The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, May 12, 1932, Page 6

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(Official City, State and County Newspaper) Foreign Representatives SMALL, SPENCER, BREWER (incorporated) CHICAGO NEWYORK BOSTON ‘Arithmetic in the Schools If any school children could have heard Dr. Robert K. Spear of New York university deliver a little speech the other night, they would have decided that they were listen- ing to a doctrine almost too good to be true. Dr. Speer, to the surprise of all, ( declared that at least 85 per cent of the arithmetic taught to school chil- dren nowadays is dead wood and might as well be abandoned. Teach- ing children how to extract cube/ roots and how to handle complex fractions, he believes, is a waste of time; and he said: “If we teach all the children the arithmetic necessary in the follow- ing actions—buying at a store—mak- ing change, reading, writing letters and traveling—we will have covered ‘a large percentage of their total use of arithmetic.” ‘This is c!l true enouh. The young- _ ster who ever has to use the more complicated arithmetical exercises, after he is out in the, world, is the exception. Most of us can go through life quite happily without that sort ‘of knowledge. But this very quickly brings us up | against that perennial problem of the schoolmaster; is the pupil to be taught only those things which will be of direct benefit to him later in life, or is he to be put through a stiff course of sprouts with the idea that the mental discipline involved is going to make his mind more ca- pable? During the last decade or two the tendency in this country has been to emphasize the strictly utilitarian side. Latin, Greek and higher math- ematics are declining, to be replaced by courses in economics and business administration; if the schoolboy is to get less arithmetic, that will only ‘be in line with the current trend. But there is a lot to be said for the “mental discipline” idea. After all, | ome of the prime objects of any edu- cational system is to teach pupils how to use their gray matter to the |} best advantage; and if sweating away ) (political power, so the @t the intricacies of cube root or | Caesar's Commentaries helps do that, » the job may not be quite as useless ) 8 it looks. The Cost of Corruption When Daniel A. Serritella was } wonvicted of bribery in Chicago the _ other day, the public had a striking * demonstration of the cost of corrup- tion, Serritella, at the time of his con- viction, was a state senator and a evidence against him must have been conclu- vive. The charges had to do with his activities as City Sealer in Chicago. In this position he had charge of administering the law regulating ‘weights and measures. A friend of Capone, he followed @angster’'s system. Grocers, jbutchers and others who paid trib- ++] lute to him were permitted to adjust ‘their scales so that 15 ounces made i ive Gs i i i é i it it te Y H Hl | zs REE i [ Z z i public expense.” The Janitor and Chauffeur Jcoincide with his own. Tecent interview: People back to a sense of responsi- bility. It may teach us to pay as we us to buy as we can and pay as we can. Much of our widely heralded Prosperity was attained by artificial power of the American people! Well, we went broke buying, and those we bought from went broke with us. “Home ownership is the absolute foundation of this country. We should get back to homes, gardens, the simple joys of family life. Good cooking by the wife. Children. A wholesome home environment. “For 40 years we have made the mistake of educating our children to earn money instead of to live useful lives, serving community and coun- try. We should reconcile ourselves to the fact that somebody has to be the janitor and the chauffeur!” That remark about the janitor and the chauffeur hits directly at one of the fallacies of modern life in this country. Its truth no one doubts, for these positions we always will have with us, even though few limit their ambition to a chauffeur's job or a janitorship. Many of us have believed, for too long a time, that America could live in an atmosphere where everyone had luxury and servants. We have followed the course suggested by those novels which seem to suggest that all Americans live in homes with sanitary plumbing and have maids, butlers and chauffeurs. Garner's statement hints very strongly at the fact that the maid, the butler and the chauffeur are Americans, too. Russia’s Air Program Dirigibles will be built in mass- production style in the shops of Sov- iet Russia before long, according to a recent announcement in Moscow. A government