The Washington herald., 1910-08-13
AT THE HOTELS

Inc lhQlan education service 8lr1aT.
India, who was seen al EngeTs .-a lrat
and who Is touring this countr ae ur q
what the professor called his flr-o.Er
by not being properly rep sute
meaa that people abroad. as a rfie snow
very little about what Americs -
for the uplift Of humanity 70 ~ 1-
cation OF the masses. the betteTweal o.
the lot OF the poor. and the making OF
good citizens OF the hundreds Of thou
sands Of immigrants that come TO its
shores every year. People abroad. when
they talk about Americans. always hear
in mind that their main object in life is
chasing the almighty dollar. They would
never dream q finding in Chicago six
teen OF the most complete Fairgrounds,
night schools for the education Of for
eigners. and other similar institutions.
When you mention Chicago abroad. every
body thinks OF that city as having solved
the problem Of killing hogs most expedi-
tiously; that's about all"
Speaking of American universities. Prof.
Fraser said that they are far superior
to their European prototypes He also
had words OF the highest praise for the
primary classes Of the public schools. but
bad his doubts about the efficacy Of the
co-educatonal system. lie approved in
limited way Of the expansion OF manual
training in the public schools. but had
some objections 10 IL on the ground that
II manual training were TO take the place
Of classical studies. literature or Ian
guages. the girls would necessarily pur-
sue these studies. leaving 10 the boys the
. NO n-~r "a.
result 10 be desired
American manners, IL you will permit
me 20 say II, and it may be a compli-
ment or not. whichever way you NAV
take H." said Prof. Fraser, have ex-
7 perienced great Improvement. which is a
highly encouraging sign. For Instance.
there IS less expectorating on the streets
and fewer other equally detestable prac-
tees 20 be seen now than formerly.
! America is IN my mind the land OF hope
for the future. It is in America that
most Of the great measures for the uplift
Of humanity viii find their source AID
origin
1T is a common mistake" concluded
the English pedagogue. Ito imagine that
+ America is an Anglo-Saxon nation or
{ English people and Americans is that
they speak the same language: that IS
absolutely all At the time the Pilgrim
fathers landed IN this country. and for a
few years following the English were in
the majority. but since then millions OF
Irish, Germans. Italians. Danes, French.
Russians. and other nauonaliues have
/ settled in America. and the result is an
+ entirely new race Of people"
( Franz Y. Bauer. OF Vienna. Austria, a
merchant OF that city. who is visiting
l.thls country on business. is at the New
! Willard. Speaking OF the children Of ths
/ destitute and the Austrian system Of
dealing with them. Herr Bauer said.
NO child there, In any circumstances.
I Is sent TO workhoUse. II ii has neither
/ parents nor other relatives who can pro-
vide for Ii. IL is adopted by the town and
placed under the care Of a waisenmutter.
! Il it be girl or Of waisenvater IL a
{ boy. Considerable effort is expended 10
Z prevent any stigma being attached to
these children on account OF their desti-
tute condition. They are not called pau
pers. nor are they regarded in the light
Of paupers. Many OF them attend the
national schools. where they mix with
their companions upon terms Of the most
perfect equality. in these schools they
are supplied with books free OF charge.
Special scholarships are offered for their
competition, and any child who shows
signs of unusual talent is given the op-
pcuunity 70 cultivate ii. The university.
D
opinion on this point and in its statute
book there stands a decree admitting the
sons Of pauper parents 10 all lectures and
examinations without the payment OF
any fees. Scholarships and lectures are.
however, only for the very special cases.
for the city has no intention OF training
students. What * aims al is to make its
proteges sober. industrious working men
and women. The boys are carefully
fought some handicraft. while the girls
are prepared for domestic service. laun-
dry work. or any suitable calling Tor
which they may manifest an aptitude"
Speaking OF old customs at Princeton
University DR.. John B. Sturges. OF
Springfield, ILL.,, who was seen at the
Shoreham. said that the strict observance
Of SUNDAY laws was at one time one Of
the most important factors at the col
lege.
A hint that more luxurious habits
were creeping into college life is found
In the edition Of the laws issued in 1852"
said DR.. Sturges. where ii is stated that
no student shall employ any barber or
hairdresser TO shave or dress him on
the sabbath. and also that no student
shall keep Tor his use or pleasure any
horse or riding beast, nor shall any stu
dent keep a dog or gun or firearms or
ammunition Of any kind. Ten years later
the words sword. dirk. sword-cane, or any
deadly weapon whatever were added 70
the list Of eonraband articles and re-
manned in the laws for several college
generations.
IN the middle Of the nineteenth cen
tury a new rule appeared directed against
horn sprees, form Of undergraduate be-
devilment Of authority that had not been
thought OF in earlier days. At a precon-
certed signal on a dark night. from be-
hind a tree on the campus. the footing
of innumerable horns would suddenly
break the silence. The din was hideous,
and the college proctor, and often the
vice president himself, would be kept
pursuing the dodging figures. It was 10
stop this amusement that the law against
the blowing OF horns was put into opera
ton
The college still forblds undergradu-
ates 10 keep dogs in their rooms. and
they are not allowed 10 discharge fire.
arms or kindle bcnhres on the university