The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 24, 1931, Page 4

“THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE Independent Newspaper THE STATE'S OLDESI NEWSPAPER (Established 1873) Published by The Bismarck Tribune Company, Bis- marck, N. D., and entered at the postoffice at Bismarck ‘as second cles mail matter. George D. Mann .............. President and Publisher Subscription Rates Payable in Advance Daily by carrier, per year Daily by mai) per year (in Daily by mail per year state, outside Daily by mail outside of Ne Weekly by maij in state, per year .. Weekly by mail ip state, three years . Weekly by mail outside of North Dakota, Weekl7 by mail in Canada, per year Member Audit Bureau of Circulation Member of The Associated Press The Associated Press ts exclusively entitled to the use tor republication of all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper and also the loral news of spontaneous origin published herein All tights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. by by by dp by (Official City, State and County Newspaper) Horse Sense from the Farm Despite the fact that tractors are supplanting horses on North Dakota farms, plenty of horse sense remains ‘mong the people who make their living from the soil. If this were not true their situation would be bad indeed. A letter to the editor by a man who signs himself} publicly as A Farmer illustrates the point. i The authorship of the letter is known to The Tribunc editor because this newspaper does not accept anony- mous missives for publication, no matter what their con- tent. We know, furthermore, that he is a real farmer who makes his living as a farmer and who is interested in the progtess of his community. And so, when he writes of schools and the educational! problem, he presents a view which many educators, competent and incompetent alike, may overlook. | In recent months we have heard a good deal about) raising the certification standards for North Dakota teachers. The idea was presented by Miss Rertha; Palmer, state superintendent of public instruction. It} was made the subject of a survey by Dr. W. E. Piek of the University of Minnesota, and Dr. Piek’s findings agreed with Miss Palmer's ideas. In brief, their proposal is to make the mininium re- quirement for a North Dakota teacher, one year of train- (ng in a state normal school or its equivalent. Thou- sands of words have been uttered in an effort to propagandize the idea and considerable newspaper space has been given to arguments supporting the theory. It remained for A Farmer to poke a pin at, if not into,/ the educational balloon and to question the soundness of the recommendation from a practical standpoint. Speaking of the oft-condemned 12-week teachers, A Parmer says: “The education of these girls is complemented by a thorough understanding of rural conditions; they know how to build and bank a fire; they know how to care for the school well, to insure a water supply in freezing weather, and do the other janitor work that the teacher is called upon to perform in a | rural school. In short, I believe a girl, equipped with the above mentioned qualifications, is capable of rendering every service called for in a one-room rural school, and believe they are equally success- | ful, and quite as capable of rendering an equal serv- ice, as teachers of a higher certification, whose edu- cation was acquired under more comfortable condi- tions, and whom city life has rendered less familiar with conditions that confront a rural school teacher. “Many of the girls, eligible under Dr. Piek’s pro- posed higher normal requirement, are girls from the cities who have been blessed with parents whose financial ability has permitted them to acquire their higher education practically free of the disadvan- tages that must be overcome by the rural girl in her struggle for an education. “I contend that the great majority of the twelve- week teachers referred to by the doctor, are girls who have used every available shred of their fi- nances-to obtain the education they now have, and the teaching positions in the rural schools offer to them practically the only means of replenishing their depleted finances so that they may continue with their education. “To raise the normal requirement at this time will relegate the great majority of these rural girls to the position of a domestic house maid. Under Present conditions, I see no advantage in the pro- posed change in requirements that will overbalance the loss to our present teachers of the means of furthering their education. “A teacher should be judged not by the ability of her teacher but by her own ability to teach. In my estimation we are receiving as many cents for our educational dollar as we are likely to receive under the proposed