New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-27
Opinions of Noted
.Ncs0 yOrkerS W6o
WQnffO See Him
HOnOred.

OF a fifs THAT promises 20 Be long. Ap-
parently there Is a strongly recuTrenr. n not
continuous. interest IN him.
"Can a man continue in remembrance BE-
virtue OF pleces-of two pieces. and oy t1e
entirety Of one piece Whethe- Z ta.ak
he can or not u appears that Poe does lvr
with the wise IN these as he lives wiki the
unwise IN bis lafsTioT pieces"
Professor FRANKLIN Thomas Baker. head
81 The department - English o. Teachers
College. believes that Poe reached nlsa-
er level as a lyric poet than any other
American. and that hts poetry 10 hts chief
claim 70 a memorial IN ne Han o. Fame
Il think thai practically al teaci e-s ard
critics Of English are agreed" said Pro
fessOr Baker. that Poe deserves recoz-
milton in this way. Although he produced
only a small amount o. poetry. think he
reached a higher level IN lyric verse than
any other American poet
He certainly founded new style of
short stories As I understand IL. the de-
cisions OF the electors are not based on the
moral qualifications OF the candidates Who
are voted on. ana I see no reason why
Poe's morals should be considered tn the
question OF his fitness for admission % the
hall OF Fame. He should be Judged b. the
enduring WOIA ne gave 70 NA0 "N--~-
Perhaps one reason he has not been
more appreciated Is because we have looked
r7ore for the moral and ethical N our lit
erature Poe cared not a whit FOR this. but
neither did Washington Irving. though this
moral feeling Is very notieeabie In tho
New England group.
Chancellor MacCracksn sent cut the fol-
loving notice 70 all electors:
The senate reports 20 the electors that
the plan suggested BY the late Edmund
Clarence Stedrnan 20 his fellow electors for
a preliminary ballot IN August. 1910. % be
followed oy a discussion OF names until
the anal ballot on or before October I. aid
not receive the approval OF more than one
fourth OF the electors. Tire chief objection
was thar Il involved needless work because
the ballot OF 1873 was practically a nonni-
mating ballot for 1910 In regard 90 al famous
Americans who had az that time been ten
years deceased
The names 20 be added Of persons
vvhose deaths occurred from 1895 90 1870
are but few ana are not likely 90 De over
looked by the electors Further. u Vas
objected BY some that formal discussion
in print would smphasizs disproporton-
ately the names IN the class OF authors
because these names uould interest tas
guild OF writer's more than any otaers
The senate heartily approves the pro-
cedure which II believes has been followed
in the two previous elections-isoo and ls'o-
by the one hundred electors THIS pro
/ cedure may be again described for the SAKE
OF the many new electors. Eaen siector
prepares FOR himself from among the LIST
T OF nominations a roll OF Americans VINO
are already famous IN the accepted sense
OF famous Murrsy's English Dictionary
defines this word:
e The condition OF being much talked
about. chiefly IN a good sense; or reputa-
ton from great achievements
Then each elector out OF these names
which ne believes 70 be famous. at least
throughout America. selects those most de-
servedly famous. not exceeding the number
prescribed. and places them upon his maj
ballot"