Pe ——————— Ak THE CENTRE REPORTER THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1918 “HE RURAL SCHOOL TEAUHER, The National Government Finds Rural Schools in Hands of Unskilled Instruct. ors, Education in the public schools and especially in the country schools, is in the hands mainly of unskilled instrue- tors, according to a bulletin issued yesterday by the bureau of education as the result of an investigation made by two of its experts, Not more than one in every five teachers, the investi- zation disclosed, had been graduated from a teachers’ training school, The conditions were depressing, the ip- vestigators declare, and the report is pessimistic in tone. In some districts it is found that the untrained teachers are given preferance over thuse who have attended and graduated from training schools, the inclination of the school authorities being to favor the resident teachers re- gardless of the fact that teachers who have had special training for the pro- fession could be secured without addi. tional expense to the district, Steps are now being taken to raise the stand- ard for teachers in the rural schools, where the worst situation was found, The lure of the city and town it was found, drained the country of its best teaching talent and in consequence the country schools were forced to get along as best they could. “The rural teacher,” says the bul- letin, ““needs the same courses in ed- ucation as the city teacher, but needs also additional courses in nat- ural and physical sciences, particu- larly in their application and in na- ture study, elementary agriculture, domestic economy, sanitation, raral economics and rural sociology.” Many of the states now have special courses in these studies for the benefit of prospective teachers and the federal bureau hopes to encourage the spread of the movement, he ———— A A ———————— Appointed Justice, On the second day of this year Governor Tener appointed W. Gross Mingle justice of the peace for the borough of Centre Hall. Since the appointment Mr. Mingle has decided to leave this place, and consequently will not lift bis commission, which leaves the office vacant. Mr, Mingle is the third generation of the Mingles to hold the office of justice of the peace. He succeeded his father, the late W. B. Mingle, and his grand- father, Henry A. Mingle, held the office for many years in Haines township. Aaronsburg, Roy Btricker moved to Philipe- burg, where he is employed. Misses Mabel Boob and Elida Hoe- terman, called on their sister, Mrs William Wolfe, on Saturday, Mrs. George McCormick and son returned to their home at Potters Mills, afier spending too weeks with ber parents, E. G. Mingle, Clarence Eisenhauser and Walter Orwig, who are employed in the Al- tooua shops, spent Bunday with their friends and families, Mre. Luther Wert started for Akron, Ohio, having been called there by her eon Nelson, who moved his family out there last fall, on account of the serious affliction of his wife with rheumatism, The scholars in the Aaronsburg school wert invited to the chapel school last Wednesday evening, so the boys displayed their chivalry and took the ladies there. All epjoyed the visit there very much. Wilson Haines, your correspondent regrets to say, is suffering from small- pox, and has been very ill. With a view of aiding in checking the epread of the disease, the school board closed the public schools, and all public meetings, including those of a reli- gious character, have been recalled. Rebersburg. Mrs. Reed is at present visiting relatives at Mifflinburg, The family of Rev, Biogman are at present ¢fllicted with the measels, Quite a number of ice houses in this place have been filled this week, Wm. Hou!z is making preparations to move to Illinois in the near future, Jack frost visited some of the cellars at this place during the recent cold weather, C. E Ziegler, of Spring Mills, quite recently placed a piano in the home of Wm. Bierly, Charles Dobler has packed and crated his household goods and will in the near future move to Renovo. Oue day the past week while Mrs. Best, an aged lady, of Bmullton, wae staudiog on a chair to adjust a window blind, she fell and fractured several ribs, Clarance Brungart has advertised sale of his farm stock. He quite re- cently bought the meat market at Loganton and will move there this spring, The Benlor Class of the Rebersburg high school will hold an entertain- ment in the high school building on Baturday evening, February 22. All are cordially invited, Admission 10 and 156 cente, The executors of the late Bamuel Ertle advertise sale of Jotuonal proper- ty for March 11th, posters and a NAVAL GUN TELESCOPES. Device That Made Possible Accurate Long Range Firing. It was about the year 1885 that the telescope was first tested in conjune- tion with the firing of a modern gun. The tremendous concussion broke the lens, however, so that in order to use it nt all the telescope had to be detached from the gun before firing, thereby entalling an loss of several seconds in time after aim hall been taken. Later, to obviate this defect, the telescope was adjusted to the axis of the gun by a system of parallel arms moving up and down in unison with the gun, though detached from it. This of course was a great improvement, but there were still grave practical de- fects, Well, along In the early nineties Hen- ry C. Mustin, a young midshipman at Annapolis, lean faced and square of jaw, built like a medium sized Her- cules, quiet mannered, but a bulldog In the football field, Interested himself in the study of optics. Naturally enough, his thoughts were directed to the de- fective of the gun telescopes. The lenses broke when the fired; therefore it was necessary to in- vent a nonbreakable lens. One day years later, while station. ed in Washington, Mustin called a few of his brother officers to the window near his desk on the second floor of a building in the navy yards. He show el them a with a metal band “shrunk” its circumference Then window liberately lenses guns were