frWf? wm&Gseww? 7nr wmfwmmWm .r - -r y IK.V,T nw WW ' i:4?J &1Vl i e EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 27, 1922 Lv: 'vi J-" wmwmmm: Vnj ft "p s lV cuEninn miinuc uipnner i PUI&IC LEDGER COMPANY i i CTIIU8 H. K. CURTIS, PnBstntNT x l. nn c. Martin, vicb rresldcnt ana Trurrs vnariri j, iyi.-r, ,-i'crPinry, L-nnncn u. iu.iinR- 1 ten, rnlllp H. Cellins, Jehn II. Williams, Jehn .T. i raarvran, uenrse l . ueidamitn, David E. Smiley. s Directors. DAVID K HMII.KY IMIter JOHN C. MAKTIV (lent-ml Tluslnrn Manmer 1 rubllnheil dnlly nt l'rnttc LanciM Building ' Independence! Stwure, Philadelphia. Atlantic CiTt rrrji-ftilen BulMIng Nw Yerk Rill M.ullnen Ave. ErrneiT 701 Ferd IlulldlnK BT. Leins 013 aiohe-Demecrnt llufldlrg 'V CniCiOO 1302 Tribune BulldJnc Nrcws ih.tiu:ausi Washi.vciten IHrfuc, ' N. IJ, Cor. Pennsylvania Ami. and Uth St. Kw Tonit llctittc The. Suit nulldlns &ONDON Bchkiu Trafalgar Building- . I Hti'i it N il, ..tl.'. 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Krld.T, October 21, l: TROLLEY EXTENSIONS MR. MITTEN'S 1'lniiB for trolley exten sions in the northern una northeastern sections of the city, providing ns they de for an elaborate scries of connecting lines which will give the areas cist of Rread trcet come of the benefits of the Frank ford elevated line, deserve nil the praie that they have received in the affected areas. Such a sysem of transit as Mr. Mitten Las outlined will be the basis for large ad ditional works of Improvement In n part I the citj that has been seriously handi capped until new becauie of inadequate treet-car service. And it Is worth re memberinc that it would net h.-ne been possible with municipal operation of the Frankford "h." Centralized direction and co-erdinated plans and effort are essential te any efficient general system of city transit. Obviously the engineers of the I'. R. T. re working with an ee te the future nnd e the Hread street subway, whiih in the course of time will tit perfectly into the larger scheme of service sketched in the plans for the new feeder lines uptown. All previous experience has shown that there Is a wide area about every center of popu lation in which real estate values will rise automatically and continue te move upward srith the sole stimulus of geed transporta tion facilities. Residents uptown therefore swill benefit directly by the eief.titic fore .Bight which will provide for an exten-inn of rapid-transit facilities in regions which had been prepared te wait patiently for an up-and-down-tow u subway. SIGHTING GENERAL WOOD REASSURED by the report of Jehn W. Ziegler, who was in intimate touch with General Leenard Weed en a recent Ylsit te the Philippines, the trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have authorized the announcement that the new head of this institution will take up his dutlt-. here as seen ns the finishing touches have been given te certain appointments and legisla tive matters in the Islands It is implied, although net speciticall stated, that Gen eral Weed will arrne in this ilty uny time between January 1 and February 1. KC1 Indications that the University will seen be extricated from a emewh.it embarrassing predicament are therefore brighter In jus tice te General Weed, moreover, it may be emphasized that the postponement of his Induction was net primarily of his own making. The situation in the Philippines has, ac cording te Mr. Ziegler, entailed pressing and arduous responsibilities upon the Gov Gov ereor General. Rut no dinner were the fruits of his labors In educational, health, financial and general administrative reform beginning te be visible than n political dead lock occurred in the insular Legislature, necessitating an extension of the leae of absence. The University trutr. nre evidently con fident that this Una obstacle will be' over come in the near future. Their point of Tlew will be noted with interest by stu dentB, faculty and alumni, who have quite naturally looked forward te the day when leadership of the Unlwr-ity can be'ldentl fied and when the tulicy "nd development Of the Institution can be definitely outlined MAKE WAY FOR POLITICS THE already discussed postponement of the Near East peace conference mav b.' fraught with some peril te the Lh,uu, where the lirH t-n nation and T irkish occupation of Thrace are pt..ducing an abunilame ..f socemliuy iris.s, l,u -r i, tl. deubtedly the . ,,,-t ,.f jeliti, al wisdom te extricate the parlej from the complexities of the Hrltish gi in ral ele, ' ,,n. Lord Curzon, it is said, has asked for n deferment of the meeting until the pelpjcal situation in his own einti has te ..'enie extent quieted down, nnd there are intima tions that the Cnited States would pr,.fer net te consider its Ver Eastern Interests tee curiously until after it, own November contest. The Ftery of an international conference With delegates unsupported at home is tee painful te inspire any popular demand for We repetition of such embarrassments It has been bored rh.it the .enfe'rene eriginallv fixed for lausnnne, with th tentative .'it. f ..,w ,r i;- , , , prench the r,st..ln p.