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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
7
Dr John J. Tigert, president of the University of Florida, argues education should balance culture and vocational training. He warns against extremes and notes many pupils will not attend college. Practical programs should fit each person’s life work and not overemphasize entrance exams.
A group of 25 Princeton professors took an intelligence test with 41 questions. Only 19 answers were correct for the star professor, with others scoring lower. The piece notes cautious readers might question whether professors are dumbbells, then presents three sample questions about Naevius, four dimensional torus, and roots of polynomials.
In Ottawa archives a pair of baby shoes worn by James Wolfe is prized among treasures. The piece recalls Wolfe's act of reciting Gray and his victory at the Plains of Abraham on September 13, 1759, where both Wolfe and Montcalm were mortally wounded.
A Kansas Ed Howe story recounts a 1880 Illinois Central land agent visit to Vicksburg misread by locals. A staged banquet in their honor proved a welcome surprise, showing Southern hospitality. The piece shifts to quick summaries of notable divorce cases involving mixed, largely white, marriages in London and Chicago.
A Texas newspaper recounts the 1830s incident where Captain Cooke’s U.S. troops captured 105 Texans and limited them to five guns on a perilous return, sparking national tensions. The piece mocks Cooke’s claims of a new grass, calling it mesquite grass and lampooning his pasture ideas.
A June lesson argues the Lord's Day should be a day of inspiration and joy rather than strict ritual. It contrasts Jewish Sabbath rigidity with early church shift to Sunday worship, urging restoration of Sunday values without making it a dull formal institution.
A jumble of brief items notes a 96 year old Columbus man Frank Sauter who killed himself in his carved tombstone yard. Other snippets include Roy Wardle fined for an apple theft in Des Plaines, Mrs. Mary Warner dying at 101 in Wilton England, and W B Potts jailed for speeding in Memphis while rushing to pay a $5 wife’s traffic fine.
Floyd County Court set aside 800 dollars or part as needed for surveying a route to Silverton for a State Highway Department project. An official minutes entry outlines the understanding with the highway department and a copy is being sent to District Highway Engineer H. T. Garrett.
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