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I'MUdtlpkla, Krld.j. March 10, !::
THE FIRST BOK AWARD
DEFINITIONS of what constitute high
public service arc never easily formu
lated. Ideals may be imagined. It is their
relationship te fact which invehcs prob
lems of extreme difficulty.
It was therefore no light task which de
volved upon the shoulders of the trustees of
the Philadelphia award. Hut that the
i helce of Leepold Htoltewskl a the lirrt
Jfclplent of the lRnal honor was discrimi
nating and In keeping with the spirit of the
foundation can scarcely be questioned.
The director of the Philadelphia Orchestra
fcas established new standards of musical
M&fJT s .(iregress nnd endeavor In this community.
&v ' tfurthcrmore, the Institution of which he is
fhn nrrlfttlr nlitpf lml hfvtn pnpiteil thrmlBrt
Ms Inspiration and talent, fur beyond local
confines.
It iii generally conceded today that the
Philadelphia Orchestra I the foremost mii
Mcal organization of Its hind in the rnifil
t'tates, occupying the place long held by
;'ie Ilosten Symphen.. Mr. Stokewskl,
; wreever, is net merely an expert uiuslcnl
craftsman, but a personality that is an
V urtlstlc tonic in this community.
The bestowal of the 310,000 prize, con cen
tltuted threugji the generosity of Kdwnrd
Pek, is an excellent beginning in an enter
prise which premises te become a laudable
jniulits te civic pride and tangible accom
plishment. A SHADOW ON THE BRIDGE
rjlIIE exemption of the Delaware Urldge
JL undertaking from political maneuvering
!ns both surprised and delighted the citizens
'I two great States. It had been thought
fiat here for once was a public enterprise
t.t ,the first magnitude unimpeded by fac
tionalism and the old retrogressive tnctlcs.
This admirable record, however, is at
JTesent clouded by a ripper bill, the passage
! which has just been completed by the
J'ew Jersey Legislature.
The measure provides for a change of per
Funnel In, the New Jersey members of the
bridge Commission, which will leave only
6te of the Democratic repre.-entatlves unaf
?,cted. Governer Edwards is expected te
'.iV. 've the hill, rmt (t Is rumored flint the
tf. l.eilalntnre In Trenten has sufficient votes tn
lass It oier his head.
Without entering upon the Intricacies of
'e situation. It may be said that the threat
t led upheaval Is ominous. The commission
l-,is functioned efficiently and with a speed
Vhich has provoked admiration and aston
ishment, at least en this side of the river.
Fortunately the Pciuisjlvania contingent
r)gcars te be securely lnbtnlled. It Is in
I'je revival of nn old tradition that the
( anger lies should the ripper measure be
I nally authorized In Trenten.
MAKING THEM FEEL AT HOME
TT WILL be man?' years before the effect
J, of the annual dinner of the Chamber of
'emmerce te the foreign students In the col cel
)'ges and professional schools in the city and
its suburbs Is manifest.
The first dinner was given last year, nnd
i'te second was given last night. Time
aeugli hns net elapsed for this official and
formal entertainment of the students te
ave produced nny ether effect than one of
gratification. But In ten or fifteen years,
,vhcn the men have returned te their native
countries, they will be the centers of n
friendly feeling for America and Philadcl-
hla a feeling much warmer than any that
las hitherto been entertained.
When the important men of the city go
r.ut of their way te welcome the strangers
nd te make them feel that we arc glad they
are here, and when a United States Sena Sena
eor eddrcsses them, ns Senater Pepper lld
'.lt night, they cannot help carrying home
with them u mere friendly disposition te
America than they would have developed
otherwise.
PEOPLE AND THE RAILROADS
MORE than lfi.OOO men nnd women living
in Philadelphia and Its 'suburbs are
dependent for their living en the wages
and salaries paid te them by the railreud
companies.
i$x Tlie whole population of the metropolitan
district is dependent for the necessaries of
life en the ability of the railroads te bring
tbem here.
Every one, therefore, is vitally Interested
In the efficient conduct of the railroads.
