uv or. VOL. XCI1I1I. ~ ONE-ROOM RURAL SCHOOLS ARE TU BE ELIMINATED. With the Passing of Ancient Meth- ods of Teaching Comes Finale for Little Red House of Learning, State Department of Education Says. The gradual elimination of the little red schoolhouse is being undertaken by the Bureau of Rural Education as a part of the program of the State’ Depart- ment of Education for the reorganiza- tion of the educational system. By means of the consolidation of the small country school districts it is hoped to remove the one-room school, with its attendant inadequacies and lack of modern educational facilities, Nearly so per cent of the children of Pennsylvania are to be found in the rur- al schools, Almost half of the control and force of the next generation must receive its education, and consequently its power, by being educated in the country school, With that fact in view the department is straining every effort to bring the standards of the rural districts as high as those in the centers of population. There are at the present date about 9500 one-room schools in the state. COMMUNITY CENTERS. Under acts passed by the last Legisla- ture, any school having an average daily attendance of ten or less must be aban- doned and the children cared for in an- other district, During the present school year 295 have been abandoned and forty-four consolidated schools have been created. 8 Through the consolidation of schools the children of the country are enabled to receive a training equal to that receiv- ed by the children in the city. The new buildings are of the latest type, contain- ing rooms for vocational training, home economics and other such courses. Furthermore, this schoolhouse becomes the community center of the surround- ing neighborhood. Here the farmers may gather for their meetings and lect- ures, while their wives meet together in mother's club, The department has found that this consolidation program will tend to help solve the teacher-shortage problem in that only about 60 per cent of the teach- ers needed in the one-room schools are necessary, after consolidation. For stance, nine one.room schoolhouses may be brought together in a large central plant, where instead of nine teachers be- ing used, five are found plenty, for tak- ing care of the children? The department turther points that through the lidated the child gains the advantage of special in- i out consol schools play facilities, There is the gymnasium, the school organization of teams giving a zest to the work and proving a great factor in inducing the child to remain through the high-school course, laid down that A standard rule h been by the bureau to the new schoolhouse, no or small, shall have a« play on district, The great pr developed with consolidation which used as an argument to oppose it, is that as effect every matter how large room for equate ground belonging the school t £1 1g to yoiem that and 1s often of transporation. The department an- nounces that transportation is not near- ly so difficult as many assert. With the betterment of the roads of the state it has been found in many places that mo- tor vehicles may be utilized. The state pays one-half the expense involved in the labor employed and the local school district pays the rest. It insists that transportation should be permitted only in first-class vehicles, comfortable, well-lighted, and ventilat- ed: These vehicles must be under the management of good, reliable and clean- minded men, who can discipline the children without being too strenuous or disagreeable. It is the policy of the department to recognize the responsiblity and import- ance of the office of county superintend- ent. It states that this position is one of tremendous importance and should be given the consideration which is due. The salary of the office should be such that men of the highest type of ability will be attracted, and the department announces that it is its purpose to held put the office on a higher plane. It further states that the tendency to- ward rural school betterment gives the county superintendent opportunity to es- tablish and maintain a high standard of efficiency in his schools. This, however, can only be done when that office is fill- ed by a man who has stamina and bark- bone to stand for higher and better ideals, tnen who will not cater to local influence, ———— A ————— Prof. Marshman Resigns, Prof. ] T. Marshman, for the last six years a professor of public speaking at Penn State, has resigned and his resig- nation was accepted at a special meet- ing of the board of trustees held recent. 