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Pennsjlvnnla Ave, and Mlh St. WW Uik llmC Tha lljilldlnt Mnden Ucbiuc Trafalgar Ilulldlns - HI.'IIM.'MII'TIUN TKI'.M.s: Tha KrtMKtj Ptiruc l.tMr.n la fve.l te aub ecrlnera In 'nllndiphln. and aurreunclliia towns ft the rata of twelve (IB) cents lr week, payable lei tha earner, ."?. n,'J ." eln' eutalda of Philadelphia In tha Lnltad States, Canada, or Culled State iv J ,w,,Jp?,,4M '" flrt' '60' cc"t Vr month. 'I. '"!'. jellara per venr. fasable m ndvjnee In all fnrelcn rennttlea one til) dollar a month. nenes Subscriber" ulehltit; ad.lre-s chanced from elve old aa wall an new address. IFLL 1000 WU.MT KEVATONF, MUN HOI c l Address nil communications te Itvritng I'uhlla i-wagcr, inurp'nncucc XQUarC, rilllttttrlpltht. I Member of the Associated Press ' TltB ASSOCtATF.U PKKSS cxcluXvrlv en en tltee te the for KpuMiififfmi e till newt fHpatchfi crnlltnt te It vr net etlitrwlie cinllttj w IMf piper, and also tli luciil iirnm imtitlihtrf fiireln. XII rlalift e repiiMlrntlrtii tpeclnl JlspatcUtt nttfin are tilte ruttrvti. Philadelphia, fturda, Vxrmlcr 19. "22 SCHOOL BOARD'S DEFECTS rpHE report et' the sitrvey of tin ptibllf X fechoely of the city intiilf timler tli ilii -tien of ihp Stntc nepnrltneut uf I'tililir In true! Inn filN four vuliiiui's nititiiiiiliitf telsl of nlient 1,"0(I jiniti's It rnvvrt k' miieli f round nml is e telniiiinnuv thnt uiitrli lime will 1j neflcil te ilii(i.-t lt rctotumcii rctetumcii rctotumcii dittieni, Mtlch of the sitrve.r it (l.-vefi'd te li'diitir.il mutters in which the public nt larse han little interest becati'-e it i net qualified te form nn Intelliecnt judgment en the nmitcf. The public, however. N intcrivti'il in the reeommeiitlntieiix i-n critic; the constitution of the Benn! of I'ulilic Uducutien and the uperlntendent of school. The member of the benrd tue tit present appointed by the Judges of i he t'omuien I'lens Court. They re ndminiatrntlvc n well us U-jtislntive officers, and the uperltitetident of nchneli hs leMi power thsn i enjejed by similar etflclnh in ether tirst-clasi cities. The report wiy that as a matter of prin ciple every public body with the taxiiw power fheiild be elected by the people and be held responsible te them, and It declare! thnt na the Philadelphia Heard of Public Education has the taxing power it should logically be elected by pupular vote. This Is n perfectly sound theoretical (.yllejrim. Opinion differ."", however, as te it practical pplicatien te conditions in this litj. where the possibility of allewint; the schools te fU into the hands of spells-grabhitij; poli ticians has always cast doubt upon the Wisdom of the elective system. But the tepert points out that great im provements can he effected in the present ystem without any ciianse in the law. The committee yatem, a survival from the an cient past, can be abolished. The superin tendent of school can be made the chief Memtive officer of the beard, with fu'l power ever both the business and educa tional phages of its work. Such an arrange mnt would free the members of the beard fremmiich of the detail which new occupies Its time, and it would enable the supciin temient te increase net only his own effi ciency, but the efficiency of tin- whole edu cational staff. The beaid could de ide upon policy and leave te the superintendent the working out of thnt policy This recommendation is in line with the best educational practice in ether cities, it would involve almost a revolution in local practice, because, In s'ite of the modern laws, old customs have prevailed here that grew lip In the year when there was no Miper Intendent of schools. It was net until 1SH3 that any attempt was made te hnve a direct ing head for the educational work of the beard, and even then the directing head's powers were confined within nnrrew limits. The force of inertia is ae great that we have net yet been able te bring ourselves te give adequate power te the superintendent. And when the beard elect a superintendent it guarantees te him a tenure of office for only one year, a plan which would make it im possible for the most brilliant and efficient educational expert in the United States te carry out any radical and effective improve impreve aaent in the outdated methods that prevail. It is very clear from the retwrt that re re apensibllity for the relative backwardness of the educational system of the city rest upon the shoulders of the members of the Beard of Public Education, and that unless the Legislature is te be asked te Interfere we must depend upon the conversion of the beard members te a better way if there is te be nny great impreement RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION REPRESENTATIVES of the 11111 group of rallreuds in the North wet are in Washington arguing against the tentative plan of railroad grouping i.tinouneed bv the Interstate Commerce Commission The commission is authorized bv the