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New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
uo-a Many of Them
First Learn Duty TO
Their Offspring.

ia. racently published annual report
-.rl- of the Children's Court there
+--onspicuous phrase 20 the enec1
y -,,.s--1v II Is the delinquency OF
.-sn-s rather than that OF the 2h''o
liF -.sr.ar7Sfh!e for the latter being
uhjca -
b" -,....= -sf. phrase and hidden from the
500 nj -he public generally lies one
greatest works OF The Children
- -eeeueration Of the parent
~ -55i1ion TO the eye il has toward
.-...-. in saving the child,to the state.
reaches out beyond the child 10
and orders the home 10 he
.t rIsre and the persons who live
5soe-r persons. 50 that Il shall not
-.-ss-.- 10 take the child away and
,,,,- II among strangers
-,o~-5rc. spent in the Chlidren's Court
Ills The reason why the judge after
..-s,-.- look al the young culprit brought
.---,-e arm turns The eye Of keen scrutiny
,- -rs mother Or father who follows
:. - IN tre witness box 4 few days
go -,e court was aroused hy mother
lose 4rtae--year-old daughter was ar
--,-,s- for improper conduct The girl
--s. committed 10 a reformato-y lTsutu-
zion and as she was being led out the
mother called after her
..>,eve- mind. Florence, The lower you
f=-1 The higher youu bounce.
II -be court complains not only Of the
-,o~ 4 boy who lives IN Riverside Drive
--ss taken in a short time ago for break
,-r 2 street lamp while playing ball
v-5su his case WIS called the boy, who
z.ss out on bail. and his father drew up
- -be door Of the court in a big touring
a. When they stood before the judge the
father requested that his son be sworn H.
As his Is Tot the custom with children. the
-e7resr vas not granted. but the boy was
Immediately asked # the charge against
~, we're --1ie- The father broke IN. say
ing that his son pleaded not guilty" but
- the parents wrath and amazeTnent the
sov when directly questioned by the judge
said: Yes I broke the lamp
When The case was finally dismissed the
---sre- turned 70 the boys father and. after
making him admit that he had tried 10
ec-re his boy 70 commit direct perjury,
gave him z clear explanation Of the kind
cf father he was. The two left the court
A. g silence which followed them TO the
closing OF the door
Another wealthy father was recently in
formed thai his son was in custody for
.-v.ag 70 loot q tn shop. The man gp-
-ee-sd a court II establishment declaring
-.at he did not know the boy had been
ont Of The house until three days after be
had been arrested
Why. how often do you see your SOM"
tia Judge asked
.Abogtence z week" he answered: but
TIE governess IS always with him You
see. she vas afraid 10 tell ne he had run
away. Now she tells ne he has been
reading dine novels and got the idea for
this adventure from one Of them.
"Eastle boy a mother. too2'
-sOh. yes. She IS in Florida just now
VEss -he answer.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
PUBLIC LECTURES ON MUSIC.

Another of the many courses OF free pub
lie lectures on music arranged by the Board
of Education for the adults Of the city Will
be brought TO a close during the ensuing
week. Daniel Gregory Mason will deliver
the final lecture in his course on The Ro-
mantle Masters of Instrumental Music" on
Wednesday evening at the hall or the
Young Mems Hebrew Association 92d street
and Lexington avenue, his subject being
Chopin" The course given by Mr.. Mason
on Mondays at Public School 81, Hester and
Essex streets. will be interrupted this week
in order TO allow for a special lecture by
DR. Lyman Abbott on The Coming Age
Following the course lectures number
of special lectures will be delivered, and
during the next two weeks special atten-
ton will be paid TO patriotic subjects, in
observation of the holidays. The following
are the lectures arranged for the week;
Misunderstanding lecture in course on
forte Music' by Mss Edith Dunham, illus
trated by piano selections from Bach, Han
del. Rameau and Scarlatu, at Public school
165 1OSth street and Amsterdam avenue
Tuesday-"FoIk Songs of Germany il
Illustrated by songs, Walter L. Bogert. al
Public School So. 4th street. east Of First
avenue.
wednesday-"Chopin," Illustrated by
piano selections, Daniel Gregory Mason, at
Young Mems Hebrew Association Hall. 92d
street and Lexington avenue The 4Ap-
tions, Miss Margaret NJ Zerbe. at East
Side House Settlement. 18th street and
East River.
Thursday-'Irish Life in Song and
Story" Illustrated by songs and views.
Miss Minnie D Kuhn, at Public School o,
St AIMS avenue and 141th street.
FRIDAY sehuPeFt ~, tdng king & 2f Song
A. Colsten. at Public School 40. No. $40
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

