The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1907-04-27

New York, April 27.-New light is
shed upon an influential member of the
Academy OF Design upon the rejection
OF thirty sculptors and three painters
nominated for associate membership.
This academician, who is close to the
societys administration, said: 1T was
the associates including many of the
younger men, who shut the door upon
candidates for election The academ-
icians, who are in the main an older set
OF men, were ready to let them in as
they have been doing for years past.
Before the academy took in the So
Iciety of American artists last year. only
the academicians could vote on new as
sociate members. Now that the asso-
ciates share their power they are using
Il to keep out men whom they fear
might take precedence of them, in be-
ing promoted to the rank Of full acad-
|semician."
The same academician declared that
there was no real opposition by the
exhibition juries to the work of any set
of painters. and the criticisms by Rob-
ert Henri and others of the aca aderny's
attitude toward new art were unde-
served.
Until one of his own paintings was
classed in the second division, instead
Of the first, by vote of the jury for the
current academy show" said this acad-
emieian "Mr. Henri seemed pleased
with the jury verdicts. It was he who
had especially urged before the society
and academy were merged that no
members picture should be exempt
from the jury's inspection. Yet when
his own picture was marked down he
would not play the game, but broke all
precedent by asking to withdraw it,"
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That some change should be made
in the form of legal procedure in this
country is the belief among number
of the members of the New York bar.
Never. to their minds, has the need
been more clearly shown than in the
Thaw trial. The fact that such
large percentage of murder trials in
this city has ended in jury disagree
ments has convinced these men that 1t
is impossible to get body of twelve
men to agree on a verdict.
Several members of the New York.
bar have expressed the opinion that
something might be done to hasten
trial proceedings by conducting them
in a manner fashioned after that of the
English courts John r. McIntyre
formerly an assistant district attorney.
is among those who advocate reform.
He thinks that juries in this city are
often if1uenced in a great measure by
outside sentiment, and that one of the
needed reforms is an adoption of the
English rule permitting the Judge to-
charge the jury on the facts in the
case, as we'll as on the law. an nearly
every case in England says Mr.. Nc
Intyre, "the jury is guided by the tenor
of the judges charge out of the maze
into which the arguments of the op-
posing counsel have led them, preclud-
Ing mistrials and tending to make the
verdict in every case just
Eugene Philbin. former district at
torney, said that in his opinion there
were number of reforms that could
be made with advantage. He said that
at the present time technical rules of
evidence We're so strict in favor of the
defendant that they prevented a speedy
disposition of the case. He said that
any reform that would expedite the
0NNANhASa Va q Vase III IIliS KIM WOQld
be of great advantage.
In every club or place where lawyers
meet, the mistrial of theThaw case has
been the subject of argument, and the1
need of some reform has been freely
The city has secured noteworthy
addition to its pulpit forces The new
conner to the ranks of METROPOLITAN
ministers is Charles Frederick Aked.
who not oNly desired to dispense with
the title Of doctor, to which he is en-
titled by his degree of doctor of di-
vinity, but even with that OF reverend,
which is universally bestowed on rnarn-
bers of the clerical profession. In this
he goes a step farther than those two
greatest pulpit lights of the last CEN
tury, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Henry Ward Beecher and Charles Had
den Spurgeon, neither OF whom would
allow himself to be dubbed doctor. but
did not reject the title reverend.
Mr.. Aked preached his first sermon
In the Fifth avenue Baptist church,
TO which he has been called. last sun
day. The church to the pastorate Of
which Mr.. Aked succeeds is one of the
largest and wealthiest of the BAPTIST
in this city, It is pom
uiarly known as Mr. Rockefeller's
church. But the senior John ID. Rookie
felier although he attends Ill when in
this city and presumably contributes
largely to its support and beneficiaries
holds his church membership In Cleve-
and, The promise has been made toi
Mr.. AIKEN that he shall be hampered in /
40 way In his pulpit utterances here
but that he shall feel free to say or dol
what his conscience dictates.
Easter weddings have this year an /
element Of novelty so far as the pres- l
ents. are concerned, which the talent of
! French medalist now In this country
las made possible. The wedding med
y has just been on the market by q |.
lrmi OF Fifth avenue jewellers, and at /
many OF the spring marriages there
las been seen such a gift ON the table
u presents. 1T As usually given by the
bridegroom to the bride, or BY the bride1
p her husband, although it may be
presented by any friend or relative in
leu Of an ordinary gift