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UiO A roLTt-vK n rnnniiAsi ron I'II1I.I)KM'IUA ' Thlnra on which the people expeet the new admlnlatratlon to concentrate Ita ntttntlom The Delaware river bridge. X' drvdock bio enough to accommodate the larpest ships. Development or the rapid transit system. A convention hall, A building tor the Free Library. An Art Mmcum Rnarocment of the water supplv. Homes to accommodate the population. THE S-5 IN THE rescue of forty-two men and officers from the disabled S-5 there is new glory no only for the navy but for all men who go dovj-u to the sea In bhips and there lenrn IW 'fight the eternal elements almost to a stand U till. v The narrative of a submarine's crew wait 'lag death on the ocean floo"r without panic or a break In discipline, of an army, ship thut happened along and knew her business, of a man In n boat who talked coolly bv tele phone with sailors coged and apparently doomed under ISO feet of running sea. of destroyers that leaped from moorings at League Island and lied nwuy to help at fifty miles an hour, and a vast surgical operation Trlth giant implements done in the ocean's drift, will shine for n long time in rjuwil nnala. Landsmen ought to be better for icrely reading it. Therein is revealed n feat ec jeo-ordinated energies that has not often en equaled. EV A f-nml tntinv nipn nnil ttitnrs mnv ho pntni- pTOMfnrrong nowadays. Hut some of us, at least, Jare there. COX'S LATEST FOLLY THERE is no doubt that formers should be more fully represented in public effice. Congress and the stnte legislatures !; arc, dominated by lawyers. They would be I mtlch more representative if a larger pro 5 portion of men engaged in other occupations were elected to membership. FiH far when he says that if elected he will ap r 'S'' Plnt "dirt farmers" to tho Federul Reserve banking board. He might almost as well of appointing "dirt farmers" to the vh at the federal courts. i Banking is a business which renuires sne- 'fijal training, or special experience A man who' knows nothing nbout it would be uso lcss on the Federal Reserve board. If ho tried to interfere in what wa done lie would be worse than useless. His intluenej uould be pernicious. But if the Democratic candidate pursues bis present demugogic course we may soon expect to hear him promising to appoint members of the American Federation of Labor to the district courts ou the theory that labor should be represented ou the courts which Interpret and enforce the laws. , MUST THEY -KISS IT GOOD-BY? nK-jjTIHE anthracite operators raised the price kw-sv- of coal on April 1 in anticipation of an ..3lMArnA Ir. t.nnA tin.l... 1. A n......t nC .. .. WMWni tu "Ufcva ,lliu-l i Uf UU1U HI il 11 JrW t-wiiiiuinnili 4 ll nr Ulll III & hnve collected 510.000.000 in the past fio , , mouths as a result of the sum they added fjjji 10 tne. price 01 each ton ot coal thej have no in. The wage award calls for only ?1,000.000 for the same period After giving the hack pay to the miners the operators uill have ?22.000,000 surplus profit taken from the jw pockets of the consumers. f "What are thej goin? to do with it'' a The. consumerh would like to have an an- t awer to this question. The coinmis.sion which made the award announced that the increase In wages ought to be followed by ? a reduction in the price of cual because it V knew that the increase in price made last April was more than double the nmount j l, neeue to cover the extra puj to the miners. , y But a reduction in the nrice of coal datinz ftom September 1 would not return the SL'L'.- vOO.000 to the pockets of those who paid it. The probable answer to the question is that the operators will keep the mouey they have got and add it to their profits for the year. They have done tho like in the past, , for after the courts decided that the state tax of six cents a ton was illegal, there was virtuall' no refund to the eonsumers BJ.T, of the twentj -fie cents n toil that had been j 1- added to the price to cover the tax. The tuuut u ua ii'urucu to kiss gooa-oy to all money paid out for coal. And jet the operators wonder whv they are not popular. WAKE UP, CAMPAIGNERS! TF the scientists deny, us i, their right. R-that autumn has now begun, it is none , the less a political truth that the summer -campaign ended jesterday. In accordance ;with tradition, a distinct livening tin of Republican und Democratic offensives and defensives U now to be expectei. Theo retically nt least the scurrjing fur position ?,'nlch marks the opening stages of the pros- jf. , rentiai cattle Is over. , NeUb.er candidate, each ut the outset in v,' ; nature of u surprise, is now unknown j",Jr'bjs become clear that Mr. Cox's readi !"J' js cf speech Is not backed by any impos- rjf nmount of reflection and thut Mr. Hard ng is one of the least bumptious of cumu lates in th noon's of American politics. Out