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New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

In the budget e~-iua ~ To- Iofa of the
Board 7t Estimate a.6 .[vpo~tIoHu1ent.
there is assigned for the expenses OF the
offices of tine seer, tary ara auditor o. nr
ti.'-rd oi Education. Ice C.., 1up-riutcut-
vIj. tHr dls,t4~; suu-.int ..J.est- a.a tLe
superintendent of -.uuo. supplies jlc Jot4I
s'ia- oi- s--,.-,D. TLis expense ca-
Dsei, Sf.dlt Gou ,ie uiroll ia~l.-suta ul
rsiriiS t:.r :ecl5o. uI--.a. .-..Il-ee' ,-.ic. ANA
e-af~ifS looI 1audiu-- a,,; -f.a.e-r-
and tao rar,.--si-- J- u 1I.v- It Includes
CiG@iiy tl- sa.1-iss a. q. .a-, yr .=.-.s-
clerks -teuozrsrar:=. 5Euf~-- i,ets .c-,-.--~
telephone "parstCr- --ess-.rre~e. e-oEze-1s-
ers. Cjy- In sdG5,'sn 8, this -.a. sf.,- E.
'a".-dsd i'- ,H" r-ee.--tsu6el 5o-s.1e.-s
o5 t.." Ieac-u ~cra l t... .-... .,e s-gc.-
uo" .o- --~ucr:E -a...- .si,.i- .-l. t.-4.
of these t@o i,euls is ssil.5sp.
MsaUwai,r. the Board OF Education con-
tinues the apparently oey-~ ending S-------
ge las, ,-e a.l-s or pest time NEs.a
l5" "reHIos last Ni5adlv at sic -s.-as!
AaIt1Hgs. which pra,j5e5 less than .are-
th"u'.d ne" s.tt.u-e. Eli. board esua.---
ed tae .aool construction work under all
appropriations aeade r.- r.l,.-y OF
tHis eesr During tae - -.e-s -r-
Boa.d of .-lueaJion -61 So. s5t
-r' new buHiugt anu .l..tf,ss fol-
i''vl"- t'e ~s-iaiicu .---~',.f5 tbe rouSeSt-
ee state "f the schools, vh,cs induced tae
Low adu.ni-teation aua taose following to
make lioeral appropriation Lor providing
Few stfti-Ez, -, ,u- use ~ these flaas
NOR ta" -9o.eon now eittln<s were pro-
'ia- -a IN tae seven years. bl, oitaout eraIl-
c.'ias tie part time evil,
seven gears ago there We're s,.57- pupils
ca p'rt tia'e. According 20 tle ofiie.af -
t;"at7s tHc addition os aep.aoo zittu<s
te"i se, WITH tHe .aaua Of =chool eisll-
o'-n ana al c1e 4me time reduc 81 ta-
aumaei o1 parJ Tins o. tt.-"p Iea,nis
some yi.S,. now. L. e. believed ,hst5 This
estimate viii be e.cesd ded. and that whsn
approximate fisHteS q, the situation This
lai. ais outaiuab!c Tie number Wiz be
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
Continued from third page.

