Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 9, 1915, Page 28

s e i i | i Scene on Lake Bemidji Near Site of New Normal School. Bemidji Location Of State’s Sixth Normal School; C9untySystemRanksHigh is on foot to build a building at the Site Includes 22 Acres Overlooking|,, .. grounds especially for the school Lake Bemidji, and Is the Most Ideal of Any in State. MORE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS IN OPERATION |state's sixth Normal Beltrami County Second in Number of Grade Schools; 151 Schools and 234 Teachers in County. Beltrami county has an excellent school system. Never in the history of the county were the schools in better condition or more prosperous; never before were there so many children or such a general interest shown in the school work. There are 151 schools in actual operation in the county with ten prospective schools which will pro- bably be opened next spring. There are 234 teachers employed in the county. Last year there were 208 teachers in the county schools. There is only one county in the state which has more graded schools than Beltrami county. Carlton coun- ty has eight graded schools and Bel- trami county has seven. Leads in Consolidation Beltrami county leads all the coun- ties in consolidated schools there be- ing nine consilidated schools in actual operation. ! Three more consolidated schools are planned. The buildings range in value from $5,000 to $11,- 000. The total enrollment last year was 5,433 an increase of 473 over the pre- vious year. The larger percentage of the children are from the rural dis- tricts. There were 2,755 students in the high school and graded schools and 2,658 in the one and two room rural schools. A large number of the high and graded school students are from rural districts. The high schools in the county are the Blackduck and Bemidji. The graded schools are located at Baudette, Hines, Nymore, Suam, Spooner, Tenstrike and Kelliher. Teachers Rank High. Beltrami county schools rank with any county in the state in the quali- ty of the teaching force. There were 79 teachers last year who had at- tended high school, 48 who had at- tended normal school, 28 who had attended college. ers were high school graduates, 27 were graduates from the high school training department and 55 were normal school graduates, 23 were graduates of a college. Last year there was paid the teach- ers of the county in salaries $95,224. Transportation of students to school cost the county $10,254. The cash on hand at the end of the season was $54,403.99 of which $46,752.91 was credited to the rural schools. The state apportionment for the county amounts to over $31,000. There are two.normal training de- partments, one at each of the high schools. All unorganized territories in the county are being supplied with schools as fast as there is a demand for them. At some points, where there are six or eight children of school age, a school is supplied for at least seven months in the year ‘de- spite the fact that under the law 'a school is not necessary until there the at least twelve children. All kinds of contests are held each year by the children of the schools. Among the contests are, bread mak- ing, corn, potato and canning con- tests. HBach year at the Beltrami County Fair at Bemidji the schools have a large exhibit and a movement Sixty-four teach- exhibits ‘W. B. Stewart is county superin- tendent of schools. Normal School in Bemidji. Bemidji is to be the location of the school. The site for the school includes in the neighborhood of 22 acres and over- looks Lake Bemidji, the remainder of the land being retained by the city for park purposes. The site is located about three-quarters of a mile from the heart of the city and with the exception of three small build- ings is free from buildings and is still in its natural state, beautifully wooded. City residences are built in close proximity to the grounds. Site is Large. The site is of sufficient size to ac- comodate all the buildings, main school, model building, heating plant and dormitories for years to come, and all the buildings will be con- structed on an elevation so as to overlook and 'face the lake. There is sufficient room for athletic and 148 grounds, tennis courts, etc., in fact in ‘the opinion of the state normal school board members there is noth- ing, and that the site or the sixth Normal school is the most beautiful- ly located and ideal of any in the ‘state. Construction of the school, it is expected,. will be begun next year. With the establishing of the Nor- mal school in Bemidji, the public schools of Beltrami county and North Central Minnesota will take first place throughout the state. KEEKHKEKERKKXKE XKD * BUY RED CROSS SEALS. IR E R L RS ERESES SR E ] ‘When we realize that one person out of every four in America who dies between the ages of fifteen and, fifty dies from tuberculosis, and that it is mainly through voluntary sub- scriptions that the fight against the disease is initiated, we realize what the sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals means to Minnesota. The economic loss to tlus State annually from tuberculosis is ten million dollars, which means that every one of us looses five dollars personally. Practically all of the 2,500 annual deaths from tuberculosis are preventable if taken in time and properly treated. When you buy a Red Cross Christmas Seal -you help Minnesota to “take them in time” and to eliminate the needless suffering and needless loss occasion- ed by the white plague in this state. Tuberculosis leaves more destitute widows and orphans than ony other disease—Red Cross Seals save fam- ilies from misery. If Minnesota raises the fund which it should, it will mean that poverty will not prevent the proper treat- ment of tuberculosis victims. Ade- quate funds will make possible the free services of physicians for di- agnosis and treatment, the care of a visiting nurse, and the provision of proper diet and open air living for the patient and protective care for the families -of the poor. Of course we want our community to rank among the first in per capita seal sales this year. The way to do this is not to talk about it, but to buy seals. Let us put them on our calling cards, on our private and business correspondence, bills, pack- ages and everything that will hold them from now until the end of the year. 