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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20

1sO6F-2s24. girls under 165 teachers in
fifty-nine schools.
l967-s-s,2l9 girls under 25S teachers in 12s
schools.
IsOS-S-15, 2O girls under 37l teachers in sS
schools.
'"The general principle says Miss
Burchensl, (which has been consistently
followed by the girls branch of the Public
Schools Athletic league, Is to develop wcrE
within the school rather than competition
between schools, to select events in which
teams rather than individuals may COM
pete, to conduct all athletic practice and all
competitions in the school under the direc-
ton of teachers in the school and to adj
init visitors to competitions or demOnstra-
lions on invitations only. The absolute lack
of self consciousness which is the usual
accompaniment of this accomplishment in
dancing classes is a very noticeable and in
cidentally a particularly pleasing feature
of the folk dance work. To emphasize 1t,
dances are specially favored that can be
danced in sets of two, four, six, eight, as
may be, and the Individual dance given by
a solitary child with the rest looking on
is discouraged. When. as in the case of
the Highland fling, the dance is perfected
by a single representation, the class dances
together and there is no preference given
to one more than another in applause or
instruction.
"The Importance of athletics for boys has
been recognized always and opportunity
given the growing youth OF that sex, but
the development is certainly as necessary
for girls, particularly the city girl. There
are S25,OOO public school girls of the city OF
Greater New York and the $40 Of the last
census Is only a small proportion OF these.
1t is the aim Of the girls branch to provide
them all a wholesome and joyous recrea-
ton and we are moving rapidly toward the
realization of that end"
In the recommendation of the girls
branch work to public attention and favor
1t is stated, in addition to advantages al.
ready specified, that there is In the physi'
J cal exercises, including folk dances and
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ing and beautiful Greek dances" although
in her search she has haunted the Greek
quarter. attended the advertised public
dances and penetrated to many Of the
homes OF the Greek emigrants. There. Is
no record OF the music they employ and
their memories seem vague and inn
practical. The East side is always filled
with ironic contrast so you are not sur
prised to learn that the mountain dance
Of the Swiss peasants is particularly well
done by a little girl OF Italian percentage
who lives In a subcellar, Another holder
OF honors is Irish Maggie, who managed
by hook or by crook to appear rugged out
In a complete Scotch suit on another con-
testing afternoon. danced the Highland
Fling and walked home proudly afterward
with the winged victory In her arms, fol-
lowed by an admiring throng In which
the Polish element was In the vast ma
jorlty. They outside her tenement, to
the accompaniment OF a hurdy gurdy
playing The Rosary danced the Bo-
hemlan furiente, the latest acquisition Of
dance knowledge.
These street scenes are, however, becom-
ing less prevalent, for the outlet OF youth
full enthusiasm afforded by the after
school work, both in the dancing classes
and the gymnasium work in the school
rooms is taking it's place.
The street has been in times past" says
one of the teachers, The only available
place for the girls to play, The Little
Mothers rave taken their charges there
and, stunted in growt themselves, have
found in the passing strains of a street
! plano and its invitation to the dance, the
only possible outlet for the Inherent need
Of expression. school girls on their way
to and from their classes have dallied in
these highways, and all the pleasure and
JOY of existence they have found there.
Tired with the days work, what wonder II
the playground of the dusty road. Of tbs
swarming sidewalk, accompanied too OTTER
with sordid lessons for the precocious in.
t%ellects, has been the posteducationa
course as well as its preliminary"
If success is to be estimated by figures
here are some given in the private offic,
Of the principal, after the exhibition il
over:
1SO5-G-ss2S girls under thirty-eight teach
ers In nine schools.
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FOLK DANCING IN SCHOOLS
Help to the Street Playing City
= Youngster.
HOPE ALL MAY BE UNIFORMED
Girls Taught the Peasant Dances of q
Dozen RRces-SOIO work and the
Idea of Competition Not
Encouraged.

NEW YORK, Feb. ia ~5-year-old
Elektra of the East side. armed with a
terrific looking axe, points on. the way to
public school III, where a special exhibit
ton Of folk dancing is to take place.
Elektra admits the she dances herself,
sometimes, but today only the crack dan
GERS are to take part. Then she resumed
swinging motions with her weapon threat
ening the safety Of passersby.
