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Show PRECIPITATES Contributors. The columns of this newspaper are always open to its readers. News items and writing of local interest are welcomed. This week one of our subscribers has brought in for publication the first in a series of articles written on Technocracy. Tech-nocracy. He asks that readers question ques-tion or criticize them as they appear. ap-pear. Al Abletfs column "Punching the Bag" reappears beginning this issue. Now that he is also a state legislator legisla-tor the bustling Gemmell Club manager will probably be able to make predictions on the legislation legisla-tion along with sport forecasts. Farmers Well Educated. 'The Gentleman farmer" is no Idle phrase, but is substantiated by official of-ficial findings of -an educational survey published in 1936-37 Who's Who. Publication of this year's edition included the first educational study made in eight years. The study shows, with official percentages, the advancing tendency toward higher high-er education among the American leaders listed. Percentage of collegians colle-gians shown is 86.56, of college graduates 74.73, as compared with 85.09 and 73.63 in 1928 29. Of women wo-men listed in Who's Who 71.15 per cent had college training. An occupational survey was combined com-bined with the - educational study. Among men this shows a business group with a percentage of 19.65, educators almost as numerous with 19.56 per cent and the legal profession pro-fession with 12.94 per cent of the total Almost 50 per cent of business men are college graduates. 97.50 per cent of the educators and 82.2a per cent of the lawyers. Agriculture lists a higher percentage of college graduates (55.92) than does business. busi-ness. Another First. President Roosevelt will be the first president to assume office un-Aar un-Aar tho fnnetitutional amendment that causes the term of Chief Executive Ex-ecutive to begin on the 20th ot January. Washington weather is no toriously fickle, but anyone who plans on seeing the ceremonies can be assured that winter clothes, including in-cluding underwear, are in order at the January inauguration. You could tell from the number of fresh finger waves seen on Main street Wednesday that a great many of the ladies were looking forward to the American Legion Armistice ball. Old Proverb Refinlshed. Remember as you drive past a school house at noon, recess and at night that children are to be seen and not hurt. Did you ever hear about the magazine subscription solicitor who asked old patrons to cancel their subscriptions so he could work his way out of college? |