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PAGE TWO -j. W WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTA P. R. TRUBSHAW Subscription, $2.00 a Year, in Advance Official Paper of Barnes County Entered at the Postofflce in Valley City, North Dakota, as second class mall matter. What constitutes a day's work? We figure it out that it depends alto gether on your occupation. If you lay brick, eight Hours if you keep house, sixteen hours if you preach the gos pel two hours if you are a porter in a sleeping car, twenty hours if you serve the government, one hour and if you are a newspaper man, twenty four hours. THINK IN INTEREST SAVE A practical committeeman, in pre senting diplomas last June to a grad uating class spoke as follows: "Girls, in presenting you these diplomas, if, by their significance you are led to allow your mother to do all the work, bake all the bread, sweep all the floors because you can read Latin or demonstrate a theroem in geometry, then has your school been a most un fortunate course, and in all the teach ings you have ever received at my hands, I trust there has been no les son that has weaned you from the dish pan. Boys, if from this gradua tion you go out into the world too nice to carry wood and swill the hogs, if need be, then has our school failed in its purpose and sown the wrong seed," THINK IN INTEREST—SAVE 1 It might interest many people to know iust what it is costing the gov "fernm6nt to pay these war bills. In December for all purposes it cost $2, 760,000,000 in January it cost $1,960, 000,000: in February it cost $1,600, 000,00 in March it cost $1,380,000,000. It will cost two billion and a half more dollars to demobilize the troops Don't you think you ought to go down in your pockets and buy some bonds just now to help out Uncle Sam? He sent the boys of the country to fight for your freedom, you should be will ing to help pay the bill, especially as you were allowed 4:o comforta bly at home while the Doys did the fighting. Wake up. THINK IN INTEREST—SAVE The farmers at Strasburg, N. D., subscribed for one of these consum ers stores but up to the last few day§ did not get the store. They put up a lusty complaint and their howls were loud and long. A day or two ago a box of goods was shipped from the consumers store at Jamestown to es tablish the store at Strasburg. At Jamestown the farmers put up $49, 000 for their store and we understand that they have from $2,500 to $3,000 worth of stuff. Where did it all go to, this $49,000. It must have been shot for league propaganda to pay for the services of that great and good patriot Walter Mills and a few of his class. TIIINK IN INTEREST—SAVE Here is a list of questions for the wide-awake boysl Can you answer al. of them You can any day see a white horse, why do you never see a white colt? How many different kinds of trees grow in your neighborhood, and what are they good for? Why does a horse eat grass backward and a cow forward? Why does a hop vine al ways wind one way, and a bean vine another Where should the inside of a chimney be bigger, at the top or bottom, and why? Can you tell why a horse when tethered to a rope, always unravels it, while a cow al ways twists it into kinky knots Why do leaves turn upside down just be fore a rain? What is the length of a horse's head—is it as long as a flour barrel What animals have no upper teeth in front, and why? THINK IN INTEREST—SAVE State Auditor Kositzky and Walter W. Liggett, prominent nonpartisan league man, are to discuss the taxa tion problems in the auditorium at Bismarck tomorrow in joint debate. Mr. Kositzky is not an orator, nor does he claim to be one, but he has' a way of putting forth his facts in a fearless and honest manner and his arguments backed by figures are sure to have much weight.- The debate will be one of great interest as all the big league fellows are headed for the Capital City as well as scores of other workers in the nonpartisan league. Mr. Townley will see to it that the state auditor has an audience and we rather look for a warm time at Bis marck tomorrow. THINK III INTEREST—SAVE A newspaper is in no sense a child of charity. It earns twice over every dollar it receives and it is second to no enterprise in contributing to the upbuilding of a community. Its pa trons reap far more benefits from its pages than its publishers, and in call ing for support of the community in which it is published, it asks for no more than in all fairness belongs to. it, though generally it receives less. There are many people reading the Times-Record who are doing so know ing that they are in arrears for their subscription. Knowing this why not come in and settle up and give us a chance to pay up our bills. THINK IN INTEREST SAVE Good schools are of the greatest benefit in the building up of a town. You can't keep a good thing down. Good schools attract the attention of surrounding towns. They send in new pupils to the schools, and there is nothing which awakens the interest of the citizens of a town more than to notice tljat outsiders are noticing them. Let us encourage our schools and watch the results. Valley City is extremely fortunate in this respect. We have very good schools and in ad dition to those we have one of the best educational institutions located here —the State Normal school which brings