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All rights of republication of special dispatch Tierein are also reserved. Philadelphia, Saturday, December 24, 1921 HALE SNYDER INTO COURT GOVERNOK SPROUL, in spooking of Colonel McCain's revelations of Irregu larities in Charles A. Snyder's conduct of the Auditor Gencrnl's office, remarks that the Auditor General is elected by the people and that he has no jurisdiction ever him. But the Governer Is elected by the people te enforce the laws. Mr. Snyder apparently vaded the law of 1015, whlen provides that all the legal business of the State shall be undcr the supervision, direction and con trol of the Attorney General," and that "whenever any taxes or ether accounts of any kind whatever due tne Commonwealth remain overdue and unpaid" It shall be the duty of the department charged with the collection of these moneys te refer the matter te the Attorney General, "whose duty It shall be te take charge til such litigation and collection." Mr. Snyder employed Lieutenant Gov Gov ereor Bcldleman te collect taxes due from the Westtnghouse Electric and Manufactur ing Company and paid him SeOOO out of a fund appropriated for advertising. Se far as the records show, the Attorney General was net consulted. Mr. Snyder also em ployed Jehn n. Fcrtlg te de legal work, and paid him 10,000 for it within a period of two years. And the records de net show that the Attorney General knew anything about Mr. Fertig's activities. Unless the law of 1015 is te be regarded as meaning nothing, it is the duty of the Governer te direct Attorney General Alter te bring suit against Mr. Snyder or his bondsmen te obtain a refunding te the State of the funds paid out for legal services In apparent violation of the law. Ne ether form of official notification should be neces sary te qualify the Attorney General te act. Indeed, his dcslre that his own legal pre rogatives should net be invaded should be enough te Induce him te take action. If he winks at the usurpation of his powers by ether State officials In violation of the law, he Is pet the proper man te be In trusted with the legal business of the Com monwealth. Mr. Snyder's calm assumption that he can de as he pleases and his defense of his course are what these who knew him would expect. He Is even se bold as te buy that Lieutenant Governer Bcldleman served the State se well that if he had" the fee te fix ever again he would pay him $10,000 in atea'd of $5000. The thing for which Mr. Snjder thinks that Mr. Bcldleman should have been paid $10,000 was the compromising of a claim against the Wcstlngheuse Company for $13,000 less than the amount assessed against it. With the fee paid te Beidlcman Included, the State get $18,000 less than was its due, and If the fee had been $10,000, as Mr. Snyder new wishes, it would huve received $23,000 less. But the point at issue is the disregard of the law of 1013, which denied te Mr. Snjder the right te hire counsel without consulta tion with the Attorney General. SEASONABLE COURTESIES LORD RIDDELL. the British journalist, lately distinguished for the helpful ac curacy of his tips en the Conference, has sailed for home entertaining a highly favor able opinion of Amcrlcau courtesy. It was bis expressed belief that the people of this country are in the way of becoming the politest ou earth. This complimentary commentator should have extended his visit. Had he remained ever the holiday season he could have taken back with hlin a Christmas telf un matched en several counts by anything jn Dickens. The peaceful penetration of the juletide spirit into the very cardiac rwesses ence held fabulous of torperutc bodies has be Cun. The distribution of gladsome Christmas cards te commuters upon the Philadelphia and Reading Railway pertinently suggests that the railroads have been maligned. They, tee, have hearts which throb in sym pathy with mankind as the sweet season of generosity nnd geed will draws near. The Pennsylvania System wudes kindli ness nnd cheer In bright pesters and placards graciously phrased. Signs pointing te the establishment of un entente cordiale be tween transportation providers and their customers are unmistakable. With the benignity of Santa Claus thus in the ascendant, who Bhall say that corpora cerpora corpera tldns are soulless and Insensible? And if the next step in after years should be the award of presents tidings of great joy will abound. Te cap the climax of endearments, it may be said that there ure gifts within reach of the railways which would be accepted with profound