"VOL. LXXXV.
"IS PENNSYLVANIA
LAGGING BEHIND ?
By The
[In a recent issue of the Country
Gentleman, one of the foremost agricul-
tural periodicals in the states, a writer
signing himself Observer, " commend-
ed and criticised Pennsylvania State
College and the legislature, as is noted
in the following paragraphs. The Cen-
tre Reporter is not in full sympathy
with everything this observer says, but
on the main question we agree.g There
are so many commendations and fair
criticisms that we believe the Reporter
readers will have a better insight of the
institution after carefully studying the
article and the figures given in it.—
EDITOR. ]
Observer
the
the
8O
forth,
all of
fertilizer analyses, and
Federal Government foots
bills.
The worst is not told. If the institu-
tion were not prospering in an educa-
tional sense one could understand the
indifference of the state government,
But it has prospered remarkably—and
In the
last six years the moneys appropriated
against great financial odds.
by the state have increased 33 per cent,
while the increased 118
Tod Ly there are about 2000
students in the
attendance has
per cent!
college, and when the
winter agricultural courses
will be over 1000 students in the scho
1
Ji
person has made the trip, why he
should go again is a mystery. The
prospectus tells us that ‘ since the com
pletion of a line of railroad directly from
the college to Bellefonte it is no longer
difficult of access, even according
modern standards of
That line of railroad
miles long. The schedule
convenience.”’
time
time, one hour and a half!
engineer,
STATE COLLEGE'S IMMEDIATE
History informs
with the year 1887,
mittees i
These
us that,
* Legislative Com
have visited the
of
tours inspection, h
What's the matter
vania’s State School of Agriculture ?
“She's” not * all right” half
of the faculty, headed by the able dean,
pack their household goods and agro-
nomic sheep skins and trek to morefertile
fields of educational endeavor. And
higher salaries alone did not lure these
capable men away. With them it was
also the surety of adequate appropria-
tions and improved fadilities for
search work and the improvement
the science of agriculture.
where they believed they could do the
most good. They
the administrative department of the
with Pennsyl-
when
re
of
They went
went also because
state institution made no effective effort
to keep them, such as the circumstances
demanded.
This is not to
have been induced to remain.
attitude of the authori t tl
ties at the college
seemed to
Say
be singularly
Yer
o
and self-satisfied.
was prompted b
that a tactful consider:
ings of thestate legislatu:
¥
|
qua non to future prosperity.
When in ne
about the resignations from the faculty
the reply was
filled.””. Which
main question at all, provided the
I asked >» critical spirit
Every place but one
answer
is
doesn't the
en
who resigned were well-equipped men —
and theres that.
Rather uncandid also
statement of the president of the col-
lege. Said Doctor Sparks :
* The reported changes in the faculty,
said to be due to
support, have
ated. ”
But we read in
legian, the spokesman ol
body .
Agee, Harding, Baker, Cochel,
no douitt about
; tha fetal
is the ollcial
insuilicieat
grossly
legislative
been exagger-
State Col-
the student
Huat,
Whit
more, Linville, Clark and others for luck
he Penn
Ihe loss of such meq as
of financial support by the state 1s Ww ell
It
en,
nigh a calauuty to the college. is
not a matter ol sauary to ad Liese
bu
and better facilities
their investigational
. #3
we going to do about it ¢
a question of Daviag more
carrying
work. What
money
flor on
are
President Sparks tries to protect the
sensitive feelings of the stingy legislator
the college paper puts the issue squait
ly up to the men who are primarily re
spousible. These figures tell the story .
FOR AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
ILLINOIS
Agricultural college .........
