La Grande evening observer., December 30, 1914, Image 4

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, OUR GREATEST PLANT.
We have talked of our manufactur
ing institutions; of our Jumber plants
our railroad plants, our pay rolls,
and every other form of industrial
activity. We, 'Wa people, points
with justifiable pride to these dif
ferent institutions but there Is one
institution that is of far greater im
porance than any of these we cher
ish so much in a material way.
It is the public school plant of
which we speak. ;
Very'recently the writer visited the
Central school and spent some time
visiting the first primary.
There is where the first indenta
tions are made on the little minds;
there is where the first impression
marks the phonographic cylinder of
memory.
. Patiently the teachers in tfiese
grades tell the story to impress the
little ones; patiently they render en
tertainment for the youngster that
he may not tire of school work be
fore he starts; day by day and week
by week the developing process con-
tinues watched by the earnest team
er much as the green house man
watches the development and unfold
ing of the flower.
And we thought as we listened to
the little chaps recite, saw them
build words under the new and mod
ern system, witnessed ' their bjart
board exercises, and heard the kind
ly admonition of the teacher how
close is the teacher to the home. Yes,
closer than a father to his child
none so close as the teacher save
the mother.'
And when one ponders ' over the
. several years of schooling how stop
by step each child is sent along
through this glorious public school
syBtem the thought of how slight
the interest of the parents in com
parison with what it Bhould be Is ap
palling. .'.'.',.
It is the safety and security of
the school system that causes this
lethargy so universal on the pari of
the parent, for the father -. feels an
unmistakable security ., in the schools
and he knows his offspring is in the
best hands . possible when in the
handa of. the local teacher.
Hqwever, there is another side to
the drama. The teacher who works
incessantly to better conditions, who
uses her entire energy to improve
and develop the children of others
is not repaid by the .mere money she
receives each month. Besides teach
ing for the pay, she is teaching be
cause she loves the work. Her's is
a life of sacrifice in order that young
minds may be filled with the better
things of life and young peopu, be
fitted to fight tho battles of life.
The way to pay a teacher properly
is, besides the pay check, to show
her you are taking an earnest inter
est in what she is doing. Convince
her that your heart is grateful for
the polish she is putting on the boy,
or the dainty manners she is Incul
cating in the glrlt . Visit the school
occasionally and discuss school prob
lems with those who each day . ut
tho tap of the bell appear for duty
in the school room. "
The public school is our greatest
plant, for it is Ova pliant that is
turning out charrcterj citizenship,
morality;'' it 'is the plant that is fit
ting the men and women to run the
industrial plants we so often men
tion. It is tho plant that is devel
oping the statesmen,', the ' minister ;,
the merchants.
Do not say ' you are too busy to
visit the schools ' occasionally. t No,
you are not. The busier you are the
greater is the reason for minglinp;
with the teachers and pupils, for in
doing so you .will get larger ideas,
better impulses, have a greater re
speot for your community and in a
way realise what school work means.
At least that is the way it all
seemed to the writer after, we had
spent 1 an 'afternoon' with the little,
tots;-.. , .'? . ' :"'':
HOW DUBLIN IRISHMEN DEFY THE KING OF IRELAND
BAD-TEETH . CAUSE OF CRIME.
May defective teeth be one of the
causes of criminality? Youthful de
linqunts are ' f reequently observed to
linquents are f roquently observed 1 io
have suspected a causal connection.
American Medicine opines rather that
the decayed teeth and the immorality
of .these offenders proceed from a
i common source, namely, insufficient
nutrition. Says this paper: .
"Defective physical development
has been almost certainly proved to
be the primary cause of much anti
social conduct, particularly of boys,
and perhaps girls also. Back of that
apparently, is deficient and poor
food. Misdemeanors and crimes are
being traced back to a material basis.
The delinquents are not able to act
normally. Psychologists have found
that arrested or delayed mental de
velopment is almost the rule among
youthful criminals. Of course some
may have been taught to be bad, but
the large number of splendid citizen?
who were raised in the slums shows
that we have vastly overestimated
the environment's moral effect upon
the healthy. It seems that the bane
ful teachings of bad companions arc
effective in proportion to the bad
ness of the pupil's physique. Such n
boy or girl could be taught to be
good but might easily fall under
temptation in adult life. The pre-'
vention and cure of moral delinquen
cy have therefore been drifting from
the hands of moralists' to those of
physicians. The earlier the treatment
begins the better the results. One
of the main effects of bad devel
opment, bad nutrition', ' and infection
in childhdood is the defective nature
of tho materials in the teeth. They
are practically never good in such
unfortunates, and of course they in
crease the damage by interfering with
mastication and by constant poison
ing from the numerous pus foci they
harbor. One of the most satisfactory
parts of school hygiene is the atten
tion given to the teeth, and now we
learn that such good results have ob
tained in young delinquents as to
have created the opinion that defec
tive dentition is in reality the main
cause of their immorality. This is
going a bit too far, but no harm can
result if any reformer does think so,
for it will direct attention to the ul
timate cause and perhaps lead to pre
vention of some of it, though we do
not know where we are to get the
money or food to nourish the great
mass of babies of the submerged
tenth. . Sad as it seems, some must
go hungry, become physical defec
tives, and drift to the reformatories
to be patched up as far as our means
permit"
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WICKS
UNDER FREIGHT'
DEATH RESULTS FROM IN
JURIES RECEIVED.