hundreds of young men and women to our city year in and year out. This is a big thing for this city in itself, but outside of this institu tion we have fine schools in this city and when we get that new high school building built this season Valley City will be better equipped than ever to take care of the boys and girls not only of the city proper but also those of the surrounding country. Good schools certainly are a great asset to any community. THINK IN INTEREST SAVE Postmaster General A. S. Burle son, the autocrat of the Wilson cabi net, is probably the most unpopular man that ever occupied a seat in a president's cabinet. He is getting it in the neck from all walks of life, the business man, the laborer and from his own democratic friends. His ar bitrary censorship of the telephone and telegraph service has gotten him in bad with the press of the country, and his attempt to raise the rates out of all bound has gotten him in bad with the public generally. With Pres dent Wilson in France, most of his cabinet over in Europe, the White House being overgrown with cobwebs and the country without any head to it, the United States is in a mighty sorry plight. The democratic party is surely spilling the beans these days and the postmaster general is sending the old party on the rocks about as fast as it can slip. THINK IN INTEREST—SAVE Senator. Borah, of Idaho, is one of the few men in the country who burns his bridges behind him and is not afraid to let people know where he stands regardless of his political fu ture. Speaking about the league of nations the senator says: "If I should ever vote for such a scheme," he de clared, "I would take my place in my own conscience, along with Arnold or Burr." "Others may take what course they will. Mine is settled. I will not compromise. We may be defeated, but I shall not look for some miser able pretext to cover my retreat, or some piece of wreckage upon which to float to shore." Many people will ap prove of Senator Borah's stand. Any way he is not afraid to say what he thinks and there is much logic in what he do?.? say in our judgment. We nave never "been vei:y strong on this league of nations stuff. THINK IN INTEREST—SAVE At the present time Italy is acting like a peeved schoolboy. That nation is not entitled to Fiume under any cir cumstances and President Wilson in his stand against giving it to Ital£ seems to be just, whatever mistakes our president may or may not have made in other matters. Orlando has gone back to Italy to bolster up his cause and is getting much popular en dorsement at the hands of the people —like all grandstand politicians. These disturbers of the peace make a great plurge before the people, get the masses worked up over some thing they have not investigeted and know very little about and then stand out as a martyr. When this noise and bluster has died down and sober, com mon sense prevails, we imagine Mr. Orlando will sneak back to the confer ence, go in by the back door and take his place in a meek and lowly fashion —at least we hope he will do^that, be cause of Mr. Wilson thinks he is tight in this Fiume matter Orlando will find that he cannot be moved from the set and beaten path of justice and right, and looking at the point of issue from a long distance, Italy is not entitled to Fiume any more than is the United States—and we do not want it. THINK IK INTEREST SAVE Several houses in this city were dec orated by a coat of bright yellow paint Saturday night by some party or par ties unknown. Ordinarily the editor of this paper does not believe in any thing that tends to the destruction or mutilation of property but under the conditions prevailing there is much justification for the act. This country has been into real war and it has cost the people of the United States many billions of dollars in addition to many valiant men who have given up their lives for the purpose of making this old world of ours free. The action of these people who painted the houses was because those people had refused to buy bonds in this Victory Loan Drive when they should have come across cheerfully. They have a large debt of gratitude coming from a bene ficent government—the best on earth —that has sheltered them and cared for them and under its good laws and fine lands, given to them as home steads, that have become comfortably rich and in good circumstances. In addition to this they certainly owe a debt of gratitude to the boys who are sleeping in Flanders field. Their duty is plain enough. They should get be hind the government cheerfully and pay the bills which have been incur red. Many people think that now the war is over their obligation ceases and they quit and lay down on the job. It is the supreme test of citizenship, and those people who are doing this are entitled to all the condemnation that they are getting and more too. If they do not want to get behind this government when it needs help the quicker they leave the country and make room for better citizens the bet ter. The Times-Record editor has no patience and no sympathy with any citizen who has acted like a broken reed when he or she could very easily became a bulwark of strnegth by in vesting in bonds liberally and thus help out the government. It is no gift—it is the best investment that could be made, so why show such an ungrateful spirit. THINK IN INTEREST SAVE N. D. PASTOR SELLSSMOKES Coblenz, Germany, March 18.