peer rebuilt and new power house has
been constructed at a cost OF 5000
IT IS not true that the ole soldiers arc
not sufficiently fed The dietary o. one or
our homes IS that which would prevail il
Az hospiJsJ- There are no rations, but
there is fixed supply list. The men can
havc a. great d quantity o. prescribed food
as they can consume There can be no
cc--parlson II the quantity OF food required
y iufir1n men with the quantity needed by
young soldiers ii active service. whose
physical powers arc at their utmost They
REQUIRE more 1ood than at any other period
of their lives ard II Is the purpose Of the
government 10 keep Ihem il The highest
state cc efticienc-.
*'orly IsI members Were dishonorably dis
charged last year. They represent less than
TeT cent % The number supported during
-rat period IN the year ended June 90.
1917 We provided for G5.eco soldiers, and in
.he homes there was an average OF 2o.615
men all the time. SoTre were coming and
Others leaving continually.
When the mon refuse 10 obey the rules
1here Is nothing 10 90 hut 10 send them
,Ewsy- Regulations are necesssry- and the
tcornfo-t OF q per cent * decent. respect
Etle members cannot be sacrificed Ter
re cert o,f dis-urbers
4--is--ers were that the men as q class we~e
ssson-e-1ted. 1la1 c-rl:nblers were numerous
a all the branches. but no more 50 than
sSpax 70 re expected IN an institution of the
fkrrt- and that malconrents often left the
Eao-nes of their own accord spent their
e-aouev, found themselves unable 10 get
work because OF their haDiTuaI use OF drink
snd returned laze- 70 ask admission 10 an
xptiler branch Of the home.
y the public e large has known moth
zug o. the old soldiers grievances il knows
ssittIe more OF the other SIDE OF life in the
sslnrnes-oF the provision that the nation
slaas made and tried 10 carry cut that her
ipete-ans might have a refuge where they
scould sit out their declining years in peace
Z As might be supposed. the majority o.
4fe irTnares-r1- -7z5-a-e single 4 man
srrose pension exceeds SO q month is not
r.li=ible for admission, except Tor special
se-essons Where there are dependent wives,
-niro- children O. helpless relatives the
.--lle IS waived 81 their favor, and many
-neu live il the home away from their
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

other city in the country. Enough cigars
and cigarettes were made here last year
TO give three SMOKES tc every man woman
ana child 0n the face Of the earln.
NeE TorE is tire greatest manufacturing
city in the United STATES. possibly Jae
greatest in the world She is the ereaIcsr
seaport in the world. Su= is the second if
not the first. commercial city Ia one year
her factories turn ont products that are
worth ueariv twice as much money as
Great Britain spent on the Boer war. SIX
hundred thousand mer and women are en-
p-oyed in her f-ctories alone. ard tnssr
wages ia q Eoar amount 10 S555p9o9 Hrr
salrly imports aad exports amauu- to near
st555oeat5-. The @airs lHat clear from
ae- haraor 10 a year register q total o,
--.J9po05 tons
La 81 ard dsr Gus au the year round
there Is q death every six minutes in New
Ae:.- There Us bl-,n every ase minutes
Etetg thirteen minutes there is a marriage
hFegs- eight iloGrs there Is a divorce. There
is fatal accident lor eveiy ao,u of tie
E.ar. T. ery two seconds .ar I,g.Ire aEe
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

families IN order 10 send the full amount
OF the pension 70 the dependent ones. There
was s3.715S51 paid last year in pensions
ranging from Sc TO 81 a month, and of
that sum nearly 100000 was sent directly
TO the families of the pensioners
Members are free TO use their money as
they please. although a governor may, If
he sees waste or extravaganza, retain q
part OF the allowance temporarily. Pen
sioners are expected TO buy their own
chewing and smoking tobacco. but II Is
issued free to those without rleney or who
are enable 10 earn money by extra duty
These extra duty men, who earn from $
to so q month, according TO the work done.
are gradually becoming fewer on account
OF old age and Increased pensions Most of
the work IN the dining room and kitchen Is
done by the members They prepare the
vegetables for cooking and assist at the
table.
Life in the home corresponds In all pos
sible respects with that Of the regular
arrny When entering a man agrees to
abide by all the rules and regula tons Of
the home His complete military record Is
taken and kept. and the roll books are SO
arranged as TO have the names of the men
from the same company. regiment. brigade
or division appear together. He then gets
81 Uncle Sans expense q new equipment
consisting Of d hat, overcoat. dress coat
blouse vest trousers shoes knit vOollen
shirts, canton flannel drawers and woolIen
socks. The uniform itself is the same as
that used in the regular army, but Of
better quality, and the buttons are OF
special design. He is also supplied with an
iron bedstead, four blankets, sheets and
piIloWcases, an armchair and wardrobe
These he is required to keep in order.
The soldier is assigned TO a company, ac-
cording 10 his disability and health. Tns
negroes have separate companies Of their
own. The aged and inffrTn have barracks
specially prepared, and are relieved from
ordinary camp and barrack duty. which
every active man is supposed TO perform at
least one-half day q week
Each company has its captain. sergeant
and corporal in charge, although there are
no drills. At in the morning reveiIIe is
sounded. The bugIe calls al $50 for break
fast. Then comes the fatigue calf al : 80.
and fifteen minutes later the sick call"
when the captain OF each company reports
20 the sergeant in charge MS men who are
iIl- a busIe al noon calls for dinner, one
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
PGrf Time Problem UeIcfne
Us Again.

