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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
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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,
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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.
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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 . MWaTSl
nertnweii piss. , : "tei
aruesi reoeraeu '";w
te detarmlna lengltuds at w
nemicai grewvran.
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