change in normal requirement. I be- lieve this change will be accompanied with increased cost to the rural school and, in view of the present ural outlook, I do not believe we are justified in adding expense to the educational system. With the proposed change, I believe we will find it nec- essary to increase the salary of the rural school teacher, whose duties have been enumerated by Dr. Piek. “Who is there whé thinks that the present wages will be alluring to the more highly educated girls from comfortable homes, blessed with parents whose financial condition made possible the acquisition of the required education a pleasure? Will from $700 to $900 per year out of which they must pay their expense be sufficient inducement to these girls to cause them to walk much of the time through snow in weather, sometimes 40 below zero, to a cold school room where they must build their own fire, to warm the building for the children. The heating plant may be anything from a cast iron heating stove to a modern hot air furnace into which the teacher, dur- ing a nine month term of school, must shovel about twenty tons of lignite coal and carry out about as many ashes. She must do the sweeping and scrub- bing and keep the place clean; look after the well to insure the water supply in freezing weather; see that the toilet system is kept in sanitary condition and supervise the playground. “Again I ask, who thinks the present wage an in- ducement to those of a higher education?” It will be worth observing if Miss Palmer and Dr. Piek tan make a really convincing answer to A Farmer's * query and the facts which he sets forth. | His statement that “A teacher should be judged, not by the ability of her teacher but by her own ability to teach,” contains as much horse sense as we are likely to hear ina whole day of educational theorizing. ‘The world has many persons possessing high scholas- tié degrees which presumably fit them for the teaching profession. The trouble with many of these is that they have little else to recommend them. | A leading North Dakota educator hit the nail squarely THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1931 gold. This is well below the figures for 1929—the banner year for all time—but substantially above the record for 1930, when the total was only 3,350,000. The importance of all of this lies in the fact that) American industry as a whole cannot prosper if the! automobile industry is sick. The institute remarks that! “the attainment of the automobile saturation point in in 1930 than any other factor”; and it is not hard to/ agree with that observation. | If the automobile industry is resty on the verge of} regaining its health, the outlook for other industries is measurably brighter; and, conversely, if Detroit should) continue to suffer, the rest of the nation would suffer with it. Mr. Fish’s Program Mr. Hamilton Fish seems to be thoroughly alarmed about the extent of the Communist menace in this coun- try. His committee report is the sort of thing that would! have created a sensation 10 years ago; and if the coun-| try only yawns at it now, that is simply Mr. Fish’s hard luck. He was born a little bit too late. ‘The program which he suggests that this country fol- low in dealing with the Communists seems to fall into the same category. It is out of date, by rather more than 10 years. It calls for swift and ruthless suppres- sion; and someone ought to point out to Mr. Fish that that has been tried before, with indifferent success. It was tried, in fact, in Russia, for many years. The Russian program, indeed, .was even more rigorous than the one Mr. Fish advances. If suppression could pos- sibly save a nation from radicalism, Russia would have been saved. But somehow it didn’t work. It provided just the kind of soil on which communism thrives. That is a point worth keeping in mind. Government by Commissions President Hoover has had an abiding faith in com- missions. His administration believed in deputizing many functions of the executive department to the “best minds” of the nation. Few presidents have equaled and probably none exceeded the number of commissions named hy President Hoover. College presidents have ‘been enlisted from one-end of the nation to the other to | apply their academic minds and skill to the perplexing! problems of government. | In most instances, the efforts of the Hoover commis- | sions have resembled the labor of the mountain which in commissions, even though composed of the best minds, probably is shaken as he reviews the Wickersham | report. One item of some importance in the Wickersham ef-/ fort is that it reflects, in some of its:parts, a trend to-| ward modification. It is a straw which points, rather feebly to be true, the direction in which the wind blows, Political