roard 20 De .y-e- over So eaa. L re Boa"
uf Ed ION SHOULD conJInI- 20 follow H'
III spods a. the last seven years UHlA I@i'
tire was entirely eliminated 81 wol-d =
ltre twelve years Ur more and au eSF1-'-
-Jur et rors than sIV". ".eer.Gtr. d-a "a.
v.-ayss- a'I-si....-sus Jls r.oaah'- .-e
,..- -ar--l p4ororJ-oI..te i-.c-rs-e e-
~. u.s.
E.- r-asest situation aaa plans
.t .-o- iaG.ysl- tsaJ oHe
t.-e a.t pe sgo-t -s.oeo puus-- en P~-
thine. Thee ave needed uov a- -e-'
asa sl,-irz- J1 acaomuod--- ta~ 7--s'' -
Sims pupils with 1aH sessions Iaar
1881. Strings uov uode- contr-.-- 1i-
i.5-s or t.-ra e,sj hr aea.iss.@ c7l'.
c.f ,C u.zr year lf~ruv ei.e iF.'''
r-ru- ar. czu.~scI rels t-sr,
..".nps .9 ~"ptemaes. Iet1. vl.ea wi.
r@.~e tht. number on pax tl.aa -y me -
stated o. ah0-t -5.anH
t zrse.-- mite 90. ,E Gasn. oil
.-..ar comprised Of g'lo.a =.e0es= to
Eam SEEM Jaru Cire-n, and -f,tl> '
-ey. r-ceu..r caau.eled ar s~7 es-iEsi''a
;a- per- ,Ha- situation faey
-i.E. -S ID general -s,e ua~- -.al. Fs
.r5a-lous r1 rari,s af-s- -a-' .-a f.e
nevord tse E-S- yet~ grad
iH conclusion at wr.-l -1e
e~e.-e- afee- discussing var..17
laaNeSr.-,s. .-as rhe- any e.us os par.
could as ram.ra-.d oa ey Jae ren''
,ue.r oaas-part tne .-se'f F1i
he a-eowri.sne5 ne ~n-ansnrss --a
a1- oa.~ .a ons WY. t. 'n-' -
convinced 10y t.e psr ass IF sites Az -
srcc-ir 80 ueudi1=s s--.-,'E 'e'
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again at $50 for supper. and at suudown
the good old army custom of firing off the
gun is still kept up At n the evening
drums beat the tattoo, and at $50 taps
is sounded. and peace and quiet reign IN
the home once more.
The little discipline that is enforced is Of
the lightest order. Sanitary regulations re-
quire that the old soldier take a bath at
least once a week. and moral regula tions
require that ne shall return home sober.
Each member is entitled TO a standing pass.
which permits him TO leave the home
grounds any time in the day from o'clock
in the morning until : in the evening. IF
he wishes TO visit friends or relatives, upon
request to the governor he may have d fur
lough for ninety days. which may be
heightened If he wants TO remain away
longer.
Unfortunately, military camp must
have 2 guardhouse, and the home is no
exception. Here members who have com
nlitted certain offences are locked up. For
these offenders against the peace and dig
nifty Of the home a court" with the gov
ernor acting as Judge, is held every morn
ing The culprfts are subject 10 a fine.
which they must work out at such labor as
may be assigned To them. For intoxlcation
his pass for a period OF three months for
the first offence, six for the second, and is
liable TO discharge from the home for the
third.
The cost to the government last year
for the maintenance Of. each man was
s1J7 -. making q total Of S3244.&57 For
the actual cost Of the food consumed by
each man. the Southern branch. at Hamp-
ton, ranks the lowest, with 15 cents and ,
mills per day. Next comes the largest. the
Central branch, at Dayton. Ohio, with 16
cents. The bill Of fare, in charge Of the
the commissary of subsistence. in consul
tation with the governor and surgeon, is
changed quarterly. to relieve monotony
The bill OF fare. which aroused Congress-
man Cox's Indignation. was reported as
follows at the Southern branch during a
typical week. How it tasted is not matter
OF official record.
Sundav-BreaIfast Bacon. baked beans
bread. oleo. coffee. Dinner: Roast NUT
ton, potatoes. rice pudding, bread. oIeo
coffee. supper: Stewed prunes. cheese.
rolls, oleo, tea.
ATondaE-Breakfast Sliced shoulder,
potatoes. bread. oleO coffee. Dinner. To-
mato soup, with rice. cold meat, potatoes.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
Some Starting Companions Tbaf Nay Aid fbe
Mind fo'ReaHzc Cofbon7,f Real Size