public gratitude. The sadness of satiety is net yet in prospect and Christmas will never leso its zest wblle the railways are In their present mood. FRENCH ECONOMY AGAIN THOUGH francs are down, they have net fallen sufficiently te strip the economy effected by daylight saving in Paris of Us Juiprcsslviicss, The City Counselor of the French capital has announced that the ad- vanced-heur system, operative from March 2D te October 2S of this year, represented a 1 saving of 200,000 tens of fuel, worth 100, 000,000 franca. ' V') At the present rate of exchange this Is t ' .wemi en sT.nnn.nnn -.whiMi wm,M ) n...n f. ..mum struck from the budeet of any Arner. ,' lean .metropolis. Vr riW- I'hlladelphiaus no longer it' lfl-1. need te be convinced en the subject of the summer-time schedule But the Natien as a whole is net yet enlightened. The French accomplishment may come in handy in con tentions en behalf of n Federal Daylight Saving Law, providing its opponents are net tee much vexed ever the ubiquity of unas sailable facts. MERRY CHRISTMAS WISHES, WITH SOME EXPLANATIONS The World Knows Hew It Feels te Be Tipped Inte a Snowbank en the Way te a Holiday Festival THERE nre times new and then when it seems impossible te express a wish for a Merry Christmas generally for nil people in a city like ours without feeling somehow guilty of graceless audacity and thoughtless uttcrunce. This is one of theru. The whole world has had the normal course of holiday jeurncylugs twisted, ob structed nnd diverted in strange ways. It has been tipped into n snowbank, lest in a storm, shunted into nn Inhospltable wilder ness, and nil the words in all the languages would net be adequate alone te make Christmas merry for many of the people who have had te bear the continuing hurts of the disaster. New, one of the best liked of all legends, and one that takes many fernu, Is of peeple who went forth In lordly fashion for the conventional Christmas of lights and giving nnd receiving and, nftcr losing their wny, found the real happiness and the true mean ing of the season in a lowly nnd unfamiliar place. It would be pleasant te suy and bo be bo lleve that humanity is sure te find some such ending te Its present treuDlcs. Perhaps it may. Certainly it is right te hepe that it may, and u sporting view of a bad spill is the better and mere helpful one. Yet it isn't easy te wish Merry Christ mas te all people, high and humble, geed and bad, deserving and undeserving as we set out te de without misgivings, without n troubling eense of places In which there will be no rejoicing and a memory of little lonesome faces glimpsed en the edges of crowds and a thought of multitudes te whom Christmas must be as any ether day net merry and net bright at alL If we were all very old and wise nnd packed with the knowledge that comes only with experience at the end of life, it might be possible te find comfort in the thought that faith and patience and courage nre, after all, the best of the virtues, aud that all ought te be well in a country that has been giving n fine display of these rare qualities of mind and heart. It might be enough te remember that we are for better off even in material ways than any ether country. That is true, but It isn't enough. Most people arc young and eager Ter the happiness that Is their right. If, for reasons outslde themselves, people nre unhappy at this season, something Is wrong somewhere. Yet even though the words sometimes sound idle, one must go en wishing Merry Chrlstmascs at all hazards. Fer the bimple thought itself seems te carry n power net altogether of this world. There are chests upon which the lee Is normally utmost thick enough for skating that actually warm te it. Toe many of the processes of business and government and ordinary human relutlens meve in nn atmosphere below zero. If we let go of Christmas we should abandon the mood that, if it were extended ever all the year, would create for mankind n new heaven and a new earth. Fer It is ut this season, nnd in this season only, that the hardest-headed people learn te leek at existence from the ether fellow 's point of view, te experience the luxury of doing generous and unselfish things and knew that It Is uctutilly better te give than te receive. Se, even in the deeps of the snow bank, with the chicle damaged and the horses tangled In the harness, It is net use less te talk of Merry Christmuses und even hepe for them. This, then, is Saturdaj. There remains plenty of time for every ene ussured of n.. conventionally Merry Christmas te remem ber the