'If ‘each of us purchased ome hundred seals, think of what our community and the State could do in ridding itself of disease next year. A TIMELY SUGGESTION. . Let’s make it unanimous for C. B. ‘Buckman -for congress.—Pine- River Blaze. E THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER |eAME RESERVE . NORTH OF BEMIDJI IN PINE FOREST Continued from Page 18 Southeast corner of Section 31, Town- ship 147, north of Range 32 west, thence north along the east line of Section 31, 30, 19 and 18, in said town, thence west along the north line of Section 18 in said town con- tinuing along the north side of Sec- tions 13, 14, 15 and 16, in Township 147, north of Range 33 west, thence south along the west line of Section 16 and Sections 21, 28 and 33; and along the south line of said Town 147 Range 33, crossing Lake Bemidji and along the south line of Section 31, Township 147 north, Range 32 west to the point of beginning, being all of sections 18, 19, 30, and 31 in Township 147, Range 32 and Sec- tions 13, 14, 15, 16, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 33, 35, and 36, in Township 147 north, Range 33, west and all of that portion of Lake Bemidji lying north of the south line of said last named town. In more common terms the site runs north from the city limits along Irvine Avenue to the six and one-half mile corner, thence east along the section line or ‘road practically to Turtle River and from there south to the Bemidji mill. Ruggles Timber Included. The famous Ruggles timber a fa- vorite resort for partridges and grouse, is included within the strip and although the action taken by the solons was not directly for the establishment of a game refuge, it so influenced the citizens of Bemidji that they immediately endeavored to have the spot get aside as a harbor for hunted and nearly ,exterminated animals in hopes of seeing the timber itself adopted as a state park. . Not only small game such as grouse, partridges, ducks, geese and other wild fowl are to be found in and about this place, but deer in great plenty, bear and pos- sibly moose, make it a favorite herd- ing and grazing ground. Already has the state board of game and fish | 3 seen fit and made possible the plac- ing of quail as a likely experiment to determine whether this delicate bird can’ endure ‘the hardships of this climate, in the reserve. Lake Bemidji partly lies in the re- serve. Here also has been the basis of many experiments by state officials, most of which have been quite suc- cessful. The latest experiment is the introduction of trout. For scrubbing floors, linoleums and wood work dissol ve a tablespoonful of Gold Dust in a pail of hot water In millions of homes ‘Gold Dust is used every day, because it abolishes rubbing and scrubbing. Gold Dust—the active cleaner — dissolves quickly in hot or cold water, forming an active, antiseptic clean- ing solution which will not scratch nor mar the finest polished surface. Its activity begins the moment it is applied to any article that re- quires cleaning. Use it for cleaning floors, linoleum, china. Also for cleaning porce- lain, kitchen utensils, silver, enameled and plated ware,woodwork, windows and bath- room fixtures. You will find simple directions printed on every package of Gold Dust. It is inexpensive and indispensable. Five-cent and larger packages sold everywhere =S """‘l\}lll\\ D) "hllnmmll"" '"Illl]unml!“" s umumlllllfll [[ENK FAl RBANK:c:oanI umunmllfl“l ]lllluuuulll" hllluunmlll“ December 1 Free Hose 1 pair of dollar silk hose, 2 pair of cashe- mere or cotton hose, or 4 pair of cashemere or cotton hose. Free with each pair of ladies’ shoes from $4 a pair and up. Ladies’ Handker= chiefs 28 Ladies’ soft fin- ished, hemstitched haadkerchiefs for $1. Girls’ Dresses 25 girls’ and Misses’ dresses,, made from percales and ging- hams, $1.25 to $3.00 values. Choice $1.00 eash. Cash Only for $1.00. Ladies’ and Girls’ Coats ) 30 coats will be offered "at $1 each. These are coatscarried over from last sea- son. There are a few coats in the lot worth $3.50 to $5.00, the balance are worth from $7.50 to $15.00. Our object in offering these coats at the nominal price of $1.00 is to give those who need a good coat and are not in a position to pay the price, a chance to secure a comfortable garment In order to obtain the desired results the coats will be sold under the following rules and regulations: 1—Sale will be held in basement. 2—Only one coat will be sold to a customer, except charitable organizations. 3—Under no circumstances will a coat be sold to anyone to be cut up, or for the buttons or tnmmmgs. We ask the aid of our customers in assisting us in placing these coats where they: will -do the most good. e J Boy’s .Under- suit. Everwear Hose $2.00 values,: $1.00 a yard. Corsets $5.00 models, to close $1.00 a pair. Bemidji, Minnesota : ; No Telephone Order. wear 1 boy’s wool shirt and 1 pair of drawers to match $1.00 for the 4 pair of ladies 35¢ Everwear hose for $1. Dressgoods, 1000 yards of wool and sitk dress goods, $1.25, $1.50 and choice 1 lot of Kabo and Nemo corsets $1.25 to choice