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JAVID E. BMII.HY t.. Editor
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r-MUdilplilt, Monair, Norembtr I, lttO
A FOUR-YEAH I'ROflKAM TOi:
riiii.'Anr.i.riiiA
ThlnM on vcMcli tlin people rxpett the new
dralnUtratlon to couentratr It attention!
1 he D Haw art river bridge. , . ..
A andock . Ma enough to accommodate ine
laraest ships.
Development of' the rapid transit svitem.
A convention holt,
A bufldlnq or r?ie Free Zllrarv.
Ah Art 1usetim.
Bnlaroeirteni of the water SHPptt.
Homti to accommodate the popumllon.
INDORSE THE LOAN
'A VOTE for tho $33,000,000 loan tomorrow
li n vote for a creator I'hllntlclphln
representative of the nci'ds of this comrau
nlty and of tho forces of progress nt work
'here.
The money Is to bo spent for Delaware
river bridge operations, for the completion
nd equipment of the Frankford elevated
and ita connection with the Market Ktreet
ubwny, for Btrect paving and grading, for
the extension of the Itooscvelt boulevard and
of Delaware avenue, for the very necessnry
Improvement of the Independence Hall group
of buildings, for the purchase by the city of
street cleaning and garbage collecting plants
and equipment, for sower construction, for
tho Improvement of tho water mipply, for
playgrounds and parks, for new buildings
nnd improvements nt the House of Correc
tion, for river-front improvements, for the
construction of tho Art Museum nnd the
Free Library In short, for n comprehensive
and vital municipal development.
Objection to the form of the loan has been
rightly made on the ground that the voter
Bhould have a righlt to express himself or
herself upon the necessity for each of the
individual items. As it is now, some which
may be unpalatable, such as the Municipal
Court extravagance, will have to be sanc
tioned unless the whole program is to be
rejected.
Under the charter, lonns can be voted upon
In detail. The next one iloatcd by the city
tgj houm certainly bo presented in ttiat (.nape
I tfctho electorate.
It is too late now, however, to change the
present arrangement, and the good to be
orchllinllshpil lir tlin Innn fur nntvplilii nb-
jV. jeetion to particular features. A vote against
the loan is stultifying to municipal advance
ment. The overwhelming majority of the
projects to be supported are imperative
necessities.
Philadelphia must be enabled to further
them or it will be disastrously crippled.
REMEMBER THE JUDGES
iVXI0 column upon the ballot to bo prc-'-'
sented to voters tomorrow is Nonpar
tisan. It is, however, the reverse of non
essential, for it concerns the jiiliclnry.
i Sylvester K, Sadler Is the nolo Nonparti
san candidate for judge of the Supiemc
Court of Pennsylvania, and William P. Llnu
is tho only nominee for the position of judge
of the Superior Court. The contests for
these offices were teiilly decided In the pri
maries. None the less the obligation of good
citizenship is acknowledged iu a vote for
these men.
A straight party vote does not cover their
case. Additional crosses are needed to pluco
Mr. Sadler and Mr. I,inu in olQce.
FINAL GUIDE TO VOTERS
fTUIE law provides that specimen ballots
shall be kept in stock nt the polling
places. It Is entirely permissible to take
tho copy away and study it during ns much
of leisure ns the election dny hours nfford.
Tho student can return to the booth, voting
T at any time up to 7 p. m. The polls open
M at 7 a. in.
' In tho past it has boon customary for
lLninple ballots printed on tinted paper to be
mailed to the various votcro In euch division.
,, The supply at tho polls is In the nature of
an eleventh hour nld to intelligent voting in
ense there should bo any slip-up in the
' ihousc-to-houso distribution.
jEF Without presuming to suggest that the
majority of the nJw women voters iu this
' city arc at this timo less informed concern
ing their franchise duties than the majority
J of the men, there will inevitably be some elec
tors whom the ballot mj stifles. For this
lenson it should be clearly understood by
newcomers to tho polls that their oppor
tunity to Investigate thu technique of otlug
M is not abridged.
The sample ballot Is usually of a pinkish
' hue, or at any rate of somo definite and tin-
,. inistakable tint. The official ballot is nl-
ways white. The black crosses upon that
ehect arc) the only ones that count.
OUR OWN REFERENDUM
"inATTEIt about the referendum has long
J emanated from the lips of chronic mal
contents. This raodo of government has been
held up by "advanced thinkers" as un ideal
magnificently in opposition to the political
machinery devised in earlier generations.