beyond these disclosures, which are , TeiJ worth consideration, the genera' char 'it at the omnaign is either unde'-ined v elM its whole complexion is going to bo df,a deprcsHlng dullness. The cross-firing of the summer was largely uninspiring. The injection during the Jat .days of the moth-eaten "boodle? isaua ominously forecasts a denarturn )v U"i; both ' purties from fundamentals, decision rhieli is of gravest Import to the na- Wltlt nlpnttnn ttnv nnlv tirn n.nnl.u WiK. hoth nartles owe it to their constituents ,lA''li 'Mktl to (heir own self-respect to conduct the t UBoa Vital, subjects. Sarclr ' ths is no lack of tbera J American people, accustomed to regard pres idential campaigns as animated, have c right to demand that the heavy artillery on both sides will blow away the musty drool. A few real thrills arc In order. ENTER THE LADIES WITH VOTES AND A CHALLENGE They Have Much to Learn; Who Hasn't? The Old-Line Factional Chlefa Cer tainly Will Need Tutoring rpHE thing Is done. Woman suffrage as a - renllty came to rhlladclphln with tho registration of approximately 7u,000 new voters yesterday and the Republican city committee ceasctMo be n council of mascu line absolutism and, contrary to tho dnrk Implications of hard-boiled statesmen who used to talk of the general franchise as If It were the Day o' Doom, the skies did not split and fall. No one had any reason to feel that the world Is done for or that Philadelphia or Pennsylvania or the country will be any worse off than they were in the old days that have passed forever. Indeed, when you read between the lines of the narrative of n day that will be historic It seems that they may he even n little better off In the future. Abysses were bridged. Charley Hall rose In the sent of his authority to bow to Mrs. Thomson, lender of the Republican women. Tom Cunningham, fair to see In a new suit, elegantly shook hnnds with the Coun tess dp Snuta Kulalia and respectfully as sured Mrs. Yarnall, Mrs. Altemus and their associates of his desire for their advice and co -operation. The expected things hnppened at the city committee. The gentlemen were patroniz ing. There were times when Mr. Hnll was almost ducal In his bearing. And there were painful Intervals, too. Why, why did Mr. Hall whisper, as If telling n secret to these clever and Informed women, that "the Ciovernor of the Stnte has nothing to do with the city"? And why did Coroner Knight drift so far in his amiable rumblings that one woman, who had just returned in mourning from the French battlefields, arose with wet eyes to cry out nt him from nn angry henrt because he repeatedly spoke of politics as n game? Mrs. Thomson and her aides went effi ciently and determinedly nbout tho business of the Republican women at that session. It Is not clear that they knew exactly whnt they wanted or that they wanted anything more than concise information explicitly and fraukb given. Democratic women seem to have been in eclipse during the prelimi naries of registration day and nt the polls. We should have liked to hear more about the doings of the League of Women Voters." who have fought consistently to obtain the ballot and tl-o it as an. Instrument of en lightenment and independent thought. If they were busy they were busy in silence. There were rumors that n great many ardent suffragists forgot to give their names to the assessors. That sort of thing is to be expected. The technique of politics is not easy even for those who regulnrly practice it. The new voters will have to learn. The old ones will hnve to learn, too. For the Republican women, who were very much in the foreground nt the city committee and at the polls jesterday, found that old timers, like Mr. Hall and Mr. Knight, were patronizing. Women voters, like Mrs. Thomson and her associates, were, in turu, gently amused, as women always are, though they do not show it. when the lord of creation assumes his most ancient attitude and slips joj fully into his most cherished delusion. They smiled faintly and seemed to realize that jou cannot teach an old politician new tricks. In the fashionable and well-to-do sections of the city the registration of new voters was lighter than suffragists hoped and ex pected. Into that circumstance it is pos sible to read an indictment of the feminine mind if you are willing to forget that the registration of men voters is similarly and invariably light in these same regions. Downtown it seems to have been other wise. In the wards where Senator Vare is or used to be admired and revered, suffrage and registration were matters of lively interest. A new nnd considerable clns of voters was created and in tlie lan guage of politics they will be known as the Vare Women. They are the wives and sis ters and sweethearts of the men who call the senator chief and John Raizley a friend and prophet. Lethargy was not general downtown, nnd