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Mat 23. 1: ANOTHER CRACKED SLATE THK frnslllty f imlitii-iil s-tat. m til!'? Staff i by no ineiins cniitnuMl u tlmt political party whifh for ninny .u'tu- bus received its trntlitlen.il inln'rinmcc nt the polls. Even tbe unnb.iHhcil Domei'Mts of Penney viinin, uhee nlloyed h-nders lmd '. conceived the recent prlmurit'i ns tlie mere Jtcglstry of routine, are new experieiulUB Jin little the effect of the open sea-un In candidates. The minority party nominee for Lieu tenant Uovr-rner in the November election is Rebert E. I'nttlMin. Jr., and net, us lmd been expected, (.'linrles 1). MeAvey, former Ii trict Attorney for Eastern I'enn-jlvanln, who supposedly had Mr. McSparrnn's iu iu dersement. Yeung Mr. I'nttWen. who. witli a few ceuntlen mi.asins. lias te date a lead of mere thnn 12.000 votes ever his opponent, was 'without organization backing, but it is clear that his name carried tulisninntu appeal with Democrats who recall the overturn in this State cau-sed bv his capable father in Isl and 1S00. Memories are seemingly mere endtirins in American peli'irs than niipht be deemed possible in n conventional estimate of the tame, 'Witness in the upper stratum the Harrison nnd Adams lines. With virtually no effort en his part, Mr. Pattison managed te upset the Democratic harmony program in one of the few contest-, permitted by the party cehedule. Even with the infinitcslmul chances of hU election in November, hU nomination contributes te that menage which is attaining a wide cir culation net only in this Commonwealth. but throughout tfce Natien. Politics, especially with regard te machine 'intrenchments. Is becoming unpredictable. It can scarcely be denied that voters for eung Mr. Paulsen indulged in a certain "mount of individual thinking, if only in 'recalling a matter of paternity. THE FLOURISHING ORCHESTRA THE increased total of Philadelphia Or chestra concerts planned for next season "lure is encouraging practical evidence of the ' "appeal of geed muMe in this community l Stimulus of public tuste is no longer a paramount issue. The problem of the Or ehcBtru management has new reselvtd itself into accommodating the resources of the rganizntien te the exceedingly lively popu lar demand fur concerts. Plans for the coming season include fifty two subscription concerts instead of hfty, doubling the number of children's concerts by increasing them te -is and preventing four special concerts, primarily for non subscribers. Financially the Orchestra is, perhaps, en as firm a basis as i- possible for a cultural undertaking of this character. The Friday afternoon concerts are virtually sold out for each season. There is a slightly smaller Hat of regular patrons for the evening series. It waa disclosed at a meeting of the Orchestra Association, held this wee;, that receipts for hingle-tiel.et sales increased 7847 during the musical jenr new closed, while exclusive of overhead charges, which embrace the major item of mu-ieianV sala ries, there was a decrease of mere than $3000 in expenses. With its endowment fund as a bulwark, with popular interest assured, with nn au thoritative and magnetic conductor, the healthy vigor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Still less than a cpiarter of a century old, Is B subject for authentic pride in this com cem saunity. THE DIER INQUIRY NEITIIEIl the interests of the investing public nor the interests of the securities trade ns a whole can he served by such limitations us legal injunction might put upon the inquiry which Edward V. Heffman, as referee, is enndm ting into the amazing circumstances of the E. I). Dler Sc Ce. (allure. The background of the bucket -shopping game is still in darkness. I'ntil light is let in upon it the people who have money te invest cannot knew whether the cede of the buckcter operated or continues te operate in unsuspected places. Ner can brokers enfaged legitimately in a necessary and con structive exchange business lind a way te clearly prove the wide difference between financiering and gambling. Legal processes intended te limit the scope of the Dier in anlry will tend almost certninly te keep in vestors out of the legitimate .securities Market. VERSATILE WELLS IF THERE is anything In the writing line which II. O. 'Wells Neuld iefuse te un dertake it has yet te be disclosed. With sublime audacity he has tackled almost every problem that has perplexed mankind nnd has set forth what he regards , Ms n complete solution in every Instance. iHs has even gene .se far as te create a new jHitd, which is little mere than a projection '"' Wells himself into the spiritual realm. ' In brief, he has made ll cod in his own &i& itasge, reversing the process described in "ff Genesis. ae wnen ne announces uiui ne is seriously considering abandoning the writing of lie". tlen nnd devoting himself te political writ ing In the Interest of lnber, and that ns a preliminary lie is the labor randldnte for the lord rectership of the University of Glasgow, he Is really planning something ''Much easier thnn that te which he has been r.;M;- aJtjTOtlllg illlliseu Jii tne imsi. JH'r e It i net difficult te write labor books. ii;'H-Tbe labor program of -Mr. ells is already f .formulated, u "" ii.ipcnrcu in irugincuu. 