The public has been excitedly told that the
representative nystcm of rulo was nil wrong ;
that some day we should realize acutely the
despotic antiquity of our governmental proc
esses. Such arguments might well give tho aver
ngo Pennsylvania!) pause and cause him to
feel pitifully benighted were It not n fact
elinf In nn nxrecillni'lv tmnnrtnnf nrMiiln
, (he referendum hns long been functioning in
this state uuder no less n sanction than that
of the Pennsylvania constitution Itself.
, Tho election tomorrow provides a case In
point. A referendum is then to be tnkeu
upon two proposed amendments to tho con
stitution of this commonwealth. Uvery duly
qualified citizen will be entitled to pass an
r.dverse or a fa vo ruble opinion on chauges In
tho scopo of tho fundamental law of the
state,
Iloth the suggested alterations will In
crease tho elasticity of tho constitution.
They are liberalizing In offect nnd deserve to
rocilra the popular iudorccincnt. After their
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passage by two succeeMve Icglslatureit, final
decision is now in the hands ot tno people.
Amendment No. 1 broadens tho power ot
tho .Legislature to provldofor tho Incorpora
tion of bonks and trust compnnles nnd to
prcscrlbo tho powers of tliMo institutions,
In other words, it removes constitutional re
strictions concerning banking laws aiid in
creases the legislative freedom of tho Gen
eral Assembly at Har'flsburg.
Although every citizen of tho state is
privileged to vote upon amendment No. 2,
and should do so in tho application of his
right of franchise, the constitutional change
is of special interest to Philadelphia. If
the balloting is favorable tho debt-contrnct-Ing
power of this city will be broadened
without in any way endangering public
credit.
Tho duty of Pcnnsylvanlnng Is to inscribe
ft cross opposite tacit of the two "Yes"
boxes of tlio constitutional amendment sec
tion of the ballot. The virtue of theso en
abling laws cannot be fairly disputed by any
subscriber to the principles of progressive
government.
RETURN REPUBLICANS TO
POWER IN WASHINGTON
Tho Democratic Party Has Failed and
Should Be Ousted For the 8amo
Reason Unworthy Candidates
for Local Office Should Be
Defeated
"MOTIONAL, state and municipal officers
' orc'to be chosen nt tho election to
morrow. The issues in the choice of national offi
cers nre different from thoso Involved in tho
choice of state officers.
Tho Itcpublican party is committed to cer
tain policies, and methods in the conduct of
national business, and tho Democratic party
is committed to certain other policies.
When the difference between tho theories
of government of tho two parties tends to
disappear stress Is laid on tho efficiency or
inefficiency of a party in carrying on tho
business of government.
This yenr the outstanding national Issue
Is one of efficiency. The Democratic party
has broken down since tho armistice ns an
Instrument of government. But that break
down did not begin with the armistice. It
started soon after the party camo into pawer
in March, 1013. It proceeded nt once to
chnnge tho tariff laws, which it had been
nttacking for years as Iniquitous. Tho pur
pose of the revision of tho Inws was ad
mittedly to put tho foreign producer on nn
equality with tho domestic producer in the
American market nominally in the interest
of the consumer. The Itcpublican policy
and practice had been to give to the do
mestic producer n sljght advantage over tho
foreigner. Under it wo had developed from
n nation devoted almost exclusively to agri
culture into one of the greatest manufactur
ing nations in the world. New industries
iinvo been established which produce goods
that j ears ngo wo were buying from Kuropc,
nud the domestic goods nre bold at n price
much lower than that which we had to pay
when wo were dependent on foreign manu
facturers. This policy has provided work
for millions of Americans. It has provided
a market for raw materinls that would other
wise liuve remained unutilized nnd it has In
creased tho nntlounl wealth by billions.
When the Democrats in 1013 turned a cold
shoulder to it they did not dare turn their
backs on it all nt once disaster followed
quickly. There was stagnation in business,
men were thrown out of cmplojmeut and
soup -houses were opened for the hungry in
nil the large cities. Th'e war occurred and
interrupted tho exporting business of the
foreigners and left our markets to our own
manufacturers. Its effect was to raise n
higher wall around America than the highest
which the most extreme high-tariff advocate
had ccr asked for.
In the prosperous times of recent years
there has been some dnnger that tho soup
liouso era which followed within a few
months after the Democrats had their way
with the tariff laws would be forgotten.
Little stress has been laid on it in the cam
paign drawing to n close, but it has not been
ignored completely. The business men who
suffered have not forgotten it oven iftho
average voter has let it slip from his mind.