expediency also dictated to some extent the recommendations and unless there is a complete reversal of policy President Hoover intends to take the dry end of the liquor issue in the 1932 campaign. To many on his commission, Vol- steadism is still a noble experiment and needs a longer trial. The vigorous modificationists and those who favor absolute repeal were in a decided minority on the com- mission. The majority was composed of those favoring strict enforcement and those who advocate mild modifi- cation. Outside of some interesting and expensive data collected for congressional information, President Hoo- ver is no closer to a solution and the esponsibility, as always, rests on congress. Editorial Comment _ . Editorials printed below show the trend of th by other editors. They are published without resard to whether they agree or disagree with The Trib- une’s policies. A Capitol Fight? Tt wim ieag oe were Chronicle) after the last embers from. our former state capitol building were beginning to cool that various cities in the state began to gird themselves for a struggle to get the capitol. Jamestown seems to be the first and most strongly organized home town booster, with rumors floating about that several others are Planning to join the fray. In spite of the fact that Jamestown's arguments in favor of changing the site of the state capitol seem both logical and good, there still remains the fact that North Dakota has over a million dollars invested in real estate in Bismarck. In view of the fact that as a state we are hardly affluent, it would seem a bit careless to casually toss away such an awe-inspiring sum. Besides the financial aspect of the question, the senti- mental one remains strong. All the old associations of our history cling about Bismarck, even after the old capitol is gone. Little enthusiasm for a change seems to have sprung up yet, and it appears likely that the Jamestown en- thusiasts are doomed to disappointment. The New Capitol While the destruction or the state le the destruction of the state capitol buildin; consequent loss of many valuable records is to te ete Plored, the fire was not without its benefits. It was a moral certainty that in a very few years a new building would have had to be built and the cost of tearing down the old shack. would have fallen upon the state. As it is, the insurance companies will contribute a large sum toward the new building, so in a way the state is a gainer. Of course there is much talk of what the new struc- ture is to be like, the suggestions ranging from an drnate building with the conventional dome, to a utility struc- ture of more or less imposing appearance. As to these views we incline to the business building idea, housing all the state's activities under one roof. The modern busi- ness structure is not necessarily a homely one, but on the contrary the late steel and stone buildings are very handsome, absolutely fireproof and best adapted for offices and such other rooms as legislative cham- bers, governor's offices, supreme court chamber, etc. Cost could thus be conserved and the needs of the state adequately provided for. A capitol building surrounded by a number of office buildings, in the style of the college buildings is fine, but it adds enormously to the cost and is no better suited, if as well, to the need of bringing the commonwealth’s activities into close proximity to each other. We hope the idea of a business building will prevail. The Twin Cities-Seattle Airway (Minneapolis Tribune) Those cities which would have benefited by the estab- lishment of air mail service between the Twin Cities and Seattle indicated little active interest in the passage of the bill before congress carrying the appropriation for it. Perhaps that is one reason why the appropriation has pen stricken from the current postoffice appropriation il. Senator Phipps, of the conference committee which took this action, gives assurance that the bill will carry an appropriation for a survey of the proposed route. To this end there is yet no official action. With no more ‘interest than is’ now being manifested even this ad- vantage may be lost. The situation is one which should command the interest of every city in‘the northwest. A survey promised is not a survey made. The issue should be pressed. If it is not pressed there is good reason to believe that it may be entirely lost sight of in the present session of congress and that a project of much im- 1929 was more responsible for the general business slump |’ brought forth the proverbial mouse. The faith of Hoover | Moral:. For Safer Driving Use Chains! voted to the handling of inquiries. You have at your disposal an ex- tensive organization in Washington to serve you in any capacity that relates to information. Write your