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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1915
Page
1
A noted educator, who has studied boys for years, argues that the American boy is morally and mentally regressing. He says lessening corporal punishment in schools is disastrous, calling for the rod to be banned at school but not at home, based on surveys of business leaders, teachers, scouts, and probation officers across the country.
Alfred H. Loeb, assistant Scoutmaster in Philadelphia, recounts a Sea Scout messenger for the Admiralty who, after viewing photographs of American and German scouts, quips that all scouts are brothers, illustrating a world Brotherhood within the Boy Scout movement.
A reflective verse contrasts a boy's dream of future wealth and status with a girl's hope for beauty and a prince's bride. It emphasizes growth through right conduct, duties from parents and teachers, and the belief that heaven will reward virtuous paths. The piece frames ambition and moral guidance as intertwined in youth.
The Central College chapter of Pi Kappa Delta announces two prizes for a debate during commencement week 1915. Teams of three debaters compete for a $15 winning team prize and a $5 prize for the best individual debater. The event emphasizes argument division, teamwork, and rebuttal as core skills.
Women in the Freshman Sophomore and Junior classes shall be eligible to enter this debate. Those desiring to enter this debate will confer with a committee appointed from the faculty in order to provide for the arrangement of the teams and the details of the debate as well as the question.
Eastbound passenger trains No 470 at 6 45 am No 472 at 1 35 pm No 474 at 8 00 pm Westbound trains No 475 at 8 19 am No 473 at 1 35 pm No 471 at 9 20 pm
The Cincinnati Inquirer comments that current practices may lead to parents being sent to bed without supper as a consequence of children talking back, reflecting a satirical take on discipline expectations.
The Federated Council of the Churches of Christ in America invites its constituent bodies to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the martyrdom of John Huss on July 6, 1916.
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