unusual number of peeple who have no such comforting prospect, te resolve that no child shall have reason te feel se lonesome and forlorn as many of them leek In the midst of homeward crowds and te drop in en the little family In the little house that you have been trying unsuccessfully te forget. It is when you come te the little houses that iUls hnrd te say "A Merry Christinas and allappy New Year" in the right tone of elry ussurance. Winds of misfortune have been blowing upon many of them without rest. And yet they are weathering through. The mothers of some of these satne shy nnd wistful und emptj -banded children have been holding them together women who, without at all suspecting it, are the true heroines of these times. Te knew the sort of Merry Christmas that no upward jump of the stock market could provide it is only necessary te go about nmeng the least of these and take the leek of disheartenment out of their ere.'. Every body would benefit you, yeurseii, most of all. Then we, for our part, could de mere comfortably what we set out te de higher up In this column. We could wish a Merry Chri'tmas and a nappy New Year te all people; te the geed and the bad, the high and the humble, the rich and the peer; te every one who reads this and te every eir who doesn't, without discrimination. TRAFFIC COUNCILMEN? THE educational value of experience doesn't lessen with time. The people at City Hall who de most of the talking and who would like te issue most of the orders relative te problems of meter-traffic regula tion are obviously and lamentably without experience te guide them In their special uctivitics. It might be altogether proper, therefore, te suggest that Mr. Weglein, Mr. Guffuey, Mr, Hall nnd some of the ether moving spirits in the City Council exchange places for n week with the policemen who have te btand in a twenty-mile gale en Bread street when the temperature is obeut 10 degrees above zero or work a Murket htrect sema phore ter a whole day when the air Is filled with snow or sleet. That bert of ex perience might be geed even fur seme of the drivers of motorcars who assert that traffic men are net be polite In winter as they might be. If there is any geed reason why shelters of some sort should net be provided for policemen who have te held down fixed pests In winter weather it is beyond ordinary understanding. In New Yerk and ether cities where serious efforts nre being made toward the efficient and intelligent regula tion of meter trade the traffic policeman Is net exposed te rain, snow, wind and weather during the roughest months of the yenr. It has been found that small shelters are net only practical. They increase the general efficiency of the men. But te the politician type of mind a policeman Is net n human being. He is a voter and a holder of a miner political job, nnd is as such supposed te be content with whatever treatment Is handed out te him. It is doubtful whether the nvernge member of Council, seeing a half-frozen policeman swinging his arms, ever thinks of the Heed lessness of the hardship which the city In flicts en the members of its hardest-worked department. HOME LESSONS FOR CONGRESS THIS is net the first time the holiday recess of Congress has been a matter of public appreciation. The timeliness of the suspension this year Is especially marked. It is hardly debatable that indersement of the achievements thus far of the Washing ton Conference is henrty and widespread. Net even the bungling ever exact interpre tations of the Four-Power Treaty has dis abused the public of the idea that It should prove a solvent of some of themest delicate problems in international nnnnls. Whether or net the hemelnnd of Japan Is Included within the protective meaning of the compact, the terms unquestionably premise new guarantees of pcace nnd a humane ami civilized remedy for such con troversies us may arise. The reluctance of the noisier elements in Congress te view the situation in a bread, constructive light has already been revealed in absurd quibbles, in wnrped academic argument and in obstructlennry tactics re calling the dismal days of the Versailles Treaty contest. It is a geed thing that a temporary halt has been cnlled upon these preposterous exhibits, which nre unduly dig nified with the ascription of "reasoning." The marplets nre new provided with the opportunity of learning something nt home. Apart from all ether considerations, it is never geed politics te misrepresent constit uencies. Opposition Senators are conceiv ably in a position te learn something before their