— "Yes, that's right—two packages for a mark, with a package of gum for change." Swiftly he dealt out the cigarets and gum, this pleasant-voiced man with the red triangle on his overseas cap, as the long line of boys in khaki filed past his station at the long counter in the Y. M. C. A. canteen. Quite as swiftly he made change from the cigar box which served him as a cash register, dealing out the scraps of paper that represent money in Ger many, and giving gum in lieu of small change. There is no room be THE WEEKLY TIMES-RECORD, VALLEY CITY, NORTH DAKOTM hind a "Y" canteen counter for one who fumbles in making change. The line that waits for cigarets, chocolate, cookies, toothpaste and other little things that the soldier needs is usu ally long. Sometimes it winds two or three times around the room and then out into the street. No speed is nec essary in dealing out the things that the caneen has for sale. Later in the day, or in the evening "after chow," this same "Y" man with the pleasant voice and the clear gray smiling eyes may be seen miles away in some billet organizing a Bible class, or discussing the gospel ac cording to St. Mark with one already organized, for that is the portion of the scripture which is now being studied in classes throughout the army of occupation. Or in the morning he may be found at his desk at Y. M. C. A. headquar ters at the Fest Halle in Coblinz, busily making entries in the record books of the activities in which he is engaged. Willard Crosby Lyon is his name, and he comes from North Dakota— from Valley City, where he is pastor ,of the Congregational Church of Christ. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Lyon of Fargo. He sailed from New York for France on Christmas day, 1918, and before many weeks was up on the Rhine to become a part of the Y. M. C. A. organization with the army of occupation. Before going to Valley City he was for five years in charge of the Presbyterian church at Casselton, and was for several years pastor of the Presbyterian church at LaMoure. He is well known in Fargo, and has many friends throughout the state. If you "josh" him about selling cigarets and tobacco, he will smile gamely and tell you that he "has no use for the stuff," but that it's, "part of the work," and therefore, as is evi dent to all his customers, he does it as cheerfully as thought it were his life vocation. "I am thoroughly enjoying my work among the boys," says Mr. Lyon, "and I want to do my bit toward making their stay in Germany pleasant and profitable. I have only to consult my own feelings to know how anxious they^ are to get back to their homes. in ui£ United States, and I marvel daily at their patience at their, en forced exile. America, much as w£ fill loved her before, will look even better to us all when we get back." PUBLIC IMPROVE MENTS GOING ON It has been apparent for several weeks that there would be a consider able amount of building in Valley City and vicinity this season. R. C. Wolfe of the Thompson Yards Inc., expects so see more and better buildings put up this year than ever before. He re ports the following.sales which would indicate that his expectations are starting out well. Mr. O. P. Enerson, large ba'rn and farm house. Fred Schulz, Gambrel roof barn. Herman Noeske, circle roof barn. Chas. Ertelt, Jr., house, barn and hog house. Robert Bailey for the Noltimier Consolidated school, a modern teach erage. City Park Commission, material for park drive. J. A. Rogers, up-to-date hog barn. Roy Kernkamp, bungalow farm home. Phil Schoefter, additions and repair job. Wm. Mimnaugh, additions and re pair job. Sam Fletcher, garage. C. N. McGillivry, garage. Ed. Romfo, modern bungalow. Ed. Romfo, modern home for Ire Tolstad. Ed. Romfo, modern home for Mr. Farnquist. C. C. Chaffee, panel work for the back ground and ceiling in Mr. Chaf fee's new store front which will make his store front one of the most up-to date in the northwest. HOBO DAY IN THE HIGH SCHOOL Monday was Hobo Day. The pu pils of the High school celebrated the same by dressing according to the hobo custom. The first period classes were dis missed in order to make room for the hobos who seemed full of stunts. The band, which was composed of several of the male students, was a howling success. It took the platform in front of the assembly room and rendered several selections. As there was no special leader the music was played to suit the individual member's taste everyone playing a different tune. Nat Finney sung Cleopratra in true Egyptian style and was accorded very hearty encore. The success of Harley Wilds' trombone was impeded by the pranks of some of the small freshmen. A very interesting debate was car ried on by Clarence Lyon, Bob Russel, and several other hobos. The subject was, "Resolved that the blinds are safer and better to ride than the tender." Many forceful and convinc ing arguments were put up by both the negative and the affirmative speakers. The faculty acted as judges. Some of them,-being very egostic, openly admitted that the tender was the better place to ride. Happy Wright rendered a striking vocal solo accompanied on the piano by Hans Lee, entitled, "The Alcoholic Blues." Prof. Brown was presened with a coffin with the hope that