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cial co-operation is neeesar.v te the suc
cess of iti historical descendant.
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out money and net all of this can be sup
plied by Council, the I.ejl-lnture at Har
rlsburg or Concurs. The Initiative of the
'Wnnamahers is stimulating and worthy of
extensive imitation.
Much has been heard of the need fir en
thtisinsm for the project At the present
time this can be best p.prcse(l in voluntary
contributions. The most expert direction of
the fair nrpam.'iitieiT will be futile without
the requisite lin.inei.il bin-kin;.
The ball has liegun te roll. It should net
be halted until it is as bi as our ambitions.
WHAT SPROULE HAS DONE
TIIH ret of us will share the cratlfieatien
of Director Sproule. of the Depaitmcnt
of Wharves, Decks and l'erri"s, ever the
fact that there is net an Imh of the de
veloped waterfront in the pospsjen of the
city which is net leased at s.itisf.u terv
fisurcs.
It was net fe long age that there was
mere pier spaie than there wis a demand
for. Hut Director Sproule lias bei n func func
tlenins. He ba brmislit t" the city a num
ber of steamship hues und provided pier
pace for them.
Ills latest achievement is the leasing of
the south si,i0 ni IVr In te the I'nited
States Steel Products ('empan.v for a new
nervlce te Seuth Africa, th" Dutch Hast
Indies and the Philippines, This company
operates n Ileet of thlrtv-nine modern
American freicht slaps. Tin will make
regular trips te pert- which have net been
touched bv vexels from Philadelphia since
the ilnvs of the sailing ship
It has net been forgotten that semi
months ae ari.ingeinents were mnde for the
u- of this pert as the Atlantic expert point
for twenty members of the Millers' Na
tional Kedi ration. It is estimated that
3. lien. nun tens of flour a year will be
"hipped fiem the Oregon avenue group of
piers and that 1 I KM ,000 barrels of flour
will be stored there in the near future.
P.ut t-i- is eulv the beginning. Welk is
progressing en two pier-, north of Market
street which Dim-ter Sproule exteeis te
lea-e n -een as they are reuipleteij. Then
xverk will begm en mere pier. and be car
ried en until tl.e whole w.iteifrent Is lined
xvlth modern structures the ecptal of these
of 11 nj pert in the world and superior te
most.
BRITISH JUSTICE
CUIKK ,11'STICi: TAIT. who w.-nt te
Hngland te study P.ritMi methniN for
expeiliting t'ie business of the courts, will
report seen en the u-si.lt of his investiga
tions. In the meantime it is worth while noting
that the 'we mi n convicted of the nssassi nssassi
natien of Field Marshal Sir Henry Hughes
Wilsen and sentencul te be hanged en
Thursday ure net te be nllewe,) te appeal
te the Heuse of Lords, the higlu-st judicial
tribunal.
Ne appeal is granted in criminal eases in
England unless there aie na-nnable grounds
for believing that the ends of justice will be
Ferveil. Dilatory tactics such ns nie ie ie
Ferted te en this sble of the ocean te delay
execution of u senteine ler two or three
yenrs. are m r oft. n .id- u.pti d "- .-jicess-ful
when atii mpiisl.
DISTANT CALAMITIES
TItY as one may, it is difficult en this sble
of the world te realize the horror
xvreught by the tvpheun at Kwatuw, in
China, where 'J,(I(I0 lives were de-treyed by
the storm. This is one-half the population
of the city.
The Johnstown Heed seems mere tirrible
te us because Johnlevvn is In this Stat"
and because the people who were drowned
belonged te the same riue.
TliObC killed in Suatew were Chinese.
They spoke a different language and they
nte different feed and dressed differently
and believed in a diffcient religion.
But the Swntevv calamity means mere te
us tedny than it would have meant seventy
five yearn age, for the reason that the four
corners of the world have been drawn mere
closely together. We say new that the
Chinese U a man and a brethvr, but the
time niny come when we will net have te
any it, but will take it as n matter of course
and govern ourselves accordingly.
MISERIES OF MERE EXISTENCE
SELF-CMTICAL Philadelphia!,,, doubt deubt
ful sometimes of what te be thankful for,
may contemplate If at a safe distance
1 Police CoramlHslener Knright, of New Yerk.
Ha at least is one of the blights that this
community ban been spared.
This funtastlc eflii-lal Is buck in Manhat
tan nftcr a European tour In which the Im
pertinences nnd vexatious, pettifogging red
tope of foreign police administrations slg
.',' Mlly appealed te him as worth Imitating.
'VaV .llrf'(wlet seems te liave decided that os
.re certain annoyances of bureaucrat(7
which Americans, have be
hitherto exempt, no time should be lest In
repairing the deficiency.