Il a-1 s. l7-l-e1 OF -. .ulrz- C5tz-' said
s Pal Pc-nzns Paul VAS as proud or
@--a-rt- IN C515cia'' IS father knicbe--
10 ~ - af Sew York Suc 70 citizens
g tfre-.ra-s metropolis can make SONG
asooastz nowadays that The great Apostle
sz=c al -hc philosophers and prophets OF
El1s cire would have heard with amaze
g52Ie1lc- Even uoTv. when the census figures
gRre onlv q few days old, w- cannot really
as-asp uilst those figures mean when they
scco-d Us population OF !. 4.T66.863. There
ssrc some facts about New York, however.
r1zI are so startling that they give Us a
-c3vid suggestion OF now acCsally inoonceiy-
subIe Is tae ciJy's greatness
4! The very uown OF Tarsus 5f which Paul
saSoasled WIS p large city il .ts uay. tie
x-ap1Lal C its BroEluce and : great centre
s4sg trade aud 3-srn.ne- New York is one
3 tinared 7iru-= az Zig IL 4'aL'a G4y. and
<a- he centuries sfteEvyard. Rome N,as
<ulSuesS az lie world probably tie great
a-s1 clty Ire world lad ever lla5E-u- The
tt-iocos-.2 o. Manhattan co---s-iIs more geo-
- tc-5sy ChRu Rome eve~ IsI.
2 Canada stre.-Aes from Laarador to Van
arsurer z-6 cr50 Lake E-lle -Gr bey 0ud lie
s.A-c-lc Circle Hs- area IS greater than
ks asc O. L..e United States. Ee- ne po9u-
lSzriul o he whole domain 5 51ly slight
p more --z1 cEa- % CCew YORK CITY The
itsepuu..1 q Perm IS lager than Franc
'fssrrrsr- zrJ Austria combined. lima, sts
a ffcf CITY. x tho eI!ecr-5aI and literary
<z-ltal O. "a l1tfn -.rro~ila. Tec Tae
r. aCis Per. -an Bat ior cares Es- short q
stSew = G-s- fu population
Tcs thirteen colonies v45cl fought
.C-eat Britain 1o- their independence q
ceutu-y and rasrd ago considered their
new nation q country Of considerable i'm
To~fsrce- Yet tnc census OF 1799 shows
-faf the wroIe population cf the United
Etaies feiL e1o~- by almost 3 million souls
= the population or cyev Eor!. City "a
-E.e
-Zz~ To.ts increase II Ire lazJ ten
-c-=s 5= more than me whole population
e philadelphia uheu she held her famous
7ze-la g Falr II TIE centennial ear Of 1876
increase IL 3taGrattan Borough alone
Is es-a1 10 tire combined Standing armies
. Erg-- Irllala aul Japan
= l tLa ucouse n New York shoald
CO HANDS fa- "a gigantic rasrc ~ -'srsu-
f-e-viHr g.te~e would .t-se 1iuo eude In
general. p aa-soa can stretch Ai- hands 20
& s-slau-e equal 90 le height. The aver
zrr sf--f ~ e.eu ilf.l -Aoinen Is wei above
1se aret- As=Im.ne tiat the average Helld
aC -orr feet I1 s1iew Lor IRE Tower stature
of children and some overlapping O.
c-a*ped hands, the chain would be 1o,-
eraa!y long or Il E1s.gr G2!a tl.A
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

