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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
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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,
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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. Martin, Boone
Mill, Va, who i= the mother of eight
en children, Mrs. Martin wae cured
of stomach trouble and constipation
by Chemberizin’s Tablets after five
recom~
publie,
adv,
years of suffering, and
mends these
Hold by all dealers
now
tablets to the
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and we have on hand
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Extra Heavy Hose
Rubbers
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Also, a few more
Bed Blankets
in Cotton and All
Fancy Plaids
Robes and
Horse Blankets
Wool, in
Dress Goods
all the plain and fancy
weaves for Coats, Suits; Ser-
ges for Coats,
in
All Overs and l.aces
and wide insertion to match,
Lf We will
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House #1
a8 coxswalr
“Mrs
victory
tee bont
dived wu:
with a
the opposil
“Ann Gl
ge of eighty-five, ignif
and handsome to the last
Acter was summed
In these words
“Her was honest to a farthing
As a smelt and kind hearted
queen’ ”
t!
ISSO, at the
l 5
Her
neighbor
gorons
char
up by a
clean
As B#”
Rose to the Occasion.
“Do you know, Miss Doofles” asks
the earnest young man. “that if one
were on Ririus of the
would the size
finger ring?”
“1 beg your pardon, Harold” she
flutters. “1 was musing for the mo
ment and did not eateh everything you
sald, but I heard
about ‘serious’ and a
Post.
the orbit enrth
look just about of n
you say something
ring." = Chicago
The Steering Committee,
Registry Clerk—It is necessary for
me to ask the mother of the Liride if
she has nothing to say before 1 pre
ceed with the ceremony. 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
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