there were few women to hold back from the polling places because of disinterestedness or a habit of extravagant reserve. They registered cheerfully or with enthusiasm. The division leader a friend of Ed or Bill strolled around to the familiar doorsteps to pat the baby on the head und talk of the weather and remember suddenly that regis tration day hod come. He spoke to those who love Ed or Bill. Vare Women didn't say "Don't bother me," or "I haven't time" or "It's too silly." The thing was done Ioyallj for Ed and Bill nnd the friends and chieftains of Ed und Bill. In South Philadelphia the spirit of the clan is hard to kill. It has warmed too many dark duys for poor people. It bus brought help when help was needed. So. in that part of the cltj. suffrage has created a new class of voters which may prove for midable in future elections. Mrs. Thomson will he extremely lucky if she cun provide a balance of power in favor of the opposite faction. Shall those of her followers be called Administration Women? It is im possible, of course, to think of u body of feminine voters who might call themselves Penrose Women. Wasn't it Mr. Penrose who, when he was told that suffrage would have to come, said gloomily: "So will death. But why invite it?" No, there will be no Penrose Women, These, as the incurable optimists used to say when the wur raged, arc great times to live in. The sudden improvement of man ners in the registration places was In Itself almost enough to justify the ratification of the Anthony amendment There wns less of the atmosphere of a horse auction about the altars of democracy and less of the lingo of a .'i-o'clock-in-the-morning poker game. A great many registrars brushed their hair most carefully yesterday morning and, when you remembered the high cost of living, the number of new suits worn nt the polls was trulj astounding. The newspapers told monotonously of tins and that officer of elections who "threw away his cigar when he entered the polling place." Here, Indeed, is a flicker from tho dawn of a new era. The nature and char acter of the cigars habitually smoked m polling places are among the great evils of modem times. The odor of election cfKnrs may actually have been a factor in imikiug the duties of citizenship unpopular with men who smoke only tobacco. If it is eliminated the bells should be tolled for the nineteenth amendment. A vast number of women winced or laughed wildly in astonishment when they were told that they would have to regfster "around nt the corner saloon" or "in Louie's barber shop." They went unbe Heving Jnto the murky rooms and emerged ; EVENING PU'BLtO ' IEDGEK-PHILADELPHIA, fFBKAY, QEPTB!BER?rJ3;.1920 J with the light of pain and resolution in their eyes. There will be a houscciqaning nmiu nil the lesser machinery of elections before many years unless we are mistaken. It has been duo for a hundred years. And it will come. The newly enfranchised citizens in this city cannot be blamed for their diffidence and their hesitation.' They have entered politics as they might enter a strange and unfriendly house or a country of violent legends cautiously and with n sense of being out of place. The receptions accorded them at the polls and in the party com mittees have not been such as to quickly reassure them. Women are pntlcnt. They have to be. And they hnve a wisdom of their own and a fighting spirit of which Mr. Hall and Mr. Knight will learn later along. How many of them stayed .behind at home, to rend of how their sisters fared, before risking the departures and adventures that arc distaste ful to all normal women? No one knows. But the march has started and the army will grow. Successors to tho present lords of the polltlcnl world will not make women feel strange and uncomfortable by eyeing them ns invaders, Ignorant of the language and customs of an exclusive world. More thnn one man discovered a new sort of independ ence in his wife when ho tried to tell her or tho registrars what her political beliefs were. And Mr. Hnll nnd Mr. Knight and the rest of the city committeemen must be wondering jet nbout the directness nnd skill which characterized the demand of the Re publican women for recognition which should hate been given them though It was withheld. Woman suffrage in Philadelphia may prove surprising in more ways than one. But one may venture to believe that no ono will find it more surprising thnn the poli ticians who think they know most about it. Where the feminine mind is Invoked jou never can tell whnt may happen. THE LEAGUE'S BEST MOVE SENATOR HARDING, Governor Cox, Ellliu Knot. Herbert Hoover, Senator Johnson, Senator Lodge, ex -President Tnft and Prctddent Wilson can all afford to sub scribe without the least fear of inconsist ency to the nnnounced purpose of the League of Nations to publish all the secret treaties to which any member of the inter