Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1938 — Page 19

Vagabon From Indiana = Ernie Pyle

Well, Perhaps This Column. Comes In Time to Help Cymbalon Player Julius Miko Obtain Employment.

VV ASHINGTON, Oct. 14.—Isn’t it true that almost every time you intend to do something good, and then don’t you're sorry for it later? I've just had an example. Last summer out in Put-in-Bay, O., we

saw in a restaurant one night a very strange looking musical instrument. It was like a baby grand piano, except that it had no top on it, and no keyboard either. The piano

wires were exposed, and the man, instead of pounding on keys, simply hit the strings with a couple of mallets wrapped in cotton. The thing had a very soft, melodious sound. We were intrigued by it, and later went up and asked the fellow what it was. He said it was called a Cymbalon, that it was made in Budapesi and that there probably were no more 2 than 100 -in this counfry, most of $5793 «© .§ them around New York. The man’s name was Julius Miko. Mr. Pyle Miko talked to us for a long time. He has had hard going. The Cymbalon is an old instrument, and entertainment spots are wary of trying it. Most of the summer he had been playing for little more than keep.

The instrument itself seemed to me worth a few paragraphs in the column, and I could tell that a little publicity wouldn’t hurt Julius Miko any. I firmly intended to write something about it before we left Put-in Bay. But somehow the columns were full and it never seemed to work itself in. And now comes a letter from an orchestra leader in Ohio, saying that he is thinking of adding Julius Miko and the Cymbalon to his orchestra, and that he understands I wrote something about it, and if I'll just send him the clipping so he can use it to help promote Miko, he’ll give him the job. But there isn’t any clipping to send. Just a few pecks at the typewriter three month ago, and a man might have had a job today. And I didn’t do it. There are times when a fellow wants to go and sit in the dark, and never come out again. Speaking of Ohio, word comes from Toledo that Bud & Luke’s is about to reopen. That's the crazy restaurant, you’remember, where the waiters shine your bald head with a rag and throw silverware at you. They were closed by a strike last spring, and people thought they intended never to reopen. But they've redecorated the place, and are about to start clowning again.

A New Coat From Indianapolis

NEWS FROM DANA, IND.—A pipeline company, carrying gas in underground pipes from the Western fields to the East, is running its new line right through my father’s farm. They pay a dollar a rod for the 7ighis, the line goes just north of the barn, and they’ll let my folks tap in on it. So we're going to install a gas heater in the west room. Today on the farm, my folks have electric lights, running water, a bath room, and now gas. When I left years ago, we had none of those things. But we still have the wall telephone on a party line, and I remember every ring, too. Ours is three shorts. My mother is up all during the day now, and spends a great deal of time at the radio. My Aunt Mary is about to take a vacation trip to Minnesota. She has been to Indianapolis and bought herself a new winter coat. It has only been 11 years since she had a new coat. It seems to me she’s getting a little loose with her money. My father wrote me a few weeks ago that he was now on some new tax commission, and was going to the county seat every day for meetings. I wrote and asked him what the commission was supposed to do. He never answered. I'll bet he doesn’t know.

My Diary

By Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt

She's Impressed by the Calmness Of the Hollins College President.

ASHINGTON, Thursday—The University of Virginia seems to have spread its cloak over other universities and colleges in that state. I was much interested in visiting Hollins College yesterday afternoon, to discover how much their campus re-

minded me of the view as one stands at the back of the University of Virginia library and looks down across the lawn in: Charlottesville. Hollins College was founded by a man who as far back as 1857 decided that in “the state of the world”

as he observed it, women needed to have their minds.

trained in the same way and to the same extent as men. Therefore, he devoted his entire life to building up a college for women in the very charming surroundings outside of Roanoke, The college remained in his family until a few years ago, when they deeded it to a self-perpetuating board: of trustees. The main building appealed to me because of its beautiful woodwork and spacious rooms. It must be good for young women in particular to spend some years in such an atmosphere. I must say that the 350 girls I saw flitting around looked a very healthy, happy group.

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‘| that all the school buildings had to have | high door openings to enable them to get in -and 1 | out, and even then some had to duck their heads.

pew on W. Pearl St. you have to be an artist at bed-"

lam to be distinguished. Most of all when school is out. Because that is when the boys, ranging from 6 to 14,

with their hands, and they learn, as they do it, how to cooperate with others.

They build things they can take home to their parents—

Times Photos. itself entertain them, having some time ago contributed This is the home for aged women, * and it, too, gets some money from the Community Fund,

their share to society.

By Aric Scharrer.

t's All Wrong, This Notion Tht on Women Are Growing ~ Taller—Coiffures Are Responsible,

DAY'S piece is nothing more than a marginal notation for those readers who might. be misled by the common impression, rather loosely expressed of late; that Indian:

apolis women are growing taller, There isn’t a bit of truth in it. They only seem to be taller because nowadays they. wear their hair piled up on the top.of their heads: Meas. ured by the standard I use, which is still the olde

fashioned yardstick (thank heaven), the average height of Indianapolis women with their hair up is some- - where around 5 feet 4! inches: (with shoes), and that’s exactly what it was back in the period when they had their hair down. So there. I am not unmindful, of course, that my observations don’t coincide

‘with those of Messrs.- Bowles and

Boas, two gentlemen who also know their way around with a measuring yy stick. With this difference, how- ms, Sehr - ever; that whereas I use a yardstick ; Messrs. Bowles. and Boas use .the. - metric_system.. Mr. Bowles, for ‘instance, picked. ihe

| rather enviable job of comparing the heights of femsis

college graduates of a generation ago with those: of their offspring who attend the-same college. I don’t mind saying, strikes me as pretty soft. His analysis of four women’s colleges—Vassar, Wellesley, Smith and Mount Holyoke—showed an increase: 161.6 centimeters for mothers to 164.5 cm. for dsughe ters, an increase of slightly less than 3.cm:, or 1% inches to use the language I speak. After which Mr, Bowles, being the scientist he is, jumped to the conclusion that the average height of American women is on the up and up.

Bring On the Regulars, Mr,. Morgan . What escaped Mr. Bowles was “the fact: that he dianapolis girls didn’t contribute a Shefion: of an The truth of the matter is that except for napolis girls, Mr. Bowles might have had even more. to buttress his contention. Which, of. course, is just another way of saying that Indianapolis college graduates of. the female species don’t come up to their grandmothers,

1 Mr. Bowles didn’t investigate the grandmothers, bus

I did, you bet. Look at the girls who used to go to

| Mrs. Sewall’s Classical School and stack ‘em who the

their granddaughters with their hair piled up on: their heads. It doesn’t fool anybody. It was the same with the teachers I-used to have.

| There wasn’t a runt among the ‘lot. Mary Colgan,

Mary Collier, Mary : Shearer and Beatrice Foy, 'te name only. four to prove my point, were giants come pared with what the Indianapolis Public ‘School Sys tem has to offer today, and I don't care whethey De Witt Morgan accepts the challenge and trots out his first string of players. ‘Why, 50 years ago when 1 was a kid, the teachers around here were so tall nine-foot.

As: for Mr. Boas who ‘also: went haywire on the subject, I guess ri Baye ‘to save him for shiothise occasion,

|Jane ordane®

Consider the Motives of Thote Who Would Inform You, Jane Says. EAR JANE JORDAN—I have been ‘going with ®

girl in a nearby town for several months. Some

of my friends, whom I have no reason to doubt, have convinced me that this girl is not the proper person for me and there is already some gossip going around about my going with her. I am afraid this gossip. is going to put me in a very ‘poor light. I .would like your advice as to what to do. dol," Answer—I despise destructive gossip. The girl may be entirely innocent of any of the things that are attributed to. her. Then again she may have beén guilty of some indiscretion which she is trying to live down. What chance does she have with all these malicious tongues wagging against her? What. pbs~ sible harm can she do you in the few times that you have an opportunity to visit her? Who told you that the girl was not the proper

- person for you? Was it another girl who is interested

in you? - Surely none of your boy friends would concern themselves about the feminine company you keep. Take into consideration the motives: of the persons who told you these things. I would like to tell you ne disregard ‘what you hear and judge.the girl by what she is. This is-the right and courageous thing to do, yet I realize that I ay be holding up a standard that you cannot reac I see from your letter that you live in a small town. It might cause you a great deal of grief:te choose a girl who is not acceptable to the group you

_| associate with. If you're not deeply in love with the

start riding herd on the neighborhood dogs, and play cops and robbers and cowboy.

things that will be useful to the family. Girls too, have classes and learn to sew and be producThey don't play football, or baseball, usually, because they tive units in their homes. And at night, the parents come haven’t got the foothalls and ctner necessary equipment. and learn things that will h@p them be more sure in a That's where the American Settlement, another Community business world they may not yet have mastered. Fund supported institution, comes in. ; 8 8 = These boys have regular “handicraft classes there at I direct contrast, there is a place on N. Capitol Ave., regular times every week after school. They build things where people are quiet and calm and happy—letting life

Side Sail with

The big front reception room is cool and old-fashioned with a rose rug on the floor and pictures on classic subjects on the walls:

Quiet calm is as much a part of this home as the furniture. These women, most of whom have no living close relative, spend their last days in comfort, exchanging among themselves shacioles of their life : cxpmione which

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girl she might not beable to make up to you for the loss of your friends. You alone know what means the most to you, the good opinion of the girl or your Sento - = you can’t keep both, which do you prea 0 retain

Miss Randolph, who is the president of the college, is dignified and gracious. In the evening, when we gathered in the auditorium for my lecture, she presided over the meeting with a calmness which would have done credit tb any gentleman. Miss Thompson and I returned to Washington by night train and arrived at 6:45 this morning, which gave me a great deal of time before breakfast to catch up on various little things.

A Condensed Wardrobe

I had my last ride this morning until I return at the end of the month, I feel great indifference to the fact that the papers announce rain for tomorrow, knowing quite well I shall be on a train! . At Funch two people representing the World Youth Congr®s came to see me to tell me of their plans for the coming year, They have a threefold program to launch in as many countries as possibie on Jan. 1 and this should keep the Geneva office force busy on organization from now on. In every country each group will have a definite program to work on for the coming year. : My daughter-in-law, Betsy, is giving a tea for the Red Cross this afternoon and Mrs. Morgenthau and I are going in to see how the younger generation runs these things. I am always so glad when a responsibility of this kind slides into the hands of a more youthful group. As usual, on the last day before I start on a trip, quite a number of things seem to-pile up to be done. Among other things, I am trying out some new clothes which are supposed to make it possible for a woman to travel anywhere with a minimum of baggage and yet always have the proper thing to wear. As my trip progresses, I will tell you how successful this wardrobe seems to be.

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EAR JANE JORDAN--I was going with a man of 38 about a year ago. He said he was faithiul but I saw letters from a neighbor girl only 18 old reading “How can I live ‘without ‘you, ete.” admitted that he was determined to go with- ‘her. cause her father forbade it. He admits he wrote h pathetic love letters in order to-get dates. Now 1 overlook his infidelity, or shall I hold it against COLLINS,

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Answer—It seems particularly despicable -to ‘me that a man of 38 would trifie with the affections of m ‘® girl of 18 in order to spite her father, I:.regard such a lack of consideration as a character ‘defect hard to overlook, Had the man done his philandering with an equal, one might laugh it off, but it ‘is hard’ to forgive him for being cruel to &- ‘child for: the puny satisfaction of gaining a victory ever another. man,

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Bob Burns Says—

OLLYWOOD, Oct. 14.—I read an article the other day saying that the Government is wasting the taxpayers’ money and the writer said that he can’t understand why the taxpayers don’t get together and make an investigation. The trouble is, by the time a man has made enough to pay his taxes, he’s too tired. to worry about what happens to it—or ‘maybe he jest gets discouraged like my Uncle Skinny Flint. One night he was woke up.by a noise and he found his wife strugglin’ with a burgler. His wife says, “This burgler is robbing your pants pocket— come on an’ help!” Uncle Skinny says, “No, it’s out of my hands now—you two fight it out between JL A, Ls

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