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Evening journal., 1910-01-22

enterprises OF tho country. rs Il necessary
TO have 1000 or 100 school officials IN Dol
aware 20 select and direct the energies OF
600 or 700 teachers7 You gentlemen know
TOO well tho many abuses now existing
under our present system FOR mo 20
enumerate them.
'In New Castle county We have 10
school districts. single or Incorporated.
each single district with is local govern
ing body OF three commissioners Does
multiplicity Of numbers mako for cfh-
cheney. for economy, and for progress2'
This question was asked by Hon. l.. A.
Fell IN an address before the Associated
School Boards Of South Dakota Contin-
uinR no asked. DO you not see in II the
Causes for cheap teachers rendering cheap
service a teaching body lacking sufficient
professional training. school houses little
more than detention halls. while both
teachers and school buildings are alas,
TOO often secured with a view OF saving
a penny to the Taxpayers Are tho schools
10 be run for tie benefit Of the children.
or for the saving Of dollars TO the tax
payers1 n the latter then why not abolish
the schools and save all tho cxpenseg
ITO change from our present district
unit TO tho county unit would necossitate
the changing OF the present system OF
school taxation. and this IN itself would
be a reform Of vital interest to the schools
OF tho state II would place them upon a
more equitable. more just and more
sensible basis.
Under the present system the taxing
q.
telegraph and telephone companies does
not seem fair. School committees may tax
these properties In their own districts for
school purposes. hut such properties are
realty non-local. There are running down
through New Castle county a railroad
and telephone and telegraph lines. They
pass through certain school Districts at
intervals the railroad has stations and
other bufldinEs Wherever they are locat-
ed these buildings are taxed by the local
school commissioners; but on either side
Of these fortunate districts are others fur
nishing 20 the railroad just as much
freight and Just as many passengers. in
some cases more, vet they receive nothing
TO help support their schools from these
sources. A county system would annul
this injustice.
Personally 7 am in favor OF a poll or
capitation tax for school purposes be-
cause believe that every person should
help support the public schools; but there
seems 20 be a doubt IN tho minds OF some
as 10 whether such a tax is Of much
value.
Compulsory Law Works We'll.
The compulsory school law has
brought about much better attendance IN
many OF the schools IN our county, but
the law Is far from what II should be.
While our schools for white children re-
main open on an average Of nine months
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or moro and sovon or NOM for coiored
children the compulsory attendance Is for
only flvo months and this may 10 roduoed
BY local commissioners 20 three. I suggest
that the compulsory attendance extend
from October first 70 Juno first Tor all
schools In session that long. I also urge
that all children attend school between
their eighth and sixteenth birthdays but
that tho county superintendents shall ex-
cuse all pupils who may be able 20 secure
regular employment after their fourtecath
birthday. Statistics show great gap beH
tween the number OF pupils In school at
fourteen and the number at work at six
teen. Idlencss at this critical period has
ruined many youth I also sdvse the
removal of the two-mile limit IN orders> n
bring every incorriglble and truant undef
the law.
m IL my opinion that every school in
the country districts should close at three
o'clock. This would make It possible for
every child TO arrive home IN time TO de
hts evening work.
New System Needed.
"our schools arc not meeting the needs
OF the young people to-day and never can
under our present system. OF course tho
schools are not entirely at fault Much
blame must rest with tho parents Of the
children. but | believe we can do much
10 Improve present conditions. Boys and
girls leave school too soon 10 go 20 work.
and this custom tends 10 lower their
earning capacity later IN life. The fact Is
without training the youth Of to-day is
fearfuily handicapped Many try to make
up for the loss Of school days after the
sad lesson has been learned.
Opposes Jsnitor Service by Teachers.
CONSOLIDATION OF some schools must
come. We need many new school bund-
ings. AZ present not few are ovsrcrowd-
ed. unsanitary and dangerous to health.
Some are swept but once or twice week.
/ trust that the time win speedily cons
when we may have medical inspection IN
the district schools. We need It more than
the city schools.
AT present IN many cases the teachers
are their own janitors. This I believe "a
be unjust 10 the teachers. with tho high
cost OF living and tho generally Tow
wages teachers should not be. compelled
TO sweep school houses and build nres and
ruin their best clothes. Tho district should
be responsible FOR warm, clean. we'll
kept building.
AT present there are perhaps 80 young
people from Delaware az various normal
schools IN other states. on about IS OF
these Delaware spends 5000 annually.
Would n be economy for this state 20
establish a training school OF it's own on
a small scale?
Gentlemen, have not touched on tax
alton, on the care OF coIored schools. on
elementary agriculture. on the distribution
Of the State school fund but with your
permission I shall take these subjects up
az another time"
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REAPING BENEFIT
From tho Experience Of Wilmington
People.

