07 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1921
Page
1
The Fourth of July celebration proceeds amid heavy rain as Harry Felton and his crew battle the weather while coordinating games, pole climbing, greased pig, and track antics. Despite downpours, the event ends with a deluge, yet participants finish creditably and spectators depart.
A Kansas State Normal School official argues consolidation boosts efficiency by reducing grade teachers while expanding need for specialist instructors in music, art, and vocational subjects. He notes attendance rises in consolidated districts and that overall education value doubles per dollar, with transportation costs appearing on tax bills.
A concise tour describes the Big Creek stock ranch of 4000 acres owned by the Messrs Philip. It notes extensive fertile pastures, diverse terrain, and suggests no western ranch matches its value. Emphasis on conservative management as a key asset.
Daybreak on the Stn inst. saw a high water warning issued to the Normal buildings custodian due to rapid Big Creek rise after heavy rain. The basements and tunnels are at risk, a recurring issue linked to unsanitary site selection and past flood events. Critics decry location choices near Fort Hays and question officials’ excuses.
The author argues Free Trade worsens prosperity, citing pre Tariff era import drops and wartime dislocations. He warns unemployment and reduced purchasing power spread economic harm, urging protectionist recovery and renewed U S industry output. Excursion rates to the Kansas State Fair are announced for September 17 through 23.
Fort Hays Kansas Normal School hosts a Rural Life Conference July 11 12 and 13 led by Professor C E Rarick with speakers including Dr J L McBrien Dr A E Winship and Dr Daniel W Kurtz. Kansas leaders and county superintendents attend to promote better rural schools churches and social outlooks. The program features sessions on rural school reform consolidation and vocational education with a 4000 foot film The Story of the Holcomb Consolidated School shown during the event.
Schedule outlines a multi day rural schools conference with lectures by Dr. J L McBrien Miss Edna Robinson Supt W A Vickers and others at Holcomb Kansas. Topics include transportation standardized grading budget planning and county campaigns for better rural schools with meetings through Wednesday evening.
Patriotic tributes to Jack Dempsey the world champion boxer and a July 4 observance feature. The article includes a patriotic service led by Dr. Snyder, a note on outdoor band concerts, and a historical outline of Revolutionary War uniforms. It mentions the Free Press and Professor Malloy in passing.
The American Forestry Magazine notes woodchucks are hard to trap as they gnaw off their log to free themselves or pull the trap down and burrow away. The animal then seals itself and becomes difficult to unearth, hanging up like an armadillo.
Harden house plants before planting out by hardening them off gradually, using a cold frame if possible or a cloth cover at night. A dining scene shows a dignified man at a restaurant without a coat, shocking the attendant. Henry IV’s gifts to archers include a gold chain with a hawk and a gold scepter from 1602, with the scepter carried by the archer king.
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