he would be able to use it sometime. The new gymnasium was given a bath tub. The second period would have been taken up by the Hobos had not Prof. Brown closed the concert. After school let out at noon the Hobo Million Dollar Band marched down Fifth avenue in parade formation giving various se lections as they marched. Richard Adcock, one of the promin ent farmers from the Cuba neighbor hood, was a Valley City visitor yes terday. BARNESCOUNTY HORSERACES The Barnes County Fair Associa tion have arranged their program of races for the 1919 fair to be held at Valley City, July 9,10,11 and 12. Be sides six harness races, open to the world, they have decided to offer a race for Barnes county horses. The association has set aside $200 as a purse for this race and an en trance fee of $5, payable at the time entrance is made and an additional $10, payable the forenoon of the day of the race, will be charged. All such fees will be added to the purse. Any pacink or trotting horse which has not competed in a professional race during the years 1918 or 1919 is eligible to start in this race providing such horse has been owned in Barnes county at least thirty days immedi ately proceeding the Fair. No driver who has driven in a professional race during the years 1917 or 1918 can drive in this race. The race will be mile heats, on the three heat plan— American Trotting Association rules. The association will also offer $100 in two purses of $50 each for running races, open to any Barnes county horse. These races will be half-mile heats, best two in three. Money di vided 50, 30, and 20 per cent to the first three horses. An entrance fee of $2.50 will be charged in these races, and all entrance money added to the purse. Entrance closes on July 8 at 6 o'clock p. m._ The running races will probably be run on the 9th and 11th, and the har ness race on the 10th, but the associa tion reserves the right to change the order or declare off these races on ac count of rain. Entries to harness races closes June 25. Following is the Race Program: July 9th 2:25 Trot—$200 $5 to enter, $10 to stsrt 2.20 Pace—$200, $5 to enter, $10 to start. Barnes County Run—$50 $2.50 to enter, $10 to start. July 10th 2:25 Pace—$200 $5 to enter $10 to stsrt 2 10 Pace—$200 $5 to enter, $10 tQ start. County Special Trot or Pace —$200 $5 to enter, $10 to start. July 11th 2:19 Trot—$200 $5 to enter, $10 to stnrt 2:15 Pace—$200 $5 to enter $10 to start. Free for all run—$50 $2:50 to en ter. All entrance money added to the purse. Two horses from same stable may be entered and started in any class. Three heat plan for harness races. MORE "FACULYITES" SPEAK IN CHAPEL Slowly but surely the faculty "turns" are nearing the end of the alphabet.' Since our last report the following instructors have led the daily exercises in the way which suited his desire best. Prof. F. H. Selden In his chapel talk Mr. Selden said he wished to tell the "story of a little boy." The little boy whose life his tory the speaker briefly sketched was Henry Maudslay, who, he said, became one of England's most skillful me chanics. He was born toward the end of the eighteenth century and, like so many boys who have attained promi nence and distinction with the coming of manhood, he saw the light of day in surroundings coupled with poverty. At twelve years Maudslay was a cartridge filler and was apprenticed to carpentry at fourteen. A year later he became a metal worker in which, it appears, he showed unusual super iority over others. Soon his reputa tion reached Londan and after various difficulties were disposed of the young metal worker found himself in the largest factory or shop in that city. Despite his youth his advancement came rapidly and it was but a short time until he was filling the po sition of foreman in the plant, a very responsible duty. This success en abled him eventually to establish his own plant. •Maudslay was an inventor of no mean rank and in 1796 put out the slide rest, a most important and val uable device. He had the power to analyze and to synthesize in a re markable degree. If he, with the lim itations of his times, could accom plish so much, might not educators and teachers of the present day learn some principles, and methods from a life work such as his that would be of real value in the education of the boys and girls of today Miss Sly A number of short poems selected from the book named "War Verse" and edited by Frank Foxcroft was read by Miss Frances Sly in chapel on April 17. The first of these was "The Voices" (written on leave in a Ken tish garden). "Dawn" written by P. S. M., a graphic description of the specter, Death, stalking over the bat tlefield. Another poem was, "Any Soldier Son of His Mother." The title of the next poem, "The Anxious Dead," was written by Col. John Mc Crae, the author of the much- quoted and better known poem, "In Flander's Fields." The last two poems read are among those written by Rupert Brooke: "Peace" and "The Soldier." These selections were quite typical of the verse that has been and is being written by the genius of poetic emo tion and as a result of the many-sid edness of war. Any great catastrophe has its effect in producing literature, some of it worthy and some of it un worthy. PROFESSORS TO HAVEGARDENS The board of regents has granted permission to the various members