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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25

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an enrolment OF more than fourteen Millions
in city and country beside sea and lake and
river, on the prairies under the shadow of
the mountains and they will all gather for their Christ
mas celebration; carols will be sung, greetings will be
given and tidal wave OF gadness will roll from
TO
All this Christmas delight is with good reason;
for the that Christ was born in Bethlehem was
indeed the angel proclaimed it, good tidings of
great Joy. The word gospel means glad tidngs,
good news" and the best message that Heaven
sent to earth the word that the Savior had
come The hearts that have listened to it. the homes
and cities and nations that have heard and needed
it. that have the Star and walk in the light of it.
the happy places of earth. That which has made
Europe and America brighter than Asia and Africa
IS the Star of Bethlehem and the light streaming
from II the nations. When every home in India
has its Chrstmas-tree when the millions of almond
eyed Chinese children sing Christmas carols then
shall there be the new Heaven and the new earth.
One great JOY on Christmas Day is the Christmas
giving do not say the Christmas gifts, for that
may the receiving OF presents; but the giving
OF them. To the unthinking prattling little ones,
there IS Joy in receiving and the day loved for what
II brings. But the child begins to learn what
Christmas means only when he begins to give; and
he finds that 1T IS blessed to give than to
receive. " The work of getting ready for Christ
mas secretly carried on, carefully kept out Of
sight; the hiding places for Christmas presents the
drawers that must not be opened; the closets that
are kept locked; the bundles brought in through
back doors and hidden away; the mysterious mods
and winlls wireless telcgraphy in the famly-all
these are an essential part Of the Christmas JOY,
And then, the bringing in the tree when little eyes
shut and little pitchers have their closed;
the bracing OF it. with suppressed sounds OF hammer
and nails; the trimming and the decorating, and
Christmas morning the opening OF all the treasures
and the giving Of them to and all! Who will not
say that the giving brings JOY greater than the gift
YOU find it story of giving The Wise Mer opened
their treasures and brought forth their gold and
frankncense and myrrh, and laid them before the
design of this representing The Dawn Of the Christian
y executed work modelled in by the SCULPTOR Alfred Len
holding forth the of power rnouned by the Cross and gain
he Star which brought the Wise Men of the East to the
hea-t this dn..hzsa Notified S.naaL
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Ene6 the advantages Of the institute
and the manner II which school work
should Dc performed He admitted that
there were dE6cuIries II teaching IN
ruly chiI6rsn ard II pacifyIng NEEDLE
s0ue psre1E- but claimed that the
teachers lie Afforded rich rewards N
noting the advancement q the scholar
and n the couradeship Of fellow teach
srz
Among TIE points brought cut BY one
q the institute lecturers was che thai
enthusiasm and Inspiration we're the
two important factors OF an institute.
and another that social power &
x-rouz element q q teachers success.