The situation was reviewed last night by
Samuel O. Dunn, of the Hallway Age, In
an address in New Orleans. He said that
iifythe freight business increased 40 per cent
RitftrOm 1000 te 1018. and again by 40 ner
wV. cent mere from 101 11 te lOlW, but that while
fiji in tee nrsi peneu iuu riming biecK, incluu
fcl.' Ina- locomotives and cars, wns lncrenseil l
iSlVVgi mA. AAt In tlm Cftpnml nArtnil If . I
!JJ creased only " per cent. The result is that
.&W3 tti rallrenils hnve neither the enrn n-. tv...
K. locomotives with which te handle the busl
" Bess economically.
R t '"J'eu may consolidate tiic railroads or net
rM' CMiaelidatc them," he said. "Yeu mny re
'.' Peal the rate-making previsions of the
i&X " Transportation Act, as many advocate, or
'" -a ym mny ,ct tuem slanu xml mny increase
fc'&j tie powers of the Laber Beard and the In-
M'P$'tartale Cemmerce Commission, or you may
lMr erer. the railways will net be able nrfe.
WfJ ' quately te Increase thei- facilities and they
tw'r'wDl.net be able te handle n Inrgely ln-
,.?-tfcreaaed traffic when it comes unless they
K,jif-1' ciauae the new investment of from one
ftUMplen te two oiiiieu acinars a year lu tnelr
? 'saWrlties for some years."
f'(Js:lf they cau get this money their net enrn
rVi'MiM ran lie Increased without nnv mll..,it
Bvj$rsiuctlen in the wages of the workers. Hew
R lfiwla; works was explained in the Atlantic
t, , StOBiniy .ter uunuary ey tiunus ivriltt-
"-'if XacBBltt, cuairman or me r.xecntive cemmlt-
,iij'0f the Southern Pacific Hallway Cem-
! '. Meney spent in reducing grades nnd
' rVaWif btenlnj the lines and buying heavier
SSpetlvfa and laying heavier rails enabled
t6Fei, te operate longer trains, and carry I
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ppR?IHPHI
heavier lead, se that in 1010 the savings
ever what the operation of the lines would
have cost before the Improvements were
made amounted te JS'S.OSU.OOO, or tp mero
than ?t,000,000 n day.
In the meantime the rails and the cars
and the locomotives hac been wearing out
and there has been no mono te replace
them. Unless there h n mere sjmpathetle
attitude toward the rallrendn In Congress
and the Legislature It may become neces
sary for the Government te tulse possession
of the transportation lines and tat the peo
ple directly te put them In proper shape.
But thlx is an outcome which munt be re
sisted ns long as possible, for Uovcrnment
ownership of transportation Is net success
ful anywhere.
A BLUNT AMERICAN REBUKE
TO THE NEW IMPERIALISTS
Our Refusal te Enter the Genea Confer
ence Reflects Open Dissatisfaction
With French Diplomatic Policy
THKHK may be some imaginable uses in
this world for ergnnlzcd hate, for the
red fervors of aggressive nationalist, for
the political exaltation that comes with
sudden jiewer In (leerntncnts, for the
f.ehcme.s of fmnncln! imperialists bent upon
the exploitation of extraordinary oppor
tunities and determined te assert authority
in lands net their own. There arc uses for
national pride.
Hut these things will net feed people or
warm them. They mean llttle te the in
creasing multitudes of the earth who huppen
te be laboring against famine nnd despair,
hard times and the effects of enforced Idle
ness. Politicians manage te live comfort
ably with their heads in the cloud". They
fatten en orntery. Hut the masses of the
people have te tussle with the hard realities
of the fa.mlllar earth.
That Is why the Genea conference, if it
had been carried through in the form nnd
spirit contemplated by these who lirst pro
posed It, would have been the most Impor
tant congress of international opinion of
modern times. It would have meant mere
te the w'erld than the conference of Ver
sailles and mere for the cause of pence than
the Washington Conference for the Limi
tation of Armament.
It was plnnned te substitute cool reason
for the frenzies of military and financial
opportunism und the lusts for expanded
power In Europe which have carried the
miseries and confusion of war into the
years of formal peace.
The refusal of the Government of the
Vnlted States te participate in the confer
ence at Genea wus net unexpected. The
text of Mr. Hughes' note, smoothly ns It
runs, involves n blunt rebuke for the group
of statesmen who are responsible for the
present diplomatic policy of the Trench
Government.
We shall be glad te enter a conference
for the economic rehabilitation of Europe.