The voter who believes in protecting the
American mntket against n flood of foreign
goods will not forget it when he goes Into
tho voting booth tomorrow, nnd he will cast
his ballot for the Itcpublican presidential
electors and for the Republican candidates
for Congress.
His determination to do all In his power
to icturu the Republicans to control in
Washington will bo to-enforced by his
knowledge of the Democratic failure to mnke
peace and to put the country on a pence
footing. Not only was the country unpre
pared for war when we entered it; the
country was just as unprepared for peace
when tho fighting stopped. Although the
ndminlstrntion must have known from the
moment of the sinking of the Lusltnnin that
we could not keep out of the war, it did ah
solutcly nothing to get us ready. We were
told that if we did nnj thing Europe might
think Ave were preparing to fight and we
would find it difficult to maintain our neu
trality. And the presidential campaign of
1010 was fought on the issue "He kept us
out of war," the most dishonest nnd hypo
critical issue ever stressed by n political
pnrty in the history of the United Stutcs.
We got Into the war when wo could not in
decency stny out any longer, but we have
not been able to get into the pence because
Democratic statesmanship fell down when
it camo to the mustering of the nutlou be
hind the treaty.
The only thing to bo done under tho cir
cumstuuecs is to dismiss from office tho
patty which has failed and to call on tho
other party. The election of n Itcpublican
President will not he enough. There must
bo a Republican Congicss to work with n
Republican President.
Those oters who are dissatisfied with
what has been happening in Washington
will vote for the Republican candidates for
Congress. In this state there are seven
Domoctutic members of the national IIouso
of Representatives. Tho defeat of five Dem
ocratic candidates in these seven districts Is
confidently expected. In New Jersey nnd
Delaware tho obligation to vote for the Re
publican candidates is moro pressing than
it Is here. Tho Issue is not on the per
sonality of tho candidates, though that is
important, but op the election of men to
Washington who will support tho Repub
lican President.
The new voters in Pennsylvania should
remember that five members of the Houso of
Representatives are to bo voted for in each
district. Wo have four congressmen-at-large,
voted for throughout tho stnto, in ad
dition to ono member of the House voted for
iu each district. Tho casting of a ballot
for the four congressmen-nt-largo Is ns im
pottnut as the casting of n ballot for the
"dlsttlct representative. The four candidates
representing the whole jtnte will not bo
elected unless the Republicans vote for them.
The experienced voters know this. Tho
women who will go to tho polls for the first
time tomorrow will find the names ot the
congrcssmen-at-large in tho proper place
on the ballot. If they vote a straight ticket
a mark in the party square will bo enouih.
but If they split their tlckct-rthnt is, Jf they
I vote for Republicans for, national offices aad
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roto for what thc retard ns tho best men
for tho state and local offices, regardless of
party they will havo to put a mark in the
squaro opposite tho names of the men tlicy
supp6rt, provided, they nro not Republicans.
The independent voter hns high political
.authority for splitting tho lOcnl ticket, for
Senator Penrose, tho head of the Republican
organization in the state, Is supporting the
candidacy ot James Gallagher for the City
Council in tho First district. Mr. Gallagher
is opposed by n candidate with the backing
of tho local Republican committee, Tho
mipporters of Mr. Gallagher nre Independent
Republicans nnd tho Democrats, Ho Is
running not ns a nationnl Republican, but
no a supporter of tho administration of tho
Mayor. So long as ho Is committed to up
holding tho hands of the local administra
tion it docs not matter whether ho is a Re-
, publican or n Democrat or nn independent.
Nntlonnl issues which divide tho parties are
not involved In his election nt nil. Under
tho circumstances It Is tho duty of all voters
in the First Councllmantc district who would
destroy the influence of political contractors,
to support Mr. Gallagher
Their duty is also plain in the election ot
members of tho stnte Legislature. Na
tional issues nro not involved there. No
man should bo sent to Hnrrlsbitrg who will
resort to trickery to defeat legislation or
who will consider his obligation to a ward
leader greater than his obligation to tho
public. It would bo better for tho city and
for tlic.stato that somo of tho Republican
candidates for tho Lcglslaturo be defeated
than that men like some of thoso who havo
represented local districts In Ilarrlsburg in
tho past should be elected.
Wo cannot forco tho nomination of men
of the right kind unless we defeat the im
proper candidates after they have been nomi
nated. The voters in the different districts
know tho character of tho men they arc
asked to support. If they will rebuke t"ho
organization which dins put the unworthy
men in nomination they will make it less
likely that such men will be named in the
future. Tho Democrats aro so weak in tho
city and tho state that it there is to bo any
disciplining of the Republican leaders for
callous Indifference to tho public good that
discipline must be administered by tho Re
publican voters themselves.