-.M.m. in a definitive mintmr. s-ich nutht.ritv elui.isv cannot be s h u!ll, tllc pe,KUlU ; Dells at home, tek ' T. R. AND THE NAVY TIE selection of t. nnnlv.rsarv of the b rth of Tli.We.e RiM.snelt as thednven Which te make an attempt te keep aim- na tional interest in the riavv was wise. In spite of the agreements of what was loosely called the Disarmament fengress jn Vashli.Rfnti. there has been an Impression that nales were te disappear If thP Washington Conference had been pepulnrlv known ns n ..mferenre for the limitation f armaments theie would hare been l,.S! I)0. ular misapprehension en the subject. The purpose of the nsscnih'y of detegntes from ether nations was te agree en a "plan by which competitive warship building might be brought te an end. This result could net be accomplished unless there could be agreement among the principal Powers en' a maximum of naval strength which each would seek te maintain This mnxl- mum wns lower than the existing naval Strength of the United States, Gteitt Ililtuln and Japan. Agreement en It Inielved an agreement te scrap u let of wnrshlps. j With the extensive const line of the V United States nnd with the pesslblllt) nf n lff"tliace of American Interests In various pan "i ini' norm, it id iiecesnury llnaZJ filj.isA l,,,t. it.nltitnln n tinw lubf na t, tm taiU 4cluul( IMilM,i J J"ik YvpH )$trrr te' fv uty ei I'minaeipaia te. tain a police force. It is an instrument of pence nnd public order. Consciousness of ItH existence nnd of Its purpose must be preserved in the nubile mind. And the efforts of the extreme pacifists te bring about the scrapping of nil the warships must be resisted. As Theodere IlVescvelt was one of the most distinguished ndvecatcs of pence through preparedness, doing honor te his memory can appropriately be engaged In en the same day thnt we celebrate the navy. He devoted mere space than any ether President in his messnges te Congress en the subject of naval development, nnd has long been regarded ns a particular patron of the nnvy. THE TOWN PUMP PARTY'S CLAIM TO DISTINCTION It Did Its Best te Obstruct Great Enter prises in the Past and Is Still En Rased in the Same Kind of Activity rpIIE significance of the Sesriul-Ccntcnnlal mass-meeting In the Acndcmy of Music i lay In the fact thnt things were said in the open which long hnvc been said In private about the Influences which are hostile te the project. Judge Rennlwell, In his opening address, said that "a small group of financiers" hns been working from the beginning te block the enterprise, and James M. Reck, who made the principal address, said that Mr. Hoever wns disposed at one time te accept the offer of the presidency of the fair cor poration, but that he came te a luncheon In Philadelphia, where he discovered that although no one was saying anything openly against the fair, there wns an undercurrent of opposition. Thereupon he decided te re main in the Cabinet rather than mnke the attempt te put ever a great undertaking which did net have the unanimous support of all the powerful Influences In the city. Mr. Reck said further that it was sig nificant that the chief open opposition te the fnlr came from the head of the Raldwin Locomotive Works, "which is no longer the Philudelphln institution that it once was, but is controlled In Wnll Street." He did net say, ns he might have done, thnt Samuel Vnuclain, of Baldwin's, is the chief spokesman for the "little group of financiers" te which Judge Rennlwell re ferred. There Is hope for Philadelphia when men will say In public what every one is snylng in private. Then the obstructive forces can be met in the open. Mr. Reek's invention of the phrase "Town Pump Party" te describe the held-backB was as happy as his ether remarks were significant. His resume of the history of the ncthitles of this party ought te areue the preg five citizens te an effort te make it se in 'cnt thnt it will never again hnve uny df CTrent influence upon the develop ment of the city. It hns been forgotten that the held-backs prevented Philadelphia from becoming the permanent capital of the United States. Mr. Reck reminded us that if it had net been for the opposition of Philadelphia delegates te the plans te keep the capital here it would never have gene te "the swamp en the bnnks of the Potomac" where lr was ultimately built. He reminded us also that when an nt tempt was made te meet the competition of the new Erie Canal bv building a railroad acres the Alleghnny Mountains there was se little faith In the possibilities of a rail road that it was net built and the commer cial supremacy of the Natien passed from Philadelphia te New