Put we will de that only after Europe
itself manifests a disposition te go into the
difficult business with geed faith nnd clearly
defined Intentions. Since the Genea con
ference is te be political rather than eco
nomic In Its views and purposes, we prefer
te stay at home. Se writes Mr. Hughes te
the Italian Ambassador.
New, tiic Genea conference was intended
te deal with the terribly essential questions
of grotesquely unbalanced national credits.
Thnt is, by miner compromises, practical
-understandings and u general orderly survey
of the needs of all of Europe, It was te hac
eliminated the barriers of fear nnd senti
ment and delusion and financial poverty
which persist from tiic war te prevent that
essential co-operation among peoples which
ordinarily is known as commerce. There
was te hac been no surrender of Just claims
against Germany, but there was te have
been en effort te bring the terms und sys
tems of reparation within the realm of
definite and understandable things.
This desire was solely in the Interest of
future European stability. But It became
apparent that a fluid nnd unstable Europe
seemed mere desirable te groups which were
ill a position te snntch most out of the cou ceu cou
fusien, French diplemacj, under the In
spiration of Polncare and liU associate,, Is
consecrated for the moment te large arma
ment, unmitigated nationalism and expanded
economic power.
The Genea conference was deemed when
the French Government announced that ue
discussion of reparations would be tol
erated. There was little else te discuss,
since it is with wur reparations that every
question of lndustral rclval in Europe
begins and 'ends.
One of two things may happen new.
The French Imperialists may continue te
wreak their will upon Europe until they
nre challenged by forces gicatcr than their
own. On the ether hand, the flat refusal of
the American Ge eminent te fortify their
position by appearing te sanction it may
bring them te earth, and lead, as it is
clearly Intended te lead, te a revision of
their policies and a conference of reason.
Meanwhile, it is the British who are
likely te suffer most by an abandonment or
n failure of the Genea plan. It Is con
ceivable that the French enemies of Llejd
Geerge are well aware of this. It was te
Genea that the British I'rlme Minister nnd
Urltlsh Liberals generally were looking for
a vindication of their beliefs and for the
beginning of a new life in the Old World.
And, moreover, the British Government hns
had geed reasons te seek some sort of per
manent understanding with Moscow.
The violence of the unrest In India nnd
Egypt nnd the perilous trend of feeling
throughout the Eastern tcjIeiis of the Brit
ish Empire are du,e In a large measure te
the ruthlessness of Bolshevist propaganda
devised as a war measure against Britain.
The refusal of our own Government te
grant any shadow of recognition te the
Soviet will create a flurry of international
debate. The Moscow clique has renounced
communism, It Is reforming In various
ways. Te some eyes it seems that nn easy
way Is opening toward r great Russian
democracy.
Te Washington, however, the Moscow
Government Is still u tyranny maintained
by an armed minority. Mr. Hughes refer
ences te Russia are true te the precedent
established by President Wilsen. They ere
strikingly reminiscent of Mr. Wilsen's refer
ences te the Ilohi'iuellerns, who disappeared
largely because the German people were
reminded again und again that they would
have te go before Germany could re-enter
the family of white nations upon equal
ground.
A BUNCO BONUS
WHAT tiie executive branch of the Gov
ernment thinks of the Ferdncy Benus
Bill Is indicated by the announcement by
Mr. Crisslnger, Comptroller of the Cur-
rency, that if the bill is passed he will
advise the national banks te refuse te make
f-
any leans en the adjusted service certifi
cates. The bill provides that the banks may
advance f0 per cent of the lean value of
eaehccrtlficate en the promissory note of the
soldier secured by the certificate itself. The
note cannot run longer than September 30,
102.". The certificates will be dated Octo
ber 1, 3 01K.
The lean plan is Intended te provide Im
mediate financial relief for the soldiers who
need It. Its workability depends en the
willingness of the banks'te lend the money.
As the certificates arc net negotiable nnd as
the leans en them made by the banks cannot
be redlsceunted with the Federal Keserve
nanks, the leans would tie up the 'available
cash of the banks for a long period nnd con
stitute a vast mass of what has come te be
called frozen credits.
