TIUO BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JUNE 20, 1014.
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IXiAz 1Ipp H?mihi TWIT a Mf,ha&:
"A Modified Montessori"
School for Farmers
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lly ELIIEKT HU11DUD.
f'tftcen miles west of the c'r of Knox
le Is the Farragut school. This Is a
intry school. No place of business Is
sight.
It Is a school aur-
rounded by woods
'ami fields and
great, Krecn, tow-
stream crocs
unnmnir nvrr inn
cks, searching Its
lx teachers arc
oinuinved.
Te Department of
ilucatlon nt
imuKht so much
of the KaiTairut
Aplinnl Hint 11 nnn.
Hlal lullr has
ocrnlng it
Jp'o bund .
tfnV memory
Trre
on-
hool
of a.
What Are the Wild Waves Saying? :o.-
Cupyrlght, 1911, Intern'! N'ews tcrUT.
:o: By Nell Brinkley
nAAt n-nivl.i. ....... 1 ... I . V. . I
jgjuch 'va live. I
jsBiit then Jfarwniit was a school teacher
aalwcll as a soldier. So why not a Far
ragut school
"tltlls u grado and vocational school,
combined. It Is u school ot farmers,
ed out of the minds and needs of
nounlalnccrs.
ertntendent Phillips, the man in
uJiargc. Is from Chautauqua county, a
Product of the Kredonla Normal school.
'ItSi? moll'0l8 a' the Farragut school
inlgHt bo termed "modified Montessori,"
orfiklndergarten for the higher grades.
yiscipnno is Kept out of sight. Any one
(eligible to enter who wants to learn.
t Intent Is the only requirement.
iimn nr inn minim nnva wn rn hn i in
act, me siuucnts nero ranse an tno way
from 0 years old to SO.
Occasionally a mountaineer and his wlfo
ij como down from the hills, twenty,
Irty, forty miles away, and spend a
week or a month at this school, boarding
With some farmer In tho neighborhood.
Thcro are lectures on farming, house
keeping, cooking, dairying, dressmaking.
Tho three H's are taught, alro the pupils
are taught to live. They are taught to
Imj polite, active, thrifty, energetic,
ileanly, healthy.
In this country school there Is a system
of modern plumbing. Shower baths form
an Important part ot the curriculum, and
when ono realises how much In need a
country district Is of both facilities, you
can guess the wisdom of the mind who In
stalled this modern plumbing system.
This was something tho farmers really
hadn't thought of. Applicants are nierely
expected to bring their own soap and
towels.
Certain evenings a week tho school Is
open. Volunteer teachers are provided.
Tliero aro .night classes for those who
cannot come' in the daytime.
Days are s6t apart for social purposes.
There are "spplllng bees, debates, cooking
classes and much good cheer with the
help of 'hickory nuts, apples and pop
corn. Thero Is a complete cooking outfit here,
with a kitchen that Is much more com
pleto than Is found probably In the homes
hereabouts.
And Just pleaso remember that this Is a
Plain, evcry-day school, supported by tho
people who live In the vicinity.
It is. not an endowed school. Every
part of the equipment Is In use, and to
some people who know the lavish outfits
that aro provided In certain schools of
the north, the Farragut school seems al
most pitiful in its parslty of equipment.
n n,t,n en 1,1a MT1.A
v wuauu.ii Ti 1 1 j uuiii a. liu v u ft uu us, n.
college la In Inverse ratio to the cost of
its equipment." That Is to say, the people
should provide things for themselves, and
that is the big lesson In life.
btuacnts nero are not pauperized, nor
do they suffer from paternalism. They
are lifting themselves, under the kindly
guidance of a most able, generous, sim
plo and effective teacher.
In talking with the state superinten
dent of education ot Tennessee, he told
me that the endeavor alt over the state
was now to do away with the llttlo red
schoolhoii80 and Its lonely teacher, and
p combine several schools In one.
In Tennessee there are quite a number
of schoolu conducted along the plan of
tho Farragut school, and, as tho years go
by, there will bo a great many all over
America.
Soveral teachers working together can
get up an atmo&phero which will per
meato and dispel the fog of ignorance In
it community. They acquire an Impetus,
as It were, a. momentum, which makes
for progress. Co-operation must prevail
In school teaching us In other things.
