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tTHE STATESMAN
SUNDAY, AUGUST 3,1919,
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Begins Tomorrow, Monday
TAKING PEPSINOL
There are six
sixth, grades, inclusive.
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$19.50, for ...
... $8.50
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school in the State.
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live
BATHING SUITS
Austin High school,
sely to his books.
neglected to take exercise.
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choice Monday, yard
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$1.69
Monday Sale of Dress Ginghams
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Dependable merchandise,
good service and fair prices
make for confidence too im-
portant to be overlooked by
attractive designs;
Monday, the yard.
It pleases us to know of
the high esteem in which this
■tore is held by so many peo-
ple for its dependability.
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Not only in what we sell,
but the way in which it is
sold. Not many days ago we
were told by a very promi-
nent lady that her little girl
of twelve years old did most
of the shopping for her.
He had
He had
elective, in
•ncy of edu-
Cotton and wool mixed, $6.00 value for...
$7.50 Wool Suits .......................
Bathing Bags, $2.00 value ..............
Bathing Caps, 50c value for.............
Children’s Bathing Suits, $5.00 value for
Children’s Bathing Suits, $4.00 value for.
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list of the leadii
and their respect!
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price. .. ......
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Over Two Millions
In Gross Revenue
Collecte don Autos
A TEXAS WONDER
The Texas Wonder foi kidney and
$1.69
40-inch Tan Pongee—
40-inch Cheney Foulards—
32-inch San Gene Crepe—
38-inch Ruff-a-Nuff—
36-inch White Pongee—
When You Um the Bell Phone
you will use storage batteries of EX-
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Not One Penny Will RICH-TONE
Cost You if it Doesnt Prove
of Genuine Worth in
YOUR CASE.
Digestion Upset by Shock, He
Brooded and Became
Despondent
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Amendment* to charter* were filed
by Petroleum Pipe Line Company Of
Texas, Houston, changing name to Ga-
AUGUST CLEAN-UP
READY-TO-WEAR
Radical Reductions
Vacationists as well as those at home will find many bar-
gain surprises on what remains of Summer apparel.
Voile Dresses in all shades, values up to
PROFESSOR SAVES AnstinPublicSchoolsHave6813 E2
Pupils and 190 Teachers; Prop
changing name to Galena Signal Oil
Company; Thompson A Ford Lumber
50c AND 69c VOILES
MONDAY 25c
Choice of any 40-inch and 36-
inch Voiles, to close out. Mon-
day; printed floral and stripe*
erty is Worth $1,000,000
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CLARIDGE REPORTS FRUIT
SEASON AS VERY GOOD
11.25 DAINTY NECK-
WEAR 75c
To freshen up the dress select
one or two of these organdie,
georgette or lace collar* and
nets, all white and some em-
broidered in delicate 7Cp
colors; Monday only.. 4 •C
HOME HYGIENE CLASS
BEGINS LESSONS MONDAY
principal. 349.
Mathews School, Miss Alice Love-
Company, Grayburg, increasing
stock from 1400,900 to 1000,000
State flank of Gainesville. Inci
bert Ramsey
stuck too clo.
or three years
((tabUahed in
and Bidder
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12 Yds. English Nainsook $3.50
36 inches wide, fine, perfectly woven underwear
Nainsook, regular value 35c yard, but the wholesale
market price today is 40e; Monday sale price, 12
yards for...............................$3.50
Or 24 yards for......... ....... $6.75
$1.25 White Organdie 95c
Fine 48-in. French Organdie, transparent, Monday,
yard........................................
schools for negro children,
school and five ward sche
Editorial
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42-in. Bloomer Satin $3.75
Black heavy quality for gymnasium
athletes. This is the desired quality
and a very exceptional quality;
black only; sale price, 09 76
yard . .................99,19
. August Silk Clearance .
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AUGUST STOCK-ADJUSTING SA
total enrollment of white children is
5228, of which 933 are in the Austin
High Schoo’ and 856 are in the John
T. Allan (jun. or) High School. Of the
1585 negro school children 303 are in
the Anderson High School and the re-
maining are distributed among the
warc schools of the city.
The enrollment in the schools of the
city last session was as follows:
Austin High School, L V. Stockard,
principal* 933.