official declares the Rus- sian government will establish a great network of dirigible lines and will turn out the huge ships in quantity, just as automobiles are turned out in the United States. All of this will mean a great deal to the cause of aviation, if everything turns out as the Russian leaders hope. However, people on this side of the Atlantic can hardly be blamed if they are a trifle skeptical. The Russian workers have not yet demonstrated that they can success- fully handle mass production meth- ods even where such relatively sim- ple products as tractors are involved. Are they likely to have any better luck with such intricate and deli- cately balanced things as dirigibles? Editorial Comment Editorials printed below show the trend of thought by other editors. They are published without regard to whether they agree or disagree with The Tribune's policies. Brick in the Capitol (Fargo Forum) ‘When the capitol building commis- sion reaches the point of determin- ing upon the character of material to be employed in the facing of the new capitol, it will be called upon to make a decision of far-reaching conse- quence, not alone as it affects the character of the building itself, but as it relates to the whole scheme or policy of the state government. That the commission members are not in agreement on the proposition at this moment, has been made clear by the conflicting views expressed by at least two members—Mr. George A. Bangs, the chairman, and Mr. G. A. Fraser, Fargo. Mr. Bangs has indi- cated a very decided leaning towards the use of North Dakota brick for the facing of the building, while Mr. Fraser has evinced equal support for the use of stone. For several weeks the discussion concerning this phase of the commis- sion’s responsibility has waxed warm in the press of the state, and with the expression strongly favorable to the employment of the North Dakota product. This view is founded upon several premises, some of them ad- vanced by the editors, others ad- ware of the politician bearing gifts. They may have been obtained at the It is unlikely that John N. Garner ever will be president of the United States, despite his victory in the re- cent California Democratic primary, but if he should be elevated to this Office the average American would find that many of Garner’s ideas His is a hard doctrine but one 20 which is inescapably sound, as wit- {ness the following quotation from a “The depression may bring the 50 go and not as we can. For 40 years distinguished men have been urging stimulation. Talk about the buying The Prisoner’s Song Field Day for Gadgets New York, May 12.—Fifteen thou- sand inventions on display at Grand Central Station indicate that even necessity must be hard up these days. Several hundred gadgets appear to have been shipped directly from the laboratories of the ingenious Major Hoople. There are, for instance, a mouth organ that can croon ... as though harmonicas weren't bad enough the way they are... A violin that fits over the head and neck... a fly swatter with double flappers . . anti-skid chains for shoes . . . soap that hangs by strings so that it can’t slip under the bathtub and may be hung up to dry ... a double surface toothbrush which brushes both sides of the face ...a baby bottle that cannot drop from the crib. Which gives you some idea! After an afternoon of browsing, I've decid- ed to put finishing touches on my pigmy table derrick for hoisting lump sugar into coffee cups ... To say nothing of my splashless cup ..» « ee * My favorite gadget at the moment, however, is the “electric ear” which has been spotting all the noises of Manhattan. This device, which rec- ords sounds, gives radio crooners and hummers a score of minus-nothing decibels. The decibel, a foolproof little sta- tistic, shows that there is one thing noisier than a subway. Which should surprise the town folk. It’s an or- chestral overture with drums and tympani going. ee * Generous Toscanini If you want an autograph and in- terview or-a chat with Arturo Tos- canini, greatest of symphony conduc- tors, the chubby gent who gets in your way will be Bruno Zurato. Zu- rato is unique among personal guards. At a glance you'd say that he could qualify for a bouncer in any tough spot. Actually he is a Philharmonic orchestra domo and a brilliant mu- STICKERS EEETAAXGGR AATIIXNNOEM By properly rearranging the letters in the top line you can form a 10-letter word and, in the bottom line, an 11-let- ter word. 3 of the famous maestro. ee # In Fewer Words tanica . . . And with pictures! . RKO ever since ... When the Yan- joke! That gent who appears on Broad- there are a sclected few in the audi- @ youngish face . couldn’t tell him! An artificial leather has been suc- cessfully made from raw wool. FLAPPER FANNY; SAYS: sician. He is an untiring companion Toscanini, ill when he returned to .Europe, made the voyage back to give one concert for the jobless mu- sicians. For which grand gesture, the nation’s chapeau should be off to him. Clifton Webb is perhaps the first hoofer to rate the Encyclopedia Brit- Milton Hall Aylesworth first checked|i%, Bolshevist foreign minister, wire- in to New York from Cedaf Rapids, Iowa. He arrived in New York with| tty to obtain from Germany cessation helt thairon iHtien tapetipnteer nies of|continuance of capture of Russian kees—I mean the baseball team—|‘#! \started 30 years ago, they were known| He assured Germany that the Black as the Highlanders . . . Not a Scotch way night after night with the town’s prettiest girlies is Louis Schurr .. . He's a show-spotter and an audience|*hat he would agree to cessation expert. Which is a job few people :|know about ... Yet when the bi Producers are opening out of ees Se ships return to, Gehentepe and ro~ ence ... It was Schurr, for instance, who airplaned to Pittsburgh to calm and contract Lupe Velez for Ziegfeld. And Robert Edmund Jones, who has just been given the job as art director for Rockefeller Center (oth- erwise known as Radio City), wore a beard for years because he had such « . When he had made his great reputation as a lead- ing stage designer and director he shaved it off ... And his best friends! TODAY . Foe DWAR ST RUSSIA PROTESTS On May 12, 1918, George Tchitcher- Jessed Ambassador Joffe in Berlin to of all hostilities. He insisted that territory violated previous peace rms. Sea fleet would not attack the of Novorossysk, which Germans threatened to eapture. In an answer, the German com- mander in the east evasively replied of naval operations against the Black Sea fleet only on the condition that ‘main there, leaving the port of No- vorossysk open for navigation. French troops gained ground north of Kemmel, capturing Hill 44, and near Orvillers-Sorel. 4 Barbs La Guardia says the stock market is crooked! be done about him. Next he'll be ‘ SEGIN HERE TODAY SUSAN CAREY, royd’s house. sosty os lous, luter thi Something will have to|civil service examination for positions pretty secre. ploye: ppens and the girl back to the Ack- MRS. HEATH, bit- is Mra. stead. 81 forget Bob. RAY FLANNERY, stenographer im the next office, confides to Su- fn heartbroken because WEBB has married ‘a man lo" te the office but Hea FFU} his conversation with Susan. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY CHAPTER XXX BEX came occasionally to see Su- san. By tacit agreement the night of Denise's party was never mentioned. Susan’s attitude to- ward Ben was by turns friendly and then remote, She was sorry for him. Usually he was too seri- , ous but there were times, as for in- stance the night they popped corn in Aunt Jessie's immaculate kit- chen, when the girl almost liked him. “This is the way boys and girls should be together,” she thought afterward, remembering their fool- ish laughter. She had forgotten that evening to be self-conscious with Ben. He had seemed more like a brother than a suitor, After Ben had gone Aunt Jessie got up from her rocking chair, where she had been darning stock- ings, and followed Susan into her bedroom. “That's a real nice young man,” she said with unwonted approval. Susan was brushing her hair and did not reply. Aunt Jessie seated herself on the edge of the bed. “‘Tisn’t every girl has a young man give up a chance to get ahead Just for her,” she commented. Susan tossed back her cloud of Gark hair and stared her astonish- ment, “I don’t know what you're talking about,” she said. Aunt Jessie continued to look mysterious. “Do you mean to tell me,” she demanded, “Ben hasn't told you about that offer to go to California as a band leader?” “Oh, that,” Susan murmured. ; “Yes, he did mention it once or twice but I thought it was all in the air, Anyhow what have I to do with it?” THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1932 3 DR. MORRIS FISHBEIN Pr: fg Journal of the American Association ih average adult has a mi ieee time choosing a suitable va- cation than does a child. Summer vacations offer opportunity for build- ing robust health, for getting a it deal of rest, food and , Wi are important in proper development. In a@ recent consideration of this subject, H. G. Bull mentions a few of the ways in which a child may have a pleasant vacation without a great deal of expense. A few days at a farm during haying, or a week- telling us that wrestling