AV'hen one thinks of the Indecency nnd
disorder that are often found around the
district school, one is both surprised and
delighted to find In a so-called illiterate
district, In tho mountains of Tennessee, a
school where good order prevails and the
rights of property are respected.
This is "our school" and the farmers
.and their families so regard It.
It is a center of light, a candle throw-
its beams to a distance.
In pedagogy, as In all elbe, we work
from the complex to the simple.
Admiral Farragut, it Is well to repeat,
was born on a farm near Knoxville. Her
his parents sletp. Ho wan a mountain
boy, of Scotch parentage, who had a hun
gry mind. Ho entered the navy as a lad
of 9 years. He was an errand boy, a
servant, a midshipman, a lieutenant, a
captain, a commander, an admiral.
Well have the people of Tennessee done
lonor to Farragut by naming after him
i school, and a school which Is so simple,
natural, so effective that It hao at-
toictfed. In a degree, the attention of the
eacning worm.
nythlng Is good enough until you know
oCffoinethins better. To see the Farragut
-ooris to feel a pity, not a pride, In
the old-time "little red school house."
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Vta
That toon their leaping manes of white foam will bo bringing In tumbling, laughing, I tho beaches along with the shells nnd kelp and that It won't bo no ovcrlastlng long uow
countless Loves that somewhere Love, and bathing girls and fellows are already fringing I till thoy'ro hero, hero, hero! NELL UUINKLEY.
IT"
Do Men Shun Marriage
Because It's Too Easy?
Fashion
Fully Described by Olivette
May Providence Intervene
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By DOItOTIIY DIX.
In a recent Interview in a Paris paper.
Madame. Bernhardt explained what Sllaa
Wogg would call "the decline and fall
of matrimony." Sho said:
"If tho customs of my youth were now
prevalent and tho
young peopla ot
to-day were not al
lowed to mingle so
much without hin
drance; tho marriage
returns would rap
Idly Increase."
Same here. The
divine Sarah the
wise Sarah has put
her finger on tho
crux of the whole
matter. P o o p 1 o
don't marry bo
cause comradeship
has been substi
tuted for love be
tween men and wo
men, and they are
contended to be
friends Instead of husbands and wives.
Women were never as attractive and
desirable as they are to-day, Not uvon
among the ancient Greeks was the per
centage ot female pulchritude so high
as It Is now. .The cult of the body has
become almost a religion among women.
So It a man seeks for beauty In a v'.fe
he may shut his eyes, and make a. grab
in the dark In any group ot girls, and
be sure of getting one who In hla grand
mother's timo would have had all the
poets writing sonnets to her eyebrows,
and all the beaux fighting duels for her
smiles.
Women are also more Intelligent than
they ever were before, more versatile,
more sympathetic, better fitted to bo
wives and helpmates to men; yet with all
of her attractions and accomplishments
the modern girl lacks one .art In which,
her grandmother excelled the art of
catching a husband.
And the secret of this aro was the
art of allure of tolling a man along In
a word, of making courtship difficult,
Instead ot too easy as It Is 'now.
The chief reason that men show a dis
inclination to marry may be largely ac
counted for by the freedom of companion
ship that prevails between the sexes. In
the olden times when the only way a
man could enjoy a woman'e society was
by marrying her, he was In a rush to
hustle with her to tho altar.
But when custom permits htm to mono
polize a woman's evenings; when they
may spend long days together on the
golf links; when they may attend thea
ters and parties together, and tea and
dine In company unchaperoned In
restaurants, the man la In no hurry to
wed. He has as much ot the lady's no
clety as he dea'res without the neces
sity of assuming her bills, or giving her
a right to lecture him.
3fe anderbilt ) of ef
njrurufourth otheef east oldorti QJWenuJfoto Tork
"WALTON nrMAIPHALL, Mngr.
An Heal Hotel with an Ideal Situation
Summer Tzrfer
Tho long engagement la u nuui.ru in
vention of man's, not woman's, and It is
a handicap that our grandmothers never
knew. Nothing that the new status of
woman has brought her Is so dollghtful
as Platonic friendship with man, but we
get nothing In this, world without pay
ing for It, and tho price that women pay
for comradeship with men Is too often
splnsterhood. When It was a. case or
cither lover or nothing, It was generally
lover. . I
Another reason why men are less
eager about marrying now than they
UHed to be Is that women arc too willing.
