New-York tribune., 1909-03-02
THE TALK or THE DAY.

To encourage proficiency in studies. to provide
recognition for those who deserve we'll OF the col
lege community for their application to college
work and remove the apparent injustice of the
present publication OF honor scholarships. from
which. with one exception. those not in need of
financial aid excluded. the faculty OF Brown
University has voted to establish honor schol-
arships without aid The holders Of these scholar
ships not TO be prevented from holding schol-
arships with financial aid but the publication of
the names OF the holders Of the money scholar
ships will be discontinued. except in the case of
the CASTOR scholarship. which will so. now. to
the member of the senior class who has the best
record for the first three years Of his college course
He is man of few words"
Yes and they are: What is there in It for
me- Detroit Free Press
Under the patronage Of the Emperor there will
shortly be opened in Vienna imposing block Of
buildings forming kind OF composite peoples
workshops and model dwellings. The object OF the
undertaking is TO help the large number Of artisans
working home by providing them with well ven
ti!ated and well equipped workshops. instead Of the
meagre and unhealthy quarters of their own homes.
The building has cost more than S5o00oo. and
comprises about a hundred and fifty workshops.
large and small. and 3 hundred and twenty apart
ments. The workshops equipped with every
appliance needed fer home working trades, and
special attention has been paid 70 sanitary require
ments. The rents are fixed as low as possible, and
every class OF workman Will be accepted as tenants
except those whose trades classed as dangerous
injurious TO the public health.
Two muscular individuals were hammerlnE at
each other m the ring.
Horrible. nothing" said a regular patron. III
when they divide the purse Philadelphia Ledger
American schooboys are ''sissies'' and ought to
be spanked II hoy Is bad don't hand him
serlnonette to make him good. Beat him. This is
the opinion Of Dr. VI. V. OShea. OF tho University
OF Wisconsin. offered at a dinner given by tho
Illinois Congress or Mothers. There is at present
too much refinement in the public schools Of the
country said Dr- O'Shea- The boys suffer for
the lack OF something rough. The American boy
should have coercion and not so much persuasion.
Sentiment shouldn't dominate judgment \ boy
ought to be made TO do things because he knows
there is force behind the command. The boy needs
to be made 10 bow before the strength that comes
from sheer muscuiarity.''
Nell-I'm afraid Mt. Guzzler had too much drink
at the dinner last night
Belle-What makes you think so? ., -.
tried to blow the froth of--Philadelphia Record.
"If you have typhoid fever in your neighbor-
hood you deserve it II you have scarlet fever
YOU deserve il" This the assertion of Or
W A. Evans. Health Commissioner Of Chicago. in
address recently. Il mean" he added. that
where typhoid and scarlet fever epidemics occur
they are always deserved. They never enter IN
unless the door is left onen. And the careless
ones are those who permit the doors to remain
ajar"
James" protested the father, what DO you
mean by boring holes into that big tree?''
Father. I'm a benefactor.' 80 said the bow giving
his augur a few vicious turns. Tn making
knot holes in baseball fences for poor boys. Puck.
In response to a demand that they get together
the two leading charitable organizations Of Chi
cago the Bureau of Charities and the Chicago Re
lief and Aid Society. effected an amalg lgama-
ton OF forces and will be known hereafter as the
United Charities OF Chicago The main reason for
the amalgamaton is the raising of funds. At
present the Bureau Of Charities disburses about
$50 600 year and the Relief aud Aid Society about
SIS 0dO. II is hoped to raise between $4,000 and
100000 for the combined organizations
Two small boys had strayed I'm the mummy room
of a certain museum "Wots these" said
''Thems guys wOt's bin dead a long time.' an
swered the other
And wots them letters, B. {. IA, over the guy
in the corneT?
Guess that's the number Of the automobile wot
run the poor bloke. ke.'-Boheman Magazine