al arrest Every ten hours there is sui
eide
Every three minutes I'VE pereon- ARRIVE
III New York from Europe. Every .osa
seconds shree PERSONS arrive uv railroad
Ia THE Ecag more persons arriv, ig. steslu.-
snip rnan the combined ponala. 7,s= of f.os-
ton and Buffalo. The arrivals hy rail fa
one weeE would make CITY as large as
Rome is to-day. And one OF ghe most as
tonishine Of the many surprising -hines
about New York is that her enormous
growth has been rade Hitn only one rail
road terminal ACTUALLY os,aiu itcg Imfts
: Hu. rac Pea. r..en. .hrea op.u fls .c.
station. len d,s -eo. tH. G.s.t urr-
tlsf ,sas a. "uts sa.rasH te-mtsa. "a.
1lsl uat-an -z.5Ha- aa5 Gpused ous guo
railroads C.oaan, at-a population
about E4n tua. os s<ew York. HAS fy.
terminal stations. which hslne mor. daa
a ~core of railroads into The uelrt OF ls-
,ts
The transit lines vili.in Eew York-sur-
.aee. subway and elevated carried 50 per
,.n; Incle passengers ...at .4u tlau ~.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
Old Soldiers Homes Attacked and Defended

lnush. syrup. bread. oleo tea
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Meat hash. bread,
cleo coffee Dinner: Roast beef, pota-
toes, picked beets, bread. cleo. coffee.
Supper: Apple sauce. bread, oleo. tea.
Wednesday - breakfast: Minced beef
potatoes, bread oleo, coffee Dinner
Sliced ham, potatoes. macaroni,. with
cheese: bread, OIeo, coffee. Supper
Picked tripe, bread, ofeo, tea.
Thursday-Br Bacon. potatoes
hread. oleo coffee Dinner: ,Corned beef
and H ca66age P9a59es bread % 9ie9 ois GSf
tea
breakfast: Boiled mackerel
potatoes, bread, oleO. coffee. Dinner.
Stewed Goldfish, potatoes, fresh tomatoes,
pruneS, cheese, bread. oleO, tea.
Saturday-Breakfast: Corned beef hash
bread, oleo, coffee Dinner: Mutton stew,
bread. oieo, coffee. Supper: Hominy,
bread, oleo, coffee
Not only does the government care foT
the physical needs of the boy who wore
the blue" but it sees also that he has
plenty of amusement 10 keep him out OF
mischief or from brooding. Each branch
has its own library. we'll equipped with
standard works of history, biography.
poetry and modern fiction Magazines and
newspapers are on file in comfortable read
inS rooms. While separate rooms are fitted
with pool, card and bagatelle tables.
Each branch has its own band. which
gives concerts in a grove twice a day dur
ing the warm months. In cold weather
the home orchestra. consisting OF cigh-
teen or twenty excellent musicians. gives
concerts in the hall Wednesday, Friday
and Sunday evenings. These musicians
also furnish music for other entertainments
and the hospital. First-class lectures. con-
certs, minstrel shows and good plays are
produced in the home theatres. All this
is paid for out Of the post fund" which
has its special appropriation besides re-
ceiving the profits or the home store. etc
OF nearly $500 cared for in all the
branches. only 2.cS33 men. whose age aver
aged nearly seventy years, have died. The
youngest man in any branch is only TWEEN
ty-two, while the oldest has passed his l05th
mile post.
In addition to the various branches of
the National Home there are thirty state
homes dotted over the country, each re-
ceiving governmental as well as state aid.
and also a home for regulars near Wash
ington. All these care for Union men ex-
alusiveIy. the Confederate soldiers are
provided for by Virginia in a home At
Richmond
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