1 M Y prot. Marshman spoke at Centre Hall on numerous occasions. He has accept ed a position at Ohio Wesleyan, Baccalaureate Sermon. uating class of the Centre Hall high school was preached in the Reformed church on Sunday evening, by the pastor, Rev, R. R. Jones. After congratulating the class on its ascent to the first landing in the upward climb, and commending the custom of beginning the commencement exercises with a sermon, he requested the class to remember the text of the sermon, which he then announced, namely, ‘Godliness is profitable unto all things, having a promise of the life that now is and that which is to come." —1 Timothy 4:8. Godliness means God-llkeness, that is, like God in character. The speaker es- pecially emphasized three Godlike traits of character. First, attitude wards sin, God is unchangeable, irre- Every Godlike God's to- vocably set against sin. person will in the degree that the God- likeness manifests itself in him, be bit- The sin terly opposed to sin in every form. effort will be made first toe eliminate out of the soul, and then from the com- munity at Jarge.} Second, God is gove hir rey ait mn by the principle of right. governed, This is the Christian to become like God, governed witlfin, by the principles of right, Third, the Godlike trait of helpful ness. God and he manifests this trait in all his dealing with men from the dawn of creation to the ent. The Godlike person is continually reaching out a helping hand. sirous of helping. The preacher then raised the tion, Are such traits of character profit able unto all things? That profitable for the life which 1s ed from wit He is self ideal, fr il om is love, pres- He is de- ques- they are to come, 3, but how about the here The preacher unhesitatingly declared that if amassing a “making money” end ir those Godlike traits would not help, but rather the attainment, But doing life's work was the end in then these traits would be found preme no one doubt and now? fortune, was the life, in hinder of su- importance. These sodlike traits would keep the body clean and the Men with great souls are what are needed to- He closed by saying al development is of inestimable val- vigorous and develop soul, day. that intellec- Fee te, but Godlikeness is of greater value —————— 26 Took Examination for High School Entrance. N. L nation for en Hi High school, Saturday morning, Prof art an trance to to the Ce ges conducted exami ntre Hall oh Twenty-six scholars from both boroug! and township, took the test, their aver age age being a trifle less than fifteen years. Ella Snyder, Albert Smit How ¥ Soy h, Helen Glasgow, ley Brooks, Zella Rij Mildred Meeker, Margaret Keller, Zettle, Albert Howard Emery, ir names 1« Sara der, Miles Meiss, Stan Lan Ka, Duck, Ellen Edward Foust, Vianna Emery, Harold Durst, Ella Burkholder, James Royer, Lilae Brooks, Harrison Grove, Luella Bloom, Ja Brooks, John Fetterolf, Anna Gladys Garbrick, Paul Garis, Mary Dutrow, Usman. ————————— Snow Bank in Potter Twp. At the time this issue of the Reporter is being printed a snow bank of consid- erable proportions is visible in Potter township, the exact point being just south of Tussey Sink school house. Up to a week ago, this snow bank, probably the only one remaining in Central Penn- sylvania, was of considerable propor- tions. The rains since bave reduced the volume of snow and ice, but it bids fair to be visible by July 1st and proba. bly until Independence Day of 1920. { Sells Sugar Alone If Customer Asks. The practice of some grocers in re- quiring that a certain amount of other commodities be purchased with each pound of sugar is a violation of the fed- eral trade commission act, according to instructions received from Attorney General Palmer by local departments of justice. Such practices constitute unfair com- petitions, in the instructions pointed out and under provisions of the act are mis. demeanors punishable by maximum fines of $1000. ———— PSSA To Provide Feed For Birds and Ani- mals in Centre County Forests. To provide feed for birds and animals in the Centre county game preserve, pear Ingleby, A. C, Silvius, the State forester in charge of the Penn Forest, has reported that the following trees and shrubs were planted : Russian Mulber- ry. 150 ; Apple, 375; Japanese Barberry 300 ; Red Raspberry, 375; Red Elder- berry, 75, Black Haw, 450 ; Wild Grape, 150; Arrowwood, §8 ; Bitter Sweet, 145; Buckthorn, 125; Wild Cherry, 75. The following forest trees were plant. ed to insure plenty of protection and cover for the game, Arbor Vitae, 200; White Pine, soo; Spruce, 400; and Jack Pine, 400. A AI MA — “ Price-Drop Wave Sweeps the West,’ says newspaper headline. Sweep on, oh joyful wave, sweep on. CENTRE CO. SUNDAY-SCHOOL CONVENTION JUNE 3 AND 4. The Fifty-first Annual Gathering to Be Held at Pine Hall. The fifty-first Annual Convention of the Centre County Sabbath School Asso- ciation will be held in the Reformed Church at Pine Hall, Thursday and Friday, June 