The national issue is between Republican
nnd Dcmocrttlc control in Washington.
The local issue is between honest efficiency
nnd cynical contempt for ideals in govern
ment. The voters ought not to find it diffi
cult to decide which they will choose.
THE WOMEN'S PART
milE 2o,000,000 women who wcro cn-
frnnchlscd just fn timo for n national
election that half of the adult population
which, because of peculiar training, nge-old
tradition and inherited instinct, is disposed
to think in fundamental terms and to depend
in a crisis on unerring intuition rather than
on any carefully reasoned -out formula
represent n factor In the present enmpaign
about which leaders continue to guess and
worry. No prophet in either party has been
able to say how the feminine vote will go.
In Philadelphia there arc approximately
400,000 women with n right to register nnd
vote. About 2,"0,000 of these wcro assessed.
About lfiO.000 actually registered nnd thus
qualified to vote tomorrow. If this ratio
holds throughout the country women will
hold n balance of power iu many states.
Reports indicate, however, that nbou10,
000,000 women voters will actually go to
the polls In nil parts of the United States.
If there is any considerable upset in the
plans of one group of leaders or another;
if, when the vote is counted, it becomes
nppaieut thnt old rules have caused to run;
if early returns reveal unexpected trends in
tills nrea or that, it will bo because of the
women voters.
None of the prophecies mnde by the old
school politico who fought suffrage have
been justified by the recent experiences of
pnrty leaders. It used to be Raid thnt
women would have little Interest In elec
tions nnd thnt if they took the trouble to
mark a ballot sheet they would vote in
variably as their husbands or brothers voted.
Thnt assumption is not justified by current
discussions nnd dinner-table debates in
American homes. Women take the voting
privilege seriously and even gravely. It is
their habit to remember, as men do not al
ways remember, thnt they will not vote alone
for Mr. Harding or Mr. Cox, for the Demo
crats or the Republicans, but for codes nnd
agencies that can profoundly affect their
own nnd their children's lives, tho Integrity
of tho institutions to which they look for
bafcty and peace and tho whole intimate
routine of existence in their own homes and
their own communities. Lenders in both
pnrties, accustomed to conventional methods
of campaigning, have been unable to mo
bilize the women's vote jn any great num
bers because they have been unable to reach
the fcmlnluo conspiousnesa with any of tho
nppenls that usually count heavily with men.
Women hnve a disturbing habit of looking
through n cloud of words for the essential
fact, nn ancient dislike of tho forms and
details thnt ordinarily obscure the simple
truths thnt are to them tho most Important
things in life. They do not want wur. They
havo an old dislike for political corruption
of the sort thnt used to he allied with the
saloon interests. They nnd they nlone know
what poverty and unhuppincss lind to bo
endured to make tho whisky business ns
profitable as it used to be. And the part
ings nnd the loneliness of war years, tho
sacrifices and the tearing apart of all fumlllar
ties thnt must bo endured ns n preliminary
to war aro not things thnt women can think
of without n sense of wrong nnd outrage and
ttlumphant unreason. Memory of their re
cent experiences, of loss, perhaps, of tho
children about them, of ugly nnd unjust con
ditions that seem to bo destructive to normal
nnd progressive life, rather than n senso of
loyalty to any man or any party will in all
probability animate the vast majority of
women who voto tomorrow. And their
judgment will bo a judgment by intuition.
It will bo opposed to evils sensed rather'
than to evils clearly understood.
In mnny of tho stntes women nlrcady
havo developed enlightened nnd imaginative
leadership. A concern for tho alms nnd
Idcnls enunciated in the constitution of tho
United Stutcs remains with them because
it has not been obliterated by generations of
contact with practical politicians and prac
tical politics. They bring faith nnd honesty
nnd n deadly carnestnesg into nntlonnl affairs
and they bring vision nnd ptoud belief. They
mny make mistakes, but they are moro likely
to vote wisely nnd right. It Is tholr fresh
ness of view, their inflnito sincerity that
will Inevitably have a tonic effect on political
thinking iu this country.
Among the Halloween maskers not ono
had tho protean qunllty of "A Report on
Good Authority" which could change to "A
Rldlcu ous Rumor" simply by going from
one political headquarters to' another.
Mnko nil jour bets In Pennsylvania
the country.