From tho Experience OF wilmington
People.
We are fortunate indeed to be able
to proht by the experience Of our
neighbors. The public utterances Of
Wilmington residents on the following
subject will interest and beneht thou
sands of our readers. Read this state
ment. No better proof can be had.
William r Collins. 407 +. Third St.,
Wilmington. Del. says: Il have used
Doan's Kidney Pills on and on for
years and they have never failed TO
help me. About four years ago l had
pneumonia and II left my back and
kidneys very weak. This coupled with
the strains 1 received In my work
caused me to suffer severely from kid
ney trouble. In the morning when
got up. my back was very stiff and
lame and hardly felt able 70 do my
work. As soon as I learned OF Doan's
Kidney Pills. / procured a box at DAN
forth's drug store and from that day
TO this, ] have never worried about
my back troubling me. Doan's Kidney
Pills have always given me relief when
I have taken them and this leads me
TO advise their use TO anyone suffering
in a similar way"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co, Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other.
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pelswsresns at Bridge Party.

Mrs Alexander ID. McConachie gave
a beautifully arranged bridge party at
her home in Baltimore. The decora-
tions were pink and green, with candel-
abra shaded in pink and silver. six
tables OF bridge were played and after
the game prizes were awarded and a
collation. served. Mrs. McConachie was
assisted in receiving her guests by her
niece, Mrs. John Groome Constable. and
Mrs. George Williams Marshall. Of Mil
ford. Del
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:-:WOMANKIND:-: =:
AFFAIRS TO ABSTRACT IDEAS
ARE ATTRACTIVE TO MANY

To-day an enormous choice of affairs
is presented before those who desire TO
sacrifice themselves for an abstract
idea: and putting aside cynicism, they
attract some Of the best people in the
world, some Of those without whom the
world could not get on at all.
Many Of those for whom individuals
hardly exist, hardly exist themselves
as individuals. They are entirely un-
selfish: they are willing to give away
everything they have. everything the
world holds dear. Perhaps the alabas-
tar box Of New Testament fame is
tho only thing they never give.
individuals and claims leave them
cold They conceive of 'the poor" as
n colossal, dirty, and suffering abstrac-
tlon-if such a contradiction in terms
may be permitted us-for whose good
they are prepared to live and die. or
some great wrong calls out all their
energies. and not all the rights in
the world will enable them TO see It
in proportion.
or they serve art as a mistress or
science as a god. and their friends are
nothing but potential converts or illus
trations Of a theory. and they are able
70 accept their misfortunes or removal
with something which simple people
who tremble at the contemplation Of
such blows describe very often as
courage
They are detached" in the sense in
which Ignatius Loyola used the word.
They are few. but as he said, their
power cannot be computed. They do
move the world. and form an eternal
modification TO the beautiful generali-
zation which declares that it is love
only which keeps 1t in motion.
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sIB6
LADIES' PRINCESS DRESS.
Paris Patttra No. 1856
An Seams Allowed.