Many things change, but human nature
never changes, and the primitive instinct
In man la for the chase. The harder
a thing Is to get the moro he wants It
Women have forgotten this masculine
peculiarity, and Instead of permlttlnii
themselves to be pursued, they havo
turned around and run after the men
with tho result that they seldom catch
them for woman, alas, was not built
for tho chase.
Probably our grandmothers were lust
as unxlous to get married as any girl la
now, but they had the gumption to affect
a poy and reluctant attitude, and became,
a man believed that it,waB difficult
to capture the citadel of a maiden's af
fection, he wooed her with fire, and pas
sion, and energy.
Because she appeared Indifferent to his
visits, he kept tho path to her door hot
with footstep. Becauso the most that
ho hoped to win from her hand In the
shape of a letter was a line or two of
nwect, copy book, maidenly reply to hla
numerous missives, he weighted down
the malls with burning love letters.
How Is It nowT The modern girl has
left him In no doubt as to the state ot
her affections. She'll say "yes, and
thank you, too," whenever he asks her,
so he feels that any old love making will
do. If he doesn't come to nee her, ehe
calls up on the phone, and so he nes
when there's nothing more amusing In
prospect, As for letters, she'll write
any wny, so what's the use In bother
ing to keep up his end ot the corre
spondence. It's tho old story of the over
ripe peach that no one wants to gathtr.
Our grandmothers also had another ad
vantage that we lack our great-grandparents
understood the value of the un
attainable. They didn't throw their
daughters at eligible young men's heads.
They built fences around them. When
a young man came a-wootng tjie entire
family didn't tako to the kitchen to give
him a chance,
On the contrary, the stern parents
stood guard over a girl, and put him to
his wits' end to steal a moment's secret
converse with her, or slyly, press her
hand.
Sometimes the wily father even went
to tho extent of locking a girl up In her
room to keep her from a suitor, and
then the man, who very likely couldn't
have beon driven In at the front door,
risked his neck climbing up to the win
dow to steal her.
In a word, they made courtship ro
mantic and difficult, and In consequence
there were many elopements. Now, how
ever, because we have made courtship
too easy, thero Is little of It. It Is be
cause nowadays a man may have a wo
man's society without Incurring say re
iponsibtlltlM that he ducks tho wedd'ng
ring. It women war.t ta promote mstrl-
i.ionj. they have get in gambler's phrase,
10 make men ciucr put. up or shut up.
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sensible Institution the Lord Intended it
to bo, and ceuses to 1k the national lot
tery, thoh will this earth be ready for th
millennium.
lly IltCATUICK IWIIU'.VX.
Homo one, somewhere. It courting some
body tonight, and with such a large num
ber of persons losing their hearts aitind
him,' It Is llttlo wonder that the god of j , -r .-l-,
lovo occasionally loses his head. Over-1 At1.V108 tO tUG lj0V8l0ril
worked, flushed with success, nnd withal
a little conceited because of his power,
ho alms Indiscriminately to the right nnd
to tho left, nnd mutches a Beau Brummel
with n Martha, and a liocky Sharp with
n plowman.
lie whirls his victims till everything
Jly HEATllICK VA1HFAX.
You Are Wrond..
Dear Miss Fairfax I am a young nan.
In love with u pretty girl. Bhe loves nut
also, tint at present we are not. enKanru.
One of the most conspicuous frocks at
a late French race meeting was this
model, specially sketched for summer
wear. It Is made of white gabardine.
ine ooaico is cut basque shape and
fastens down the front with a row nt
small bowl buttons ot the material. Em
broidery In whlto floss follows the lino of
ine D"iion. Tlie Basque gathers Into a
tab at the underarm. The neck Is cut
t p -.ha' i-1 derolletasre. whlrh In
bordered by plaited block net, of which
also Is formed a high standing collar at
the back,
The sleeves are set Into a low armhole
and gntherp Into an cmbroldrred tab at
tue wrist.
The shaped long tunlo Is trimmed with
a high band ot embroidery that extends
to ine Knees, under tnis fain an ac
cordion plaited undorsklrt of black satin.
t'ould anything be smarter or simpler
for the borne drrsier to cjpy''
y OLIVETTE.
around them nssumes one shape and one She keeps company and goes out with a
color, ami tho wrong sweetheart look. J "u'b- ot otliar m"n' in lhl"
like the rlht one. and the counterfeit Unt ft B,r, ,B oncaerd ,nfc( has the
lovp looks like the real. It whllo thty prIvjInB0 of having na many men friends
aro still dnzed, clutching fast to what-jna Bno cnoostB, Tne g absolutely no
ever comes nrsi wiinin tneir grasp, mat
they reach thn marriage nltar and then
tho troublo boglnn.