Signs in New York street cars telling
of Philadelphia's seven-cent fares not only
prepare uotnamitcs lor what la coining to
them, ' but give visiting I'hlladclphlans a
hint ns to why. certain, things happened at
iiii)ii:a. ii juu wm von may neip jour wlfo
to put 'em up for the winter. lf yon loso
you'll still bo helping to dlsposo of Penn
sylvania's Croil of the finest atlllles L'rmvi. In
1 .mission,
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a receiu meeting oi uie i-uuuc service uom-
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t ...Wl WISWIM Til I WHHnlT
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AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
Concerning Lost Motion Discussing
'the "doings On" of Girls and'Proof
Advanced That They Are'
All Right
By SARAH D. LOWItlB
THERE has been a great deal of lost mo
tion from first to last slnco tho war
nbout how the "girls nre going on." First
they were attacked In fiction nnd essays, then
they wcro defended in essays and violent
young letters of protest from violent young
champions. Then the pulpit took up the
huo nnd cry nnd mourned the "ways of the
girls." Tho only persons who have re
mained perfectly silent through It all are the
girls themselves,
Peshaps they aro not aware of what the
hue and cry is nil about; perhaps they are
aware and do rjot care ; perhaps they, care
but feel it is hopeless to explain.
THERE is a great deal of hopelessness
nbout explaining things felt by tho gen
eration coming on toward the generation in
power.
It is n curious fact that grandparents
generally Understand their grandchildren
better than tho children's parents do, nnd
got more of their confidences.
For one thing, the minds of grandparents
nro generally more casual nnd easy-going.
They hnve had to scrap so many things that
they arc almost youthful In their lack of re
sponsibility. They have their few principles
that havo stood the tests of life and they
produce these with swift logic on occasions
and with great directness; other things they
let pass.,
Now If there Is ono thing vouth appre
ciates and comprehends It Is directness, and
no generation ever comprehended it better or
practiced it more loyally than does tho prcs.
cnt oncoming generation.
yrniEN I was n girl brusqucness was
VV rather chic but not unadorned sim
plicity. If girls mado up they did It well
not casually in the street cnr, but behind
closed doors, often locked doors.
If they smoked they did It only with a
certain initiated few. not in restaurants; if
they wcro indifferent to religion they went
often enough to church not to seem ir
religious; if, they wcro with n crowd of high
brows who conversed about books and. pic
tures they had never heard of, they tried to
catch on enough to seem to know; if they
kissed or were kissed they tried to forget it
next morning; if their ciders told them it
was wrong to do certain things when in
reality it was only inconvenient to the
elders they tried to net as though they be
lieved It was wrong nnd often got up n fine
little moral righteousness nbout not doing
them and a fino little remorse for doing
them.
Whereas now barring the sly ones nnd
rotters who will always bo a handicap to
every gencrntion It is n point of honor
among the young to be just what they are,
neither "plcfncc" nor high-brow, nor Indif
ferent to larks, nor ignorant of what is sin
and what is just convention.
THEY really like truth and they will tnkc
anv nmount of truth If it is nppropriato
to their exigency, but they hntc cant nnd
they nro impatient of truth out of place.
They call it garrulotiBncss. Mnny sermons
arc garrulous to them, many hymns full of
astonishing exaggerations, mnny prayers be
side the nolnt and many pews very confin
ing. They nlso find most of the philanthropies
their elders hnve started, nnd look vainly
for' them to finish, n grcnt waste of money
nud timo nnd effort because they do not mie
quately meet the situation are in fact sur
face poultices and do not get down to tho
wrong to right it once nnd forever.
They do not like to sit on boards to listen
to n discussion of ways and means ns to
how to keep the bureau drawers of the pri
vate patients clean. They think one person
con decide that in one minute nnd see that
it is done.
They nVo not so afraid of work as even
their older sisters were. They are actually
doing their own work nnd taking care ot
their babies and plajiug 'round with their
husbands in a way that bewilders' their own
mothers.
THEY do not neglect their nablcs because
they do not joust them up nnd down nnd
swav them to and fro on their knees, or sing
them to sleep or walk tho floor with them.
The truth Is the milk they prepare by an
exact formula and the bnths thc.v give with
quick dispatch and the hj-giciilc habits they
keep the babies to and the quiet unbroken
rest they allow them, mnke it possible for
them to be something clso but fagged llttlo
mothers when they arc oG duty.
A GENERATION ngo nil but a few so
ciety women promptly lost their figures.
