La Grande evening observer., February 03, 1916, Image 4

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that might be flipping hy unnoticed
in connection with some of the oper
ations of the individual, a cure is be
ing taken to bring to great perfec-
Hion and usefulness our mums ana
our control over them.
". It naturally follows that in the re
duction of waste a Having takes place.
Thrift In money matters takes the
concrete form of savings. What to
do with the increased . iguvings that
they may be constructively and safely
employed then comes up for consider
ation, and undoubtedly as the result
of the fuller observation of Thrift
Tlnv thousands of dollars will be add
ed to many savings accounts in banks,
and thousands of new accounts i win
be opened as the result of greater
and more specific attention to thrift
' THE GARY PLAN.' 'I
: "When a scheme is proposed, by
which existing school - buildings may
accommodate two sets of pupils, it is
no wonder " that wide"" interest is
aroused," declared. Sijpt .J. H.' Van
Sickle, of Springfield, Mass., in de
scribing the spread of the Gary plan'
of Bchool organization in a report just
issued by the United;, States Bureau
of Education of the '"Depurtmei.it of
the Interior. f . ."
Any plan that will lessen the ex
pense of housing school children
makes a strong appeal to boards . of
j estimate, school boards, and the press.
THRIFT BY EDUCATION.
All over American soil today,
Thrift Day, is observed. Pennies,
nickels and dollars are being put awav
in bunks, with a purposo of instilling
thrift
IThe ability to muke money is a fine
thing, but without the proper dis-
. . i esuinuwj, Hcnut,
cernment tnat ao.u.y cm. u Sc)joo, boarda are no). wj. w
ally wasted. As a nation or worKers, ever to j,e nurried jmo adopting, for
our citizens command larger wages exclusive use in a situation quite dif
than are paid in any other country, feret from that in which it originat
but as a nation of savers we are far 8 pian so radically different from
behind many who are far less fav-lthe customary one without carefully
ored than we aro, and one of the hoped testing its applicability."
nLifr ,rincst the
directed toward the true meaning, the Gary plan are presented by Superin
efllcient practice and the inestimable i tendent Van Sickle. . He says:
benefits of thrift is that the attitude The Gary plan is advocated larg
of the public mind may be changed j, fc t exclusiv.ly on the ground
from one that welcomes extravagance V, " K "
and tolerates debt to that of a real j of lower cost. There aro those, how-
behef in the desirability of spending . evor, whose approval is based upon
artnnt.inn of the duplicate pluri for the
elimination of part-time expfess doubt
as to certain novel features 4f school
administration which: it iembodieB,
such as departmental teaching for all
children from the first yea (through
the eigth, instruction of groups of
children by pupils instead ofeacheiv,
the grouping together of younger uud
older pupils for auditorium labora
tory, and workshop exercises, r' the
substitution ' of an auditorium period
for classroom instruction, "the omis
sion of formal physical training, sup
ervised play with only four : teachers
for 12 classes, tne ueierrcng. ni.scnoi
untie work for first-year children un
til, late in the afternoon. Theyi'iarge
that sufficient time has noti clasped
tu test the, work of the actuaries. : ?
"A furher criticism is thai outside
instruction in the home jifij in the
church is permitted, but?,;; thatV ho
means is provided for seeing; that'sucJi
instruction ( is the equivalent of regu
lf schoolin&r. ' . ! .
To this criticism the reply; Is made
that it would be unfortunate-if . the
school undertook to insure -..that-' such
instruction should he the equivalent of
reirular schooling, tor In that case
the school would be supervising re
ligious instruction which th6 law ex
Dresslv prohibits. tThe program sim
dIv provides that the child pan"b ex.
cused during the day to take private
lessons at home or, attend religious in
struction, if the parent so desires,
These periods are never taken from
the academic work and therefor do
not detract from the regular work of
the school, As in the case of play and
auditorium, it is simply time which,
in the traditional school, the child
would spend upon the street.: What is
taught in these outside classes and
how it is taught is not and should not
be the concern of the school.
Interest in the Gary plan is' by no
means confined. to the' larger cities,
Superintendent Van Sickle finds
Even in communities ;Where the
part-time problem is either less- acute
or else none-existent, and where the
expenditures for schools have not be-
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a little less than is earned.