AL OoAn8 AnONDA~
That universal fEvorfte. the princess
dress, Is here presented IN new and
charmfngiy attractive form. and com
bines the yoke and plated skirt in
very unique fashion The neck may bs
made high or open SQUARE. the elcain9
being effected at the back leaves the
front In panel effect, and especially suit
able for embroidery, brsiding or other
trimming In aIlover style. The 'front.' IL
extended to form a pointed yoke band.
Rnd TO It is attached the deep nounca
which u plated at the oentsr front and
back. Tho sleeves ere tight-ntting and
IN wrist length Az shown IN the large
view the dress Is made Of wistAria ehif-
fon broadcloth. aud the chemisette or
yoke Of white nst braided in gold over
white satin. Serge. mohatr, Panama
cloth, diagonal suitings. cameIs-hair
plaids, pongee, rsjah. linen OF gingham
win develop the design attractively. The
pattern Is cut In SIX Sizes. from "a TO a
inches, bust measure. For e6 bust the
dress requires ssk yards OF material %
inches wide. with. as Illustrated. q yard
OF aliover lace IS inches wide. Width az
lower edge, about yards.
Price OF Pattern. 10 cants.
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Male Friendships.

Remarks have been made lately as
regards the apparent decline of close
personal friendship between men. Per-
haps something in our busy modern
life accounts for. our lower note in
masculine friendships. Perhaps. too,
much that belonged to interchanges
between man and man, is now possible
between woman and man as equals
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BLACK CHIFFON FAD
FOR DINNER DRESS

No full dress dinner gathering is met
just now without black chiffon play
ing its modish part. and most engag-
ingly does its fascination attract. Il
must be confessed. A striking ex-
ample Of over -drapery OF black chiffon
was shown in yellow meteore crepe.
which was overhung by sheer gold net.
These constituted the two long trail
ing skirts that were draped over by
black chiffon. slit on each side and
faced narrowly by a tinsel braid, ex-
tremely lustrous. soft and pliable. No
fanciful drapery was attempted on this
skirt, the triple fall lending its own
grace and chic. a low bodice. with
round over-the-shoulder decolletage.
carried out the same golden under
cleaning.
Evening journal., 1910-01-22
GERMAN TONGUE
PASSES THE FRENCH

A world language may be only a
dream. but IL may be reality Of the
future. And IL the coming generations
are 20 be possessed of this inestimable
boon, which of the living tongues will
achieve this general appearance? It
is easy TO put the question. and II Is
impossible to give the answer. Yet II
It not dihicult to point out certain
probabilities. We may dismiss French
at the start: II has had it's chance and
lost II. We may regret the fact, but
we cannot deny Il. The French have
been beaten in the race for expansion
by those who speak German, and by us
who speak English. There soon viii
be twice as many men and women
having German for a mother tongue
as have French for their native speech.
There are nearly almost thres times
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CHURCH AUXILIARY
IN ALL DAY MEETING

Women members OF Old Swedes'
congregation are urgently requested 70
be present at the all-day sewing meet
ing Of the Woman's Auxiliary next
Thursday. Preparations are being made
to give a sale OF childrens wash
clothing in about three weeks. and
there is much TO be done. About forty
members of the Girls Friendly branch
at Old Swedes Church are taking up
the reading OF David Copperfield.
The Old Swedes' kindergarten Is so
prosperous these days that it is "fun
to overhowing"
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Reasons viz Men pisIILss to DANG.

Reasons Why Men Dislike to Dance.
dancing teacher has discovered
why men don't like TO dance, declares
a writer. There are reasons for this
melancholy fact which is causing the
majority of hostesses to grow old and
gray before their time.
The first reason is that the majority
OF them don't know how, and they
naturally object to making fools. OF
themselves. They take a few dancing
lessons when they are babies and never
think of them again until they arrive
at an age to go to balls. Then they
are lugged helplessly around by their
partners. treading on hundreds of toes
and tearing innumerable fiounces. so
that it Is no wonder that they go home
in a rage and tell their families that
they hate dances and dancing.
Again there are men who do know
how TO dance and can't find any one
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IusT ouT

THE JOURNAL Spring and Summer
Catalogue Containing over 1000 sea-
sonable styles and practical hints 20 the
Home Dressmaker. also a large as
sortment OF transfer Embroidery Pat
terms. Send 10 cents 10 cover the post
age and we will mail 1t to any address.
The Fashion Editor. EVENING JOUR-
NAL Fourth and Shipley Sts.'
Evening journal., 1910-01-22
JUST OUT,

THE JOURNAL Spring and Summer
Catalogue Containing over 1000 sea-
sonsble styles and practical hints to the
Home Dressmaker, also a large as
sortment OF transfer Embroidery Pat
terms. Send 10 cents to cover the post
age and we will mail It to any address.
The Fashion Editor. EVENING JOUR-
NAL. Fourth and Shipley Stss
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An Broken Un.