return te Washington. THE NEXT SENATOR TnE continued illness of Senater Crew suggests the lnadvisabllity of running him ns a candidate for election next fall. Senater Crew has been in his place in Washington but twice since he took the oath as successor te the late Philander O. Knox. This is unfortunate. Congress Is consider ing legislation of the first Importance. It will affect the industries of this State. Con sequently It is desirable that the Stnte bheuld be represented in the Sennte by two men vigorous enough te make their influence en legislation felt. At present the Pennsylvania senatorial delegation is weak. Senater Penrose has net recovered his health and he has te hus band his strength. And Senater Crew is se ill that he has been able te de nothing. He was 111 when he wns appointed and his health has shown no improvement since that time. It is presumed that he will serve until his successor is elected. Under the .circum stances, It is important that the Republi can leaders begin te give serious attention te the selection of the man te Buccced him. The new Senater should be a man se clean as te give no occasion te whisperings about his undisclosed connections, nnd he should be se able that when his name is mentioned there will be general agreement that he measures up te the requirements. PUTTING DRIVE INTO THE FAIR WHEN Mayer Moere demanded mere ac tion from the Scsqui-Centeniilal Com mittee he merely did whnt this newspaper hns been doing for several weeks. The general committee and the bub-cem-mittees have done little but talk. A cer tain amount of discussion Is necessary, in order that different minds may find u com mon meeting ground. But they had a meet ing ground in the first place, nnd that was en the preposition that the 150th anni versary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence should be celebrated by nn international fair. Ne considerable sum of money has been raised, and no real vigorous effort has been nuide te raise any. Ne site has been agreed upon and no director general has been ap pointed. Right here lies all the trouble. The lack of a director general means the lack of a driving nnd co-erdinating force back of the enterprise. Until he Is selected the project will lag. It is geed te talk about a city appropria tion of S'J.riOOX'OU nnd u State appropria tion of u similar amount, and an appro priation of $.",000,000 by Congress. But neither the State nor Congress will make nny appropriation for un enterprise that is still in the air. Seme definite nnd con crete plan inuet be prepared, and prepared without deluy. Then the foundation will huve been laid for impropriatiens. SCORE TWO FOR COUNCIL EVEN Council appears te have caught something of the mood of amenability characteristic of these genial days. Twe ordinances passed by the Municipal Legis lature this week denote a constructive public spirit worthy of perpetuation. Frem the eutbet the Franklin Field pro posal, involving the arcading of several city streets for the new stadium, has been ex empt from nagging. Sympathy with an In teresting project Is substantiated by th,e unanimous vote upon the enubling measure. The University will new be unhampered by right-of-way technicalities and can ad vance whole-heartcdly te the work of raising funds for nn ambitious nnd wholly desirable undertaking. The adoption of the ordinance trans ferring the Roosevelt beulevnrd te the jurisdiction of the Purk Commission consti tutes another geed mark upon the council manic record. A confusing divided author ity is thus effneed. The buccess of the Fairmount Park ad ministrators with the public squares is ample proof of their fitness for the extended re sponsibility. There can be little doubt that the boulevard will be well guarded and maintained in excellent condition under Its new auspices. The offense of the dele Wind It Up gates te the Washington And Let's Ge ('onference was net in including Japan In the territory covered by the Four-Power Treaty, but In biding the fact. Apart from the seeming deception the Incident is unlmpor unlmper tunt. The ene big thing In the Conference Is the effort te still wur'a alarm clock nnd substitute a timepiece that will tick peace fully. Say, Santa! Listen! The hardest worked of all your assistants is without doubt the postman nud this year his work is greater than ever before ; 20 per ceut greater, In fact, according te reports from the Post Pest office Department. We kuew yeu're darned near broke, Old Tep, but perhaps if you dig down in your Jeans you may find a bill a little bit frayed