national society Is a party. Much as Hiram Johnson, for instance, professes to detest 'the league, It is difficult to conceive what logical argument he can advance ngnlnst such a wholesale exposure of underhand covenants. As for the friends of the league, whether they are mild or wild reservatlonlsts, advocates of many amend ments, few amendments or none at all, they will betray their principles by withholding applause for a move promising achievement of outspoken diplomacy. Furthermore it is significant that this broadside of revelations is not specifically demanded by the league 'covenant, which prescribes that all treaty engagements en tered into after the formation of the society shall bo published. The extension of this program to include all past contracts is an epoch-making interpretation of the spirit rather than the letter of the much -discussed document to which forty-two nations huve already subscribed. By all odds, this plan, if faithfully exe cuted, will mark the most signal accom plishment of the lengue since its formation. The pity of it Is that this emphatic tribute to liberalism was not paid long ago. It is somewhat embnrrassing to reflect that the policy of disclosing secret treaties was inaugurated by the Bolshevists. Sub scription to most of their Ideas is revolting to millions of civilized human beings, but the excellence of this procedure is not to be denied. As n nation outside the lengue. the United States need not fear the publication of secret dealings with member nations for the very wholesome reason that no such furtive pacts exist. The treaty-mulilug power of the Senate absolutely prevents such transitions, a fact worth remembering in these days when much of the criticism of the upper house can hardly be called restruiucd. Our skirts are clear. Had Europe's previously been as unspotted in this regard some of the most inflammable causes of wars would have ceased to function. As It is, the re futm is thoroughly heartening as confirma tion of the professed design of the league "to promote international co-operation ami to achieve international peace and security." It is proof of good faith which some en tirely houest critics of the league jiave sought to silence by their doubts of the whole siheme. If the policy announced from London is scrupulously carried out, it will be the height of misrepresentation to de scribe the league, despite the need of im portant repairs, as moribund. WHO PAYS WIFE'S POLL TAX? "QECArSE of the fraudulent use ot poll tax receipts by repeaters the General Assembly of 1S07 made it unlawful for any person to pay the poll tax for another save ou the written order of the elector made and signed ut least thirty days before the elec tion This law will prevent a husband from paying his wife's poll tax. The Mayor ap parently had it in mind when he declined to pay his wife's tax when she registered jesterday. He told her It was her vote and thut she must pay the tax. He might have given nn object lesson in the operation of the law by telling his wife that he would puy the tux if she would sign nn order direci'ng him to do it; but apparently he did not thlrJ: this was necessary. There Is nothing in the Inw, however, which will prevent n husband from giving his wife fifty cents with which to pay the tax, or which will prevent the wife from taking the fifty cents jfrom the household funds to pny it. The law is satisfied so long us the woman voter pays the tax her helf or authorizes some one else in writing to do It for her. Hut she must remember to keep her tax receipt, so that she can tako It to the polls with her on election day as evidence, that she lya qualified voter. No matter what the weather man snvs, the niitumn of every presidential campaign j ear Is certain to be moist. Witness the quadrennial supply of mud. Ignore frontiers, say the continental advisers of the Polish generals now fighting Il!,HSJn.i T"ll: if '""'""y, serves, is about what the Holshevikl have been doing. , Senator Harding advocates a real in ternational court Here's hoping that such n court will be established. It is what the opponents of war' have long been striving for. Coroner Knight thinks that the leaders of the Repuhllcun women's stnte committee "should mind their own buidncss," yill the coroner please tell them what their business is? That woman who donned the troiiso,. to register wns doing, in fact. Only what the ambitious women leaders hope the new voters will do metaphorically when tneyr get used to their new powers. GOLF VS. BASEBALL Secretary Warner 8ay8 There la a Growing Intoreat In Golf Cricket Losing Ground Former Gov ernor Stuart Telia a Good One on Himself By GEORGE NOX McOAIN FRANCIS B. WARNER, secretory and treasurer of the Philadelphia Golf Asso ciation, Is an enthusiast In that sport. He played his first game this year about four weeks ago; which fact requires ex