question, your name, and your address clearly, and enclose two cents in coin or stamps for reply. Send to the Bis- Frederic J. Haskin, Director, Wash- ington, D. C. Q. How much does a radio broad- casting station cost? L. H. 8. ~ A. Ver.” few people have any idea of the cost of operating @ radio sta- tion. To install any kind of trans- mitting set with power up to 1000 watts, it would cost from $5,000 to $40,000. The science of the trans- mission of sound at the’ present time is developing so rapidly that a send- ing set that would be’ up-to-date to- office rent of from $15,000 to $40,000 a year. The investment on a big sta- tion runs from. $750,000 to a million dollars. Pick-up equipment costs from¥ $10,000 to $15,000; line charges, that is, for telephone wires to trans- mit programs, costs approximately from $10,000 to $12,000 annually. Electricity amounts to about $15,000 @ year, and there are a number of incidental expenses that run to about $15,000. Microphones cost at least $75. Q. What were’ the outstanding events of 1930? N. H. H. A. M. K. Wisehart in the Ameri- can Magazine suggests the following: Discovery of the remains of the Salo- mon August Andree north pole aerial expedition; transatlantic non-stop flight of Coste and Bellonte; winning of four major golf championships in one year by Bobby Jones; revolt in India led by Gandhj; birth of Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.; Columbus, Ohio, penitentiary fire; great Amer- ican drought; discovery of Planet X, later nambed Pluto; return of Carol to Rumania to ascend throne; and loss of England's dirigible R-101. Q. When were hospitals first es- tablished? V. R. A. The establishment of hospitals in the sense in which we understand them.now probably occurred in Eu- rope during the Middle Ages. His- torians differ somewhat on this, but. it is generally agreed that the insti- tutions conducted in Europe by vari- ous religious orders were perhaps the forerunners of the present day hos- This is a special department de- | pitals. marck Tribune Information Bureau, | It should be remembered, however, that there were certain places set aside for the treatment of the sick in early Greece. These were more on the order of clinics rather than hospitals in the modern sense of the word. The first hospital in the United States was established a few years after the settlement of New York was made—about 1670. Q. Why are some meetings of congress opened with prayer while others are not? G. A. When a session of congress re- cesses it simply resumes its deliber- ations at the next meeting without any of the opening formalities such as the calling o7 the roll, etc. When a session adjourns from day to day the opening exercises, including prayer, are gone through with. Q. Is Clarence Darrow an atheist? | day, in six months would be obsolete. | L. R. The broadcaster must pay studio and A. Clarence Darrow is an avowed agnostic, which is distinguished from atheism in that the latter makes an entirely negative confirmation with respect to religion, while the agnostic simply states that to his-mind poth- ing has been proved with respect to religion. Q. How many Civil war veterans are there? B.E. K. A. On June 30, 1930, the number ‘Was 48,991. Q. ‘What was the old capital of Alaska? C. W. T. A. Sitka, Alaska, was the old Rus- sian capital of Russian Alaska and remained the capital of the new ter- ritory of Alaska, when the Ameri- cans took possession on October 18, 1867. There was very little govern- ment in Alaska for some time after its acquisition and it was not until the act of August 24, 1912, that the territory was organized and the cap- ital officially established at Juneau. Q. What were skinners during the Revolutionary war? D. D. A. Skinners were a predatory band, professing allegiance to the American cause and roaming over neutral ground. Q. Why are inhabitants of the Netherlands called low Germans? L K. A. The inhabitants of the Nether- lands are chiefly of the low German race which is composed of three branches, Frankish, Saxon, and Friesian. The term, low, js applied T OH, 1TS A OMEN CHECK ON STocW HE TOOW IN TH COMPANY ANO WE DIDNT — AND HES JUST LETTIN ‘EM SEE THAT, EVEN IF HE AINT A BOSS, THEY'RE WoRHIN' FOR HIM sJusT occupies the low region near the North sea, Q. How many circuit courts of appeal are there? District courts? EC ! A. There are nine circuit courts of appeal in the United States and 83 district courts. Q. Is the president of the United States commander in chief in time of peace? B. F. E. A. The president of the United States is the commander in chief of the United States army and navy at all times. Q. E. B. A. It was reduced to writing about the 6th century B. C. by the use of an alphabet derived from the Greek alphabet of the town of Cumae in southern Italy. Latin became a lit- erary language during the -3rd and 2nd centuries B. C. ‘When was Latin first written? Q. Why can one hear better when the hands are cupped around the ears? F. B. A. It is because the hands thus placed .cage the sound waves and concentrate them. . Today Is the... Anniversary of FREDERICK’S BIRTH On Jan. 24. 