Kseb-Cummlns srt te arrange for the con solidation of the railroad of the country Inte a number of gteups in such way ns te provide the best service te the public. There hnve been many lonsulldntien nnd unificatiens of Interest among rnllreml com panies, limited, however, bv the restrictions of the Anti-Trust I.uw Hm the IlHW nw removes these restii.'tien uml provides that the consolidations may be made in ucconl uccenl ancct with the Interstate Commerce Com Cem mission's plan. The Hill Interests are objecting because tbe commission has proposed that a system of reads built up in accordance 'jth q definite rln Is te be broken up and one of the toads transferred te another svstem in order thnt two powerful groups of ruil ruil rends may serve the same territory While we nre net particularly 'interested in the details of the railroad situation in the JCerthwest, the people of this purt of the country are Intensely interested in finding out en what theory the Interstate Commerce Commission In working. What will it de with the Pennsylvania system when it turns its attention te the Enst? Will it turn ever emt of the subsidiary lines te another ss tern or will it bring under one management all the reads in this territory? When it bands down its decision en the Hill reads We shall knew what itn temper of mind Is. BEAUTY'S FATAL LURE MKMBEHS of the New Jersey Federation of Women's Clubs hnve been warned afanist the lure of beaut) in electing their officers. Although u cynical bachelor, when he rend this news, remarked that no woman it erer beautiful te another woman, better better iafermed men are nwnre that there is always ia the iinbeniitlfiil tt secret envy of the beautiful which presupposes a recognition of tbe existence of beauty in ethers. But what brings confusion te the thinking of a mere man js the evident assumption of tbe woman who was warning licr sisters that plain women will elect te office it woman because of her beauty. That men sjaauld elect her has long been one of the aenpiacea 01 women s conversation. acquit pretty women et ait sorts of , aren ua crime 01 auoeunf etner ;vttx, ae far aa ea art cencent, ( , T , is n law unto Itself. It repeals all atatutea. disregards all conventions and tees its shining way with its head high in the nir serenely conscious f ( power. That is, where turn are concerned. Can it be, new that women have obtained nil the political rights thnt men enjoy and hnve descended te their level, that the lure of beauty is te work itself upon them ns it has worked upon men since Eve introduced Adam te the Tree of Knowledge'.' If the warning te the New Jersey women means anything It means thnt this change has conic about. CONGRESS CAN SINK OR SAVE OUR TRADE FLEET The Fate of the (J rent New Merchant -Marine la Critically Dependent Upen the Subsidy Bill TT IS net neccssury le ascribe perfection le the Ship-Subsidy Bill in order te lead In Its defeat, should that be accom plished, the (loom of the American merchant marine. What the Natien, nctltig through the special sesliiii of Congress, which opens en .Metidaj, will he called upon le estimate Is the value of a great and prosperous com mercial lleet. if this be divined n handicap te public welfaie. ft burden upon the tunny, ceiiveitlble into advantage for the few, the country nin scrap or sell the vessels new under It ting and foreign tuitiens can be safely counted upon te transport goods nml passengers. Switzerland has nourished without ships or snlt-wuter ports te iceeUe them. Wu will net si'ine If our foreign trade Is en tirely captured b (ireat Britain, France, Italj. Norway, Denmark and ether nations. There are agileultuii-t Inland who, se long n leatix arc ca. and soils fruitful, nre icadv te icjelie ut the extinction of our seafuilng activities. The national etlert will thus be circumscribed and reduced te the picuiueil benefit of i hose sections In which funning is the tunjer Imltmtrv. This is the parochial view of which elab orate exposition mn be expected In Con gress. Th principle underlying such opin ion is e.M llngly simple. It Is the prin ciple animating Southern Pemoernile legis lators who ndxecate a tariff when It Is en sugar and Northern Republican les.slnteis who favor the admission of raw tniiti rials s-e long n mauilfiii Hind preduc sue pietected. It I. In ether wenl. sele'j and lienr slghtedly sectional, uninformed by the lenst concern for the dexelepmeut of the Natien a h whole and without regard for the nxerage Inlet est 0f average ittlr.ens. Peli.ii s of this hind Is a fnml'iar product in this country, but It I partlmlai'v te be regretted that It should rssume sil h men acing form upon an Imic which warrants the ine't earnest and Iii ere uuliliiitien upon Its merits, or even lis defi.i. Argument upon peslb tlaws in the ship-subsidy measure Is, in n sense, be-Ide the marl:, until the Natien has made up II mind upon the broader question of the de sirublllty of possessing Its own