planation. Mr. Warner's higher interest takes the shape of working for the other fellows to tho sacrifice of his personal inclinations. He attends to tho business while tho other fellows attend to the balls and brassies and such like matters. That is why ho occupies, nnd has held, his responsible official position in tho Golf Association for jears. As n recognized authority on the subject he nssures me that golf as an outdoor recrea tion Is making rcinnrknblo strides in pop"-, larity. People arc taking It up now that never dreamed of doing bo before. Mr. Warner is still further of the opinion that golf Is gradually supplanting baseball in the affections of "fans" of mature years. This Is particularly true of baseball ad mirers who have arrived at the sober and gouty years of life, when a cramped seat on the blenehcrs, or in the grand stand, carries Its own penalty of aching bones. "To men who love the out of doors there is more fun in getting Into the open nnd knock ing a ball around than there Is in sitting In n grand stand watching some one else pound a bnseball over the field," bapiently declares Mr. Wnrncr. "It's a transferred enthusiasm ; the fun of being able to do something yourself thut you have watched nnd envied some one elso doing." MR. WARNER has been n member of the Philadelphia Cricket Club for years. Hcxeluctantly confesses that cricket Is also yielding to the lure of golf among the former devotees of the English national game. "There's not as much cricket plnycd around Philadelphia as formerly," he asserts. "It Is, I think, for the reason that Its ad mirers are reversing their' former attitude and going in for golf." Mr. Warner's observations may strike a counter-opinion among baseball fans of tho youhger breed. To them, thousands nnd tens of thousands, baseball is pre-eminently the sport of all time, golf, football and Olym pic games to the contrary notwithstanding. Golf is an individual game, demanding individual effort. It Is a sport not neces sarily dependent upon the co-Operation of others. Another drawback to the greater popu larity of "glorified shinny," as some one has called It, has been the lack of oppor tunity for the many to indulgo In the sport. Not every man or woman can join n golf club. Now thnt n public golf course has been opened by the city In Cobbs Creek Park its growth will doubtless bo more ranid. But us for the younger crowd In the matter of baseball? Oh, boy! FORMER GOVERNOR EDWIN S. STFART belongs to thnt keenly appre ciative class of the genus homo thnt docs not scorn to lnugh nt Its own expense. As a tnrget of choice repartee he can ap preciate the dart and smile at the directness of its aim. Discussing politics with n friend of Irish lineage recently he remnrked on the ama teurish qualities of certain political cam paign managers, past and present. He had reference to those whose failure to anticipate a crisis, or by crass ignornnce of sound political principles, contribute to the defeat of their candidate. "Why." said the Governor. "I've known some fellows who had no more Idea how to manngc a political campaign thnu I had myself." "Well. Governor," replied his Mile.sinu friend rommiserntlngly, "(hat's certainly getting 'em down to n pretty low level." IF ANY particular citizen of Philadel phia thinks that n" new spirit of re sponsibility nnd progress is not actuating certain members of City Council he has another nnd more correct thought due about this time. Three weeks ago Councilman W. W. Roper, of Germuntown, stnrted off with the Idea of taking a month's vacation. He wns up in Cnnnda when he learned that a meet ing of Council wns to be held for which a display of political pyrotechnics nnd chro matic oratory was scheduled. Councllmen in these ilajs no longer travel on their nervp nnd a railroad pass. Legis lative action has put the kibosh on one, nnd an awakened sense of public responsibility has lassoed the other. It costs money now for even it council man to travel. , As a consequence, when Mr. Roper hiked back to Philadelphia to do his bit at the recent meeting of Council the trip put u noticeable kink In his bankroll. After the councllmanlc fracas on the Hazlett appropriation of 5"."i00 in which the governing body handed Mayor Moore a love tap was over, the gentleman from Ger inantovvu repacked his pajamas, dusted his brogans and started back to where he had deserted the trail in Canada. s ODD stories crop up in the corridors of City Hall. The latest relates to au unusually efficient technical emploje who about twice a year gets Into the bad lands for two or three dujs. (ddly enough, his companionship with the flowing bowl renders him. for a few days ensuing, resentful rather than remorseful. After one of his recent expeditions his kind-hearted chief took him to task and pointed out the folly of Ills semlorcaslonnl variations from the path of rectitude. He