John T. Allan High School, J. P-
Simmons, principal, 856.
Baker School, S. M. Lloyd, princi-
pal, 427.
Bickler School. J. L. Taff, principal.
$3:25
$1.69
985
$2.15
N. B.—
A NEW BLACK KODAK
Shopping Bag 1* guaranteed
real leather, made in U. S. A.,
nicely lined fancy brocade silk
with mirror, silver erest for
initial; very new nov- c) Eh
elty; very special, only>LV
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fell ill. For years he had
“The fruit industry of East Texas
has beeen highly profitable the last
two seasons, and this is causing the
planting of new trees as well as the
better care of older orchards,”- says
R. R. Claridge of the State Depart-
ment of Agriculture, who has just re-
turned from a trip through that sec-
tion. •
At this time, continued Mr. Claridge,
the nursery and orchard division of the
State Department of Agriculture has
Btationed an orchardist in East Texas
to visit orchard owners and coach them
in the rehabilitation of old trees and
the care of newly planted ones. He is
taking county at a time, which ren-
ders the work slow, but thorough and
effective.
YOUNG LADIES,
No phone orders on this item. Please call at the
■tore. Limit 24 yards to each customer.
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EPILEPTIC
chola. These ehois are organized
for ehnaren who need epegial inatruc-
tion in ardor to make up two or three
grades a year. These rooms, are not
organised for delinquent children, but
for over-age children who do not at
regularly into the grades.
WOMEN’S SILK HOSIERY AT, PAIR, $1.00, 3 PAIRS $2.50 ‛
With Lisle top, white, black, tans, greys, and brown. We doubt if any more Hose like
these can be sold for $1.00 for many moons. So the woman securing a.supply (1 AA
now will make a fortunate purchase. The sale price is.........................
3 pairs for $2.50. ,
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ers of Austin is what sort of men and
women the public schools of this city
are making and are their intellectual
and moral forces being awakened in
their characters so that the boys and
girls may be given strength to stand
fr those distinctive characteristics
that make the highest Ayerican cit-
izenship.”
The courses of study in the Austin
A Great Remedy.
The merits of Chamberlain's Colic
and Diarrhoea Remedy are well known
and Appreciated, but there is occasion-
ally a man who had no acquaintance
with them and should read the follow-
ing by F. H. Dear, a hotel man at Du-
puyer, Mont.: "Fonr years ago I used
Chamberlain’s Co Ito and Diarrhoea
Remedy with such wonderful results
that I have since recommended it to
my friends."
bladder troubles, gravel, diabetes, Jena Pipe Line Company: Petroleum
weak ond lame back, rheumatism and Refining Company of Texas, Houston,
trregularitis of the kidneys and blad- ‘ ‘ t tit
der in both men and women. Rogu-
Dennis, vice
White and Flesh Or-
gandie Dresses
Values up te $25.00, now
marked
$14.95
White Gabardine
Skirts
Well tailored, buttoned trim-
med pockets—
Value $11.00, for...$8.45
Value $8.50, for.... $5.00
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of government,
etc.
In the system
50c AND 65c TISSUE
GINGHAMS 39c
Light colorings, plaids and
stripes, fine woven in colors,
When Your House Is Burning
you send a fire alarm and use batteries
of EXIDE make in so doing. Quick
and sure results are needed—and are
secured by using "EXIDE."
"A sure start assured—buy an EX-
mental philosophy.
Dal tex A paries, Dallas, capital stock.
$5000. Incorporators: W. E. Joor, Jos
K Ward, E. C. Langford, all of Dallas.
Woodville State Bank, Woodville;
capital stock. $30,000.
Farmers’ State Bank, Donna; capita!
stock, $35,000.
Citizens’ State Bank. Woodville; cap-
ital stock, $15,000
Permits to do business in Texas
were granted to Eagle Petroleum Com-
pany, Wilmington, Del., Texas head-
uarters, Houston; Goose Creek Oil
ly, Wilmington, Del- Texas
1000 YARDS 32-IN. DRESS
GINGHAMS 25c YARD.
Light and dark stripes and
plaids and a few plain shades.