Yerk. Indeed, se short-sighted were the citizens of this town that they opposed the extension of n rail road as far south ns Raltimere for fear that it would benefit the city en the Chesa peake Ray nt the expense of the city en the Delaware River. The Town Pump Party hns scores of tem porary victories of this kind te its discredit. It has hampered nnd delayed pregres as it Is new attempting te de, but it hns net always been successful. The things that it opposed have ultimately been done except where the opportunity was lest forever, as in the case of the location of the national capital. The real Issue today Is whether the Town Pump Party can control the city and enn dictate what shnll be done. It is active and alert Mr Vnuclain has even defended It" activities by saying thnt "it is a geed thing te have some one guarding the old pump je the well won't be pumped drv " Well, these who Insisted that the 'own p -:nps should be preserved when Lntrebe wa getting ready te draw n supply of water from the fVhuvlkl'l 'aid that La-trelie- steam engine could net be d pended en te force the water through the mnins. They thought they were protecting the water upply. The town pump disappeared, but the type of mind which defended it persists If it ! the type of m!rd e: the majority of the people of this city there will be no fair Rut if there is peme one with the courage and determination of I.atrebe there will be n fair, and the held-bncks them sMves will finally admit that they were mis taken, ROCKEFELLER A RADICAL? STOCKHOLDERS In great American corporations are nor unlike the people In these European countries which once were patient under tvranneus kings. They have little telre in the direction of affairs which they may properly call their own. The bosses, the beards of directors nnd the few impressive execut ves nt the top run their businesses. The stockholders the real owners of prepertj, usually de as they are told and sign en the dotted line. Or. let us sa.v . te be mere correct, they used te de se until very recently. Of late it has become apparent thnt the men ami women who actually own the great rail rail read anil mine properties of the country ere nor nlwajs in accord with their execu tives and that thej are dlspes,., te resent and even te fear the operation of Industrial policies enunciated and practiced by cor poration representatives of the tjpe Which even Attorney General Daughcrty calls hard-boiled. Typical of the Insurgent stockholder of the hour 1 Jehn D. Rockefeller, ,Ir , who hns written what might be called n sensn sensn tlennl letter in defense of the striking coal miners of Somerset County, Pa. As a stockholder In the operating cnmpnrt.v, Mr Rockefeller flatly condemns, the policy of the executives ns "unjust nnd unwise." II0 believes that "we cannot have political democracy and Industrial nutoerary" and that the mine workers hnve a just and legj. cel right te act In an organized body and te seek a voice In all matters pertaining te working conditions and wage scales. yHe helpless. because ne ia a minority stock holder In a company which, after a 8en months' strike, still reiuscs te aeai wun me workers' union or te tolerate any but open shop conditions of employment. This will remind students of contem porary news that during the height of the rail strike railroad stockholders were or ganizing actively te oppose executives en some lines who, In their opinion, were un wisely engaged In a war calculated te de great harm te their properties. One of the greatest American Insurance companies ap peared In the open net long age as a cor poration stockholder te fight reactionary In dustrial leaders temporarily in control of Its properties. Thus we are reminded that as a Premier and a Cabinet may net be France or Eng land, an executive and a beard of directors ere net always representative of the actual spirit or alms of a great Industrial corpora tion. The stockholders whose money Is in such Industries seem striving new te obtain better control of operating policies upon which the future prosperity nnd stability of their organizations may depend. And It Is clear that if votes were taken they would appear mere bread-minded and mere gen erally humane than these few executives who have made themselves conspicuous by their refusal te settle any Industrial dis pute by any rule ether than the law of might. It requires expressions of opinion such as that just issued by the younger Rocke feller te remind the public that the most reactionary executive Is seldom the owner of the property he directs. It Is when ewnes of the property individuals or stockholders dictate working policies that strikes nnd lockouts are likely te be few and far between. ARBOR DAY rriHERE Is noethcr State In the Union In which the message of Arber Day is se clear nnd Its warning se pertinent as in Pennsylvania. Te 's ence stately and abundant