The girl of this generation keeps her figure
nftcr her marriage as a matter of course, so
that it is very difficult to pick out .the
mothers in n crowd of young things. As n
consquence unmnrrled girls nud mnrrlcd
girls go about together with no grcnt feeling
of difference, which, if it mnkes for the
sophistication of girls, mnkes also for a cer
tain plcnsant youthfulness in married
women. They do not "dato" so soon.
AFTER nil, tho great test for every one is
how does ho or she measure up to on
emergency n quick cull, with no timo to
think, only time to act instinctively.
Well. I saw how girls of every class acted
In nu emergency here in Philadelphia two
years ago this month when the town settled
down under the Block Death, which was
called the Influenza.
There was a job that was a real one. Thnt
meant possible death nnd that meant great
hardship and some horror. I saw the little
souls who came out last year and danced
their little high heels off nnd their stockings
into notes every iooiisn jazz nignt 1 saw
them lifting dead and decomposed bodies out
of terror-stricken tenements with set, matter-of-fact
young faces, I heard them answer
phone call after phono call witlt the pa
tience of an nngcl of God. advising dis
tracted mothers where to find help nnd help
less, pathetic men how to get their wives
Into temporary infirmaries. I saw them
Start off to tho ends of tho city to nurse, to
clean, to wntch, to run errands. They balked
at nothing because It was a real job their
ciders were setting them to, n real trust I
I CONCLUDE that sinco they had the
senso nnd keenness to grasp n grent
calamity by the throat nnd shnko it, but not
bo shaken by it whilo tho fight was on, their
grnsp nt pleasure may bo just as genuine,
just ns uncnlculatlng. just as forceful.
Their way of pleasuring seems astonish
ing to the onlookers of tho elder gencrntion,
but so was their trentment of pain.
If they refuse to think themselves sinners
In their pleasures, so also they refuse to re
gard themselves ns heroes in their dealings
with trugedy.
They are perfectly matter of fact ond
simple nbout both, nnd perfectly hopeless
thnt we. who aro most of us not simple, will
understand. t -ax
THEIR very democrnticneas is simple bo
cause it is so a matter of course. If
thev havo ellminntcd tho word "respect"
from their vocabulary, so too have thev dono
away with tho word "condescension."
As for their modesty or Immodesty they
nro both relatlvp torms. Our mothers used
always to be pulllng.oiir skirts dpwn. Theirs
havo continuously shortened theirs until one
Inch below tho knee Is tho approved Paris
length. Possibly theso wiso youngsters know
thnt in mystery there is seduction, but nro
willing to forgo seduction for comfort. The
renl outlines of tho liumnn body nro nfter all
far more natural and unaffected than the
corseted hour-glass outlines of the late nine
teenth century. Bcfcnuse we went about once
in whnlebono armor and now go about In
pliable elastic belts did not mako us vestals
then or vamps now.
It is 'what wo demand of ourselves nnd
admire In others that makes our vital spark ;
constitutes our rnugton,
These young things are really religious 1
hey worship tue unknown God the God
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians on Subjects They
Know Best
DR. OLIVER CORNMAN
The Backward Pupil
PHILADELPHIA'S special school prob
. lem is n serious nnd little understood
one. according to Dr. Oliver Common, asso
ciate superintendent of public schools.
"Right now." said Dr. Cornmnn, "this
city has close to 18,000 children in need of
instruction bv special teachers. How many
moro might be found if we mnde a critical
Btudv with any hope of getting results it
would be difficult to say.
"Of this number we hnve now only 3000
children actually receiving this special In
struction. One hundred and fifty tenchcrs
nre necessary to do this work, when in
reality we should have several times that
number. Rut special teachers are hard to
get and nt the present time Ave have n num
ber of vacancies among our classes and no
eligible list from which to draw.
"As n matter of fact, if wo want a spe
clal teacher theso days wc have to go out
into the highways and bywnys nnd scour tho
field in nn effort to coax, persuade or other
wise get ono to accept n post. Wo would
open moro spcclnl classes right awav If we
could find the tenchcrs and the buildings to
house them, ns well ns the necessary equip
ment, but for the present, at least, that
seems to be out of the question.
"The difficulty lies in the fact that the
salaries offered special teachers nre not nt
tractive enough to get them to come into the
school system nnd tnko up the work. They
are now paid no more than regular grado
teachers despite the fact that their work Is
more exacting nnd requires special training.
"We did havo normal school classes for
them for n time? but even they did not pro
duce the desired results. Teachers were not
willing to sacrifice the time nnd troublo
when there were positions of tho other kind
immediately open.