'V.5 la hia nrevlmiH writings. It is socialistic r a fashion, xne nisiiien is net line t favored by any ether heclallst, for Mr. baa te make ins en tnceries uoeul lag.' y II agrees, however, with tue Meists it insisting tnat tue present" Jpw.fure society is, all wrong mmms&v! - , '.' . ''-'.'S'r-H :' !:m&nTiriimmimmmwmmwfmwmmmmw&&WMmM and needs remaking from top te bottom. Put it must be remade in Ills way. There never was a mere cocksure prescrlber for social ills nor n mini mere cocksure about se ninny contradictory theories. These who have watched his course with out becoming dizzy will hesitate about fol lowing htm, for they de net knew whether what lie proclaims with dogmatic piccllen today may net be denied by him nct ear. There seems te be no linnlit about him. These who wish te join an Intellectual pro pre cession te an unknown goal may gladly ac cept Mm ns u leader. Yet his supporters in the 1 nivcrstty of Olnsgew contest hail him as "the greatest constructive statesman outside of I'ailla ment." Put why modify the praise? Why net call him the greatest constrictive states man In the world V It would be accepted as readily by the discriminating. A TARIFF THAT PRODUCES ONLY A TENTH OF THE REVENUE When Internal Taxation Is Se Burden some the Customs Dues at Least Should Be Fixed Scientifically THE Senators who are wrangling ever tariff schedules in Washington de net yet seem te have discovered that events of recent years have reduced the tariff te a position of relative unimportance in linanclal legislation. We de net mean that the tariff is unim unim periant. but that internal taxation has become- of much greater importance and that when inequitably leied it can mere seriously affect the prosperity of the country than can any tariff laws, whatever may be their form. Se recently as 1SMH the total revenues of the country nnnmnted te only .''tb'U'.nOO.OOO. made up of $.111,0").00() customs dues nnd $:21, 000.000 internal taxes, in 1!21 the total revenues were .''.",01,000.000, of which only nbeut $300,000,000 were collected at the custom houses. Mere than SI" was col lected in taxes en domestic business for every $1 collected in tariff duties, These internal taxes touched every citizen. They increased the cost of living:. They made it meie 'difficult te de business at a profit and thiy were inequitably distributed. It will be many years before the cost of running the Government will fall below $.'1,000,000,000 a year. It is net likely that much mere than one-tenth of this sum can be raised through the custom houses. It must be evident te the most casual student of these figures that the tariff as n revenue producer and as an agent in national pros perity is of immensely less importance than it once was. A direct Iey en the business of the country of between two nnd a half and three billion dollar? a year can affect pros perity much mere disastrously than any tariff law that is likely te be passed. Consequently it would seem ns if the time had ceiuu te make an effort te apply scien tific principles te the drnfting of a tariff law and te bring te an end the practice of getting favoring duties for one industry or another by a system of lg-relline. The people of the United States as a whole believe in a reasonable degree of protection in spite of much declaiming about the iniquities of the protective system. The practical free trader are se few that they de net deerve serious consideration. Academic free traders in the universities may be permitted freely te discuss their theories in the abstract, for there is net the slightest cbnnce that they v.-ill enter the realm of practical politics. 'Ilie only way te secure a scientific tariff law is through the co-operation of the Tariff Commission. The proper function of that body is te ascertain the facts and te communicate them te Ceng. ess. It may in many instances be compelled te make an approximate nt the truth because of the difficulties in the way of ascertaining all the facts about the cost of manufai ture abroad Put it can gpt near enough for all practical purposes and it cm epres iis opinion te Congress en the niimunt of duly that must be levied en various commodities in order te prevent the foreign producer from driving the domestic producer from the home market. Whatever may be the feeling of the indi vidual domestic producer, the consumer never favors a tariff se high as te guarantee exorbitant profits te any one. He is op posed te favoritism at the expense of the