of the Norml school faculty to put in gardens and keep them clear of weeds. Many of them are going to take ad vantage of the offer and are now at work hoeing and spading and putting in the seed. President Allen is also among the number and we expect he will show some of those guys how to make a real garden. He and Fred Colby, superintendent of the farm, to gether with Prof. Seymour are going to be a sort of supervising committee and will inspect the various gai-dens from time to time and if any of the pedagogues are allowing weeds to grow in the garden of these transgres sors it will be confiscated—the state getting the proceeds. This is where this committee is falling down. In stead of putting in gardens them selves they should urge on the others, wait until there is a nice layout, then confiscate the gardens to their own use and thus save themselves a lot of work in the good hot summer time and at the same time fill their veget able cellars for the winter season. There is a great opportunity here. We can readily see where Prof. Meyer, who is a good worker at the start, will put in a fine garden, then the call to the canoe and the fish hole will get his goat and the weeds will grow There are others in the same shape and we see no good reason why our genial Normal school president should either work hard in a garden or go without vegetables next winter. BOY'S CONFERENCE VERY SUCCESSFUL The Barnes County Older Boys' Conference closed a very successful meeting last Saturday. Towns repre sented were Oriska, Fingal, Nome, Dazey, Leal, Wimbledon and the dif ferent classes in Valley City. The del egates that were on the program showed fine preparation for their parts and are as follows: Newton Pederson, Nome James Griffith, Oris ka, Theodore Finney, Valley City Hayes Stevens, Wimbledon Roy Pet erson, Leal Dallos Belcher, Wimble don, F. W. Hillerson, Valley Citq Nor mal and Joe Messer, Valley City. The conference theme was Efficiency and eaeh spggker developed the idea of the them®. Through the recommendations of the resolution committee the confer ence adopted the following resolu: tions: RcSolved, That the ladies of the Methodist Aid be commended for the banquet they served the conference, also thanking the people of the Meth odist church for allowing the confer vene there. Be it further resolved, That we thank Mr. Johnson, manager of the Russell-Miller Milling Co., here, for permitting the boys to go through the mill, also Mr. Turner for his kindness in explaining different machines as he showed us through the mill. Be it further resilved, That we ex press our thanks to "the editor of the Times-Record for the publicity given to the conference. Be it also resolved, That he extend our thanks to the good people of this city who so kindly opened their homes for the delegats. The officers elected by the confer ence for the coming year are: President—Joe Messer, Valley City. Secretary—James Griffith, Oriska. Theasurer—Roy Peterson, Leal. The conference adjourned to meet at the call of the president next year. ROY PETERSON, Pres. IS PUBLISHER OF SCHOOL BULLETIN The county superintendent of the Dickey county schools, Miss Faith Stevens, '12 and '13, has recently put out a "Rally Day Number." In its contents we find such topics discussed with accompanying directions and suggestions as "County Reading Cir cle Work," "Suggestions for District Rallies," "Eighth Grade Graduation," "Club Work Policies," "Night School," "Trachoma Suspects," "Sanitation Re port," and the like. The bulletin con sists of 20 pages of helpful hints to the rural teachers of the county and would seem to be quite well worth while. V. C. N. HEARS FROM CORP. JOS. P. POWER Under date of March 26th from Gondrecourt, France, where Corp. Power is operator in an army tele phone exchange for the 164th division, he writes, "Lieut. Carlson'is here with the 88th division. He and I had a long chat yesterday about all the folks and the Normal in particular. We went to the Camp Hospital No. 1 here and saw some more boys from North Dakota. The army is going to take over all the 'Y' canteens and Lieut. Carlson said he is put in charge of one in the 88th divisional area. I told you before, I think, about seeing the two Bublitz boys. I have two gold chevrons and in another month or so I shall have a third one. I'll have to get my arm or sleeve length ened if I stay here much longer. I should like to be back to Valley City by commencement time, but I'm afraid not." KINDERGARTEN HAD DISPLAY OF WORK The little children of the kinder garten have been busy some time past in making things, not especially for an exhibit, but as a part of their daily work. Last Saturday Miss Jeannette McCoy and her student as sistants were "at home" to the friends of that department and a good many mothers of kindergartners as well as other friends came to see the fine Easter exhibit. There were flowers and tiny nests with nicely colored eggs (homemade), bunny rabbits and all the other varieties of things ap propriate to the Easter occasion. The display was a good one and deserves favorable comment on the work the children are doing. A FAMOUS BLACK DIAMOND THURSDAY, MAY 1, 1919. are interested in diamonds, come and' see the perfect black diamond, weigh ing at least 340.000 carats, which the Junior class oi the State Normal school was able