failures are even less, per cent USEFUL CITIZENS respondents has kept a detailed per tent fair, and or per 4 182 12 •being-the figure. cent poor. record of reachcase, and the story ~='~VTORNEE*"0(?T-:FROM While the farm's of the state these individual records tell is remarkable. Children when received at the OWATONNA SCHOOL have claimed a large percentage Owatonna school ar^ as a rule of DOWN DEEP IN YOUR POCKET of those leaving the school since a tender iage and the work ol These records cover every detail More Than 400 Placed in Pnvate its establishment, hundreds have those* in charge, is directed at of the state's guardianship Homes Legally Adopted Into found their way into other lines making them self-supporting. To and even follow the dependent The coins ache for freedom. They exert the Families. an of endeavor and uplift, and the this end many trades are taught, out into the!" world where he has list as compiled, together with the including a course in farming. been sent tp earn his own livlihood influence over you to be put into circulation: No percentage of success and failures The average age of the children and work out his own future. From ,street waif to banker makes interesting reading. Practically received is years, and their For the purposes of tabulation /from homes of nfeglect and poverty 7.31 temptation to spend needlessly when the money is in every profession is represented. average period of detention at the to positions of trust and those wards of the state, fulfilling school is about eight months. As honor, may seem a far cry, yet every requirement of good the bank on interest. Start an account now with Of boys who entered the pro- stated, children have been .• the records of the State Public citizenship and character, are designated 56 5,106 fesson of salesman only two failures whatever surplus you have—even a dollar will open received at the school since its School for dependent and neglect­ as "doing well," those are noted. Those doing well establishment, and of this number who hae been less successful as s''** ed children at Owatonna are re- an account. Don't allow your money to work you number have attained their majority -v.plete with such instances. How "doing fairly well," and those regarded 1 49. 2,026 In the case of office clerks, records and are self-supporting, have better than eighty per cent of the as undesirables in the 333 make it work for you-this is the way others get ahead. made of thirty who entered been restored to their parents, community in which they live product of this school, which is a 411 that line of work show no failures have been adopted, and 1,282 are semi-board of control charge, as "doing poorly." whatever. All but two of them in homes subject to supervision. FIRST NATIONAL BANK "ntake good" is one of the most The individual records kept, are listed under the head of doing During the past year the average interesting and gratifying features which have been classified, include well. daily attendance in the school of institution life in Minne- International Fall*, Minn. boys and 1,593 girls. As 2,407 sota. The trade of carpenter has las been the largest in its his­ 270, claimed thirty of the boys and all tory. For the biennial period ending Established in the Owa- sch°o1 traininS includes con theit 1886, with the exception of one is in the with August 1, a total of tonna school during its twenty-' siderable in the way of farm work 1914, doing-well column. Of six printers children were cared for, 1,324 eight years of existence has pro- the trend of a majority of those which is large in comparison with listed only one has turned out vided care and training for over SUBSCRIBE FOR THE PRESS sent out has been the rural communities, the daily attendance. an undesirable. neglected children, and during 5,000 and with few exceptions Under the head of traveling the same period has secured they have done well.. Of oyer salesmen boys are listed and 19 comfortable homes and positions 1,000 boys so placed only six per the percentage of success in their for approximately Of the 4,000. BIRTHDAY AND WEDDING case is nearly one hundred per cent are designated as doing poorly. latter figure the school management PRESENTS cent. All but two are credited In the case of the girls the through its agents and cor- with doing well. We have an endless assortment Northern Minnesota Hospital Showing the prominence of of appropriate gifts, some of the lines of endeavor as representing the newest and taken up by the boys after leaving finest products of the Jewelers' "OUR HIGH SCHOOL Art* the school and which followed exclusively the No. 10 Wedding rings, beautiful their period of training in some diamonds, Sparkling jewels, Remington Standard Typewriter." foster home, eight merchants are Watches, Unique silverware, recorded, four actors, four army Sterling Novelties, Rich cut officers, two electrical engineers, Glass, Clocks, Etc. two real estate agents, two insurance agents, two express agents, N E S O N S one college instructor, one state Jewelry Store International Falls, Minn. bank examiner, one lawyer, one publisher, one bank cashier, one GX3XD(D®(IXIXDGXD« state bank examiner, one naval (SX8)®®®®®®®©® officer, one member of the Catho lie Brotherhood, and one logging Masquerade and Theatrical Costumes for Rental contractor. In the entire list not failure is shown. Wilt* for Bpaelal Dlacouat L. HOFFMANN. C«atM«r Under the head of teachers no SnecMiwr to Smith Costume Co. ail lunuitUi in^ Wueapolls less than are' listed and every 16 R. H. Monohan, M. D. Elizabeth Monohan, M. D. one of them has made good. The ra\y claimed boys and the 16 Mary C. Ghostley, M. D. army and of the two only 8 10 The Press office is headquarters Office over Internationad State Bank. International Falls, Mm are listed as failures. for all kinds of school supplies. The Canadian mounted police has one of the Owatonna school boys on its rolls and he would not he had not made good be there if As to the other trades and professions practically all are represented and in each case the showing is good. We are the authorised Of the girls sent out into the world the majority of them are dealer in supplies of the married and the individual record INCINERATOR Complete Remington line, of each is to the credit of the state. Those who have become consisting of ribbons, car­ farmers' wives numjber and 169 87 THE NEW INVENTION FOR DESTROY ING bon paper, and typewriter per cent of them are marked as doing well. Fifty married day ALL KINDS OF CITY GARBAGE. paper, and all typewriter laborers, and here the showing accessories. is not so good. Only per cent 20 of this class are listed as excellent Under the head of wives of salesmen, merchants, carpenters, traveling salesmen and -musicians the showing is invariably per 100 cent. We furnish typewriter Like the boys, many of the girls have risen to high positions both ribbons in single or two as wives and in the trades anc REASONABLE colors of standard or special JUST professions. One is the wife of a banker, another the wife of combinations for all •r publisher, still another a schoo makes of typewriters or superintendent's wife, and fourth the wife of a prominent PRICE adding machines. THING attorney. Of nearly 50 girls listed as married only are 18 fi'Mpau vS: vB EFFICIENT recorded as in the failure class A Because of a limited field the VILLAGES IN SERVICE unmarried girls are not as widely distributed in the matter of trades ECONOMICAL and professions as the boys, but in nearly every case the line o:: CITIES OF work taken up by them is to their credit and that of the school. One of the "girls, an early graduate 01: OPERATION the school, is a postmistress, two are listed as sisters of charity GUARANTEED three are milliners! one is an institution matron, fourteen are of fice clerks, are teachers in the 43 public schools, and are tele 24 phone operators. In the line of housew ork in city homes, are 101 registered with only per cent 20 of the whole recorded as doing poorly. A better showing is made in country domestic service where are employed. Here this failures 159 Si'- PLANS AND PRICES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION TO are only per cent. 10 G. A. OVESON Summarizing the entire 4,000 registered and of whom: individual Your orders will receive our prompt and careful records have been kept the schoo ^attention at alt times* Every article we sell arrim Patentee management finds that 1,506 boys with it the positive Remington guarantee. or per cent are doing well, 67 502 Contractor and Builder or 22'per cent fair# and only THE PRESS STATIONERY STORE MINNESOTA 262 INTERNATIONAL FALLS, or 11 per cent are doing poorly. In the case of the girls 1,047 79 or per cent are doing well, or 18 272 KTfffWr') 4