forests the Commonwealth ewes Its very name. Frem Its woodland resources much of Its prosperity wa.s formerly derived. Under the standards of conservation, new happily raised, lies the hope of compensation for wanton destruction and ruthless wastage. As late as a century age there still steed In Pennsylvania twenty acres of forest land for each Inhabitant. About 25,000 acres of original timber new remain, or less than one ncre for every 300 Inhabitants. Fortunately the upbuilding of Penn's Weeds hns at last attained n stage from which bright prospects for the future can be discerned. Thanks te such able and In defatigable foresters ns the Inte Dr. Roth Reth rock and GlfTerd Pinehet, the State new owns mere than a million acres of forest land te which scrupulous care and atten tion arc devoted. The menace of forest fires is the subject of nutheritntive study, nnd marked progress in safeguards has been achieved, Of equal if net greater Importance than the governmental machinery new operative is. however, public appreciation of the true spirit of Arber Day and the responsibilities which It tenches. Governer Sproul's proc lamation setting aside today for specinl ob servance Is net only addressed te far sighted citizens, but te "the bejs and girls of Pennsjlvnnln that great armv of L',000,000 school children." Respect for the sylvnn stute is n sentiment which, if duly implanted In the hearts of young Pennsyl vnnlnns. will go far toward bringing nbeut the woodland redemption of the Common wealth. The celebration of the fall Arber Day this year is linked with that of Rird Day, an appropriate partnership emphasizing that love of nature which is net only spiritually ennobling, but is a cogent, practical factor in .enlightened citizenship. The State or nation which husbands, nurtures nnd pro tects its natural resources, floral and faunal alike, engages in life Insurance of a most gainful type. Seme of the richest countries in the world, Spain being a particular example, have been all but ruined by short-sighted destruction of arboreal riches. Only years of conscientious "onservatten can repair the damage of even brief seasons of reckless, selfish extravagance. NOTHING HAPHAZARD HERE PROSPECTS that the Victory Convention Hall will be a building ably planned and esthetlcally Inspiring nre enhanced by the ndmirnble methods adopted by the County Commissioners in securing the best des'gns for the work. Frem the outset the architectural re sponsibilities involved in the operation have been rationally appreciated. The exclusion of nen-Philadelphlans from the plan compe tition was based upon a right understanding of the fact that this city Is one of the architectural centers of the country. It would have been unn'essarv nnd unrea sonable te seek outside for artistry available in the domestic field, in the cultivation of which the brilliantly successful architec tural school of the University of Pennsyl vania has played se prominent a part. Contestants for the privilege of designing the hnll were therefore wisely restricted te th's community, nnd it is new announced thnt out of the twentv -eight groups of entrants, ten have been selected for par ticipation In the final contest. The outcome of the preliminary com petition is in Itself n tribute te the con scientious discernment of the out-of-town jury nnined by the Commissioners. Inte the hnnds of any one of the ten groups the work of designing n fitting war memorial nnd convention building could be intrusted theut misgivings. The winners nre unquestionably repre sentative of much of the architectural dis tinction of Philadelphia. It Is hoped that by the end of the year, before which the final designs will be sub mitted, the ultimate precesi of selection enn be completed. The winner will !mve passed through n severe nnd author tntive test, nil of which centnlns heartening premise of the beauty dignity nnd fitness nf the Vlrtnrv Hall ns an Inspiriting addition te the city and n notn netn ble adornment te thf Parkway. THE LADY SPECTATORS pYNICS of the srt who of old used te V-J rail against the principle 0f woman Piiffrnge find n geed deal of pleasure now new ad vh In directing general nttentien te the extraordinary number of women who crowd te murder trials nnd scrnmble for front seats in courtrooms where the dork details of tragedies of emotion are recited in detail Certainly the scenes in nnd about Judge Rnrrntt's court vesterdny would make it appear te a superficial observer thnt women nre mere morbidly curious than men. Women who go te murder trials nnd argue with court officers nnd rush for front Bents de net demonstrate the existence in the feminine mind of nnj peculiar or morbid trend net characteristic of the ether half of humanity. They happen merely fn repre sent a clnss nf women who find time henvv en their hands and hnve nothing better te de. Feed nrlces In