The police plan which he advocates Is a
system of spying Intrusion upon the move
ments of nil visitors te the metropolis.
This, according te his design, involves the
personal reslstrntlen of all travelers te New
Yerk, nn inquisition concerning tlu-lr past,
present nnd prebnblc future peregrinations,
nnd the taking of their finger-prints, all of
which Information will be duly pigeon
holed nnd cress-catalogued at police head
quarters. Americans abroad have net Infrequently
resented the surplusage of regulation, scorn
ing te Imply thnt they were criminals until
otherwise proved. They have rejoiced, how
ever, in the knowledge that there was at
least one set of rules for existence with
which their own countrymen had net jet
become Infatuated.
Commissioner Enrlght Is obviously vexed
by that satisfaction In even a modified free
dom. A conceivable further development
may involve the Issuance of n specie' of
passports for admission te Manhattan and
lis dependencies. Limits te the regulation
mania, t-e virulent since the war, are net
.vet in sight.
BOTH SIDES IN RAIL STRIKE
PRESUME ON PUBLIC PATIENCE
Shepmen and Executives Alike May
Find They Can Ge Toe Far In Count
Ing en Mr. Harding's Geed Nature
rTUIK present nttittlde of the striking rail-
read men and of the railroad managers
toward the President's latest proposal sug
gesls that neither party te the dispute Is
thinking nt all of the public's tights.
Mr. Harding Is seeking te settle the strike
nnd te have all disputed points adjudicated
by the Uallrend Laber Heard.
The leaders of the railroads, who seem
only te think of penalizing the shepcraft
union,' are holding off en the submission of
the rcnierlty Issue te the Laber Heard.
The shepcraft men arc Insisting that thrlr
seniority rights be guaranteed before they
return te work, because they wish te enforce
respect for the authority of their union.
In the meantime the repair of the rolling
stock is delayed. It Is charged that the
engineers are compelled te take out engine
and cars that are net In proper condition
te be used.
This charge can probably be di.-counted
bv 0," per cent, but there remains the pos
sibility of the use of unsafe engines which
may break down en the read. The shop
era tt leaders are harping en this possibility
In order te t rente public sentiment In their
favor.
The country has had some experience with
the control of the railroads by the tiovern tievern
meiit and It does net wish te lepeat it.
Hut if it is forced te cheese between the
evil of a return te control by the (lovern (levern
ment and the evil of n transportation
hteakdewn It will net hesitate te make a
heiee. It may be this last re-ort the
President has in mind.
The shepcraft union is as much te blame
as the railroad managers for being obdurate.
Fer Its private advantage It is holding out
for a guaranteed recognition of rights which
are of little consequence in comparison with
the maintenance of service te the traveling
public.
Ne union can long survive popular con
demnation. Its only cc use for existence
lies in its ability te serve. When it be
comes unreasonably obstructive, when it re
fuses te submit lis gilevances te the ad
judication of a properly constituted tribunal
it forfeits public run!' deuce.
The seniority question en which both the
mucin ami the railroad managers are stand
ing out is net cif enough lmpeitanee te
justify what Is happening.
I'eth spies have said that they will accept
the decrees of the Railroad Laber llnard en
all ether matters Theie s no valid reason
why the seniority question should net be
submitted te thlsvheard.
Ye: when President Harding, taking the
di-putants nt their word, invites them te
step their quarreling and resume the rela
tion of employer and empleje while the
Laber Heard passes en the seniority rights
of the men, the disputants show no Inclina
tion te fellow the course which the logic
of their pledges mark' out.
Are both sides counting tee much en the
geed nature and patience of the President?
De they expect him te let them tight their
battle te a finish regardless of the rights
of the public?
De they believe lie has net the nerve te
iisseit himself as the leprescntatnc of the
whole people and force them te step quar
reling and get together?
If i hey de, they should consider seriously
the announcement fiem Washington that
the President's request that the seniority
issue be put up te the Laber Heard is the
final effort of the fiuvernnient "te bring the
strlke te a settlement through voluntary
action of the two parties concerned."
And they should net igneie the further
announcement that the President Is pi,.,
paring te ask Congress te pass n law whb h
will force a settlement.