emmeni.il fleet. De we or de we net fax or the mainte nance of ships under our own ting'' If we wish te keep them nnd Inire.ise i heir num bers, relief measure must be immediately applied. If the advantages te u of having ether nations take charge of ocean trade te and from our shore nr fnhly judged as mere than compensating for our losses, then the whole deep-water commercial expansion of the United States has been n mistake In need of speedy reparation. AVhntever Its fault and If would be idle te deny that se cemprehi-nshe a measure Is net free from error In every detail the ship, ping bill is an attempt te safeguard the merchant marine. Without ;t"ltince tlu will. save In the coastal trade pieteitetl by special legislation, degenerate, -hunk and eventuully vnnl'h. If these Senators and Representatives new priming themselves te oppose Piesldent Harding's program inn be renrelicd a en tertaining n passion fur logic they will con demn the possession of a large and splendid ocean fleet as detilmentnl te the progress of the Natien. That they will lack the hardi ness te assume such a stand may b taken for granted. This will menu that the worth of Us shipping te the Natien wi'l net he tested impartially bj the opposition, but with exclusive regaid for selfish, small minded, sectional interests. The truth, of course. Is that nations de flourish nnd capitalize varied resource and activities bj developing their merchant ma rines and. when needful, illrei tly protecting them. Nothing would delight Crcit Britain mere than th failuie of the subsidy bill and the lenseqtient m u of our shipping Interests. Sir (Jeorge Pa'.sh. ih English financier and economist, en a merit vi-it te this ceuntrv, did net hesitate te be candid en this theme. Mis perhaps net wholly disin terested advice te the United States wn te retire forthwith from the ocean-carrying trnde Even the backwoods Congressman knows wlint this would mean and what nation would be the gainer. If 1 his fan tastic Plea, however, Ameilmn shipping leuld survive the defeat of the bill. Experts, whose advice was much relied upon by the Administration In preparing the mensuic, hnve long since uaihed the oppo site conclusion. They knew that the policy of protection xvi.en applied witli honesty nnd discrimination may be a legitimate factor In widespread notional development. They knew that shipping has been the Cinderella of Ainerlcjn industries und that foreign nations huve lejnlred in the chaos and obstructive nature of our laws en this subject, and nre eagerly awaiting at this moment a further misuse of the magnificent opportunities which the building of n huge commercial fleet in the war period nnd Im mediately afterward brought te the Natien. Of the salient features of the subsidy bill It may be sold that they provide for nn annual protective expenditure of ubeut $.14 ,000,000, te be derived from one-tenth of lollectlens en Impeits and ftem mall con tract pnjments; that u graduating scala of assistance Is devised, and that when ship ping companies earn mere than 10 per cent en their capital u system of disposing of u portion of excess profits will be operative until sll the subsld.v funds have been re turned te the (ieveriiment. The measute extinguishes the unworkable discriminating customs duties previsions of the Jenes uct nnd prepares for the retire ment of tbe Government, aa represented by tha Shipping Beard, from tbe merchant vt1 rtriTf TWTwttlinwtTisAtflrftnriv 'a iryexjixj vwiwMzjiM.mwaiAmpai V i marine business, stipulations regarding the use of the freight and passenger fleet by the (teverninent in times of wnr or ether na tional emergency nre nlse made. It is no secret thnt the measure Is headed for troubled xvnters In the extra session, nor thnt the Administration is hoping te swing Its still large congressional majority in line. The chance te repair mere than half n century of blundering in merchant marine legislation Is here if the country Is pcrcep tlvc enough te think and net nationally nnd without township prejudice upon a vital national problem. BARLEYCORNERS MOBILIZE WHATEVER mention of prohibition President Harding made in his much discussed lctler te Mr. Cerlnne Roosevelt Robinson was clearly nil expression of pri vate rather than of political opinion. Mrs, Robinson is net n public functionary. Mr. Harding's personal xlew of the "dry" laws can haxe little te de with the present case. The President didn't make the lnw. If he has changed his mind about some of its details he cannot be said te have done mere than nny one else must de who I net beyond the educational Jutlueme of experience and observation. The hubbub that has ilsen In Washington since It was breathed about that Mr. Hard ing believes In the "liberalization" of the Velsteud tut Is significant for reasons net obvious en the face of the situation. It reveals a trend of thought among lenders of both pnrtles thnt may lend te unprecedented political Confusion -iii