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self, all painted in their youth and all
quaint and beautiful. Although it was
many months ago that she gazed upon
these beloved relatives for the last
time she knows the spot where each
portrait hangs and it is with great
pride and much pathos that she points
to each one and relates some little Incl
dent of, the original She gazes at the
spots as lovingly as though she actual
ly saw the bright colors and graceful
poise of these bellies of many years
ago.
In her occasional drives with atten-
tive friends her answer to "Where
shall we go today?" is always the same
thlng, The old way" This is now the
popular park drive, the road which
follows Rock creek at the outskirts of
the city. This in the days of Mrs.
Semples social reign in the White
House was about the only good road
about Washington, and every afternoon
at o'clock the carriage was at the
door of the White House and the presi-
dent and his favorite daughter, Lee
titia, took this very drive. Her last
visit to the White House was during the
administration of President Pierce,
whose family were intimate friends.
Since that time, although invitations
have come to her for every function
given there and are still coming, she
has paid no attention to them. A touch
of bitterness is very apparent in her
mention of this. Mrs. Semple is only
one of many women whose war memoir
les are too bitter and still too fresh to
allow them to accept social attentions
from men or women of "the other side"
Mrs. Semple positively refuses to
give her reason for not going to the
White House and ends all discussion
by saying: Il have never been there
since the Pierce administration" Mrs
Semple at the age of 80 is both bright
and entertaining and greatly deplores
the fact that she cannot afford the
comfort of an amanuensis or secretary
who could answer her large number
of letters regularly and read to her
of the great affairs of the day. One of
her greatest sorrows is that she is un-
able to read the daily papers.-Wash
ington Star.
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! garded in Europe as the finest musical
organization in the world, owes it's en-
tire existence to Mr.. Higginson. If his
support were withdrawn tomorrow the
big orchestra would have to disband
for in spite of successful concerts in
every city of the Union, there is always
an annual deficit to be met, one that in
one year amounted to nearly sixty
thousand dollars one that in a certain
other very successful year was reduced
to about two thousand
The series of great concerts through
the winter, which have set a standard
of musicianship for the whole country
and which give students of music an
opportunity such as they can secure in
no other country, are watched over by
Major Higginson with constant pride.
1t was in accordance with his ideas that
twenty years ago the now famous Pop
concerts were inaugurated to run six
or eight weeks in the spring, extending
the Boston musical season further into
the summer than in any other city, and
providing musical amusement of very
high order to the thousands Of guests
who come to the New England metrop-
oils around commencement time.
Major Higginsons benefactions have
not been confined to the support of the
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the aid of such men of wealth as Mr..
Carnegie, Mr.. Rockefeller. E. Francis
Hyde, Clarance M. Hyde, Grant b.
Schley, James Loeb and Elkan Naum-
berg, the Philharmonic society started
series of concerts that have brought
before the metropolitan public such
conductors as Victor Herbert, Colonne,
Weingartner and Richard Strauss. Mr..
Loeb. who although still within the
Oslerian dead line is a retired banker
Of the metropolis, has lately become
one of the few notable benefactors of
American. music. Again, in Philadel-
phia Mrs. Edward l. Keffer and other
Philadelphia ladies have enabled the
local organization to give concerts at
merely nominal price. g."
In one or two instances it has been
found that good music can be de-
veloped in an American city without
the aid of any millionaire or group of
millionaires. Thus the Woman's club
of Columbus, Ohio, which is said to
have the largest membership of any
organization of it's kind in the world,
has made that central city a musical
factor to be reckoned with-one draw
ing to it's magnificently equipped audi
torium music lovers from a vast sur
rounding territory. In general, how
ever, it remains true that music in this
country is very dependent upon the
benefactions of the wealthy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
Los Angeles Receive Thorough Education in Public Schools
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But the Los Angeles people are not
satisfied with detecting and curing the
main causes of children's weaknesses.