Special leader Monday AE..
only, the yard....... ~C
cational methods which allow the stu-
dent to adapt himself ror the needs
of life as he is preparing to devote
himself to it. The courses, however,
are not so elective as to make for
shoddy scholarship.
The Austin High chool has the
highest number of entrance credits to
the University of Texas of any high
With property valued at nearly a
million dollars and with an attendance
of 0819 pupils the public school sys-
tem of Austin is, considered collec-
tively. probably the most important
institution in the city of Austin. There
are twelve schools for white children,
two of which are high schools and the
remainder are ward schools containing
grades running from the first to the
$6.50 White Linen Parasols $2.50
Embroiderd differently, natural nobby wood handle
with cord tassel. Last call Monday, only four
left............................. $2.50
•dhenelemrntaua4os l
Uiverat; of Toxa*. _
son, principal; E. F.
principal. 303.
Brackenridge School
there are eleven
NEW NARROW BELTS
50c
Of patent leather, latest novel-
ty, for early fall Belts will be
the craze. See the new ones
here at Williams’; all Ho.
sizes, 65c and. ...... •UC
The Iaws & Co basebali club will
resume activities Sunday when it
journeys to New Braunfels and tackles
the fast "Tigers" of that city. Roy
Clements will be on the firing line for
the Iaws nine, with Connolly on the
receiving end.
Telephone San Francisce
. and the energy for your conversation
will all come from storage batteries of
EXIDE make. Nothing but the best
will do—and therefore they use "EX-
'Tut an EXIDE battery on your
car.”
IDE"
Following is a
schools in Texas
standings in uni-
No place is safe for grown-
ups to shop if it isn’t safe for
the little girl of twelve. It
would be well for those who
are not familiar with this
store fo bear this in mind.
The home hygiene cass will have
the first regular lesson Monday morn-
ing at 9 o'clock. Instruction center is
over Graham’s drug store, with Miss
Margaret Ruffner, R. N., in charge.
The local chapter wishes to place
this instruction in every family in this
county. The instructor will continue
to enroll classes as fast as people will
avail themselves of this valuable op-
portunity.
TAILORS GO TO NEW BRAUNFELS
TO CONQUER THE “TIGERB”
late* bladder trouble in children. It
not (Old by your druggist will be set
by mail on receipt oNHS. On* email
bottle I* two month*’ treatment and
often cure*. Send for (worn testimo-
nials. Dr. E. W Hall. »U olive St.
St. Louis, Mo. Sold by all drugdata
—Adv.
““Pulmore School, Mr». B. Delfraisae, I High shools are largely
- — keeping with modern tendei
needed moat in maintaining etrength
and vigor. Rich-Tone rent* the tired
nerve*, restores appetite, induces a
healthful eleep—it give* you all those
things which mean eherky and well-
being. Get a bottle today on your
Faculty Carefully Picked. -- .. —
Under the new rale* th* board of money-back guarantee. Sold locally by
trustees will not elect any on* to a Morley Drug Co.—Adv.
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ONE DOSE BROUGHT “PEP
40-inch Studio Prints-
38-inch Black and White Ruft-a-Nuft—
38-inch Oyster, Grey, and Rose
Khaki Kool, values up to $3.50;
grades. The primary department in-
cludes the first, second and third
grades; the intermediate department
Includes the fourth, fifth and six:h
«rrades and the high school department
the seventh, eighth, ninth and tentn
grades. The primary and intermediate
departments are held in the ward
schools; the seventh and eighth grades
are in the John T. Allan High School,
and the last three grades are in the
Austin High School, which is the sen-
ior high school of the system.
IDE make. They furnish all
"juice.” EXIDE is dependable.
M on your car.
For many years Elbert Ramsey had
followed the teaching profession. Many
times his thoughts had wandered to the
outside, active world of business and
many times he had laid his plans to
embark upon the voyage which he be-
lieved would bring him to wealth and
power.
Each time, however, his departure
was deferred. For fourteen years in
succession the little college in which
be held the chair of mathematics in-
creased his safry. The increase was
small* true, but it was enough to en-
Bble him to lay aside a little more each
year, toward the day when he would
enter the business maelstrom and joust
with his fellows.
