Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06

IN view OK Ine controversies ONti tHO ~
lection of sites for the proposed statues OF
Grant. Sheridan. Mcclellan, Steuben and
Pulaski" remarked a prominent army Off
Ger to a Star reporter the other day, 1t
strikes me that it's high time that some
settled system was adopted in the matter
With the prospect so well assured that in
time Washington will rank with the most
notable cities of the world in it's open-air
memorials and statues. and with the undis-
guised fact that our present statues are of
varying degrees of beauty and in several
instances of Indifferent merit | agree with
the suggestion made by MIR. Lamont when
he was Secretary of War, away back in
1894. for decided change in the method
of selecting and supervising the erection
of such memorials. Secretary Lamont sug-
geSted that Congress authorize the PreSl-
dent to appoint permanent commission.
selected from the citizens of the country
best qualified to pass on the questions or
art involved to whom should be lntruSted
the selection of designs and sites for the
future monuments of the national capital
Some such method will have to be adopted
If we hope to avoid the scandals and dis
satisfaction that invariably attend action
in the matter of statues under the present
irregular system under which the duty is
devolved upon various officials of different
administrations who cannot possibly give
the matter the time and attention it de-
Serves"
x i i x
with the commencement season in full
blast, which indicates that examinations
have just been held" remarked an educa-
tor stationed behind the wings at a local
theater the other night as lone of the
promising ones had just reached land
now for you. dear teacher in the vale
dctory, lit may not be amiss to gather
together a few of the choice ones which this
years examination papers have produced.
A pupil answering question as to the ma
ture of gases declared: An oxygen has
eight sides In natural history; "A cuckoo
is bird which does not lay it's own eggs
"a mosquito is a child of black and white
parents and "a lizard is the inside of
fowl. In geography: The equator is
menagerie lion running round the earth
and through Africa "a meridian is the
place where they keep the time and the
Inhabitants of Paris are called PARISHES "
\ X
Among the unique communications re-
ceived by the District Commissioners in
their mail from time to time the following
from a resident of one of the city's alleys
stands by itself. 1t was written with PEN
Gil in a slanting hand and addressed "to the
board of commission" reading:
Il want to tell you that Hattie said that
/ have throw something on her clothes.
Jose said that she was going to policing
me she said that she is going to kill the
hole family she said she see me dieing like
dog she said she ask my child did she
said she can not get along with me. she
told my child how to fix me. Miss Hattie
make her tell what kind of policing she is
going to put in me. l can not write much
but just want to know what kind of poic-
ing she is going to put in me- 1 want to
know what Is raised those three women
is raising some kind of 'distaring' with
us. l believe that they is trying to take
my life. l try to treet all these people
write. but / cannot rails with them. if l
live long enought send some body so l can
tell them how htey is doing me. Good bye
From
The writer was told to procure a warrant
for any one who had threatened her life.
You must be taking great deal of pains
with that letter." called out man to his
friend across the writing table at a club.
There was note of Impotence in his
voice. as he had been lettering around wait
ing for him to finish his writing and join
him in a game OF billiards.
Probably you won't be surprised at the
length of time consumed" was the reply
when | tell you that this letter is an effort
to persuade b to give $500 toward a
charity in which | am Interested"
Your letter will probably be answered
as hundreds of Others" said his friend
WHY, he is known to be rich and of course
he gets appeals of all sorts, and if he paws
any attention to them he merely writes a
polite refusal 1t would take a small for
tune TO respond favorably to everything of
the sort that comes to people of his class