Pupils Are Years Reliind
"At the present time we have in the pub
lic schools 10,000 pupils who, while classed
with the normal pupils, nre really des
perately in need of special training. This
number is thieo years bchiud tho rnto of
progress required in the school curriculum.
Five thousand of this number nre four years
behind in their school progress.
"There are 3000 children in school who
nro scmislghtcd. They can see, but they
havo serious eye troubles and continued np
pllcatlon In tho classrooms under present
conditions is going to lend to n further ng
gravation of their condition nnd possibly
grnvo results. A great many of them nro
unnblo to attend school nt all.
"Then wo hnve n great number of speech
defect cases. They require special attention
outside of their regular school work. This
does not take into consideration a largo
number of blind children ns well as n great
many who nre deaf. Then we hnve the back
ward pupil nnd the crippled child. Wo have
800 of tho latter.
"The care of them alone represents n
great expense. Thev must be transported
from homo to school In special busses, which
ore expensive to run. Thev rcqulro chauf
feurs and matrons ns well ns costing a great
deal for maintenance fenturcs.
"We also havo tho children who nre more
or less permanently ill. Mnny persons nro
apt to think hnt every thing is well ns thoy
see tho apparently hnppy child go tripping
to school in tho morning. They perhaps
reason that a building is provided for them
nnd teachers and thcreforo nil is well. All
they need to do is go in and acquire educa
tion. Not All In School "Educated"
"What they don't realize, apparently, is
that the mere fact that n child paes to school
does not necessarily arguo that he is getting
an education. All children nre not fertilo
soli into which ono can drop tho seeds ot
learning nnd expect to get results. The soil
must bo specially tilled and here is where
tho special teacher is imperative.
"Rut, as I havo already indicated, special
training Is expensive. It cost npproxlmntely
from two to two nud a half times as much
to provldo for tho education of the speolai
pupil nrf It does for the normal child. Half
of tho expense of teaching the special pupil
is borne by tho state, which, of course,
would reduce the board'B share to a little
moro than tho expense of teaching tho nor
mal child.
"Tho question is how much will the state
stand7 At tho next meeting of tho Legls
lnturo a program ot educational necessities
will be presented which will cost some mil
lions of dollars. We hope to get a fair
proportion ot this for our special school
"It must bo remembered, however, that
tho state aud rural schools have1 a blir nrnh.
Urn themselves. It the problem of the
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special pupil in the city is n serious one,
thnt of the child in tho smnll country com
munity is far more so. There wo havo tho
one-room schoolhouse und the one teacher,
often n young girl in her early teens, to
tench nil grades and nil classes. Obviously
she Is not trained to handle the special
pupil, so the result Is that many of them
will have to go untrained.
Meet With Opposition
"Attempts to consolidate these schools are
not nlwnys successful. There is a Bort of
community pride that militates against this.
There is nn enormous number of school
directors in the system, nbout one to every
three tenchcrs. Many of them argue that
what was good enough for their grandfathers
and fathers is nlso good enough for their
sons nnd dnughtcrs, when, ns a matter of
fact, it was not good enough for any of
them.
"Tho problem then is a very big one, nnd
nothing but n large appropriation of money
nnd close nnd sympathetic onre is going to
give some thousands of children tho oppor
tunity that they should have to get an ado-
f' quote education."
Fact Worthy of Note
From tho New Yorlt Herald,
It may be thnt to punish victims of hold
up robbers will have n minimizing effect on
tho daily toll of such crimes of violence.
Citizens, nwnre thnt if they arc beaten up
and robbed they will be dismissed from their
employment, will lenrn to keep off the streets.
This necessarily will compel hold-up men to
rob each other, which will not bo without
results pleasant for the public to contem
plate.' PRECEPT AND PRACTICE
THE city man doth plant somo seeds,
Sufficient for his summer needs,
- He thinks.
He simply drops them in tho ground,
Then gnyly knocks u ball around
Tho links.
Ho argues with an nlr profound
Ou how food products should abound;
Then sinks
A llttlo fortunp in tho weeds,
Which bawl him out, as he proceeds,
A jinx.
-Philander Johnson, in the Washington
Star.
What Do You Knotv?
QUIZ
1. In what century did Sir Isnno Newton
live?
2 Who Is tho Socialist candldnto for VIco
President?
3. What ureat empire was onco sold at
auction?
4. Wh"n did this event occur?
5. In whnt two forms of art nre nocturnes
produced?
0. Nnmo three novels by Dalzac.
7. In what Avar did Florence Nightingale,
tho English philanthropist, servo nu u
nurse?