The folk dancing is after school, work
and it's Importance has been recognized by
the Board Of Education, which since last
November exercises a certain supervision
kPyer 1t. Reports are made to that body as
Well as to the committee of the original
organizers, who several years ago started
the work of the Public Schools Athletic
league, Of which the girls branch is today
a very important feature. The expenses OF
the work are, however, borne by personal
subscriptions.
The Officers, at present are: President,
Miss Post, succeeding Miss Catherine $
Leverich; vice presidents, Mines. Richard
Aldrlch. Cleveland Dodge, S. r. Guggen-
helm, Henry Phipps, James Speyer; trea-
surer, Mrs! 1. N. Phelps-Stokes; secretary
Mrs. ]. NJ. Ellsworth; assistant secretary,
Miss Ethel Tully.
The big schoolhouse at Market and
Monroe streets is emptied of pupils except
those who are to take part in the exhibit
ton and the kindergarten class which, on
its way to freedom, stops for a moment
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corpse of a house, he said. thoughfully.
by George, I've a notion to get out and
take a look"
Somebody after the brass pipes" 1
scoffed. House has been empty for a
year.
With one hand on the steering wheel Nc
Knight held out the other for my cigarette
case. Perhaps" he said, but I don't see
what she would want with brass pipe"
"a woman!" 1 laughed outright. you
have been looking too hard at the picture
in the back of your watch, that's all.
There's an experiment like that; il you
stare long enough"
But Mcknight was growing sulky; he
sat, looking rigidly ahead, and he did not
speak again until he brought the Cannon
ball to a stop at the station. Even then II
was only a perfunctory remark. He went
through the gate with me, and with five
minutes to spare, we lounged and smoked
in the train shed. My mind had slid away
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certificate of registration, baptism and
vaccination! Whoever wants them will
have to steal my coat to get them"
"Well, would move them, if 1 were
you. Somebody in the next house was
confoundedly anxious to see where you
put them. Somebody right at that window
opposite"
L scoffed at the idea, but nevertheless
I moved the papers, putting them in my
travelling bag, well down at the bottom.
Mcknight watched me uneasily.
Il have a hunch that you are going to
nave trouble" he said, as I locked the
alligator bag. "Darned II I like starting
anything important on Friday"
"You nave a congenital dislike to start
anything on any old day" I retorted, still
sore from my lost Saturday, And if you
knew the owner of that house as 1 do
you would know that If there was any
one at that window he is paying rent for
the privilege"
Mrs. Klopton raped at the door and
spoke discreetly from the hall.
did Mr.. Mcknight bring the evening
paper?" she inquired.
Sorry. but l didn't, Mrs. Klopton," Nc
| Knight called. 'Th Cubs won, three to
nothing" he listened, gTinning, as she
moved away with little irritated rustles
Of her black, silk gown.
I finished my packing. changed my collar
and was ready to go. Then very cautiously
we put out the light and opened the shut
ters. The window across was merely a
deeper black in the darkness. 1t was closed
and dirty. And yet, probably owing to
Richey's suggestion, l had an uneasy sen
sation Of eyes staring across at me. The
next moment we were at the door, poised
for flight.
Wen have TO run for it," I said, in a
whisper. She's down there with a pack
age OF some sort, sandwiches probably.
And she's threatened me with overshoes
for a month, Ready now?'
/ had a kaleidoscope view OF Mrs. Klop-
ton in the lower hall, holding out an arm
full Of such travelling inpedimenta as she
deemed essential, while beside her, Eu-
phemia, the colored housemaid, grinned
over a white wrapped box.
"Awfuliy sorry-no time-back sunday"
! painted over my shoulder. Then the door
closed and the car moved away.
Mcknight bent forward and stared
at the facade OF the empty house next
door as we passed. II was black, staring.
mysterious. as most empty buildings are
apt To be.
ia like to hold a postmortem on that
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general athletics. certain real dangers
which, II not rendered harmless, might re-
suit dlsastrously. The problem is to secure
health and happiness and the principal ele-
ment considered is to have the folk dancing
done for school and social purposes only.
