Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1904-12-24

ness to seize any chance to main their
opponents. The coarse tone which a
university Is supposed to mitigate IN
youth. IL not eradicate. Is encouraged
by these stimuli to brutality, unl
younger people Of both sexes are led
to admire the very traits college edu.
cation should suppress. The degener.
acy Of football has reached 10 low a
level that parents IRE already stipulat.
Ing with their sons that they shall not
go to the university at all unless they
promise not to play football. This may
be weakness on their part--in the eyes
Of their ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS weak.
ness; but from the parental side per-
hnps we may be mngnanimOns
enough to allow the argument. that
! since the starting Of their offspring on
their careers with as little handicap
in the way Of broken bones and absent
Hoses ana ears as possible IL not only
their natural desire, but In some sense
their duty. why, objection to football
on their part is not exactly a crime!
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We talk about the care. free days of
childhood. Why do we remember
those days with such delight? Was It
because we had nothing to do put to
play? No. Many of us had errands
and chores that kept us busy from
morning until night. 1t was not Idle.
ness that gave us happiness. What,
then. Is the secret Of the happiness of
childhood? The question Is answered
In one word. Hope. As children we
hoped for something new. something
better tomorrow than the good that
came to-day. Or II to-day CHANGED to
have more Of tears than Of smiles we
hoped for brighter tomorrow. As
children we believe In people and In
the world; We trust that tomorrow
will bring right the trials of today.
Hope smoothes out the wrinkles Of to.
day and prepares for beautiful to.
morrow. Hope works hard mt the task
at hand and never worries. IVORY Is
fear Fear Is the devil" Hope finish.
es up the duties Of today and believes
In tomorrow. Hope goes to bed to
low. Hope has steady nerves and
courage. Hope never fears. Hope
never weeps. Hope never lags. Hopes
efforts are always healthy. vigorous
and In some measure successful. Hone
is the life.savIng quality. Fortunate
Is he who passes from childhood to
manhood with hope. When hope dies,
then dies strength and courage. Then
do we perish. "o.t.nNS
Lord Miner, who recently resigned
his post as British high commissioner
for South Africa, has been described
by his friends as ian architect Of EN-.
pire." because of his achievements In
organizing the British dominiOns In AZ.
RIGA. The friends of the Beers have
less pleasant things to say of him. But
whether one approves or dlsapproves
what he has done. all admit his great
abilities. He Is one Of the few bril-.
liant students whose success In col.
lege has continued In after life. He
was a boOkish youth. 1t too often
happens that young man who buries
himself In his books in school fails to
get the education which comes from
close contact with his fellow studenn
In their sports and social life. and con.
sequently is handicapped when he
comes to deal with men In the world
ut large. But this man, Of whom one
of the college officers said, "Milner 10
the finest flower of human culture
which Oxford has produced in our
time" was a brilliant exception to the
rule. He retires now, broken In health
because Of too close application to the
task of building an empire.
The startling information that immi-
grants are coming to New York more
rapidly than they can be disposed of
with anything like convenience is off,
set somewhat by the fact that there Is
large exodus from this country to
different countries of Europe. Greeks
and Italians belong to the class that
can easily drift back and forth as tenn.
perature prompts. A little money earn.
ed In America enables them to take nd.
vantage Of low steerage rates and to
spend the winter in the milder home
climate. The thrifty Scandinavians
usually plan some time beforehand for
generous visit home. Each winter
finds large numbers of these hardy PEG.
pie making trip to the fatherland to
share with the home folks some Of the
blessings they have found in Americn.
This year special inducements are held
out to them to return to Norway and
Sweden, for the northern country has
been SO far depleted of its best blood
that there Is loud demand for men
to till the soil, to work in the mines