September, snvs hn n. partment of Laber, were approximately 1 per cent lower than In August. Nothing In that te mono September mourn, if the geed WK keeps tin there'll be cam n. Than .tTing. T AS ONE WOMAN SEES IT "Committee of the Town Pump" Is Nickname That Will Stick and Help te Lnugh Opponents of the Fair Out of Court By SARAH D. LOWRIB rpe GIVE your enemy a bnd name 'does net teke much wit, but te give him a nickname thnt sticks Is a dramatic revenge thnt compensates for nny Injury he has done. James Beck's nickname for the enemies of his native city who hnve tried te make cowards of us nil in the matter of the Sesqul-Centcnnlal will stick nnd blister nnd kill their influence by the greatest weapon in the world laughter. He called them the "Committee of the Town Pump." And he told the citizens' meeting nt the Academy the tale of the early town-pump meetings te buckwntcr progress. lie made his speech with great vigor nnd frequent references te notes nnd jottings en historical happenings which he had gathered, he said, In the course of the after noon; but they might easily have been in the course of a lifetime. A FTER this speech one will knew where te leek for the men who stick out their Crutches te trip up these of their fellows who still have legs te run with. They will be gathered about the town pump, ns they were In Latrobe's day, discussing ways and means te step his bringing running water Inte the town by his engine, when the town pump is still pumpnblc. I de net think the laughter of the few will shame the town-pump cronies, but the energy of the many In the matter of the eesqui-Centcnnial will give them less te talk about and mere te think about. And per haps it is just as well they should have turned back and preferred te back down hill rather than help pull up. It gives the younger men, the poorer men nnd the most progressive men nn udded Impetus te turn in und see what can be done without what one jocularly called them te me "the old sour balls." The plans which called for n vague eighty millions last spring were tee grandiose, no doubt. These thnt call for twenty millions sound nenrer the mark, especially us quite i't. of the expenditure wHl new be for things of permanent value te the town, nnd the ether half will be for things that will in a sense pay for themselves, into the gen eral trensurj of the citizens' purses und savings funds. PHILADELPHIA will probably have te raise ten million of the twenty, but ns we raised hundreds of millions in Liberty Kendtj i in n little ever n year, it leeks ns though the thing could be financed without a general appeal te the householders. And M It could easily. If all of the men who Hnance big business chose te back this great business Rut then it would net be the city s fair it would be the bankers' show, he it is just as well thnt it has get te be tne people s or no one's from the very start. QNE of the pleas against the fair by the Town Pump Party has been that it will bring a nibble of undesirable Grangers te tne town. I wonder what they mean by undesirable? There would, of course, be the great orchestras te join our own In n world res iyal of music; there would be the great artists and architects, who will design und decorate etir buildings; there will be the htate and foreign delegations who will bring us greetings; there will be the Government, iedern and Stute and civic executives, who help us de honor te the occasion; there Hi ul lhe fnImeM and their fnrallles from !iVn taie and "dining States, nnd there will be the people who like te travel in this country and n Europe who will come te slghtsee, nnd last, but net least, there will be the most skilled artisans from all ever i,..n iV.erW '5 rut finishing touches te the buildings and te tnke chnrge of the exhibits. Seme of these will stuy en in Philadelphia permanently and help te counterbalance some of the permanent undesirables that make slums out of great areas of our city streets. We can scarcely have mere thieves and new-up men than we nre cursed with nt present, but we could well have mere nrtists and ski ed artisans. Fer every pickpocket who wi be lured here te ply his trade nt a world s fair there will be flftv picked workers who wi 1 be paid te come here te help us turn a shabby, interesting old place into a beautiful and interesting one Ne the Town Pump hud better drop that mumble-jumblc nbeut "undesirable strang ers. It is net undesirable strangers Phila delphia need fear, but undesirable hnbltues. T WAS interested in the many-sidedness J- of the citizens' rally at the Academy Wednesday evening. Judge Rennlwell is a Ope that belongs te the next vintage after tlie Uvil nr. He is mere compact, less given te flights of eloquence and inure homely in his arguments thun these romantic orators He spoke tee long ns chairman, but what he sold wus geed and needed te be said His generation ure most of