public. Ter that matter, no one defends favoritism. New if the fair-minded Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree together as they agree sepaiately that a reasonable degree of protection is desirable, we slmll be in the way of getting u national tariff policy which will take the tariff out of poli peli tics and give us mere equitable customs duties than we have ever had. In the long run business would profit by the hange. It is new upset periodically by pelit.cnl ie ie vlsiens of the Tarilf Law. There are long periods of uncertainly, involving less vvlmli sometimes is never made geed, while Con Cen gress dawdles ever the new rates of dety. It may be tee mm h te expect tluir 'ih a reasonable course will be udepted. The habit of the present generation of st;it. m'ii ia tee tirmlv fixed for them easily r., , on en sent that the old sjstem of latiiT-making shall he abandoned. They want te tell their censtitmnts that they are profiting their interests or te charge the party in power with protecting speciul intirests at tic ex pense of the public. There is always n let of html: in this sort of talk, and tlies.. who indulge in it would be the last te deny it. The situation is net wholly discouraging, however, for some men in Washington are already feeling after a better way. The present Tariff Pill contains a piovisien per mitting the President, under the advice of experts, te modify duties within c rtaiu iixcd l.nnts. If this mild he adopted it would be a move in the right direction, for it would mean that an attempt would in made te fix dudes equitably instead of in response te the greedy demands of special interests. Se long as it w.'s ngrw-d that tin policy ei proieeiien siieii,,. ijc- re.pected no Industry ne.ding protective dun. would Kiiffer. And the nbandenin' nt t that policy is se remote that it need net lm .otisidcred. A JAPANESE ADVANCE GUARD IT IS traditionally consonant vwih Phila delphia traditions that the Japanese slieuld be unions; the first of foreign peoples te displny u practical Interest in the world fair of WM. Taichl Takcsnvva, n member of tui Im perial Parliament, will visit the I'airmouiit I'airmeuiit I'arkway site tomorrow nnd inspect lu pos pes Hibilitles with reference te the outnhiniens of his Government. It is unlikely that he is ignorant of the conspicuous aiid illumi nating relu played by Ids nation at t Jie Centennial of 1.S70 Te that memorable undertaking the Jap anese Imparted one of its most lasting thrills. In a fashion which it is new some what difficult te realize, the artistic and i!i V JU JN 1JN jr J;' U 15UJLU JLUilJUXUIi JfJUlli AD Hi JjJf HI A, XJBL U JKSIAA. , MA. 1 20, JJIttSK ft ingenious natives of Nippon were extraordi nary novelties here forty-six yearn age. In ndditien te the surprise In which they were viewed as representatives of u comparatively little-known people, their craftsmanship utiu esthetic Ideals exercised a wholesome jnllu jnllu ence upon American taste, then In n rela tively rudimentary stage. We have learned something since then and the Japanese have adopted features of Occi dental civilization net always In accord with the basic trend of their national genius. Nevertheless, (he possibilities of mutual pielit by an inteichange of the cultural and practical ideals of the two countries have been by no means exhausted. The Japanese are callable of stimulating the world fnir te a noteworthy degree. It Is characteristic of their enterprise thnt n specially equipped delegate should begin the work, even before President Harding has issued the official invitation te foreign na tions. DEFLATED RAIL RATES IV UAILWAY executives and investors obey thiiri'irst impulses they will object bitterly te the Interstate Commerce Com Cem miss en's order for a general freight -rate cut averaging 10 per cent. The reads are net very well off financially us matters stnnd. They continue te reveal many lingering traces of shell shock nnd their reactions te sudden emergencies continue te remind be holders of the reactions of u nervous invalid. They will feel, therefore, that the Pates of YWhingteu are conspiring against them. Put what the Interstate Commerce Commis sion scents te believe is that the railroads have been lu bed about long enough and that their return te hcilth will be quickened by physical and menial effort nnd exercise in the outer air. Doctors' orders sometimes seem unreason able nnd harsh. J'.ut in nine cases out of ten they are for the best interests of the patient There is only one way out for the railroads new, and that way is through added executive efficiency and aggressive contact with the realities uf the economic situation. Tims the costly squabbles and delays at tending labor controversies ought te be ended at once. Railway lines everywhere ought te get out of the even costlier business of politics. They ought te stand at last upon their own feet and their own resources. The number of badly managed lines exceeds by far the number of lines that are properly managed. In many parts of the country railway men have been doing what some of the public some,, sji t ,..n. j, ,, j PW Jersey did te their infinite regret. They have depended en political favors, en par ticular natural advantages or. furtive alli ances with ether interests instead of upon scientific and public-spirited policies for necessary revenues. The time has come when lailnuding will have te be rail roading. Gradually it has become apparent te all sorts of business ,.,,.,, .,.,( t, lm,,.