lens around he opened the y threw the all his might upon the brick pavement be low. The others knew of his pet hob. by and thought he had given it up in disgust and bad taken this way of tell- But be put on his hat, lit i a cigarette and bade them follow him. and de- lens with ing them so. He led them down the stairs amid con- siderable joking and out to the si where the on the pavement The glass was unbroken I'h wot great defect of been overcome, at po sihie the modern navy the long ties zl 58 lis} upon the brick i nal for the nat their Dreadnoug zine, LONG HAIRED MEN. They Caused a Vigorous Protest Massachusetts In 1649, igned by Jo or; Thomas Dud 1 iy TE . oO i irotest Massachu st wearing long hair, nor, ete, of Massachu- “Fornsmuch as the wearing of lon hair, after the manner of Russi barbarous Indians, hs » themselves nen and doe corrupt good man We doe therefore earnestly in this jurisdiction they wall t tinst it In their to take members of their respec ners treat all the elders as often as inifest their see cause, to zeal age nistrations, and » that the hurches be not adi defiled therewith: Wy r < Semebds . 4 #0, snch as prove obstinate and it reforme themselves, may have nd man to witness against them » third month 10th day, 1640.” The Stranger. A stranger knocked at a man's door and told him of a fortune to be made id the “ht considerable will “Lim!” sa that volved.” “Oh, said will many ollsome days!” “Lm!” sou?’ “1 am called Opportunity.” “Um!” said the man, “You call yourself Opportunity, but you look like bard work to me. And burgh Post. an, mn appears effort be io yes,” the ss stranger; sleepless nights “you und sald the man. “And who are he slammed the door.—I'itts Frenzied Arithmetic, Three-year-old Amy, who had a very Hvely little brother, pit through a lesson in hes added one wns being irithmetic by unicie. She bad successfully and one, hut stuck at two and one “Your mamma.” said her uncle, two chlidren. If had what would that make? "Oh" cried Amy, “that would make my mamma cwazy!"— Woman's Home Companion. “has she one more A Gentle Hint. “I'm hungry,” said the out of n job tragedian, “Well,” sald the kind hearted (9 manager, “can't 1 give you something to appease your hunger?” “Surely,” sald the actor. “I believe I'd prefer a few dates.” — St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Mistaken Identity. Mrs. Henpeck (to her pet dog)—Co and lle down there! Her Husband (coming bastily)~What did you wish, my sweet little wife ?—Fllegende Blat- I A AI Mn. Laundry will go out from this of- 1 FLIGHT FOR LIFE Onrushing Flood. THE FURY OF A CLOUDBURST. A Solid Wall of Water Swept the Can- yon, Uprooting Trees and Toying With Huge Bowlders—Exciting Race in a Storm on Lightning Creek, To must know where the ning creek, a famous trout follows the what of occurred understand something incident Light stream of northern Idaho, of the Cabine tearing canyons heavily cedar. At all times swift. In the spring, wi are melting, July 3, 1006, were hauled fro rises among the g clers comes it is a torrent. stiution to the on Lightning creck, camp. The next m and mysel 3 1d of oue of base: the water sur were battered by scratched by the drift the water, but we clung on ly. In a min furthes flood swept on, leaving mn wike, About the tite, nt the in cliff the trees lay piled ir a tangled. broken heap We down, drenched bleeding and made onr way But the spot the eamp had stood was swept clean We sank soaked ground to jer should do In a shart time the voices of our friends been fishing the main stream where the branch entered and had escaped. There was nothing left for It but to make our way back to the rallroad sta tion, where we arrived after dark, For months fishermen discovered articles sf our camp equipage scattered along the stream.—Youth's Companion. erept hrniged and to camp where upon the water whnt we heard They had above thus We COnusH Emulation. “Your first name Is June, 1s it, little girl?” : “Yes, sir: only 1 don't spell it the way most folks do.” “How do you spell it?” “J.-0-0n." “Why is that, little girl?" “Do you s'pose I'm goin' to let the Maes get ahead of me when {it comes to =pellin’ names diferent?” Chicago Tribune. The safest way of not being very miserable is not to expect to be very happy. ~ Schopenhauer, —————— A] ————— sale register, floe next Wednesday. Centre Reporter, §1 per yeur, With the Best of Men. WON FAME ALL OVER EUROPE. Ann Glanville and Her Champions Not Only Beat Their Own Countrymen, but Went to Havre and Outrowed Half a Dozen Crack French Crews. In the boat that have races rowed the of the forms the nguished them- immemorial been on the +» Tavy that Plymouth, nze, estuary of women h have often distd In “Around and A Porter bout Saltash” I Cot RT PROCLAMATION. Whereas the Honorable Ellis L. Orvis, Pres dent Judge of the Court of Common Vieas of the Forty-ninth Judicial District, consisting ol the county of Centre, having hiz precept | bearing date the y of December, 1912 Lo me directed for holding a t of Commot Pleas, Orphans Court, Court of Quarter sessions of the Peace Oyer and Termiver and (jeners { Jalil Delivery, in Bellefonte, faptied Cont cmmence on the i FOURTH MONDAY OF FEBRUARY { being the 24th day of February, 19 Centre, and to ¢ IE TWO Weeks Notice is hereby given to the if the Pesce, Aldermen inty of Centre, tha Coroner onstables it Oper [Orsong 24th, with wipations, and t } TT EGAL NOTICE | Notice « hereby ¢ ints will t Farm Machinery Gasoline Engines Fertilizers Binder Twine Repairs for Machinery H. C. SHIRK Centre Hall, Pa. Here is un message of hope and good cheer from Mre, OC. J. 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Voice of Mother (in background) ~All 1 have to say is that if I hadn't had a good dent to say, already they never would have landed here. If it were possible to heal sorrow bs weeping gold were less prized than grief --RBophocies ———— ———" A ———— the lowest prices. HC —— Advertise it in the Reporter S
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