In the meantime, while this change
Is being wrought in our workers by
part, cannot the practice of thrift be
made natural and comparatively easy
for the coming generations through
an intelligent systematic, course of in
struction in thrift in our public
schools .'
. It is interesting at this point to
note that the first step in the thrift
campaign inaugurated by the Amer
ican Society for Thrift, which was
organized almost two years ago in
Chicago by one of the foremost
educators of that city for the
purposo of "promoting thrift by in
quiry, education and discussion," wus
to arouse the interest of school chil
dren all over the country in the sub
ject of thrift by inviting them to en
ter into a prize competition on the
question, "What Is Thrift?".
The aim to educate the children of
our country to tnritt is indeed one
which should receive the support of
come so burdensome as in New York
the claim that by means of a longer there will be decided interest in the
school day it uffords to the children Gary duplicate plan. This gigantic
wider opportunities for work, study, experiment in education, now in full
and play; that it distributes the bur- operatiqn in one of the smaller cities
den of teaching more evenly over the and in partial operation in the largest
entire teaching staff; and that it af- America municipality, is unquestion-
ioms prevocationai training to an ably of vast importance, yet the
children in all of the grades instead of ; changes required in installing the sys
confining such work to a small group jtem in existing schools are so radical
of children in the seventh and eighth
grades.
The Gary system has commended
itself to students of education for
various reasons. It promises:
1. An enriched school life for
every pupil.
is. A co-ordination of all existing
child- welfare agencies and a fuller
utilization of all facilities in present
public and private recreational and
educational institutons.
.3. A solution of the part-time
problem.
4. A double school plan by which
each serves two children.
5. A wider use of the school plant.
and so expensive that school author
ities will be disposed to await the re
sult of an adequate trial in New York
before departing frtom the present
policy which reserves a seat for every
child.
' V
WAK MAY CAUSE SOME BREEDS
OF HORSES TO BECOME ''
EXTINCT.
every thinking individual, for by so! 6. An increase in the
doing we will bo educating them to through a co-ordination
habits which will produce men and
women strong in character. They
will have learned that thrift is not
significant alone of saving, but that
it necessitates working, planning and
sometimes, to a certain extent, self
denial. Thrift is constructive in its every
application, and in watching for waste
school day
of work,
study, and play activities.
7. A program that would invest
the child's nonacademic time to
greater profit and pleasure.
8. A socialized education in har
mony with progressive thought of the
day. '
On the other hand, those who op
pose the immediate and wholesale
jv. ivwibuiMiivn. w
iL JTn& a11 ' 1 :
Farm, and Fireside quotes Ameri
can horsemen high in authority as
saying that about one-half a million
of our horses have been sold bh war
orders for about one hundred mijjjon
dollars since the outbreak of the war:
Fully 110 per cent of the artillery
horses purchased were sired by draft
stallions and were out of small mares
The same horse authorities claim, that
the Belgian breed in Europe has been
practically destroyed, and Percheron
breeding stock has ulso been heavily
sacrificed for war use.
A representative of one of Amer
ica's greatest horse importers says
it would not be possible to" find 200
draft stallions suitable for export to
America, even were exportation al
lowed. , ?
The crux of the matter clearly in-!
dicates thnt American 'horse users
must depend on the produce of Amer-,
ican studs for draft sires for many'
years to come. '
Just Received an Advance Express Shipment Includ
; . ing NewTub Silks.- k
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'ifyi';'vflrmmg hew patterns 25 of then vail told The new: pb'vtat
I; stripes' the hew checks! also new plajri irolors. Messalines, Chiffonette fail
; ; ,I''V ; fetaa, and Tub Silks,Especially : pretty and pew are the crepe finish tUf
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.,!- .also new "candy stripes'ilks wtf vite your inspection. PripeiJ $t.d,
.mi1 . vifT'SSk This New. Stvlish. Front Lace. Eh
Hip
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aslic
Henderson
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fit.