Experiment SEOUL... ivmmmmrimmmiin
TOM coe ssrsssss sss ssrmstsnssramssessnisnianns 3008, 000
NEW YORK
$373,000
124,500
Wi,
Agricultural College... commmrioinimnmmins seins
Experiment station .. cco vemmmiiniinnn
BeCONAALY SCROOIE (i vvvmvtcrrsnsserrsanss visors
TOME: coos cesnsnesbessibisnsssmmnrnnsisssssnes $100,000
PENNSYLVANIA
Agricultural college... comin
Experiment station ....cciimrmemne
$112,000
EN
Total....oconisvivssnnne abe sisssrnsesisinnes §100,000
. The three states are of the same class,
although, according to the census of
19010, in rural population Pennsylvania
(3,034,441) leads both Illinois (2,151 ,~
662) and New York (1,028,120), Iili-
nois appropriates 9.8 cents per capita
for agricultu al education ; New York,
7.7 cents, and Pennsylvania, 1.0 cents—
one-seventh that of Illinois, one-fifth
that of New York. Pennsylvania is the
second state in the Union in population,
the second commonwealth in nesessed
value of property ; but in the support
of her higher institution of learning her
rank is fifteenth | And Pennsylvania
practically does not support an experi-
ment station. Aside from receipts from
a
of agriculture.
From the foundin
in 1855, a8 a
gof the institution
for
rriculture, and more particu-
chool instruction in
practical
larly from the acceptance of the terms
of the Land Grant Act of July 2, 1862,
of the college
has been
ri
$ ¥
ui
iS
atment
aigacr equcas
riy.
1867 to 1903 the
| purposes was but
averag
LEGE
¥
One might wonder at this
At {
the fternoor at arrisburg,
y § » f
the journey to renn State. 3:20
veionnltunral
ncuitura: ge
ald.
Mesos sat BA
~~
i
|
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THE STATE QONSTABULARY
To Patrol the Country Within
of their Barracks Will
150 Miles
Commencing at once the etate police
aggregate.
tions have increased, but as the
Since 1903 the approprias
tive muanificence of this state aid to]
agricultural teaching and training in|
the mechanic arts is readily compre- |
headed. i
parts of the state and, after a very care- |
ful examination by a commitiee conmist~ |
ing of Governor Pollock, Judge Watts |
and Doctor Elwyn, the Board sceepted |
the gift of 200 acres in Centre County,
from General James lrvin,”
If the foresight of the governor, the
judge and the doctor rests eutirely on
this venture in college planting their
reputation as men of vision is a» mious
quantity—unless, of course, their sot
purpose was to segregaie the college
from the rest of the world, Anyhow,
that is the result. State College is
superbly situated, (rom the stand point
of natural beauty, but it is far-tlung,
jsolated —a mustorpiece of isolation,
away from everything and everybody,
with all modern means of communica.
yon hopelessly vefuddied, You oan
got to State College i you have time
legislature,
as follows
ate needs of the institution :
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE,
MENT STATION AND INSTITUTE
OF ANIMAL NUTHITION
Faro management, om ammmmvmm wes
Completing and furnishing horticultural
DALIALIE oo rvrmrirmmrmnies
Eolarging dairy Dallding. cee cme
Dairy cattio Baro. ..owen
PORILEY DULIALIE. corso sorrsrmsonropmmmorsionmn
a iad
a a
It is to be hoped that under ihe item,
* Maintenance, $240,000, ”’ there will be
sufficient money to keep good men at
the school of agriculture. ‘At present
Penn State is unable to compete with
similar institutions in the matter of
( Coatiaued 0a last page)
-
tion. The men will leave the bar-
racks at the same time and will be
gone for a period of ten days, at the
end of which time they will return
and exchange patrols with the other
men.
men and they will make a epecial
effort to cover the territory within the
time allowed,
On coming to the diffvrent towns
and villages in their district the state
police will confer with the officials of
the municipalities and ascertain what
information they wish, In this man-
per they will be enabled to eecure
much information that will be of use
tothem in running down and captur-
ing evil doers.
The decision to establish the patrols
is an inpovation and the outcome is
awaited with interest,
The W. CO, T. U., Heveption,
One of the flourishing organizations
in Centre Hall and Potter township
jsthe W,. COC. T. U. It is the largest
and most progressive organization in
the county, and includes in ils mem-
bership the foremost citizens in the
borough and country surrounding it.