the near future. Fer It Is new ns clear n davlight that the Benus Bill Is te be revived te give vitality and n respectable front te an nntl-"wet" drive In Congress nnd throughout the various States. Thus we are told that the Soldier Benus Bill could be made workable by "heavy taxes" te be levied en llglil wines nnd beer. Fermer (Jovemer Silc. of New Jersey, saddened by the victer.v of Mr. Lduitids mid Judge Silzer, has willten te the President te suggest that wetter "drv " laws might .xell be the basis of u revised Republican policy. In dispatches which have the leek of being Inspired It Is cautiously hinted that the objections which caused Mr. Harding te veto the Benus Bill would vnnih auto matically If there was n premise of heavy exit a revenue such ns might accrue from a beer-nnd-wlne tnv. Plainly, the drum of Barleycorn nre beating for u fervvnrd march te battle in the new Congress, And it would be ns xvell te understand at the beginning j-i-t what the "wets" are alining at and just where a "wet" victory would leave tts. even though the prospects of such a viner.v are dim, Let us suppose that SI. 000.000.000 would be required te meet the previsions of n Soldier Benn Bill during the feiiy jenrs te iiiiiie and that light wines nnd b"cr were te be restored under a 1(1 per cent tax. In forty enr we should have te drink S.iO. 1)00.000,000 worth of viiih.u alcoholic brews and distillations That ! net the gloomiest part f the puture of the future that has been taking feim In the mind of the nntt-Ve!steader. The saloon which Is In itself far were than wine or beer or even whisky would b icstnied nutotnatl nutetnatl inlly te Its old place in the mi Inl and po litical life of tbe Natien. Fer there Is no suggestion anywhere in this leimtry of the really scientific restrictive schemes which ate being applied uccessfui'y in places 1 ';(. (Juebee and parts of Scandmav ..i. Upen a revival of the saloon dpi ml every plan advnnnd thus- fir ter reforms of the "dry" laws. The evi r-zin!eusness of the Anti-Saleen I. ague is In part n spon spen sible for till. Ilfnl the League been con tent te nbellsh the s,i!,,nti It would hnve known little of the sort .f troubles that are growing up about It An agency oppeed te Intoxication. It 1 nine Intoxicated with Its own power. Mr Wheeler may be likened te Napeleon. He iNked everything by demanding and deitlng tee much. IN A FEW WORDS AS A maker of epigrams Themas Rl'.ey Marshall a Democrat who, a jeu may remember, once was Vic Prc-ident of thu United States has few superiors. ' I de net object te the alien who c. :e knot king at mil gate." he nid in Atlantic City, "and I wouldn't object te them If they would step knocking after they get inl" One may nppluud thl sentiment without being In any wnv antagonistic te fieedem of Intelligent speech. What xve have rl-ht te re-cut In the United State i i net fair criticism from within or wlheit, but liu lent enmity thnt springs from ignorance nnd hate. What puzzles the fall -minded Amcrlein Is the persistence with wh!h men with an Imagined mission seek out the United States for their activities and desert their native countries In xvhuh the need for political and social teferms I neu'c and spec'aciilnr. Sixteen high school Practical girls n civic lnss. Civics xUnng thu Municipal Court 'ii Akren, O., xvere empaneled 'n a jury in a bootleg ea-c A bottle of raisin jack had been found buried in the defendant's bad; xard and he xvns standing n the feme with a glns in his band when the efi'iMi, arrived. Evi dence tee tllui"V . said ti.L-giiift. and promptly acquitted the prisoner Wonder jur hew the verdict will nrtict M.eir school luting'.' The Ldiigh Ce mty Fish and Game Asso ciation is distiibutlng Arranging for Concerts 10(1011 tnilpele, in the streams nnd pond of lh cuiintv in elder te restore bullfrog minting, .lust in a little xvhlle if they don't creak thev'll cieak And because of this fr.ct every applicant is re quired l si'tn n paper lelenslng ihe asso ciation from liability for damages for on en sequent less if se,., Frogs bred , se careful an hmj latum will doubtless nlwuvs leek before they bap. ., I have thuueir of many Plletlesi men ad pllnticss nir'- Alrplnnwi plain's, said Demes- thi-nes Mc(;inn!, and hnve wendcisd hew despite t l.cla- lack of poise or sene of (lirtitinii. thev ut manage te keep n level Keel and make pregiess. The only reasonable explanation is that a Pilet in ft heavenly radio station directs their course and has the jeurnej's end In mind. Texas man who wen a White Mes Only xvlfu by boasting of his wealth nnd premising her a fins home nnd much travel bus been sued by her and mulcted in tbe sum of ftlfioe for lueaih of marital contract. The etirt rule in effect thnt Cuidd, n notorious liar must exercise some discretion in the lies he tells. Mlddletewn, V y Sam e for Gander woman dlv erced from her Sauce for Geese husband has been or dered by the f'en, t te pny her shnrj of n bill