What Is left of the plan Is nn Insurance
certificate pa able In twenty cnrs, which
if It runs for that length of time will be
worth three times the amount of adjusted
compensation due at the present en the basis
of $1 ami .?l.L.'i u day. When exactly
what Is proposed Is discovered It Is likely
that these who are demanding a bonus will
begin te tell Congress that they would rather
have nothing than this postponement of
relief for twenty cars. It Is immediate
cash that they want and the bill docs net
give it te them
THE NEW LEDGER BUILDING
WOHK wns begun today en the new
building of the Pfiii.ic Lr.DOEn Com
pany. Finns were mndc'fer the building before
the United Stated entered the war, but work
was postponed because of the sudden prn
uildlng of building costs under wnr condi
tions. Although building prices are likely
te full still lower than nt present, It Is
Impossible te delay any longer because the
present building has been outgrown nnd
cannot accommodate the various depart
Jnents of the Piuue J,i:uar.n.
In the days of Geerge W. Chllds the
Puni.10 Lkdekr occupied but u small part
of the present building. T'nder the present
ownership the business hns expanded te
such nn extent that all the ether tenants
were forced out sccral years age and room
In adjoining buildings had te be found for
many of the departments of the Punuc
Ledger business. Why this has come about
is plain when it is known thnt nt the time
the present management took rhnrge the
paper had a week-day circulation of J.'.OOO,
while the present dolly circulation of the
morning and evening editions is 27",000.
In the same time the circulation of the
Sunday edition has grown from 00,000 te
230.000.
The manufacturing plant will be the first
section of the new building te he erected.
It will extend 14fi feet en Seventh street
from the corner of Snnseni, and It will
have a frontage of 21fi feet en Saneni
street nnd will be ns high as the ordinary
six-story building. It will cost, with its
mechanical Equipment, ?2,.'00,000.
The pressroom will contain presses of
forty units capable of printing -1S0.000
twenty-feur-pnge papers an hour. They
will cost $1, 250,000. The order for them
Is the lnrget of the kind ever given in the
United States. It Is necessary te make such
prevision for the rnpidly Increasing circu
lation in elder te be assured that the
papers t can be printed fast enough te get
them en the street te meet the demand.
Experts who have seen the plans and the
nrrungements for expeditious work agree
that this will be the finest and best equipped
newspaper manufacturing plant in America.
When this building Is completed in March
of next ear, work will be begun en the
second section of the structure. This will
take the place of the present Public Ledger
Building and the adjoining structures en
Sixth street .-ib far as Hansom. The third
section will comprise the. Chestnut street
front from the present building as far ns
Seventh, mnklng u structure covering the
whole square.
THE MOUNTEBANKS
IT IS in many wn. a blessing that the
American people are richly endowed with
a sense of humor. Laughter can be a con
lenient cloak "te quench the bliichrs-ef in
genuous shame." United States Senators
In the net of stultlfjlng themselves nre from
one point of iev nmuslng.
Senater Heed, for example, was n comic
figure In Congress the ether day when the
melodramatic Intensity of his imprecations
against the Four-Power Treaty snared him
Inte asserting that thnt Instrument con
tained no specific mention of the Anglo Angle
Japanese Alliance.
Mr. Lcnroet interposed the revolution, thnt
Article IV of the agreement cutegerlcally
alluded te the alliance und contained a
premise of its abrogation, contingent, of
course, upon the ratification of the pact.
Mr. Heed admitted that he had "over
looked" that reference and that his col
league wns correct.
As the treaty is one of the briefest en
record, Mr. Heed might hnve acquired n
full knowledge of its contents with an in
spection labtlng as long as, nay, sixty sec
onds. But chronic obstructionists ure no
toriously Impatient. It is reasonable te
assume thnt the Senater from Missouri had
net read the document which he was en
gaged in denouncing.
The Imbecility of several mere of his in in
terpellateons of the subject confirms this
luw. Ills complaint that the treaty in in
eohcs us in nn entangling alliance wns
shifted when Mr. Ledge explained thnt there
was no pledge of co-operation rave In con
nection with participation in a conference
In the event of n Pacific crisis.
