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with lax conscience ana much scorn for
truth?
When ii comes TO attitudes and thoughts
Greeks and Romans were generally gross.
If not foul They were in that respect like
all the other Mediterraneans Much as we
may be interested in some OF PIatos writ
ings and In Socrates's theories. we cannot
forget entirely the fact that both of them.
following the fashion Of the day, smiled
upon and approved of nameless vices.
The classic Greek period marks the tri-
umph of slavery, the apotheosis of Illicit
love Indeed, models Of purity and devo-
ton as we understand both, are hard 10
find in Greek and RomAn writings The
daintiuess of the lyric poets was too often
exhausted in idealizing gross vices: Epicte-
tus, in praising Socrates's virtue, reveals
TO us the whole story OF Greek morals. In
Rome immortality was not even ennobIed by
the love OF art which characterized Greek
sensuaIists Conditions We're so appalling
thai individuals like Marcus lius-who
transported into our everyday life, would
appear most commonplace-shone like para
gons OF righteousness and moderation.
Would YOU then suppress the study of
classics In sphcois?'
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A Nesz, Peril Of HetG6SS

timetres of mercury and the maximum
pressure TO be IS centimetres; the pulse
was To- At c p. m, after a flight Of twenty
five minutes, during which at the twentieth
minute he reached the height of LOO
metres. the constant pressure was y cent?
metres Of mercury and the maximum
pressure - centimetres; the pulse was 50.
This increase in pressure IS all the more
remarkable. as the aviat0rs We're athletes
III full training.
The rise was less marked in aviators
who were fatigued. These showed paIpi-
tation Of the heart and marked accelera-
ton of the pulse Q08). In one case trouble
some tachycardia. symptomauc of func-
tional insIfficiency of the heart and verti-
gir7ous movements We're observed IN an
aviator who after q flight Of an hour, had
reached the height Of 1000 metres. No
rise. in blood pressure was found ii
ayia+ors who flew at low attitudes, such
q LOG to I50 metres
As to the cause Of the rise IN blood
pressl,re Professor Moulinier puts forward
tho bvDothesis that it is due TO the sudden
descent 10 earth in four or FIVE minutes
from, a height Of i0J1 To 1000 metres which
was attained in 20 to = minutes AT
bai,,bt of 2099 metres the atmospheric
PRESSURE is 5M milhmetres Of mercury. ut
tka sen level 7G0 milimetres. In the short
,i7na of The descent the eireulatory system
had moi time 10 become adapted to the
change Of pressure. The Lancet
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The wonderful triumphs of the new art
Of aviation have directed attention to the
mechanics of the aeroplane, but the equally
new problem Of the physiological effects
upon the aviator seems 20 have attracted
little notice. The rapid ascent to great al
tit-des exposes the body to conditions diff
ferent from any terrestrial ones. Noun
tain climbing offers some analogy. but il
differs in the fact that the transition from
the high atmospheric pressure Of the sea
level 10 q low pressure takes place much
more slowly
Ia the Gazette Hebd0madaire des Sci
elces Medicales de Bordeaux" Of Septem-
Der % Professor r Moulnier has reported
some interesting observations on the blood
pressure Of aviators who have assembled 70
high attitudes. On alighting after ascend
ing 10 a height Of l.2f0 10 2.000 metres the
aviator presents cyanosis of the extreInl-
ties. probably from the low temperature
Of the high regions OF The atmosphere.
Often there is congestion OF the conJanc-
tive The pulse is slightly accelerated, pnt
there is no palpitation, arrhythulia or cps
taxis. There is often slight and transient
headache and unnitus aurium. Sometimes
there is a tendency to sleep. and this may
be felt even during flight
After the fight the blood pressure is al
WAYS increased In one aviator at $50
q. N. before fight. the constant blood
pressure in the Tadial artery was found
with Pachon's sphygmometer TO be CEN
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accomplished by a man of our generation.
There was time when none but Greeks
and Romans We're deemed good enough TO
supply piaywrights and Iibrettists with
heroic characters. As q matter OF fact
there is no act OF ancient bravery which
our age cannot duplicate.
Take, for example, the battle of Their
nopylae, which in our days is still repre-
scented to school children as the greatest
example of patriotic devotion and self-sac-
rifice,' he continued. "A man By the name
Of Leonldas was commanded 40 stop the
advance of Xerxes's Oriental hoTdes at Tire
pass of Thermopylae with the three hun
dred men put at his disposal. The three
hundred men and their chiee fought till the
last one Of them fell under the Persian ar
rows. And American, English French, Ger
aan, Italian, Russian, Spanish. Scandinavia
an. etc, boys and girls are hidden TO en-
thuse over that unparalleled display Of
bravery
How many boys ana girls outside Of
America are ever told about General Gus
ters desperate ffght IN which custer and
his entire command IF several hundred men
were killed on the spot BY savages corre-
spending very closely in civilization and
methods Of warfare TO Aerxes's bands? Is
the moral lesson to be derived from Leoni-
das's example endowed with more forceful-
ness by the mere fact that the recital o.
his deeds al Thermopylae has reached us
IN a Greek text? Isn't this far instance
OF the superstitious respect attaching 10
stories translated from unfamiliar Ian
guases2
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Geolo{iSf DeprecofeS |fudy OF Classics
TO ExcIusion Of Modern European
LanGuoSeS.