matches are fixed. ee % ‘The trouble with the stock market was not so much that all the water was squeezed out as it was that the little fellow was squeezed out at the same time. ** * ‘When steel went off the dividend for its common stock, it broke a prec- edent of 17 years’ standing. Stock- holders are unanimously against fol- lowing the seb (tetova that long. A lot of stockholders are just where their stock are—on the curb. xe * If the depression keeps up much longer, enterprising universities will be offering a full four-year course for prospective receivers. (Copyright, 1932, NEA Service, Inc.) —S Daily Health News Vacations for Children, If Properly Planned, Provide Course in Nature Study cy Motion picture people here in Hol- lywood ao not realize what consist- ently good entertainment they are sending out into the world—Mary Roberts Rinehart, author. * # * Reasoning, with me, is automatic. Governor “Alfalfa Bill” Murray, cal didate for the Democratic preside! tial nomination. eee International conditions are such’ today as to render it unwise, in my! opinion, to make any further cuts in the operating forces of the navy— Admiral W. V. Pratt, chief of naval ions. ee * Roosevelt's presentation of the power issue showed that he proposes to be fair to all interests affected, ‘but he is determined that public con- trol shall be effective in the interests of the people who buy and use power rather than in the interests of those ‘who would use our natural resources to exploit the people—Senator C. C. Dill of irate ie re ‘The Democrats should forget ‘Thomas Jefferson and the Republi- cans should pass up Herbert Hoover. Neither the dead nor the living dead ‘are going to solve our problems.— Congressman L. M. Black of New York. More than 3,125 persons took the as U. S. prohibition agents last year. ‘Aunt? should say. He doesn’t want to y sniffed, “Plen' mk, ‘e in muons fe met 80 iss away from Teas aia at business college. pai jusan was annoyed and embar- Sey pg ag realizes, Mente |rassed. It seemed indecent to dis- met for her, Bob ih BEN | cuss this with Aunt Jessie. “I must say I don’t understand you at all,” the girl said. “I was so anxious to start working and get ahead—to make something of my- self. Now when I'm just beginning you seem to want me to do some- thing else.” She would not say “you're encouraging me to marry Ben.” The bare notion offended her, Aunt Jessie tossed her head. “You could do a lot worse than that,” she stated. “He’s a real steady, sensible boy and it would be a satisfaction to me to see you settled.” “Let’s not talk about it,” Susan said with weary patience. She was angry at Ben for having confided his hopes to Aunt Jessie. How like him, she thought! She was bewil- dered, too. Every one seemed to be pushing her toward marriage. She felt a surge of rebellion. cee 'HRISTMAS EVE. The roofs of the city powdered with snow, the high stars blinking above, Along State street, plunging through the stush, crowds of furred women and well-dressed men. The shops alive with light and tinseled wreaths. Weary salespeople drooping behind their counters. The old, old magic of the season caught Susan in its spell. Christ- mas was a time when anything might happen. Even as a child she remembered Aunt Jessie had never locked their doors on Christ- mas eve, Aunt Jessie had said they were safe from burglars, safe from all harm. It was as though a magic circle had been drawn around the day. Church bells rang and women put lighted candles in the window. Su- san felt unaccountably happy as she trudged homeward. She had a cheek from Mr. Heath (they all had) and she was satisfied for once with her present for Aunt Jessie. It was a padded robe of dark blue silk, She passed a Catholic church on the boulevard and heard the choir practicing the “Adeste Fi- delis.” The thin soprano voices sounded sweet and unreal. Aunt Jessie had hung a big holly wreath in the front window and the house smelled of spice cake. Some coasins were coming to din- ner on the morrow, Susan had the sensation of holding her breath and waiting for something to happen, though she didn’t know what. She turned through the little pile of cards eagerly, almost feverisbly. The name she sought was not LN NEES end trip to some nearby pond where children can help to set up camp and to prepare camp meals will give the child a great thrill and provide every- thing that a vacation can provide. The child who gets the opportunity to raise rabbits or chickens or build something outdoors during the vaca- tion months, provided there is avail- able a large yard, will also get every: thing that a vacation can supply. Particular importance attaches to change of companions or environ- ment during the vacation season. If @ family consists of older and younger children, both groups will have a bet- ter vacation if permitted to be apart. 