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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND BUN-TELEGRAM, WEDNESDAY, JULY l, IStlB.

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The Reorganization of the High Schools John L, Tildsley, associate superintendent of the New York city schools, presented the following, discussion of the high school problem before the National Educational association: James Russell Lowell declared democracy to be that form of society, no matter what its political classification, in which every man has a chance and knows that he has. The free public high school, in the opinion of many, is the greatest American invention. For 100 years it has made it possible for every man to have his chance and to know that he has a chance. It has taken the child of the poorest parent, of the most ignorant arrival from a foreign shore and opened to him the possibility of every career, of every position of honor and trust. Notwithstanding the marvelous growth of high schools during the past two decades, the high school has had but a faint vision of its rightful place in a democratic state. It has been content to see millions of children pass by its doors, other millions enter, remain but a brief time, and go forth with a possibility not a probability of realizing the chance that was theirs. With this record of service not rendered, it has prided itself on training the leaders in our American democracy. The war just closing has witnessed the greatest achievement of democracy. A peaceloving people has mobilized itself in its entirety for war. For every man, woman and child it has sought to find the task suited to its age, its strength, its

special ability. It has conscripted our young i

manhood and devised means of classifying these young men on the basis of experience, of abilities shown by tests, and has trained them quickly and effectively to discharge the duties of carefully defined positions. It has found something for each to do in the common cause. The lessons taught by the war must not be lost with the coming of peace. American industry has justly prided itself on its scrap pile. The American army has abolished the human scrap pile. The American high school has heretofore scrapped its children when it should have scrapped its aims, its methods, its organization. The American high school must henceforth mobilize the entire youth, not a selected portion of it for the service of democracy in peace. It must take every boy and girl from 13 to 18, discover his aptitudes, his ability by a system of intelligence tests, and give him a training which shall so enlist his interest that he shall develop a habit of success, not failure. The supreme task of the high school is to abolish the long estab

lished, cheerfully accepted habit of failure. Boys and girls alike have one vocation in common, that of citizens in a democracy soldiers of the common good. During the past months we have learned as never before that the supreme good is a good government. In America we have assumed good government to be a free good, obtained without effort, without sacrifice. We now realize that good government is the product of good citizens and good training. Whatever else it may do, the American high school must give every one of its students a definite training for the duties of the citizen. He must study the operations of government, local, state and national ; the economic forces which dominate our industrial life to which the actions of government are but the reaction ; he must study the events, movemens, measures and men which have made Amer

ica what it is today; and in the realization that we in America are no longer isolated, he must study the makings of the Europe of today. Unless our high schools insist upon these studies as a minimum for all, we shall not equip our boys and girls for service in a democracy. The war has impressed upon us the need of specific training for participation in the governing functions. It has shown us the need of longer training as well as of more intensive training for industry. Labor unions and employees are coming to favor the postponement till a later age of the entrance of the boy or girl into industry. New York state requires hereafter that the boy or girl must attend a school a least part of the time till he is 18, unless he be a high school graduate. With the growth of such public opinion, 18 will tend to become the minimum age for leaving school. With an earlier entrance into high school, probably at 13 years as the result of testing and grouping and with an increase of the age of leaving to 18, the high school will have a period of five years for its training, the most important in the child's life. The inevitable outcome will be the combined high school and junior college on the one side and the higher commercial and technical school on the other which will train the youth for supervising positions in the commercial and industrial field. The continuation classes of high school grade for workers who are not high school graduates should become a vital part of the day high school. Like the evening high school of the present, it will then find it incumbent upon itself to minister to the needs of any considerable group of students who are engaged in a given industry or have a common aim in view. To meet the needs cf the workers, the high school will thus extend its sessions and become the all-day school with changing relays of teachers. It will then be what has been heretofore a prophecy the "people's college." .Democracy demands equality of opportunity, not. equality of achievement. Education for the service of democracy demands that the ten talent man as well as the one talent man shall have opportunity to realize his utmost self. The high school in the service of democracy must individualize its pupils. Though there be five thousand of them, it must know the problem of each. This is the supreme problem of the principal. With a proper delegation of duties, he may still be a Mark Hopkins to the Garfield. In the years immediately before us, the most vital educational work lies with the expanding high school. No matter what the form of organization, the program of work, it will fail in its mission unless it can enlist in its service men and women of broad training, human sympathies, social ideals, who believe in our American way of life. Such men

and women we are now losing rather than gain

ing. To again enroll such men and women in the great army of education cannot be an impossible task for a democracy which really believes that in its schools lies the future of the nation.