assistant superintendent. at $50 TO SO
week and then superintendent. when your
boys pay will be from $3. 500 a year up 70
any figure the business can afford The
superintendent is the highest direct author
ity over the composing ToOm job room.
press room and bindery. and. of course.
must be man of large attainments and ex-
perience, as it is to him tnat the firm looks
to fix the factor cost of it's work. which
really means the most responsible position
directly in the institution. Notwithstand-
ing this, your hoy may reach the superin-
tendency by the time he is thrty-five.
The advance from here 70 the general
managership Of the company. and then, of
course. TO the presidency.
IL is likely. however. that your hoy, un-
less he should get some such political posi-
ton as that OF public printer. who has
charge of all officers and employees of the
Government Printing Office. or state print
er, would be taken into partnership by his
own or some ether firm. and thereby build
up an Independent printing or publishing
business
All the foregoing figures are based on the
assumption that your boy has gone into a
job printing office 10 get his training. as
these have a greater variety OF work than
a newspaper ONCE Indeed. most printers
in newspaper offices have served their term
~ job work, These are paid more than
job printers, journeymen on newspapers
getting SIS a week when working days and
s3l at night assistant foremen SS3 To S3S
and foremen anywhere from $40 a week up
Foremen In some Of the large New York
offices are paid as high as $50 week. Ap-
prentices generally get 81 week more than
when in job offiree
AT some time early in his career. either
when he is a two-thirder soon after be-
coming q journeyman. your boy should
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
AMERICANS IN SAXONY.

Much discussion has lately been raised on
account of the expulsion from Saxony OF a
pucilistic student hailing from Canada
This cause1 statement that Americans
we're unfustly treated in Dresden. and led
10 an investigation on the part OF T ST
John Gaffuey. the American Consul Gen
eral. who is quoted as saying that in his
experience Americans receive every con
sideration on the part OF the municipal au-
thorities and that If there is any dis
crimiuauon. At all it Is. in favor Of Ameri-
caus. This has lel 10 the capital of Saxony
Icing annually visited by over thirty thou
sand American tourists, and a large resi-
aenf AnIericaa colony Is a feature of the
beautiful city OF. Dresden
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

take the course Of study tnat will fit him to
handle a tvpesetting machine These courses
may be taken at night. last sixteen weeks.
and generally cost $50. one cannot be a
thoroughly equipped printer without having
this training Machine operators generally
get about s. a week more than foormen.
Proofreadiug will probably he acquired
during the course OF the printers training.
as when he is an apprentice he Will have
70 hold copy for the regular proofreader.
If he has good general education and
knowledge of affairs. he can develop him
self sufficiently to ill this position The
future in II "a not particularly attractive,
however, for a TrOofreader that gets So 4
week is quite rare. and there is no direct
step Of advancement from that position.
The prices and regulations referred 70
in this article are based on conditions as at
present existing in New York City. which
are not essentially different from those in
other large cities. In smaller cities the pay
runs generally lower of course
Copyright 1910 by The Associated Literary
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
How to Become a Printer-The Start and the
Various Steps Upward Described