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One of the chief advantages of a vacation is the opportunity it affords for children of fairly wae to-do families how to live simply and without great expense. The child used to being wait nt tod. ited up- easily during its vacation how to take care of its own clothes, how to wash and dry dishes, and even the elemen- tary aspects of cooking and enjoy the whole procedure as vacation fun instead of disagreeable tasks that someone else does at home. 12 Plural ending "e of words end- ing in “8S” / 13 Still. 17 To scatter ii 18 Carved gem. 21 Unconstrained 23 What famous Democrat is honored by the party 3 annually? 24 Always. 27 Cord. 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She was too im- patient to untie them and sliced them aeross with a kitchen knife, The green paper folded back, dis- closing heaps of exotic blossoms, There were little tight yellow roses. There “was fresia and tulips and violets end a spray of mimosa. Fabulous flowers to receive on a snowy Christmas eve. She found the card, her fingers trembling. It was a staid, engraved calling card and the name it bore was that of Mr. Ernest Caldwell Heath, Susan gasped. “Let me see it,” Aunt Jessie de- manded. Wordless, Susan held out the card. She would not admit even to herself how keen her disappoint- ment was. Flowers like this should come from the one man, the “heart's dearest” as the Germans had it. From anyone else they were meaningless, “Well, I must say it was real nice of him,” said Aunt Jessie, go- ing back to her mashed potatoes, “though I’m not at all sure it’s Proper. He's a married man, isn’t he?” Susan shrugged. “His wife's get- ting @ divorce.” “Well, I never! You didn’t tell me that. You are a close-mouthed young one,” Aunt Jessie said. Susan the flowers into the living room and found vases for them. They made a brave array, filling the little home with light and color and scent. Ben dropped in at eight, bringing a big bor of candy. He looked lonely and Susan felt sorry for him, His relatives were all home in Iowa. Susan didn’t know much about them except that there was a stepmother. anyone who was homeless tonight. Aunt Jessie beckoned her out into the kitchen, “Ask him to din- ner tomorrow,” she w: Susan debated the matter. The cousins would be sure to he curious about Ben, They would put their heads together later and tal‘: about “Sue's beau.” She would hate that. But it wouldn't, after all, be Ben's he won't be he has another invitation.” “All right,” she said, “but maybe to come. Maybe | Aunt Jessie smiled wisely. “He'll.’ come,” she said. Ben arose, lean and dark in his shabby clothes, the girl felt a surge of pity for him. He sophistica’ meals, every possible attention may learn - Sho felt sorry for|ing wasn’t bad looking, really. Some girls would think that dark face distinguished. Susan sighed in- wardly. . “You're awfully sweet,” he told her with unexpected humility as she rélayed her aunt's invitation, He took her hand, , “Come for a walk,” he begged. -” “Just half an hour.” Susan said, “Whatever for?” “Oh, I don’t know. I want to talk to you.” “Can't we talk here?” She didn’t ‘want to go out into the cold bright Christmas eve with this boy. It was enough to be sorry for him. Couldn’t he go away and leave her with her thoughts? As if for the first time Ben's eye took in the expensive flowers, He frowned. “Who sent you those?” Susan thought, “I like his nerve!” but she answered calmly enough. “My boss, Mr. Heath.” Ben glared. Susan put her hand on his arm and gave him a little 6, “Don’t be silly. He's very nice.” As if that touch had galvanized him into life the boy swept her into his arms. Rough, masculine arms they were, rudely possessive. Susan ial Furious anger welled up “You—oh, I hate you. Let me go!” Ben tilted her face upward. She was & tall girl but he towered His eyes were dark with emotion that looked like rage, Susan was conscious only of a mle gee ge te —I i—go— all — right,” Ben panted. He pressed ile ips OEE it Wee Bi over. in a8 Ame 2 was fi 0 papi put her hands to cheeks. She tried to laugh bat aie covered she was trembling, She was desperately afraid she was go- to cry. , Aunt Jessie called from the other room, “Ben gone already?” Tho girl steadied her voice to reply. a he coming to dinner tomor- We Feira, Waited & Seabtaan ot 9. oom ond, Then she answered, “No—yes I don’t know.” nil, (To Be Continued) <i: