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\More on the School Question Dissatisfaction With Superintendent, Architect or Board Should Not Operate Against Pupils Seattle Star By wad, ont of etty, We per month: } Montha £1.60, ¢ montha £2.78; rear, ET THERE BE NO MISUNDERSTANDING with} reference to the school issue. | There are two features involved in the criticisms. | One is the attack on the curriculum. The other is on} |the business management and the architect's depart- ment of the school board. The Star has no patience with that cult which would |eliminate from high school courses all subjects that would give training to pupils in practical subjects, in useful trades and commercial studies. Rather would \it see the dead languages and kindred subjects ¢limi- nated, if, indeed, there must be elimination. | Whatever criticism is directed against the proposed | Roosevelt high school, in the Cowen district, because lit will teach, as the other high schools do, various |sciences, and because it will offer, as other high schools do, manual training, seems to The Star wholly unjustified. Nor can it see any cause for grievance | because the proposed school building will furnish an |assembly room large enough to hold all the pupils, or because it will have gymnasiums. Criticism on these —* points, even tho accompanied by the cry of high taxes, | cannot, in the long run, elicit the support of the public, and the school board will be entirely justified in ignor- $4.40 for & montha or $9.08 per Pear, Ty carrier, city, ite per week. Raterprise Assoctation end United Prem Servics Pudtished Daity by The star Pubiteh- |) ing Ca Phone Main 000 | FICTION Once upon a time a man went NJ into a store to buy a pair of OUR DAIL Suspenders. And there were six | | ANG ether customers in the store | | ing it. and four clerks. And then the . . Sines cme gabertes It is, of course, another matter when the high school @own the street. And of the 11 | | |} men in the store, not one rushed | | ) ] to the door to see firemen. They >} al attended to their, own affairs "| and no one suid | the fire in.” building is criticised because it may not be properly | |located, or because the site may be too costly, or be- | cause the architect's plans call for an ornate building, instead of a plain, but safely constructed building. On — these points, if the facts bear out the criticism, the Hugo Kelley called us up yester.| Public will hold the school board to strict account- said he read every word of ability. e ae eee sa teins cent; Taxes are high. But the place to cut down on them that there must be one citisen ig not in the curriculum of any high school, especiglly SS che ava te »st/ in so far as useful subjects are taught. Our grade and ae 6 |high schools are the universities of most of our chil- gp tet |dren. They are the real public schools. Indeed, they She says: “I wish |are our most valued institutions. We could well af- aos ford to eliminate many other governmental activities to save for our public schools the high standards they now enjoy. The Star is no apologist for the school board or the now comes some unknown|8chool superintendent or the school architect. But armor tent who says the 40-cent mone of them is the issue at present. Hin eure priee of case “On, ‘an| , Phe issue now is whether the Roosevelt high school Tight But their members deciared| Shall be erected with adequate facilities to give the ree, “ee, teat they ae aaa pupils the instruction they should have, or whether we | shall eliminate sciences and vocational training sub- jects, the assembly room and the gymnasiums. The school board may have wasted thousands of dollars in other directions; the superintendent’s office may have been extremely extravagant; the architect “Wonder where A man I hate Is Oscar Gush, He says “I win With this graight Mush.” eee may be incompetent. volved in the Roosevelt high school issue. The erection of the Roosevelt high school must stand on its own merits. After the Honeymoon Mary went bravely to the altar and plighted their! troth in the face of the fact that their sole capital consisted of a few silver dollars, two strong bodies, four willing hands and two hearts that beat as one. | In the little cot by the side of the road were a rude And hor much cheese would 4% “Mr. Leo Palley is gaining nicely the birth of his little daughter TUE SEATTLE STAR | SETH TANNER of Qi tions sanitation, yi will be anawered if sent to ent, U, . Pale ashingion, D. 0. health, Mion Departen With Rervios, W . wolg but do n. mom all the but very little reatlews and nen not THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1921. « | REMARKABLE |, REMARKS | “a, man of 70 ts just tn his prime, | and is In no more need of rehabilita r; ion than a man of 40."