the boy has 10 be registered with the union
as an apprentice right from the start but
this will not entail any expense, as the typo
graphical union Goes not charge dues or
other fees until the neophyte has become
iotlrnevman Your boy must be about six
teen years old but he need have no further
education than the merest ordinary one.
His pay for the first year viii be about
81 week, and the work eight hours day,
as obtains generally in printing offices. HIS
duties for this period will be to get acquaint-
ed with the cases (the fiat boxes divided
into Compartments containing the type)
and sorting leads. and 70 run errands for
worknen. etc
During the second year his pay will be
50 a week higher and In this period he will
get his first direct work at the cases. learn
ing to set inprints (the insertion of names,
addresses or other matter into type al
ready set) and small reprint (short print
ed matter).
In the third year the pay jumps to ~
weekly. and the duties show correspond
ing growth. BY this time he will have a
pretty good rudimentary knowledge OF the
business and will be able TO acquire pro-
hc!ency in setting longer reprints and lock-
ing up small forms OF TYPE. e., getting
them ready for press and foundry
Fourth year-his pay is now $40 week.
and he is almost printer; for your boy is
now setting plain jobs from manuscript
and doing the ordinary regular work Of the
journeygnan.
The fifth year ne IS d senior student.
known colloquauy as q "two-thirder' dhis
term refers TO the pay, which Is VIA a week,
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
CHAPTER XVII.
By c. W. Jennings.

ENERALLY speaking there iSfl inuea
II known about the printing BUSINESS
~ o,,,side of the immediate followers OF
The craft or those closely connected WIN H.
go The average father. particularly IN a
co,-,-rz, town. would probably not consider
q, ,,,,,b high favor as an occupation Tor MS
sor believing. perhaps, that about al 'hefe
= - :. g yat+ing type and laboriously run
-, =, old-rashtoned press at not very
high pay IL. -. ,-l,
TIopsver- there is not finer hhe Oh "oih'
o,s with better opportunities Ior ac-
,,,,t-t,g . competence and for advancement
- all the lines % human endeaVor. Inc
g. d., printing is one of the most I'M
-. zr.r+rnents of modern INDUSTRY
- onnortlInities that are open 10
the earnest young man a,ia.,
ru,s all occupations, to acquire pr0ncieii
49,, A. rrtnrtns the applicant must Desih A'
- -, and devote several years 10
--0 ne has 10 start in as appren-
tice lar ,,our
To get a job. in the hrst place Iee 80
49,, 'or vourself) apply to the ioieiiiAl "a
80 ,a-.ic,,lar printing establishment you
- -. for the foreman Is the posS VI
- - .--~-a,-nor, II is well, If you nave any
-. - choose an institution OF soiiie
e, ,,,r,cf does large and VAfie'
'1+-,1, as the opportunities for learn
--'1 =. cor better there than in HUE
ms VIZ ,te .-one horse variety.
r-. En- .onle country towns, so-cse1'
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
PARENTS ARE 4 STUDY.

The parents n fact form more inter-
esrlng study - tte judges than the chill
6ren, aad they are not infreqUently quite
entertaining \ young Irish woman q few
days ago, when asked by the assistant
clerk about the charge against her little
sor temporarily destroyed the courts dig
niry TIE clerk was addressing her
And now" said he politely, will you
Please tel the court. madam
II once ne plump and peaceful looking
xoma1 Jumped 70 her feet IL q fury.
Don't you be calm me madam you
di-ry Ioafe-," sne shrieked- III have ye
know IN g respectable woman"
And or the same day & father who was
testifyi1g for his son was asked If this
was MS only child
No. 'ndade. yer honor" he said in
mick brogue-
How many have TOu?'
The father thought for minute. looked
puzzled and then scratching his head.
finally rnU-rnured.
Or ne honor. judge, IN not oversure.
Fourteen. Tr1 thinking"
And what are their names, please2
An. yeu have 70 ask Mary" he said.
hopeiessly. waving MS hand toward his
wife
With what -hey can gather from these
scenes ST court the work Of improving the
affairs e home begins Usually the
youags-e- who has been captured for some
minor offence Is released on parole until
e specified date Parole officers call at the
home now and again and report condi-
tons, advising and directing what i'm
provemerts are 70 be made. To men who
e-e officers Of the Society for the Preven-
uo1 q Cruelty 10 Children IS assigned
Ire duty of making night calls Women,
ne members Of authorized religious So
cieties. call II the daytime. The paroIed
c1ilc IS under the Jurisdiction OF the court
ana as these callers represent the court
tney are cad with an authority that IS
tHoroughly respected and can never be re-
senIec' as ere often the visits OF those
pni-snthropical workers among tha moor
who are couoauiaIIy known 70 their hene-
fcia-tes as -'butters-ir--
Fear C< having their child +al,e-, amos,
from them and committed 70 al institution
If sli-lclent 70 arouse nlost parents 70 q
Sense q responsibility they had never had
c1e 70 think OF before. But for tbose &C.
easlc1sl hardened ones who do not cav.
what happens to their children tber4 "a :
Ifeat which plungez z spear into tbs evar
'-Aerabls spot The law gives tbs co1-t
p'Ner u levy tax On the Sa+ber ~ q
s--o VINO is committed 20 z public tustitu
~'n 70 the amount OF g e q week -.,b,cb
&c eAact cost 70 the state Of the keen OF
ol child And IN The event Of The non-
T'yu'ent Of rhis sum the father may ia
e7iiL % the r,eutrerTicry
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
TooD RESULTS SHOWN.