to obtain. This fam ous gem will be on exhibition from 8:30 to 10 p. m. Monday, April 28, Normal Auditorium. MUSK STUDENTS TO HAVE SOCIETY The Budget is pleased to receive from Miss Oma Mahin the following report concerning the ambitions of those students who are studying mu sic: "Last Saturday evening, a group of music students met in room 351 with Mrs. A. O. Wright presiding and discussed plans for the organization of a musical society. "Nominations were made for presi dent, vice president, secretary and treasurer, and sergeant-at-arms. The names will be voted on at the next meeting. It was decided that the so ciety should meet every Saturday night at 8 o'clock after the other so cieties are dismissed, thus giving members of the various literary so cieties an opportunity to attend both meetings. The question of a name for the society was brought up, and will be discussed more fully next Satur day evening. "The purposf of the society is to give music students the much needed opportunity of broadening their knowledge of composers, players and singers also musical forms and to help them to understand and appreciates good music. "Any Normal or High school stu dent who is taking private or class lessons in voice, violin, piano or a band instrument is eligible for membership in the society. "After the business meeting Mrs. Wright gave a very interesting arid instructive talk on American singers and played a number of records on the Victrola sung by these artists. A similar program will be followed at the next meeting, and the work of or ganization completed as nearly as possible." ,,, H.S. SENIORS 'f HAVE BIG TIME The seniors of our local high school enjoyed a basket social and carnival of fun in the gymnasium of the build ing Friday night. It was a regular carnival and a regu lar midway as seen at our local fairs only on a much better scale. In the various booths the barkers pro claimed the merits of each otherte show, whuch was told to the awe stricken rubes, were the best that ever struck the town. There was Cleo patra, the Globe Gazers, the fat lady, fortune teller and even the balloon man selling the customary balloon was on the job and did a thriving bus iness. One of the best attractions was the "Trip Around the World," for which Mirandy paid the expenses and "sech." There was one booth where kisses were sol3 nad it is said that this booth had more business than it could handle. Many faces were offered for service in this department and con siderable relief on the one hand was experienced, and also much disap pointed on the other hand—it de pended what kind of a face it was, of course—when it was discovered that the kisses were made of candy. The carnival created lots of fun and merri ment. After that came the bidding for the luncheon baskets and the young fellows for certain baskets, and at that some of them got stung after paying a fancy price, but altogether it was a good substantial "feed" well planned and good looking on the out side as well as on the inside. The young folks had a very good time and their social was a great success. SCHOOLS HAVE MET THE TEST OF WAR The following extract is one from, a number of resolutions passed by the Department of Superintendence which convened at Chicago the last week in February. Read and reflect: Schools Have Met the Test of War The American public schools have met the test of the war. The entrance of America into the war on the side of right and humanity was due pri marily to the fact that the schools had kept alive in the hearts of her youth the ideals of liberty and freedom. The schools nourished the spirit of democ racy, and produced a soldier whose initiative, resourcefulness, courage and morale were the marvel of the world, who with only a few months training demonstrated his superiority to the picked soldiers of Prussian au tocracy, trained from youth for war. While we recognize the defects of our educational systm with its glar ing inequalities of opportunity, we take justifiable pride in the war ser vice record of the American' schools. In the crisis of war the schools were a mighty agency for Victory. Every classroom was profoundly touched by the war. Patriotic instruction in the schools was a most powerful instru ment in bringing the people to a full realization of their world responsibil ities, and it.was especially potent in guaranteeing the loyalty of millions of our immigrant population. In the light of a century of achieve ment in fostering American ideals and in view of the devoted service of the American classroom teachers and pu pils during the war, we pledge the continued devotion of the public schools to true Americanism and world democracy. Ed Romfo has started excavating 1-" new The diamond is a natural form of for his new bungalo. Mr. Romfo carbon, highly valued as a precious promises something new in the bunga stone. Light diamonds have been lo line in Valley City. He is starting found great numbers all over the to build on his lots immediately north world, but black diamonds are very of the Catholic school and it is verv rare. The largest cut white diamond likely that he will build up the solid is in England. It weighs 971 carats, block with high class modern homes. a*™* half a pound. Yon may The Thompson Yards Inc., are fur thrak that very remarkable. If younishing the material.