Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 22 January 1897 — Page 3

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"Deering" Binders and Mowers, ".lohn Deere" Plows and Cultivators, "Brown" Cultivators, "Princess" Plows, "Flocking' Valley" Shelters, "Turnbiill'' Wagons, "Deere" Planters, "Union" Planters, "Victor" Clover Hullers, "Rutnely" Threshing Goods.

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P. S.— Leave your name with us for the Deering Farm Journal. It is free.

Willits Millinery Emporium

209 Bast Main Street.

Latest Styles and Lowest Prices in

Fall and Winter Millinery.

We solicit a share of your patronage and will make it to your interest to give a call when needing anythiug in Millinery. Before buying get our prices. V"ours Respectfully, MRS. L,. R. WILLITS.

"IWhite House Grocery.

For the Next 30 Days You Can Buy'

!25 lbs. Gold Mint Flour fur .....$ .05 H51-'

*1 lilil. -1.80 I'S '25 Uw. Standard .00 ........ l.uo ii'ioo- v:v. ',••» 1 J.8r, :|l 1)1)1: .. .. .. .. ... ...... -i (55 1 9 is an at S is a or ... ... .. 1.00 I&20 Kidpewood A Sugar for .. 1.00 iS21 Ll|?ht Supar for $23 Now Orleans Suirar for .....*

White House Grocery.

ist Door South of First National Bank.

All Wool Dress Cloth at 15c per yard., All Wool 30-inch Serges at 23c, worth 39c. Good heavy Outing Cloth only 4}c. Cotton Blankets only 49c per pair. All Wool Blankets only 81.59 per pair. Yountsville Blankets only 83.50 per pair. 50 pieces check Gingham only 33-tfc per yard. 40e Table Linen only 25c per yard.

We have a fine line of TableCloths and Napkins at prices you never heard of before. Good Toweling only 3c per yard. 10 pieces yard-wide Silkoline only 7&c per yard.

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iS21 Ll|?ht Supar for $23 Now Orleans Suirar for .....* 1.00 §1 lb. P.'ickufcc C'olYeo for.. 15 1 ~,i7 ll:irs Santa Cluus Soap for .25 •if 8 Star Soap for .25 I 4*10 Tiger Soap for 25 IM3 Cans (iood Corn for |§1 11). Good Tea for v.....

IM3 Cans (iood Corn for |§1 11). Good Tea for v..... VHic |J lb. Good Ureen Coffee for. 15 a it jr or I i|uart Pail Fine Syrup,for ........ ... .-15 1 \/f Bucket Syrup '.... ........... .40 j:? 1 gallon Fine Syrup for .: 5 j:( 1 lb. Fine Kiee for .: 5

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Beginning Friday, .January 1st, everything in our stock will be offered at Cost and less than cost for 30 days. We have entirely too many goods on before taking invoice and we must dispose of most of them and to sell them quickly have put the knife deep into the prices. Below you will find a few prices to show you that we mean to sell goods:

Cloaks and flillinery Goods Closed Regardless of Cost.

And thousands of other articles that we cannot here mention. Now is the time to lay in your goods as you seldom have an opportunity to buy goods at such sacrifice prices.

Abe Levinson

VOL. 50-XG. -I.- OUAWFOliDS\,r LLLE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, dAN CJAliV -2-J, l897-T\V"J0L\rE PAG 1 iS.

NEW SCHOOL LAW.

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of AMitirs in (In* ^rltool System Wliioli .Mr. rroposcil to KniM I' poii IN.

Under the directsupervision of State Superintendent Geeting a school law has been prepared and has been presented to the Legislature. This law provides: 1. That a law be enacted making it the duty of township trustees, and the trustees of town and city schools,, to furnish high school accommodations, free,

to all graduates from the common school branches. 2. That a law be euacted making it the duty of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to examine all teachers for license to teach in the public schools of the State, thereby making the license valid in any part of the State instead of in one county as at present. .'1. That there be a law enacted providing for the qualification of County and City Superintendents. s. That an cmibliwj act

be passed

enlarging the work of the State Library Board (instituted by tLe General Assembly of 1S'.)5) whereby a district library system may be established, extending the privilege of reading good books to children in our country, village and town sehools. 5. That the State Board of Education be authorized to recognize Stale certificates issued in other Stati

The first and fourth provisions of this law are all well and good enough, but the. others are open to the gravest criticism and objection, especially the second third provisions. As matters now stand nearly every county is advancing in school work. Teachers are becoming better each year and the standard of scholarship higher.