they contracted to gether while wed. Here and them are women who He net think the Men nt ,ij,i. i. ,.,M, .v .,,,,,i te,, men or equality of the sexes is all It is cracked up te be, -r i Weman In North Wales Tn Seek I suing for divorce he. Change cause, she allege., her husband beats .r every tlpie l lie stork arrives. It nmv be deduced from her recital thnt she ricted only after due nnd mature deliberation They have been married forty-two vears and tbe eleventh child baa just arrived. ' WHY NOT HARRISON DAY? C. C. Harrison's Gelden Jubilee Year t tha UnWeralty Walter C. Hamm's Death A Free Library Clipping Bureau Ily OKOROE NOX McOAIN "C'OIlM'Elt Provest Dr. Cbarlea 0. Harris-son Is celebrating this year the golden jubilee of hi association witb the Unlrer sitv of Pennsylvania. His connection with the institution began as nn undergraduate. Jer forty -six rears he has been a trustee. it fc the longest nnd most distinguished service of nny individual connected With the I nlverslfy. Frem 1804 te 1011 he was proTest. During thnt period he Individually raised f 10,000,000 nnd made marked and perma nent improvements In the institution's equipment. Among his netnbte achievements he In fliiBtirated the system and built tbe present dormitories. He built and paid for the Engineering and Law- Scheel Buildings. He seen led nml preserved all of the ground enst of Thirty-fourth street te the uses of the University. In the general rejoicing ever the erection nnd dedication of the unigniflcejit stadium, this work of the former provost has been overlooked. The inception of that work was due te t.. I.. Harrison. HE WAS graduated in the fall of 1802 with the degree of A. B. Standing ut the head of his class, it was hi honor te deliver the Greek oration at commencement. The Henry Reed prize for the best essay In English wjts also awarded te him. 1 he degree of master of arts was be stowed en him in ISII,",. lie hecnnie it trustee of the University In the Centennial .vear-lS7ll. Particularly effective was his work as a trustee en the Committee en Fiuance during the term of his classmate. Dr. Pepper, ns provost. When the hitler resigned 0. C. Harrison wns made acting provost nnd xvns confirmed ns provost it eur later in 180.-. Ihe student register was !il80 when he became noting provost. The teaching staff numbered 208, "hen he became bend of the University I-n,"R.ef tlle institution were less than fe.ObO.OOO. On his letirement. in 1011, the student registration in all departments was 0100. nml the teaching i tnff nOO. Meantime tin. ns-eis of the University nml increased le mere than $17,000,000. J3UT Unit i net all. -LThe acreage of die lii'tltutien had ti eblcd during these eventful fifteen years. Frem f,i,.iv i... 1....1 ..,.. - ... .v..,. .lv.s et- nun iui.-r;ufeu u te Hie income-producing funds had been In creased te S.-.,0(MU.OO. Over HIT. una i i... .. .-. i . i. where there had been but 40.000 before. lie left the Universif free of debt in every particular. r!' i .l',s '""''"en the Tlewer Astre- I niversity Museum. Housten Hull, Hnndul Morgan Laboratory. Law Scheel buildings, Wrinnry S.-I.....I buildings, University .Settlement Hem. and the Jehn Harrison Laboratory of Chemistry were erected. i'r. Harrison's golden jubilee should mark an epoch in Ihe history of the Un -versity of Pennsylvania. this' semester."0' "s!'1" " ""n"i!,n Day" -iy.Vl.TER C. HAMM'S will was probated ' In this city last week. lie died in New England, where he xvas born and xvheie he first began his news pi'.ner career. ..','" W"J for vears the genernl political eiiiter and economic writer en the Phila delphia Press. imVi'T'i", , l:","" 'v ll,i"' '"-""Kht him te I lillade phia from the New Yerk Tribune. WMiclnw ,1X. "" t",i,,"'", Wri,rr "nJer He was a modest, diffident, kindly gen tleman, a graduate of Brown University and an exceedingly nble man. lie vy,,s slightly deaf, which, In a measure, milled le his diffidence. About twenty .vears nge Mr. Ha mm was appointed Censul te Hull, England, and was subsequently ttansferred te Leeds T.i.iMi""r ,?tP..in !',f" '"' mn"M Miss Alice Phillips, of Providence. It. I., a lndv of charming perseiialii.v . who during her resi dence in Philadelphia xvns n member of the Scheel Beard of a West "hiladelphiu xverd. Mrs. Hamm died In England, nnd several year age Mr. Hamm resigned his consul ship and returned te this country. WALTER C. HAMM nnd Tnlcett WU ,:, ll""lm'1 ,lie r.t newspaper clipping libra tie that I recall ever having seen That of Dr. Williams wH larger, mere varied, and hence mere valuable. It is new embodied, I believe, ns part of the icgulnr library of Columbia Univer sity, the gift of its compiler. Mr. Hninm's collection, which he began In the enrly eighties, was, prier te his de pnrluie te England, given te Columbia Uni versity, I believe. The collection wns arranged tn small wiieden boxes nbettt it bv 8 by 2, by States and Territories for politics rind nlphnbetl en Ily