Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-12-23
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understood that Great Britain will
take no action in the near future and
the Chinese negotiations are regarded
more in the light of a monotonous
farce than a serious problem, thanks
to the absurd misunderstanding
which have arisen among the powers
themselves. The only quarter in
London where the performance is thor
oughly enjoyed is at the Chinese lega-
ton here, in which Sir Chih-Chen-Le-
Feug-Lu, the minister of China,
mourning secludedly, for his brother,
is reported TO be in a safe of perpet-
ual chuckle over the attitude OF Christ
endom.
More the question of the day is
Americas commercial rivalry, which,
Throughout the week has been form
ing the basis for long analytical arti-
Giles in the Daily Express and the
Daily Mail. written by engineering and
other experts, which detail the results
of recent trips in the United States,
under the headlines. Wake, Wake Up,
England Why We Are Falling Be
hind" etc, reiterating that the English
manufacturers lack initiative and are
absurd in their conservatism, which
Is summed up in the following para
psaph in one Of the articles:
ii the foregoing facts are unpala-
table. il is better they should be known
than that the nation should continue
10 dream on in q fools paradise until
the next cycle Of bad trade, when We
may find our markets in the possession
OF others
artists Are Organizing.
The diIIe-ante class. the artists, are
joining the ranks o. organized lao9r.
Headed by Alma Tadema. a group OF
well known artists, including Prinzep,
Licksee. Stone ard Fieldes, are send
izg out circulars 10 their brethren urg-
irg the formation OF a professional
union on lines similar 70 nose Of the
society authors. They hope 10 get 100
members to pay Z guinea each. TIE
especial object Of the organization will
5se watching the business interests Of
struggling painters.
.-As il Is now says Alma Tadema,
the successful painter cares and trou-
5l5s little about his less successful
brothers. but. given an association
vita common interests. the young, IN
known man has IN infinitely better
C1slce o. tC-w2r1i-g BON lis own il
tcrests and those Of ais profession.
Ehe Ce-is.ol OF the Queens Bench
Court ce~szrlrg il 70 b Illegal for the
LC1tc1 sCEool board 10 spend the rae
payers money for teaching science
AID art al evening classes for adults
ms created pe-tUT baton. some 90 900
pupils a-s a1ec-ed an he whole O,
LO1C0n's educational system must oe
reversed i the EoCse 0. Lords up
holds the verdict. T1e Speaker de-
cl2rcs K Is the most serious disaster
which has betalieu education for some
time. Columns Of conmer. appear on
the subject in the dailies
West Point Praised
At conference Of the head masters
OF the great public schools this week.
one Of the speakers severely arraizned
the irritating educaJio1a. methods the
schools we're forced 10 emg40ye in or
der 10 pass boys as officers into the
service ! military correspondent OF
the Pail Mall Gazette c-iticizing the
Sandhu-st and WO0lwich methods de-
clares the British authorities admit
West Point Is in advance OF anything
in England. He describes the demo
cratic and severely competitive system
in vogue there. saying
Educational West Point Is serious
thorough1ezs rather than at extension
Of attachments is principles IS con-
trolling education -ogethe. with the
knowledge how 10 make use 81 IL Like
al exceptionally good education II :
costly, perhaps the most expensive
n the world But in many ways il
is said 70 be By fa- the best An ex-
haustive comparison Of West Point
with our own military colleges as ed
ucatiouaI mediums. IS 10 the disadya1-
tage Of our own institutions The Drin-
ciDal industry il the United States is
education For years the Americans
have been earnestly engaged in the
business OF disseminating know edge
II Great Britain is 10 hold her Own
re must follow in the footsteps OF the
great republic or be content with sec
ond place.
Danger to Education.
Upwards Of two years ago SAYS
the Spectator. The Americans were
scsndaliZed b. the dismissal OF PreSi-
dent Andrews o. Brown University"
and proceeds 70 draw lengthy parai-
LEI with the case OF Prof. Ross. OF the
California University. In 50 doing.
the Spectator holds 10 The claim that
moneyed power endowing institutions
70 control learning Is entirely fatal 10
the very idea OF q university. remarks
that the wealth Of al American uni
yersity and the generosity OF Amer
lean public men are splendid. but no
doubt some Of the donations in
volved loss OF freedom. and adds:
"A certain commercial atmosphere
now envelopes some OF the universi-
ties We would rather see Oxford and
Cambridge poor and free than rich and
shsckled. II Z few trust miIlionaires
are TO have their way, economic truth
cannot be reached in some, al least
of the American universities. II would
indeed be : sad thing were America.
with her free political life. 70 permit
any kind of intellectual tyranny 10
raise It's head in their midst"