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Corset
at West's for $2.50 t
Made with special ribbed banding in front under the lacing
to protect the flesh heavy wide elastic over the hips in the
back good quality contU medium bust-Has the Henjder
, son fine fitting qualities-7-comfortable price $2.50
Other Henderson Corsets ;$1 to $3.50
''Nemo1' Self ReducingCorset $3.50 to $5
Now Laugh I
SmUe.
Don't think about it .
Probably..: won't happen that way,
anyway.
And, If It does, 'twon't be as bad as
yon fear. , .
There's the real trouble being afraid.
We take a little trouble about the
slice of a gnat and look nt it throncrh
the magnifying glass of fear until it
looks as big as an elephant :
Then we are afraid of our own crea
tion. .
Thing to do is to squash it while it
Is still no more than u gnat
We don't hate squirmy things be
cause of what we know they will do
to us, but because of what we fear
they might Our reason tells us they
are harmless, but our fear contradicts.
Men are just as bad.
No eed. to tell a woman in what
way. ; . .
Smile. . i
There 'o much Joy (or the least ot mm.
. I... v d ...m, pain lur ino J11UBI or VLB,
Jt seems funny to mo thnt anv nf u
Can't smile all the time at the rest of us.
Now laugh! Los Angeles Times.
better than I had in a long time. I
continued to take same until I was
entirely cured and took on consider
able weight.
I am now back working at my trade
again and never felt better in my life.
I appreciate what Swamp-Root has
done for me and will recommend it to
anyone who suffers with their kidneys.
W!hen physicians fail to give relief
and then prescribe Swamp-Root, they
sure know of its merits. I am,.
Very truly yours,
S. A. HALE.
State of New York, ss
going testimonial letter to Dr. Kilmer
& Co., and knows the facts stated
therein to be true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of July, 1909.
MORRIS T. GRIFFIN,
i Notary Public.
Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For
You.
Send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y., for a sample size
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
will also receive a booklet of valuable
information, telling about the kid-
Ineys and bladder. When writing, be
county of Monroe sure and mention the La Rrnnrifi DaIIv
S. A. Hale, of Henrietta, N. Y., be- j Observer. Regular fifty-cent and
ing duly sworn deposes and says that j one-dollar size bottles for sale at air
he is the person who wrote the ford-(drug stores.
GIRLS DO NOT WANT A LIFE OF PROVERTY, THEY
PREFER MEN WITH MONEY. YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM.
THE IBOY WHO HAS A BANK BOOK NOW IS LIKELY TO
ALWAYS HAVE ONE. PARENTS KNOW THIS AND WELCOME
INTO THEIR HOMES THE CAREFUL YOUNG MAN WHO IS
THRIFTY.
' ; WHY DON'T YOU 1ST ART A BANK ACCOUNT, OR IN
CREASE YOUR BALANCE IF YOU2HAVE ONE.
.:, r I BANK WITH l)Sr ...
WE PAY PER CENT INTERESTION TIME DEPOSITS
La Grande National Bank
LA GRANDE, OREGON
, Capitol f200.000.00 Surphu 160,000.00
Recount (1,000,000.00 ; 1
Fred J. Holm, President C C. Peninirton, Vice President
F. L. lUvera, Cutler E. Zundol and U. E. Coollde,
Assistant Cashier.
. . .: i . "; r. DIRECTORS. .
J?rA Holme J. G- Snodgraaa 3,'T. Conlny
C C. Penington H. 8. Prownton F. L. Meyert , ,;
A. Blokland A. T. Hill B. E. OooIMff ' ' ,?
Saluting the Anthem. ' '
When began the custom for Individ'
oals and audiences to be standing when
the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung
or played?
It is a fair question. It wus adopted
oy uie army aud navy long ago, but
the army and nuvy did not originate
wo very appropriate and patriotic cus
tom.
Many years ago when Jenny Und,
one of the sweetest singers the world
ever produced, wa the chief attrttiS
Uon at a Boston ooncttrt Daniel Web
ster, the great senator, secretary of
state and patriot. Was present
Jenny I.inil sang the "Star Spangled
panne i" aa only tnat song bird could
slug It The audhmce called ber back
several times, and she sang a verse of
our present national anthem. Each
time one man stood up and at the
close gracefully bowed to the singer.