them long speakers they de net held their wutches in their hands or wear them en their wrists; but if they forget themselves in ninny words thev can be counted en te get things done. And I understand that the town virtually ewes the meeting te the Judge's getting "it done " All thanks te him therefer! Mrs. Rlankeiiburg wus nlse characteristic of n type that is passing the political re form type of woman who is net afraid te speak her mind, net given te placating, net moving by eloquence of words, but Impress ing by the earnestness of slmplmt.v Like most women, she spoke shertlj and te the point and with no repetition, nnd toward the last with mere feeling than I buve ever seen her show. Rut then she wu speaking about peace. IT WAS Franklin D'Olicr who really rep resented a new type one which we will get used te, I trust, because of its. repre hentatlvencH of the bHt characteristics of the present oncoming generation. Quite evidently he does net consider him self as much of n speaker, and jet quite evidently he run' become a very (me one. And fine is just the word. He hns a geed voice an actor's voice reall.v. His words come easllj from nn open threat and nre well pronounced, yet without affectation. And wiiat he read wns mere finished and of n higher tone of composition ,lnd a deeper If mere restrained feeling than an.v thing else thnt wns said that night If be really has the strength te held that l esu,,m untj (MP successful finish he will have developed into one of the most notable men of the country in mere vvn.vs than as nn administrator. I ONLY heard one ether of the speakers, and that was the orator of the occasion James M Reck. He was hi tine fettle nnd verv interesting and nt times exhilarating. He wns mere conversational than oratorical and sometimes tnlked te us ns though we" were n jury, but eftenest ns though we were seated en the steps of the village Mere laughing nt the old fellows round the town pump He did net call nnv of them bv tmme, these fellows; but if he bad jelled the mime of one of them it could net have sounded plainer in our euis, that all-pervasive name whose owner, by emmnn consent and sheer habit, holds the handle of the town pump well within his grasp ,.0 no one can drink from the spout without is sny.se. We ewe n great deal te the United States Solicitor General for giving us n name for our village wiseacre Jt Is name that will stick, I have no doubt, Charles Garland nnd Seber Second his soul mntes hnvii Thought Needed been threatened with tar und feathers by in dlgniuit neighbors. Fer the young man unci the foolish girls we have little sjmpathy; but we are concerned nbeut the neighbors. It is a serious matter when ordinarily geed citizens feel the urge te break the law. They should take, earnest thought and rafrala. The law provides punishment for all train- grcMera, vv Mop KKSSw c ,'Wi.w TfcTX SiwUwu&b A ly 1 WATR ! ggtf Implied k 7WKfriMr aw;fejsur I f' 1 I vl J. l4Alf'it a if J 2- " 4 f' NOW MY IDEA IS THIS! Daily Talks With Thinking Philadelphia en Subjects They Knew Best KENNETH L. M. PRAY On Secial Werk as a Profession QOCIAL work is no longer confined te O the outpouring of sympathy, kindness nnd neighborly feeling en the pnrt of these who have money nnd leisure te these who hnve net, but Is rnpidly though gradually being raised te the level of the learned profession." savs Kenneth L. M. Pray, director of the Pennsylvania Scheel of So Se cial and Health Werk. "There is a growing consciousness en the part of social workers, both these cm cm plejed nnd paid and these who are in n po sition te volunteer their services without pay," said Mr. Pray, "that, in the work we ure nil trjlng te accomplish, something mere Is required thnn n desire te help ; that there Is n body of principles and methods which protect the worker against blunders nnd protect the client against bad advice. These principles nnd methods, new recog nized nnd accepted, indicate at least the possibility of developing a profession of beclnl work. Distinguished Frem an Occupation "A profession, as distinguished from nn occupation, is marked chiefly by three things. The first is n conception of the task which makes service te society the principal objective (is contrasted with the mere innklng of n living. The second char acteristic is the fact that successful work depends upon the possession of n body of knowledge and of technical skill which can eulv be acquired by patient study and super vised experience nnd net merely by casual observation and by trial and error. "The third essential characteristic nf a profession Is in the fact that it requires, n larger degree of independence nnd initiative and does net consist in merely following out nnnther's orders or of routine performance of tasks in which the worker has no real opportunity te work out his own plans. "Judged by these standards, social weik is clearly