They propose to enter into the whole
question of child anthropometry so
that I'm the case of every pupil they
may know whether that pupil is or is
not up TO the average in every re-
spect, both physically and mentally.
For this purpose charts have been pre-
pared. Every faculty will be test
ed Metaphorically speaking, every
child will he turned inside out. and by
such means education can he skillfully
adapted to meet the needs, the powers
and the weakness of each one.
Help Of the Teachers
Now it Is obvious that such work
cannot he successfully undertaken
without the intelligent cooperation of
the teachers, and before the teachers
can cooperate they must themselves
be instructed. Certainly the Los An
geles authorities are thorough in their
handling of such a question as this,
and many generations ought to arise
ana call them blessed. In order that
the teachers may themselves be taught,
q course of study for their benefit, has
been mapped out by George l.. Leslie,
NJ. A. head of the science department
of the Los Angeles city schools. and
Jessie g. Allen, Phi. D.. instructor in
psychology of the Los Angeles state
normal school. A glance at the fol-
lowing program will show how well
the term thorough" is deserved:
Response of life to environment.
The child's equipment for life.
re-adolescence--ado
The brain and it's functions
Evolution of nervous system and
sense organs.
The normal eye and ear.
Sensation perception, association and
attention.
The imagery of childhood.
The seven keys to a child.
The child and nature.
Children's interests.
The ethics of childhood.
The making of a criminal.
The child and the man.
Bacteria and contagious diseases.
Defects of growth.
Defective eyesight and hearing
Degeneration; Physical and mental.
Precocity and exceptional ability.
Types of children.
Experimental work with children.
Physical and mental tests.
Only an Outline
Now it was not intended in this
sketch to do more than indicate some
of the chief features of a most re-
undertaking. To attempt to
epitomiZe a work of such magnitude
within a space so brief would be an in
justice to the work itself, and in at
tempting to do too much there would
be failure to do anything. 1t is
enough to show that Los Angeles has
set itself in earnest to a task of i'm
mense Importance, and task that will
certainly do something to leaven the
mass of degeneration that the country
is producing with such appalling ra-
pidity. 1t is work of the highest and
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while deficient hearing produces an ap-
pearance of stupidity. When these
weaknesses are looked for they are
found, but unless they are looked for
they are usually not found, unless they
are very pronounced.
These are but a few out of the many
physical defects that stunt the growth
both bodily and mental, and that tend
to the production Of seCond-rate IN
stead of first-rate citizens.
Los Angeles has not yet gone as far
as she intends to go, but out Of the
children that have so far been exam
ined one-fourth have been found to be
defective i'm such a way as to admit e
a remedy. All these children will be
better and more perfect men and
women than they would otherwise have
been, and that is something to be
proud Of.
To Apply the Remedy
But the detection of the weakness
Is of course but the preliminary. 1t
must be cured, and for this purpose
various steps are taken. First of all Il
notification is sent to the parents, and
this Is done upon a printed form some
what as follows:
LOS ANGELES CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
Los Angeles, Cal, .......19O
NJ ...... ,....,,.......
Parents or Guardian.
Dear. r......... ....,......,,......
The school examination of Iour.."..
shows the following:
Eyesight OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
hearing ...,,.......',,..... ..''''''''
Body development and control. ..........
Health Observation-Disclosures.
Further examination and treatment
are necessary. A number of excellent
of this city have volunteered
their services i'm the examination of
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orchestra alone. His energy and per-
sistence made possible Symphony hall,
one of the most useful and attractive
features of the new music and art CEN
ter of the New England capital. He
has contributed to the support of Bos-
toms great musical conservatory, and
has used his influence to induce mill
lionaires i'm other cities to take an in
terest similar to his own.