POINTED PARAGRAPHS

TAKES KEEN EAR TO HEAR ED Detroit News.

A correspondent speaks of the Peace Conference being "so silent that the dropping of a pin could be heard." This must have been at a time when Colonel House had

the floor.

NOTHING GETS THROUGH HIS HIDE Detroit Free Press. Representative Gallivan calls Burleson "craven cow

ard." That ought to roil a Texan, but it doesn't seem to.

MAKE YOUR OWN COMMENT Boston Transcript.

We hope it-won't result in strained relations between

the president and his understudy, but the proposition to make Mr. Marshall acting president was sufficient to

start Mr. Wilson planning to come home in a hurry.

The Church Will Not Shrink

From the Indianapolis Star. IT will redound to the eternal glory of the Christian Church in the United States that it meets the present crisis in the nation's history and opportunity with the same high spirit of consecration that it showed in rising to the situation in 1898. Then, as it does now, it accepted for itself and the nation the burden which it felt divine providence to be laying upon the great free republic of the new world to help along the progress of mankind. Then as now voices arose from political ambitions, from the cloistered self-centered precincts of scholasticism and from the sordid ranks of crass materialism, saying "what is there in it," and "what have we to do with abroad?" But when it became clear that duty and opportunity alike were pushing us out of ourselves Into Asia, even as now we are pushed Into the Balkans and Asia Minor, the church did not shrink from the adventure, but gave its adherence to President McKinley as ungrudgingly as today it supports the league of nations, trom no selfish reasons, but for the chance of bearing s,ome burdens for those.who are unable to bear them alone. Of all places in this world to go with expectations of sympathy for the Question whether we want to suffer and die In the mountains of Asia or the deserts of Africa, the Christian Church Is the one where a wise obstructionist would foresee failure in advance. From the day when the seventy went forth into Asia Minor, Italy, Greece and even Spain with the conquering gospel of Christ, to which they devoted their lives to the point of untold agonies; from the day when the -consecrated priests of Home suffered torture In order to spread the faith throughout the wild domains of New France, It has never been the dogma or the practice of the church to pass the needy by on the other side. Not for themselves, but for the souls of darkened p!aees 'were they atoned and sawn asunder, stopped the

Condensed Classics of Famous Authors

mouths of lions, wandered about in sheepskins and goat

skins, subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness "of whom the world was not worthy." American missionaries have already suffered and died in the mountains of Asia, the desert of Africa, the wildernesses of Luzon, the dark provinces of China, the remote fastnesses of arctic and antarctic regions. Perhaps there is no spot on the surface of the earth so endeared to the Christian faith and

the Christian generosity through martyrdom of our best and bravest youth of both sexes as that portion of Europe and Asia that now asks the United States a3 its mandatory and turns its gaze hither above all places in the world with hope of justice and with unbounded faith in American sympathy, self-sacrifice and consecrated business talent It was President McKinley's desire to escape the burden of the Philippines. He instructed our commissioners to Paris to decline them. Yet in the end we had to accept the trust and the church saw the duty and the privilege and embraced it gladly. What has been done for the Islands of the sea, just as has been done In Cuba, Panama and every region over which the Stars and Stripes have extended, often unwillingly, their sway, is a familiar and honorable record. The league of nations is tho response of an aroused international conscience to the cry of the little peoples. No doubt there Is a lot of dross in the golden promises we hold out and the proud pledges we make; but there will be, no selfish mental reservation in the spirit with which the church in the United States will take up its share of the burden thus assumed. It will be well for the governments that have put out this word cf promise to downtrodden peoples if they keep -abreast of the self-denial and the generosity with which the church of Christ will throw Itself into this fresh opportunity to carry the gospel along with the flag into the dark and cruel places the earth. "