Another teacher. II Al address upon
voice training. laid emphasis upon the
fact that proper breathing Is the chief
gateway 20 health land Seconded by
tzdlcioUs exercise he claimed that deep
and regular breathing not only aided
ling and hearr expansion oUr that
with this Increase came more soul
power and more al around vital power
CT the human being
Mrs. Spencer presented with strong
cOuueudztionz the subject Of school
savings banks The system srfgtnated
II Begun iu-1s54 later was taken Up
by France. which now leads the World
n this work Los Angeles has $4,000
school deposits. and Grass Valley with
t4G0 deposited last year. had but s199
Withdrawn Thrift and stability IN
character building are some ot the
fruits q the system
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refugees pouring III by EyrIads from
every part Of the old worId-whIIe such
Al invasion OF foreign thought and
feeling cannot fail 20 greatly usdify
the ancient regime, Il is conceivable
that from the womb OF the future 4
new world NapoIeou, or Apouyon tde-
srroyer1. nay De hatched who On the
foodtide OF some terrific social eonvUI-
SIGN shaH, by the sheer force OF
dominant personality. rise Up as the
positive Incarnation Of American i'm
peri4l1sm
This 7 say IS a distinctly possible
thing when ore considers the rapid and
continual "ziertz7tioa" OF our popu-
Iati0n-
How. for that matter. shall anything
Dc pronounced tmroSsibIe IN 4 land
where such an exeresceEce as Nor
mouism has. N half a century. become
one CT the great problems Of the day,
and risen 60 the proportions Of 4 Ia
ti0nzI menace
Is there anything iucolceivable
among future possibilities n a eommu-
nifty infected over 50 wide an area with
the poisonous germs Ct an rreconcil-
able TiIInaEisu2
What may not happen in q country
where power * more and more becou1-
ing centralized II the nav Of mighty
corporations. while at the same time
the long sIumberiug Intelligence Of the
hosts 3f labor IS waking Up everywhere
&c strenuous protest against the con
dirions mat Aave 50 long prevailed
Anything x able To happen ID Z land
where frerzied uobs defy the law
storm temples OF justice and incinerate
unhappy creatures AZ the fiery stake.
Crzupfng beneath their Incorporate
feet those constitutional principles
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woman. called Of God 20 live IN these
critical days. N this wonderful rspuh-
lie f1herIJiug such q past. tOweret
WIKI such incompatible resources en-
riched with greater possibilities Of de-
veI0puenI than any other nation 0u
the face OF the earth. IS 70 Be found
IN a letter written long ago by q wise
man 70 some friends AZ Rome Let
every man be subject % the higher
powers"
The power 70 which Ts are subject
at present Is money. and we seem As
4 nation unable % think Of anything
higher We are hypnotizsd. says
Bishop SpauIdng OF Peoria. by the
glare and glitter. the pOup and cir
cUmstanCe Of wealth and are becoming
Incapable OF 4 rational view OF life
we have caught the co1Ezgiou q the
insanity that the richest nations are
the worthiest. and have f5rg0rrsn that
by the soul alone can any nation be-
come great
'WeaIrh getting has entered as al
ideal into the -Vry bone and marrow
Of our generation says Professor
James Of Harvard We worship wealth
as we d not worship Cod
The Millionaire buIks II our mag
nation as the saint II that OF uedis-
val times. writes an eminent sCciOlo-
gist- Il this be true that 4 goddess and
IMMORAL materiaIism is the p0wer"
which as a people We worship, who
shzU accuse Us Of being alar-isCs. f.
when al those other symptoms Or sx-
pressiOns Of diseased social state ara
taken into consideration We believe
that Herbert Spencer's dark forecast
Of impending social couvuIsious should
not be dismissed as the nightmare q
4 Wild CASA udra Though. De Il r.
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for al The school authorities for years
have made great efforts ID provide new
buildings IN the districts having a con-
gested foreign population As result
il Is evident that the children OF for
eigu pareutage become AmerIcznIZed
more quickly than n many ether cities
George H C0nIey. long tine a city sU-
pervisOr. succeeds Edwin P Seavsr zs
Bost0n's School Superintendent Mr..
ConIey announces his policy II saying
No fads. common sense Thorough fun
dameucaI studies more individual con
tact OF teachers with scholars. greater
restriction OF elective work. al possible
use Of school buildings for evening
schools
The secretary q The Massachusetts,
State Board Of Education Is making
investigations as 70 the feasibility q
increasing the age Of compulsory school
attendance from Il 70 15 years OF age
In the new high school building n
Craust0u- r L novel FIRE escape
known as the Efrker Bender" has
been installed II is built Of steel IN the
form OF a chute Whsn a fire SccUrs
200 persons can be let down IN a u1n-
ute
During a recent fire II a Brooklyn
school 4 thousand drilled children
marched 70 the street IN three nil
utes.
