Industrial Education's Advance in Philippines
The Philippines under American teachers shows strong progress in industrial training and arts. Hats made from buri leaf flourish. lacemaking and embroidery rise in girls schools with global quality. Nearly 400,000 pupils engage in industrial work. 26 trade schools, agriculture and engineering colleges expand the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameri*acan
United States
Philippines
Bureau of Education
Manila
Frank R. White
Philippine Education
Reguilar
Philippine School of Arts and Trades
Philippine Normal School
College of Agriculture
Los Banos
University of the Philippines
Dedication of New State Education Building in Albany
The four million dollar State Education Building in Albany, N Y, will be dedicated October 15 to 17 with talks by Cha rrellor Whitelaw Reid Yale librarian John Christopher Schwab and American Museum president Henry Fairfield Oxborn on libraries and the museum Other sessions feature Dr William Maxwell and Dr William J S Bryan on schools and education extension Dr Van Hise Myers Maxwell etc with Governor and regents hosting a reception and Chancellor Red delivering remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Cha Iellor Whitelaw Reid
England
John Christopher Schwab
Yale University
Henry Fairfield Oxborn
American Museum of Natural History
William H. Maxwell
New York City
William J. 8. Bryan
St. Louis
Charles R. van Hise
University of Wisconsin
William Starr Myers
Princeton
Butler
Columbia
Henry Pritchett
Carnegie Foundation
H. Hensley Henson
Westminster
Abby
Red
Smithsonian plans forty foot tower at Mount Wilson observatory
Work has begun on a forty foot tower to surmount the observatory of the Smithsonian institution on Mount Wilson California where attempts will be made to ascertain whether the sun is growing cold. The tower will be built from plans by Dr D C Abbot director of solar research who is on the way to Washington from Algeria where another station for measuring the sun's rays is maintained.
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Smithsonian Institution
Mount Wilson
California
D. C. Abbot
Aolar Research
Institution
Washington
Algeria
Counterfeiting Falls Off Amid Prosperity, Secret Service Says
John E. Wilkie chief of the United States secret service notes a reduced counterfeiting rate as the nation prospers. He says crime declines when work is plentiful and many criminals turn to legitimate earnings. The drop began about eighteen months ago with investigations falling from about 400 to under 300 cases this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Wilkie
United States Secret Service
Wilkie
Glacial Cavern Found At Fort Frederick Grounds
A vast bowl shaped cavity discovered near Crown Point New York on Fort Frederick grounds appears carved by glacial forces. The limestone pit stands about fifteen feet deep nine feet wide and shows a smooth interior with a granite boulder at the bottom once blasted away.
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Fort Frederick Grounds
Crown Point
N. Y
Frank S. Witherbee
Lake Champlon
Home grown seed corn proves best in Iowa tests
M. L. Mosher of Iowa State College reports corn tests across twenty-nine counties over seven years showing home grown seed outyielded imported seed in fifty six trials by about twenty bushels per acre. The best home grown and farmer samples reached ninety bushels per acre versus seventy four for imported seed and sixty eight for seed house lots.
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M. L. Mosher
Iowa State College
Scott County
Water in Early Gathered Seed Corn
Iowa State College extension study shows corn gathered in late September carries 40 to 50 percent water. Freezing weather can kill or weaken seed if moisture remains. To dry properly, hang or spread ears so they do not touch, ensure excellent air circulation, and store in a dry vented space.
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Extension Department
Iowa State College
Seed corn selection on one Iowa farm
Charles S Dorchester of Iowa State College explains seed corn selection as a September farming task. He describes picking ears with sacks, testing strength and vigor, and lines up best ears in dedicated rows to ensure higher future yields and avoid hazy harvest results.
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Owa
Seed corn test shows potential Page County yield
Samples from 49 Page County farmers were planted on experimental plots at the county farm and tested for yield and quality. If all county farmers grew corn as good as these, the 1911 value would be about $320,000. We evaluated husk looseness ear fullness and middle strength to judge seed quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page County
Sawyer Favors Secret Ballot In Liquor Law Debate
H. H. Sawyer, general counsel for the Constitutional Amendment Association of Iowa, argues for replacing petition voting with the secret ballot in liquor questions. He contrasts petition and open ballots, defends the secret ballot, and presents counterpoints to opponents in a detailed article on the Shankland bill and initiative referendum concepts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitutional Amendment Association
H. H. Sawyer
Constitutional Amendment Association of
Iowa
Sawyer
Shankland
F. S. Shankland
Polk County
General Assembly
Thirty-third General Assembly
Fair Saved by Reforms Transforms Central City Exhibit
The Central City Iowa fair faced bankruptcy as race proceeds funded the event. Management replaced races with judging contests and larger stock exhibits, attracting a higher quality audience and becoming a leading uplift for local agriculture.
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Central City
Iowa
Malvern Officials Fine Three For Speeding In Hastings
J. D. Robbins and H. Bohner of Malvern were fined 25 dollars each by Hastings city court for speeding. Miss Jennie C. Rhodes and Dr. Arnold R. Moon, a prominent Estherville banker’s daughter and a Williamsburg physician, were married and departed for New York before heading to Vienna for postgraduate study.
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J. D. Robbins
General Assembly
H. Bohner
Malvern
Hastings
Jennie C. Rhodes
Estherville
Arnold R. Moon
Williamsburg
New York
Vienna
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Fort Frederick
Crown Point, N. Y
F. W. Beckma
Reid
Ames
Charles S. Dorchester
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