—David Starr Jordan, chancellor of Stanford unt vernity. “Ingen Reporter y | TODAY'S QUESTION Whe should hold the baby on a street car—mother or father? eee “1 want clean, honest Intercotle glate athletics, #0 conducted that |they not only benefit the man who en, but exercise a wholesome | influence on the whole community.” Dr. Jamen KR. Angell, president of Yale. | | 8, V. CLARK, 1212 Second see | ave: “That's the father’s job, unless! phe woman's movement toward the mother especially asks to assume | emancipation has been grievously ||) the burden.” misunderstood, and, in some senses, JOUN L. HORTON, 1917 Baatiake RN 5, Wine, New York | “I would rather have my boy | dime novels than not to read at Yix-Senator Albert J. Beveridge. perverted." —Rabbt Stephen “The Best Laid A woman kin see more’'n » hat than a man kin see in the bill They ain't no quicker way uv gettin’ rich and be sure about it than at th’ rate o° six per cent Letters to the Editor— VETERANS BENEFIT SHOW A SUCCESS Editor The Star Permit ma in the name of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War, to ex- press our «sincere thanks for the excellent publicity that you sve us and the assistance rendered in performance at the Metropolitan theatre, on Monday night, April Lith, a succens. Words cannot exprem eur stn making our minstrel and vaudeville) “Aw, why don’t you think of something to ask somebody?” Mit&. F. J. WELLS, 1816 Bellevue ave: “Oh, it's a woman'n pleasure and duty, | guess, to look after her brood.” very fresh air and outmen ‘The usue’ early eymptome of rick | ete include wweating of the head, ox- | treme reetlesmness at night, constipa tion, and the presence of little nod.| A. C. LAKE, 1020 KE. Denny way ules at the onds of the ribs and their | “Call me up about next year and get cartilages. | your answer.” ‘The head is apt to appear large in| ge — Proportion to the rest of the body; the bones of the arms and legs may be curved, with enlarged ends, and the child in apt to be “pot-bellied.” A rachitic child ts usually tate tn | walking and teething, and if the case | is marked, anemia ts usually present. | Your Uttle boy's weight shows he ts not gaining as he should and indi. cates that something ls wrong. What | this is can only be determined by a medical examination. It ts impossible | |to make a diagnosis merely from a deecription in a letter. | | You are fortunate in being tn the lcountry where he can have plent) of fresh air and sunshine, and you can obtain a liberal supply of milk and green vegetables for your own diet. | GUARANTY BANK AND TRUST CO. SS 4% ON SAVINGS | Plans of Men | and Mice Aft Gang Aglee” Isn't tt true? But being right an@ knowing you are— i] coupled with a determi) q to get things done—will eve | tually result {n accomplishing what you undertake to do. In « broad sense this bank bas a Gerire to inculcate | thrift, knowing ft ts the basis of all mucceseful business en | deavorn, Ita services are at your dis posal, Inqniries will readily be answered by its officers. The FAVE COLOR IN CHEEKS But none of these things is in- 7 (si ARE THE GOOD OLD DAYS when John and eh core appreciation of the work done by you and we can assure you that the efforts on your part in our behalf will be long remembered by oa Thra the publicity recstyed, we were able to play to a crowded| house, and the financial returns more than met our expectations. Again permit us to thank you and to leave with you the idea that we are under lasting obliga tions to The Seattle Star for its noble assistance In making our pre duction a succesa. DISABLED AMERICAN VET. ERANS OF THE WORLD WAR. By Ralph A. Horr, Tn the 160) century, squintily at & person Wag considered a mark of friendah!p. If the condition in rickets, treut- ment with cod liver ofl is often at tended with excellent resulta. How ever, do not attempt to treat the child yourself, but consult your family doo tor, and, if necesmary, have him refer you to qualified specialist in chil dren's diseases. Greenland Exkimos think that Eu: ropeans have been sent to Green nd to learn virtue and good man ners from the Greenlanders, Be Better Looking—Take Olive Tablets Tohavea clear, ees, a of buoyancy days atthecause. Dr. Edwards’ Olive Tablets act oo Take one or two ‘Milhone of oth oy ear the bile and overcome: t con. stipaten, note the table, two chairs, a stove, a bed and a few stone china dishes. That was all; all except the abounding joy of their young hearts, which made the cot a palace and John and Mary king and queen of their sacred domain. _They expected to share each other’s burdens, and they did. They expected hardships, and they had them. They expected joy, and they found it. They expected success, and it came. And with success came a looking back to the old days = fas mutual toil and sacrifice as the happiest days of their ape |lives. iim Oregon man has wed hic wite|., NOW all this is changed. John must have a car and for divorce on the grounds of ex.