II is not wise to cultivate in the girls the
idea that they can make money by exhibit
ing their dancing. for when the idea OF pay
entertainments becomes fixed with 1t comes
naturally the idea OF the stage. which
finally gets so prominent that it over
shadows every other"
One Of the most interesting outcomes OF
the work Of 1909 was the outdoor festival
held at Van Cortlandt park the last week
in May. which it is intended to duplicate
on a larger scale this year. There were
forty-four maypoles erected and $500 girls
who danced. Smaller festivals Of like ma
ture were held at Prospect park and every
Saturday afternoon at Central park, where
an observer might see what had been
learned indoors during the cold winter days,
folk dances here, there and everywhere
sometimes complete, frequently without
music, little steps and fragments suggestive
Of the entire dance. all done with the same
Joyous abandon that marks the after
school work.
As the way Is trailed from Public school
III after an interesting afternoon, the place
of the axe-bering Elektra is taken by two
small boys, who stop their quarreling 10
show the desired route. One of them re-
marks that his companion had made a
black and blue spot on my bone" and holds
a beaked promontory In the middle OF his
face to prove the statement.
The accused admits mildly that he did,but
"he hit me first in me basement
Miss Burchenal, who is accompanying
the party, and who knows the vernacular
of the East side, translates to the effect
that although it might seem to the un-
MATED tina the latter speaker was re-
ferrlng to his anatomy, on the contrary
the reference was to his domicile, where
the fight had taken place the day before.
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the next Journey. l had a tournament at
Chevy Chase for Saturday, and a short
yacht cruise planned for Sunday, and when
a man has been grinding at statute law
for a week, he needs relaxation. But Nc
knight begged off. It was not the first
time he had shirked that summer in order
to run down to Richmond. and 1 was surly
about it. But this time he had a new eX-
cuse.
II wouldn't be able to look after the
business II / did 60" he said. He has a
sort of wide-eyed frankness that makes
one ashamed to doubt him. I'm always
car sick crossing the mountains. It's a
fact, Lollie. See-sawing over the peaks
does It. Why, crossing the Allegheny
mountains has the Gulf stream to Ber-
muda beaten to a FRAGILE"
So 1 gave him up finally and went home
to pack. He came later in the evening
with his machine, the Cannonball, to take
me to the station and brought the forged
notes in the Bronson case.
Guard them with your life he warned
me. They are more precious than honor.
Sew them In FOUR chest protector, OF
wherever people keep valuables. | never
keep any. I'll not be happy until l SCI
I Gentleman Andy doing the lockstep."
He sat down on my clean collars, found
my cigarettes and struck g. match on the
mahogany bed post with one movement.
Where's the Pirate he demanded
The Pirate is my housekeeper, Mrs. Klop.
ton, a very worthy woman, so labeled
and lfbeled-because OF a ferocious pair OF
eyes and what Mcknight called a buccan'
eering nose. l quietly closed the door intC
the hall.
Keep your voice down. Richey," I said
"She is looking for the evening paper t
see II II is going TO rain. She has my rain
coat and an umbrella waiting in the hall,
The collars being damaged beyond repair
he left them and went to the window. Hi
stood there for some time. staring at th'
blackness that represented the wall OF
the house next door.
It's raining now" he said, over hi
shoulder, and closed the window and TIL
shutters. Something in his voice made ms
glance up, but he was watching me, nj,
hands idly In his pockets,
who lives next door," he inquired Il
a p%erfunctory tone, after a pause. / wa.
packing my razor.
House is mpty." I returned absently
If the landlord would put It in some sort
OF shape"
did YOU put those notes in YOU
pocket?' he broke In.
! Yes" / was impatient, Along with m,
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from my surroundings and had wandered
to a polo pony that 1 couldn't afford and
intended to buy anyhow. Then Mcknight
shook off his taciturnity.
For Heavens sake, don't look so mar
tyred," he burst out; II know you've done
all the travelling this summer. 1 know
you've missed a game tomorrow. But don't
be a patient mother; confound It, 1 have
to go to Richmond on Sunday. IL want
to see a girl"
"Oh, don mind me-" 1 observed, po-
litely. Personally, l wouldn't change
places with you. that's her name
North? South?'
West he snapped. Don't try to be
funny. And all l nave to say, Blakeley,
is that IL you ever fall in love, ! hope you
make an egregious ass of yourself"
In view of what followed this came
rather close to prophecy.
The trip west was without incident. ]
played bridge with a furniture dealer from
Grand Rapids, a sales agent for a Pitts.
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while its teacher puts 1t through a snort
exercise, the beginning Of the dances which
later on in the higher classes are developed
into the most complicated and strenuous
dances Of the peasant people.