or a coin a little worn en one side and Get the Idea, Old Spert? Slip it te him. y if i JVV, .tTTKf, b M iBA-A. 4 - w - i.. COLONEL PRINTZ'S PARK The Flrat Seat of Government In Pennsylvania Should Be Perpetu ated Tlnlcum Island the 8lte. Themas Willing Balch's Werk By GEORGE NOX McOAJN rnHOMAS WILLING BALCH, vice presl-J- dent "of the Historical Society of Penn sylvania, Is greatly interested In the pres ervation of Tlnlcum Island ns a park in honor of Governer Jehan Prlnta, who estab lished there the first scat of European Government In Pennsylvania, The 000th anniversary of that event will be celebrated twenty-ene years from new. It was in 1038 that Queen- Christina of Sweden sent out a colonial expedition which effected n settlement nt a point within the bounds of the present City of Wilmington. Christina Creek was named in honor of their Queen, as well as the fort at this place. Four years later Colonel Jehan Prints was sent out with new colonists and addi tional supplies te re-enforce the infant Swedish settlement. Prints wns net satisfied with the site of Fert Christina, a few miles up a narrow creek, a tributary of the bread Delaware River. What the hardy soldier, who had served in thirty years of war, desired was a con venient place te control the passaga of the Delaware with his cannon. SHORTLY after his arrival Prints started en a voyage of exploration up the river. nc get as far as San Ktkan, the site of the Trenten of today. He decided thnt the lower end of the Great Tenckengh, or Tlnlcum Island, should be the slte of the capital of the New Sweden. Se it came about that he removed his people from Fert Christina te the Island. In honor of the Swedish pert from which he had sailed with his expedition he named the new site Fert Nya Gotcberg. He built houses for the settlers and held Swedish Protestant religious services in a chapel built near the fort. It wsb the first church of any religion built within the bounds of Pennsylvania. As Mr. Balch points out. the lower end of Great Tlnlcum Island, through the ac tivities of Colonel Jehan Prlntz. became the cradle of what is today the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was the first permanent white colony settled within the area of this State. Tyni. BALCH tells nn interesting story J-'J- nbeut n portrait that hangs en the wall of the Executive Mansion in Harris burg. Twelve years age he mentioned te M. de Lagcrcrantz, the Swedish Minister te the United Stntes, that no picture of Prlntz could be found in this country, nnd asked him te use his efforts te discover ene in Sweden. Ne matter hew small, It could be copied and enlarged as u valuable contribution te the Pennsylvania Historical Society. The Investigation Was started and resulted in the finding of a portrait of Colonel Prlntz In the Church "of Joukeplng. A copy of It wns made and sent ever as n gift from King Gustavus te the Swedish Colonial Society, of this city. JN MARCH of last year Mr. Bulch called X Governer Sproul's attention te the nbove facts. The Governer instantly becumc inter ested nnd employed Mndame Van Hclden te copy Prlntz's portrait in oil. It new hangs in the Governer's mansion In Hnrrisburg. It carries this inscriptien: "Jehan Prlntz, Governer of New Sweden, 1043-1053, who established at Tlnlcum Island, en the Delaware River, the first permanent seat of government in Pennsyl vania." Among ether things which Mr. Balch thoughtfully suggests te perpetuate this event in our history Is the naming of the highway between Wilmington and Philadel phia the "Governer Prlntz Highway." Trees could be planted te Prlntz's memory in Fairmount Park, at Esslngten nud else where. He should be visualized in bronze in Phil adelphia and the ground en Tlnicum Island should be purchased and restored exactly ns It steed originally If any plnn or drawing of It remains. APART from the surprise occasioned by Secretary Hughes' address at the open ing of the Armament Conference in Wash ington, I think the next ereatest was that of hearing the various delegates, and par ticularly the Orientals, express themselves in correct and fluent English. Japanese. Chinese, Portuguese nnd Italian representatives rivaled the English nnd Americans In the correctness of their diction and the range of their vocabulary. And yet, particularly se far nH the 'Jap anese were concerned, there wns little occa sion for surprise of any thinking spectator. These of us who recall Wu Ting-fang, the eminent und scholarly Chinaman twenty years nge, will recall that he had command of perfect English; one of