The evening world. Newspaper, June 11, 1919, Page 22

ESTABLISHED ‘BY JOSEPH PULITZER. Published Dally Except unger the Press Y 9 pad Company, Nos. 62 te Row, New ¥ aM eee MEMBER OF THE ae Nase STE PED SU SO Pa ein, Sa oe Sa ‘OLUME 59 -NO. 21,113 Seiten ioe lnins tina ienighteentrammenennsg itt ttnAsee ASS THE TEACHERS’ UNION PROTESTS! HE Teachers’ Union of New York City protested this week against the action of the Board of Education in starting an inquiry into the conduct of George J. Smith, member of the Board of Examiners. acting as toastmaster at a recent Whitman centennial celebration, spoke in laudatory terms of Emma Goldman, the Anarchist. Mr. Smith’s case is still under consideration. We have no wish to prejudge it. } But in what position does the Teachers’ Union put itself by ‘Genying it to be a right and duty of the Board of Education to inquire into the character and views of a city employee who is part of the | public school system, when his public utterances are challenged on ~ Sthe score of patriotism ? i Will the Teachers’ Union go further and deny the right of {taxpayers to a choice as to the influences that shall be exerted in jand through the schools upon children who are to be future | citizens? BS le It is significant that our most passionate defenders of free speech at the present time invoke the free speech principle to cover words and sentiments that no sound, 100 per cent. American wonld under | any circumstances feel tempted to utter. . Nor would such an Ameri- jéan think himself in the legst degree muzzled if he knew that the j Public expression of such sentiments might land him in jail. ‘g { . Does the Teachers’ Union profess ‘to believe that any considerable ee, {umber of parents would prefer to send their children to echools ' where supervisors and teachers of ultra-radical sympathies were wel- jeome to think and say what they chose against the institutions and | Government of the United States? | » This zeal to protect and defend extreme radicalism, this only |half-concealed eagerness to lessen the normal American recoil |from the doctrines of Bolshevism, is wit is causing many loyal | Americans to look with doubt and misgiving upon the movement {to unionize school teachers. {* In affiliating themselves with organized labor, one would expect | teachers’ unions to stand as a pre-eminently steadying, stabilizing <4 {force on the side of sound, uncompromising Americanism. pf Instead of that, if we may judge by their leaders, these union- lized teachers bid fair to become one of the most radical influences iin the country. Is it a kind of influence most communities would care to see | gaining ground in—of all places—their public schools? | Some time ago the school administration of Chicago proposed | ¢crte rules, among which were the following: Acc. 81, Exclusion of Partisan and Sectarian Questions. Teachers shall not permit the introduction of questions of a sectarian or partisan character into their schools. Sec. $1-C. Maintain Professional Standards of Conduct. ‘The behavior of teachers toward the Board of Education and those holding positions of authority under the Board shall at all times be respectful and obedient. The standards of con- @uct of teachers both within and without the schoolroom shall be such as to comport with the higher ideals of the teaching profession, and their habits, conduct and character shall be such as the children under their charge should imitate. ‘These rules, particularly the second, aroused strong protest from "> {the anion teachers of Chicago. We find the President of the Ameri- (ean Federation of Teachers supporting the union teachers’ objections | and noting: a “The rules were not adopted, but they typify the tradi- tional spirit of school administration in this country. and the answers typify the spirit of the organized teachers affiliated with labor.” J School administration in this country can be improved—no doubt _ ‘ot it. Teachers bre entitled to better pay and to freedom from the grip of local politics. But can these reforms be secured only through a growing element of militant radicalism in the profession iteeif? * Is “the spirit of the organized teachers affiliated with labor” a aaa i {into teaching a new license that will permit even the indirect | jepreeding of anti-American doctrine? If 80, it is about time to remember that the schools are main- Sisasd ah Get echoes ov Gor tenshasd’ propaganda bet for ah. __ ‘dren—children upon whom the Nation depends for true and loyal a A HEAVY RECKONING. ‘The Knox resolution atming to pry the League of Nations out of the Peace Treaty can only be adopted by a United States ' ' ' { | Genate that has lost all respect for itself and all regard for ; i ‘ claim a part and place second to none. @o not ‘wish to see themselves and their Gov- hanging doubtful and suspicious on the outskirts Peace. There will be a heavy reckoning for each Senator who votes to put them there. _—+————___. York should be in the forefront in the advocacy of all measures of a beneficial progressive char- support of which it has too often lagged. If this to be extended to women in euch form as to entitle participation tn the next ensuing Presidential action ts necessary.” Gov. Smith summons the Legislature to meet next Monday night and act on the Woman it, There is little doubt of the amendment ratified, but the ladies will appreciate the Governor's that alacrity ts « big part of gallantry. temporary thing that ts s disgrace to the transporta- of eirares sone Sell, ibe, saarer om Loe | 8 a g i ii i i I i i 1 It had been alleged that. Mr. Smith, while) Wednesday, J Another “Scrap of Paper” URING the summer months, and eapecially during a summef which, from its unpropitious beginning, indicates to us that we may find daily “rising temperature” reports in the papers, we are not apt to think seriously of our mental development. There is always the in- dination at the approach of hot weather to throw off the yoke we have worn during the winter, to give up the special work we were doing at night, and to follow the line of least resistance. In other words, instead of rowing against the current, we have a tendency to pull in our oars conducive to mental activity. ‘That the inctination to “speed up” during the summer is lacking is with- out doubt a valuable asset. The winter has been filled with seemingly excessive demands and aotivities. ‘The mind has been operating under stress. Is there any wonder, then, that there t not the desire to place upon the mind more pressure under ctroumstances? Are we to @ @ tendency on our part toward mental sluggishness? I think not, We must necessarily consider it a desire on the part of the mind to rest and recuperate because of con- stant exercise. You would not tell me that the muscles of your body do not need rest after exercise, Tho bratn also needs rest, and when the thermometer perwistentty rises it is a good time to let this important organ repose. Although hot weather does not seem are several important qualities we In these columns Dr. Merton, the to invite constant application to a partioular thing, nevertheless there can cultivate during (the summer By Dr. Holmes W. Merton (The Evening World's Authority on Vocational Guidance.) Copertght, 1918, by The Prem Publishing Go. (The New York Brening World). Making Hot Weather Pay Interest | months which will be valuable addi- tions to our character. In the first place, there is the qual- ity of poise. Are you going to.permit hot summer days to make you irrita- ble; to make you lose your balance —your estate of equilibrium? Or do) you intend to remain calm and cool under unusual weather conditions and | trying circumstances? The solution | and answer to this question will prove | whether or not you develop and main- | tain this quality, | In the second place, there is the quality of quiet restraint. Are you exhibiting energy, Intensity and ag. gression to excess by trying to make | people believe that you have a lot of “pep”? or are you proceeding with | your work in @ calm, quiet, controlled | manner? ‘The quiet, unassuming man | is often more dynamic than the boie- | terous, “full of pep” man. ! Lastly, there te the quality of opti- mism. Again I shall ask a question in order that you may determine whether or not you have this quality, Are you downhearted by failure and do you become pessimistic when | things don't “break your way"? or do you believe that you have the abil- ity to plough through failure to suc- cess? Optimism will give you a new start after each failure, Tm all of this it is suggested also that you should take your work in lighter vein; that you should find more good humor in its efforts; find some broader concept for recreations in the small intervals that come along, all with a view of relaxation and rec- reation from the times of heavy stress, Without arduous work and constant endeavor you can develop the three qualities ( have mentioned. Keeping them in mind as you proceed wtth your daily task you will soon find them valuable assets im your charac- ter which will aid you in travelling your particular “road to success.” Poise, quiet restraint, optimism— make them pay you interest during the hot summer months, WOMOR BOV sHE SAME AW THE SA Sh) fan A By Bide Dudley with THE a 6 wy HAVE FELT IM % REPRES ENTAT VES oF THE orTw POWERS Vw m co LLOW COUNTRYMEN | my my re cy ME NOT Ex PE Ay BREAK Ae wre AMERICA'S PROMISE ag ND TO ACT we SPIAVT AND ME way 4S ER GREAT xswIS MATTER NFIDENT THAT A . The Road to Success |Ellabelle Mae Doolittle Or, Choosing the Right Vocation Copyright, 1919, by The Press Publishing Ca, (The New York Bvening World). «It Looked Like a Sponge, “But It Was 'T WAS the late Sappius Peterball who wrote the classic, “Idienems.” It came to him as an inspiration and it has afforded inspiration to thousands who have read it. Now comes Hilabelle Mae Doolittle, the noted poetess of Delhi, with another great poem which will inspire thou- sands, possibly millions, in the years to come. It is entitled “Fright,” and it came into being just last Wednes- day as the result of an accident. The story is told here for the first time, {and accurately, too, so historians | need not hesitate’ to embody this ac- ‘ count in their writings. Miss Doolittle had been to Hodge- blooms peanut stand for a bag of the goodies and was on her way home to play a fow afternoon strains of jass on her plano, As she started across | Rosebud Avenue she thought she saw & sponge in the street. At the mo- ment abe was talking to Miss Cissie Kermazzas. “One moment, Cissie!” said the noted poetess, with her eye on the ob- ject in the dust, “I see something and it shall be ‘finders keepers.’ ” With that Miss Doolittle stooped and grasped the object. Then came fright. It was not a sponge, but a live hop-toad. It gave one leap and landed in the street. As the fair girl stood frightened the hop-toad bumped away, each leap being more pic- turesque than the preceding one- “KI thought 4t was a sponge!” gasped the frightened poetess. “Why, it's a hop-toad,” came from the cute Miss Kersazsas, as she ”? Writes the Noted Poetess, a Hop-Toad” placed @ hand om the left arm of the poetess. ‘Miss Rootitthe withdrew her arm. “I must go home” ghe said, as though in a dream. “I have got to write a poem.” There was no stopping her. Turn- ing, she sped away and a few min- utes later burst into the front door of Dicky-Bird Rest, as the Doo- little home is known. Rushing up to her room, she sat down and dashed off the following: 4 fright has come to me, friends, I thought I saw @ sponge, But it was a dusty little toad, At which I did lunge; It has started my blood tingling, And awakened thought in me, Isn't Wife a marvellous thing? How happy we should be! My sister's child, Teeney Ricketts, Throw mud pies at her Papa; Tt was so foolish of Teeney, And yet no one could stop her. But, getting dack to fright, It te @ Dlessing in disguise, A traveling man tried to oogle-eye me, But I do not like those guys. The poem finished, Miss Doolittle took it immediately to a meeting of the Women's Betterment League and read it to the ladies. As the final sentence rang through the hall the league members stood up and ap- Plauded with great custo, All were pleased. From an Inven potamia by Englishmen, . of shaped like a pistol stock. ce 6 board to form a disinfectant , ca, 8 well-known vocational counsellor, will be glad to answer questions from readers, He has. guided others to success sin ie eect bacntthd soush arse th veaatlonmte sen to, the pame-tne ~~ mine 14,000 feet ‘underground. Natal ts expected to break its sugar producing record this year with an output exceeding 140,008 tons, ‘To afford a stronger grip on wires pew pliers have handles that are An Englishman has invented appa- ratus to electrolyze sea water on ship- ‘A vocational school for its employ- ees has been established in an Idaho tor’s Note Book Successful experiments in growing for laundry purposes are corrugated so peanuts have been conducted in Meso- it can be used as a washboard. 8 4 The Union of South Africa is pro- ducing 19,600,000 pounds of butter a year and 4,°°* 000 pounds of cheese. * wre Its inventor has patented a pneu- matic helmet composed of inflatabe ~ubber tubing to protect babies’ heads . . . With a view to increasing its agri- cultural production Italy will estab- lish an experiment station in Tripoli, eee A thief alarm invented in Europe !s small enough to be carried in a vest pocket and explodes a cartridge when fas object under which it is laid is The Jarr r+ Family By Roy L. McCardell Copyright, 1919, by The Prem Publishing Co, (The New York Bvening World). } The Jarrs’ Table Taik Is of Prures if Not Prisms } “é HATS this? Who are; tackled the fruit course, halt-hearte! . these dark mysterious) ediy. strangers? Yes, they are|’ “That's aN the prunes there ara’ Prunes!” remarked Mr, Jarr, disdain-| said Mrs, Jarr, “so say no more!” fully, as his gdze rested upon a| The children, however, coming in to. saucer of tha: dark and durable fruit by his breakfast plate. Mrs. Jarr did not grasp the oppor- tunity and reply sweetly: “What did you think they were—a setting of new laid automobiles that were awanied you, for being King of the June Bugs?” Instead she only remarked placidly: “Yes, they are prunes! What do you expect? Hothouse peaches?” “No, I didn't expect hothouse peaches,” replied Mr. Jarr, “but I'd be delighted to have them; and, gen- erally, I refuse all sybstitutes,” said Mr. Jarr. “Well, prunes gre healthy, and”"—— began Mrs. Jarr. Mr. Jarr interrupted her, although it is rude to interrupt, “Now, don't you go over that familiar quotation. ‘If prunes were dear, instead of being cheap, every- body would eat them eagerty,’” said he. “You need not be afraid of my say- ing it,” replied Mrs. Jarr, “for prunes are NOT cheap. If you are looking for table luxuries you have them right before you. Good prunes are 35 cents a nd. They used to be 15 cents. Oh, I know you see them ad- vertised for 15 cents even now, but those are of