1712, Frederick the Great, or Frederick II, king of Prus- sia, was born in Berlin. At the age of 18 he tried to escape from his father’s tyrannical control, but was caught and sentenced to death as a deserter. He was par- doned, however, through the interces- ‘sion of Charles VII of Austria. ‘When he ascended the throne in 1740 Frederick adopted a vigorous military policy and in five years he found himself in possession of Dres- den, capital of Saxony, and in a po- sition to dictate terms of peace to Austria and Saxony, thereby con- firming himself of the possession of Silesia. In the next 10 years Frederick concerned: himself with the develop- ment of industrial, agricultural and educational projects. Frederick took a great interest in the American revolution and was one of the first sovereigns to conclude & comnerel jal treaty with the United States. ‘The gross farm value of all crops in Minnesota on Dec. 1, 1930, was $233,- 263,000, compared with $320,551,000 in 1929, according to the state statis- tician. 2 ? | OUT OUR WAY By Williams | ez : YEH~1™M IN THAT FIX, Too. MY HELPER'S Got stocK AN'LAINT, HE'S WoRKin’ FER | Me , BUT IM worn! FER HIM, TL NRNERS SEE A GOY ON TH’ STREET ER ANYPLACE THAT 1; DONT WONDER: IF TM WORKIN’ FER, Him (Too. RW HLUaMs, s2 . BY REA BORIC, IC DRESSING THE MIND- ‘We choose our clothes mainly for decorative purposes and not so much for protection against the elements. Perhaps we waste a great deal of energy, and certainly spend larger sums of money than necessary in se- lecting our clothes from the orna- mental rather than the practical standpoint. Do we not also dress our minds in much the same manner? Our educators attempt to develop a Child’s mind in such a way that as the child studies the routine school subjects his mind will be convention- ally decorated with mental frills and laces which will be of little or no value to him throughout his life. How much real good does the aver- age growing child receive from so many hours spent in the study of dead Jangupees and higher mathe- matics’ professors who teach such subjects can of course not be expected to advocate the substitution of more practical subjects which they themselves’ are not trained to teach. The argument is often made that the study of Janguages and higher ma- thematics is necessary to train the mind, but no good reason has ever been given why the memory and in- tellectual faculties can not be im- proved by the study of certain sub- Jects which will have a more practi- eal, everyday value. Ifthe school years are not extend- ed, would it not be better to substi- tute such studies as physiology, food science, chemistry, biology, sex science and the science of raising children, for some of the years spent in the study of mathematics, dead languages, mythology, history, etc.? Can we not find time to teach the child how to live? - We know that most of our actions are determined by our desires, emo- tions, and feelings. Everyone admits that self-preservation is the first law of nature, and yet your child who graduates from college this year may be able to tell you all about the my- thical Apollo, or recite the orations of Cicero, but does he know such a sim- the body or how the blood circulates? He may be able to do intricate pro- blemé in trigonontetry; but can he sit-down to yéur table and show you which foods combine harmoniously and which make bad combinations? He may be able to tell you the love story of Helen of Troy, but does he know a single sensible thing about his own emotional nature, his future sex life, marriage relations, or the propagation of offspring and the rais- ing of children? All education is useful, but I can- not keep from ‘pointing out ‘to par- 1 > | Quotations ¢ SCRE. oss? snaciaiiereeea et What is needed beside toleration is ® respect for 5 of Wind; sor. ‘S Rik e Thinking is one ‘of the most unpop- ular amusements of the human race. —Nicholas Murray Butler. ee * It seems to me that aviation can’t see the mountain for the mole-hill.— ‘Thomas A Edison. ‘ se. Every home needs a woman and a cat, so long as they are not under the same skin—Eden Phillpotts. se 8 Architectural wizardry and artistic skill are transforming our. cities into. wonderlands of beauty, but we must also preserve in them for our chil- dren the yet more beautiful art of living. —President. Hoover, ¢ xe * During our infancy all the world is in @ conspiracy to persuade us to sleep; during the rest of our lives all the world is in a conspiracy to per- oe a to wake up.