The public Is never wearied N hear
ing Of Helen Keller Rarely does rhe
worlds sympathy d0w 50 freely 70 any
one as 70 this wonderful young w0uau-
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q rhzr high agency drawn from her
Pc--cy OF privacy into the seethiug vur-
TEX ct Universal coupe-itfor-tti is
briefly y hat has CranzpIred IN the dec
a5e since Mr.. Spencer wrote that letter.
And 50 Far IL might rot seen as though
the philosophers sinister rorebodfnS
were II any dangsr OF being justified
BUr let Is think a bit and see whether
grave reasons do not exist % excite our
alarm. ard. suggest a probability that
Herbert Spencer was not taking a.
random
do not think It such 4 d15cuIt
matter q show that there are lions IN
rhe way, and that social and political
conditions do confront IS fraUght with
perl % THIS republic. History has an
aTlSTard habit Of repeating Irseit. and
lL were folly q the WORST kind 70 shut
our eyes 20 the conspicuous fact that
evils Do exist II cur corporate Hfa and
that cancers are eating into our sys-
ten. which. Unless excised, are more
than LzeLy 10 bring % pass the san
gul-ary day thar Nr- Spencer saw
looming ~ On the horizon Nor did he
stand alone By any means IN his fears
tor our turUre- Many e our abIesC
men and c-earesC thinkers have ex-
pressed Themselves 10 the same effect
and predicted that II the social caIdrou
changes 50 UoDentoEs are brewing a.
nay IN the course Of the next fifty
years transform 0Ur present democrat
lc order into something not FAR re-
moved from such = military DICTATOR
s1Ip- n a Country Ike Ibis IN which
the balance OF power VIII before long
-neF1-Goly De il rhe hands q an cleo
rorare- composed Of citizens having. for
r1e most part not oEe drop u the Old
A1Eio-Saxou blood in their veins
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ceived during the year amounted TO
sT5000
Santa Clara places itself On record
by recent public meeting as dssirOus
Of new high school building
Favorfug addresses were made oy To-
cal speakers and by President Jordan
IN the Iatter's address be called atrsn-
ton to the high rank Of the Santa
Clara high school and its pressing need
OF z suitable building and equipmenr-
The assertion was also made that every
foot Of land IN Santa Clara would sc
increase IN value in consequence Of the
erection Of such q structure that the
tax would be more than Offset 1T the
election IN April majority vote ap-
proved the proposed building
The rapid growth Of PaIo Alto - ev1-
denced by the increase OF high school
students TO the total number Of 161.
During the past year the high school
library has been enlarged 70 500 vol
umes-
Chicago has 100000 school children
this year. Eleven Thousand attend
school IN rented quarters and 5000 ars
limited TO halliday recitatious- II E
hoped that with the completion OF four
teen new buildings this year every
child viii have q desk Superintendent
Cooley recommends the construction OF
pupil and a full term for every
scholar Over 1000 children have reg
bathrooms IN all the public schools
Bostor's motto is "A seat for every
fstered and there are accommodations
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print. a Gibson fav0rite and a football
poster displayed a charmingfy fude-
pendent individuality and versatility
Of taste
Mems pictures come with their
ruoms." said Miss New York. a iO6
lot effect, and 50 il last years senior
had good taste this years junior gives
evidence Of being strong on culture
oh Yorky. you're too hard said the
calm brunette I never could under
stand. myself, how the senior can sell
hfz sentiments with his chairs. But
even undergraduates have some 0pfn-
ions and some pet prejUdicss which al
ways give a room some individuality
Yes" commented Miss Burne-Joues.
every man has his own Ethel Barry
more. artists signature, with which he
Is 10th to part
They 20 in for Christy rather than
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ard hearty ar ninety-cw0 and he re-
ICicss that he entered uatrimony early.
