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Mail Tribune 100, Aug. 1, 1922 By Alissa Corman Aug 01, 2022 05:01 PM A A News from 100 years ago The following news items were drawn from the archives of the Mail Tribune 100 years ago Aug. 1, 1922 OFFICIAL COUNT CONFIRMS RESULT The official count in the recall election completed this afternoon makes Terrill’s majority over Lowe 308. This is a change of only three votes in the Mail Tribune’s figures, this paper’s majority published yesterday being 305. People familiar with the difficulty of collecting returns over the telephone and compiling them will agree that this reflects considerable credit upon the accuracy of the Mail Tribune staff. RAISING SCHOOL STANDARDS PLEA YEOMAN SPEAKER An appeal for a higher standard of intelligence, a high standard of physical fitness and a charge to the American people of the responsibility which rests with them in respect to developing these things, was delivered by A. N. Farmer, when he addressed the chamber of commerce forum luncheon at the Hotel Medford this noon. Mr. Farmer quoted statistics derived from army investigation of men examined for military service during the world war and many of the figures quoted were astounding. He stated that out of 1,700,000 men examined during the war the average intelligence was equal to that of a boy of 13. Of this number of men many were from the best homes in America and had received college educations. He also stated that one-third of the men examined were physically unfit. If the American nation is to maintain its ideals and to preserve its prestige the standard of intelligence and physical condition must be raised, stated the speaker. Education of Children The children of the nation must be educated and given attention. It is true that the American nation has already done much in this direction but it has merely made a good start. In the opinion of the speaker much is yet to be done. Nothing can be done by the government as a whole to eradicate illiteracy and physical deficiencies. It rests with the community, the small unit. The great influences in the development of the race are the home, the church and the school. The speaker did not dwell upon the two former institutions but said a few words regarding the latter and that every community has as good schools as it deserves. A community which has poor schools is populated with citizens either unwilling or not intelligent enough to provide good ones. That the standards must be raised in order to preserve the ideals of Washington and Lincoln was one of the most important statements made by the speaker. — Alissa Corman; [email protected]