for economic nnd statistical purposes. With this material ninstantly nt hand mid kept up te dnte, Mr. Humin xvas en abled te write with a degree of accuracy upon politics generally thnt xvas practically unknown in ether journals. It wnK his wide knowledge nnd detailed information that gained for the Philadelphia Press its justly famous reputation as u political nevvspupcr. JOHN ASHURST tells me that for some j ears past the Philadelphia Public LI limey has maintained a clipping library. It is net of general scope, but Is re stricted te certain subjects presumably of interest te Philadelphia. In a general clipping library nil that come tn its mill 1 giist. even such tilings as pamphlets, proclamations, reports, leaf lets, etc. Librarian Ashuref bus segregated the latter With great success. His pamphlet library is net enlv unique, but one of the most complete in this coun try. I think. It embraces everv thing In that linn that can be obtained nnd upon every subject. It Is filed nnd catalogued se thoroughly that it is possible for the visitor te secure material desired xvlth the least possible less of time or cffeit. Clippings en Philadelphia nre arranged alphabetically, but a xniiety of ether sub jects demands mere complicated cataloguing. WHY should net the Philadelphia Free Library, ence It is established in itH magnificent new home, begin the compila tion of ii newspaper-dipping library or de- P"ln discussing the matter with Mr. Ash urst he expressed nn open mind en the sub iect. but with a hesitant tendency toward doubt of it utility. There is no great library in the United States, se far ns I am nwnre, that has n department of this kind. Fvery newspaper of note in the country hns its "morgue" devoted te biographies aid autobiographies. By this inenns they nlse keep track of the run of eurrent events There iss no place, however, where such n convenience is avalluble te researchers or '''riie'prlnclpnl objection, of course, Is that It would rcqiiire a special staff of Ihrce or four persona te keep the work going and HPVeu'ld net the ultitnnle benefit of such a collect Ien, however, of Ihe mass of valuable mnlerlnl hnt i lest dally In the leading newspaper in the country, because it is rnrely embodied again In tnngnzine or book form, amply repay the cost of maintenance of a jcuyp' w - -7 ..... jm i MmdMKMtBmW J ' J j j$sPEh9W Rss I l Ea5 - s !iviniM I -. " - " "" , , m . - Al vt.' .v(': sViV-- ... II 1 1 l Z2l ::. r- ---v 77r-"-'" v.-nn.. b&ji' 'Zsrwm&EBEmvF T.zate-'mm I, ajz 'yiEtt:LwsMUyUMM' !T"-itsass5 wvf&gm&mw 9 LT.aMUBLsBB vJM' - ""- -1"6 FT "- aaiHBViBBseaawk Nu sJjTTiQW' SPk '$K?&:T. . , L:4Jr: K)MbbbbVbbHbWK 1 sTvwr mmw Ajd'T. vl-s- NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelpliians en Subjects They Knew Best HUGER ELLIOTT On Art and the Average Persen THE general stnndard of public taste In the United States Is rising, according te linger Elliett, principal of the Scheel of the Pennsylvania Museum und Scheel of Industrial Art. "Every man. wetnnn end child In the United States Is continually exercising hi or her nrtistii: judgment," said Mr. Elliett (whose Hist name Is pronounced U-gee). "Selecting n necKtte, a nnir ribbon or a lint requires in Its degree the same feeling for form, color und suitability as the selection of a mural painting, n public monument, n cottage or n cathedral. The judgments nre different lu degree it ,is net n public calamity if Mrs. Micnxvber's lint is unbecom ing; xvherens. it is when mi unbeaiitiful statue Is erected but the same kind of appreciation is needed in the various cases. Public Tasle Improving "The general level of tnste i rising. Our china, gloss nnd silverware, our furniture, cnrpe;s and ether textiles, in the main, are far belter than they xvere twenty years age; keeping pace, in n measure, with the im provement in architecture. The magazines, the store nnd the museums of art arc train ing the public in taste, and Mrs. Mlcawber's perception of suitability In hats is a step In the direction of her appreciation of suita bility in house furnishings, iu public build ings and the objects of beauty shown in our museums. The difficulty i in bringing the Average person te realize that, since he i continually making selection in clothing or In objects of household use, In; Is exercising artistic judgment. "The phrase, 'Of course, T don't knew anything about nrt,' Is immediately used when you nsk the opinion of the average man concerning n picture, a staltie r nn Important building. These, ptiiilcnlaih ihe two former, be regards as art, and, time fore, out of his line; he apparently does jM,t see thnt if he enn select this chair as being mere plensing te him than that, be Is equally able te decide which of tw pi, -tures he prefers. "It is the result of this iinfeitunnte modern tendency te think of.xverks of ail ns something dissociated xvith cver.vd.tv life something for the se-called 'liigli-bievv' whereas, the nverage