ION the contrary. ! would make young
men and women well acquainted with them,
presenting them not as models OF guides OF
conduct but as mere human documents I
would present them through well done
translations, for 1t is only by means or
transIations that We can familiarize our
selves with Greek and Latin authors
Pupils wading along, dictionary in hand.
making a guess at a few lines now and
then. cannot derive much benefit from that
struggle with an unintenigible original II
discourages them and disgusts them AS
the saying goes. 1t is all Greek TO them.
mo, l would not do away with the
classics, but neither would let the dreary
learning of words take the place of wide
reading. Neither would I let Greek or
Latin usurp all our attention. II We look
over the literary field with an unprecedented
eye We find many masterpieces which not
only have a wonderful literary value, but
which also rank very high as moral tOnics
1.-The classic literatures of France. Ger
many and Italy have an extremely high
moral tone. and if We value the mental
training which language study is supposed
to impart let Us by all means study Ian
guages with a past, present and future.
Greek and Latin have only past Moth
ing new will be said in those languages.
European writers, on the other hand are
turtles TO come knowledge of European
languages is the key to all the beauty and
all the originality Of to-day and OF to-
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II Must Haze Been NJ. A. N.

The hero OF this brief tale is the Eastern
representative of a Western Transports ton
company, and We shall not call him Will
lam. because that is his name. He is so
fond of the transportation business that he
is Jersey eommuter. in order 20 ride the
rails at least twice a day. He is not OF
bibulous habits. but he enthusiastically
acquires a mild jaglet. merely TO let the
boys understand that ne does not feel su-
peFior TO them
One Of these seui-occasions was pulled
off the other afternoon entertaining some
visiting grandees, and when he reached
his office he realized that his Jersey home
was no place for him-that night. anyhow.
This fact he mentioned Tn confidence to his
chief clerk, who is a practising Christian
Scientist The chief clerk pooh-poohed the
very idea insisting that his employer
was as sober as he ever was. and only
thought he was Jagged. and could go home
with absolute safety. Our hero had grave
doubts. but after long discussion allowed
himself TO be persuaded In other words.
he had been ChristianscienceiZed. and he
started homeward
He was a shade wabbly on his under
mining as he boarded streetcar. and the
conductor kindly offered his assistance
.Oh. that's all right: there's nothing the
matter with me. Just q touch of govt,
that's ALL" he explained cheerfully.
handed out when he got OF the car. and
again when he boarded the train and when
he left il at his Jersey station. Here CAB
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Ahoi,t .nce in a decade a new feet OF
ocesn liners is launched setting higher
standard for size. luxury and safety at
sea The great ships which are thought
n express the last word in boat building
are suddenly found dwarfed by their new
sisters and relocated TO a second place
The new feet now under construction in
tlrn surpasses all the great ships which
have gone before. To do them justice,
We must find a new vocabulary Of ad-
jectives for these 'superleviathans' OF
the high seas.
The world had scarcely become &C
r,,storned 10 using the MaUretania as
svnousr1e for large objects when two
great ships. the Olympic and the Titanic.
we're designed TO surpass all Of her d.
mansions. No sooner was one Of these
liners launched than the owners of the
Mauritania planned a new ship Of even
greater Iength-SS5 feet Now, in turn.
comes The greatest of all ocean liners,
he Europa Of the Hamburg-American
lire. which is still larger. With the in
crease il length, beam and tonnage
comes a corresponding development in
the luxury CT equipment. The new liners
have al. even more than. the comforts
Of a palatial home.
Statistical details Of the latest candi-
dates for the supremacy OF the seas, in
black and white, are as follows:
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driver who knew him offered 10 haul him
home and he became indignant He could
stand courteous offers OF passing assist
too much as though he had become freight
Naturally he resented IL.
You skid the doo." he said TO the cab
by. What's the matter with you. any
how2 Pm all right and III walk home 70
show you"
So he did. and got in somehow. as other
men have done IN like condition. but hs
was earnestly hoping his wife would %
sound asleep and unaware OF his arrival
Sober? OF course he was Never had been
more so IN his life. Hadn't his chief clerk
put the c. s. o. k. mark on him and billed
him through? Hadn't he made the entire
trip from his Office without outside aid.
Sober? Well. he wasn't anything else Es
reasoned IL out clearly 70 himself. and still
he hoped his wife was In trance But
she wasn't. On the contrary. she was
wide awake at the switch
There she was''-he tells IL with tears
in his eyes-''there she was. waiting for
me. and I braced myself and walked right
up TO her. because / knew how mistaken
she was il she thought for an instant 7
wasn't sober. One look she gave me ouc
OF those clear eyes OF hers-one long. In
gering. accusing look. and in a minute r
was so darn drunk fell over q chair and
busted the Christian Science ritual from
cover TO cover and repeat
~ j. I-AMPTOA
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Greek and Roman life. culture and liter
allure have been greatly overated, both
from a historical and from an ethical point
OF view. was the iconoclastic assertion
Professor John J. Stevenson. Of New YORK
University. made recently IN an article
written by him which appeared ia the
columns Of 2 scientific publication
such views OF classical culture we would
call revolutionary did not the man man
ner and appearance make the use OF such
an adjective slightly iacorgruols- While
every step forward IN any direction -
evolutionary, the popular mind associates
the word with q certain degree Of brutality
ard seEssaonal5sna- OF these two there Is
nor a trace IN Professor Stevenson's make
Up: kinder eye and voice . more pleas
irg polse. greater simplicity. no man ever
Possessed
Professm stevenson Is philosopher 50
t-Uad il rs views and with such q clear
comprehensive Of his opponents position
that no statement Of his ever verges on BIT
rarness or sounds as though delivered for
The sake Of effect. And with his white hair
ana patriarchal white beard he looks the
Greek philosopher. the Greek sage, Of
whom he thinks 50 little
What IS your principal objection to the
study Of Creek and Latin in schools and
colleges 80 vas the first question the writer
put 10 Professor Stevenson on seeking an
interview Ritb him the other day.
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7 morrow.


ITO those clinging TO a faith IN old writ.
ings I would recommend the reading OF
many ancient works fully as interesting as
the tales OF Homer or Virgil-and certainty
healthier in tone Why not. for instance,
read COnfucius whom I already men
toned; Confucius. the greatest apostle OF
self-cOntroI and forbearanee. OF dlial re-
spect and family love II you are looking
for strength and viriIity read the Scandi-
navian sagas. the Edda, GfudTuTn. the song
OF the NibeIungen- The incidents sung by
the Morse skaIds are fully thrilling az
those immortaIized by Homer Vikings
and old Teutons, not TO forget Charlie
magne's barons. exhibit a physical and
mental sturdiness well On a par with that
Of Achilles or Ajax About them there IS
the sternness of the northern sea or the
northern plains. They are more muscu-
lar more adventurous brood than the men
who besieged the city OF PriaTn-
True enough. the Northern people have
not left Us the plentiful heritage OF artistic
beauty for which we must be everlasJingiy
thankful 10 Greece. Then let US love Greece
for what was lovely in Greece. but do not
compel us for the sake of the Sphynx and
the Pyramids or the temples of PhiIae. TO
study Egyptian hierOgiyphics. II We make
a man learn French. let US noe do it for
the sake OF Notre Dame and the Louvre.
but be it for the sake of Racine. BOssUee
and Victor Hugo"
JEAN DE CoULANGEs.
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On life o%3on4AzuzAE