3rd and 4th, Names of all delegates should be sent to Mr, W. K. Corl, State College, R. F, D,, promptly. The Fourth Annual Older Boys' and Girls’ Conference of the County Sabbath School Association will he Church Friday, June 4th. Centre held Hall, dele- gates should be sent to Mr. George Mec- at Pine Names at the Lutheran ot all Millen, State College, as soon as possi ble, mm ————— Reformed Pastor Resigned. The Aaronsburg Reformed pastorate, presided over for the past thirteen years by Rev.W. DJ, Donat will become vacant July 1st, when Rev. Donat will leave to accept a call from Strawberry Ridge Montour county, which charge has but two appointments, as compared five on the Aaronsburg charge, with eee eens Centre Co. Asso. Picnic. The next Centre County Association annual picnic will be held on Saturday, June 19th, at Bellmont mount Park, Mansion, Fair- All countians are welcome.—Dr, Beale Philadelphia, Centre s HOC July 5th for Unveiling of Monument at Millheim. I On Independence Day Mill ough and Penn 3 hei bor- township will celebrate m and nnveil ) 1.41: ¥ pun ' and unveil the soldiers’ memorial monu ment, At a recent committee it 4 Aa was decided to © mpleted s ldiars’ memarial mm NGIErs memorial monument celebrate Independence day as an id Home occasion, on Mond; Old E in wey 1 3 3 ade to Dave all t g veterans of both nr ws 1] o fforts will be wars and those present, invitations sent far and wide to all who call this their old home town and community, A —— — AO AANA Letter from Nebraska. Hasting, Nebr. May 17, 1920. Editor Reporter : Euaclosed find a put 1 standing. gFoOa frown the “*far-out” check to Like to read the subscribers, Would say our spring is later than us caused by late much rain, ¥ bloom. Spow slorms st. but wheat, oats and up nice, but a little short, Politics rather quiet ; Democrats fighting among themselves, so we iblicans don't have much to do. I remain, }J- C. Bn AM Li, Your Liberty Bond. The United NER St Government bor- finance the ates war. You hold pro- mise to pay you ba called a Liberty Bond or Victory Note On this Bond ck. This promise i 8 un is stated the condition der which the Government borrowed the money from you, For instance : If you hold a Bond the Third Liberty Loan, it states that on April 15th and October 15th of each year until maturity, you will receive interest on the amount you [paid for the Bond. Other issues bear other rates of interest and other maturity dates, all of which are clearly stated on the Bond, Now, if you keep your Bond until the date when the Government pays you in full for it, you do not need to worry if, in the meantime, the price is low one day or high the next, You and Uncle Sam are living up to your agreement with each other, and neither will lose by it, On the other hand, if you sell your Liberty Bond now, you will find that the man you sell it to will not give you a dollar for every dollar you paid for it. The price has been brought down be- cause so many people are offering to sell their Bonds. If the market is flooded with tomatoes, you can buy them cheap, but if everyone is clamoring for tgmat- oes and there are few to be had, the price goes up. The same is true of Lib erty Bonds. Short-sighted people are dumping them on the market, and wise ones are buying them. The best advice that can be given to the owner of a Liberty Bond is this: Hold the bond you bought during the war; it is as safe and sound as the United States Government itself, Buy as many more at the present low rate as you can afford, If you hold sham {0 maturity, you are bound to make the difference between what they sell at now and their face value. You will also receive good interest on your investment, : Hold oti to your Liberty Bonds and buy more, ———— A ————————— Several bales of hay are offered for of sale by 8. W. Smith, Memorial Days Plans. As has been stated before, Memorial Day in this section will be observed on Saturday, May 29. The hours for exer cises are as follows : At Tusseyville—qg:30 a, m, ; speaker, R.R, Jones ; in the Zion Hill Evangel ical church. At Sprucetown-—Afternoon ; speaker, Rev, Scott, of Bellefonte. At Centre Hall—6:00 p. m. ; speaker, Rev. C. F. Catherman. All lodges, Sunday-schools and organizations of all kinds dre invited to participate in the pa- exercises, Singing by the children and male voices, Flowers buildi a OW rade and to to the school Registers of all Each parade will receive a flag that be taken 4 ¢ ng al 1.00 p. m. er contributors will be kept, 1in chile they may retain, PROGEAM FOR CENTRE HALL, Song, America, Prayer, Decoration of graves of veterans, Song, Star Spangled Banner, by chil- dren. Decoration of graves of unknown sol- diers, by veterans, uartet. Catherman. Song by male q Address by Rev. Song by male quartet, Closing