CAPE MAI COUNTY TIMES

Published Every Friday By The CAPF MAT COUNTY TIMES PUBLISHING CO. r lacerponlaS. > West Jersey end Landis Avenues, See Ule City. N. J. 8. TWITCH ELL, OHAS O'CONNOR, c. F. BCHUCK. V7M. A. HAFFERT, EAltor 'B« BuitSM Mtaasrr.

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FRIDAY, MARCH 9, 1917

What Do You Say, Mr. Buckalew ? Mr. Buckalew, Superintendent of the West Jersey division of the Pennsylvania Railroad stands inlicted before the liar of public opinion in Cape May County as being opposed to the electrification of his road from Ocean City to Cape May City because of a personal grudge against “certain real estate promoters south of Sea Isle City” whom the building and operating of this road might benefit. Mr. Buckalcw's opposition to this desirable project has been open and avowed. Tiie given reason for his disaproval was that the electric road was not feasible and would not pay. At the meeting of the Cape May County Chamber of Commerce last week the real reason for bis attitude was inadvertently disclosed as being determined to prevent this road from getting to the region of the holdings of “certain real estate promoters” south of Sea Isle City. Thisdespi*c the fact that the electrification of the road from Atlantic City to Ocean City has proven what unlimited possii ilities for profit there are in such a trolley system; despite the fact that the crying need of Cape May County is just such a means of inter-resort rapid-transit communication; despite the fact that Vice-Presi-dent W. W. Atterbury, of the West Jersey railroad, is heartily in favor of the immediate construction of the line. What do say Mr. Buckalew ? Do you plead guilty as charged ? Or can you explain your opposition to “certain real estate promoters,” south of Sea Isle City ? The public is anxiously awaiting your auswer. Our 1917 Easier Issue Four years ago the Times p rbhshed its first Haster edition, then an innovation in Cape May County. Since then'a speci il edition has been issued each year, the Friday before Faster Sunday, and each year the edition grew larger and more in demand. The 1916 Edition was commented on favorably by the great many newspapers in the State, one . ’ lishet stating editorially that the Times edition was the finest he had ever seen published in any town under ten thousand population, and that it was a credit to the County from which it came. On Friday April sixth, the 1917 Easter issue will make its appearance. From the front jage, which will be handsomely illustrated, through tire twenty-four or more pages, the paper will be crammed full of the breezy aud most interesting reading. Every page will speak of some one thing, person or municipality in this great ! County of ours, and all will be nicely illustrated. 1 The issue will reach at least ten thousand | persons, chiefly Philadelphians who arc interested in the seashore, aud will carry to them the message of Cape May County; a review of what has been accomplished in the v ay of development and progress in the past year, and a most cordial invitation to prepare at once to spend the summer at one of the County ti sorts. Readers of the Times who wish us to mail « copy of this edition to their liiends should send j in their names and addresses well in advance of the date ot issue, and we will mail out these copies w ithout charge. All we ask is the name aud address of the person to send it to.

Edward W. Weils New jers.\ and in tact the whole country is watching with haled breath the progress of the movement inaugurated ,u Pennsylvania to do awav with capital punishment M>. Well* is sponsor tor certain prospective legislation that may ma:k a turning point in the history of the

Commonwealth founded by William Penn. In its present shape the measure that is under discussion is a comprise of two bills offered by Representative Edward W. Wells, of Philadelphia, and Representative Aaron Hess, of Lancaster County. In speaking of the people who are doing their utmost to live up to the requirements of their own conscience we could not single oat a better example than Mr. Wells. He is a lawyer who believes his profession should do sometUng to keep pace with the many advances that have been made in other lines of human endeavor. The difference between the trolley car and the eld horse car is much greater than the difference between Jurisprudence of today and of less than thirty years ego. Industrially and scientifically we have far outdistanced the leisurely stepa of the law. Such being the case (and no lawyer will deny it), the man who takes a leading part in bringing Pennsylvania in line with those States which have demonstrated that capital punishment is a failure, deserves to be bailed as a benefactor of the human race. Fortunately many names of men and women may be so regarded to judge from the galaxy’ of earnest workers for civic betterment who are supporting the Wells-Hess bill with vigor and intelligence.—Exchange.