Whpn si,mll boys disturb the peace r,f a
neighborhood by ii.'htlllg in the streets it is
customary for some one te go e it anil t.-ike
the bevs by the scruff of the neck unci A like
them until thflr if ft h c butter and send them
home. If they have thrown stones unci
damaged the neighbor-' prepurv, the.v are
taken te court und the ';iw- is laid down te
them te pret'-rt the pub'lc
There is autheiltv enough In the fjovern fjevern
meiu te force these foll-giew n men who are
acting like children te step their fighting,
which is Inconveniencing tl.e whole country,
and te behave us fiii-grev-.n u.i-n should
behave after they hav tissuid obligations
te tl.e public
GERMANY AND THE TEDDY BEAR
WORD comes from IJerlin that the "ier
man woman who invented the Teddy
Hear has just celebrated the seventy-lift ii
anniversary of her birth
She was a representative of thp fjertnany
which nncp commanded the admiration of
the people of ether nations. She was tender
hearted and sentimental.
She used te amuse herself by making little
elephants of cloth, which she gnve te her
friends te be used as pincushions. Her
brother, with a commercial Instinct, per
suaded her te make a let of cloth elephants,
which he sold In the neighboring town. Then
she vvns induced te make mere of them for
sale. The market for them led her te make
ether nnlmnls and finally she made n little
bear out of fuzzy plush. She stitched a
smile en Its mouth and sewed beuds en for
eyes, with no thought that she could ever
sell It.
Hlin mndA rhn tev for the nlenmire H ..
, .J-. ... .--- ---- -v ,i, Bavc
her. JfH nn American aaw It and he gave
in erdd pr several tbeuiand bears, and. as
EVENING . PUBLIC LEDGER
seen as they were en the market lie re
peated his order nnd the woman's fortune
was made.
Hut If it had net been for the kindly spirit
of the German woman, who put Inte the ex
pression of the first Teddy Hear some of her
own friendly heart, nothing would hnvc
come of It, This same spirit found expres
sion In most of the toys which c-niiie from
(Scrinnny before the war. If It has survived
the war the old Germany of the last century
may In time emerge nnd recover the place
lu the affection of the world which she lest
while seeking a bigger place In the sun.
OUR CITIZENS FOR OUR SHIPS
CANTfN'O pessimists, who have long been
engaged In circulating the absurdity that
neither the economic structure of the coun
try nor the tciiipci-amaut of lis inhabitants
was such us ever in penult of It becoming
n sea-faring Natien, will seek in vain for
corroboration if their views in the most
recent curly lepert of the .Shipping Heard
Sen-Service Huicau.
It Is recorded in this nnaljsls ()f condi
tions that an Increase of mere than ''. per
cent in the eniplevmeiit of American citi
zens en 1 'lilted States vessels took place
within the twelve months ending June 110,
101.2.
The general order giving certain prefer
ence te American empleyes en ships was
perhaps partly responsible for this marked'
change, but much of It was doubtless due
te the expansion and sturdy growth of op
portunities In the merchant marine. "The
type, skill and efficiency of both officers and
men, aNe improved," asserts the bureau.
"This is reflected by reduction of accidents,
greater economy and general higher effi
ciency." The contention that American maritime
prestige was nn Ideal Impossible of attain
ment was a favorite with backwoods Con
gressmen In the .vcars of depression In our
own sea-borne commerce that followed the
depredations en the merchantmen of the
North by the roving cruisers nnd privateers
of the Seuth in the Civil War.
Foreign nations were naturally net averse
te this misprizing of our own abilities, and
ninny an American who hns crossed the At
lantic en a palatial Hrllish. French or Gor Ger
man liner has swallowed flic fable that his
countrymen were no sailors nnd could never
regain mercantile distinction en the ocean.
Facts are seriously weakening that shal
low legend. Legislators who ere opposing
the sen-ibl devised Ship Subsidy Hill en the
ground that the case for a genuinely Amer
ican an reliant marine is hopeless will be In
clined te long for n suppression of n Sea
Servlce Hureau that has been se diligently
mindful of realities.
SHORT CUTS
France if sue coos it alone must expect
te make a giaud slum.
In discussing international debts net
candid but candled statements are popular.
Meanwhile the thiid party te th" con
troversy is boiling the President still has n
card up his sleeve.
The weather man cares no mere about
mislay ing a storm than the average man docs
about mislaving a nickel.
Operators, miners and the public gen
erallj may all knew a knockout when winter
swats them with hi- icy mitt.
Geneial Crevvder pcil.s with se much
auiher.tv that he mav vet induce the Cubans
te lake their budget n'rieisl
lilsb irregulars are burning property ns
they retieat. each si ceding fastness being
responsible for mere looseness.
Ship has arrived In Camdcji from Portu
gal with a cargo of cork. It Is alleged the
stuff is still use I in llfcsavei-s.
As It presents itself te our attention it
is the di.v nav.v's plan te shoe off the free
booter who pre.vs en the bootlegger.
That pirates are attacking and lobbing
rum-iunners would appear te show that
then- i no honei among lawbreakers.
Perhaps the ren-en the Scn.i'e is sts.
picbuis of the high prices of ga-eline is he-c.tu-e
.t is net the child of the tariff.