Included in the weeks list OF distin~
guished foreigners at the resort were sir
Arthur MacGregor. OF Scotland; Conte de-
la Tour, of France. and Baron SchE1id Won
der Burgh. of Wieuar, Germany. Ihe
gentlemen named were the guests OF r.
/. Morgan, Of New York City, at the Ho-
tel Marlborough-Blen
A number of the important beach 'front.'
hotels are being renovated. repaired and
improved in readiness for the holiday rush
to the sea Among those Just completing
the finishing touches are the Hotel ST.
Charles, the Jackson. Rudolf. the Wiltshire,
the Boutwell, and the Seaside and Shell
burue-
Mr. and Mrs. George Richter. OF New
York, are at the Hotel Strand for the holi-
day period
T w Hastings and W A Hastings, OK
New York, are at the Hotel Jackson
The Misses Julia A and Gertrude BoOruu1
are uid-December guests at the Hotel New
Clarion
Mrs Era ImyIey and Mrs A I. VAR. OF
New York are at the Hotel St Charles
and will remain during the holiday season
Mr. and Mrs. ". Raymond are at the
Hotel Clarendon and viii spend Christmas
by the sea-
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Atlantic City, n. j., Dec. m-An Atlantic
City couple. hailing originally from the
easternmost edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
near Jerusalem, were married at the brides
home here last Sunday afternoon They
were Miss Shaica Karsa and Abraham
Boutross Jewels and magnificent gowns.
flowers and true Syrian music furnished by
an orchestra composed of real sons OF
Syria brought over from New York, to-
gether with a massive and Iuxuriant bower
of palms and ferns, gave real Eastern
setting to the wedding. Both are descend
ants of wealthy families. The bride wore
an imported gown of hand-embroidered
work on silk net The ceremony was per
formed by the Rev. Fathers Mons. t.
Fayad, of Scranton, Penn, and Abraham
Bishwaty of New York City.
Out of the debris OF a few weeks since,
when a portion of the building was RACED,
the new addition to the Hotel Dennis is
rising upward and taking shape. The new
freproof wing will contain two hundred
sleeping rooms and 1Z5 baths This Is the
second freproof addition made to the hotel
since the title to the property became
vested in Walter j. Buzby. Mr. Buzoy
expects TO throw open the hotefs doors 10
the public about February 10.
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AN ARBITRARY SELECTION.

Mainly tt7at the selection q these two
languages a. classical was absolutely arbl-
trary." he replied. Questions Of artistic
excellence. Of pre-eInineuce il the realm q
thought. q holiness Of moral ideals, had
scanty share in determining their choice
4 sucb considerations had sEaveG The past
and were influencing the present the reIa-
tive place ana Importance Of the two Ian
guages II the college curriculum would be
reversed
We are all agreed upon Greek art and
literature being distinctly superior to
i'o'les achievements in the same fields. y
eo'-l-huea tie professor, and we SIN see
Nv Aiogass We are: almost every one ac-
- - a sEaatrering OF Latin, whereas less
l--sn Der cent Of all the college students
axe ~ the study Of Greek"
40" &c Greek and Latin. especially
--stln. acquire such prominence" the in
lerFle''er next inquired
or surely Unitarian reasons. I regret
= say vas the answer. When the
onnrch II Rome was in complete control
q iAe worlds intellectual life. Latin be
caIlt VeFy logically the nngua franco Of
''ils-tIaenl. A dead language which
s-dnlIla1ians had reduced to an exact
s'iehce- ii had The double advantage Of
's-As International and easily teacha bic.
rs" il vas easier for the Roman Church
I" supply al the universities Of the Chris
-aL world with textbooks in Latin than to
prepare textbooks in other, languages.
.aT1eoloets,s ,,.z .4,,,.,,,-- =. -, -.
i5ies adopted Latin as a means Of intel
= ell4al communication. On the other hand
~ large number Of religious writings by
I4i4stiaas Of Greek tongue obliged theo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-11
HamburS American Lines Vessel Nos1
Under Construction n,M House
City Of 5000 Persons.