The Six-Six Plan At th« meeting of the leading school men of South Jersey held at Atlantic City thwmiddle of last month a statement was made by State Commissioner Dr. C N. Kendall, that it was probable that very soon legislation might be enacted making it possible to organise a school on the “Six-Six” Plan. This plan has been before every teachers’ meeting for the last two years, at least, and the Letter it was understood by those present the greater promise it seemed to give for the solution of some present difficulties in school organization. To be brief, the Six-Six Plan is a plan whereby the grammar school shall be composed of only six grades, these being similar 10 tue present first six grades. Then the present seventh ana eighth grades, together with the first year of high school, to comprise a school to he known as the Junior high school. The last tlrree years’ work of the presently organized high would be known as the Senior high school. To those only partially acquainted with school conditions and school prrblems, a change such as is proposed would seem entirely without purpose but to those closely acquainted with the great falling out of school at cerUin definite periods it seems to offer a valuable remedy. In the first place every one knows that pupils who advance from six to seventh grades labor under a greater disadvantage than those who advance from any other grade. This is largely unavoidable because of the fact that up to tire end of the sixth year the teaching is mainly a Induing itt the fundamentals of education, and largely an acquisition of process which are to be applied later. ; Iu the seventh year the pupil usually is able to apply independently the process he has already learned. By that is meant that he is now expected to begin choosing how Ire shall perform his work and how he slrall apply the knowledge he already Iras. As the grammar school is organized today little apportunities or facilities exist for this kind of teaching. Therefore we find more difficulties at this period than at any other time in grammar school life. At the end of the first year in high school we find a similar condition. Usually as many pupils drop out of high school during or at the cud of the first year as drop out during the remaining three years. As the seventh, eighth, aud ninth grades are closely related because of the psychological conditions governing the development of three pupils, it is evident that both from notions of the pupils' well-being, aud nolious of economy it would be better to combiue those grades in a division, as proposed. Space prohibits even the mention of the many advantages both to the pupil and to the taxpayers, but at least one urore must be indicated. Under such a plan, the first six grades would teach the elemental studies as at presort. In the Junior high our pupil is trained to apply (his grammar school knowledge to practical problems itt a building fitted for the purpose, with suitable equipment and expert teachers. In this department also he begins to find hts proteutialilire aud so when he caters the senior high he spends bis last three years on education directly )>eattng ou some (definite profession or trade. Before we hastily criticise, let us remember that we have every thing to gain and nothing to lose by closely investigating, aud possibly trying out, the "Six-6ix" Ffau.

FOR Y0UN6 FOLKS

Sleepy Time Story Concerning a Very Vain Little Bird. HOW MISFORTUNE CAME TO IT

Member of a Large Family Became Freud Decauee It Th«uB ht IWaH Smart—A Fateful Jump In • yard—Frida la Humbled. Why. It U nearly dark, eald rude *11 |U little Ned and Folly Ann. T ' Here I will tell yon a story about c I THE •MART CHICKEN.

Onct* ou a time there wai a nice family of chickens living In a nice chicken yard In a charming town, and the •.lik-kPUN belonged to a dear little girl naiue-d Mllly. MHly tva* very fond of the chickens. She had given all of them nice na I- can’t remember all the names, hot there were Flossie and FJoffle and Tipide and Topple and many others. One of the other* was Smoklawn * given that name because be looked no much like the gray smoke that came o-.:t of the kitchen chimney. Smokie was really quite a pretty tie chicken, and Mllly gave him a great deal of pelting. Perhaps that turned bU head. He became a very vain little chicken. If Mllly came out to the chi- ken yard and did rot notice him he was much displeased. Fo to make sure she would notice him Smokie. when his little wings would bear him, bopped up 00 the roof of one of the colony bouses. When l hat didn't attract Mitly’s attention Smokie would flutter up on the fence. “You'd beat he carefui.” Mother Hen saki for Smokie bad a reckless way fluttering down from his porch. Smokie loased his little bead. 1 thought be was quite able to take care of himself. One day Mllly came out to the chicken yard with a big pan of yellow looking stuff. She set it down on the ground and called the chicks to her. Smokie must have been taking a nap on the fence, for be hadn’t noticed her come In. When she called: ’' Jhick. chick, chick! Come, chick, chick, chick!" be turned and atmoet tumbled off the fence Then be made a dive and landed tight In the midst of the pan of yellow stuff. It was corn meal mush, which Mllly had brought out nice and warm. Smokie lauded right In the middle of It, and the more he tried to get out the more trouble be had, for It was very sticky. Mllly picked him out with mush In hts wing* and in his feathers. “Oh, dear! Now you'll have lo have a bath!" cried Mllly. So she took him into the house and a ashed him in warm water, Smokie felt eo queer and had to alt in the basket by the flra until he was dry. The nsxt time Smokie will wi where he Jumps.

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Prepared For a Spin. The amiiing young miss in the picture is evidently pleased with herself tnd everybody else. And there le good by she ebould hr Amply

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