ne iact that IS per cent Of the Children
IL none OF parole are never brought
- 70 court except 10 be released from
- Ieroie. speaks well for the results or
Ofk of the parole officer.
-. instances are quoted which show
- "6S MONIES can change under IN. Kindly
Aslstence OF the Law
-e" Gays ago a parole officer WIN FOL
ooy home found both O. his nar-
], 4Heoxlcated. The fat WAS. Of oo,I-s.
i1af1UIly neglected state. Tn. court
- - Went In. talked. worked sxnlstnad
v,b-. .--e TWO became sober and understood
g vas going on. Then be denar.6 /.
- u two later ne called arai, ,v,o
tb,re. y 1ak'ng the only little boy awav If
x1tb hot made better had yorxeS
az ,sD unusual speed. The mother was soha- -
s,t Oitnng industriousIy. The fa,bsr hs6
rae,. "o1k In ths Street Cleaning Dens-,-
vs-. sno was ''on the lob" This raoTns
..,-, s-a and orderly. and to-day Their. ,s
us-. sppea-snce Of continued trnnro,,s-
Re- Both parents admit thar ,her 49,.
for. islooo their duties clearly he
,sa- @ child had been a mate OF, ~ 80 :. o
sr0r-s~-.1' D0t now they saw II Was n
and . valued possession.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

or two-thirds that paid to journeymenD.
doing practically everything the regular
worknen do and putting polish on his prac-
teal education.
Then he is a full journeyman and draw
ing s21 a week, and goes into the union as
a regular member The cost OF belonging
10 the union is. roughly. SO TO S15 year.
part of which goes to the maintenance or
the printers home at Colorado Springs
Any member is admitted to this home when
through age or disability he is unable 70
earn his living and even is allowed there
during convalescence after sickness, and all
necessities are furnished him without
charge. There is no such thing as mem
Der ever having to go TO the poorhouse.
After YOUR boy becomes a journeynan
the foreman tries him out on various phases
of the work to fnd If he has executive abil-
ity or a special aptitude. The first special
stunt" will probably be to give him the
entire work of setting. making up and pre-
pairing for the foundry of a sixteen page
form, with. OF course. such help as he
may require and If he does this we'll ne
will find himself before long handling the
most important work of the shop and will
then be eligible for the assistant foreman
ship.
If an opening should occur, ne would be
competent TO take this position by the time
he is twenty-three or seven years after he
started out as an apprentice. and couple
OF years or so late would be able To take
the foremanship. The foreman is the actual
boss of the composing room, employing all
the men and laying out the work etc, OF
the tourneymen and apprentices. Foremen
are paid from $35 10 $50 week, according
TO the size OF the establishments and the
city they may be in. Their assistants re-
ceive from IS 10 $40 weekly.
The next step In advance Is TO become
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
ON SHORE OF HAMPTON ROADS.