Later en Germany will proceed te nulll
f v , te tin- best of her ability, the decisions
being reached at th" Louden cenfeience.
The only effect lime appi'.us Je have en
German reparations is te se-,ile "cm down.
That is wh.v Gi-rniiny wants mere of it.
As Senater Smoot describes it, the seven
groups el American sugar reline-is are ele-"i-i-mined
te brighten the corner where they
ure.
Everything N comparative, as the trials
in Me- ni( remind us. Socialists aie i.uik
and l.iile-liciiiinl ceiiseivatlves and le-.i, licin-
Ulle-i in Itlissltl.
T'.ie trouble' with many prohibition en
forcement bureaus is ihnt i.ie.v arc ke ,,t sc,,
busv investlgatnu themselves that nil ee.
casienal boetleg;;er gels away.
It is the evniejsm ingrained in hi'inan
nature which e-iuses the average reader cor cer
real v te i one-hide that the engineer blamed
for the wreck en the Missouri Pacific is
dead.
Twe residents of Asbury Pail; .nlniirin,t
each ethei's sjdrt swapped at once- and pie-cccib-d
te change en the sticc-i. Si.ecking!
Sonic men have.- no nmie modesty than a
flapper.
Twe deer invaded Yetiki i s, N. Y., and
were leui ing up lawns when the police were
apprised. Their cervine Eden disturbed,
an line lent story was icvtised. In im- eh.ise
thnt ensued the doe Eve passed the buck.
William G. McAdoo Is nllrged ie have
aid a word te a mule thai made it tractable
tifii-i- Yescmlte guides had vainly wasted
tin I.- vocabularies en It. Se what it is te
Lave had experience at Democratic coiivcu ceiivcu coiivcu
t.ens !
ll.irrlhbiirg Is cleaning up and striving
for efficiency; which is the finest kind of
testimony te the belief of friends and fees
alike in the sincerity nnd geed faith of
Gifletd Plnchet. Hairlsburg knows what Is
coming und has started a backfire.
Willlmantlc, Conn., man challenges the
world te nreduce twins that can bent his ten.
ear-old daughters at swimming, fancy
diving, singing or saxophone or violin pluy
Ing. New It Is up te the twins Ie challenge
the world te produce a prouder papa.
At the Deaiivllle, France, race course
Mrs Geerges Cai-x-iitiei- were n while or
gandie gown with miniature boxing gloves
decorating the hein of the cerbage epcni.ig.
We anxiously await description of the gown
of the wife jf the prominent perk packer.
The American institute of Meat Packers
notes the fact the price of hums is going
down nnd advises housekeepers le buy them.
And, naturally, if a sufficient number of
housewives take this excellent ml vice the
price will go up again. Thus altruism anil
l,eejd business walk hand in hand.
We lenrn from Reme
Poultry F.ificlstl that martial law has
been proclaimed in Leg
horn. Can this have anything te de with
the action of the New Ciulle, Del,, ben
which, after laying fifteen two-yolk, eggs
In fifteen days, proceeded te lay a three-
yolk enef Ik It n ferelgu yoke, as it wcra
yum llliu ( an ic e ii
the is throwing off?
Si.
PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9,
AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT'
Safe en the Back Seat of a Car, the
Feet That Won't Behave Can
De Ne Mischief
Uy SAltAll I). LOWME
T MIGHT have learned te drive n car easily
ten yenrs nge through Rhcer Ignorance.
At the end of four lessens from nn Instruc Instruc
eornever the snme Instructor provided
gratis by the Ferd management I wns
hastily pronounced competent nnd given my
rouge by the genial soul who had sold tte
my car? It was like pulling tcclli te get
these four lessens, there were se many new
owners waiting In line. My feeble pre'est
lint I needed te he taught te park the enr
en a cievvdcd street, nnd te turn It under
the awful eje of the traffic policeman nt
Hrend and Arch streets, was wnved aside n
mere feminine humility. The last boy who
had in-fed ns my preceptor had pronounced
me "geed enough, ' and theic was no mere
te be said.
The car thnt I had bought, because It had
one less senile h en its body than any of the
ethers in (he salesroom, was readv tn be
delivered te the factory, where additional
parts such ,, speedometer, n rug rack,
a less pliable running beard nnd covering-'
for the cushions, net te spenlc of n horn that
bellowed Instead of squeaked and n cut-out
were te be added unto it. These were the
dn.vs when Ihe Fords were sold naked nnd
unashamed with 910 allowed for n speedome
ter find nothing extra but a coconut rug in
the back,
T MIGHT have taken the verdict of the
."7 ,"',ns'. ',ev '"""'her" en my driving ability,
if 1 huie driven the car out mvstlf thflt day
Instead of hnving It sent for bv the pnits
mnker. While he was embellishing It with
paint and ncceulcrments. I had, however, n
pause te reflect. And during that pause I
was inundated by insurance literature,
which gradually scared me into n perpetual
geese-flesh nn,i lny hair Inte permanent waves
of rising and fulling in sheer terror ever
what I might de with mv ar or mv car,
with me in it. might de te ethers, as well ai
what might be done te me.