( ,fi:l. tien of prices brings only a dangerous imita tion of prespeiity even te the inilateis. The rise of railway pass, . gcr ,,, f,,.;,, ,.llt,,s MlTcMcd railway lorperntlons cxtetly ns skyward trolley fares niiected niimv of the lines in the New Jersey l'ublie' Service system. Revenues ,-ese for a In tie while, only te full quickly below normal levels with diminishing patronage, in the case of the railways, however, the whole country had te share some of the misfortunes of the. transportation lines The movement of com cem com meree was impeded. Producers could net ship their output and Maintain prices at levels low enough te keep their commodities within reach of the consumers. The partial nervous paralysis of the railway lines w.i communicated te thousands of dependent in dustries. Most people will continue te believe that investors in railway securities are entitled te linger returns en their m.uiey than these which the Interstate Commerce Commission deems adequate and just. It isn-( ,,,sV te entice ri.,;-.ey j,,, ,..,j... a,, ., t!lll ,'jmit of earnings is jj:.ed .it a Utile less than 0 per cent while the limit of possible losses is out of sij-ht. lint the habit of sme ,.nu. way men te disregard reallv s,.i,.ntni,. .-i., of management, their IHief'thai they should b" neyenu my criticism, their obvious. ..,i. "IMS ei judgment in n. recent past and their impatience with the non-professional view of railroading have tendul le leave the public uiisympn.hetie. There i, pretty gei-er.il popular belief that some of the tieuhlc ei ,. railroad (or (er (or jM.ratlens are due te tl. ,. t iht effiei. m-v has net been as thoroughly tauglu in the xecutive offices as it has been in the shops find the locomotive. cal,s .y jt,i,, of j-,. Mitten's medicine would . K,)(i tul. almost i-v-ry railway line in the country It isn't the pleasnnrvst sort of m. di.dne for eminent er-utives te take. I!r the b-amv of th" new Interstate Commerce order is' that it may make the us., of sm,. , , restorative nb.elutely necessary. Yri. (,, nre enormously ces, y. Strikes ui os,y. Lobbies are costly. 1-notion of any sort wiihiu large working organizations is oest. . t1(, policy of action that j.u iaiiw.iv service into the category of luxuries is se 'costly ns te hi- ruinous. The ceiintiy i hi, kj , having at i-s serv ice me ius Driiiiaiit rail executives in the world. As rates de, ,-, creases they will ha,e ie and tiaffie in to hustle and their lllVe le lllt.l li. 1,-,1 army of assistants will Th. y will he happi, r. e , enrse r.,-' ri,...! are the seit of men wl, are at ih.ir best hoi nil-. i id. x- sir gloom i , -,,,,), fh,,l ,., rmu. mil vviien inej are at grips ,rh i lilt les. Si eat dllli- COMMEMORATING THE STATE AN i:XCi:i'T!eAL opportunity for r. commemorating in permanent artistic form the valor ..f I'eimsv Ivaniins en the battlefields of I'l.u.ee is in i, ml, , the special commission of military Je.n.eis , yrld War veterans new sailing eastward en the liner Paris, 'ih. mvestiKateis m charge of the initial stage , f t,,. ,(, uiM nm,v(, (I exhaustive sutv. v of appropriate sites fr monuments and will present , ,,. (ladings te the Ligishuure. winch will be ask, d ap propriate funds. It is n matter for satisfaction that the undertaking has been started m r. spensible, conscious fashion. Despite the sincercsl patriotic intentions, adornment of the fields of honor of the Civil War was inaugurated without general direction. The result is historically luteiesling rather than nrtlsti cnlly impressive. At Gettjeb.irg, for exnmple, there is a lack of plan which haves nnreullzid borne of the peiMbilities for di connive beauty in a most gracious seem,, environment. The natienul cenieteiies m France are al ready models of s.nip!,. dignity and teuchiii" appeal, whi.