DOYLE

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle-was born on May 22. 1S59, in Edinburgh. Hi father, Charles Doyle, was an artist of fantastic Imagination. The boy

went to Stonyhurst Collere, studied in Germany, and returned to take his degree at Edinburgh Univeralty In 1S85. He signed aa ship's doctor for a two years' whaling- trip In the Arctic, travelled In West Africa, and finally settled as a doctor In Southsea. His restless imagination found constant expression In short stories. Sherlock Holmes made his first appearance In "A 8tudy In Scarlet" (1887) but won his Immense popularity In . "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes." The original of the g-anlus-detectlve was Dr. Bell of Edinburgh University. The popular hero lived again in "The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes." "The Hound of the Baskervilles" and "The Return of Sherlock Holmes." Dr. Doyle drew abundantly from historical sources for his novels and plays. "The White Company," a stlrrlnsr romance. ' first Introduced Sir Nigel as an old man. In 1905 his youth was portrayed in the book named for him. Conan Doyle served in a field hospital in the South African war, wrote two books in defense of the British army in the war, and was knighted in 1902. Ho has written a three-volume history of the greawar. Sir Conan Doyle Is a large, athletic

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Born IS." 3 man, who has never lost his enthusiasm for sports. His home in Sussex. England, Is filled with trophies from many parts of the world. Tennis and cricket have kept him fit for his enormous literary undertakings.

SIR NIGEL' By SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE Condensation by Alice G. Grozier

Evil times fell upon England in the year 1348, when the great plague devastated the land. It was during this period that the story of Sir Nigel takes place. The house of Loring, like many another noble family, felt the heavy hand of misfortune; for after the Barons' War and lawsuits with Waverly Abbey the men of the church and the men of the law left nothing but the manor of Tilford for the remaining members of the family, Lady Ermyntrude and her grandson Nigel. Nigel Loring came of a race of heroes, his grandfather having fallen at

the battle of Stirling, and his father

in the sea fight of Sluys. Nigel, his i veins thrilling with the blood of a!

hundred soldiers, was filled with the desire for adventure and combat; having been trained at the desire of his grandmother in skill at arms, and courage, he became also a daring rider. At times a fierce bitterness assailed Nigel at the thought of the wrongs done by the Abbot of Waverly, whom he believed had robbed the Lorings of much of their estate. On the first day of May, the Festival of the Apostles Philip and James, consternation reigned at the Abbey, when it was found that a large pike had eaten the carp in Abbot John's fish pond, Nigel being accused of putting the pike in the pond. Abbot John and the sacrist, Brother Samuel, were in consultation upon the subject, when they were rudely interrupted by a buzz of excitement among the monks in the cloister. A white-faced brother flung open the door and rushing into the room cried, "Father Abbot, alas, alas. Brother John is dead, and the Subprior is dead, and the Devil is loose in the five virgate field." Now what the brother called the "Devil" was a great yellow horse,