Although not a very rich man, as
judged by modern standards, for his
wealth does not compare with that of
Mr. Carnegie, Mr.. Rockefeller or sew
eral others of the great benefactors of
American education. Mr.. Higginson has
accomplished remarkable results by fol-
lowing Mr.. Carnegies precept of put
ting his eggs in one basket and then
watching the basket"
American musical education has par
ticularly been dependent upon the do
nations of wealthy people. No insti-
tuition needs adequate equipment as
does the music school, Mark Hopkins
ON one end OF the log and a willing
student on the other may constitute
college Of the good old-fashiOned type,
but II Mark Hopkins were required to
teach music he would have to have
well equipped concert hall. expensive
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
Model Construction of Skyscraper Buildings
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this is the most lasting and safest form
of building construction. Another fac
tor is the speed with which these great
structures can be put up.
Rapidity is essential, owing to the
large amount of capital tied up dur
ing the time of construction. Every
months delay deprives the investor
of a large sum in rentals or interest.
Moreover, the constantly growing
pressure of business calls urgently for
additional office space.
The construction of these buildings
goes on almost like clockwork. No
sooner are the foundations laid than
the steel skeleton is begun, and right
behind the steel workers come the
masonS creeping swiftly up, floor after
floor, placing the tile that forms the
floors and protects the steel frame. At
the same time a swarm of masons are
at work on all parts of the building,
so that when the last beam is swung
into place, and the last rivet driven
home. the tiles are Immediately set, and
the structural work is complete.
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Benefit American Musical Institutions

musical instruments and other para
phernalia undreamed of in the philoso-
ply of "Whistling Rufus, the One Man
Band"
Wherever a music school has arisen
in this country it has almost invari-
ably come into being as the result Of
somebody's generosity. Thus the Col
lege of Music In Cincinnati, which has
grown so powerful in the middle west
was founded by two well-to-do men,
Greoge Ward Nichols and Reuben
Springer. Mr.. Springer in particular,
out of comparatively limited resources
that is. compared with the group of
big Wall street financiers-has given
endowment after endowment and Gre
ated a very notable Institution for his
city.
Above all, giving with a generosity
which entities him to be ranked with
Mr., Carnegie and Mr.. Higginson as
one of the three leading benefactors Of
American music, is Eben d. Jordan,
Boston's merchant prince, son of one
of the first men to develop the newer
type of the department store. and a
lifelong friend of music and musicians.
Not simply for the benefit of students
but for all musical America he gave
the auditorium, Jordan hall, Boston,
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forming the central core of the con-
serYatorys building, seating over 1000
people, and pronounced by many visit
ing musicians from abroad to be acous-
tically the best concert hall of it's kind
in the world. In Jordan hall scores of
noted artists, such as David Blspham,
Busoni. Reisenauer Gilbert, Tribaud,
Kreisler, De Pachmann. Eugen d'Al-
bert. Paolo Calico, Willie Hess,
Schelling, Risegari and others have
been heard in the last four years. Mr..
Jordan also gave for use in the hall
which bears his name one of the most
notable pipe organs ever constructed
and he has contributed gifts of money
ON several occasions
Only "a few of the great philanthropy
lists have as yet given largely to
musical institutions although many of
them are personally fond of music
as is John D. Rockefeller, who some
time ago undertook the education of a
barroom ballad boy whose rendering of
a hymn brought tears to the tinanciers S
eyes. The lad it should be said paren-
thetically, was not found by the Stan
dard oil magnate in a barroom
one of the most promising move
ments for popular musical education is
in New York city, where in 1903, with
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on the site of the Trinity and the
Boreel buildings. at the corner of Cedar
street and Broadway. Each of these
structures will be twenty-one stories
high and when finished will afford a
gigantic example of Gothic. Although
covering a much larger area they are
to be ready about the same time as
the Westfield building, May 1, 1907. The
race between these big skyscrapers has
already begun to attract attention.
Just across Broadway, on the corner
Of Wall street, work has commenced
on what will be the most unique if not
the largest skyscraper in New York
an eighteen-stery structure on base
only 30x39 feet, every square foot of
which cost 5000. January 1 is the date
set for completion.
These buildings representing the
latest advance in skyscraper construc-
tion, are all to be of practically the
same type-steel-fram and hollow tile.