the most gifted Chlnnmen that ever visited this country. Practically every Oriental in the Inst thirty years who has visited this country in a diplomatic capacity has been a master of English. THE Japanese Minister te the United StntcH thirty-one years nge, G. Tatcne, wns nn English scholar of high nttninments who had already discarded nutlve dres.s. His wife nnd child also followed Occidental fashion in the mntter of their uttire. Mr. Tntene had been n member of the commission appointed by the Imperial Gov ernment te receive General Grant in 1870 en his tour nreund the world. He nccempnnled the ceneral and his party during their stay in .Tnpnn. , About the snme time that this distin guished Japanese wns being received In Washington the French Government wns arranging te receive the Chinese Minister then recently nccrcdltcd te Its Government. Vshlng-Tshnne wns a Tartar by birth and a Reman Catholic In religion. He was proficient both In English nnd in French. This wns due te his having been educated at the school of languages In Pekln, which is a kind of diplomatic college for the training of young men designed for foreign pervlce. The wife of Yshlng-Tshang wns also n Tartar nnd of the same religious persuasion ns her Illustrious husband. In striking contrast te these examples Is the fact thnt the United States Is com pelled te emplev Interpreters for our diplo mats nt practically every foreign court. Often these are neither citizens of this ceuntrv nor united te it by any bend but thnt of salary. Today's Anniversaries 1745 Benjamin Rush, n physiclnn gen eral of the American Army In the Revolu tion, born nt Bvberry. Pa. Died in Phila delphia. April ID, 1813. 1800 An attempt wns made te assassl assassl nate Napeleon Bonaparte with an infernal machine. 1810 The vnluoble service of church plate waseteien irem at. i-aurs uatneural in Lou Leu Lou eon. ., , 1S37 Empress Elizabeth, of Austrln. born In Bavaria. Assassinated nt Geuevn, Hwlt rerland, September 10, 1808. 1847 Lewis Cass, of Michigan, wrote a letter which wns the first embodiment of the doctrine of "squatter sovereignty." 1803 William Makepeace Thackeray, fn fn meus novelist, died in Londen. Bern in Cnlmttn. July 18, 1811. 3g0l Fourteen lives lest In a collision en the Hudsen River Railroad at Hastings, 1S07 The Pepe Issued an encyclical en the Mnnlteba school question. 1020 Japanese Foreign Minister told the Teklo Diet that the new American-Japanese Treaty wenw nuuuy tne uaurernia Any Alien i4aaa uw. - - witMvj a NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Knew Best DR. JEAN B. BECK Talks en Elemental Education ELEMENTARY training In all things Is the first essential of u success which is founded upon a firm superstructure nnd is net superficial, according te Dr. Jean B. Beck, professor of French literature at the University of Pennsylvania. "Genuine originality," said Dr. Beck, "docs net consist merely In doing things differently from ethers. This we usually cnll queerness. The real thing consists In doing things by n method which Is based upon sound reasoning nnd the application of principles which hnvc been shown te be correct. What happens from the ether sys tern wns shown te me during a recent walk. Aute ns Educative Symbol "I was strolling aimlessly when I heard the furious tooting of an automobile born. Before I get te the plnce the trouble had been righted and a man told me thnt a lady in the mnchlne found her engine had gene dead' nnd wns tooting the horn te start it eguin. New it takes ubeut an hour te learn the mechanical operations necessary te run a car that Is, if everything gees right. But let nnythlng go the ether wny and the standard mnnlpulntiens only result in put ting the operator in the position of the lady mentioned. "Apply the same thlug te education. A child is taught a certain mechanical way of btudylng, as the teacher generally alms at quick results. Consequently, as seen us there occurs un instance where inltlntive is required the student shares the fate of the lady. Individual initiative Is a geed thing, but it needs guidance if ene docs net want te loco time by letting the student find out bv himself whnt has been discovered nnd definitely established by ethers. The Self-Made Men "I am ufrald that we ovcr-emphasizc the value of self-made men in high posi tions. At best they are the exception and for every one of them there nre hundreds and thousands of mediocrities who, if prop erly trained, would have reached u higher level. "There are many se-called artists, pointers, musicians und professional men who