A little girl was born to him and his
wife Martha. She filled their home
with brightness. Upon her he lavished
all his affection. In turn he was her
hero. To him she hastened when he
came from his classroom. Apparently
forgetful of her mother, he thoughts
were oniy of "Daddy” when be ap-
peared.
He shared her games. He got as
much enjoyment from her toys as did
she. He was the one who read her
"Bedtime Story.” He was more her big
brother than her father.
It was a home of happiness for fil-
bert Ramsey. He thought only of the
present and of his family—of what he
was going to do for his little daughter
and his wife when he entered the busi-
ness arena.
But suddenly all was changed. Ei-
failed to get the portion of sunlight and
air which should have been his. His
illness was not apparent at first, but
nevertheless he was sick. He felt a
strangeness growing up between him
and the rest of the world. His love
for his family did not diminish,' but
he lost the power of expressing it.
He was irritable in the classroom—
increasingly so. He sharply reprimand-
ed without cause the son of the newly
elected president of the college. The
father called upon Prof. Ramsey and
protested gently. Ramsey hotly re-
plied and after a bitter quarrel ten-
dered his resignation. It was accepted.
Ramsey regretted his action the mo-
ment it was taken but pride prevented
his admitting his error and apologizing.
He boasted to his wife that now he wan
through with the college forever and
could do a« he had planned to do for
many years. 4
- Thatinight Ramsey slept but fitfully
arid aros the next mornig a nervous
wreck. A sense of depression shad-
owed him. He was unable to read, he
was unable to play with his little girl.
He was unable to concentrate his
thoughts. So it continued. Day aftei
day he sat- brooding, only occasionally
stirring from the house. On one brief
ramble which he took into the town
he met an old college mate and fellow
professor, who was amazed at the
change in Ramsey’s appearance.
He stopped Ramsey, though the lat-
ter would have parsed him by.
"Good heavens, old fellow, what’s the
matter?” he asked.
Ramsey mumbled a reply and started
to walk on, but his fellow professor
grabbed him by the arm and swung
him about.
"Let me see your tongue,” was the
demand that Ramsey, puzzled but obe-
dient, obeyed.
"Aha? I thought so?” was the excla-
mation. “Take Pepsinol."
"What?” ejaculated Ramsey.
"Take Pepsinol Go right into the
drugstore here and get a bottle of Pep-
sinol. Go home and take a dose That
will fix you up. I’ll be over to see you
tomorrow."
Ramsey, almosf in a daze, obeyed. He ,
took the Pepsinol when he retired, ex-
pecting another sleepless night. He
awoke in the morning refreshed. Short-
ly after he arose his bowels were gent-
ly moved. He was once more abole to
concentrate his thoughts. A dull head-
ache and pain in the eyes which he had
had for many days disappeared.
After a hearty breakfast he played
for some time with his daughter, the
first time in two weeks. He chatted
cheerfully with his wife, who had
bravely tried to cheer her husband in
his despondency, a despondency she
was unable to explain.
A long walk in the open air followed,
then luncheon and hen Ramsey’s fel-
low professor appeared he received a
hearty greeting, much different from
that of the ay before.'
“How goes it?” he asked.
‘•Fine, Charles,’’ Ramsey replied. "But
what is this Pepsinol?”
"That, old chap, is a gentle laxative
tonic. I could tell that was exactly
what you needed. Your digestive ap-
paratus was completely unset and your
nerves shot to pieces.
"I knew that Pepsinol would fix you
up as it did my brother after he broke
down from overwork. Pepsinol is a
strengthener as well as a laxative.
Your digestive organs were put on the
road to normal and your nerves were
strengthened. You needed a recon-
structive medicine, not a destructive.
Pepsinol was the one necessary. If it
had not been for Pepsinol you would
have been seriously ill in a short time.”
"Well, my nightmare is over,” said
Ramsey, "and I want to thank you and
Pepsinol.”
That evening Ramsey called on the
president of the college, made a hand-
some apology and returned to his work
the next day. He has never considered
leaving there since.