Lurid exnmplcs of cverv sort of cnlns cnlns
trephc were set befeve mv eves, of the llilngs
that had happened which would make every
sort of insurance ebllgatntv te the owner nnd
the driver of n car. What the lnnrnncc
circulars left te the imagination the press
illustrated day by day while n v coinage
tinned te jelly nnd my nerve fe water.
I hat was hew I came fe hlic Thema te
give me mere le.sens. And Themas' firm
determination that if he could help it I
never should learn te drive In the end
triumphed. He became mv chauffeur, and
I n helpless lnller en the back sent, whose
sole connection with the affair was te pay
the lulls that Themas ran up.
IT WAS perhaps our second loon thnt l
stepped nil traffic nn Hrend street near
Cherry for fifteen minutes. I was learning
te turn in the middle of the street and mv
happy selnlinn of the difficulty in threading
mv way between two parked cars was te
steer in the opposite direction from the ap-pre'ie-hlns
traffic. The.v vvns no npprenehing
traffic near, nnd momentarily it seemed
easier te go lintewn than devvr Themn
very righteously indignant, snatched the
steering wheel, but left my feet te plnv nt
huge mi the various steps ranged along the
fleer, with the result that 1 speeded up nnd
ihe cat- lightly bounded en te the pavement
and. indeed, nearly up a pair of srp. In
"ur pith had been a street cleaner, whe
had felt safe. 1 suppose, en the pavement.
He leaped aside. 1 nt failed te hurl his street
cleaning paraphernalia out of our way.
We gathered that up in the bumper nlid
depisiteil it en the front steps intact.
After a second of piennratlnn for what I
might sis- In our wake'. I looked behind me,
once we were stalled, te beheld n huge
crowd nlreidy gathered nnd siiri-juiidiiig a
figuie in while overalls with arms raised te
heaven, whether In thanksgiving or praver
it was haul te say.
t He never gei back hi speech, even when
Themas icsturcd his dustpan nnd brushes
and sciaper. lie even let his nnns come
down with stiff I elite tiincc as though he
vvnsn t sure he had power ever them. At
I lint moment the mounted policeman cnnie
pricking o'er the lea nnd the crowd surged
from the "white wing" te me. 1 get n very
severe toelding from a very Irate liNiman.
and I took ii with n meekness that I was
proud le discover I possessed.
Themas ami the etewd were very much
disappointed that I was net arrested.
CT(W w-e'i'd have get pinched If you had
J- been am thing but just a woman."
was Themas' disapproving summing up as
we drove elf. he behind the steering wheel,
1 en the back seat.
He kept me there in disgrace for several
dnvs, during which time he drew Me car te
the curb te fix something wrong ,very time
I was about le gather courage te snv':
"I'll take a lessen new, Themas!"
Everything wait wrong with the inwards,
the mysterious invvaids of that c.ir, until
whnt courage the insurance circulars had
turned te jelly evaporated Inte moist air.
About ihe fifth ilnj I jiiiccl Themas for m.
"teai her" for the summer, nnd nrvcr get
round le asking him for a lessen again,
P.ut the dent it left en mv nerve.-, wa fe
m-ike thai seveiniii-c of the co-ordination
lu rvveen mv bunds und m,v fiet n fain move
for nnv leae-hcr v, he followed hli.i. And
tl ev nil see-in te de It in moments of doubt,
Yc-lci-ehiv 1 nppieai he'd n very narrow gate
with n guiding hand en the wheei, Mich as
one might use with n 'four-in-hand" ; that
is, I swerved very far round instead of
turning sheit en the near id,.l and my
"learner" was sure I was net going te
what he ealh "make it." S be reached
a strong nrm forward and snatched ihe
wle-d. Again my unattached fe-et played a
wild tune en what was under ihem, and I
"gave her gas " Will, the resuit timt we
shot through the gate, taking sampies of It
with Us and greatlv alarming me ns te the
outermost paitsef the cur, wluc-n was a bur
lowed one. I de nei think most human
beings nie- u-ed te using their f(Pt in u
niiicbtni vvitneut some i (illusion Wlih thclc
hand". I think "snatdung the win el" is a
dangeieiis und u nduuleus waj te "-.ive u
bad situation.
I KNOW one man und one woman who
could unco-erdliiiite en u mnehine and
iiecempllsh something valuable. Wns the
same mix bine and thev wen- husband and
vvif-. iiml the.v were the pride of (l home for
1iiciii1i!cs that I used te visit.
He was purai.v.rd In the hands, and she
in the It, 'ft. lie inn the treadles of the
sewing miit'iuni' and sue guided tlui material
under the needle nnd they made, between
them vi-iy ci editable pajamas.
T have postponed inking another lessen
en the idea of the wiuther since my gate
expi- ionic, but I realize that it w-111 be
another case of Themas and the Ferd if I
de net seen go nt it again.
I am trying te mnke up my mind te mnke
sorties into all my neighbors' front gates
or rather through them from new en until
I am "gate perfect."
- It will be a surprise te thc-m, of course.
A sort of "new we see her and new we
don't," but ns by new the whole countryside
is involved In my "lessens," and perfect
strangers te me jump aside as I approach
with comic motions of pretended alarm, I
take it for granted my friends will interpret
my sudden entries and Immediate departure-!
as all part of the great endeavor.
The only person who may object is the
owner of the car. If I see signs of weaken
ing !n her generosity, I shall take it HH a
sign also from heaven that I mil fe tnhe n
lifepluen en the back seat of n motorcar,
Hut until that hour strikes:
Te steer or net te steer Is still the ques
tion! (
Charmed by the Spirit's Tooting
Petit .test Correspondence, in the Conway Count.
(Ark.) Unit. veuniy
If we are rightly informed, the mnrrylni
spirit Is still en a boom In our vicinity.
Mr. .Toe Cnrleclt. of Morrllten, came up u
few days age, nnd by listening te the gentle
nnd pleading calls of oue of our most beau
tiful slrlsVfcll u vkltin te the, eplrit.
MORE
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NOW MY IDEA IS THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphians en Subjects They
Kneiv Best
ELIZABETH O'NEILL
On Summer Playground Werk
rpiIE great need of summer playground
work in Philadelphia Is for trained
IfScliers, says Miss Elizabeth U Weill, wlie
has charge of that depirtmer.t of public
school work.
"We are new in the second month of the
summer's work," said Miss O'Neill, "and
while there is u definite program followed
out every cluy at all the playgrounds, there
Is no ever-supervision. The piegrums are
flexible and much is left te the discretion of
the tenchers icgurding the work at the play
grounds. "Hut it has been Ihe experience of nil
who have been associated with i-Ms work,
both lu Philadelphia and elsewhere, that
theie must he supervision unless we are te
have the unwholesome atmosphere of the
alleys und the back streets brought Inte the
playgrounds. It is true thnt all children
knew a certain number of games, but giiiues,
like everything else, deteriorate by being
handed down from generation te generation,
nnd each succeeding generation must be
taught hew te play lu the proper manner,
If a high standard, both of the games nnd
of the children. Is te he maintained.
Forming Correct Habits
"Many persons misunderstand just whut
is meant by the Idea of supervised play.
They think that the children are compelled
te de certain things nt certain times, where
as the real truth is that the trained super
visor knows exnetly what the child can de
and sees te It that each child is placed In a
position where hu will form ceirect habits.
This Is, lifter all, the main object In super
vising play.
"Again, many persons have the idea t' t
any one can handle a pluvgieund, but the
truth Is that thl3 has become a specialized
matter und keeps the person employed busy
from the beginning of the day until the close.
Many persons app'y te us for the position of
playground teacher, but In most of the cases
we find that they have net hnd the right
training te de the work,
"At the opening of Ihe gieunds, both In
the morning and the altcrnueii, mere are
opening exercises or assembly and in these
the keynote of the ela.v is given. These are
the periods in which ate given anj thing in
the way of health, safety or kindness talks,
and they have an Impuitiint inlliienee en
the minds of the children. We have had
repeated instances that the seed sewed
during these little talks have grown Inte
permanent fruit.
Qualifications of ; Tcnrhci
"There Is n difference between the teacher
and the supervisor. The latter visits the
playground nnd assists the teachers in over
coming any possible dllficulties in the way
of making suggestions or in organization
work.
"The teachers them-elves ure all normal
school graduates and the.v take a two ears'
course In the playground work. This course
consist H of one lessen n week for twenty
weeks. This coming jenr the lessens will lie
given in the West Philadelphia High Scheel
for Girls en Tuesday evenings from 7;H0 te
l:30. They are given Instruction In games
both elementary and advanced, gymnastic
games, songs, song dances, folk dances,
stories for beith younger and elder children
and in handwork. The latter is sometimes
known i.s manual training and Includes paper
und cardboard work, hammock weaving, vol vel
ley nets and the caning of chairs. They are
ulse taught the making of simple pesters.
"The teacher who has received this
trnlnlug has no difficulty in going 0 the
playground nnd giving instruction in ,0
work which Is te be done, Ve co-operate
In all the playground work with all the
civic clubs and organizations. We teach lit
tle girls te take the pieper care of their
smaller brothers and sisters and teach miinv
things en the playgrounds besides actual
Many Subjects Taught
"Kindness te nnlmnls Is n feature of this
work, this being tnuglit through short talks
animal songs, stories und pesters, Meutli
hygiene is also taught and, by co-operation
with the Park Commission, the children are
Instructed hew nnd when te destroy the
cocoons of caterpillars en the trees. We
also teach safety, both In and out of the
playgrounds, nnd lny, especial emphasis in
uiej nciuin Biae, miuwiiig tuc necessity.
1922
IMPORTANT THAN FENCES
VV
elenn schoolyards, clean streets and, nbeve
all. clean children.
"Each day theie are two periods of free
play. During this time the children are nt
play of their own cheesing and the teachers
watch closely, noting the various chnrneters
of the children, what they se'ect for them
selves in the way of games and hew thev plnv
them.
"Hut, If ihe period of free play were ex
tended throughout the entire day. It would
become niniless and degenerate Inte disorder.
Instructed play U better becnus-, while the
child Is free te play pretty much as it
pleases, at certain times the teacher gathers
n group of children and teaches them new
games. These children teach them te ethers
in their turn and se the ew und healthful
games spread rapidly.
A Well-Organlzcd Yard
"A well -organized playground is one In
which every child Is busy doing something nil
of the time. The children are organized
Inte groups nnd a leader for each of the
groups Is appointed by thp tcuchcr and the
groups are assigned te separate activities.
"We have seventy-one playgrounds In
operation this summer. As a rule there are
two teachers te enih playground, usually a
man and u woman, although there are sev
eral grounds where two women net as
teachers. The afternoon sessions en the
pluj ground ure much mere largely attended
than are the morning sessions, this being tin tin
deubtedlv due te the fact thnt se ninnv of
the children have household duties at home
te perferin during the morning hours und
cannot get te the grounds until afternoon.
"Rut there is n shortage of trained
teachers for this work. Our programs, ns I
have said, are flexible and the children have
full nnd complete llberl, but it is the per
fect freedom which comes only under law.
I. ihe te Knew Rules
"The necessity for law is recognized bv
the children themselves. They like te knew
the iiile.s of the games nnd they arc per
fectly cognizant of the fnct that all games
must have rules. I playgrounds where the
teacher bus net Intel the necessary experi
ence, the children organize things for them
selves te a certain extent.
"lu the matter of the swings, for ex
ample, the children recognize the idea that
there must be some rule by which perfect
justice wi be done te nil. l some vards
a child will use the swing from the time one
trelle.v ear passes until the time the next one
comes along and various ether methods of
government have been devised by the children
themselves. They like rules and like te fol fel fol
lew them and, while the.v will mnke them f,,P
themselves If there Is no teacher te de it
still li is belter te huve un elder person te
help them in the formation of such rcifiibi rcifiibi
tlens. "
"About ten years nge there was a move
ment ie open the playgrounds without super
vision and this was done in ,, few- of them
lhere were caretakers who hud little train-'
ing and no Interest, but this wns all Tl e
result was Interesting, fr ,,,. children Im
mediately began te stay uvviiy fr, '
grounds. When they found that there was
se little te de and no suggestions fortlieerninc
their lack of interest seen reached the 3
where they would net come an , , ,,,.
l-urthermeie, tl.e children knew Imn ed Vly
when the resources of entertainment , ,. 0
tenchers have been exhausted.
Many Kinds of Training
"Supervised phiy gives many (lmIs of
training, it teaches the right- ki 1 It
habits, phvsleul, moral n,l ,,.( 1, the nnlriJ
of fair plnv, li..mty and obedience. ""ffi
Is no pliii-D where a child can get n be u ter
conception of democracy, obedience te ,w
am geed citizenship, than in the playgre id
which is properly supervised. uJKunii
"There Is the loom nnd the need in Phlln.
delph in for many mere plnygreunds. T
Heard of Education has authorized MO bit
there fire only seventy-one eiiened thus f,i
Lxierlcnee has shown thnt the smaller eh I
dren will net go further then two blocks
or three at the most, te piny, nnd therefore
It is necessary te have them close together."
A Short Grass Philosopher
Frem tlie Klncman Journal.
When hope and love d.ave gene from your
life you're dead, It does net inakc any dlf.
ference whetlitivjhey hive buri. ;.."!:
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What De Yeu Knew?
QUIZ
Who founded the Banlc of England!
What nre the chief coal-preduclns
tlens besides the United States.
In what century was "Koblnsen Crw
written 7
In what Cabinet position vvns Thetxli
itoeseveit serving at me tune ei
outbreak of the Spanlsh-Amtrii
War?
In what part of England la the City
uristel?
What pest In the present Cabinet Is b
by Henry Cnntvvell Wallace?
Hew many national narks of the IV
Stntes nre cust of the MlsilJf
Hlver?
Name two Semitic languages.
What is tlie origin of the word
hards," ns applied te obstinate I
sons?
Where nnd what Is Ungava?
Answers te Yesterday's Qui:
10,
An American railroad which Is eh
Known bv a woman s name Is the J
HOUrl. KiumfiH cinrl Teyiis. the. M. 1
which by the emission of the "Xl
necemes tne "Italy.
KltiK David wns the Shenherd Kins'.
Mummies nre se called In reference
'mum,' the ancient name of tne'
used In cmbalmlnc.
The Catalan Is a Itnmnnce langaani
fieri te Prnvenenl unci Snanlsh
spoken chiefly In the Province efO
lenin, spam, et vvnicn tne cniei i
is Ilarrnlnnri. '
The rent li.inin nf tlie eMehrflleil Frttl
writer. Plerrn T.ntl lu .Tnllen Vliui I
Schlapurelll, the Italian astronomer, i
covered tne se-cnlleu canais en i
dinner Mers In 177.
Havnieml Pelnenm was succeeded I
President of France by Taul DtK
nei, i
The lyre-bird I.s found In Auslralas't I
ene wlie encounters personal peril'
the u.ilfn of nlhnru enflertnkes tO T
the rut." The .illusion Is te the M
of the cunning old mouse, who ii
g( steu mat they sneum nans -i
en the cat's neck te glve notice!
her nnnrnneli te all the mice. I
cellent," said the wlse young
out. wne is ie uniieriuKe mc j"-j
r.n.1, i, ,,,, i.. ,. .. i.,r. ..i- ,i... mustard Is
10.
Ily, with whlte or purple flowers, m
vuicu in gardens.
Today's Anniversaries
17S7 The ship Columbia tailed t
Husten en the first ve.vage In whlM
American Hag was carried around the
ISO." An expedition under Lieutee
Zebulon M. Pike left St. Leuis te t
the sources of the Missouri Hlver.
1W0 Edward Tiffin, first State flen
of Ohie, elled at Chilllcethe, U. Be"
England, June 10, 1700,
1842 Ashburton Treaty. ",K11infJ
boundary line between Canada rinil JJ
signed in vv asiiiugieii. h
18 H Imprisonment for debt was
Ished In England. .,
1880 General Heberts started ej i
famous march from Kubul te relieve m
dnliar, ..
18118 Spain formally accepted lrw
McKlnley'h terms of pence.
-rJ,,,'e RlrthriaVS
(uu-jr " " ' , ri,rj
End of Ltten. hivernnr of i''1
wnic li is said te in- un- """ ,-i,
.i i tf T...H.. i,ni nt aimisi '
tne provinces ,u iiieiei, u--
din, forty-six- years age.
Dr. Edward S. Parsons, nreiM.
Marietta College, born in Hroekljn,
llttynine yenrs age.
Tl.e lit. Kcv. Wlllinm 'l rape,"
copal Hlshep of West Texns, born st
vine, n. v .. un; -mr ." ""- rt(
Charles Nagel. Secretary of f emmL
Laber In the T.ift 1I'0,',I,U". ,earti
rade County, Tex , scvcnty-thr ee n
IOuIh H. liannn, '"; "uen,"
North Dakota, born nt New JJriguw1' t
sixty -one jenrs age.
U. 8. Pharmacopoeia for Chln
a !-- IflnlrlM
from An.ericuii ,w'fc,H" ... ,nrtnnpU
The I 'tilted States P i"'1 L,
being translated Inte the hliww ffi'n
under the auspices of tle IMilIaclelPg"
lege of Phttiinacy and h-c-ieicc- -V, ,rt
before the war Is snld te have "if",
means te hnve the German I ""f., 0
i.i i.. -i.i..nu.. lii order lm,M
irillllllllVII UIU Wlllivrs ... ,, ta l"
man manufacturers might expert i (
drugs of (IcW Htandnnh.. JJO
uiiiicriHoeii mui vjri-nv '""' ffi,reilC
similar effort since the war. Yat
dop'len of American stamisruvja
twvf; ".:. jffi - stji -
inr drugs anu medicines h
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