such @ quality that you would be very angry if they were set before you. And I also want to say that I have trouble enough to make the children eat rice or prunes, or anything else that is good for them, as it is, without you objecting and making it harder for me.” “Are you sure prunes are good for them?" asked Mr. Jarr. “Yes, and so are soup and oatmeal and everything else that they don’t want to eat,” replied Mrs. Jarr. ‘a @ queer world,” said Mr, Jarr; “everything that is good for us in- cludes everything we do not care for. I sometimes wonder if it is true that things we don’t like are really good for us. Well, I suppose it’s the way one looks at things.” “Then you look at those prunes with a smile,” said Mrs. Jarr tensely. “Here come the children to break- fast, and everybody's got to eat prunes before they get any steak.” “Where are yours?” a:ked Mr. Jarr. “I never eat prunés,” said Mrs, Jarr. “I think you should if you are in- sisting on the children and me eating them,” grumbled Mr. Jarr, as he breakfast, heard these words snd’ thought father was complaining the smalfiness of his portion. want more prunes!” éried Mas, ter Willie Jarr, regarding his saucer” indignantly, “Such a stingy litte lamma, look at Willie! He's ing my prunes!” exclaimed the girl, excitediy. fell, she’s got eight!” replied ‘and I only got seven.” K jut if you take one of your sister's prunes she'll only have and you'll have eight,” said mother. “Yes, but she's only @ girl and can't eat prunes like I can,” repl the boy, and again he thrust his fo at his sister's fruit, The ttle girl grabbed the saus toward her and the purple pru went into her lap. “There, now! See what you hi done!” cried Mrs. Jarr, landing dexterous slap upon the boy. “ at the table cloth, look at your 1! sister's clean dress!” Here she turned toward Mr. Jarr, “And I wish you wouldn’t start ¢ children!" she added to him. ‘There’ another, table cloth soiled! And yor know how Gertrude threatens to leave if she has too many table cloths ‘I want some more prunes!” cried the little boy. “Emma never cats “Yes, I do! I do!” cried the little girl, and she hastened to prove it by despatching all of the fruit that tiad been rescued from the upset. “How can I teach them any table manners when you upset them this way?" cried Mrs. Jarr, giving Mr. Jarr a reproachful gla: ». “I didn’t upset them. The child up- set them herself,” said Mr. Jarr. “You know what I mean,” replied Mrs. Jarr. “You all just worry me to death. Sometimes I wish I were a Prominent clubwoman interested in child welfare work and didn’t have any’ family!” she whimpered. “Come, come, dear! Don't fret now!” said Mr. Jarr. “It was an @e- cident, and if Willie and Emma want more prunes they can have papa’s.” And, so saying, the generous and self. rificing husband and father made an equal division of his stowed prunes between the — contest~ ants, remarking a9 “ Patines ares develtrast oP aoantel born egg is bald, the youngest prune is wrinkled!” The Romance of Words How Everyday Expressions Had Their Origin By James C. Young Copwright, 1919, by The Prem Publishing On (The New York Brening Wert). ‘EW words in the English lan- who could untie the knot should be guage have so forceful a mean-|King. Alexander the Great made the ing as tantalize. But te under-| attempt, and failed. But he was not stand its significance we must first/to be outdone, so drew his sword, out bipronrssaaleae dha the knot, and seized the kingdom. Accord! to the old legends Tan-| pp: term talus, a King of Phrygia, on reaching a ae sedate Hg Sas Hades after death, was confined in &|\s applied to a speech or document of pit of water which came up to his/ sharp tone, This interpretation chin, A thong was placed about ni8| pack to the days of Demosthenes, neck in such a manner that he could great Athenian orator, when he wi Bot quench his thirst, although the thundering from the platform water almost touched his lips. Philip, King of Macedon, Demosti Nor was this all the punishment Tantalus suffered. Over his head etre.» BAe mee Bree hung bunches of grapes and other fruite—just out of reach. What his torment must have been can be well imagined. And all of the long-drawn egony of Tantalus has been pre- served through the centuries in tbat one word, tantalize. Too often we use the term lightly, almost in @ jest- ing spirit. In reality, it has a power equalled by few words of astmilar meaning. To a second Phrygian King we owe a term often used in connection with has been proserved in its origin meaning, although both Philip Demosthenes are now mere shadows. ‘We are indebted for a great m words of fine expression to the cles of the ancients. For any hard problem being a “gordian knot.” This expression first was used to describe an intricate knot tied by King Gordian, which no one could un- tle. The old myths jnform us that Gordian decided to abdicate dis throne, and announced that the man for ideas which are particularly travagant. 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