) l,rists select their best stock and roots,
give them their attention, propagate them
for the next season, again select their best,
and. as the rule says. proceed as before
But a popular psGa5cSic doctrlne Is 10
strive for the survival cf the Enfittest. The
result has been that while the bright one
has been dulIed, the dun one mas not been
frightened
For with the spelling, arithmetic, geog-
raphy and grammar spun out into IN
visible strands there has been added =
ike attenuated course in drawing. music,
cooking, physiology, worm study and
physical training. with the result that the
dull cannot oven remember the names of
all his studies. while the bright one quick
~ gets the knack OF putting into his
memory facts good for one daE or thirty
DAYS from date, and with that knack OBJ
tains his promotion. Along With these two
conditions there arose the pedagogical
methodist, preaching gospel sorely
needed, but one. too, that offers frequent
occasion for the scoffers 10 wag their
heads in derision. For, when method has
been found that can be proved by all the
LAWS OF mental processes to be best fitted
to the biggest fool in the class. it is ac-
cepted as settled by the sacred edict OF in
faIIible revelation and applied vigorously
10 all the rest"
Asked for the list OF studies OF The fifth
year-that IS for children ten or eleven
years oId-AIr. Hendrick produced from mis-
desk a card. on which appeared the fol-
lowing:
Arithmetic. civics. composition, drawing.
geography, history. hygiene, music, nature
study, physical training, physiology, read
ing, sewing, spelling, writing"
Sometimes this list is shorter" volun-
teered Nr Hendrick. with sad smile, "as.
when hygiene is not distinguished from
physiology; more often it is. longer, when
nature study brings in elementary botany.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

pupils is 10 that end. and almost solely
for their proficiency in that line they are
promoted. But when that period is over,
when the mechanics of reading are mas
tered, so that the ability afterward added
comes as a secondary task. there is not,
from that time 10 the end OF the elementary
course, q year when it can be said To The
pupils, This is the one great thing to be
done; do otEer things, too. but oy all means
do this Instead. in actual practice, We
have In the fifth year, for example. the
fifteen subjects I have mentioned. and. &C
cordlng TO the published courses of study
and the philosophy of the course makers
there is no study OF greater moment than
another"
Your remedy. them suggested the re
porter.
zone thing az time, that the major
subject; others grouped around it, but pro
motion 10 depend. first of all, or the do
ing of the one thing This is the remedy
for our unsatisfactory elementary schools
With this plan we shall. as educators. be
gin to show ordinary sense We shall be-
gin to get somewhere We shall arrive"
ON SHORE OF HAMPTON ROADS.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
The reporter passed.

The reporter passed.
THE study Of everything except man
and child j. e. OF d bumblebee. d drome-
dary. q cobbIestone 4 hemloclk chip or a
blUeberry. In this connection mankind
Is to be considered as violently and ire
trievably opposed 10 nature. The child ap-
pears to be q neutral essence Care is to be
exercised il the use of this term. A visit
to the zoo 10 examine monkeys IS nature
study; or, when one monkey carefully ex-
amines another monkey as you often see
them do al the zoo. that is nature study;
although it is taught that monkeys are the
ancestors Of man. But 4 visit TO the old
ladies' home is not in the line of nature
study at alt although the Old ladies may
be ancestors, too
Cleveland has already made some prog
ross toward cutting down the amount of
ground that the children must cover. Chi
cago and other cities are considering the
advisability of doing likewise, and Mr..
Hendrick says that he has faith enough
TO believe New York city will come TO it
in time Schools in this city he declares.
are bearing the unhOly fruit Of the work
of years IN removing them from political
Influence When insurance companies gam
BILE n tontfne policies, railroads give re
bates and legislatures put price on laws,
there IS n way ne says To hit and hit
hard But what can the people do, what
can the grocers. lawyers the farmers AMI
the merchants do ne asks. who know that
the course OF study for their children is "a
gigantic mass of incomprehensible stuff,
mixed with another mass of babyish twad-
de- Shall they go 10 the Legislature?
If they do, they viii De told that the mat
ter is in tie hands Of q department which
has been carefully removed from their soil
irG political tout.l In trying 20 mend
what is wrong, M Hendricll says, II is
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
YORKER Can ~Sa1L Paul.
Am @ Citizen No City,"

). Ino sTooW IaI-To0aa 0T C6e JnITed states
combined More persons ride in the cars
in New York in one day than arr carried
by all tho traction lines west of tie Mis-
sisSippj m week. Tho number nj pas
sengera carried last year was greater than
the estimated ronuiaron Of the entire
world
The tracks or tHa different New York
Ines if laid along tbe right of way OF the
railroads which now actually cover the
distance, would reach from the Hudson
River 10 Duluth. lIiun. 4 trife more than
three-fourths OF all New Workers ride every
day-if every fare collected is counted as