5. What Is nirvana?
y. What Is tho cnpltnl of Portugal?
10. Whero wan the famous nntlquo Greek
statuo Of the "Winged Victory" found?
Answers to Saturday's Quiz
1. Delawnro was ruled by flvo presidents
In tho period 1770-1780.
2. Tho river Rhino (lows In n general north
by west direction.
3. Tho word "vjto" la Latin and lltorally
means "I forbid "
i. An umlaut Is the change of a root vowel
sound by tho Influence of another vowel,
which Is usually lost or altered. Kx
nmples of tho forms In modern English
resulting from tli umlaut nre geese,
plural of roohc, nnd men, plural of man.
5, Governor Coolldge Is n native of Ver
mont. 6. "Snvolr vlvre" Is a knowing how to live ;
Rood breeding; refined manners. Lit
erally tho French phrase means "to
Know to live.'
7, Twenty units mnka n ncore.
8, A paenn Is a chant of thanksgiving for
deliverance) ; a sonar of praise or trl
uiuph. I'nenns wore originally addressed
to Apollo or Artemis.
9, Tho Wand of Haiti Is divided Into tho
republics of Haiti nnd'Snnto Domingo.
10. The word hallotropq refers to the turn-
. , viutr of the (lowers, toward the sun. The
iiumo comts from the Oretik fhellos,"
sun, nnd "tropos," turn.
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SHORT CUTS I
We'll know all about It tomorrow nlgbt.
Talk's about over. Tomorrow we'll nil
get down to business.
Rnllots nowadays are more like ava
lanches than snow-flakes.
Newspapermen nnd telephone operators
will tako a long breath tonight. .
Give cotton n chance to boost its price
a little and it will feci fine as Bilk.
Ever notice the number of funnels and,.
otiuiui-ia uuiug jiuri'iiuscu uowuuayar
McGraw says his indictment looks like
n joke. He hasn't seen the point yet.
Mexico nppcars about ready to take her
place in the sun of world confidence.
It wasn't until Halloween arrived that
autumn felt that she ought to use a little
rouge.
Annapolis plebes arc in a position to
know how the grasshopper may become a
burden.
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Tho presidency without the bncking ot
tho Senate is responsibility without au
thority. If candidates always measured up to
their platforms voting would be moro of a
pleasure.
A willing mnn whoso Idens nre suffi
ciently innocuous may win preferment 'most
anywhere.
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Winter, as ever, will try to win our
good will by bribing us with buckwheat cakes
and sausages.
Without being unduly aggressive, the
average politician would rather fight than
eat humblo pie.
A worthy cause Is killed as frequently
by the stupidity of its friends as by tho
abuse of its enemies. '
The ono safe bet is that no government
will ever be able to evolve a tax system that
will win popular favor.
New York contractors apparently never
heard that stirring declaration which cuds
with "but not one cent for tribute."
Rain is promised for election dav. Aw,
shucks! And wo thought tho hated oppo
sition was going to be snowed under!
Tomorrow night the frost mny or may
not be on the pumpkin, but it will assuredly
bo on more than half of the candidates.
rtiii fiurtli nnlnmn annMnllat fnrfav fn .
firms the view we have long held, viz., to
Wit anu as iouows ; unr gins uru nn rjgm.
A world's fair Is fo be held in Reyk
javik Iceland, next June. And the bands
will play "A Hot Timo in tho Cold Town
Tonight."
Complaints from Annapolis only serve
to remind us that hazing is n phase of
nsinlnity that can only be wholly abolished'
when wo abolish youth.
Hunters who hnve narrowly escaped
deoth by being mistaken for squirrels may,
beginning today, vary tho monotony by
being mistaken for rabbits.
Is It wholly a matter of coincidence that
Immediately nfter dismissing election prom
ises we shall proceed to dream of Thanks
giving pumpkin pie crust?
Mayor Moore is taking steps to have a
law passed to check the salo of firearms. Ah
such a law has been urged mnny times in
theso columns it is a pleasure to second the
motion.
The First Sauce
from tho Jxmdon Chronicle,
Who made tho first sauce? Wero the
Chinese the pioneers in this ns In so many
other things? At ono of tho mnny Celestial
restaurants now springing up In London 'I
was given n cord with my dinner, in which
tho brown nnd mysterious but not unappe
tizing condiment served in small saucers-
was described as "tho oldest sauro in tliVfr
world." Is it in truth the -ancestor rc
Wprccster, Yorkshire nnd all those pU"
llauld Inseparables of the bcefsU'aksjTMl
chons of old Engle.aU? AND
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