Genuine Pepsinol is made only by
The Peplax Medicine Co., Memphis,
Tenn., and is in strict accordance with
the Medical Standards of the United
States Pharmacopea. To be convenf-
ent for everybody and yet to prevent
substitutes being sold for Pepsinol, we
have appointed Brown A Odiorne, 308
Congress avenue, special "Pepsinol
Agent” in Austin.—Adv.
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED
with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
can not reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in-
fluenced by constitutional conditions,
and in order to cure it you must take
an internal remedy. Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine is taken internally and acts
thru the blood on the mucous surface
of the system. Hall’s Catarrh Medi-
cine was prescribed by one of the best
physicians in this country for years.
It is composed of some of the best
tonics known, combined with some of
the best blood purifiers. The perfect
combination of the ingredients In Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine is what produces
such wonderful results in catarrhal
conditions. Rend for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo,
Ohio.
All Druggists, 75c.
Hall's Family Pills for Constipation.
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permanent position upon the elemnen-
tary school faculty unless he or she
has had at least cwo years in the uni-
versity or > a graduate of one of the
Slate normal schools, or has a perma-
nent State certificate with two years
of suceessful teaching No member of
the nigh school faculty is elected with
less than a degree from the Uni-
versity of Texas or some other uni-
versity or college of the first class.
In the. corps of Austin school teach-
ers there are approximately 190. Of
these men and women Superintendent
McCallum says: '•
"They are earnest, faithful and con-
scientious. As a body they believe
that there is a science and art of edu-
cation And without a knowledge of this
science and art they believe that the
teacher is without chart or compass.
The questions continually in the minds
of the supervisory officers and teach-
The total gross amount of revenue
collected during the first half of 1919
under the State motor vehicle regis-
tration law is $2,337,457.04.
The total amount of revenue collect-
ed under the law during T918 was
$1,991,548.80. The increase for 1919
over 1918, therefore, already amounts
to $345,908.24.
One-half of these two sums, less
amounts deducted by tax collectors for
commissions, etc, has been retained
by the several counties in which the
fees have been collected and has been
deposited to the credit of the special
county road maintenance funds.
The other half, less deductions by
the county tax collectors for commis-
sion, postage, etc., has been sent to the
highway department and deposited in
the treasury in the highway road con-
struction fund.
Morton, principal, 157.
Clarksville School, Miss L. C. Rham-
bo, principal, 113.
Gregory School, G. W. Norman,
principal, 602.
Olive Street School, W. H. Passon,
principal, 329.
Wheatville School, Mrs. C. A. Ham-
ilton, principal, 81.
Total colored, 1585. .
Grand total, 6813.
Value is $936,350.
The total value of the school prop-
erty of the City is $936,350, distributed
as follows: Value of buildings and
grounds, $899,000; equipment consist-
ing of school laboratory apparatus,
furniture and manual training and do-
mestic science equipment, $37,350; ex-
clusive of this there is an endowment
of a manual training school. Neither
does this valuation of school property
include the bequest of $100,000 by A.
J. Zilker for the manual training and
home economics departments. This
latter is the land which lies about
Barton Springs. Both the John T. Al-
lan and A. J. Zilker endowments are
permanent funds and the interest from
them is expended for manual training
and home economics. Thus the total
value of school property, including
these endowments, is well above
$'1,200,000.
The school system of Austin is gov-
erned by a board of trustees of seven
members. The superintendent of the
schools also sits with the board at
ail meetings. pne present board con-
sists of:
Joe Harrell, president- Dr. George
M. Decherd, vice president; Mrs. A. C.
Goeth, secretary; Mrs. R. C. Walker,
Robart W. Walling. J. H. W. Williams,
E. A. Murchison, A. N. McCallum, su-
perintendent, Miss Etta Porter, secre-
tary accountant; Miss Cousins Gregg,
office assista. t.
First Graded School in 1876.
The first graded school in Austin
was opened Oct. 2. 1876, with an en-
rollment of more than 200 pupils. It
was held in the building which has
since been remodeled and called the
Pease Ward School. The public schools
of the city were organized in 1880 and
the following men were selected upon
the board of trustees:
A. P. Wooldridge, R. C. Ludlow, Wil-
liam von Rosenberg, J. B. Rector, R. F.