On Friday evening the society gave a
reception to ite pew members. Among
its acquisitions durivg the, past year
«| were pumber of snd
Young
1 vanced lo years ;
The reception
a 000g men
ladies, nud others more ad-
children, vo
was an joformal
fair and was held in Grange Arcadis
the pumber present
sud
i brief address Ly
ilig Over oue
fifiy. There was
nt,
Dr.
the pros de
W.
2. KR. Jooes,
E Crawford
| tette composed of Rev. |
Rev. 8B. A. Boyder, W.
snd Willism Kerlin.
The light junch snnounced to be
served was delicicus, and greatly en-
joyed by the children sod of
more alure years,
Mrs. Albert Foster,
was introduced. Bhe of the
sctive workers in the cause Mifflin
county, snd gave some of the experi
ences in that thriving town. All the
business men of standipg state that
their business is better under the dry
than it was under wet conditions, and
that it is the intention of the leading
business men to erect a lemperance
hotel. Mrs. Foster is all sfire in the
temperance movement, snd it is due
to her activity snd others like her
thet Mifflin county is white instead of
vlack on the temperance question.
A. a—
those
of
ig OLS
Lewistown,
in
Charch Suppers,
The ladies of the Lutheran church,
Pleasant Gap, will hold another
their noted specialities oo bauks-
giving week. The olject is to raise
the balance of money needed for the
rebuilding of their church, the old ed-
ifloe being about ready to con
demnped as uosafe. The session opens
on Wednesday evening when an elsb-
orate oyster supper and on Toursdsy
{ Thaukegiviog day ) a chicken dinner
and supper will be served, at fifteen
esnts. Choice ice cream, sll flavor,
will also be on sale, Ia addition, the
pargain counter will be ladened with a
very useful and attractive line of faucy
goods, all of which will be disposed
of at astouishingly low prices. Come
ud evjoy the festivities sud aid iu a
good cause,
MRS, FRANK WEAVER
The Next Seoretary,
The National Stockman and Farmer,
jue of the leading agricultural jours
uals in the states, endorses a Peousyl
vanian for a cabinet position in a man.
ner that the Reporter can support.
The Stockman says :
Farmers are particularly interested
in one member of the next President's
cabinet; the Secretary of Agriculture,
deveral men have siready been pro-
posed for this position by the cabinet-
makers who always get busy just after
a natlopal election. We are not in
politics and don’t koow much about
cabinets, but alee to propose the name
of Vance C, MoUormick for Secretary
of Agriculture, A famous foot-ball
playerat Yale, a leader of his party In
Pennsylvania, an active supporter of
Governor Wlison before and after his
nomination, a farmer who runs aboat
two-score farms, a landlord whose ten
ants are his friends, & mau of culture,
of ability in business and of honor in
everything, he should grace any cabl-
net, We commend this plece of
sound and straight-grained Penneyl.
vania timber to the chief cabinet.
of
be
maker's consideration,
The Lingle foundry in Bellefonte Is
to be put into operation by Philadel
phis parties who secured a two years’
tense, with the privilege of exteuding
the lease or purchasing the plant,
DR PERSONS
yp
| Wil! Sposk on
th»
The Country Church sod
Country Community, in Usntre Hail,
| Rev, KE D. D., of
{ Cozenovis, New York, fa employed by
Milas Persons,
| the Department of Chareh and Couns
{try Life of tha Presbyterian church to
{ visit 8 number of places daring the
month of November to speak on the
ahove subject. He will Centre
Hall and address =a
meeting in the Presbyterian church at
7:30 p. m. Dr Pers very
active and successful in solving some
of the problems upon the
the by the newly awakened
interest in the development of rural
Hf of ex-
perience in his New York psrish., A
cordial lovitation is extended to every
No charge for admission, but s
collection to meet traveling expenses
will be taken.