HIS daughter Is Mrs Philip Sheridan
widow q The famous cavalry leader
MzzE q The present sfIver-hsz5re5
army widows saw pretty hard times
AZ frontier posts. but they have seuti-
usnr enough left 20 st0utIy advocate
each officer and his 6ancee deciding
Tor themselves without u1oIzstaCiCu
the question = when 70 marry and how
% I've
Romantic marriages II the army
have been many The general disposi-
ton seems GO Be t0 give zzuzucry
plenty # chance II Che future. regard
less q house rent and tailor bills
General COrbiu complains that the
views on army marriages which he has
heretofore expressed as adJutarr gen
=raI have besu nisrezd- nisguotsd and
EIsU1dsrsr1od- Here : exactly what
h wrote II his zunuaI report
Marriage q army officers wh0 have
ua6e no proper provision for assum-
iEg the responsibilities thereof * hurt
ful both % the army and 70 the oEcers
themselves To Chiz broad statement
there are q cCUrse- exceptions a.
there ara % al broad statements. but
the general fact remains that our army
Is Cveruzrrted
Ike pay 0t The subaIteru officer Is
barely enough fer his propeE support
and rhz expenses q his ecufur-ent and
inform Z % this x added the inev1-
table expenses attached 70 z family, II
IS noL only probable. bur almost Ger
uz1. that WHEN the officer strikes MS
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With such problems as these and
many others betore Us the i1undati0n
Month by month Of vast hordes ot
aliens from every country uu-
der heaven. the problem OF Seveu mil
lions OF the coI0red race absorbed into
the national system but not assin1I-
lated. the cleavage between capital and
labor itself which IN It's roncIad or
ganizatiOu would deny 20 the indIvidu-
al his inaIienabla right 70 work for
whom he pIesses ard as long as he has
the mind: the determination ID over
ride the law OF evade II whenever II
iuterferes with private interest and
personal ambition IN al parts 0f the
country alike the lax and HceutioUs
theories that are creeping ike 4 palsy
ever the home life OF The nation and
stealing every vestige OF saucriry from
the marriage relation. Is there not
enough here 20 Ill every true Amerf-
can heart with forebodings for the fu-
ture-socfaE dynamite enough tG wreck
ten times over the great heritage o.
that glorious constitution witch out Of
the storm and stress Of the Revolution
ary War the mighty me1 q a former
and more religious day beqUeathed To
u.s.
de not believe that any coalition
OF foreign states can baIk AmsriCa Of
her destiny This country. at unity IN
itself. might calmly face a world II
arms. Tor care one iot while al the
war lords Of the earth so furi0usIy rage
togetr-- and jealous Emperors imagine
a vain thing. II = not ten thousand
enemies outside the gates. but the foes
encamped within that We have need to
fear II Is the rift within the Lutte
that zoon may mako the music mute
and the motto for every good man an
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Gibson" some one volunteered and
al Princeton one is likely 10 run across
a StanIaws original and an enviOUs
sign went around
AT Princeton. TOO. one almost always
sees the large. brown circular picture
OF the tiger OF cast Of the Barye tiger.
or both A winged Victory or a Venus
ii Milo are often IN evidence bur more
often the corners are adorned Win
shields and peunant
Sometimes a GaIahzd or 4 Hosea
are popular IN a college
And now about the books urged
-'GeIetL Burgess. they said with one
voice. and The Purple Cow always
On top Billy Baxter. Maurice Hew-
lett. Eipling. al the recent books which
we long for and sometimes manage %
beg borrow or steal and ali the re-
cent maEzZIuzS
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" the year 1884 Eerberr Spencer
Wroce the following letter 70 3
correspondent c chlz counr-r.
Eaz asked t1r his opinion On
the sceal outlook
T believe rhar both IN Engiz-6
alt IL America the movement toward
-1= --zso---c1 &C existing social forms
and --=-- -zcrEa-lzzL11 en- a sCclz-ls-
--- -azis Is ---ez1s-1-z. we have bad
dimes before Us here II E1z1auL but
---=az5'1I times SIN are before yoU
u America 7 see ahe-6 q ycu ctvlI
Wa. immense bL1ods1sd and evenru-
ally =--rl-y 5=spous- e -he severesr
ryr&
Al Ez @= rhz- letter vas written
We were cCDpzrz-iv=-y speaking shu-
20 as a people within cur 8Vu borders.