held at the Abbey for the debt of his owner, Franklin Aylward; such a horse, it was said, was not to be found Betwixt the Abbey and the; King's stables at Windsor. It was a sorry day that brought the horse to the Abbey, for no one there could be found who would or could ride him or conquer him; he had indeed nearly killed the Brother and the Subprior. Abbot John and the monks, intent upon seeing, wittr their own eyes, this terrible creature, hurried down the stairs and gained the wall of the meadow, where looking over its top they beheld the magnificent horse standing fetlock deep in the meadow grass. Upon this wild scene there arrived riding his pony the young Squire Loring, small of stature, but with muscles of steel, and a soul of fire; his face, though tanned with the weather, was delicate of feature. His whole appearance made him a mark for the sight of any passer-by, but at the first glance, the brown face set in its golden hair and beard, and the daring light of the quick, reckless, laughing eyes, made the one strong memory left behind. The horse was at the . moment trampling his latest victim, and Nigel, springing from his pony, was 'over the wall and at battle with the creature, proving himself master. Some discussion arose among the monks as to the killing of the yellow horse, or the giving him to Nigel as a punishment; the last suggestion finally won, and Nigel proceeded to further subdue the heretofore untamable creature called "Pommers." The horse tried to unseat his rider, but Nigel held fast and at last they were over the four-foot gate and away. Then took place the most notable ride ever known to that part of the world, and the author's description recording it is a gem worth reading; also it is the key to Nigel's whole character. A nearly forgotten ballad

upon the subject has the following refrain: "The Doe that sped on Hinde Head, The Kestril on the winde, And Nigel on the Yellow Horse Can leave the world behinde" After a long battle of wills, the horse was broken and conquered; he fell in the heather with a sobbing sigh, throwing his rider over his head stunned. The young Squire was first to recover and kneeling by the panting, over-wrought horse, he gently passed his hand over the foam-flecked face,, and the whinnying Pommers thrust his nose into the hollow of Nigel's hand. "You are my horse, Pommers," Nigel whispered, and laid his cheek against the craning head. "I know you, Pommers, and you know me, and with the help of Saint Paul we shall teach

some other folk to know us both." The monks of Waverly Abbey held

Nigel for debts and wrongs against them and he was haled before the Abbot for trial, was judged guilty and sentenced to imprisonment;, but when they would have restrained him, Nigel drew his sword, which angered the Abbot, who charged his bowman to draw his bow and defend holy church and her decrees. Tragedy was imminent, when Samkin Aylward, a famous archer, came to Nigel's rescue, at once attaching himself to the young Squire's service, and after-

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ward following him into many dangers. Into the midst now came a man whose appearance dominated the scene. This was the famous soldier, John Chandos, with a message to Nigel Loring. Said Chandos, "He who comes to seek the shelter of your roof is your liege lord and mine, the King's high majesty, Edward of England." While a guest at Tilford Abbey, Chandos' stories filled the mind and heart of Nigel with a stronger desire than ever for adventure, and he begged to go as Chandos Squire, tinder the standards of the King, Edward of England, to which Chandos assented. Nigel made his arrangements for leaving home; they were few and simple, for he had only his Pommers, his loyal Sam Aylward, and at the last his long-wished-for suit of armor, and a small amount of gold. There was, however, one visit must be made before leaving home, and that was to see Mary, the daughter of the old Knight of Duplin, living in the castle at Cosford. Mary of the grave eyes of brown looking bravely at the

world; the one whom Nigel loved. ; At the shrine of St. Catherine, Nigel and Mary said their farewells, and the young Squire vowed to perform three noble needs of valor in her honor, ere he came to see his Mary again; but that no thought of her should stand twixt him and this honorable achievement. Nigel sought constantly for some deed to perform and lesser ones came to hand frequently, but it was not until he was at Winshelsea, with Chandos, that. his first great opportunity came. It was found that the plans of the attack upon the French at Calais by the Prince's army had been stolen, and it was suspected that a cunning, daring Frenchman, called the "Red Ferret," had taken them and was then already on his way across the Channel. Nigel started in pursuit with Aylward and other followers. After a long chase and a hard-fought battle, Nigel caught the Red Ferret and saved the English plans; but as hfs enemy was so gallant a man Nigel begged his life of the King and so saved him. He sent the Ferret to Mary at Cosford, with the message that the first deed was accomplished. Nigel then stormed the famous castle of La Brohinere, where lived the- Knight called the "Butcher of Brohinere," who was said never to let a prisoner escape alive from his castle. Here at great risk of his own life, Nigel rescued not only his man

Sam .Aylward and other comrades, but a young Frenchman who later, however, dipd nrainlriff his rosiner