instanced the case of men who had risen to high position, by sobriety nnd strict at tention to business, nmong others Major Moore nnd Governor Sproiil. Resentful of the reproof, the .erring one, Pointing n nervous finger nt the other, re plied : "Now, Joe, I've heard enough of thnt. I know as much ns Ha nip Moore or Bill Sproul ever did only I cun't just think of it." Schwab's Philosophy In China Schwab versus Confucius the tight is about to start. The largest book order re ceived from China by his publisher for several jcars is for a shipment of Charles M. tJchwab'H "Succeeding With What You Have," the little book telling something of the steel king's philosophj of life, which is to say his philosophy of work. The letter accompanying the order says: "There is at the present time a great political and educational awakening of China, evidenced by the studpnts' movement and other signs of the times. We huve u largo army of jouug men who have edu cation enough to fit them for useful and prominent work in the different lino of affairs In this country, but who need to be given an added spur of ambition, the lifting touch of large ideals and especially to be Imbued with the quality of steadfastness, perseverance, the power of sustained effort through early discouragement." Mr. Schwab's "Succeeding With Whut You Have" Is to help In that achievement. The buyer of this order of books bus re quested the publishers to communicute to Mr. Schwab Its request for a special mes sage from him to be delivered to the young men of China. In reply to the second request from Washington that the territorial rights of Russia be respected, the Poles say again that strategy must govern their future policy. Strategy in war is llko charity in peace. It can cover A multitudo of sin .. jo wuuiiii v m (.smut, nervous. 1C Is opljl two months to election ,nnd the DemorfeUie National Committee is not yet sa.V .mlaa yw la nf tlnai .. It orga iDtfcfa lor rousucuni iuo campaign. 1 h , v 'TOBE A PIRATE KING! " K jr aa r f Q-?.rV "ji" LabBLBLaiB9is?faVVfiv7s-a,n ' KTLSfr r fif -iTl "Jrr W J 9l . NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talles With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They Know Best DR. ARMAND J. GERSON On Teaching Pupils to Talk REALIZING the growing importance of spoken English in the public schools nnd its ultimate value in after life, the schools of the city hnve udopted a course in oral English which has achieved great re sults and which has been copied extensively by schools all over the country. The course wns put into operation three years ago by a committee of principals and district Rchool superintendents nppolnted by the superintendent of public behools, of which Dr. Armand J. Gerson, nssocinto su perintendent of public schools in charge of elementary schools, was the secretary. "In the matter of teaching English," said Doctor Gerson, "the public schools of Philadelphia occupy un cuviable position among the school sj'stcms of the country. The course of study now in operation has been in use for about three years, and is meeting with wider liiid wider approval ns time goes on. One of its most importaut Innovations is the emphnsis It places on in struction in spoken English us opposed to the emphasis given in former dnjs to formal grammar and written composition. "It would seem to need no argument to prove that from the practical point of view spoken English Is of vastly more importance than wrltteu language. We nil have con stant occasion to speak, while but few of us have frequent need to express our thoughts. f . !i... 1 Cn sslft 1. IHIIIl'il tliirilt.ll I ill WllllCU lorill Olil-ruil is umu n uiiuiiui mode of expression, while written discourse nt the best is an artificial medium. The Philadelphia course of study, starting out from this indisputable premise, stresses in struction in proper speech habits from the first grade on through the grammar school. "In fact, spoken English now occupies 00 per cent of the English course. In the earh grades the work in oral English is entlrelj informnl. The instruction is built up on the busls of the children's natural, desire to tulk about things thut happen In their dully lives. The youngsters enter into the spirit of their little "conversation les sons" nil unaware of the teacher's ulterior purpose. Gradually this spontaneous tail is directed into proper channels und the foundation is laid for enduring speech habits. 