Mr. Heed Inquired whether the findings
of such u conclave would be necessarily
binding upon the United States. Mr. Ledge
declared that we were net committed In ad
vance. It wns then the turn of thu Mifseurian te
Insist that the ugreement was net suffi
ciently drastic, that It was consequently "u
farce." "If this trentj;," oiled Mr. Heed,
"had solemnly engaged 'the four Powers te
protect the peace of the Pacific, it would,
of course, have Imposed an obligation upon
us te which I might linve objected, but "
It was Tem Watsen, of Georgia, who
plumed himself upon nccuslng Senater
Ledge of echoing the arguments of Wood Weed
row Wilsen in urging a course of interna
tional co-operation. Coming from a legis
lator sympathetic with Mr. Wilsen's poli
cies, this retort might have, acquired home'
point. Hut Mr. Watsen has long been a
blatant opponent of the principles enunciated
by the former President. Te imagine that
this feature of the case had been consid
ered Is as fantastic as believing thnt Mr.
Heed had perused the text of the Four
Power Treaty.
There Is nothing te proc that-the noisy
marplets In tin Senate have wit enough te
iinnljze their own absurdities. They pro
vide n mirthful spectnele if the ebbcrvcr
permits himeclf te forget that they are con
stituted representatives of the people in the
highest legislative body In the land.
The New Yerk Legislature is consider
ing a bill appropriating a million dollars for
disabled cterans. Thnt is a method of
.spending the public money of which every
body can uppreve. And it is n way te spend
money which a bonus will de much te pre
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AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT
What Women Did for the Centennial
la an Ear.neat of What They Can
De for the Sesqul If They Are
Given the Chance
By SARAH D. LOWBIE.
THERE Is certainly a great deal of inter
est among the citizens of this town con
cerning the 1020 Pence Celebration other ether
wise the Sesqui-Ccntennlnl and It I u
widespread interest net confined te nny local lecal
'ity or class in the city. , , ,, .
PiM-lmnu Ik k.c l.n.. nil tn the COOU tllBt
lf. tl. , . a .I...1 1,nu tiAAtnnil
iuu .'in.ver s aeiiecruiencss, mm ..........
te Irk his committee, has mnde the question
of the site such n thoroughly wcll-thrnslicd
out one. The. citizens who rend the pros
nnd cons In the papers have had n feeling
that they were being consulted or nt least
being given time te show their collective
opinions en the mntter. ,
The present exhibition of the engineers
plans for the three sltcn under discussion
nt the Emergency Aid Is one straw which
shows hew the Idea is beginning le take
held. I observed another nt a very large
gathering of women the ether day which the
Modern Club had called together te discuss
the Modern and the Victorian gin tnat is,
while the jury was out casting its ballet,
there was a demand that the presiding offi
cer, the granddnnghter of Lucietia Mett and
the wife of the late Mny or Blankenburg,
give whnt news she had te give concerning
the plans for the Sesqtil-Centcnnlal up te
date. Her response was rather pessimistic,
se thnt one almost felt she was replying
te a demand ef:
"Watchman, whnt of the night V"
BUT one get at least two hopeful Items
from her "telling." i.i thnt she was
very heartily enlisted for the affair, nnd
that she w;is sure It could be done, nnd done
grentiy.
At present she, nnd I believe about four
ether women, stand In a ratio of four women
te fifty men en the Organization Com
mittee. Deutblcss the Mayer 1' doing whnt is
known ns "feeling his wny" as te the ether
women appointees, net being as sure of his
ground as with the men.
AT THE time of the Centennial, Mr.
Jehn Welsh, who had the appointing
power of the committees, chee thirteen
women te art ns n Weman's Committee,
nnd the daughter of one of them told me
nn Intctestlng story about her mother's
nppelutment apropos of the pioneer condi
tions regarding women then cemVnrcil te
the present niatter-of-ceursp attitude to
ward their valuable help en committees.
A list was sent bv Mr. Welsh te each
woman appointee. Mrs. PaK who was.
telling me the story of her mother's nppntnt
nicnt. sold that when Mrs. Gillespie received
the list of names hers was at the head of
it. But the mules of, her family assured
her that that fact could mean nothing. It
was evident, they reiterated, that the thing
wns paralleled In each of the appointee's
cases; that Is. each woman would find her
naine at the head of her list ns a cempli
ment from -Mr. elsh I
When Mr. Welsh met his new committee
he announced te its members their priv
ileges as n sub-committee of the great men's
central organization. They were appointed
for the sole put pose of raising money.
On leaving the room after this announce
ment. Mr. Welsh turned for u moment at
the deer and looking back nt the thirteen
women sitting demurely waiting his exit,
he said : '
"Ladles, you observe that Mrs. Gilles
pie's name heads the list of nnmes, which
signifies that sh( Is jour chairman."
AS A mntter of fact. Mrs. Gillespie would
have been the natural chairman in any
event. She expressed herself, however, ns
quite willing te serve under nny one of the
thirteen who might be mere acceptable. But
(he wns given no choice. Her only stipula
tion en taking the chnlr was thnt If the
women did u large shore in raising the
money they should hnve a woman's depart
ment lu the Centennial. This wns unani
mously undertaken by the women and
accepted by the men. Enter there wns
enlargement of the department Inte u
woman's building. And in mere ways
than one this building and the steps thnt
led up te It Inaugurated the whole move
ment for the larger opportunities for women
thnt is new n marked development of our
civilization.
The wny the women raised money wns
the same way the men raised It; that is,
they get persons te take shares. This was
done net only in Philadelphia, Out all ever
the United States. And ns a special 'mis
wiry te the women of the country. Mrs.
Gillespie went out te the then Far West
as fnr as St. Leus and te the far North
as far ns Portland. Maine and repre
sented the great idea and the patriotic duty
involved. She recched for her services for
this strenuous vear of journeys and speeches
$1200, with the help of a secretary, who
received ?U00. Out of these al.irles the
women paid their traveling expenses or
rather they provided their own traveling
exjienses nnd were the puld officers of the
organization. The Director Genernl of the
Centennlnl who undertook the sa'me duty
for the men received a salary of ?10,000
and expenses.
BOTH ngents were very successful, but
ns the time dree.- near for the final
enuinment of the buildings and all the last
year expenses it wns diseeered that there
would be a deficit of something like
SI .500.000, for which no funds were nvall
nble. This nu-ney wns needed above all te
Insure the foreign exhibits in order te make
the Centenni-il International in its scope.
Congress had looked very coldly en that
part of the plan. .Ami it was nt that junc
ture, nnd us n forlorn hope en the part of
the men who hud failed, that tiic women
were permitted te try u hand nt blaudlshlng
the congressional committee. The women
chose their chairman. Mrs. Gillespie, of
course, net because she was ever the sort
that blandished, but ticeausi; she knew the
nffalr with all its pros and cons te her
finger's ends, and becau-.e she wns used te
spenkiug. and because the whole matter of
the international exhibit was her great
enthusiasm. That would nuikn the success
of the Centennial, was her verdict.
Well, she was warned by the Congress
men outside the committee room thnt she
would foil, and she was received bv the
men of thu committee politely, hut with no
enthusiasm. She spoke within the time
given her nnd wen her cause. She made
no stipulation for nn appropriation, but she
had asked for a lean en the strength of an
International exhibit. And a lean of
$1,500,000 wis made by Congress, und 'hoi
prognostication of the international tvpe
of the exhibition being u moneymaker 'for
the Centennial was proved true. Every bit
of thnt lean wns paid back!
Se much for the women's share In Phila
delphia's Inst greet public occasion. It Is
te be hoped they live up te the great example
set them by their grandmothers In this next
great occasion !
Today's Anniversaries
1770 The British soldiery, In defiance of
orders, pillaged Bosten.
1707 Albany wns chosen the permanent
capital of the State of New Yerk.
1840 A second son was born te Mr. and
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln.
1858 A convention of baseball players
met In New Yerk City te adept rules for the
government of the game.
1870 First Grand Jury of men and
women in America sat nt Laramie, Wye.
Today's Birthdays
II. II. Maharajah Gackwar Sir SeynjI
nae III, of Baroda, u powerful native po
tentate who is friendly te British rule in
India, born fifty-nine years age.
Sir Clifferd Slften, veteran Canadian
statesman, born in County Middlesex, Ont..
bixty-ene yenrs nge.
Itt. Rev. Theodere I. Itcese, Bishop Co
adjutor of the Episcopal Llloeese of South
ern Ohie, born in New Yerk City forty
nine years age, j
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Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphiaits en Subjects They
Knew Best
MRS. ALICE M. D. LEACH
On the Werk of a Boek Cerner
THE excellent effect .which reading and
an ensv access te Utereturc have upon
the young hns been clcnrly demonstrated b
the Heek Cerner of the Friends' Neighbor
hood Guild, says Mrs. Alice M. D. Leach,
head worker of the guild.