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sent to Mary at Cosford. Nigel had followed on with John Chandos into Brittany when the third deed was found. There had been hot, furious fighting, and Nigel, riding Pommers, plunged forward, unseating and taking captive one of the enemy. Having the Frenchman at his mercy, Nigel might have killed him at tmce, or held him for ransom, but he had made a gallant fight, and out of admiration and pity the young Squire spared his life and let him go, only to discover later that he had had at his mercy none other than King John of France. When the Prince heard the story from King John himself he exclaimed "For my part I had rather have the honor this Squire has gathered, than all the richest ransoms of France. Whereupon the Prince with his sword touched Nigel's shoulder as he knelt before him. and said, "England has lost a brave squire and gained gallant knight; nay linger not, rise up, Sir Nigel." And a third message went to Mary. Two months later Nigel arrived at Cosford, and kissing Mary's welcoming hand, he said: "St. Catherine has brought me home!" Copyright. 1913, by Post Publishing Co.. (The Boston Post.) Printed by permission of. and arrangement with, Doubleday, Page & Co., authorized pubUshers. Publisher by special arrangement with the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. All rights reserved. "The Heart of Midlothian," by Sir Walter Scott, as condensed by T. L. Hood of Harvard University, will be printed tomorrow.

Frederick A. Macmonnies. The city of New York has insured the life of Frederick A. Macmonnies, he famous sculptor, in order that it may not lose financially if he should die before he completes the great municipal fountain recently ordered. Macmonnies' work is to be found ia many American cities, including Boston, Washington and New York.

Good Evening BY ROY K. MOULTON

NOTED IN PASSING

The first question that is generally asked of the stranger alighting in Kan

sas City is have you seen our beauti ful boulevards?"

The first question on arrival In New York is "did you bring your check

book?"

Some think that their position In

life has been dignified on the occa

sion they are made suckers of in New

York.

Pretzel Bender, the contortionist, left this morning for Boston to lay out a couple of new streets. Corn Pile

(Ind.) Ink Pot.

Wm. Judkins Hewitt. Wonder if Zierelv'a FnlHa of 10.10.

will have a Bcene depicting the aver

age salaried man trying to pay his rent.

One of the pleasant things about

summer is that it i6n t any hotter in any of the roof gardens than it is in

the street. A woman worth $1,000,000 has been missing from New York for several months and cannot be found. Maybe she is visiting in Philadelphia. Uncle Terwilliger says: "It is a good plan to name the baby Archie, and then when he grows up and loses his hair you can call him Archibald."

WITH THOSE IN ARMY AND NAVY

This column, containing news of Richmond and Wayne oounty boIdiera and sailors, will appear daily In the Palladium. Contributions ill be welcomed.

Lincoln Popoft, who has been a trainer in the air service for a number of months, has arrived In Richmond following his honorable dis

charge.

Mrs. Anna Moore. 806 North F

street has word from her son, Noble Ashcraft. of the Seventh divisional ambulance company, saying that he has landed in New York. Ashcraft was In France for eleven months and saw active service.

Private Herbert Westendorf h nr.

rived " in" this country following ten

momns overseas service with Co. F., 324th Infantry and later with the military police of the 81st division. Private Westendorf is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Westendorf of 328 South Fifth street.

Harry Johns has arrived at 'New

port News, according to word received

Dy relatives in menmona. Johns has been In the U. S. navy for several

month ts and is exnectinK to be nut on

the reserve list soon. His home is In

Chicago.

Memories of Old Days In Thla Paper Ten Years Ago Today

The ministers of the city had picnic. Harry G. Sommers, New York City, lessee of the Gennett theatre, announced that Ethel Barrymore, Maude Ad-, am 8 and George Cohan would be among the winter attractions. Mrs. Frederick J. Carr entertained! for Dr. Harry Holmes and Mary Shiveley whose marriage was announced' for July. A pumping station at the city-light plant was suggested for greater-water pressure mains for the city. Wilfred Jessup, Lewis Krate. Ed. Klute, J. A. Spekenheir. William Loehr, Robert Mendenhall and Fred Powers were Initiated into the Elks lodge.