developing professional character istics. As for the first test, it is clear that few new enter Becini work for anv ether reason than devotion te seclul welfare ns nn ideal and te social work as a means of serving society. Equal effort nnd ability applied te ninny ether fields would bring greater financial rewards. Knowledge nnd Technique "Thnt there Is n body of knowledge and a set of techniques which nre deemed essen tial for effective social work is shown by the rapid growth in the number nnd impor tance of training schools for Beeial workers. When our institution was established, scarcely fifteen yenm nge, it was one of only two or three in the whole country ; today there ure thirty or forty firmly established und rapidly growing institutions of this kind, many of them with academic standing fullj equal te that of leading colleges, nnd uni versities, and prebnbl.v half of them rated ns pest-graduate schools or departments. "These schools have arisen te meet n tie mnnd en "the part of the social agencies themselves for trained workers. This de mand is the clearest proof that efficient so cial work requires learning nnd skill of exaetlv the same general chntneter as the ether professions, though net the snme kind, " 'netlicr Indication of the same fact is the rapid growth of what may be called the technical literature of social work. The processes, methods and techniques of the various types of seclul work lire being ann lvzed mete and mere clearly. As a result, there Is growing up n body of organized knowledge which seen will be as necessary a nnrt of the equipment of the social worker ns nre the elementary treatises nnd com memories en law nnd medicine In the equip ment of profession workers In these fields. Adjusting Human Relationships "The third test of seclnl work ns u pro fession is also being met nnd passed ,y nt least a considerable number of seclnl work ers in every community. 1 he task of adjusting human relationships, of dealing with nnd helping te develop personality Is being different I ii ted from ether fields of work with human beings, and mere nnd mere social workers ure required te accept inde pendent responsibility for the results of their particular work quite epart from the responsibility of teacher, physician, lawyer or any ether professional group. "Beclnl workers realize, of course, the neceseUy of relying upon specialists In han dling special problem, like these of health, for example, and thy turn constantly te "HALT, EVERYTHING!" such specialists for help and advice. On the ether hand, mere nnd mere of these pro fessional specialists nre recognizing the serv ice which the social worker cun render in special cases nnd nre turning te secinl workers for help in meeting their own prob lems. There is n field, that is te sny, where skill, coupled with experience In dealing with problems of pcrsennllty and social contracts, enn render direct nnd Independent service. This is the field of social work. "Perhaps the most atrlkitig Indication of the development of purpose nnd character in social work is the growing nppieciatien of the social workers themselves of their obligation te lift the standard of their own workmanship nnd te protect their work against the unethical nnd unconscientieus performer, just ns the lawyer and the physi cian protect their professions. Professional and Nen-Professional "They recognize, of course, thnt it is net salary or full-time service which distin guishes the professional worker from ethers. Volunteers und ethers often have full pro fessional equipment. It is In the equip ment itself the training and experience, the attitude nnd purpose, the standard of performance und in the fnct thnt it Is the grentest inlcrest In the worker's life thnt professional character and status reside. "The latest development in the situation In the creation of the American Association of Secial Workers, a national body with it membership of .'1000, whose specific prov ince is te stimulate Improvement in the spirit nnd methods of secinl work nnd te define ns rnpidly ns possible in accordance with these rising standards the essential quiilifiiatiens requited for effective service. "The association, t encourage better and better preparation for professional work, is endeavoring te emplmsi.,. in its entrance qualifications the value of n bread educa tional background, well-balanced pcrson pcrsen nllty, genuine interest in human beings, in addition te the fundamental lequlrcments of integrity und earnestness. Must Knew Secial Science "A working knowledge of some of the bnsic seciul sciences, such ns biology, psy- choleg), economies, sociology, politics all in their historical setting is new gen crall.v accepted as the mnlmum educational preparation for the mere specialized study of social class work, group work or com munity organization. "Recognizing that neither standards of service nor training can have force or effect unless they represent the genuine convic tion nnd practice of individual secinl workers everywhere, the association will rely upon local 'chapters' as the basis of its progress, expecting these groups te study and work out for themselves their own professional stundnrds te be pnssed en nnd subjected te cilticnl Slllvey bv ether local Rr,0,,p,s ,,,hr,0',,K!'