Ibid her father kick when you asked
for her hand7~
HE did"
you must have felt all broken up"
Rather. He was the champion
punter Of hie day."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Evening journal., 1910-01-22
That sst stan.

Il like my house all right" said
Luschman. except for one thing. And
I must get you TO put that right"
What is it?" asked the architect.
Several times lately I've nearly
broken my neck reaching for another
step at the head of the stairs when
got home late. SO l think you'd better
put another step there. Modern So
ciety.
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to dance with. They dance infinitely
better than the majority Of girls and
don't like ignorant partners.
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as many who have English for a
mother tongue as now have French for
their native speech.
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Compulsory Law Works Wei.

The compulsory school law has
brought about much better attendance IN
many OF the schools IN our county. but
the law Is far from what Il should be.
While our schools for white children re-
main open on an average OF nine months
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09
EXTRA PREPARATIONS
FOR HANDLING CROWD
Georgetown Management to
Secure Greater Seating Ca
pacity for Big Game.

Unless it turns out that the time is
too short. at least eight hundred adj
ditional bleacher seats will be construct
ed on Georgetown Field before Saturday
noon. That such a course was to be fol-
lowed was decided late last evening after
many attempts to secure the lease Of a
thousand circus seats failed. and Man
ager Joliat spent this morning with a
building contractor in order to deter
mine whether it would be possible to
complete the new b,eachers in time for
the game Saturday.
Although at noon the contract for the
bieachers had not been let, 1t Is believed
that some agreement will be made before
this evening and that an army Of car
penters will be at work on the Hilltop
Field tomorrow morning. This would
give the workmen two days and a half
in which to knock together bleachers
sufficient to accommodate eight hundred
people. thus charging the seating ca
pacity OF the field to between three thou
sand and thirty-five hundred.
Whether the new bleachers Will be at
tached to the ends OF the old west side
field. backing up against the convent
wall. has not been definitely settled.
Sands on the north end Of the field could
be built Of sufficient height to allow
those sitting in them to gain a COM
plete view of the playing court, and many
who have looked the ground over say
that for spectators not especially inter
ested in either roofing section. these
seats would be preferable to the side
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09
DION KERR IS HURT
IN STEEPLECHASE
Washington Rider in Races of
United Hunts Association
Breaks C0IIarbone.

NEW YORK. November 9-The annual
fall meeting Of the United Hunts Racing
Association was held at Belmont Park
terminal yesterday. and in spite Of the
unfavorable weather conditions there was
q notable turnout Of society and some
hrst-class sport. It had been intended
that seven races should be run. but the
last race had to be called of on account
Of darkness. To make up for this on1is-
sion the program for the second day Of
the meeting Saturday, will be commenced
at 1 O'Clock, and the postponed race
added
The course was deep and quite heavy as
result Of the snow and rain OF the early
morning, and on this account many Of
the entries were scratched. In spite Of
this the races resulted in good contests.
and except for bad fall sustained by
Dion Kerr of Washington, D. c.. there
was nothing to mar the pleasure of the
spectators. Mr.. Kerr had the mount on
William r. Martins Adventurer. the ia
vorite in the opening event. The horse
was making strong bid for victory, but
fell heavily at the last turn and threw
the rider, who sustained broken collar
bone. Several other riders were thrown
during the afternoon but In all the other
cases a few scratches or shaking up
was the extent of the damage.
What gave promise Of being the most
exciting race was the poorest from rae
ing standpoint. 1t was the Biemton stee-
plechase, about two miles. and 1t went to
F. Ambrose Clark's Hylda. the only con-
tender to finish the course. Dufheld. rid
den by II. l.. Bell. disputed Hylda's right
to the lead for short time until a fall
ended the contest Mr. Bell was tenn
porarily knocked out. but quickly recov-
cred The only other starter. Selectus,
ridden by the negro. E. Hales. threw his
rider early in the race. The horse was
caught and finished the race, but not in
time to figure in the prize money.
The army officers race, with sis start
ers, was one of the days features. Mata-
bon winning by a great finish. In all the
other races the result was In doubt up to
the finish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09
COLLEGE GRIDIR0NS
Yale Practices in Snow and
Scores Readily.
PRINCETON RIOTERS GLAD
See Their Pets Do Excellent Work
in Scrimmage-Penn Ready
for Michigan.