IL is explained by Miss Elizabeth
Burchenal, the inspector of athletics. who
Is accompanied by the principal Of the
school, Miss Brady, thai no attempt 10
made to emphasize the folk dancing OF
the special locality where the school Is
situated, and you are convinced of this
fact almost Immediately on reaching the
big, well-lighted gymnasium, when a trio
Of black-halred children, plainly Jewish,
show their dexterity in an Irish reel.
The children chosen for the after-school
work are some forty in number in this
special school, the work Of which is at
the moment duplicated in hundreds of
schoolrooms all over the city. Several hun
bred teachers give their services gratu-
itously after the difficult hours of school
work, and extra classes are held once
a week to instruct them in turn, for 1t
is none too easy to keep ahead of children
to whom dancing is as natural a form of
expression as talking or walking, and who
in a few lessons show the most marvellous
proficiency in this regard.
At the annual meeting or the girls
branch OF the athletic league held at the
Colony club a few weeks ago some fifty
children selected for grace and proficiency
by Miss Louise Wingate, one of the board
of directors, whose father, General George
Wingate, is president of the Public Schools
Athletic league, gave an exhibition of whar
had already been accomplished, surprising
not only by the grace and agility of thu
dances themselves. but as well suggesting
the Improvement in health and poise gen
orally considered.
Where the health and general condition
of the pupils average about the same, the
roll of honor Is selected as a means fol
choice. for already, to be admitted into
tho class for after school, dancing is con.
sidered a cure for many educational woes
and until more money and more time are
allowed a certain restriction as to number
has to be maintained
The children are not uniformed and white
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aprons, hair ribbons Of prismatic hades
are the most striking parts Of the apparel.
At the Colony club exhibition Il was deter
mined by those in charge that the white
dress, while more artistic in theory. In
actually has IN the past shown too great
a tendency TO elaborate open work and too
little acquaintance with the washtub. The
dark dresses, while not always sho wing
perfect alignment, helped to a general et-
feet OF neatness and simplicity.
The question Of a school uniform Is an
ever present topic among the eachers Of
the East side especially. and that the dona-
ton Of a gymnastic outfit by some philan-
thropic rich man would not come amiss is
admitted as a self evident truth. such
uniforms" explains one OF the dancing
teachers, would cost comparatively little
II obtained by wholesale and might be kept
In the school rooms. 1t would add to the
beauty Of the work considerably and to
freedom Of motion" You are assured Of
this when you notice Gaetana's blouse,
which is undoubtedly a hand-me-down and
flops about her childish figure, while not
far away your attention Is called to the
proportions Of blonde Gretchen, who seems
bursting from a plaid corsage made from
an old shawl which entered the family by
the Syrian side.
The folk dances of the peasants are not
always easy to obtain; many of them rave
no written record and can only be cleaned
first hand from some immigrant who pre-
serves his patriotic memory or, newly ar
rived, dances and teaches with a homesick
fervor. Miss Burchenals experience in get
ting these is interesting in the extreme and
covers a wide range of territory, some
curious clues taking her to Boston, to Chi
cago and even to Brooklyn. Accompanied
by her sister, a musician Of proficiency
who transcribes the unpublished songs, she
has gathered much material, Of which she
is the sole owner and dispenser.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20
Copyright. 1910. by Bobbs Merrill Coz
CHAPTER 1.
1 Go to P~ittsburg.

CHAPTER /.
Go to Pittsburg.
Mcknight is gradually taking over the
criminal end of the business. l never liked
1t. and since the strange case Of the man
in lower ten, l have been a bit squeamish.
Given q case like that, where you can
build up a network of clues that abso-
lutely incriminate three entirely different
people, only two Of whom can be guilty,
and your faith in clrcumstantial evidence
dies Of ov~ercrowding. l never see a SILVER
ing, white-faced wretch in the prisoners
dock that I don't bark back with shudder-
Ing horror to the strange events on the
Pullman car, Ontario, between Washington
and Pittsburg. on the night OF September
ninth, last.
Mcknight could tell the story a great
deal better than /, although he can not
spell three consecutive words correctly,
But, while he has imagination and humor,
he is lazy.