'Language games' also form un es sential part of the work In these low grades. Lcani to Express Themselves "The results have been aniu.ing. Small children have begun to till:, about things in which they ore interested faring thejr as sembled classes and hnve developed conli deuce and orlginulity in expressing them selves, not to note effectiveness to u degree thai could not have been forcseeii before the course "was put into operation. "As they found that they could talk und express themselves, the idea took hold of them until now many of them who were bashful olid diffident readily get to their fet mid clearly und vigorously express them selves, "Much of this effect has been gained from the class-crltirism plan. As a pupil gets up to discuss a matter before the class the other members are required to criticize his English and mode of expression. And they ore proving to be very able little critics, too, The speaker himself is asked to criticize his efforts, und in most cases ho is the most severe critic of all. Incidentally they are de veloping a critical sense which Is invaluable. "Much attention is puld to their diction. The requirements of tho new course call for declamation and pronunciation, Moth are taught to be done in a lifelike, informal way that will make them better understood among those whom they will meet nnd will quicken their Interest in tulking well them selves. "All affectation In speech is discoitrnged. 'Ilic broad and Italian vowel 'a,' so much taught to pupils in bygone days as part of correct English, has been thrown Into the discard, except for the few instances in which It may be legitimately used, for the, more lifelike and correct Intermediate 'a.' "Speech has not only been developed from the standpoint of better expression, but also from the equally Important one of appreci ation. As the clusses progress this idea is carried out further imtll in the higher ele mentary grades we have debates between the pupils. Simple Explanation Difficult "In Homo respects tho work with older pupils Is more difficult. This Is becur.se the element of self-consciousness has entered At this point all the teacher's tact and Ingenuity are required to keep the work going. The courso of Bttidy suggests topics that may be used for informal talks, de scriptions, explanations nnd arguments. Hie explunation called 'exposition' in the textbooks Is one of the most useful forms of oral expression. Many adults are sur prised at realizing how difficult It renlly is to give a clear, concise explanation of somo such process as bread-baking, playing ten nis or sweeping out' n room. The success of this kind of teaching depends largely on the careful grading of difficulties. "One of the most common, causes of mis understanding nnd controversy among grown persons 'is the lack of clearness and pre cision in ordinary spoken discourse. Wc use slovenly speech nnd ambiguous phrases and then wonder why our friends so often take away false Impressions of our mean ings. Ono of the most fundamental alms of the public schools must be the establish ment of solid habits of clear, concise, force ful nnd correct oral expression. "From tho point of view of the teach ing of clnssroonj subjects other than Eng lish, training In oral English 1ms an im portance thnt it would be difficult to over estimate. The improvement even in the time that the nevy course bus been in oper ation in tills city has led many teachers of upper grades to comment on the fact that history, geography, civics und even mathe matics and spelling seem to move ulong more smoothly now thnt n definite effort Is being put forth in training children to stand on their ,feet, face their classmates, arrange their thoughts In logical order and express themselves without undue confusion uud ambiguity. Clear Discourse Important "All over the country the teuching of oral English is receiving special emphasis. It is not sufficient to give directions to tenchers in this mutter since it is so largely a new field of endeavor. The definite train ing of tenchers in this field becomes u necessity. "Philadelphia has been particularly for tunnte in that her teaching body has re sponded with enthusiasm and Intelligence to the new demands of the curriculum. When we consider that not only the course in English, hut the courses in civics, his tory and physiology have also been com pletely revised within the lust ten years, it becomes difficult to give adequate appreci ation to the thousands of teachers of the grudes who. reulizing that these changes are in the direction of progress, huve given hours nnd hours of their outside time to pieparo themselves to meet the new de mands, "In a democracy such as ours it is of peculiar importance that the citizenry should receive adequate instruction in the art of discourse. By this we do not mean orutory or elocution In the old-fashioned sense but simply that habit of clear, forceful and'per suuslve speech which will put the thinker in the position of leadership which of richt belongs to him. "There Is no doubt ubout (he fuct thnt many of the evils iuherent in democracies in general are the result of the fact that many of our finest men and women, keen niliided and logical in their thinking find themselves tongue-tied und impotent in meetings with their fellows. "Personally, I feel very hopeful when I link of tho recent changes n the Phi a dclphiu courses of study. 