"The Heek Cerner." said Mrs. Leach,
"was started last summer by the Friends
Neighborhood Guild in the outdoors play
ground. The original purpose of the Cerner
wns te furnish u place where Ihe children
could go nnd rest nnd read when they had
become tee wnrm nftcr playing games en
the playground nnd where we might still
be nble te oversee them und knew thnt they
were net in some mischief.
"The beginnings were, of course, very
modest. We litul simply n table in u cor
ner of the grounds and en It were placed
what mngazlnes und books suited te the
tnstes and the mentality of the children we
were able te secure. At Its inception we
hnd little idea of the influence which the
little Boek Cerner wns destined te exercise
upon the children, both ns leg.irds their
mentality and Indirectly upon their conduct.
Separate Frem Regular Library
"The Boet: Cerner is entirely separate
from the regular library of the guild. Its
main features arc the fairy tales und pic
ture books for the smnller children and for
these as yet unable te read, und magazines
und mere practical books for the elder boys.
In the latter ilass we find that the most
popular things arc the books en simple
mechnnlcs, popular science und the regular
boys' books of adventure and truel.
"The experiment proved le be se suc
cessful and there was se much Interest taken
In the magazines nnd books by the children
thnt with the ndvent of the cooler weather
in the fall we decided te continue the Boek
Cerner Indoors. Accordingly, it Is new
lecnted In ene end of the general room, and
the volumes und the periodicals which we
have ure literally read te pieces; in fact,
about one-half of them nre in the 'hospital'
for repairs nearly nil of the time.
"The zest with which the children them
selves took up the Idea was a surprise te
nil of us, who had expected that perhaps It
would keep some of them occupied harm
lessly between games, but wc had no Idea
that they would manifest the amount of in
terest in it which they did.
Attendance Is targe
"The attendance Is surprisingly laige
when the number of children who come
every day te the guild is considered. Each
day we have from fifteen te twenty boys
reading in fhe Cerner, nnd u number of
them have read nil the volumes which we
possess.
"The books nnd magazines in the Cerner
must be read in the guild house; that is.
the children arc net ullewed te take any of
these books home te rend. In the regular
library of the guild the children may take
out two books, which they are allowed te
take home and keep for one week. When
it Is considered that about 10O boy j, 'come
te the guild, the percentage of these who
frequent the Heek Cemer Is seen te be sur
prisingly large.
"The children show a great preference
for fairv talcs, nnd the influence of hooks
of this Kind upon ene boy has been ulniest
uncanny. This particular boy has been
twice in the Heuse of Detention and In nri nri
eus ether institutions for boys seemingly In
corrigible. Hut ns long as he con rend about
kings and queens nnd battles nnd fairies and
mngle, his inclinations for mischief which
brings trouble in its wake are apparently
forgotten.
"Girls are admitted te the Cerner, and
there are some books which nre there for
their use, but they de net use the Cerner
se much as de the boys, although this may
be partly ut least becaure there are net se
many girls ns boys coming te the guild.
"The books which we use In the Cerner
are of the lighter kind of reading; long und
continued stories have llttle place there us
we have found from our experience ' A
number of boys new come te the guild fe
the Cerner, who apparently find this a del
sirnble feature, nnd bome children ute it who
have net been long enough in the ceuntrv
te learn the language. They leek nt the
pictures and pcrhnps use the books as text
books for the learning of the mere common
words. I de net knew exactly why thev
come, but their Interest In the Cerner is
definite and tangible. "' ls
Influence Upen Reading
"We can definitely trace fhn inn, ,. .
the Cerner lu the demand for books In our
regular library. Very frequently wc get h
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w-hese first interest In books und reading
was obtained in the Boek Cerner.
One of our discouraging features is that
we have net u sufficient number of books
and magazines, although we subscribe for
n number of the periodicals which we have
jpund te be the most popular among thu
little tenders. Hut we hae cases where
every book en the shehes of the Cerner has
been read by t.ome omnivorous render who
demands mere.
"Tp. Varnvr also hns precd te be a
great disciplinary help, and we notice its in
liiience In the improved behavior of many
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i H "! , 'T: lmt "Ulslde as well, indicating
he cncileJa! effects of even u small amount
' 'V'1 twining. This was a develop-
nine ''I('h,"as "et 'heught of when the
Cemer wns Intituled.
