New-York tribune., 1903-01-17
.SLUR ON THE PRESIDENT.
Disturbing Feature at Dinner Of
Lehgh Club.

An objection to a siur cast on the President Oh
the United States made lively beginning to the
speeches at the dinner OF the Lehigh Club. at the
University Club Fifty-fourth-st. and Fifth-ave,
last evening.
The subject announced for discussion was do
Modern Educational Methods Meet the Demands
of the Times? If Not. How Can They De RENE
died?' But the coal strike came up. and for
moment seemed likely to disturb seriously the
harmony of the dinner.
H. F. J. Porter first vice e-president of the CLUB,
in introducing the first speaker, took occasion TO
remark: ''The topic OF the evening will be the
discussion OF how to prevent. in the future. dis
putes between capital and labor. which have made
IL necessary the President of the United States
to assume a position that he had no right to as
sumo
This brought forth an objection from Herbert p
Linderman one OF the trustees of the university
of Bethlehem. Penn. who rose in his seat to IN
terrupt Mr. Porter with this protest:
such a sentiment has place at meeting
of the Lehigh Club of New-York
After the little furry caused by the difference
of opinion had Gained down John 3. Clark. Pro-
fessor of Political Economy at Columbia CniVer-
sity presented his views Industrial Problems
and Modern Education He began by asserting
of capital:
Capital If unchecked is bound TO disregard the
rights Of labor Capital too often BY the means
prices The rich must learn that the poor should
be paid fair and adequate Tage sab pt5eT
Another remedy, however, was proposed by the
next speaker in technical education. when Alex
ander c. Humphreys president Of Stevens Insti-
tute, discussed Theory and Practice In Tecnnlcai
Education" He said in part:
The walking delegate often does not & rspre5e99 coe9
tions be established here IL We are 10 noId
fooWed HE recent strike in the Pennsylvania coal
mines to me that that GgT capts snd
labor Many question Of strike or no strike rests
with the manager and his stan
The president of Lehigh University. DR. Thomas
NJ Drown spoke on Individuality in Technical
Education
Dr. Henry NJ Leipziger. Supervisor of Lectures
Bureau of Education of New-York City. spoke on
THE Education of the Masses" He said;
The public school is far from being, the ideal
public mind Of this eeuntry has not reaGhed a t9e re
perfoT sorry RI to see that over 70 per
the teachers in our fouafTy az are on T1meF Fine Ta @
women are in their sphere. the masses cannot be
into teaching
The Development Of Character in the Educa-
tonal System then discussed by the Rev
Langdon c. stewardson. professor of philosophy
The Rev Dr. w s Rainsford. rector of st.
Ge9rges Church followed with remarks On on ,Ths hs
of the industrial problem was pr. RainsIord,s
of educated men in making the better day possible
aT Is sna no 9c thing f a Slack and depraved
and debauched part of New-York called the East
Side But there has been a great change for the
better the East Side in the last twenty years
Twenty years ago there only kndergar-
ten and Industrial schoo-COoper Union we
have barely % s having & & touoe by IN b sa
using there large proportion of laborers that
cannot be made American. A few years ago the
laborers of the anthracite coal fields were the best
in the country. the Lowland Scot. The managers
We're not wise, and let them be driven out by the
Slav. This country has taken in about all such
immigrants that IL can digest All North Europe
makes first citizens but the southern nations
are different. We allowing ourselves to be re-
duced by the desire for ACKNOWLEDGMENT
William c Redfeld. Commissioner of Public
Works formerly treasurer and manager Of the J.
H. Williams Company. then gave the employers
view in discussing THE Opportunities OF the En-
pIoyer' and Samuel B. DonnelIy. of the Board of
Education of this city, epresident of the Interna
tional Typographical Union, gave the worknan's
side in his remarks The Educational Needs of