This, photograph shows a company rhe : Ultermii ' vo ha' previously ; boldly expressed. They are so busy
of . "! .irkin's Citizen Soldiery i; in organized. The sign on the building ; trying to get recruits in England
from) 'of .' the ' headquarters of i: the above them shows their sentiments: ! for the war that they have not under
transpo '; workers1 union, of which WE SERVE NEITHKR KING NOR taken to stir up more trouble in
Jim Larkin, the famous labor leader, KAISER. ' ; Ireland. Larkin is now in tha UnttM
is the hud. They have drilled, not to But Ireand! States. He has led dseveraJ meetings
join in the war against England's So far the British authorities have of Irish and Germans to show sym.
enemies, but to fight for Home: taken no official cognizance of the pathy for the Germans in the war
Rule in c?e there is an attack from I threat implied in the sentiment so ' in Europe. .
Echo Woman Fatally Injured When
She Crawls Under Train.
Prefers Smckc to Movies.
St. Paul, Minn., Dec. 80. Minn
esota has a man who does not like
the "movies." He's a read red b'ooded
man, but when- given a chance to see
"reel life" he balked. He is a pris
oner, at the Minnesota penitentiary,
where all prisoners are once a week
given a chance to see a movie show
insEde the prison walls. This man,
whose name the board of control with
hold, said that he would! rather smoke.
It wa.i a formal complaint to the
board of control', members of which
said today that he would not have
the pictures forced on him.
MOTHER OF JOE WOOD PASSES
. AT ELGIN.
I Funeral Will be Held at Elgin; Death
Was Unexpected.
Mr. and Mrs. J. iA. Allison, of
Portland, came iff last night on their
way to Elgin to which place they had
beer, called by the death of Mrs. Al
lison's mother, Mrs. Julia ' Wood,
whose funeral was . held this . morn
ing at 10:00 o'clock. . Mrs. Wood, who
was in: her 88th year had been bed
fast for several months but her death
was hardly expected as her condition
hud not been considered serious. A
letter to Mrs. Allison telling df her
mother's serious condition mi imme
diately followed by a telegram an
nouncing the death so that there was
no opportunity for Mrs. Allison to.
see her mother alive. Mrs. Wood had
been' a resident of the Grande Ronde
vailey for 32 "years. Joe Wood, of
this city, a son of the deceased also
'nt to Elgin this morning to attend
;he funeral. . . v ,
Pendleton, Dec. 29. While attempt
ing to crawl under a freight train in.
order to get to the (Sepo. Mrs. L. B.
Ashbaugh,; of Echo, : was caught be
neath the wheels and-injured so badly
that she expired within two hours.
The accident occurred nc the Echo
depot at 10:05 this morning and She
was rushed to this city on a special
train but died oon after1 reaching tfie
hospital. . v ; ,
According to report received from
Echo, a (freight train had drawn
across' the street , near the depot
as the motor car pulled into the sta
depot from the principal Dart of the
tion, thus shutting1 off access to the
town. Evidently fearing to miss til
crawl under one of the box cars, but
motor car, the woman started to
while beneath the car, the freight
train started! to pull out. It is pre
sumed the, womani became so fright
ened that she was ' unuble ' to escape
from the wheels. Trainmen hotirmt
her soon after she' was struck and
she was hastily prepared for convey- -ance
to this city. - . -
Both legs had been severed at the
hips and Drs. Parker and Ringo had
scarcely finished! dressing the injury
before she expired. She was 43 years .
old. Her husband who- is a 'sheep
shearer, accompanied her to Pendle
ton.' They 'had lived in Echo at var
ious times-for the past year.
AH kinds of , accordeon pleating
done at 906 Adams. Adv. 12 29 7tp. "
An Honorable History
FOR 27 YEARS THE
La Grande National Bank
has ministered to the wants of clients through
good times and through hard times, doing its
best always to render substantial and efficient
service. Its reputation for solidity and progres
siveness has attracted a powerful clientele.
You are invited to identify yourself with
us as a depositor, and grow with us.
La Grande National Bank
La Grande, Oregon, Designated Depository of U. S. Gov
ernment Postal Savings Depository. Capital $200,000.00; Sur
plus, $60,000.00; Resources, $1,000,000.00. .
FRED J. HOLMES, President; C. C. PENINGTON Vice-president;
F. L. MEYERS, Cashier; EARL ZUNDEL and H. E.
COOLIDGE, Assistant Cashiers.
HORSES WANTED
.. 'v ! BY ;
W. D. Grandy, S. B. Sweeney and J. D. McKennon
-V',' for ; .-.
W. L Russell . Contractor
We will receive" horses at La Grande Fair
Grounds.
Horses to be from. .Five to Twelve years
old, heavy built.
Weighing from 950 to 1300 and 15 to
16 hands high.
FREE HAY AND STRAW
For all . horses shown by us. Bring all horses
one day before inspection to insure them
being shown.
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Date of Inspection FRIDAY JAN. 1st.
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