Use Cerner in Studies
''w hfue n encyclopedia and u Heek
of Knowledge in the Cerner, und some et
! ir ',u"n ",n thew' l" i"-ctlen with
l n, u l"1"" m'10 l',r,,"lltS'' f these, who
le this Is sniull compared with thu total,
but ncertheles.s it does happen.
"lloel.!. ami magazines dealing with travel
nnLVrv'",1; f'",ms. ,,f "'"" re in de
mand J he .National Geographic Magazine Is
one of tlm most popular, as are nle innsii
allies dealing with current events and op -lnr
mechanics. This was a develop" eiit as
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be h nnl hi hnowledse nppeuls te some
Hh' 3. t,,?1bo1el" 'l periodicals dealing
with this subject are i constant demand
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What Girls Read
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think ,,e reading of ir's fTn'e Vfc,
se radically i the hist couple of X ml 's
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H te say Whether il"tIerelv,,'rI-V."S
t ndividual cases or w,e ler i . 'l"",,P' 'l"",,P'
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SHORT CUTS
Despair is tbe ultimate goal of ertry
plunger.
Kid concert audiences will Indorse the
uek nwnrd.
Perhaps she is Marget because she
mars as she gees.
Portland, Maine, preacher says Jaz is
passing. The buck?
Flume continues le be the llmpln' Lim
erick of the Adriatic.
Senater Ledge ifferds proof that It is
never tee late te mend,
As we understand it, bonus checks will
be pawns in the game of politics.
' Circumstances mny yet make n League
of Nations out of the British Empire.
Pcrhnps the Autigenish ghost will re
fuse (e work under the eyes of nu efficiency
expert.
Rebels ngalnst the Irish Frce State are
determined Erin shall continue te be dii
trcssful. It appears te be the Committee of
Ways and Means of discrediting the Repub
lican Party.
Hcr se many of us would rather de
our jesting with the Antigenlsh ghost at
long distance.
Most of the dark horses never leave
the paddock until they are ready te b
hitched te the band wagon.
As there is nothing slower than tb
mail, perhaps we have new heard the lust
of Princess Mury'n wedding.
We gather from the newspnper accounts
that the secretary of Prince Mehamed All
Ibrahim writes i pretty geed fist.
Slops nre being taken te assure every
passenger a seat In the New Yerk subway.
Man forever strives for the unattainable.
Tn the interest of .Democratic harmony,
rumor bus it Judge Shull will consent te
be beaten for the sunutershln Instead of for
the governorship.
If the Democratic Party has any
gratitude at nil lu Its system it ought te
get up u nice little" testimonial for Con Cen
gicsMiiun Fordney.
Heed objects te the treaty because it
binds no nation te de anything but sit down
and talk. By which, we gather, that lit
objects te hitting down.
Intensely interesting Is the story of the
radio operator who ticked off one jest after
another as his ship went down. It afford
additional proof that Death Is Inclined te
be kind te a iiiuii when It catches him at
work.
We reserve commiseration for the Ger
man who pays twenty times us much money
for n leaf as he did lu 1014 until he hat
le work twenty times as hard for it. III
easy murks make easy marks of the un
thinking. It cost u Kans'UB City barber !?Ut ti
give u boy a fren haircut en Sunday morn
lug--S40 line. $11 costs and SHI te a pro
fessional bondsman. This will cause vibra
tion of barber-shop chords of sympathy
everywhere. -v
Six men ami six women
jurors in Trenten,
.1., were locked up tot
Se Equality?
Sae the Mark!
the night lu ene roeu
They spent must of the time playing caw.
All the women weiu married. Some of tneai
had children. The husbands nt home .nan
te attend te them. Much the same thlni
happened lu St. Paul, Minn., where seven
women, llve of them married, nnd five
were locked up together. The husband et
one of the women expressed himself w
Mreugly lii court Hint he narrowly escape
citation for contempt. At that he waspreD'
iibly cxpiesslug the opinion of most mef
'I Iicm. tMm... .It .... ........ imf unmaU
blieuld net have her rights. They may, """iiM
clate cxnetlv nhf , . l
t'vrr. imiirnre unit i.iin iua nA epr iiuurei '.".
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The notion of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia In enjoining the Fed
eral Trade Commission from demanding In
formation from corporations engaged la
cenl mining Indicates that the third party
te a threatened serious Industrial dispute l
te be kept, ns ecr, without the pale.
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