Campbell, H. ( Still, R. M. Swearen-
gen. Z. T. Fuhaore and W. F. Saylor
were ex-officio members.
John B. Winn, from whom the Winn
ward school is named, was selected as
the first superintendent of public
schools and continued in office until
ill health forced him to resign in 1894.
T. G. Harris was superintendent from
1894 until 1903 and since that date the
present superintendent. A. N. McCal-
lum, has held the position. Probably
no city in Texas has had three suc-
cessive superintendents who held as
long tenure of office and it is due
to this steadiness of policy and free-
dom from political interference that
much of the growth of the city schools
may be attributed.
Before the school system was or-
ganized in 1880 it was governed by a
board oT directors consisting of C. R.
Johns, president; Walter Tips, vice
president; D W. C. Baker, secretary;
R. G. Sneed, treasurer; Joseph Har-
rell. N G. Rhelley, Dr. T. D. Wooten,
B. Melasky, C. S. Wst, J. H. Robinson
Sr., R. H. Lowry.
Dr. W, C. Baker was elected superin-
tendent with the following teachers:
Miss Clara Burnham and Mrs, George
Donnan, first grade; Mrs. M. F. Smith
and Mrs. Anna M. Stuart, second
grade; Miss Fannie Campbell and
Miss Gertrude Bacon, third grade; W.
C. Russell and R. W. Lowry, fourth
grade. Special lectures were delivered
by General N. G. Shelley on govern-
ment. Professor A. G. Goldman on
chemistry, Dr. J. W. McLaughlin on
physiology and hygiene, Professor 8. G.
Sneed on the construction of the earth
and the wonders of the heavens, Drs.
Burt and Bibb and others. The courses
of study included in the higher grades
were algebra, geometry, chemistry,
natural philosophy, Latin, the science
You are to be the judge—try this fa-
mous tonic—if it doesn’t bring to you
new energy, a splendid appetite, restful
sleep, peaceful and quiet nerves—it it
doesn’t destroy that tired feeling and
build you up, then Rich-Tone will be
free to you, it will not cost you any-
thing—NOT ONE PENNY
YOU OWE IT TO YOURSELF to
try this marvelous remedy. YOU OWE
IT TO YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS
to be strong, well, happy, bright of eye,
brisk of step, ruddy of cheek, able to go
about your work with a smile on your
lips?
On each bottle is plainly printed,
"Money cheerfully refunded if not en-
tirely satisfactory," and your own lo-
cal druggist will let you try Rich-Tone
on this money-back guarantee.
One user says. "I was run down
after a bad case of 'flu.’ Was in bed
four months and under the care of five
doctors, had nervous prostration and
could not sleep and ate very little. I
got a bottle of your wonderful tonic,
Rich-Tone, and am now eating three
times a day and I sure sleep sound. I
can’t say enough for your wonderful
tonic. Rich-Tone. It is worth its weight
in gold. It has saved me $50 or $60 as
I was going to Mineral Wells, but I do
not need to go now, thanks to Rich-
Tone.”
Rich-Tone makes more red corpus-
cles, enriching and purifying the blood.
It contains all of the elements that are
lace, principal, 190.
Metz School, Miss Clara Stubbs,
principal. 220.
Palm School, F. E. Norton, supervis-
ing principal; Miss Ollie Kirkpatrick,
assistant principal, 509.
Pease School, T. A. Brown, principal,
548.
John B. Winn School, Miss Margaret
Reilly, principal, 282.
Wooldridge School, F. E. Norton, su-
pervising principal; Miss Mary Ham-
ilton, assistant principal, 383.
West Avenue, Miss Mary Kavanagh,
principal, 91.
Total white, 5228.
Colored Schools.
Anderson High Schqol, L C. Ander-
38; Dallas High School, 36; Fort Worth
High School, 31; Beaumont High
School, 31; San Antonio High School,
30%; Waco High School, 27; Honston
High School, 25.
The Austin High School also is on
the accredited list of Southern colleges
and graduates can enter any univer-
sity or college without examination.
Department of Manual Arts.