Fortress Monroe. Va. Feb preceding
the dance given BY the members Of the
class OF 1910 Of the Coast Artillery School
were several informal dinners at the Hotel
ChamberIin. one OF the prettiest being
given by Lieutenant Louis Dice. in honor
of Miss Jean Dale. OF New York Tbs
decorations were American beauty roses.
and the favors red leather place cards.
with the dance programme enclosed. A
ball was given at the Norfolk Navy Yard
on Wednesday evening by the officers OF
the ward the officers stationed on the bat
tleship Franklin and the officers OF the
Marine Barracks
The young people living AT the post and
several OF the younger officers got I'd a
swimming pool party at the ChamberIin on
Ncuday aisat and caused much naerrimeut
10 Jhe spectators. who watched the fun
and the bathers plunge down the csty-Sost
incline into the water
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
VIGOROUS POLICE METHODS.

Nine Sarah Bernhardt had an amusing
experience with Irish policeman during
her last tour in America. On her arrival
at New York she was met by huge crowd
of people. who surrounded her on every
side, and pushed and hustled her in a most
uncomfortable manner. For a time il
looked as though the actress would never
make her escape. but presently a burIy
Irish policeman appeared and began hit
ting out right and left with his truncheon
in order to clear a path for her ''Oh.
merci, monsieur" said Nine. Bernhardt.
with one of her most gracious smiles.
Don't beg for mercy to this crowd. num-
replied the policeman. Leave EN- 70 me;
I'll soon teach EN- TO behave themselves
-Tit-Bits
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

East 10Th street Songs of the Workers,
illustrated by selections, Miss Elizabeth w
Putnam. at Public School 15s, Avenue A
and nth street. Patriotic Songs and War
Songs" Miss Kate s. Chittenden. Illus
trated by songs by c. J. Bushnell at Pub
lie School 28. Anthony and fremont ave
nues. Irish Music, Ancient and Modern,
illustrated with selections, Miss Veronica
Covers, at Public School 33, Jerome avenue
north of 1S4th street
Saturday-"The Simplicity Of Music il
lustrated by selections. Mrs Mary Gregory
Murray. at Public Library, sos West 18th
street
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

How many children have you?" asked
the census taker Of a Hibernian living in
the lower part of New York City.
The man addressed removed the pipe
from his mouth, scratched his head. thought
II over a moment. and then replied:
''Ffve-four living and one married.
Ltppincott's.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
Jones, August Kalkhof. Hans Letz, H.
Levy. Paul Morgan and Lorenz F. Smith.


Samuel A. Baldwin will give his usual
free organ recitals in the Great Hall Of the
City College this and Wednesday after
moons, at O'Clock. To-day's recital will
be devoted principally to transcrtptions from
Richard Wagner. The programmes will be
follows:
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 6.
Prelude and Fugue in minor Gesser) Bach
Concert = NJ elhei
Pilgrims Chorus. Elizabeth:.zz PRAYER.
Evening star frIm 'Tannhauser.
VorspieI and IsoIde's Liebestod. from Iris
tan und Isolde
Prize Song, from Die Meisterslnger
Walhalla Scene. from '.Das Rheingold
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 9.
Concerto in minor Handel 7Ife
BarcaEolis I IN minor 40 = Bach
Nocturne Midsummer Nights Dream ais,o,,-
Marche Funebre ct Chant seraphique GuiInant
Concert Piece in minor -Thieis
The volpe Symphony Orchestra will give
it's third subscription concert in Carnegie
Hall this afternoon. The soloist will be
Nine. Louise Kirkby-Lunn. This is the pro-
CRANE:
Symphony in G major. No, Is: s:--.--.-- Haydn
Aria. "Armez vous dun Noble Courage
Serenade, Op. 4s...-...--.-.-. Tschaikowsky
Overture era m FaJ1Ser'' ............. Wagner
La Fiancee du irnbalier 1890. -Salnt-Saens
Marche Hongroise. Beriloz
Manuscript works by the American COM
posers Wassili Leps OF Philadelphia; Edith
Haines-K -Kuester. New York: Alexander
Russell New York and William j. Kraft.
New York will be performed at the coming
private concert of the Manuscript Society
OF New York at the National Arts Club.
Gramercy Park. on Tuesday evening. Feb
ruary S Compositions for piano violin
and voice will be interpreted by the fol-
lowing artists: Mines. Wallace Cahill
Aver and Lorene ROgers-Wells, William J.
Kraft Hans Letz and john Barnes Wells
All the composers will take part in their
own works, and at the close the usual re-
freshments will be served
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