. ,h", "'"'"'V1' organization. I he Philadelphia chapter is In pieccss of formation." API' LEU If Etc trcrr in Vete J cram the M'nuM lirvrr h' a templlmi mntlnm for full nulls nre Ihc applet lent' A tut thf ii null! fiml Hint Ailum hml 'em II r l rViif hir tn It. unity tripmi' ".I friend of yours, Eve! Hlic'n a pippin!'' Re large thr crop Err would proceed Ifer ejct fe open irider, irider. Te keep him hi her side nhe'd need Te hnve hire come nnd tit hy eider. Fer tremtin it n man' director .1.1 lemj nt the rontielt the. nectar. Hut modern Evci nerd no .mci lure Her dntri ire tire forever hooking Ruccette fellow strift nnd turv The firtt proiluetient of her eoekinn And plci vinhe hauls qe tender, chummu Rant hinrtt are reached though Little. Tummy. " Hear Ilnutrieife Eve! Her ditty' t clear! If the make pet that pnlntct tickle -'I he tcitnuniiitt tvheie pies ure dear ' R'lll hnve te ucll 'em for a nickel. Get huvi, li'df- Fer glad apparel Mutt fellow applet hy thr barrel. a. a. The declaration of the Miltlsh economist. Sir Geerge Puish, Unit statesmen ere ruin lug F.utepe by preventing iiallens from i,,,... Ing their debts Is conceded!- bucked bv u& bu nB.Hn,v,iy ignored by scntlnient-. puttlng PelBh, hence, en a monument while smiling nt grief. .iMf.' Mm SHORT CUTS Every day, Incidentally, is Dry Nitj Day. The F. K. I. letters seem te be primed xmn xisx. Lloyd Geerge's enemies will at Ha admit ne is never dull. D'AnnunzIe is said te have a fever. Bat Isn't that bis normal state? Se far from wishing Sir Themas Ltpten any bad luck, we confidently hope te red nis cnaiienge ter tne cup in 1U-M. It is of course understood thnt when foreign ships come into pert with liqucri unuer seal it snail net be a performing icai. New Brunswick Investigators apptar te be forever falling between two axlemalk' stoels: "Loek before you leap" and "H wne nesitates is lest." The fact that the new U. 8. bends seli nnder par en the New Yerk Stock Exchatiie worries net at nil the wise man who beWi en te them. Sequl -Centennial boosters will new proceed te Jein the small but shining arraj of these who successfully accomplish the tnings tnat can t be done. Newton. N. J., clergyman Is eking out his small salary by working as a timekeeper nt .yi.riO n day. Timekeeping, It would p- pear, pays better than eternity fitting. "Musical Thieves Get Famous Celle.' Headline. Why. certainly ; and the tW! of n Rible would have made them rellgieui thieves; and the theft of a football athletic thieves. The corporation of Dublin has passed resolution culling en the Free Stntera aw the Republicans te "compose their dip ferences." These are the words. We await the music. . Henry L. Mencken reports that found the German Crown Prince "net stupid as has been reported." Which wif confirm rumor thnt he has a brain as larji as a piece of cheese. rri.A v-i.:Mi nAiutArtl I. ., MiMIl appears te have passed. The three prlnclpil railroad systems of the Northwest PJJT te unite and a naturally asinmimc . pentic nes nau nary a spasm. What De Yeu Knew? OUIZ 1. What Is the greatest Industry In fM United Stntes, considering both nuav hers employed and the amount capital invested 7 ,., 3. Who succeeded Millard Fillmore " President of the United States? 4. Where Is the Iberlnn Peninsula and in" what countries is h uiyiucui Ii. wnai in uiyin ,nuu , . . 6. Distinguish between a marquee ana marquis. 7, Who was Frnncis Marien r j 8. What are the Maritime Province 9. What kind of a garden Is a parterMT 10. Who was Vice President of the w federate mates r inwin in Yesterday's Quiz 1. An Old World crane of especially tn ful form and carriage la caJiM demoiselle. , , . ..tutu 2. The first steamship te cress tne "??,. Ocean was ihu Savannah, in i "; which crossed from Savannah te wi eriioel In twenty-fle days. , 3. Franklin K. Lane wus he t rat Secrti ; of the interior in me i" lstrntlen. ... . . Maine Is the Pine Tree State. Q(4 b, tires wn Ilia bv," "- . ThMttt Frledland, a town In - Prussia, was fought in isi. -. ,M suited In a decisive victory ' French, under Napeleon, ever 7. HiStrFenlc Is derived from the &a word "hlstrlen.'' nn ne0'- ,h, ,! 8. The real name of Henry 1 '',,' iW brated English actor, was Jehn w Dredrlbb, ..,., oe ml1" 9. Baffin's Bay Is a body of' 'r " long by 00 wide, lyjnarbety n west ciast of Orecnlan. and wgj i.ann, a lara" ii -10. It tf n'iSilK'ft.? WlllumJUkJI 1-....11.V. ini n Dxnlerer. wne .'"",, tVW . 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