-h should furnish inspiration te tlie various States. It is incumbent upun the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania te formulate regulations for its war memorials j-, France that nhnll be in keeping with tin, distinction of the Stnte and harmonize with the grandeur of the theme te be symbolized in stoiie or bronze. The commission will enable the Legisla ture te view the situation comprehensively and te avoid offenses te Keed tasUr nt the very outset. That seven Hungarian nines en tlie towns have banned jaz Danube mid the shlmmv Is net due te any spasm of virtue. It Is simply that .Wgie jazz bands linv" seriously Interfered with the business of the gypsy musicians who have pievldcd Hungary with music for u thousand ycurs. Civic virtue seldom waken mi until It Is pinched ; and then It sometimes hits without liiuugui. FAKE SPIRIT MEDIUMS A L'eaf Frem an Experience In Which One of the Crooked Brotherhood Was Exposed It Was the Ceat Trick, Something Unusual lly GEORGE NOX McCAIN HARVEY M. WATTS is u disbeliever In the dogmas and d ings of modern spiritualism. Ills analytical mind lends him te sar castic epigrams when the subject is brought up In ordinary conversation. Quite rccentlv Dr. Watts, during n moment of plncld invective, that was like n shining peel in the jcremnld he hnd been de livering en the Pox sisters, Danlel Dunglns Heme, Dr, James S. Hyslep, Sir Arthur Cennii Deyle and ether famous mediums nnd scientific investigators, exclaimed: "The newspapers have been exceedingly kind te the spiritualists. They have pub lished columns of matter about Cennn Deyle and Sir Oliver Ledge and what they've seen and heard. It's perfectly ridiculous. Why don't you teil something about the fakes? The crooked mediums and exposures that have been made of them." "There haven't been any exposures te amount te anything in recent years," I meekly suggested. "They've cleaned them up." "Then tell nbeut the exposures of ether years," he replied acidly. ONCE, years age, somewhere about 1SS5, I had the experience in Pittsburgh of exposing nn imposter of the sort Dr. Watts' referred te. He was a tall, as-cetlc, angular, smooth smeoth smoeth slinveu fellow of about twenty-eight or thirty.. He had been conduct lug a seance at fifty cents per in a room in the old Commercial High Scheel l-illding at the corner of Seventh avenue and Weed street. Ills specialty was materialization by the coat trick in the glare of n gas jet. He per formed without a cabinet, seated in full view, which was as unusual then ns it would be new. I sent Lemuel Aekley. n reporter, who went te Chicago later, berninc u prominent lawyer and was assassinated in open court by an insane client a few months age, te investigate. Ackley teperted I he thing was a trick and ought te be exposed. The principal demonstration of the pre tender took place as he sat without coat or vest between two ether persons. A coat was buttoned aieund his neck with the back of the coat coveting his front and the sleeves hanging loose. One of the sleeves filled out mysteriously nnd a hand protruded, which beckoned, nnd pointed, and performed ether littl" stunts. Meantime the medium's hands and arms were pinioned by (he committeemen, seated en either .hle of him. I icselved en an expose and took up the matter with Reger O'Mnra, then Chief of Police. I asved him te send n geed detective, O'Mnra was se tickled at the Idea that in stead of sending a ditectivc he went himself. THE seance was held In the presence of about two dozen persons, among whom were two reporters from the Dispatch. After a little address en the subject of materialization the fake medium called for a committee. Instantly u young man in the front row went forward. One of my reporters a'se pushrd te the front en the nt her side. The appearance of the reporter, a stranger, dlscencetied the mountebank for a brief second. Then he called for a sack coat. Instantly, for the machinery had all been prepared in advance, the ether eperter, standing in the icar of the audience, slipped off his coat. In the hurry lie dropped it en the lloei-. He immediately picked up, net the coat he had dropped, but another that he had smuggled in and which was lying at his feet behind the sitters. This he passed ever their heads te his colleague, the reporter en the committee, who held it ready for the Medium's use. A LARGE coat h leeted se that tl had liven purposely se- lie imposter would have ample room In vvhbh le operate. The cheater removed his coat and vest, took his place en a chair between the two cemmllleemen and held his arms at his sides, where they weie tirmly grasped by the pair. All tin- gas jets in the loom but one were then extinguished. The medium asked that It be turned very low while a hymn was being sung. The room was practically in daiknesg for a moment. When the single gas jet was turned en full Hare ngaiii the medium hud net changed position and the sleeves of the coat still hung limp. Suddenly the light sleeve was seen te quiver sightly. Then it moved sideways from the b. ily live or six inches only te drop limply back again. Tills was p. ut of the fake. The alleged spirits were trying te get up stenin. The moment of darkne-s had hem utilized te a purpose. Ten minutes, I presume, were consumed in an apparently vain effort te get that sleeve, which had meantime filled out. te ris'e te the levil of the