The friends OF GiuIi VaIda- who founded
the Lamperti-Valda School Of Singing in
Paris. France last October, viii no doubt
be pleased 20 learn from private cable dis
patches that 10 harm has come 70 the school
because of the deplorable foods at the
French capital The location 81 the school
is said 10 be one OF the best in Paris, and
has happily escaped all damage The large
number of pupils, who. by the way. make
up The second largest class IN Paris. has
kept Nine VaIda busy informing the parents
that they had escaped harm Giovanni
Peruginf who is business manager OF rhe
school. sent word by cable 20 the schools
representative in America. Matte Sheridan.
that all were safe
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

At the receptions Of Public Schools 25 ana
46. held on January 2S, two promising pu-
pills of Henry Klein rendered violin solos.
which were heartily applauded by the stu
dents and guests. At the former school
Master julius WeitZner played a canzo-
nette by D'AmbrosiO and the "Traumerei."
by Schumann. as an encore, and at the lat
ter Master Horace Hoffman played a con-
certo by Seitz- At the close of the enter
tainment both were highly Complimented by
their principal and teacher.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

In the Plaza ballroom on Thursday even
ing at $50 o'clock. Julian Pascal. assisted
bv Beatrice Bowman. soprano. and Hugh
Allan oarytone. will give a piano recital.
The last lecture on the opera Elekrra
given bv Miss Amy Grant. reader. and
Charles I. Stafford. lecturer and pianist.
will take place a. the formers studio No
IS West 55th street this afternoon al $50
O'Clock Mr.. PasCaTs part in the programmes
will include Reethoveu's sonata IN A fat.
poIonaise in A fat. nOcturns in 2 sharp.
scherzo in G sharp minor. three etudeS. IN
g sharp minor G minor and Q fat: Mac
poweIIs sea Pieces" J. PascaTs Water
Song romance and Scherzo. and Iiszt
Consolation" in e sharp minor and polo
naise in z major
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06
STUDIO NOTES.

At the recent popular concert OF the New
ark Oratorio Society two of the graduates
Of Louis Arthur RUsseII's classes were the
stars Of the evening. They were Mrs Jessie
Marshall. the we'll known soprano. who
rendered the solos in Goring-Thomas Sun
Worshippers'' and Raff's AN Elegy meet
ing with warm appreciation. and Miss Ger
trude Savage, one OF the younger set of con
cert pianists. also Of the Russell Studios.
Miss Savage had a large share of the even
ings programme playing a long group of
solos including a Brahms rhapsodie. Chopin
and MacDoweH numbers and the piano parts
Of Beethovens quintet for wind fnstru-
ments and piano. 4 Mozart trio and the
Grieg sonata for violin and piano. Op- IS.
the latter with Davol Sanders. vioIinist
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

William c. Carl has been engaged 70 give
a recital on the new organ in the Andrews
Methodist Episcopal Church. BrookIvn this
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

An afternoon of French songs and recita-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-06

Henry Lift and his orchestra played at
the annual dinner OF the Cornell University
civil engineers on January q. and have been
engaged 10 play at the annual dinner OF the
Vermont Society on February IL Henry
Lift and his orchestra viii also be heard az
the Waldorf on February Is at the dinner
Of the Real Estate Board OF Brokers, which.
IL is said. will be one Of the largest dinners
of the season. as the guests and members
will number nearly a thousand