiments of learr
ing are so much Ignored... that th'
pupil is at sea concerning the slrr
' plest things In geography, arlthmet'.
pelting or . writing. ; Educatir;
means to lead out. In 50 percent of
the cases It may be said education
- Is a system of stuffing and cramming.
Learning that baa not the proper
amount of enthusiasm connected with
Its acquirement will not last and the
pupil bas lost bo much time.
In this connection It may be said
that a few years of Latin or German
WHAT
Is better for bak-
fast than
BUCKWHEAT !
CAKES
with
Adirondack Maple
Syrup?
We carry a fresh lire of
elf raising Pancake and
Buckwheat Flour.
Phone 16
Cummiogs & Black
ever 'been or ever will be introduced
that takes the place of hard work.
Such quizzes as Miss Hoch gave hir
class develop the practical value of
schooling and will some day be the
sole kind. '
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' AN ACE WiF YOUNG MEN. '
Opportunity Is knocking louder at
the doors of the young men of Amerl.
ca In this year of our Lord 1913 than
It ever did at the doors of their fath
ers. ' ,
Young men of ability and Integrity
are In demand in every city and town
In tbe land. The demand Is greater
than the supply. In business, pill
tics and in other walks of life the
door Is standing wide open and a re
ception committee is waiting to ex
tend the hand of good fellowship.
A man's ability is no longer reck
oned by tbe number of mile stone
be has passed or by the long 'line of
brilliant ancestors. In the twentl-
une weekr
r i FRIDAY JANUARY 24, 1913.
AND THE GREATEST SALE IN THE HISTORY
OF WEST'S STORE CLOSES
Don't delay if you would profit by the many price sacrifices
READ THE LIST BELOW. See how much you can save by doing your
shopping now.
Dry Goods SPECIALS
We Now Have On Deposit
$800,000.00
of money accur
ICotnle valley.
iulated by residents of La Grande and tbe Grsnde
We Now Have Loaned
1,000.00
$700,
to business men, farmers and others In this community.
The money deposited here Is not "laid away" as some of It might
be If Us owners had not deposited It, but It Is Industriously at wor
all about os, doing good.
By depositing your Income here on open account and paying It out
by check, you will safeguard your Intereats. build your credit and
cultivate an acquaintance at a strong financial institution, which
can and will help you when you need help.
. Dont delay, you can begin with a small deposit at tbe
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon
Capital 1100.000.00.
FRED i. HOLMES
Pres'deat
F. L.
Surplus, 1120.000.00. Resources. 11,110.000.00
w. j. ratnc it.
Vice President
METERS, EARL ICS PEL.
Cashier isst Cashier
20c Seersuckers, now
15c heavy shirting, now.
20c Japanese Crepes, now
Yard Wide Percales, now .
12& Percales, 32 in. wide, now
Americus Apron Gingham, now
20c Turkish Towels, now
15c Turkish Towels, now. ...
25c Curtain Scrims, now
10c Dress Ginghams, now
15c Cotton Plaids, now ...,...........
15c Bokhara Flanel, now.-..: ;
50c Silk Tissues, now ..L
35c Silk Tissues now.......
25c Dress Fabrics, now
-12y2c
10c
-12i2c
:9c
..........8c
.............6c
.....15c
llc
...10c
.10c
10c
... .29c
..:". ISc
.15c
MANY OTHER BARGAINS
that equal the above are offered in every depart
ment. '.
MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING
in all newest styles
REDUCED 25 PER CENT
from regular prices. -
19.90
Any LADIES' SUIT
in our entire stock at $9.90
during this . annual sale.
Reg. values up to $40.00.
LAD'ES' SHOES
An odd lot of $3.50 and
$4.00 values, all good
; styles.
Choice
$1.49
MEN'S SHOES
$3.50 grades in both dress
and work shoe. Take
your
choice
$1.98
OUR $2.39 TABLE
offers your choice of big assortment
BOYS' SUITS, BOYS OVERCOATS, MEN'S OV
ERCOATS, MALONE MACKINAWS, v
, DRESS PANTS. " v
EVERY ARTICLE IN
OUR ENTIRE STOCK
REDUCED
15TH ANNUAL SALE
Remember This sale
closes promptly Friday
Jan. Cist.
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teh century he must "make good".' along to other people. Some of It not be a howling succets until a that he worked tor a rubber company.
He must prove his metal and like the gets to headquarters; and if it don't, Broadway branch Is formed,
man from Missouri, be must be able then there Is a strong arm squad put
to show his employer. to work and the old system Is knock- . '
Bon bons and cholco wares from I ed out for a time. A man who rep- If the sultan Is obl'd;ed to flee Con-
the florists make some impression on resents the politicians gels bis rciju- stantinople there will be one consola-
the mind of his best girl, but the lar share from every inspection d s- tlon. He may be able to shake some
modern business man is looking for trlct." , of his 300 wives.
his . :
Englishmen claim they cannot see
the points of Ade's Jokes. The Eng
lish did not get Artemus Ward, either
until he had been dead a quarter of a
century.
the young fellow who Invests .
savings In government bonds or who
cau write his check on a local bank. The Buld-hcad club ot Amer ca fcas
We bave seen but few men in this been started in Connecticut. It -"
world who could hold Almighty " 1
Providence responsible for business' J
allure, uood Judgment, industry ana
honesty never go begging and these
virtues are Invariably rewarded.
The c ase of tbe man who had h'sr
neck broken and still lived may not
ppm so rpmarksbtp wfcpn It is iparnprf
FOH SENT Rooms suitable for Of
fices or light housekeeping. Inquire
"f B. F. Lewis. Lewis bldg. 1-24-tf
KAYS "fOl'S PONT KNOW WHKHIK
ALL THE KRAFT MONEY tiOES
In the "Dlarv of a v'op," published
In the February American Magazine,
the author, a New York policeman
suvs In part:
"Thorp Isn't any cop that knows
.ti'st where all the graft money goes.
We know that the captain gets his
fifty per cent, and the Inspector gets
Ms, but who the inspector splits with
nobody but the Inspector can tell. He
handles a lot of nionev. if any in
spection district has six police pre
c'nets, he gets fifty per cent of the
graft from each precinct, and tiint
makes some money. The average sa-1
loon pays fifty a month for selling on 1
Sunday and after closing time Satur
day nleht. That Is a low figure. A
little figuring by any man who can
count the saloons and the snmbrnt
houses will show that the Inspector's
Job is worth' $S.0O0 a month In this
district outside of his salary, wlilc.
Is only $3.r00 a year. But that makes
all told. $99,500 a year. One year o
that Job would be enough for a goo(
many people. Of course he doesn't
hold all tbe graft. It must be ilipped
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' I iimm " x Jul'
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A scenp .from the humo'ons fsne t'
at is making a great hit alonct!:e
Steward Jan. 31.
ne. "The Girl From Toklo," at the
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