have acquired a thorough mastery of the mechanical manipulations of their busi ness. But let an indiscreet pupil hbIc a theoretical question or demand nn explana tion of bemethlng really fundamental and our here will act like the tooting lady. If their education had emphasized the theory of their business as well ns the practical, none of them would ever have te fear being placed In the humiliating position of being Intellectually stalled. "Take, for another example, n mechanic in n wiw mill. If he understands the prin ciples of the machines be operates he will stand out among the average handlers of these machines almost as a genius. A violinist who enn net only piny well, but who can illustrnte nnd explain what he plays is a phenomenon. Improper Elemental Training "What Is the rcaben for this lack of fundamental knowledge in se many workers and craftsmen? Improper truinlng at the "Hew wonderfully Inquisitive nnd enthu elastic nre most children I And hew amaz ingly dull und apathetic we find most of them when they leave the school benches. Who killed that fundamental human trait of lnquisitlveness the bud of creatlve enthu siasm nnd the live cell of progress? "If an Individual possesses this Ines timable gift, the talent or genius te create, It should be carefully festered. Feed it with the essence of what is best, the noblest of lt8 kind In history, und you will bring up an artist worthy of the name; glve It the wrong intellectual diet and you will get a freuk. "This consideration leads te a question of greater portent. Is It uet possible that the traditional way of teaching history may be responsible for perpetuating seme of the horrors and the greatest woes of mankind? Teach Geed, Net Evil "Instead of piling up Jn the Innocent .murderous) wars; In a word, instead of g&klw. JiliiagijVtf y,t,eAyAAjlt -i-. IN FULL POSSESSION V JRvffjiWnsPifVsKv I pjiyjpaagjyspvTiBy' v jfcJL- v dwelling upon that side which humanity has in common with the brute, would it net be better te instill Inte the youthful mind the knowledge nud love of thnt one quality which distinguishes us exclusively from brute creation, namely, the faculty of enjoying beauty in all its forms, in nature, in art, in literature, in music nnd all the fine nrts? "Let us net step ut scrapping ships nnd reducing nrmics. Let us banish also the hideous figure of Mars from the history classes und replace It with the radiant fig ures of Pallas und the Muses. Let us feed the Imagination of the young with the treas ures of the great writers, musicians und artists of all lands nnd of all times and mnke them understand the Implied teachings of the progress nnd the ethics which nre bidden behind the legends of mythology nnd of folklore. Our own land is rich in folk lore, but nslde from the pitifully small number of members of the learned societies, who knows anything nbeut It? And yet it is full of the essence of the customs, stories, songs and beliefs which this soil produced. Learning Mnde Toe Easy . "It might be helpful te inquire, even superficially, Inte the causes of this apathy toward elemental education. The present system apparently falls te areuse the In terest and co-operation of the student. High-sounding courses nre taught, while the most fundamental of all subjects, gen uineness, thoroughness and merciless accu racy, are neglected. "The teacher of standardized methods usually acquires his proficiency in the class room at the expense of his pupils, who often, In some ways, play the role of the guinea-pig at h clinic. This is a thought which should stir the parents nnd the education beards. "Hut within the last few years conditions have tuken n turn for the better largerly through the endowment drives, which hnve awakened the puhlie te the conviction that the teaching profession needs nnd deserves improvement. Better snlarlcs would mean that teachers would no longer have te take teaching positions before they are prepared te teach. It would also justify the raising of requirements nnd standards. Better teachers will produce better results in edu cation, nnd thnt would be n been te the Natien as n whole and one greatly te be desired." What De Yeu Knew? QUIZ 1. Hew tnanv square miles are contained In States" " terrltery of thB United " W1iat,as h. nitlennl son of the feeuthcrn Confederacy? 3. Hew many times Blncn Its onmnlzatlen te"li thB Council of the Sngua of Nutlens been In session? "C"BU0 et 4. When and what was Fries Rebellion? "' W1dfta"aflewer?a m0"UBk '" also thenn 6' 'ie'canea?"1111610"8 and Why were "" 7. "Where nre the Falkland Islands? 