The purpose of manual training is to
make the schools more real and to of-
fer more practical education by train-
ing all of the faculties. It brings the
boys and girls face to face with the
problems which they need in every
day life. The work is broad and lib-
eral in its scope. The course provided
includes manual and art work In such
proportion as to train the pup J, phys-
ically, mentally and aesthetically. Man-
ual training helps pupils to find them-
selves and gives them a practical view
of life. It introduces them to the
gospel of work and points to a better
day when workers will take pride in
what they do. Courses in wood work,
wood turning, sheet metal work, forg-
ing. machine shop practice, mechanical
drawing are offered and recently there
has been introduced a practical course
in automobile repair work.
The work in this department aims
to be practical and continues through
five years. There are five teachers of
home economics and five of manual
training, who give their entire time
to the work of these departments.
Commercial Department.
In order to meet the changing social
and industrial conditions a broad
training is required, more extensive
and thorough than under former con-
ditions. The problems of production,
manufacturing, transportation, busi-
ness organization, foreign trade and
commercial law, all confront young
people who seek to engage in business
or commercial work. The commercial
course consists in classes in penman-
ship. commercial arithmetic, book-
keeping, commercial geography, com-
mercial law, stenography, typewriting,
business office practice and banking.
This course is elective and is given
equal importance with other courses
in the High School.
Kindergarten* and Ungraded Rooms.
The past year three kindergartens
were organized at the Palm, Bickler
and Pease Schools. Kindergartens will
be established at other schools as
soon as the finances of the school
board permit. It is a fortunate thing
for children who live in this city to
be able to begin in the kindergarten,
Evenina Schools.
Evening schools have been organized
in the Austin High Schools and in
several of the colored schools in ths
city. During the past year 510 were
enrolled in the evening schools, 440
of whom were over 11 years of age.
The evening schools the past year cost
the citizens of Austin $2187.50 and this
work will be enlarged next year.
Mental Tests Given.
During "he past year several tests
were given in reading and in the fun-
damental processes of arithmetic—ad-
dition. subtraction, multiplication and
division. The Monroe silent reading
tests wore given to all pupils of grades
three tu seven. The arithmetic tests
were given to the children of the
fourth, fifth and sixth grades. The
reading tests malu it possible to find
out definitely and accurately the chil-
dren who need individual instruction
and along what particular lines this
instruction is needed. The tests in
arithmetic are for measuring the ac-
curacy and rapidity of children in the
processes of whole numbers and sim-
ple fractions. These tests have been
given recently in a number of leading
cities of the country. From them
scientific knowledge can be obtained
as to the actual ability of each child
along any particular line of work. By
means of this information children whe
are deciedly in all vance of their
classes can be allowed to do more dif-
ficult work ar those who are weaker
can be built uy by individual instruc-
tion. It is planned to have these tests
given 7epatedly in the Austin schools
so that ench teacher may know the
ability of each of her pupils.
Parent-Teacher Associations.
There is the closest sympathy and
co-operation between the home and the
school in the city of Austin. Both
have the same end in view—the devel-
opment of manhood and womanhood.
Parent-teacher organizations in all
schools have brought about a closer
and more intelligent co-operation be-
tween teachers and parents. The home
has been aroused to a keener sense of
its responsibility and parents realize
that they can not give over entirely
to the teacher the duties and responsi-
bilities which they themselves should
ssume. The mothers of Austin have
done a great work for the schools. San-
itary drinking fountains have been
erected. Pianos have been purchased,
libraries installed; outdoor recitation
rooms have been fitted up; play-
ground equpment has been purchased
and in the carrying of the bond issues
of 1910, 1912 and 1914 the work of the
mothers was decisive.
The present officetr of the Parent-
Teacher Associations are as follows:
Austin High School, Mrs. James R.
Hamilton.
Junior High, Mrs. J. W. Templer.
Baker, Mrs. T. C. Jennings.
Bickler, Mrs. Browning.
Fulmore, Mrs. F. G. Cloud,
Mathews, Mrs. E. C. Berwick.
Metz, Mrs. B. L. Weatherford.
Palm. Mrs. T. M. Miller.
Pease, Mrs. F. W. Posey.
John B. Winn, Mrs. M. S Hatcher.
Wooldridge, Mrs. Noyes Smith.
, one high
iools. The
Mrs. L. E.
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