—Stanley Bald- | aaa ESEEEEEEEEEEeEeeEeeeeeeeete a The war department has placed a $300,000 furniture order with an Illi- nois factory. Probably for arm chairs. se & Then there's the dumb fellow who took his wrinkled suit of clothes to a ‘The’ office sage wonders what a Notre Dame” alumnus has to talk Russia, a news item says, is to ex- Port 12,000,000 electric light bulbs. Re-volting again! ** & Now that the Soviets are shipping electric light bulbs expect some meee) as ene ee Hie kate * In this respect ® depression is like @ war: Experts thought it would be over in a few months. xe ® The president should console him- self in the thought that if the sen- ate doesn't pay much attention to his words he can get plenty for them as @ writer later on. ee * The old bicycle club which dis- banded in New York recently might get some comfort in the fact that we still have our business cycles, (Copyright, 1931, NEA Service, Inc.) eee ee ree nee eevee) Bath) Stickler Solution j ple thing as how food is digested in | ents the advantage to 7ucure gezere- tions of insisting that such subjects as physiology, biology, food chemis- Dr. McCoy will gladly answer personal questions on health and diet addressed to him, care of envelope for reply. try and sexology be made important subjects in the curriculum of our educational institutions. Let us bring up our children to be at least healthy animals who _ will know the real worth of the important things of life, and add the frills and laces to the mind if there is any time left. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Scars Question: Mrs. B. A. writes: “When I was a baby I had’ a burn on my cheek which left a scar about the size of a dime. The skin is not dis- colored, but merely sinks in. Is there any way to draw this out on a levcl with the rest of my face?” Answer: A good method of treat- ment is the use of the ultra-violet ‘light to sunburn the scar and the im- mediate area around it. The edges of the scar can also be removed by burning with a high-frequency spark. Through this method the color of the scar and surrounding tissues can be blended together so that the scar does not so easily show. Salt and-Nephritis Question: D. D. D. asks: “Would a half teaspoonful of salt in the morn- ing be harmful to one who has had acute nephritis? Would drinking a Jot of water counteract the salt?” Answer: The salt would certainly be irritating to one with acute neph- ritis. You probably take the salt as ‘a laxative, but would do better to dis- continue ils use and substitute ene- mas. Swollen Eyelids Question: E. K. writes: “My hus- band’s eyelids are always swollen. The whites of his eyes are yellow. His eyesight is excellent. He is sub- ject to asthma. Would this cause the eye condition? He does not drink and keeps regular sleeping hours.” Answer: The same faulty diet which is causing your husband's asthma -may be responsible for the discoloration of the eyes and the swollen lids. Please write me again and give me your full name and ad- dress on stamped envelope so I can send the proper dietetic treatment. for asthma. See TSP a ZEEE | Today in Congress x j SATURDAY SENATE ‘Debates Howell bill for prohibition enforcement law for District of Co- lumbia. Campaign expenditures committee continues ‘inquiry into campaign ex- penses of Senator Davis, Republican, Pennsylvania, HOUSE Takes up independent-offices appro- priation bill. Expenditures committee takes testi- mony on proposed $1,000,000 mill to make paper for currency. ———— KFYR A o—_—___—_—_________6 SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 550 Kilocycles—545.1 Meters A.M, — 10:10—Judge Rutherford lectures (In- ternational. Bible Students as- sociation). 10:25—Weather report. 10:30—Church services: First Presby- terian church, 12:00—Weather report, 3:00—Church services: Gospel taber- nacle, 4:30—St. Joseph choir, Mandan; Ralph Law, director, MONDAY, JANUARY 26 O opaananang-a> —Sunshine hour, 0—Opening grain markets; weath- er report. 0—Aunt Sammy: household chat. o—Unele Sam at your service, '—Arlington time signal, 0—Grain markets ;—German program. 0—Organ program: Clara Morris. 12:00—Grain markets; Bismarck Trib- une news and weather; lunch- P.M. eon program. 2:00—Grain markets: high, low, and close; Bismarck Tribune news, weather, and St. Paul livestock. —Weekly agricultural review: N. D. Agricultural college, 0—Slesta hour: Good news radio azine, 0—Music, 0—Music. 0—World Bookman, i—Uncle Paul's kiddie time. itocks and bonds, (0—Bismarck Tribune sports items. -—Bismarck Tribune news. 0—Dinner hour organ recital: Clara Morris, 6:30—Golden hour of 10; 10: musie: Your 748—Studlo program, 2001 , players: Episode No. 1, ‘Tho ‘Mystery of Harlow Manor, Tr FLAPPER, FANMY SAYS