8. What Greek god wero winged sandals? ' WpennV?l UttCr "U" an abbrovlatlen for 10 WroeUeXh?bl0US an""al8 re brea Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. St Qeorge Is the patron saint nt i.'i..j 2. An ueellan harp rt stringed init m"n. played by the wind B instrument 8. Alexandria In L'eypt, was the city of flbrury. Ume' mSt fameu 8? It' 4. Fra. Ange'llce (Giovanni da FI(elv we- Bl "etnnrr5vCi;rf,;?I('8 'h0 Pent Secre- un pi-1 fnv m tt v i 7. An aerelite Is a solid body renchlnir th. earth from unknown parts bavn,i ;V earth's ntrnesphere When win th night, aerolites usually censtat ?,f at luminous head or flre-balL fellow,.0.1 1 a u bright train of Incandesce,. t malt!? 8. An abacus In1 architecture Is aL?ri' lum'n.IeVel tab'et " tIm PiVBrSr 9. The story of the Wise Men of the East Matt"11 ,n U' "P St sH MO. The names ascribed te them are Caspar Balthasar and Meluhler. p r' 6. Argentina is se called from the Latin "argentum," b ver, In refereiY . i I'lata Itlver. which fermSnar! n !Ae boundaries. "I'lata" l th f ,u wnr.1 fni- ll '" l" Spim 8h V it -' SHORT CUTS Merry Christmas I Perhaps the Hnrrisburg grabbers weir saving up for (Jhristmas. The jlngla of Santa Claus' sleigh belli is net being beard in Kussla. Jehn Bull fears that he may find a sub marine In his Christmas stocking. A Jey crowd ; a bliss mass i Busy streets mean Merry Christmas. Late Christmas steppers are new con sidering the saddest words of tongue et pen. Summon your philosophy and make It snappy ; Tomorrow you'll be broke but happy. Fer tJin Txilltlenl Knntn Claus who all- poses of ginger snaps the average pelttlelaa hangs up his stocking the whole year 1eb After hnvlng felt the goulash of sdret' slty, her egreement with Czecho-Blerua should ennble Austria te return for at KM a taste of her salad days. Conference delegates may profit bf noting that whenever Congress decides tt tnke a recess there is never any doubt u U the meaning of the motion. On this Joyous Christmas Rnsjlani MUJ dying of starvation by tne tnousanej. -will make Interesting rending for Waucv of Georgia, who is staging opposition te cea gressienai rcnci. "Hew beautiful upon the mountains tij the feet -of him who bringeth glad tldlnij. Last night Christmas stockings worn by tt nsslstnnts of Santa Claus were filled wiu tired but beautiful feet. T !. n.n1. . rjnnnr1irlin(fL SIS SUfl ciently shocked at the thought of a Lleuten nnt governor accepting eiaie "v.. it,. Ii tru legal services there is little Iiklihoea that the next Governer will have se mw delicacy. r.i t, i . - A- l, nnfin Kbeft santa vjiaus is mwuje i"i w ," ; There is no limit te the hours of emplejmefl he demands of his assistants, insteuu paying wages he exacts pay. And bis svm think themselves well paid if a child mlW en tnera. Santa Claus Is the dearest old bran in the world. He Illustrates delightfully tM shopworn platitude that it is mere blessed w give thau te receive. If he could make M , the virtues commonplace the mlllenninu 1.1 1.- -..111. . WUUIU UD WHU UD In "Washington next month there wffl . i .i -a i. ttuclnesa organ- DO n general mcciuig ei wiu uu.v --- . izatien of the Government te '"". "ij mlnlstrntlve economy, iinrruu.b ---. send delegates te pick up a few crumes necceBurj nuucub We gather from the weather reports tM if it doesn't rain or snow Christmas innj cloudy nnd unsettled with skating a pe blllty. The only thing that seems ccrtnm that there is little iikbihioeu u u". -being overcome by the heat. It may be that when Mr. Snyder reij the act of 1015 prohibiting the head State departments from hiring lawyers w out express authorization from the Atternw General he suspected that the framer im3 te "Include Jupun," which, in current Kj jargon, menus thut the words may, unu easy interpretation, mean the oppeslt whnt they say. ...... tf..lr.nfir II Ab it is manifest tnat no '""",.'.,,. equal le the task, what is needed n all ' ternatienal conferences Is u ce'?"l",rt Krnmmurlens te bet forth in lwP.lJaBJffif just what the words of any given tM "" J'vlng, for instance, in eF" 1'ewcr xreniy exinuini-u ii. ,,"1rrj. (et Missions aud inbular dominions" Include , de net Include) Japan, It will PWJJV'.S "conference" which may cither be l M mi interchange of opinions or bMin. leaching of a decision te be censlderedP'g lug en all the participants. After K. bub-coinmlttee limy be appointed. Ri praise the correctness of their "f'takj There is nothing in the world se Pla!TJ HA.ta m rt at tunvil a 4llfr wnfflls F Is.
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