The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

Kelly Miller was a clerk in the de-
partment before he was a professor.
J. {. Napier was clerk in the de-
partment before he was a lawyer,
banker, and to-be-Recorder of the
Treasrrv y. Calvin Chase was
clerk In the War department before
he was a lawyer, editor and busy cit
lZen. There is a crop of ColOred
clerks and messengers in the depart
mentS today, some of whom may
some day be high-classed lawyers,
publlclStS, physicians and presidential
appointees. | would not detract one
iOta from the crown that graces the
brow of one of the past to add to
the crown of one of the present.
Most of those mentioned were init
mate friends of mine. Prof. Greener,
Dick Greener, as we used to call
him, was a particular friend of mine,
and many hours have We spent to-
gether. Bud Napier-it was plain
Bud with us, before he prefxed
Hon. to his cognomen, and affixed
lawyer, banker and Register-and |
used to take many a stroll together
and talk of the far off future. And
DR.. William Waring-why, he was
my mentor. l pay all homage to
those clerks of the earlier days, be-
cause they deserve it, and because I
was one Of them, though my cornu-
cOpia was never the horn of plenty.
IN after years, that some of theirs
has been.
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And speaking about Rev. William
WlrfUu raro11c Ii+41a ---.
Bob Waring. Bob, as we ali know,
for years was bothered with a bacilla
that influenced him to write a book.
Several years ago, though l guess he
has forgotten the incident, he and |
were walking down PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, discussing the race question:
as usual, and in the course of his re-
marks he frequently used the phrase,
''as I see it." When his book, CAS-
We See IT. came out, the incident,
was recalled to my mind, and it oc-
CURED to me that this phrase got
lodged IN one of the cells of Bob's
BRAIN, and when he finished or about
finished his novel, it broke through
the membrane back into prominence,
and hence the title he gave to his
novel. And speaking of his GAS We
See 1t, let me say to you that there
IS a mighty meritOriCus novel.
Mighty meritorious" is not so very
dramatically, but is is mighty
expressive, just as damn" is at times.
Bob Waring has produced a book
that he and the race should be proud |
OF. However, | do not fancy the |
title. Many book has its advertise
ment IN its title. It seems to me-
that had Bob given his deserving |
novel somewhat more euphonious, |
or suggestive title, it |
would greatly have increased its
sales, and | am going to suggest to /
him that he get out a second edition /
some time in the future, and rename
It. "A Solvable Problem" might
serve as an attractive title, for his |
novel deals with a problem. How
ever, the novel is good, under what
ever name it rests. And let me tell
you, Bob Waring IS no mans dummy.
1t looks like we may have a Trade
School here IN the near future, and
when we get 1t, the thought has oc-
CURED to me that what a good idea
{ would be for some of our high
orows, dicties, and preoccupied Off
,ials to learn a trade Just imagine
some Of our big uns" as real Al me
,hanics. For instance, Judge Terrell
IS bOilermaker, Armond Scott as a
ather, John Dancy as a shoemaker.
w. T. Vernon as a timer, White
McKlnlay as an excavater, Roscoe
Bruce as dishwasher, Jim Cobb as