fellow's shoulder and remain there. Reger i ("Mara had meantime entered the room during the period of darkness and taken his place unnoticed in the circle. FINALLY the arm remained stationary. Then the medium turning te each com mitteeman askid in turn : "Will you tell our friends whether or net you are si ill grasping my arms nnd hands, iui'l that a is impossible for me te move them''" Each leplled In the affirmative. My lepeit.r was en the left side and I knew lu' te'd the uct'i. I had my own idea about the ether emi.iittceman. Then the mysteiv worker declared that he felt the inlliiencis at work ami that there xveuld be a satisfying materialization. At this point he bllppcd n cog in his pre diction. In the course of a few minutes the tips of two lingers were seen projected bovend the end of the extended coat sleeve. They were a mini's lingers. They wire withdrawn and then three fingers weie seen. The hocus-peiiis continued plewly with inci casing (xiiuinent en the part of the honest and deluded pnitien of the audience. There were low exclamations, as I recall, of satisfaction, and requests that the ma ma teiialiatlen continue siKl further. TT WAS In icspome te this appeal that the X huiiibu: medium overreached himself lie was. as I hnva said, long-legged nnd lnng-iirine.l. It was no trick at all for him te extend his nun and thrust his whole bund beyond the end of the sleeve. He did it gradually, keeping his eyes nlways te the fient, studying the expression oil the fines of lils dupes. As tin- sippesed spirit hand emerged fully into the light ihe i porter in the rear of the audience, who noted according te instruc tions, cued out : "It's the hand of a Negro; it's turning while. ' Sure enough, the knuckles nnd the back of the band were levered with n bind; sub stance. It was the lampblack that had been dusted In each th eve. The medium turned quickly nnd realized Urn benifying fact that he was trapped. I lecall that lie turned palu visibly, though he again fined the audience while thu hand began te vvngle back into the sleeve. Th" faker called for a dim light. Some body started te comply with his request. At this ni-tiinoe Chief O'Mura ordered evciybedv le keep their seats. With the reporter wlei had supplied the coat he went f irvvi.rd nnd while O'.Maia laid his hand en ibe i ulpn' s shoulder the reporter grasped the e.xti i'. led una and held It tightly. The emit was unbuttoned and tern off mid then it was seen thnt thu medium's vviib M.-IM mm inn ineiiiiilll H shirt slceve were completely lampblack. The coat had been the Dispatch office. t.nnil 1111(1 B lirt BILOVU covered with lut nr.emreil In illA The cemmltUsman en the faker's right was his uccenaUce.' iiSwSSHawlBKe NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They Knew Best DR. CHARLES F. DAPP On Student Self-Government STUDENT self-government is one of the few questions which Is extremely one ene sided, nnd its far-reaching possibilities arc new being extensively utilized by the cduca cduca lienal world, according te Dr. Charles l. Dapp. chairman of the Schools ocatienal Committee. . "Fer some vears." said Dr. Dapp. "stu dent self-government has been in operation in some of our higher Institutions of learn ing where the students are mere settled in their habits and mere mature in their con victions. Rut this great educational poten tiality is new being introduced into our high schools, both senior and junior, and even into the elementary schools. In the junior high schools, especially, student self government bids fair te solve the question that has troubled our educnters for years; namely, what te de with boys nnd girls in the period of adolescence. A Twofold Aim "Like all forms of government, student self-government has a twofold purpose; It uims te rerrect existing abuses and also te make things a little mere congenial for all concerned. Since the school is the traln-ing-cinnp for citizenship, no sphere is better adapted than this te put into everyday prac tice by the students themselves the theory of government they aie taught in the class room. The experiment was tried under the old system of class promotion, and se nd liiiriiLly did the students measure up in the initial test that when the elective system was ndepted in our high schools it found the students irmly te take the advance step which this system predicates. "The theory is that if a student pesscscs the intelligence te elect the studies which will be of value te him in later llfe he also has the intelligence te de what is expected of him in conduct and deportment while he is in school. The privilege of choice im poses responsibility that of right thinking nnd right doing and the mere privileges of choice, the greater the responsibility. "The elective system, while advantageous te the student, is somewhat burdensome In administration. Of course, in any educa tional Institution, the