-| Mary must wear a solitaire. The cot by the side of the treme cruelty. She used up his last| road must be a modern bungalow with rugs and china and a % making Yee hme period furniture to match father’s. Then, too, the strain of keeping up with the procession |often robs life of its simple joys. Mary’s demands irritate |John. John’s inability to meet them irritates Mary., Clashes |become more and more frequent until by and by their love-dream becomes a painful tragedy. In this complex age, it would be difficult to go back |to the old ways of simplicity and honest content. But an emulation of the spirit of simplicity that characterized the old days would work wonders toward restoring life to a more normal! plane. —Allegan (Mich) News. eee : Missouri man dropped dead washing dishes for his wife. Most families {f a man washed dishes it would be the wife who | eee A Denver dispatch says a girl in| town is able to sing the second above high C. Why, the girl has| altitude than Denver, haan’t : _ “I feel that had I stopped working 10 years ago, I would be dead now.” ‘=General J. Warren Keifer, 85, former speaker of house of represen. tatives. eee The silence rule in Joliet pentten- tlary has been abolished. We never could understand why a convict Should not be allowed to talk. Coun. ciimen, members of the legislature Bnd congressmen are allowed to talk “all they please. see | “Why, Johnny,” said the little Boy's mother’s friend, “how you are A king in the grave is worth two im Mottecriand. An honest heart and a bottle of hootch are oft concealed bencath a rag growing!” ved vest. “Yes,” said the boy, “Tt in becaune -—-_£-_-— they water me so much. They give) Asam of self-respect, the first thing we ought te do with Bergdoll him back ts amputate his first two names, THE LILACS BLOOM ONCE MORE BY DR. WILLIAM E. BARTON On the morrow of this day, 56 years ago, the nation Bwoke to tidings of terror. On the preceding night Me a-bath every day.” when we oF the west, Anda thgvent of him I love.” will has Buy on Our Cash and Carry Plan and Save One-Third toOne-Half Cost of Wall Paper and Paints SPECIALS: Mour price... $2096 $1.18 $1.40 qt. Varnish IAnoleum Var. $1.32 $1.75 quart Felt, 460 $2.60 our price 1tb, Deadening Felt, 450 %Tb. Deadening square feet to roll eseceenees P3000 .14c Kitchen 26c CA BETTER Soap Friday, April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was The poem ts discursive, but nothing ever written has shot, and early thenext | 8° remarkably preserved to the imagination the plc morning he died. ture of the sad procession from Washington weet Fifty-six years is a| ward: long time, but there still are living, in néarly ev- “Coffin that passes thru lanes and streets ory community in Amer Thru day and night with the great cloud darken. lea, some who can re ing the land, member the incredible With the pomp of the tnlooped flags, with the horror of that tragedy cities draped in black, Then followed what With the show of the states themmetves as of must be reckoned’ the crape-veiled women standing most remarkable funer- With processions long and winding and the flam- al of modern times, as beaus of the night, the body of Abraham With the countless torches lt, with the sflent sea Lincoln journeyed, by of faces and the unbared heads, slow stages, by night With the waiting depot, the arriving coffin, and and day, thru various the somber faces cities, back to his own With dirges thru the night, with the thousana | Springfield. Voices rising #trong and solemn, Walt Whitman, in With all the mournful voices of the dirges pourea | around the coffin, | The dimlit churches and the shuddering organs —here amid these you journey, With the tolling betis’ perpetual clang, Here, coffin that slowly passes, ‘ I give you my sprig of lilac.” verses well known, but least characteristic of him, told the story of the na tion's grief in “O, Captain, My Captain.” But that ‘Was not his finest interpretation of the event. The Most subtie and tender lines that he wrote about it were in his longer poem: “When lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed, Again the lilac blooms tn the dooryard; again the And the great star early droop’d in the western great star droops in the west; again those who are sky in the night, older remember and those who are young are told I osetia Vea yet shall mourn with ever-return. of the great heart of him that bore the sa rrows of h ing spring. country thru four lon i ~ Bare pun & years of war, and never cher Ever jit dg spring, trinity, sure to me you ished enmity or the spirit of revenge, and that ceased , to beat when peace returned and the lilac bloom. Ailacblooming, perennial, and drooping star in the dooryard, } grates Paper, 9¢ to ...... 22c Bedroom Paper, Te to. »... 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