Europa. The new liner will have a dis
placement OF about 10000 tons. In
other words. the material to be used in
this construction viii weigh 140oo0. 600
pounds. It would. therefore, require
1,4tG00 men, or about the population
OF Philadelphia, each carrying 100
pounds. TO handle this material If this
material was loaded upon the largest
American freight cars, it would fill a
train forty-four miles long. which. by
the way. would extend all the way across
the Isthmus OF Panama. The combined
capacity OF the three largest hotels in
New York City is said to be s,2:35 per
sons, while the Europa will carry 4250
passengers.
The Europa will have beam Of
ninety-six feet, so that her deck viii be
as wide as Broadway at its widest point.
She viii have nine decks above the
waterline, which is the height Of the
largest apartment houses, thus making
her literally a skyscraper afioat- The
population Of a small city will be lux
uriously accommodated aboard without
crowding. since her capacity, including
those who man her, will slightly exceed
5000
With tie laying Of the keel Of the
Europa the other day, the largest ship in
the world now in service or under con-
struction. comes the news from abroad
that the gross tonnage OF all the ships
flying the Hamburg-American line flag
has passed the LOCO o00-ton mark, or
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Huge Sea Colony uvm offer rs Cifizsns
Comforts and Pleasures Which
Are Rare on Land

? been developed TO the extent that they
will be in the coming ships. T -e steam
ships daily newspaper that is az pres
ent time a vaguely entertaining sheet
with news that sfudders with uncer-
tainty in each edition and IL contradfctet
in the next will develop into the regu~
lation sheet that we have ashore. espe-
cialIy on board the Europa, with her
land communication throughout the
voyage This new system of wireless.
together with the installation Of a
ticker" Will convert the smoking room.
into a branch office Of the Stock Ex-
change
The evening entertainment promised
On some of the recently constructed fasc
boats will probably be realized on tho.
Europa IN the form Of picture shows.
vaudeville or even legitimate per-
formances
An idea Of the quantity Of provisions
that viii have 10 be carried for one trip
can be vaguely gained from an estimate
OF the amount OF staples that viii bs
taken on before each departure. Thera
will be needed about thirty tons Of po-
tatoes. two tons Of coffee and a ton oc
tea a ton Of cheese eight tons OF sugar,
eighty thousand pounds Of -four. sixty
barrels OF peas. etc. The meat supplies
will. Of course. be necessarily vast
About sixty oxen and some three thou
sand fowls will be the two largest items
in the list of viands.
aI+fo14eb the feeding and caring fOp
more than five thousand persons with
their various habits. tastes and wants
appears a difficult thing TO accomplish
there will probably be no community OF
that number of persons grouped to-
gether anywhere on land who viii bd
as we'll provided for and as thoroughly
as viii each ships innabi-
tants in these transatlantic passages on
board the forthcoming ocean giants
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STUDY OF ART NEGLECTED.

Unfortunately very few students pro-
cea,i any further than the mere memOriz-
ing Of Greek nouns. adjectives and verbs.
Which they never properly decline or con-
jugate.' said Professor Stevenson. If the
time devoted 20 Greek paradigms were
given up TO classes on A1henian architect
ure and sculpture. the student would be
brought considerably nearer what is com
naonIy called classical culture
This applies. Suppose 10 Greek
thought as Well
Greek thought? Why Greek thought,
instead Of Chinese or Hindu thought?
our moral and ethical standards have not
b, CT bequeathed 10 Us by Greece or b.
Rome. We are much further away. IN
spite Of our classical studies, from Greek
thcCEht than from. say. Chinese thought
Contrast Greek paganism. Greek worship
IF the flesh, with Confucius' negative
Golden Rule, which he enunciated FIVE
centuries before our era. DO not 90 unto
others as YOU would not that they should
do unto you Which Of the TWO is nearer
Christianity and the Christian ideal? In
fact our moral and ethical ancestors were
ihe Hebrews. still no one sheds tears be-
cause the Hebrew alphabet is not taught
outside Of some theological seminaTies and
amir ersiies-
IF TRANSACTIONS are good enough 10