BERLIN BUYS TRAMWAY SYSTEM (By Associated Press) BERLIN. Monday, June 30 The municipality of greater Berlin has decided to nurchase th hie Rerl In tram.

jway system, paying 137 per cent of

me amount of capital stock outstanding. A strike of Berlin's tramway and underground railway workers is threatened.

An actor is alleged to have offered to cut his salary in two in order to stay in New York all season. The word "alleged" is used advisedly. Now is the time to lay in your winter s supply of second-hand cash registers and brass foot rail.

D

inner otones

A dusky doughboy, burdened under tons of medals and miles and miles of ribbons, service and wound chevrons, stars, et al., encountered a 27th division scrapper in Le Mans a few days prior to the division's departure for the States. "Whar you-all bin scrappin in dis 3ar war, boss?" meekly inquired the colored soldier. "Why, we've been fighting up in Belgium and Flanders with the British," replied the New Yorker, proudly. "Well, we bin down in dem woods watcha call 'em woods 'way down south? "The Argonne? ' suggested young Knickerbocker. "Yas, yas, dem's de woods d'Argonne." "You know our division was the first to break the Hindenburg line, colored boy," explained the 27th man. "Was it you wot did that trick? Y' know, boss, we felt dat o Mine sag 'way down in d'Argonne." Two friends met in the Strand the morning after an airplane raid. "Any damage done your way?" the first asked. "Damage? Rather!" answered the other. "Father and mother were blown clean out of the window. The neighbors say it's the first time they've been seen to leave the house together in seventeen years."

BARON GOTO IN PARIS (By Associated Press) PARIS, Monday, June 30 Baron Goto, former minister of foreign affairs of Japan arrived here this evening. No statement as to the purpose of his visit has as yet been made public.

FIRST ENVOY FROM POLAND TO AMERICA

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Consul General BuszczynskL A large delegation of Polish Americans, with Governor Smith and Mayor Hylan of New York at their head, welcomed Consul General K. Buszczynski of the Polish republic on his arrival recently in New York city. The consul general is the first envoy to be sent to America by the new republic of Poland.

Masonic Calendar

Wednesday, July 2 Webb Lodge No. 24, F. and A. M., called meeting; work in Msitr Mainn Aacttla v.,

. - - - "VfiiU nlng at 7 o'clock.

Thursday, July 3 Wayne Council No. 10, R. and S. M., stated assembly and work. Friday, July 4 Richmond Lodge No. 196, F. and A. M., called meeting; work in Master Mason degree, beginning at 7 o'clock, Saturday, July 5 Loyal chapter No. 49, O. E. S., stated meeting and initiation of candidates.

Canada's sea r.nanr Mnsla fei m

world's circumference. SK

THE GEORGE MATTHEW ADAMS DAILY TALK

SMJILE VALUE

The simplest, easiest, happiest, greatest value in all the world is SMILE value. For this reason smile value Is the axis on which the total benefit of the world revolves. . . :- Smile and your own character is affected. And everybody who catches that smile is affected. And then that smile smiles to other smiles until but who can measure the end! I often smile at people whom I do not know, never expect to see again, nor talk to. And, somehow, I know that those smiles may travel a million miles, but I am sure they will come back again. For that's the way with a smile. You never have to give up anything when you give out a smile, hecause you get it right back again! Who could ever measure the depth of a mother's smile or a baby's smile or the smile of a strong man? Or the smile of sympathy, or of co-operation, or of love? Almost the one thing that makes one feel sure there Is a very wonderful God in the world is that He inspires smiles. Never in all the history of the world did an unhappy smile ever crop out. For a smile isn't truly a smile unless It Is a happy smile. It's rery simple just the stretch of the mouth, the bursting of a little sunshine, the opening up of a few gold mines and the sparkling of a few diamonds into the atmosphere. Thats all a smile is but isn't it wonderful? Now, SMILE!

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