50 Chenile Table Covers only 39c, worth 75c.

25 dozen Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Vests or Pants only 15c worth 25c. Big stock Ladies' Wrappers at actual cost.

Ladies' combination Union Suits only 39c, worth 75c.

Ice Wool only 7}^c per box.

Covered Dress Stays only 3c per set. A good Corset only 15c. 2 papers of Pins for lc.

7c yard-wide unbleached Muslin only 4.^c. Lonsdale and Masonville Muslin only G&c.

OPPOSITE COURT HOUSE.

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nearly all the counties the superintendents are ellicieut men, chosen for their executive ability and their power to organize succcessfully. They have conttantly brought up the standard of teacher and pupil by being in close touch with the school work under their supervision. They know every teacher personally and know the work he is capable of doing. They know that success in malting a passing grade does not imply success in the school room, and that often a teacher who can not make a grade required is eminently efficient in the instruction of pupils.

Montgomery county has for eight years been noted as a county in which it is most difficult to obtain licenses yet Superintendent Zuck states that he is obliged to "raise" the grades of at least one-third of his teachers each year in order to secure the number necessary to man the schools. "Many of those whose grades I have to raise," said he, "are among my most efficient and successful teachers. They are, some of them, the ones most sought by the patrons of school districts, yet they would stand no earthly show before a State examining board not conversant with their personality. On the other hand, it is a fact, sad but indisputable, that the two persons who make the very best grades under me

are miserable failures in the school room. They are walking encyclopedias, but they have no more executive ability than rabbits. Many others who make splendid grades can not teach. 1 want to know my teacher, and knowing him,il know where to place him. Indiana does not need a law of this character, as any one conversant with the workings of a county superintendent's ollice can attest. During my administration of eight years I have seen enough to convince mo of this. The only man who over approached an absolutely perfect grade in this county when placed in the school room, failed. His pupils entered and left the house by the windows instead of the doors, and bedlam reigned supreme. He taught a month, resigned in disgust and taking the competitive examination for West Point, distanced his competitors. Instead af a law of this character, tne State needs one which will allow superintendents an assistant in the person of an able teacher, whose duty it shall be to visit shools. spending sometimes two or three days with weak teachers, bracing up the work and giving needed instruction. Two years ago 1 tried this experiment with most gratifying success. Several teachers, before weak, were brought out wonderfully when once put on the right track."

Mr. Geating, in his recommendation of this law, makes a point by stating that "it would remove the possibility of bringing personal influences to bear on issuing licenses." But the effect of this point is destroyed when he also recommends that "the county superintendent should, at the close of the examination, certify to the normal qualifications and school-room success of the applicants, and forward these with the manufcerips to the State Department of Public instruction for examination."

In this certificate the superintendent, if so inclined, could certainly bring to bear a personal influence of considerable force. Again, it is a fad that those who have never taught would suffer most at the hauds of a State board. A teacher's first manuscripts are always his weakest, and these sent in with no certificate of "school-room svccess of the applicant" would be placing the aspirant in a difficult position..

Mr. Geeting holds that the law would "equalize the wages of teachers and cause a uuiformity of the schools," but he fails to show how. Until he does so the majority of people will continue to believe that the wealthy and progressive communities of the the State will have longer terms and better teachers than the backwoods districts.

