The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
A Sociological Trip to Chicago.

Several patriotic citizens Of Chicago
reprove us for describing the Hon. HINKY
DINKs Barrel House, that new wonder
Of the City of Lights. Is booze
house any less booze-house because
it happens to sell thirty barrels of beer
a day." asks one protesting patriot. Not
less. but more. Sociology seems to be
the chief duty and pleasure OF man at
present. A barrel-house is depart
ment Of sociology. The BAEDEKFRs Of
that all-enfolding science must steer
their students faithfully. We have sat
in the scorners seats long enough. We
can collect sociological material just
az we'll as other folks do. The game is
easy and everybody can come in.
So to-day We are taking a sociological
excursion, personally conducted by an
esteemed friend and philosopher, the
Chicago Tribune. The route, however,
is selected by ourselves. Ladies' Night"
at the clubhouse Of the Chicago Athletic
Association. The Chicago associated
athletes take just pride in the work of
the artists of their kitchens. There are
studied the refinements of French cult
nary art and the solid virtues of native
culinary science. 1t was shock to those
amiable Epicureans when the bath boys,
bellboys, bowling boys, billiard boys,
walked out. We can't stand for the
feed, said one Of the secessionists; it
may be all right for the members, but it
amt the kind of grub we're used to, and
we've got to have something better.
After a conference on the Lake Front.
these friends Of plain living rushed to the
lunch counters. Here is matter for
lifetime of thought and library of the
DRY. Will not Prof. ALBION W. SMALL
investigate this curious safety or lack
of taste among bellboys? Richer treas
ure-trove for the sociologist is seldom
found.
Speaking of professors and sociologists,
Mr., LEOPOLD MABILLEAU Of the Musee
Social, Paris, is lecturing at the Uni
versity of Chicago. Discussing on THE
Governing Ideas OF Public Education in
France, he was naturally led to disclose
his profound knowledge Of education in
the United States:
1T Is necessary that the professor be able 10
think and speak he chooses. even though his
Ideas he contrary TO the opinions OF the trustees.
This liberty does no, eAist In many OF your Anne rcan
universities. many Of which are founded by private
individuals
Evidently that chartered libertine Of
speech, Prof. OSCAR LOWELL TRIGGs, is
unknown to MIR. MABILLEAU. Prof.
TRIGGs can speak as he will Of every
thing and everybody in the cosmos.
From TRIGGs and literature we go to
art. The Hon. GEORGE SILVER 6" has
been engaged for months in preparing,
in Wabash Avenue, an elaborate liquor
temple" 1t was to be called The
Maxim tInaxlmusPl 1t was built with
circus-like entrance in imitation of
Byzantine temple Evidently Fra To-
RADIO has protested against the architec-
ture of that shrine. No license issued
as long as the building stands as it is"
says Mayor HARRISON firmly:
"r,ey shnnr sell rum
In By-zan .u.um."
sings the Chevaier FULLER exuItantly.
Architecture and Alcohol y: there is
another nut for the sociologists.
We love abrupt transition. Aftsr
the saloon we visit the police. Some
Chicago detectives testify at n policy
trial that they don't know how policy
is played They show the same art
lessness and euilelessness that are 80
charming in their brethren in this
town. And the Chicago patrolmen have
the habit of reverv and abstraction.
While Policeman LUMP had his bay
window turned toward the street, "a
bay window violating the ordinance
was put in at l54 La Sale street." Fined
ten days pay. It is cheering to the
SOCIOLOGICAL to sec the substantial unity