0r evv co rscs need not fear comparison with those of u, y other American city I fcti copies " them are being sent for constantly from a parts of the country to help ju tB "" ' ) revls on going un in other places ' ii i ? "'.'W !il,"ls of bolol activities provided for in these new courses of ors llnnn Is mnro u n tl.,... ... n "' ours t.,,Uhevvorki,inTaccon),hedr,Zj;S iug children the art of spoken English." SHALL GO BACK T SHALL go back again to u,0 blonk shore J-And build a little. hantj on the sand I shall be gm.e to whV ' '& U''.r. A"1"!; And happier than I ever Vas'be '" '" The love that s ood a moment n'yo'ur eves 'Ihc twgrds( tl,t lay ,, ,o,Xty0oU,, Are otic with all that In a moment dies t. ') ',"' Wlnl'I ''id oversung ' But I shall find tho sullen rocks ,in,l i i Unchanged from what they vverc when I was young. ",len r; v,Dccnt Mi,1"y' ,0 RJy' 'A. -Kv "' -vi a ,J i. 'j'"ij w SHORT CUTS What grinds us most is that the coal operators not only pass the buck to the dearly beloved public, but charge 100 per cent commission for doing it. New York's new temperance cafes appear to deserve their designation about as well iih the familiar Snbbath vaudeville of Manhattan deserves to be called sacred con certs. Who Is getting the money In the coal gouge? Thnt question is going to be prcttv general from now on. And it will be nbout us easy to answer as the classic inquirv relative to the age of Ann. D'AnnunzIo seems to be discovering that he has worn out his welcome in Finnic. The treasurer of the Democratic Na tional Committee is trying to make William Barnes, of Albany, tho villain of the Re publican party, but ns so many Republicans L"lvp,12.ccu.(,e1 him of tlic ,un, crime it will be difficult to make a campaign Issue ou: of it. Senator Harding says he believes la team work. Well, he is getting it from the national committee. The Mayor took an eight-day motor trip for rest, und information nnd says that he obtuined both. Lucky man ! The woman who gi.ves her age to th registration clerks can't keep it n secret. The registry lists are open to the public, even to the husbands und to the gosslpin; neighbors. Ihc American Bar Association hus de cided that the League of Nations is a political issue. We'll let it go at that. Thut man who demanded twenty-five cents us a reward for stopping u runaway horso overestimated the value of his services". Thanks to Director Furbush, the last remaining pigs within the city limits will soon be taken uwnj. Unfortunately tlu director bus control only over the four footed kind. The work of repaving ullcys is scin to begin, but It will be difficult to establish sanitary conditions in the whole city until the narrow alleys south of Market street are cleaned out nnd puved,in such a war that they can be kept clean. The equal suffrage amendment has not made citizens of the women, but hns nierel.' conferred on them one of the privileges of citizenship, They were already citizens, for tho federal constitution declares that "all persons born or naturalized in the United Stutes and subject to the jurisdiction there if are citizens of the United States and ol the stute wherein they reside." What Do You Know? QUIZ 1 What person In modem times fustcd forty duys und lived? 2. How many psalms are in tho Bible? 3. What is seBame? 4. Name three of the world's greatest wuter- falls. 5 Who was tho author of the "Ulegy Writ ten In a Country Churchyard '"! 6. How does Key West get Its name? 7. What city Is the American headquarters of the game of cricket? 8. Who was LavolBler? 0. What urchitectuial style has for Its dis tinguishing feature columns with capi tals carved tn scrolls? , 10. Who was tho first American President t fall of re-election? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. The total number of members In tht Bouse of Representatives Is 435 2 Ancient Babylon was located on the Rlvtr Luphratea. 3. MussuchusettH Is the most easterly otato from which any American President wns ever elected. The two Presidents liiuxen from this state were John Adams und John Qulncy Adams. i. Die names of the Siamese twins were Kng und Chung. r. (leorge Is the real name of "Bahe" Ruth. 6. Alabaster Is tho name of several varieties of carbonate or sulphate of lime. 7. Hera was the wife of Zeus In Gr mythology, corresponding to Juno, the wife of Jupiter, In Roman mythology 8 Uulnea pig Is a misnomer, since Ouln should In this ciiso lie Guiana, and the little animal Is not a pig at all, but a rodent. , . 9 According to tho legend, Rip Van Winkle slept for twenty years In the Cntsklll mountains In New York state. , 10, A votive offering' Irf one made in fulfill- mn,t of a, vow orcoMeqrfttedbyo lr I, lr)" vC v.i ?rV; t.T" s!. 35. a? " ' :iVi jtobdAijM
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