Another of the recommendations which has occasioned great criticism is the one in which he asks "That there be a law enacted providing for the qualification of county and city superihtendents." Mr. Geeting recommends that an educational qualification be necessary to entitle a man to such a position, and suggests that trie standard gauge be the holding of State or professional license. This is very well, so far as it goes, although many look upon the idea as a clever plan for providing places for the graduates c.f the State institutions and the swelling of the enrollment of these same institutions by those desioous of holding the licenses referred to. It is a well known fact, however, that it is not so muth a question of education in the superintendent's office to insure success as it is a question of executive ability, absolute honest and power of organization. Education does not endow a uian with these essentiols. If education is supplemental by these so much the better, but if not, higher education can be dispensed with. It is safe to say that there is hardly a county in the State whose superintendent was not a successful teacher before taking his office. They know the needs of the schools, and under their control the schools of Indiana have advanced year by year. It would be uuwise to limit the number of men eligible to such a posttion to a few holding a certain grade of license, when not one man in two thousand has the inborn talent necessary to the making of a good superintendent.

A Now Cluli in ItlouiiiiiiKton. Some young married ladies of Bloouiington are organizing a new club. One of the most important rules of the new club wil' be: When one member is heard or known to have talked about any person, she will be fined fifty cents for the first offense, which must be paid or she will be expelled from the club in disgrace. If in the discretion of a committee selected, she be deemed guilty of having unraveled an unusually entertaining story of her neighbor she shall be fined one dollar. The club's formation will be officially declared the coming, week.

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The question of sewerage lias at last been settled and like all important questions must be, it was settled right. The opposition consisting of Councilmen Wilhite. Smith and Nolan fought hard and died a-lighting but the ranks of the sewer men llutchings, McCampbell and Uutton were unbroken and at every vote they were assisted by Mayor Stillwell.

After all other business had been transacted and the desks cleared for action Mr. Uutton introduced the sewerage resolution which is printed below and Mr. McCampbell moved its adoption. Mr. Wilhite objected to its passage because it did not include the City Engineer in the management, because it did not provide for advertising for bids and because there was no money to build the sewer with. Mr. Smith moved to amend by including the Engineer and the Board of Public Improvements in the management. Mr. Wilhite aiso made a point against considering the resolution that the sewerage committee had not made a final report. Then Mr. McCampbell arose to defend the resolution and did so in an eloquent speech. He said the Engineer should have been included in the resolution, his name having been omitted by mistake. But he opposed adding the Board of Public Improvements and then briefly reviewed the reasons for sewerage. At the close of his speech Mr. McCampbell was enthusiastically cheered by the hundred or more workingmen who were crowded into the small portion of the council chamber reserved for visitors. 'The amendment was lost, the Mayor casting th°} deciding vote. Mr. Smith's second amendment that bids for the the mateiial and work on the sewers be advertised for was also lost by the

Bame vote. The vote on the resolution itself was then taken, Wilhite, Smith and Nolan against, and Elutchings, McCampbell and Hutton for. Before casting the deciding vote for the resolution Mayor Stilwoli made a short speech giving his reasons. The resolution is as follows: KKS0I.UTIOK rOK CONSTRUCTION 01' PI: WKK

SEC. 1. Be it ordained by the Common Council of the City of Crawfordsvilie. State of Indian,a that said .city construct, at her own expense, and to be paid for out of the funds of »pid city, all that part of the proposed sanitary system of sewerage for said city, known as the main sewers, and which include the outlet, and more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the outlet, running thence along the proposed line to Bluff street, thence to Garden street, thence to Lafayette avenue, thence to Grant avenue, thence to Spring street, thence to Green street, thence to «Market street, thence to Dubois avenue, thence to Binford street, thence to Pine streot, thence to Wabash avenue, thence to Oak street, thence to ^College street. Also that part of the proposed line beginning at the intersection of Bluff and Garden^streets, running thence to Market street, thence ,to Blair street, thence to Wabash avenue, thence to Gibson street, thence to Perry street. Also that part beginning at the intersection of .Lafayette avenue and Vance street, runnning thence to Main street thence to the alley opposite the north end of Boone street, thence to Wabash avenue, thence to Grant avenue,thence to Franklin street, thence to Washington street. Also that(part beginning at the intersection of Lafayette avenue and Grant avenue, thence to Walnut street, thence to the first alley south of Pike street. Also that part beginning at the intersection of Market and Water streets, thence to Main street, thence to Klston avenue, thence to Wabash avenue, thence to John street, thence to

Jefferson street.

