The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-03
spicuons

Mr.. PADEREwsKI. the pianist, is an emo
tional person who needs q guardian when
ne falls under the influence of the emo
tional, lion worshiping America woman.
The scene OF the close of his farewell matt.
nee concert In New York was very remark
able. He repeatedly responded to encores,
he played for the women the most pathetic
compositions, he bowed, smiled, kissed his
hands and retired, only to be frantical1y
called out again to be oheered and covered
with flowers. Apparently the only
reason the women did not so on
or bow down at bis feet was their
inability to climb over the footlights; but
they refused to 60 until finally they found
that he was positively gone for the last
time. when they slowly dispersed. many
of them in tears. A hundred or more, on
their way out knowing the way to the
private Office of the theater, tiocked in.
hoping to find the object of their worship,
and, sure enough, they did. There the
twenty love-sick maidens' act was re-
peated with variations and additions.
Women ranging In age from fifteen to fifty
crowded around. giggled. cried. posed,
lanGuished. begged for his autograph on
his photo graphs. which they had with
them. and generally con Quoted them
selves in way to make the
judicious Rrieve. Mr.. Paderewski was
himself not unmoved. but kissed their
hands this time instead of his own. and
sobbed over them until his agent. finally
dragged him away and out to his carrIags.
around which another crowd Of women
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historical demonstrations affect to believe
that it Is their artistic temperament which
is responsible. Perhaps it is. but. if 80.
the artistic temperament should be taken
in hand early and curbed to proper pro-
portions. New York seems to have q sur
plus of this variety of idiosy ncrasy. The
women there must have some one to show
q maudlin interest in, and before Pader-
ewski came 1t was Harris. the wife-mur-
derer, over whom they wept and to whom
they sent flowers and sympathetic notes.
DIR. J. M. RICE pays q high compliment
to the public schools of LaPorte. Ind, in
the May number of the Forum. He finds
the same methods in vogue which won his
admiration in the Indianapolis schools.
In commenting on the LaPorte schools and
those Of Minneapolis. and the Cook county
ull.) Normal Sohool-all of which he
praises-he says he has found by far the
best reading in the schools in which the
pupils were taught to read through science
lessons. and by far the best results in
written language where the children were
set to work to express the results of their
observations in their own words in writ
ing. as early as tho third or fourth month
of school life. On the other hand, he found
the results almost universally poor in the
schools where the reading matter. at least
during the first two years. consisted of
nothing but empty words, silly sentences,
and baby trash" and where such words
and sentences were copied from the black
boards or the reading book for writing ex-
ercises. Prof. Hailman. who has charge Of
the Indiana educational exhibit for the
worlds fair. is superintendent of the La
Porte schools.
Mrs. EDMUND RUSSELL, high priestess
of the Delsarte emit. has just received
South Dakota divorce from Mr.. Edmund
Russell. Delsarte high priest. after nine
ty days residence in Sioux City. She says
he deserted her. and he offers no denial or
defense. People who have had the privi-
lege of seeing the soulful Edmund pose
and flop. and of hearing him discourse on
the good. the true and the beautiful. will
wonder how he happened to so far for.
get his own rules of grace and department
as to run away from Q woman.
NOTWITHSTANDING the published state
ments to the contrary. many persons are
still under the impression that in addi-
tion TO the so cents general admission at
the worlds fair there will be charged
separate and additional fee for entrance to
zach aovaYnment or State buiIding Thia