difficulties of admin istration must always give way te student benefit, even though the elective system throws a vast amount of clerical work upon the teachers, whose time for the most part should be spent in teaching and in perfecting themselves in their chosen field of educa tional endeavor. Much Supervision Kcqulred "The elective system also necessitates a great deal of supervision of students who, beeaiiEe of rosier complications, de net have classes every period of the school day. These students must gather for study in a room, usually the school auditorium, reserved for the purpose. In a small high tchoel tills supervision is net difficult, but in one; num bering from 1S0O te ...iOO students, where during certain periods of the day as mnny us 700 students are assembled for study, supervision becomes a real problem, "New the question arises, who is te de this supervising? Teachers de net llke this 'police duty una n iietinied ler It de it half-heartedly. They feel that they can spend their time te better advantage in tlie classroom. Our educational authorities feci that, in the absence of nn appropriation for a special corps of proctors, each bolieol should work out its own salvation along these lines. "These conditions in the larger schools offer the students yet in their formative period u splendid opportunity for tlie devol devel eminent and practice of these qualities and capacities which they must exercise In man hood. A modern high school represents in numbers a geed-sized town, where the nc tivitles of the students are net repressed, hut directed and expanded; whero respect fur the rights of ethers Is the first law, nnd the ether like unto it, namely, self-control. Self-control In trilles. let it net be forgotten, triiii'i te self-control lu crises. Train w orb Demanded "Student self-government j potent rdii rdii entienal ferce because it demands teamwork 0 the highest type. "In the teamwork which student self government demands it is net ilie case of a low btudents winning the luurels and the ethers btundlng en the side-lines, cheering. In student self-government, all can be stars of the first magnitude. K ''BlUueuv seu-Kuvcruuivui. te u.bv I THE PRELUDE powerful factor In the creation of thnt in definable but effective something called 'school spirit.' without which no school can progress. Ninety-seven per cent of high school pupils are normal, sensible young people, nnd It fellows that this overwhelming majority can and does control the small minority within their ranks, just ns surely as society controls the comparatively few persons who break tlie law of the land. A Student Supreme Court "In the school xvith which I myself am connected school spirit hns se crystallized that a word or two from the student lhoniter te one who has forgotten himself usually has the desired effect. If net, the offender is summoned te appear before the Tribunal, the student Supreme Court, 11 body of live upper classmen elected bv the students themselves. This Tribunal tries the offender and, if necessary, recommends suspension from school activities. Se highly is this body respected and se well docs it function that lu two years, in a school of nearly L'eOO students, it lias had te resort te ex treme measures only twice. "All .such qualities ns self-control, team work, group spirit and school morale that bring out the best factors in a student's life, nnd help form his character, are things which must be given a chance in our educa tional system. "If student self-government will help te make mere conscientious mechanics, morn honest business men, and will give te the world professional men who will subordinate self te the common weal, then it deserves the thoughtful attention of every parent nnd of cvery teacher and should be festered in every bchoel of the land." What De Yeu Kneiv? QUIZ 1. What vyas the original system of -lectin g the, Vioe Picsldent cf'the United 2 Who were American Ambassadors te 1' nince during the period of the World 3. Hew high Is Mount Vesuvius' 4' WMedicS?th fnmm,s state the Venus dl r" W"war?irt lM D0IlA Pla' In the World C. What la an unguent? 7. What are tundras? 8. "What Ih an nllanthus? D. Who vvns the first Secretary of Cem. merca of the United States? m indlcate?"10" "' ral,lbew believed te Answers te Yesterday's Quiz 1. A colophon was a tall plece In old books often ornamental. It Is new usually a XCZf ...ic? of the pJbiiiLr ::," ... ' """ iue ik6. tee exnres- slen, te give the llnlsliing Btfoke aroie from the belief n, nnelent times that the cavalry of tlie Greek city of Colo Celo Cole I'hon .hi y8a Mi,10r, was se excellent mi tl,at a,lwuya decided the contest The Seuth liosten Terminal handles mera passenger traffic than any ether rail way station in tlie United Stated i, V, . s-'oiephon," meaning . . ..-,v uvieuim u, uny .Ini-fiiln Iribnd I... . - nuiee In He. h-.,. ,....."". nineteenth cemnrv a.'