be In
November 26 h
ys has been
forced
cuurch
© He speaks out
his own
one,
———— ea
Cupla’s Victory,
The country home of Mr. and Mrs
shoemaker, of pear Greenburr, Clin-
ton county, was the scene of a pretty
wedding on Bunday, =hen their
daughter Mary was united in mar-
risge with Merrill C. Fink, of Chica.
go, Illinois, At five o'clock the bride
snd groom sttended by Miss Mabel
Shoemaker, sister of the bride and B
W. Binecox, of Lock Haven, entered
the parlor. The Rev. G. A. Btauffer,
of Rebersburg, psstor of the bride,
stepped forward aod spoke the words
which wife
hen
which the
made them and
the congratulations
weddin
sn
Catne after
marched to
boa nts
The groom is 8
g charscler and is
he U. 8. Railway Posta:
and the bride
pa
wi
ny
the dinipg room ered ® us
1
!
{dinner was served,
| young man of sterlin
yi
{employed int
ii y PARR EE
| *erVice j=
The
a most esii-
ung Isdy. couple left
| mable y¢
¢ for their
Mi i
i nday mornis
| home in West Chicago.
new
w——r—
Uanlon Thanksgiving Services.
The customary union Thanksgiving
HService at Centre Hall, will be held in
the Presbyterian church, Thanksgiv-
ing morning, o'clock. Bermon
by Rev. R. R. Jones, pastor of the Re
formed church
10:30
It i& very much de-
sired that all good citizens arrapge or
rearrange their
allairs 80 that
be able to attend these
they
will services,
Fbankegiviog ie the only real appoint-
ed day oi by the National
Government, and every loyal cilizen
should feel it his or her duty to God, in
accordance with
worship
the proclamation of
His Excellency, the President of these
United States, to assemble at this sp-
pointed time, and give thanks to the
Almighty God for his provision in the
prosperity of the country and the
abundant harvests duricg the past
year,
lf —
Centre Coun'y Normsiites,
Among the nine hundred and thir
ty-six studentaat West Chester Slate
Normal school are these from Centre
county :
Mary KE Bartg«
tA
Sarah L. Fis
Marga
Russel C. Furst
Margaret F. Gloster
Clair EK. Harm
flied. B. Kai
yu H. Meyer
th N Smith
1
or
Watson
Transfer of (lanl Esiats.
4. Frank 8mith, C. 0. C,,
Cununiogoaw, prequises in
$1315
A. B. Lee, Soeritl, to W. U. Irwin,
six tracts in Union and Boggs lowo-
ships. 200
Catharine A, Spots, et al, to Elery
2, Spots, premives in Union town.
ship. $2100
County Commissioners to W. C.
Helule, tract in Centre county. $2400.
Agues Baipley, et baron, to Edwin
A. Conrad, lot in Uaglonville Boro,
$300,
Charles T, Kennedy, et al, to Barah
H. Kennedy, lot in Rush township.
$1.
Emeline Hugg, et baron, to Thomas
F. O'Brien, et sl, premises in Philipe
burg. $10,000,
Catharine Spottas, et al, to Edoa D.
Spotts, et al, premises in Unionville.
$1000,
tafe Deposit Trust Company to
Harvey H. Woomer, eighty-two acres
in Taylor township. $200.
Harty H. Woomer, ot ux, to Ralph
Woomer, eighty-two scres in Taylor
township. $200,
Sarah J. Krumrine, et baron, to
Tueodore D. Boal, thirteen sores in
Harrie township, $1800,
J. E. McDowell, guardian, to
George SBwelgart, premises in Rush
township, $408.