Tier -1 --s rWlEzLrE c. AZ eve. soue-
-hEg EapCelsd- Ar American ship vas
blown - E The hzrbcr CT EEvs1z- and
zs The direct result u -hat act q
-rez-hsry America emerged Erc- her
M-CrovLzz secLusicu TITO The rh4aIer
q Ee world a. large fairy ana
sg-z-=-T launched upcE a new career c.
---z-1z--11z- rivalry ard competition
I-zr insane Eee1 CT -EE ssssssirs who
VIZ --=-r sUcUar.ce -i-s destroyed
re Name brought -1e whole fabric =
SPANS c1lcClz1 empire rU-bll1g about
-sr ears Never vas there = more sig-
~ LEUaEo1 Ct cEz cid z5zEz
Won the gs6s Eou-t destroy. rhey
Es- CzEe -zE"
Aze-ca rhzn- used bv Cod % remove
c-o- k@ pace azo-her ra-or thzr
rad 5ee1 -zLE1=6 = re bs-z1Ce and
c1Z-6 Ez1ZzE zz6 zs rhe consequence
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balance AZ the end Of the year he wiz
DC behind. Z be has no income but his
pay
That a bachelor officer * more
valuable 70 rhe service than 3 mar
rfed officer does not follow, nor DO
wish 20 De understood as 50 saying
but the married officer Is less vaIu-
able # II marrying he has not exsr-
cised that prudence which should
govern al transactions in life BY
this I mean that he should BY some
means. before assuming the respou-
sibiIitjes OF head OF a family. so ar
range his pecuuiary affairs that the
worry and anxiety over the possible
deficits shah not divert his energies
and capacities from his military du-
ties.
In my experience as adIutaut gen
eraI Of The army and department. COM
ruauder there have been very many
Instances that have come 70 my at
tenrf0n where officers OF the highest
character and atrainuents have be-
come involved financially On account
OF their families. not through exLrava.-
gz1ce OF bad management necessarily
BUT from absolute necessity, and 7
have always hesttated, = and usually
refrained from applying any punitive
measures, knowing that these officers
simply could not help themselves.
7 am firmly Of the opinion that no
officer should enter the marriage re-
Iation without first getting the au-
Jhority OF the War Department and
that as Z necessary condition thereto
he should make II clear thar his IN
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Senator Proctor OF Vermont. former
Secretary Of War, vas IN Washington
the day General Corbin's report was
published Said he, with Z sarcastic
air
7 have never understood that af-
fairs OF the heart could be regulated
by any army edict. Marriages have
always taken place IN the army, and I
supp pose they will continue have not
studied General Corbin's recomme1da-
tions very carefully, but from what I
know Of them it does not seem pos
sihle that they can prevail Certainly
know OF no disposition among Iegls-
IatOrs for the army 20 eurtzu the IN
cI1Hauou OF young officers ID marry
II is interesting 70 observe Just
what Z young man entering the army
from West Point or from civil life re-
ceivss for serving his country. II he
Is IN the infantry he viii receive SI400
a year, OF s1I6 as a month II he -
mounted he VIII get $500 a year. At
the end OF each fve-year period OF
service as a second Lieutenant he gets
az increase OF $40 a year
A first lieutenant. unuOuutsd gets
$500 4 year 4 captain $500 z
major, s25G0 a lieutenant colonel,
$4,000: a colonel S35G9s ] brigadier
general $500: major general
1880. a lieutenant general $1,000
Up To the grade Of colonel there are
increases for longevity Of service
II has never been easy IN the Amer
lean or any ether army for two to I've
on a IiedIenant's. pay. In Germany
the girl who * wiling 70 marry an
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And then nen have the eountenauce
% say that women cannot drive a nan
srrzigf1r.'- 7 remarked with some heat
she laughed. 7 drove only two nails
and they both bent double at my first
attempt. 50 wired the boards to-
gsther and strung them Up with trunk
straps
7 should think I said. musingiy.
