The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-13

the great procession of nations in the great
march OF humanity. we hold our place.
Peace Is our duty. peace Is our policy. In its
arts, its jabors and its Victories. then. we
find scope for all our energies. rewards for
all our ambitions, renowD enough for all
our love and fame.
The illustrator is the title OF new month
ly magazine published at Atlanta. A num-
Der OF ventures Of the kind have been IN
successfully made in this field. but the pro-
jectors of this hope to profit by the errors
OF their predecessors. and to win where they
failed. They are endeavoring to establish
"a firstcl illustrated magazine. with lit
erary and historical features. not devoted TO
or limited to the South nor sectional In any
sense, yet of the South" With the exception
Of some typographical features which are
not pleasing. but may easily be corrected,
the first issue is Of character TO sustain
the promises of the prospectus. 1t Is GER
tainly Of the South" as paper on , ,Sner !.
Confederate standpoint and bitter in spirit,
clearly shows. Another article on Some mis-
chievous Minutiae OF Sectionalism shows
ing of conditions. Several of the strictly lit
erary contributions are meritorious. A nne
portrait of the late Henry w. Grady Is
among the Illustrations.
A writer in the Strand Magazine has this
to say of American writers in London: 1.-THE
colony of American writers in London is
nOl particularly dtSc, Jul the qoohey -
good 1t is also varied. 1t possesses its an
alyst in Henry James. its 1ettered printer
in Bret Harte. its publisher in B. F. Stew
ems. its humorists in Robert Barr and w.
L. Alden, and its playwright in Harry Dam.
Its doyen is Moncure d. Conway. the WELL
known preacher, publicist and essayist and
its newest member is always the latest
conner from New YORK. or Boston. or . wnl-
new. In all there are at least hundred,
and this number is being constantly expand
ed by the young men and women VINO ma mo
inviting prospect. Occasionally the colony
is represented In American magazines ana
newspapers, but most of its work is done
in London for Londoners, and its books,
for the most part. are issuei. with the Lon
don title page and colophon.'
An editorial writer in Scribners Magazine
calls attention to the recent literature OF
childhood, which consists, not in books for
children to read, but in books about chill
dren which are the delight of their elders.
He fears that If the part Of the community
under twelve were given to criticism 1t
would complain that there are no more de-
lightfully objective works like the Rollo
books the Franconia books and Mayne REID
and Kingston books, and that 1t was Out
slightly interested in peoples state OF MIND
But older readers, be says, even up 10
the lamentable senility of forty, when all
pretense that life is simple and direct mas
these critical reserves, and have been ge,,,
ting unalloyed enjoyment. out OF new emilio
literature of which the younger contingent
will only know later how good 1t is he
cites Stevenson, Kipling and Kenneth era
hame as producers of this fascinating ntera-
ture, and calls attention to the fact thar
Barrie In his Sentimental Tommy" now
running as serial in the magazine, has en-
tered the same field.
F. W. Atkinson entered into correspond
ence with a large number Of teachers
throughout the country, asking them for
their views as to the social and intellectual
position of teachers. From the replies, which
he sums up in the Atlantic Monthly. ne
draws the. conclusion that their status. as a
class, is not what it should be. The chief
reason is that teaching does not rank with
the other learned professions. and one cause
for this Is that, save in minority Of cases,
young teachers have not the proper mental
themselves for their calling as followers Of
other professions do. Another cause given
is that men of given degree Of ability ana
application can earn more IN other occupa-
tions than in teaching. Various nuggets or
wisdom are scattered through the article:
eff 1t is once admitted that teacher past
forty is useless, then away with the idea
that teaching will ever be held in as nigh
honor as it ought to be-" "A teacher. does
better work only as he grows through ex-
study. and by intercourse with his fellow
men," "A school taught by home talent is
often dead additionally" Teachers should
organize and demand that they, and not
school boards, made up OF laymen, SHOULD
conduct all examinations for determining
u-ho shall become teachers.