Military training in schools urged by education official
Dr. W. E. Small argues that military training framed as a broad education program is desirable in public schools. He notes it could unify physical, moral, and civic aims, complement gymnastics and athletics, and foster patriotism while avoiding mere drill or competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. 8. Small
Commissioner of Education
Department of the Interior
Small
Wyoming
E. Z. Steveer
U.S.A
New York Military Commission
Anq
Nash County Keeps Full Time Health Officer Policy
Nash County maintains a full time health officer at all times with Dr J A Speight the current officer. The board notes five past officers including Drs Washburn Kibler Braswell Godwin and Speight who now safeguards public health and targets measles typhoid and school health programs. Speight plans to focus on school children then broader disease control as Nash continues its ward against epidemics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
State Board of Health
B. E. Washburn
W. H. Kibler
J. C. Braswell
G. C. Godwin
J. A. Speight
Nashville
J. C. Braswell, Jr
Rocky Mount
Braswell
Fayetteville
Cumberland County
Speight
Gary Idea in Education Highlighted by UNC Professor
Dr Joseph Henry Johnston of the University of North Carolina spoke to Gibsonville citizens on The Gary Idea in Education He described how schools can serve the community by offering public reading rooms and wholesome amusements Citizens plan another meeting to form a civic league and expand school facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibsonville
Joseph Henry Johnston
University of North Carolina
Johnston
Costs More to Be Sick
Paris readers face a 25 percent rise in medical fees as doctors raise charges to cover higher living costs. Midwives are expected to follow. The only constant is the ominous note that sudden death remains unaffected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Paris
Gardening in Elementary City Schools
A federal bulletin by C D Jarvis advocates home gardening in cities as a tool to connect children with life and economy. It calls for trained teachers to guide school and parental involvement, envisioning a generation of capable gardeners and citizens. It outlines garden types, instructional methods, plot planning, and crop disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Jarvis
Bureau of Education
Department of the Interior
Jarvis
Bureau
British Admiralty Not Alarmed By U-Boat War
London reports say the British Admiralty is not alarmed by the submarine menace. Officials tell the Associated Press they prepared for U-boat warfare and believe measures will reduce sinkings, noting seven merchant ships fired upon since February 1 had no hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Associated Press
Admiralty
Old Athletic Coaches Return to Bingham School
The Princeton Telegram reports C. T. Mullenix, Yale football man and spring athletic director, and Henry Blanchard, Bingham’s athletics director, will return to Bingham School Mebane for the 1915 spring sessions to coach basketball and baseball. A new outdoor court expands practice space while cadets prepare after drill. Hinnant T. Creech, Gray B. Sanders and FE. Cobb line up for the first game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham School
Mebane
Princeton
N. J
C. T. Mullenix
Yale
Henry Blanchard
Bingham
Hinnant T. Creech
Gray B. Sanders
FE. Cobb
Standstill in Dutch iron and steel imports
Imports from Germany have halted for months and Dutch iron and steel stocks are depleted. Britain offers limited thin plate iron for Dutch enamel makers, leaving America and Sweden as current sources with long delivery times making supplies scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Germany
Tolland
Britain
America
Sweden
Students Send Protest Across Latin American Groups
In Mexico City on February 8, local students from the federal district congress and the league of revolutionary students sent a protest addressed to the International American Association and the International University League through various Latin American unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Mexico City
Congress of
Federal District
League of Revolutionary Students
International American Association
International University League
Shackleton Rescues Seven Of Ten Antarctic Explorers
Sir Ernest Shackleton reaches Cape Evans with the rescue ship Aurora and saves seven of the ten men stranded near the Ross Barrier for 21 months. Two crewmates died in a May blizzard and another from scurvy.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Sir Ernest Shackelton
Cape Evans
Sir Ernest
Aurora
Mackintosh
W. G. Hayward
Hut Point
A. P. Spencer-Smith
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Antarctic
Elephant Island
South America
Punta Arenas
Chile
Ross Barrier
Barrier
Women How Do Much of Work at Home
London reports a wartime list of women employed in munitions canteens farms hospitals gardeners army and navy recruitment streetcar conductors taxi drivers and other tasks. The labor exchange notes a demand far outstripping supply for women in all listed occupations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Methodist Church to Erect Modern Parsonage on Main Street
Newton on February 8 reports the Methodist congregation has secured a Main Street site for a modern parsonage near the church. The Boyd vacant lot exchanges for the College Street parsonage, with $200 difference and three months rent-free occupancy as completion proceeds under Pastor Rev. W. L. Hutchins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Main Street
Boyd
College Street
W. L. Hutchins
Memorial Service Honors Late R. E. Austin in Albemarle
A Superior court session in Albemarle paused for a memorial service for R. E. Austin. The longtime Stanly county bar member was lauded as a worthy and able practitioner. resolutions by the bar association were read and ordered filed and sent to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
Superior Court
R. E. Austin
Austin
Stanly County
R. Lane Brown
Bar Association
Webb
Teaching Is Made Attractive for Disabled Officers
London editors report the board of education intends to ease entrance standards for partially disabled officers and men seeking training college admission. About 1,000 ex service personnel who previously failed exam measures may now complete the program, with relaxed physical requirements compared with ordinary students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Board of Education
Judge Pritchard Chosen Head of the Red Cross
At a mass meeting in Asheville the American Red Cross society elected Judge J. C. Pritchard president and Dr. S. Westray Battle vice president with W. B. Williamson as treasurer. Committees on publicity executive and membership were appointed as the local chapter reorganized in response to a telegram from national headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
American Red Cross Society
J. C. Pritchard
S. Westray Battle
W. B. Williamson
Washington
Ymuiden Fishermen Declare Strike Over War Tax Demand
Ymuiden Netherlands February 8 fishermen announce a strike against the war profits tax. They refuse to risk their lives until a portion of their earnings they have long pocketed is guaranteed not to be requisitioned. Ordinary fishers earn up to 250 dollars monthly while skippers may reach 800 dollars as buyers pay high prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymuiden
Netherlands
Marguerite Clark Stars in Snow White at Broadway Next Friday
Marguerite Clark appears as Snow White in the Broadway production slated for next Friday. local listings note the show at a major Manhattan venue with guests and opening-night enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Clark
Snow White
Uric Acid in Meat Linked to Kidney Strain
A noted authority warns that daily meat intake forms uric acid that slows kidneys and causes dull kidney pain, headaches, dizziness, sour stomach, coated tongue, rheumatic twinges, and nighttime urination. It recommends Jad Salts as a safe remedy to flush acids and cleanse the kidneys.
Schedule in Effect October 1 1915 Southbound Trains
Schedule in effect October 1 1915 shows expected arrival and departure times at stations on the southbound route, with caveats that actual times are not guaranteed and may vary.
Freezone Earns Praise From Cincinnati Authority
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone a drug that supposedly stops corn pain instantly and dries the corn so it lifts out pain free. A quarter ounce costs little and is claimed to remove hard or soft corns and calluses from feet. the note notes high heel wear and broad appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
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Schackleton
Army
Navy
Hart Drug Co
Judge Pritchard
RED Cross
Fishermens
AUDAU
Vivaudou
Timesding
New York
N. Y
N. C
Southern Railway
North
Sou.ry
High Point
Carolina & Yadkin River
R.r.co
Jordontown
Thomasville
Sme
New York Bakery
Sanitary Fountain Service
Mann Drug Company
High Point, N.C
J. Elwood Cox
C. M. Hauser
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