.......F nihtJy 100 novels wero wrl tie iim attempt remained Incomplete J ,' ! 2 dentil of Ualzac In mce' l,lu " l" E. A corona is the crovvnllke appendace en ten of the seed of ninn.i' "UUB0 en 6' Ch?crr 'V&.T" 5Le!ite.l Amer- :eurna 1st. for many yt.ar3 f uuor-iii-cnier anil uuor-iii-cnier anil part nrenrlfnr A? he New Yerk Sun.' He fed S ,B07f llchanl Henry Dana vva" ,i,i a IIV,1 tlie .Nev Itlchnnl can author, especially noted for his 5!. :!,"'. 'we Years B.fjff AMIe, I'J men in 1 50- 7. The we.rel eke, used In the expression "e.i out," means te contrlve (te m .i ' ii livelihood) or te support (exist Jieiu 8. Uenjamlu Kianklln said "Them ar., n ... faithful old frlineis old .leg and iVady mui'ey "" v,r' '" 9. The i Crimean Wilr In Europe and Aslutle Oirkey began I,, ISel nd eud2a hi 10. Nluheuis Peuesln was a neini iv i painter. He excelled In hU?nr.e."V.U !W.amnigs dates are 1634-lCSfi, His 3. Colerado takes its name from" the red- tllah color of many of the rocks in that Stute. The Spanish1 were "eIe" i ado' means colored red 4. The "Cnmedie Hutnalne." or "Human Comedy." is the na.ne given te " 2SK of novels by lialzac, the aim of which vi as te present u panorama r ti, IV1 tlie life et V the 4 SHORT CUTS Time te dig up the old fly-swatter. They nppear te have been Carawtr seeds of dissension. The world will new breathlessly watch Mrs. Zander's efforts te collect. Hani -boiled politicians profess te U lieve that the "woman bloc" will eventually be bobbed. Teramnny Is said te be consider.!! Hylan for Governer of New Yerk. Fer I consideration? It Is new the President's unpleasant duty te nnvigate the Ship of State tbreuia the Straits of Dever. Our Censul nt Antwerp reports an iverr famine in the Conge. We must therefer leek te our Legislatures. Twe thousand New Yerk waiter, threaten te strike June 1. This ought te boost the lunch basket business. "Americans discover fossils In Mon golia." Why travel se far? We have 'ea ut home. "See America first." There is no truth in the rumor that Ar Na Fu and Nae Sae Fit are leading I prohibition movement in China. Perhaps the reason Judge Lynch can't be caught and suppressed is that he is busy newailays jumping from one State te another. Brooklyn man has been discovered ta have his heart, liver and spleen en the wrong sides of his body. At tlmt, ids heart li la the right place. A San Quentln convict has invented a finger-print system which simplifies identifi cation. Probably succeeded in dlsentungllnj the whirls in the whorls. Polygamy is declining in Zululand be cause the cost of wives is tee high for man; tribesmen. Necessity and economy are great teachers of morality. One should net take tee seriously tbl allegation that during n series of witticism' by former Vice President Marshall at I Londen dinner Ambassador Harvey pi" served a sober face. When Chief Justice Tuft gees te Lon Len Lon eon in July English luwyers are expectw te make him an honorary bencher in tM Middle Temple. Wasn't it something MM this that Judge Landls mnile Pabo Ruttw Max Waiburc t-ays Germany needs twi and a half billion dollars te put her ; ea n feet. Which suggests tlie thought that France's fear is that the moment slie ge en her feet she'll tread en somebody s tees. Chairman Me'Cumbcr has net receive! the communication he expected from w President concerning the bonus; but mtm hers of tlie Senate Finance Committee, it i believed, have had an earful from the pn inurles. Stecncrsen, of Minnesota, suggests a ,a...t f (l,n Tmixlf-rnt-lnn Law CI Uliii'iiiliuiriii. ,r, i,.u .......-,-... -- , empting farmer immigrants from the J i jwj cent restriction. The Immigration Law amen it stands lias many Impericc.iens, uu. will be hnrel te persuade emier "",. agriculture that the suggested amendment cither wise or bcncficlul The fact that the Fair Hanks and Brays mount Park Art Asso ciation and the tlij Parks Association, of Philnclelpbin, a meeting today te discuss the po.iiebeu" ticatie.i of the banks of the Sehuylklll w Rests, by n queer mental quirk, the fact tw a tremendously big light, heat nnd P plant is new being erected en the l' .Ionian. It is only nt the first sinner new ever, that the two facts appear unrcWg Man, water-born and v ter-ber. e, eivcs existence, his culture and his piegress w th,. rivers of the world. He lW- w " their praise, diverts them te lilj .lie-id. I lutes then, with his nmniifactuies d. ww he has made then, ns, ugly a? he kn hew. begins te seriously unwuer ,"''itl bringing bad. t lip uenuiy " "' V. pi-veil tliem. me " ",""" Vn I Tie CO"! it nires In tils journey. History te tee- i trnry notwithstanding, Joue n j younger of the two streams' with Wl nirrecnble Journey yet te .ntalM, - has a bard read, te travel, j i I VTJJ . j l .e iM&iSkmUi K... lu." , v . ; i . ':M Wltf iT'-it. ', W- j;,r -rf. aV LkmmMtliMiM ' .
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