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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 24. 1912 t SCHOOL TOPICS Ktlilnl by K. E. Coad We Imve no inM year beginning primary cIiih Iti the Hood ICIver mcIiooIh. Other mhool HjKtt'ino In towuH no larger than llooil Hlver have Hiii'h iIhhmch. At thin time (if the year we have to nnnwer many querlcit regarding thin policy. It In poMMllile that the general public may In IntereHted In the reiixuiiH that have Hi'tuateil the nchool board and the Hiipcriutendcnt In determining not to provide (or nuch a cIhhh. 1'uplln muHt le nix yearn of age In order to enter Hchool. We have been awked If we cotiHldcr It right to not provide a mid year elan for the pu plln who lieeome nix yearn of age hooii after the opening of the nchool year; If It Im right to prevent a rlilld from enjoying nchool privilege until he Im ulmoHt Heven yearn of a ge. In determining the nchool policy thin question In taken Into consideration. Hut there are four mala reuHoim that have guided our action thnn far. Flrnt. The mid year clann unit In too hiii Jill for economy of either time or exenHe. Kvery beginning c1hm naturally HeparateH Into twouidtM. Aliiiont without exception the chil dren who are neven yearn of age enter the rapid cIhhh, while thone who are hut nix yearn of age cannot keep the piu'e and fall behind. Thone who enter at neven yearn of age will tlulnh the graden at the name age thone do who enter nchool at nix. Thin han lecn demount rated again and again. No lenn an educational authority than Stanley Mall dcclaren that a child nhouM not enter nchool until he In at leant neven yearn of age. The other rruHotiH alno Indicate why thin clann In of doiihtful utility tothepu plln concerned or to the nchool from the ntaudpoltit of economy. Second. Winter went her and con neqnent exponure make thin clann one of il nil t fnl value to the nchool pub lic. Young children are kept Indoorn during Inclement weather. If they do not have the mouthn of gradual hardening to accuntom them to the wet and cold, and are neat from their liiiniPH tlrnt during the wornt winter weather, the renult In certain to In- bad coldn and much lonn of time from nchool on account of lllnenn. Such lonn In bad enough with the mall children w ho have been gradu ally accuntomed to the weather changen during t he year, but experi ence demount ratcn that It In greater with nuch a clann. The third reanon might le ntated an a corrolary under thin. Third. Irregular attendance Inev itably rcnultlng from bad weather condition maken It Itnponnlble for the teacher to accoinpllxh much with thin clann. Iteglunlng puplln can ac compllnh but very little In one day. The lonn of a day by one or more pu plln, particularly during the tlrnt few inonthn, retardn the clann by about Better Baking tor Less Money Is the result of using Crescent Baking Powder The high grade baking Powder that sells for a moderate price. nu pound rr 25 CLNTS Crescent Coffees, Teas, Mapleine, Spices, Flavoring Eitracts, Etc., enjoy a well deserved reputation. Grocers everywhere sell them. CRESCENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY SCATHE Bring Your Horse Here to be shod as he should be. We will shoe him with shoes that fit, that will correct many a fault in hi Rait. SHIVELY & DRISGOLL Phone 6-i-X that much. Then the puplln who need to be In school every day are usually the very puplln whoareftb neut from nchool. The lonn of time that In unavoidable In thin clann re duecn the amount of work accom. pllnhed to a minimum. Fourth. The fiur and one-half inonthn time thin clann npendn In nchool In not a long enough erlod of time to (Irmly fix In mind the factn learned. It In pructlcally all forgot ten by the end of the Hummer vaca tion. For Illustration, two or three puplln who have not been In nchool nlnce before Fhrlnt man returned Mon day. They have apparently com pletely forgotten everything they were nupponed to have learned dur ing the four mouthn they were In nchool. If the vacation period had twen extended a little longer for them they would have to wait for a begin ning clann next year. liut If they are In nchool regularly the remainder of thin year It In very probable that thene puplln will get nutlick'iit drill no that they will retain what they learn thin year, at leant they will retalu enough no that they can advance with their clann. There are other reanonn that might be cited to nupport the ponltlon taken, but thene are the main onen. They nee m reasonable to un and we deem them worthy your counldera tlon nt leant. There In another qucn tlon Involved here concerning which I would like to advance a few ldean for your rellectlon. And that In In regard to the proper age for u child to ntart to nchool. The Idea neemn to lie firmly fixed that every child nhould ntart to nchool when he In nix yearn of age. It In true that If the ntate law would allow It children would occanlonully lie nent to school at four yearn of age. Itut there are not many parent who nend their children to nchool to get rid of them. The Idea prevails that a child In old enough to lie In nchool at nix. Now an a matter of fact age doen uot matter lu Individual canen. Some children are better developed phynlcally and meutally at five yearn