mnn 1ms us much right te bis opinion ns the trained e-pcit. When he can be persuaded te use his cms nnd exercise his critical perception, his judgment will continually improve; he win nlse increase the enjoyment which comes from the contemplation of things of beauty. Art a Purt of Dally Life "We must rid ourselves of the habit of thinking of nrt ns something which his nothing te de with our xverkaday wetld; it is of necessity n pnrt of the life of evciv civilized human being. The feeling that art Is different and unusual Is seen in our in defensible use of the word ns mi mljcctive: xve read of 'nrt lninps,' 'art glnss' nml 'mt lace curtains, and (nltheugh this Is some what beside the point) xve even have iIiem- in high places who speuk of 'art museums' "I feel that thu newspapers can de mere than they are doing, 5'er one thing, when a hulldlnjc or a monument or it memorial window Is dedicated, the nntue of the nuiii tect, sculptor or designer is rarely mentioned, and surely he is ns important as the man who presides t the ceremonies. "Furthermore, these productions arc never criticized adversely; the building, statue or window may be benrnth contempt as a xxerk of art, but the public is net assisted in its judgment bv n frank statement of the merits or the failings of the piece. Feelings would, of course, be hurt by any hint of condemnation, but the artistic qualities of future structures would be improved xvere there Intelligent public criticism, "In this connection 1 nin icinlndcd of the procedure in Florence lu the fourteenth century. The Cathedral -then n mutter of civic as well as of religious. Interest vxns building. One pier of the nnve was built, and the citizens xvere nsked te approve or disapprove it before the ethers were erected, There Is Ne "Commercial Art" "There is no such thing as 'commercial art' -nrt cannot be commercialized, it n fnrtunntely true that artistic principles nre npplled te many objects produced by machines: that commerce ues the lntu and skill of the artist lu advertisements nml pesters; but a product of artistic weiih remains a work of art no matter hew used, The term Is extensively employed by thesu who profess te teach or desire te study Ihe art of making Advertising drawings; such v xr v9& waemittzsmmBmaBD iieYP VWvcMiV im M . f tefiCki'RFBM VOYWAsSsiaw vxVH vVl .TXVPs1wpas wT r & - lLt v 'V..' . ' ,. . J."-- -srp " - r-- use, hfMvcvcr, docs net make the term any mere (errect, , "It i unfortunate that in pepulnr estima tion skill of hand is the chief thing sup posed te be taught In the schools of painting, sculpture or art as applied te industry. Because the necessary flexibility of hands, wrist and lingers possessed by pianists must be acquired early In life. It is supposed, that the same is true of drawing. "While n certain amount of dexterity is n necessary part of the designer's equip ment and, while the young are lnpre tench nbfe than the middle-nged, in art us in everv thing else our renl concern is net with the hands, but xvith the head; it is net n question of age or skill, but of the eye und brain. Designer Must Use Ills Brain "We are occupied In lending our student te see and te record xvhnt they sec: te reason that what they produce shall net be Illogical. We point out thnt it Is n wnste of tune le weave tapestry that shall leek like nn oil painting. Although great technical skill is necessary in the production of such n tapesirj. it is skill xvnsted: for, if the lesuliiiiK fabric leeks like an oil painting, It weie wiser te make nn oil painting and be done with it. A morale designed te enrich n public building should leek like n mosaic; that 1. it should have the special qualities that make mosaics Interesting it should net be a ropy of it painting. "By the same token, n memorial xvintlew should be n' mosaic of painted glnss. It should have the lilies 0f lend which bind together the piece of glnss strenglv -emphasized : its structure should be clearly seen. hen n jar of pottery is made, it should net be se decorated that it appears t be an object made of wicker a basket Is one thing and a bowl made of clay is quite another, nnd luck of taste Is shown when we attempt lu make one leek like the ether. We occasionally see In cemeteries mar ile seats carved te represent tree trunks. Such ridiculous objects deceive no one, but i us type of imitation tickles Ihe fuucv or the unthinking. ' Unreason in Household Article "One of (he curious modern examples of Ia k of clear thinking Is seen in crtnln .lock dial. The dial f n clock is, in nnlinnry cases, circular, bemuse as the bauds levelve they can only take a circular course. But we have recently had placed en the market dials ,hnt nre oval. m,m ,, mui i (lingular. Were the hands of these (locks ekistu! d capable of extending them selves te lit non-circular spaces, there might be an excuse for ihese strange dials feasible net ,1,e tn,!e' Hl,l'h sl"l"C!, "-' in-le- "We endeavor te make our students , enr h iiilsiTH iu sudi matters. Ut the general public has perhaps, nuturnlly. littles- interest " 0"stie.,s of artistic legic1. As w" ., lead he average man te consider such neiii J 'lj"h-i of everyday use will hece . e 0l0 and mere logical ami beautiful. ,i "m" !lH',w'l'!'l;ed use et ut least niti. Icallj ineflensive household article we ,, Vu i 'as,. t,. self-rongrntulntlens, and I '",,. fls.f.