Eua R. Leathers to Penna. Railroad
Company, two sores in Howard town.
ship. $1000,
Charles F. Hartsook, et ux, to OO, (La
Goodling, lot in State College. $700,
Albert F. 0, Hildebrandt to Emma
E. Hildebrant, premises in State Qol
lege. lL
io
Bellefoute,
NO. 46
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTEREST
FROM ALL PARTS
Friday morning there was just a
bit of snow on the roofs. It was the
first cover of white for the season,
Miss Eliza Moore is at the home of
Mrs. Jacob Meyers, in Aasronsburg,
and will remain there until geome time
in the winter,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Foster, of
Lewistown, are guests at the home of
their son, Dr. J. V. Foster, in Centre
Hall, and will remain until the close
of this week.
The new annex to the engineering
building st Pennsylvania State Col-
lege, will be dedicated on Pannsyl-
vania day ( Friday ). The department
proposes to hold an industrial parade
in honor of the occasion,
Rev. F. W. Brown, formerly pastor
of the Aaronsburg Reformed charge,
resigned the pastorate of a charge at
Beaver Bprings to accept one st Dan-
ville. Instead of six congregations
served in his old charge he now hae
but two.
Here is a little item that presents a
real gpirit: The United
Evangelical and Evangelical Associa-
tion charehes of Rabershurg will hold
a union Christinas service ou Christ.
They will use the ser-
vice entitled “Glad Tidings.”
Christoas
mas evening.
Messrs. Barrick and Hostetler, who
eonduct Farmers Roller Mills,
near Belleville, in Mifflin county, are
doing a Mr. Barrick
was formerly headumilier at the Cen-
tre Hall r Mills, and he and his
family will be kindly remembered.
A large barn at Pine Croft, in
ion county,
the
nice business,
+3ile
Hun.
owned by Edward
Johnson, was totally destroyed by fire,
us were aleo three horses, three oolte
and several head of cattle, and all of
this year's crops. Mr. Johnson was at
one time a resident of Ferguson towne
ship.
Linge
The extension of the Lewisburg and
Iyrone railroad to Tyrone is again be-
ing talked of by newspapers and
others. Whether or not the line will
be extended the Reporter does not
know, but it know that if this
road is ever connected with the main
line Penns Valley will be put on tone
map at the right place, and State Col-
lege will not long be the third town in
Centre county.
d (WAR
The columns of the Millheim Jour
nal contained this local : Oa Sunday
morning Perry F. Confer had a vio-
ieut headache and in order to relieve
himself of it he took what he thought
was a headache tablet, but which
proved to be a poisonous compound
that he had b2en using some time ago
fora bruised finger. Upon discover-
ing his mistake he immediately sent
f.r Dr. John Hsrdenbergh, who re-
lieved him of the poison.
Rev. and Mrs. B. F. Bieber and
daughter Frances, of West Milton, last
week came to Georges Valiey sand
were entertained at the home of P. A.
Aumsn, and others, Mr. Beiber spent
the time in the mountains hunting
for deer, and Mre. Bieber visited
among her many friends. Of course,
on Sunday, the minister came to the
valley and in the morning was one of
the speakers at the missionary service
held io the Cross church. >
I'he re-laying of the slate on the
Lutheran church was completed last
week by Wm. H. Smith, the Miles-
burg slater. Mr, Smith guarantees
that the roof is now much better than
when first laid, and states further that
the material in the slate is as good as
any slate on the market today. The
roof had been a source of annoysnoe
for many years, largely due to lack of
proper attention and employment of
unskilled labor in repairing it.
Margaret Breon, the youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Breon,
of Axe Mann, was taken to the Beile-
fonte hospital last week, and Thure-
day was operated on for appendicitis.
Her condition at present is very hope-
ful, snd no further complications are
apticipated. She has been in delicate
health for some years, and the trouble
was no doubt due to conditions that
resulted in the development of the
disease for which she underwent the
operation. She was a plucky * young-
ster, ”’ if the statements of the operat.
ing surgeons can be believed. \
Aside from the killing of a little boy
last week, at Millbelm, a reckless
hanter came nearly snuffing out the
lite of Mrs. W. R. Young, a Penn
township lady. She was in her home,