That was Daniel Webster. It'was a
good example to set, a needed custom
to establish, and bne that has been an.
Important factor in impressing patri
otic lessons. Milwaukee Sentinel.
A Norfolk Coast Cardan.
Unique among " English parishes la
Wlngiand, on, tbo Norfolk coast Rich,
with soil producing almost unbeliev
able amounts to tbo ncro, it has no
school, poatofllce, public house or tax
collector. Wlngiand has a. church-
yard, and in It lies ono gratB, that of
a boy thrown up by the Wash. Alont
tbe north coast of the county, where
the cliffs- are chalk, sand, clay and
loam, tbo Incessant sea is niaklna In
roads. ,., Once happy and fruitful vil.
lg now lie seven fathoms deen be
low the waUT. Tbo land la practical
ly nil reclaimed and la only a few feet
above the sea. but la ono great garden.
An acre nag produced nioro than $1,000
worth of flowers, fruit aud vegetables
In a year. Here bulbs of hyacinth and
narcissus ;is good ns If uot better thau
thot,c tlmt fouie from Holland can be
bought. Htri they grow minimis of
flowers that grace the tnbloe of Ijid
sbir aua yorkahirR-ArgunauL-
Hlstorio Rose Tree. i
The -most venerable rose tree in ex
istence is said to bloom against the
ancient church of Hlldesbeiih; In Ger
many. Notwithstanding the many par
tics which at different times have been
In tlio ascendancy; they all seem to
have respected end tended!' the rose
tree, which, It is said, was planted by
Cbiirtoningne. . .The trunk is now al
mwt us pig a ,a man's body. There
aro live t)iiSii( K)ai limbs trained against
the churclii'i lie tree being protected by
iron railings inclosing an area of about
twenty-six square feet The German
soldiers in early ages tended the tree;
CaWes nild Protestants, in turn mas
ters 'of the town, drained the ground;
the soldiers of Turenne fastened ud
the branches with clamps, and those I
of Napotoon, a century and a half
later, erected the railings.
For the Visitors.
In full view of the crowd in a verv
busy street two. vendors of berries
were busy with plies of thin wooden
boxes, each scantily filled with Imma
ture fruit., Emptying box after box.
the Teudors.deftly punched no one lay
er of the box bottom to a sharp angle
pointed In tbe middle, propped It there
witn paper and then refilled the recep
tacle, taking great care that the finest
and , freebest looking berries should
"tDRks aliowy top covering. .v ; :
une or the spectators. .grew indig
nant "How in the world," he de
manded, "doiyou expect to sell your
wares when you openly show that they
are not what they seem to be?" .
Aw, gwanl" said tha vendor ad-
dressed. "T,hls is New York, nnd there
are more trains coming with more peo
ple." Everybody's. . if; 1 .
DOCTOR SAVES A BLACKSMITH.
Some time ago I was taken With
Kidney trouble which caused me to
give up my work as blacksmith. J
lost Thy appetite and could not slceh,
from the dreadful pains that would
come over me, from my kidneys. I
was treated by a phys;r.n for about
three months. He could not help me
so finally he prescribed Dr. Kilmer's
swamp-Koot l started taking same
and before I had finished taking the
first JwKIe I began to at'and sleep
fctticiency j
1 In Childhood
: comes with proper training a most vital factor in which is
right food. 1
chM U to gain physically and expend mentally cer
. tarn vital mineral elements grown in the field of grains re
imperative. .. . , t
, These elements, such as phosphate of potash, etc.,1 are lack-
foodM11" S' bu3ldantly supplied in the famous pure
Grape-Nuts
Made of whole wheat and malted barley, Grape-Nut with
only builds up the growing child, but repairs daUy ie wir nd
tear of body and brain. r ' ' "
Grape-Nuts has a deiicious nui-likV ffavour-iia Vipecially
processed for easy .digestion-and is always ready 'to eat direct
from . the package. Economical-convenient-and makes for
einciency. umnuj . .. - . I,
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"There's a Reason" for Grape-Nuts
,f 'j ;'.' - 1 it Sold by Grocers everywhere.
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