1t didn't happen to me, anyhow" he
protested, when l put II up to him. And
nobody cares for secondhand thrills. Be
sides, you want the unyarnished and un-
garnished truth, and I'm no hand for
that. Tn a lawyer"
30 am IL dlNlouSn there nave been times
when my assumption in that particular
has been disputed. l am unmarried, and
just old enough to dance with the grown
up little sisters Of the girls 1 used to
know. / am fond OF outdoors, prefer horses
to the aforesaid grown-up little sisters,
am without sentiment Gam crossed out
and was substituted.-Ed) and completely
ruled and frequently routed by my house.
keeper, an elderly widow.
In fact. of all the men OF my acquaint.
ance. was probably the most prosaie
the least adventurous, the one man in q
hundred who would be likely to go without
a deviation from the normal through IN,
orderly procession Of the seasons, summer
suits to winter ~flannels, golf to bridge.
SO It was a queer freak Of the demons
Of chance to perch on my unsuseeptibl,
-thiIry-year-old chest, tie me up with
crime. ticket me with a love affair, anS
start me on that sensational and not al
ways respectable journey that ended 81
surprisingly less than three weeks late
In the firms private office. 1t had beer
the most remarkable period OF my life.
would neither give 1t up nor live Il again
under any induoement, and Vet all tina
lost Z some twenty yards Off my drive.
IL was really Meningitis turn TO max.
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the ponderous and impotent discus
sion Of lot of platitudes that have
no connection with the real facts and
the real conditions that are presented
to the voters this Fall.
The Boss wants the public to for
get his boss-ship. He is as anxious as
were the labor agitators of another
brand but of the same type, that the
public avoid consideration of the pure
ly selfish fact that is behind the whole
situation SO far as he Is concerned.
And the Democratic Boss finds the
same kindly consideration from the
same source from whence issued such
deep and sincere sympathy for the
treatment of the agitators and would
be labor bosses Of another period.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-20

Boss MoCandless Is referred to by
the, morning paper as among the re-
sponsible, Democrats"
Now let's see. t.aIl..,, ..u.,.
! How are we to interpret ''respons-
ible" in It's relations to the facts Of
Boss McCandless' political, activity.
and his absolute domination OF the
Democratic party7 s.a,ua utst
Is a candidate Responsible" when
he appeals to the Hawaiians by say
Ing. for instance. that the Delegate 10
Congress can't have much influence
or popularity because OF his failure
thus far to secure a pension for his
aunt? Doesn't the Boss know that
II he were sent to Congress he WOULD
obtain hardly a hearing on this
matter7 Can he be Irresponsible
wien he expects the voters to be In
iuerced by such twaddle?
Is a candidate Responsible when
he goes before the voters in delio-
crate attempt 10 misloef them on the
facts of immigration. and In order "a
grstify his personal passion Tor polit'
ical control. throws to the. Winds all
thought for the continued prosperity
of the Industries OF the Territory
Is candidate Responsible" whsi
he Ia using every art and spending
money TO foster in the minds OF the
irresponsible voters prejudice
against the industries OF the islands
on which the prosperity OF every per
son depends?
Isn't that the brand OF RESPONSE
bility" which, when voiced by a Ha'
wailan, is slated in the archives OF
my paper" M the fnlminations of c
"d-----ed kanaka"?
Since II is irresponsible when com
ing from the Hawaiian who has beer
and fooled, why should It
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-20
DEATH PLOT FAILS
Blacks Schemed TO Rob House, As.
sault Women and Murder Family.

ATHENS. Ca, Sept. 5.--Four ne,
groes we're killed near Carlton. 10
miles east OF her, resisting arrest 1t
is said that the negroes planned to
murder the family OF J. w. Hun OF
Plakeleys planter and that a daugh.
ter of Mr.. Hun discovered a negro
In her room. -
Huffs daughter, according to re-
ports. aroused her father, who held
the negro until neighbors could be
summoned by telephone. The negro
confessed that he and four others
planned to rob the house. assault the
women, kill the occupants and then
burn the dwelling.
The dispatch says the four other
negroes were Immediately located and
when resisting arrest were shot down,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-20

Delegate Kuhio and Governor
Frear have come to very sensible
conclusion on the method Of handling
the Federal building site. Congress
having appropriated the money for an
enlarged site, and owners of the prop
erty having refused to accept the sum
offered by the Government, there is
but one thins to do-proeeed with
the condemnation. Any other course
is certain to complicate matters and
increase the delays that have already
become intoierable.