AS group they embody what amounts
to a testimonial from the leading archi-
tects and the largest investors, that
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but the machinery Of the mind Is
cogged, and therefore a reputation for
dullness, for inattention and for in
capacity is gained In the school from
teachers and from comrades. The in
evitable result Is a sense Of discourage
ment Of disheartenment and perhaps a
broodng and resentful feeling of i'm
justice. The stupidity that was only
seeming quickly becomes real, because
the incentive to action has been re-
moved. In the case Of the Los AN
geles child the presence Of adenoid
growths will be detected and they will
he removed. In the case of children
elsewhere Sacramento for example
these perniCious growths will often re-
main undetected and their results will
be attributed to every cause but the
true one. IT Is safe to say that there
are at this moment many children in
Sacramento who are thus afflicted and
whose lives will he more or less dimmed
and clouded by an isidious malady that
could he detected by physician and
removed by him i'm five minutes.
Other Deficiencies
There are of course great many
other deficiencies, equally mischievous,
equally neglected and equally durable.
There are STOPPING shoulders that con-
fine the lungs and that bring endless
troubles i'm their train. These are de-
tected at once in the Los Angeles
schools and the physical exercises
teacher is warned of the weak point
that must he strengthened and her
care ntelligently directed where it is
most needed.
Then again there is weak eyesight
and hearing. both of them matters OF
supreme importance and often quite
unobserved in the home. Weak eye
sight means headaches in many In
stances that tend to become chronic
to the permanent detriment of health,
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Erom the saeramento Union
]. PILLsBuRY Of the 81

A J. PILLSBURY Of the state
n board of examiners in his
a cease1ess search for things edu-
cational that are new as well as good,
has brought back treasure trove from
Los Angeles. In one respect at least,
and perhaps in many. the southern
metropolis leads the way. Her care for
her school children bids fair to set a
model for the whole state. Indeed, It
already does so. and other cities I'm CAL
ifornia will pay the best possible tribute
to their own judgment by following her
example At present they are a long
way behind.
1t is in the matter of the physical
and mental examination of the school
children that Los Angeles has so dis
tinguished herself The system that
she has inaugurated is new one. To
a certain extent it is still in embryo.
That is to say, II has not yet been
applied to all schools and to all chill
dren, but this is not due to any doubt
of its efficiency or to its experimental
nature, but to the fact that while the
harvest is ready the laborers are few.
The scheme owes its origin to a few
devoted men, as is the case with all
good schemes. So far as it has been
carried It Is triumphantly successful
and the results that have been attained
simply show that the sooner 1t is made
universal the better, for the sake of the
children, of the cause of education. and
of the physical and menta, well-being
of the nation. This is a big claim, but
It is justified.
System in Outline
To describe the system in all its
workings, says Mr.. Pillsbury. would be
impossible, both for lack of knowledge
and lack of space. 1t must suffice to
state in barest outline what the city of
Los Angeles is seeking to do for its
children. and the way it has set about
it. It may then be briefly said that the
object of the new system is to ascer-
tain precisely what physical defects
may exist in the school children, the ex-
tent to which they can be remedied,
and the best way to insure their re-
moval If it is said that this is properly
the duty of the parent, the point may
at once be conceded. Nevertheless
there are many careless parents, some
Indifferent parents, and also some
ignorant parents. 1t may also be
pointed out that certain physical de-
fects reveal themselves only to the
trained eye, while in other cases they
are of such slow growth that their ap-
pearance and progress is unnoticed by
those who are in daily contact with the
child.
Duty of the State
There is, however no need to appor-
ton the responsibility for tie remedy.
The state has undertaken to educate
the child and the state is justified in
seeing to the removal of any hindrances
to education that may exist These
physical deficiencies are certainly him
ORANGES to education and they are much
more. They mean the handicap of the
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NEW WORKERS are being treated
N to a stupendous race in build
ing construction. Five new
structures, all within stones throw
of each other, are to be finished within
the course of the next year, and there
is great rivalry among the builders.