prayer. Accepts Call to Pastorate. lowing the service in the Lutheran h in Centre Hall, Sunday eveni Drum the no ng, umm made he had accepted the the Penns Melvin an- ouncement that 0 become the pastor of g the sranimong call " 1 hatey s nll unanimous call tendered him by all of the TevViIOus, alley Lutheran Charge, followin a week p ly the time charge on he His satis- will act as regular pastor. ac- ceplance was rec eived with much faction on the part of those present at the serv In the matter of his ) occu local par and after Rev. signific then } onage on 1 added the brief, ‘but very sark that there would * to share the place with I nportant event will place following the close of the likely mencement exercises at Susquehan- at which Rev. “ Drumm expects to be present, Educate Indians to be Real Ameri- cans. work for the American Indian is being undertaken by North- ern part of their New World A great campaign of establishment of churches thorough system of welfare are important features of the proposed Baptist program for the Indian That th Extension of aptisis as Movement, education a ndian has been neglected 1 a recent survey made by “Of the 336.000 country, only 75,000 states the report O00 can speak the Eng if one-fourth have been to citizenship, and, while few good schools, there are to meet the need.” ng of a new station among in Arizona, the largest ex- at the present time; exten. gion of work in California; establish. ment of stations among the Rocky Boy Band and the Flatheads of Mon- tana: 6 new school of secondary grade in Oklahoma, are among the immedi ate steps to be taken In enlarging the work among the Indians T0 SPEND MILLIONS FOR NEW BAPTIST CHURCHES Plans for the New World Movement of Northern Baptists provide that 113 churches of that denomination will receive £3.500,000 for new buildings and that 24 educational-social-religious centers will receive £1,000,000 for addi tional modern equipment. All of this is Included in the $100,000,000 cam- palgn which the denomination will carry on between April 25 and May 2 It is also planned to spend $600,000 to clear up the debts or 37 churches. This program was held up during the war, along with all kinds of building activity, but the Edifice Department of the Northern Baptist Convention re- ports that $725,000 was distributed among 20 churches to remove long. standing debts and to purchase prop- erty. el is nsserted Ur Northern B Indians in Can Or iptists thi read write,” 1000 lish language, n« admitted there are a not enougt “Less tl 5 3 an fgting tril ——————————. Model Tenements for China, Dr. G A. Huntley, a Baptist mis. slonary, recently returned from China, states that *he American Baptist For- eign Mission Soclety wil! erect strictly rat-procf model tenements near Shang. hal Baptist College In their fight agalpst the disease-spreading rodent. All houses will be equipped with every modern hyglenic and sanitary device. Missionaries Have Hard Fight, Fighting “flu” in India, where super. stition is age-old and sanitation Is un. known, was a terrific battle, Baptist medical missionaries report. However, during 1918-1910 thelr work was recog- nized to have helped decrease the aumber of deaths, The Indian methed of treatment is to keep the patient THE DEATH RECORD. McCrerran.—William Franklin Mc- Clellan, former rural mail carrier, died at his home in Georges Valley, Baturday night at 11:30 o'clock, aged fifty years on March 10, last, He had been ill for only two weeks, suffering with pneu- monia and yellow jaundice, He 4s sur- vived by his wife and the following children : Mrs. George Fetterolf, near Centre Hall ; Miss Myrtie, of Geor- ges Valley ; Warren, Ruth and Blanche, at home ; one step-daughter, Mrs, ]. C. McClenahan, of Potters Mills. Also one sister, Mrs, Fillmore Ackerman, and one half brother, Elmer Georges Valley. Funeral services were held nesday morning at 9:30 and burial made at Georges Valley. Rev. R. R, was the officiat'ng minister, of Dy Foust, both of on Ned- y Jones "Ha ana HarsusArGeEr.—Mrs, Lydia / (Confer) Harshbarger, wife of Calvin Harshbarger, died suddenly her home at Potters Mills on Wednesday night of last week, of heart disease. She had been ill but a very short ti Her age was fifty-nine years, months and one day, Funeral were held Saturday afternoon and bur- ial made at Sprucetown, Rev. C. | Catherman, of the Methodist church which the deceased was a ciating. Besides her survived by a family of eight children samely, William, Frank, Edward, Har. ry and Max Harshbarger, all of Altoona; Mrs. Lowell McCool, Mrs. Sheri Altoona, and Mrs, Weaver, of Centre Hall. “1 ers also survive. at ten services of member, offi- husband she Garis, of hree Ruxkie —Sara Anna Runkle, wife “Capt.” W. H. Runkle, passed away home in Centre Hall Monday evening, 7:30 o'clock, after a short ness. She was born on March 2, making her age past seveniy-two years Besides her husband, Centre Hall, Joshua Armstrong, of Pleasant Funeral services this (Thursday) morning in dist church by Rev. Catherman, at Centre Hall, ber on 1848 one son Elmer, of pd one daughter, Mrs Gap, sur- be the Metho Burial vive, will jJower.