Which said main .sewers above described area part of the sanitary system of sewerage as shown by the surveys, plans and specifications now on.file in the office of the City Civil Engineer and which plans and specifications were prepared by Engineers Alvord & Shields, of Chicago, and wore heretofore duly adopted by the Common Council that the plans,'specifications and estimates of the costi of construction of said main sewers above des

PART FIRST

cribed are made separately and on separate papers and are hereby made a part of this resolution. That said sewers shall be constructed according to said surveys, plans and specifications of Alvord it Shields heretofore adopted by this council. That the material used and si/.e of said sowers shall be in accordance with said plans and specifications, and '..he construction of said sewers shall be under the supervision of a first-class workman and all said material and the work of laying the same shall be in all respects first class.

SKI'. 2. The Common Council shall purchase all sewer-plpe. fixtures and material for the proper construction of said sewers as above provided.

Si:c. 3. That the construction of said bewers as above described, be commenced at as early a date as the weather and preliminary arrangements therefor, will permit. And that home laborers be omployed in preference to non-residents. That the sewer committee, vi/.nW. N. McCampbell, .lohn C. Uutton, B. L\ llutchings and Fred Hofl'man, City Engineer, together with the Mayor of the city, shall have charge of the construction of said sewers, and shall superintend the construction thereof.

Sue. -I, That all expenditures made in the construction of said sewers shall be reported to the Council every two weeks for upproval, and shall be made out in an itemized account, and the City Clerk shall keep a separate account showing all expenses on account of the construction of said sewers, and shall be so kept that the whole expense may be known at any time.

JOHN C. HUTTON, W. N. MCCAMI'UKI.I,, B. F. HurcuiNiis.

There were two petitions signed by 150 citizens in favor of sewerage but the anti-sewerage petition failed to appear. After reading the accounts the council and city officials had a priyate session to open the bids which had been received in response to letters sent out by the City Imgineer and oohers. There were eight bids on tile, two on cement, three on brick and three on castings. After figuring until after ten o'clock the council decided to adjourn until Wednesday evening to let contracts as the work of deciding who was the best bidder would have taken all night and the interests of the city demanded that the work should be done carefully. From all reports the council worked harmoniously at its private session, the anti-sewer men laying down their arms and assisting in every way possible. At the opening of the council Mayor Stilwell made a short inaugural address, speaking feelingly of his predecessor, and aiso laid down the principles which would guide him during his term of office. lie also took occasion to thank the Tribe of Ben-Hur for a gavel which this order had presented him. Mfi£

FAYERWEATHER WILL CASE.

I In* o':rt ol A OiM-ido in Kuvor of I In- Col li-M-H— Wiilnmli Col II-IJI- Will l-ilicnil Sim• i'. ...

Aii Associated Press despatch from Albany, N. Y., says: The Court of Appeals has decided the Fayerweather will case by affirming tne judgment of the lower court, with costs to all parties, payable out of the estate. Judge Andrews dissents. The action was based on the will of the late Daniel B. Fayerweather. a leather merchant of New York. The will provided that after payment of several specific bequests other colleges named in the will should receive stipulated sums, and that the residue of the estate should be devided share and share alike among certain educational beneficiaries.

The effect of the decision is to distribute the 33.000,(100 involved among the following colleges in equal pro-: portions: Amherst, Bowdoin, Dartmouth, Williams, Vale, Columbia, Hamilton, Latayette. Lincoln, Maryville. Marietta, Adelbert. Wabash, Park, the Wesleyan University of Rochester, Cornell, Virginia, Hampton and the Union Theological Seminary. Several hospitals and charitable institutions in Now York are cut out of benefits by this decision.

It will be seen from the above that Wabash will receive over SI57,000 additional to what she has already received if the estimate placed in the despatch is correct. Treasurer T. H. Ristine, of the college, however, is inclined to believe that 53,000.000 is too liberal a statement of the hum to be divided. In the opinion of Judge Thomas, one of the trustees of the college, the new suit filed alleging the fact of a fourth codicil which was burned will delay the distribution of funds for a long time and if the suit is successful will cut down the shares of the colleges considerably.