NEW HAVEN. November 9.-Capt DAILY
Fitzpatrick, Bdmeisler and Scully were
rested yesterday. when the Yale eleven
had its first driving practice of the week.
Rstler and Freeman were tried at half
back, Van Sinderen and Brooks at the
ends and Savage at left tackle. Bomeis-
ler's knee is still lame and hope Of being
able to use him this season is gradually
severely felt. as Brooks. his understudy
played inferior foot ball Saturday.
For the first time in years Yale's prac-
tice was held in q snowstorm and with
two inches Of snow on the ground. The
varsity gridiron was covered with straw
and the drill occurred on the freshman
field. For forty minutes the regulars
faced first the freshmen. then the scrubs
The reports given out said that scoring
was easy and often and dropped the sub
ject there. The practice was secret
The ticket department announced last
night that the rush for tickets to the
Yale Harvard game had become so great
that freshmen could have only one paste
board apiece and no borrowed applications
could be honored. Till this fall each grad
uate and undergraduate has had three
tickets, With the permission to use two OF
three borrowed names of alumni in get.
ting tickets. Indications are that Yale's
defeat by Brown has doubled the demand
for tickets to the Yale-Harvard meeting
The foot ball management has decided
not to take the eleven from here till
Friday night. when 1t will go to New
York. remain there until Sasurd ~
morning and then go to Princeton on
the Yale special. The players will re-
turn to New York city Saturday night
and go on Sunday up the Hudson, to
remain till Tuesday
Yesterdays lineup was as follows:
Left end, Van Sinderen: left tackle.
Savage; left guard. Fuller: center,
Morris; right guard. McDevitt: right
tackle. Paul: right end. Brooks; quar-
terback. Howe: left halfback. Field
right haifbacks, Freeman and Reilly;
fullback, Kistler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-09
Robert A. Taft, son Of President Tat,
was chosen manager.
Tigers Show Great Strength.

PRINCETON, n. j.. November s.-rne
Princeton foot ball team held its last
hard scrimmage Of the year yesterday
afternoon. and the undergraduates who
had paraded to the field to see the final
workout went away feeling that If the
team plays as we'll SATURDAY. as 1t did
yesterday there can be only one outcome
Of the Yale game, namely. victory for
Princeton.
The strongest possible scrub team was
/, lined up against the varsity and reg
| ular game was played. At the end OF
half an hour the varsity men had piled
UP six touchdowns against their OPP
ponents and had presented splendid
interference. ran rings around the SCRUBS
and twice dashed his way through TIE
entire scrub team for q touchdown. Saw
yer. who substituted for Pendleton. was
not far behind the Tiger star In OPEN
field running, and also scored after sew
eral brilliant runs.
It was not the individual brilliancy OF
the Tiger backfield that was the most
encouraging feature OF the practice,
however, but the interference given the
runner and the rapidity and precision
with which the plays we're executed.
In the backfield Of the scrubs were
Thompson. who has proved himself a
wonderful line-breaker; Vaughn, former
ly of Notre Dame; De Witt and Penfeld.
This Is one of the strongest combinations
obtainable outside of the varsity back
field itself, and yet it could do little with
the varsity defense. Wilson played q
wonderful game at guard, repeatedly
breaking through and smothering plays
before they could be started. Capt. Hart
also was one of the stars Of the practice,
not only on the defense but also on the
offense. as he picked his holes better
than ever before.
The foot ball manager has decided not
to take the team to the Delaware Water
Gap; as formerly announced, but to
Lakewood The team substitutes will
leave Princeton tomorrow morning and
light scrimmage may be held today.