~ Jacob Bower, one of the old est residents of Penn township the home of his daughter, Mrs. Johs Weaver, at Coburn, on Wednesda; night of last week, He was Janvary 24, 1830, hence was past nin years of age ersburg on Saturday morning. died at born Burial was made at R ———— er ———— Deaths of Centre Countians. W. L. Malin, prominent business of Bellefonte, at the Cresson sanitori aged sixty-nine years, Mrs. Harriet Shaffer, Henry Shaffer, at the Nathaniel Shaffer, at eighty-two years. vive—Nathaniel, William, Mrs, Henry and iam Slegal, all of Madisonburg ment was made at Madisonburg. — ——— National Bank at Rebersburg. A National bank was organized at Rebersburg on last Friday by electing J. R. Brungart, president ; J. N. Moyer, first vice president ; M. C. Haines, sec- ond vice president ; and the following directors: A. N. Corman, C. H. Smull, C. J. Weaver, Jr., P. C. McCaleb, W. J. Kreider, and S. A. Bierly. Work will be begun on the vacated Frank store building which was bought some time ago with a view of using it as the bank building, and will be pushed as rapidly as possible. ——————— A A Bank Barn Burned. A fair sized bank barn, on the small farm of Greely Jordan, above Colyer, was totally destroyed by fire Wednes- day afternoon of last week. There was no stock in the barn, but some imple- ments and hay, which were consumed, The place is occupied by Fred Kline- felter, and the origin of the fire remains a mystery. The loss to Mr. Jordan is quite heavy, owing to his having no in surance, and a subscription in his be- half has been started by his neighbors, —————— A AAI, School Report, 8th Month. Grammar school.—Number of pupi's in attendance during month, girls 23, boys 19, total, 42. Per centage of at- tendance, girls 99, boys 91, average os. Percentage of attendance for entire term, girls 97, boys 93, average 94.5 Those present every day during the month are: Mildred Bitts, Luella Bloom, Lilae Brooks, Ellen Burkholder, Gladys Garbrick, Anna Garis, Agnes Geary, Grace Grove, Ruth Grove, Char- lotte Keller, Grace McClenahan, Marian McClenahan, Helen Runkle, Isabell Snyder, Vianna Zettle, Florence Zettle, Lenora Foust, Ruth Bisgman, Mary Dutrow. Those present every day dur- ing the term are: Mildred Bitts, Ag. nes Geary, Charlotte Keller, Grace Mc. Clenahan, Viauna Zettle, Florence Zet- tle, Howard Emery. Albert Emery, Cur- tis Reiber, Pac! Smith Isabel Rowe, "a mail re late ic lict of the Four Shaffer, teacher, NO. 21 TOWN AKD COUNTY NEWS, HAPPENINGS OF LOCAL INTERE 41 FROM ALL PARTS , Ti 1 ¢ mortals nave to swat ar s flies from dawn to dark Nach Aid «NOAn GIGI ed in the Ark 1 - Ain te take immediate assist the foresters and local forest EN wardens in obtaining belp to flames, Mr, and Mrs. F. M. Fisher Mrs. D. A. | and Frank W. Bradford days the latter part of last week at the Bradford hunting camp, in the Seven trout q oozer enjoyed several 14 Mountains. They feasted on brook day, for the men met with catching a total of 143 trout, not large in size but they made exceptionally fine eating. The killing of a large rattlesnake furnished som excitement, Capt. W. H. Fry, of Pine Grove Mills, upon donning his spring suit a week or so ago, incidentally passed his fingers through the pockets and discovered the minute particles of a $5 bill which he had placed there when he laid the suit aside last fall. A mouse had evidental. ly gotten into the pocket and feasted on the greenback. Mr. Fry took the re- maining portions of the “five-spot” to a bank and found that there was aj suffi- | cient amount of the bill left to have it redeemed by the treasury department, three times a great success fishing, Penns Valley lays claim to another ! young man who is startling the base- ball world, especially in the intercolle- 'giate circles. We have reference to Eu- | gene Gramley, youngest son of Mr, and Mrs, T. M. Gramley, of Spring Mills, | As a member of the Penn State team, he won high honors by defeating the | Usiversity of Yale, Tuesday of last week, at New Haven, Coun., holding that team to two hits and scoring a shut. jout game, 1 to 0. Eugene has had a suc. , cessful season and is conmdered by Coach Besdek as ''State's” first pitcher. | He will likely pitch in the University of California game at State College during commencement week in June. He is a senior and has been a credit to his alma mater, si
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