of age thau othern are at fight yearn of age. We have children lu nchool thin year who caunot control their munclen to hold a pencil. Yet their parentn Innlnt that they come to nchool. If you talk to the Primary teachern they will tell you that they have to une too much ntlmulun with many of their children to get them over the required work. The work In uot readily granped. They will D tell you that a normal child will granp the work readily and not have to te countantly urged lu order to concentrate bin attention. It In wrong to nend children to nchool when they are too young to granp the work. An It In now, there are many children who are cauned to do their work one and two yearn In ad vance of their normal phynlcal and mental ability. All children would be lietter off, fewer children would lie ponltlvely Injured, all would go through nchool with greater efficien cy, the nchouln would do more etli dent work both In the graden and In the high nchool. If children were not allowed to enter school until they were nt leant neven yearn of age. W. A. KLUSlUT FOR WILSON'S PLACE W. A. Hell, of The Dallen, han filed bin petition with the necretary of ntate an a republican cnndldate at the primaries, April 19, for the office of district attorney for the neventh judicial dlntrlct, comprlnlng Crook, Hood Klver and Wanco count ten. Mr. Hell han lieen a resident of the dlntrlct for the pant 2.1 yearn, IS of which lie han In-en In the active prac tice of law at Prlnevllle, Crook coun ty. He ha nerved Iti yearn an deputy dlntrlct attorney, having nerved dur ing all the termn that A. A. .layne and Frank Menefee held the ollice, and n portion of the term of Fred W, Wllnon, theprenent dlntrlct attorney. The candidate nayn that If he In nominated and elected to the ofllce that he will give the duties of the ollice hln personal and tlrnt consider ation to the exclusion of other law business, and wilt make It an object to often visit each county, looking after and attending to the business of the ollice and assisting the otllcern In the enforcement of the law. Apple Fair Association The annual meeting of the Apple Fair AHHiH'tntlon will be held In the Commercial Club room on Saturday Jan. 27, nt 1 :'!) p. ni. The pnrpone of thlx meeting In to elect a board of live illrectorw for the ensuing year and to transact nuch other IhihIiicsh hh may regularly come lefore the meeting. When buying it cough medicine for children bear In mind that ChamlMT laln'H CoiiKh Itemedy Ih most effectu al for colds, croup and whooping cough and that It contains no harm ful drug. For sale by all dealers. f or Sale A fine lot of hay In the Mt. Mood district. Near Mt. Mood Post Office. Phone, Odell 38 or 2002.x. 30) Extra Special This Week Dining Tables Solid Oak, Massive Round Pedestal, Round Top Exten sion . 10. 75 Dining Chairs REDUCED Solid Oak, leather box seat; Each -. 00 Oc Fumed or Waxed. 0 ' J Solid Oak, saddle seat, half box, finished in Wax, Gold en or Fumed Oak. 01 QQ Each wliOD DAVENPORTS Revolving Seat Beds with Felt Mattress ffotet Only S2B.75 - S29.50 S35.00 - S40.50 - S69.50 I IS A to IOE DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE AT ODELL CHOOSES OFFICERS TheOdell Development league ntn meeting held lnnt week elected the following director for the ennulng year: Harry Connoway, I. I. I.nf ferty, (ieorije Sheppard. Thomnn Lncey, Mark Cameron and .1. W. W'llH.in. The Udell community made il rapid advancement during the pant year. Many orchard homen were erected In the community. The Ap ple irower' I'nlon erected a wnre hoiine there and a new church wan liullt. Une unique work of pronrexn neconipllxhed liy It wan the Itulldliikr of ii Hldewalk from the more thickly nettled portion of the dltrli-t to the pchoolho use. Nent and nutty Job printing quick executed nt the News ollice. We Repair Motor Cycles Bicycles Lawn Mowers Sewing Machines Type Writers Cash Registers MovingPicture Machines Small Motors 0V""m"d) All kinds of Locks All kinds of Fire Arms Saw Filing BERGMAN & BRITTAIN Gun and Locksmith GENERAL REPAIR WORKS Stowart Hardware Co. Building Phono 1 1 I0E 20E No Dull Days JANUARY "First it blew and then it snew Then it friz and then it Thew" but never a let-up in the hustle and bustle of this sale. The "Specials" are snapped up almost as soon as shown. We're bringing: out all reserve stocks and filling in the gaps, so, no matter what your FURNITURE or RUG requirement, it's here Closing Out All Holiday Goods $4.00 Smokers $3.25 3.50 " 2.65 1.75 " 1.19 2.00 MagazineRacks 1.49 3. 50Jardeniere Stands 2.50 1.50 ,99 or IOE It's Coming ! ! CHEAP ELECTRICITY for Your Home Our ELECTRICITY Acme of SERVICE at LOWEST COST HOOD RIVER GAS & 30E 30E SALE ATTRACTS HUNDREDS For L e Solid Oak Library Table $2.65 FULL SIZE RATTAN ROCKERS $2.49 Finished Brown or Natural IOE It's Frae If yours is the CHEAPEST; our SERVICE the BEST phonic " 30E at Franz's f 4? A DRIVE IN RUGS and LINOLEUMS Reg. $55 Wilton Velvet Rugs, 9x12 $42.00 50 " " " 37.50 " 35 Axminster " " 27.00 " 28 44 " " 21.50 24 Brussels " 44 18.00 20 44 44 44 1 4. 8 5 Our Linoleums Wonderful Values Heavy Grade, printed... ...54c yd. Heavy Grade, inlaid 98c yd. Remnants-Several pieces large enough for small rooms per yd. 49c up or Here ! ! ELECTRIC CO. D