-.ssly- predict that vvc shall oil live le ,Je I"' .lay when objects of beauty will be the '" '"Mead of being, llH j , l , the exception te thu average man." ' , Teday'a Anniversaries 1 km-I he most violent shock of emu. quake ever known in New England eccu" red' I.S.IL- Adelf Erik Nordenskjeld, the A lie expleier who was the first te n, re- tin Died IbT- -Ailebtlde-Neilsnn ,,,.!. i. . can debut m n,.w Verk. meri- ihil- Chester A. Arthur. .. . . Ye,LCi,y. PuruatFl&v i vu,,,;...' .i.'V'J'nsi iew C. JS'iU " '', t., October Tedny'8 Birthduys Waller S. Allwnrd, designer of the r dlan memorial at Vni-..n. i ..'...." P. Cu9- ferly-six years age. '" ""onto, luny-si.x years age. "..,, '''"I . Kv- Michael J. Callagher ttuh I elle Bishop of Detroit, bein ,, i i , " Mich.. Iiity-slx carVnge! Aub,,r"' 9 Elbabeth M. .lillmer C'Doieihv Dlx"i ,; S r.illiri'ft 'assets; S! Milan, ltiily, thirty-three years nie 10 rr k , l aBBBBBBBBBBBl 1 " SHORT CUTS New Brunswick counts thnt diy leg thnt doesn't provide a new witness. Only the bent caused by friction el wheels ever rails enn tbnw out frozen loin Whether Clemrneenu spenks for Frinti or merely for himself, he Is sure of n rwpict fill hearing. David Lloyd Geerge says he is satltnV with the election. That would appear t muUc it unanimous. Benite Mussolini has an hour's hsr fencing dully. Thus be keeps in the pin and his enemies blue. Most of tbe American unofficial et servers at Lausanne will unofficially obieni nt long range through tbe press. "Stick te tbe truth. " said Will Hiji le the movie ad men; tn which they raigi have added, "And make it palatable." New Yerk's new museum of the Amir lean Indian will net be complete without I collection of cigar signs of thirty jearnt One thing that particularly diitii gulshes witnesses in the Hall-Mills raurdH cas-e Is their backwardness in coming for ward. It occurs te us that Miss Mary SandiB, of New Yerk, may have put her feet h it when shf says women de net think nf ficiently. The Ku Kills Klanners who branded Hogerstewn, Md., mftn with n "K" mm te suggest the way tbey themselves ibeiU be treated. Illinois Congressman says be iiit M money and made no premises. But there Is an implied premise here he will And it burd te keep. "America has always steed for Justice," said Woodrew Wilsen. "She hti Wf steed for prohibition." cemplniningly iddi Demosthenes McGinuls. We learn with some regret that Dell Dell weed Diek was net a childhood here of W. W. Atterbury. it cheers n saddeaed populace te knew' that some of its beet known citizens have a streak of juvenile i-ussedness in 'em. What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ Fer what purpose were the pyramln Egypt built 7 , Who Is the new Premier of flernianyi Who wrote the rhymes et "Meae Geese"? Olve two ether names for the Ceniert tlve Party tn ICngland? What Mediterranean Island JIS' euereil by the Nermnns In the Ml Who" was Vlc President of the Unite States in the first administration et drover Cleveland? t .. What was the laat part of the com uental contiguous terrlter et t United States te be acquired? . Hew many xvara In xvhfch the un"E States wns concerned were treaties framed In Paris or Its ea vlrens? ..... w What well-known poem was wrlttea w Theodora O'Hara? . M.t What color Is the pert light of a ' Answers te Yeaterday's Qui Scrimshaw Is a neat ewmple of niecMJ leal work, especially, lery. M'! teeth, etc., fancifully carved ' sailors. . , .. (V Clethe In classical mythology wa", Fate who presided ever the futur spun the thread of life. . -, The game of lacrosse Is of natlvs lean Indian origin. Ih ,. Legute In musle means a smoetn, a noeted .manner, as oppeied te ''s CatO, . t In P0- Th fortified town of Iniher- ' ' M land, was captured twice durln World War In Reptember, j ti the Husalans, nnd iu June. "' the Austrian and Germans. . Three plays by fcdmend gij? "Cyrano de Bergerac," 'clianiec nnd "L'Alglen." . . nn- The "Orand Old Mnn of 1,MJ$4 vamil Olellttl, who recently eeleers his eightieth birthday. It times Premier. . . r Laburnuni Is a European tree wnjji low flowers and hard, darK . u A persgrlne falcon was inucli "",un Hie ancient spoil of f.i lew ir Jr, of Its courage and speed " "J" .9( giiiicralli- Bliirljlsli-iiliie uiUlg v.lililsh below, .tii'c.il.ed vvl Ii u"s iMilcal form and with hlscu uj 'ihe'Vreatest depth of the I'aelfleC la R'SS fathom. ..vi , m M. f s" P i "f ' i c 'Lf! ibtiflfrfY-la-M, -nf?Th rM'r ,., ,.. MhML. 'JfA MeJdi'n-ijE Vj-.'i' y4r . - - , ' -
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