Kuch troubles and so much of It, and
nil duo to matrimonial misfits, It Is a
wondar that thero doesn't nrlse In th
hearts of those still free n little sus-
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..m ' 7' "' " that sho Is not truthful. Pi
Cupid, nnd a dotininlnatlon to come Into what I should do,
tncir Heritage of love witn eyes wiae
opened. It Is a wonder thut young men
and young women, oane and wise In
ordinary transactions, do Jiot display at
least a , grain of common - sense In this
ono big nnd most Important transaction
of their lives.. .
Tho writer of tho following letter says
ho hah a good position In .business. How
ho holds It with the amount ot credulity
Impropriety In this., and you must not
permit yourself to be a harsh and unfair
judge.
Tlio Truth.
, Dear Miss Fairfax: 'Have known a
girl for. the lust four yearn and confess
that I lovo her. But tho only fault is
lease advice
!lad a serious talk with her and make
hor realise that a lite founded on truth
and faith Is the only happy one. Tell her
that you will try to help htr overcome
this fault and that In turn sho must help
you In your weaknesses.
&lienk to Ilia Aunt.
Dear Miss Fairfax : I am a sixteen-year-old
girl and attend Sunday Rchool
reguiariy. ror tun last row bundaya l
ho displays In his letter. Is a mystery. I havo noticed a certain young man, and
If some one enme Into his store anl"e noticed me. His aunt Is my
..,.. , ,,, . teachir. As I am very anx'oua to meet
wanted to glvo him ponnles for dimes hlm , nou(, H t0 know ,f ,t would v
hn would feel that his Intelligence had
been insulted, but along, ponies a woritan
who makes a similar offer, nrtd h.o
doesn't know what answer to rivet
Bho Is n wICow with a child", he la only
72, and she hinted that sho would tike to
marry him.
"What." he pleads, "shall I do?"
Loso that "good position," nnd. then sec
If she wants you to marry herT I doubt
It. The women who arc the real bargains j
on the matrimonial counters are not
going around, with their children In their
nrms, hinting to mere boys to merry;
thorn. I
A. woman writes that she Is a 'Idpw;
of l and has a sou of , and lo unpaged j
th a man of 28 who hates her child, nnd
makea no attempt to conceal It. Shall
she inairy blip? she asks.
Again It may be stated that the women
who are bnrgalnn on the matrimonial
counter nro not engaging themselves, ti)
men who hate their prospective step
children. A woman who Is worth whllo'
loves hei- child first of all and considers '
Its Interekts first. Unless sho does, her!
lovo is not worth much to any man. j
A young man of 30 lovuo a widow night
yoars his senior. He has u small nalury.
nnd she Is extravagant and fond of.
pretty clothes, und would bring In hor da
mands on hint, not only personal wunts,
but tho care onC maintenance of a youna
win. What, he asks, should ho doT
Hun. young man, run' Your oxtremo
youth glvrs you tho right to run, and
run hard.
"Eighteen" wants to know if alio should
keep company with a young man who
calls on her when Intoxicated. Sho pay
that she would like to Accept his atten
tions, knowing that she would never
marry him.
There are others better fitted than I
to glvo advice In a case like this. They
are the gaunt, haggard, half-starved,
Ill-treated wives of drunkards. Let
"Eighteen" go to them
When marriage becomes the sane,
proper to ssk hla aunt to make me ac
quainted with him. UNCERTAIN.
By all means ask the aunt of the young
man you admire to Introduce you. And
do )i6t delay so long that you will bn
self-conscious on meeting him and feel
that he th.nkn you flirted with him.
Does your skin
itch and burn?
Ifyoq aro Buttering with eczema,
ringworm, heat-rash or other
tormenting skin eruption, try
Resinol
Ointment and Resinol Soap. You
will bo surprised how quickly tho
itching stops and tho skin becomes
clear and healthy again.
Preoeribrf by doctors for 1J rwt. All
drutrzitU sell Rolnol Olntmsnt (tOa and
I LOO), and Bestnol Soap (15c). For trial
dts fre, writs to Dept. 17-8, P.Incl,
Baltimore, lid. Refute Imitation!.
