The sun., 1910-07-30
THE TRIALS or LIFE.
a CiiiSen Of Hsrtferd DepIorrs N.tr..
politan FriN sIltN

To Inv EDiToR OF TN So, - :.
seems % me ~ u not uncommon .r.rus
sion cNi~tc'l al m" present dav ru Au ef.0
that there ~ q certain Sigma alta. % D..
anN one - ho j. not familiar win rir .,..
manners aud doing~ of those vnn .I.r .. ,
really large cit, admit THAT u -. ,..
a. very pOpuiou- CIV raprr-,... ..
alenf and he ,Iltur" at S'a'r r- ,t. ..-
and oner- exceptional advantage, u
/ "a, of drama. mu-l'. art ana 80. .r,. ....
In So TAR ~ a ,urpsSseS othyr ,U.... 4rt
towns IA these respects. The failur" tp .s,..
IN touch with iIs latest thought .~ r. ....r.
respects regTettshle. though I watu- ... .r ..
not al all stigmatic.
While am inclined TO thina thar .4It.
able impulses OF the nature iiiSi >ugres, .,
uere the souroe from whi'h ~praue ff.
admiration of metropolitan vay- anil ,.ab.
ner~ like many other things original, ....t
esteem of thine~ metropolitan hu. 1rr
many people LS"ome perVertsd Iris var.
verified opinion takes various form, The-.
- the ing and rich form. which sVhJht's b..
self in such questions ~ what "itv has %.
biggest or talle-t building. ~ - IN" HON.
Of the richest man or So, of men or H.. he
biggest number Of inha abitant- or na- ff.
most costly public buildings OT ,pIr..
this form Of METROPOLITAN admiration r,s.-
sight entirely oT any distinction h.iv cen
- a form OF perverted admiration which
for folly and shallowne~- RoeS a step fIrthsr
u 10 exhibited in those people " ho SCI th.,r
hearts on acquiring the latest metropolitan
slang and are eager to become adept M -
use are anx xioti- 10 see the most re-, eut and
ephemeTal theatrical production staged
with all the brillian"y n we'll A. >en>uou.
ness of many Of those productions and ara
literally ashamed because they are not a..
popular song Nor - this attitude unWsr.
rsnted by the actions OF those toward " HON
IL IL directed. for there seems 10 ha NOR,
and more Of the tin-el of life almost every
day in the larger cities Nevertheless thu.
phase OF metropolitan activity with rs COP
comitant adulstion ~ not only deiriments
to hose Vi no are its victims. but II contin.
ued - certain TO destroy ultimately an mel.
ropolitan prestige
sooner or later the hest side ~ human
nature prevails. and a. the tendency 10
admire the larger cities for their m ~
date STYLES. slang and other supern,tAItiss
increases. the disgust for the eNaltation NJ
such things which lies IN the minds Of the
hest men becomes directed toward thosa
cities themselves Then CONES the exodus
OF those vho are cultured and talented
Other and smaller places become the centre
OF What - best IN life. and the place NJ 'hs
greatest opportunity. the metropolis - dc.
serted for the place OF those better things
which the city scorned
Why should these things be? Are there
not enough men in the large cities to take
their stand for that which IL hest and pre-
vent the results OF the admiration Of s,lper.
hcialities' