By ELMO SCOTT WATSON his own question any other would have fragrance, t us the axiom that names after all are matters of comparatively little Shakespeare's dictum is not necessarily true to the naming of children. Names are an important part of per sonality, and since they must be kept for a lifetime they should be satisfac declared that a rose under the same hus giving importance, jut when applied tory to those who own them and have to to them through all the of their existence, Several thousund years ago Socrates said: “The giving of names is no small matter, nor should it be left to chance or of mean abil h Of no fond parent of a new baby—no doubt the most won derful baby that ever was born-—would that he or she is a “person of mean ability” when it comes to select- ing a name for their offspring. But the offspring themselves might bave diferent views on the matter, and many of them doubtless "wish that had some say in selecting the “handie” by which they are known by their fellow men. Prof. George R. Stewart, Jr. of the University of Cali- fornia, who hae completed a survey of thousands of Christian names to de- termine the popularity trend from 1870 to the present time and coupled it with a study of names, declares that three out of every four men bear a secret grudge against their parents for the name that was fastened on them when they were young and defense less, “There are few men who don't wish they had a different first name,” says Professor Stewart, in reporting on the results of his survey in an article in the magazine, Children. “This is due principally, 1 believe, to the fact that they are tired of their Christian title just as a person may become tired of always seeing the same face when he looks In the mirror. But it rests more substantially, in cases, be. cause parents have placed on them either too ‘highfalutin’ or too common: place names, as the individual tastes or self-rating may vary. A father who has bemoaned having to bear ‘Percival Algernon’ all his life is quite likely to terms his offepring ‘John’ or ‘James, while one who has found George irk some as inadequate to his dignity or gnswer years to persons course, they San Francisco's History sm San Francisco, Calif, was first set- fled in 1776, when two Franciscan monks, Palou and Cambon, estab lished an Indian mission which they called San Francisco de Asisl, the name San Francisco having been pre viously given to the bay. In 1846 gold was discovered in California, and peo- ple flocked to Ban Francisco, In Matkeh, 1848, the population was 800; in September, 1849, it was at least LUNE ATI 21 y=, PA ’Z 3 8g \ yy stunding resolves his son will have no lamentation. of family Willoughby such cause of next Sign it and be generation the ‘Reginald equally dissatisfied.” may Smith’ deal, con great numbers a name? —a far as Case “What's in least ceruetd at 80 are in the of certain names Take Mary, for instance, stand on a mountain top in a voice that could be heard from Maine to California. should cali “Mary gv army of 2.086.000 and And If shouted that TNO EK) and an women girls you eminence, would answer, William™ approximately would the preponderance however, that name is ually losing its popularity, according ly to Professor Stewart. In 1005 Mary led the list of girls’ names, one in fourteen. Today she Is gradually giving way to Elizabeth, who now ranks first. Next ‘to Elizabeth and Mary in order, are Helen, Dorothy, Marie, Katherine, Louise, Ruth, Elean- or and Evelyn. In 1905 Anna, Grace, Emily, Alice, Caroline, May, Emma and Mable were very popular names, but they seem to be losing out now. Usually there is some direct reason fof fashions in names as witness the of Edna. Up until 1870 Edoa was 8 comparatively rare name. Then came the publication of the book “St Elmo” with its saintly heroine, Edna Earl. Immediately there was a boom in Ednas which has continued to this day. How do you sccofint for the re cent popularity ef Jeans and Joanse? Easy! The millions of men who served over there from 1917 to 1919 brought back with them the memories of France, which has resulted in a ver itable deluge of these two names. from same masculine voices Answer, of grad- Despite Marys Case As for men's names there does not seem to have been as great changes in popularity as in women's names. Forty years ago William and John were the commonest names, and today they still I#ad the list. The only three common names that have shown much decrease are Henry, Frederick and Thomas, and they have been replaced to a large extent by Harold, Arthur and Francis, However, masculine names occasionally reflect current fashions just as do their sisters, If you are introduced to a man named “Dewey Jones,” you can guess his ange at thirty years and you won't be more thin a year or so off. - For It wns Just thirty years ago that the hero of Manila bay was the popular idol in the United States, and hun. dreds of parents found no difficulty, whatever, in selecting a name for thelr boy babies. And those who weren't called “Dewey” were called by the more imposing nate of Theodore because 10000, Sun Francisco was Incor- porated in 1850, and In 1856 the city and the county were consolidated. 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