The new buildings range from eighteen
to twenty-four stories.
The United States Express building,
a twenty three STORY structure in Rec
tor street, has a good start and will
probably reach the finish line ahead
of the others. Its steel frame is up,
sixteen of the hollow tile floors have
been laid and work begun on the tile
partitions. The Westfield building at
the corner of Cedar and West streets
is a close second. Six stories of the
steel are already up. This will have
more office floors than any other build
ing in the city. 1t is to be twenty-four
stories high. twenty-three of which will
be given over to offices.
Excavating is rapidly going forward
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
NATIONAL DICTIONARY

Spoils-See Republican party.
Uncle Sam-A cartoonist's model.
Senate-A large body OF cash, entirely
surrounded by grafters.
Baby-Obsolete
Mint-A place where the raw material
is made that is used by the trusts.
Trust-A process of extracting lucre
from people, sanctioned by the govern
ment.
Home-A former habitation.
Golf-The only religion practiced on
week days.
Rockefeller-Cee Tarbell.
Surgeon-See app ndix.
Waldorf-A bric-a-b brac shop, for the
display of plated, painted nd tainted
Ware-Life.
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child all through its shool life, and
they may mean the development of
grave and fatal maladies in later years
II therefore comes within the Legitimate
province Of government to look into
these things carefully, to supplement
the oversight or the ignorance of the
parents. to warn the parents Of the mis-
chief that may be brewing and to sug-
gest the needed remedy.
Los Angeles Ideal
The ideal that the Los Angeles au-
thorities have set out to reach is to
examine every child committed to their
care in order that no single one
amongst them may suffer from any
physical disa bility that II is within the
power of science to remove For this
purpose the child is stripped to the
waist and examined heedfully with
special reference to those points where
unsuspected weakness may lurk. Let
us look at some few of these weak
nesses in order that we may better
realize how admirable is this work and
how fatal its neglect may become.
Adenoid Growths
Let us, for instance, take the case Of
adenoid growths, one of the most COM
mon maladies of childhood, one of the
most deceptive and the most injurious,
while being also one of the most easily
durable An adenoid growth is
bunch of small excrescences that make
their appearance in the throat close to
the interior nasal aperture. They are
out of sight, but they can be felt by
the finger introduced by way of the
mouth The existence of adenoid
growths may be suspected when the
child catches cold in the head fire.
ouently and without sufficient cause.
They will probably be found in the
child who keeps it's mouth open, who
snores when asleep, and whose face
has heavy or stupid expression. They
can be removed by a very simple and
almost painless operation; indeed they
can often be brushed away by a skilled
finger tip. How often do we see chill
dren with some or all Of these symp-
toms, sufficiently simple to be neglect
ed. and with a cause so obscure as to
be misunderstood?
Mischief Will Be Done
Adenoid growths are not in them.
selves serious. but many columns could
be devoted to their serious results.
They will probably disappear with ad-
years, but then the mischief
will have been done. The seeds of fatal
disease may have been laid and the
childs mind may have been perma-
nently clouded. Adenoid growths in
the throat are a hindrance to breath
ing, and hence the open mouth. They
prevent a free supply of oxygen. and
therefore there will be deficiency in
lung power with all its terrible posi-
bilities. The brain will lack it's proper
and stimplating food, and hence the
appearance of an unreal stupidity. The
habit of outh-breathing will be ac
1uired and this may eventually mean
The Mental Effects
The mental effects are no less seri
ous. The child is not really stupid,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
AN EXCELLENT LAW

"It is 900 years since the failure of a
bank in China" said bank examiner
"Over 900 years ago, in the reign of
Hi Hung, a bank failed. Hi Hung had
the failure investigated and found it
had been due to reckless and shady
conduct on the part of the directors
and the president.
Hi Hung at once issued an edlct
that, the next time a bank failed, the
heads of it's president and directors
were TO be cut off. This edict, which
has never been revoked, has made
China's banking institutions the safest
in the world"