that college men would have fzscinat-
ing roous Think OF the possibilities,
shelves, bookcases. coy corners, wiz
dow seats Is there anything 70 pre-
vent the widest flights OF fancy from
being nailed down BY any man who
can swing a hammer"
Only the price Of the designer and
Tire czrpenter.' observed the Duchess.
with a superior air Every college
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was provided for by an issue OF bonds
for s150.90G. This temple OF learning.
IN its location. size and appointments.
has no superior on this coast Dr.
Jorian delivered an address at the ded-
icatfou Of the building September u
The LUgouia School IN RedIauds is
accumuIatIng a fine collection Of stat
Uary. paintings and photogravures. The
Winged Victory and bust Of Apollo
are among the art works Hung upon
the walls Of the building ara copies OF
the Sistire Madonna ard the Ma
donna Of the Chair the F'rieze OF the
Prophets, Ccrot's Dance Of the
Nyuphs.7 The Cleaners and The
AngeEus BY NI1Iet. Oxen Flowing.
by Bonheur, various historical pictures
and portraits Of American poets. tt Is
the intent Of the teachers Of this school
20 help the scholars acquire an artistic
appreciation and love for the beautiful
in the school and the home
Pomona College opens with an enroll
ment Of 400 Students. seventy-ive be-
ing IN the freshman class. A number
Of strong additions have been made 70
the faculty -
The Throop PeTzkechnic Of Pasadena
the leading seehhi al school Of South
ern California; r@eortz brilliant pros
peets- The rernA begins with 514 stu
dents. the creation Of a new Depart
ulent in history -speeiaI courses IN
biology cooking and sanitation. besides
a preparatory course Of training for
professional nurses The donations re-
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DR. PEARSONS GIVES 100000 TO COLLEGES

Though deaf dumb and bind s1s has
ii the last SIX years. in Tire faCe q a..
most iusUruCu1rabIs Obstacles. co.
tained a college sducs1Cu- E1-srthE
R1dcIiSs College. the w0usn's z1uez
q Harvard Cufvs-siry- s1a has caIzs1
c0Urses n French Geruaz- Ezg1s1
composition history, several courses IN
English literature and ous II rhs his
tory af philosophy. Her college work
vas made possible bT the use q books
IN Bra1us characters. the sTS<su .
punccursd points f1r the bind and by
the Use q a typewriter
Mss Keller hears" bT placing her
fingers On the Eps, face and r1rca- q
persons speaking 70 her Wirh a
oori0us sE1rr she acquired The at =
GucuIa1ng syuabIes. then words n 4
slow. distinct manner. Srs ES-z1aG -
lectures through tha aid q he- i1sep-
arabic co-paniun and rsachsr. Mss
Anne Sullivan who spelled INTO her
hand The Urrzraucss q The LsCr--e--
Being q graceful dancer she Eas EOE
been wholly SHUT our from social he
but her greatest delight mas Teen IN
her studies. Graduati1g With degree
that g equivalent % Harvard >. bach
eIor q arts. s1e looks forward 20 -hz
pursuit C writing and 1ernz-s al1fri1<
q high class periodical for ZEs blind
Highly endowed With EsEtaI giE-s.
aided bv kind friends ard Had with a.
spirit that SCOTS every obstacle. HslsI
keller hzz achieved rhs Impossible
WIKI The example OF this dsrsrUfrs1
zri II view let 10 yoUg nan cr
E0uzu hereafter say. 7 had 10 chaEc=
20 ger an sdUczEi0r-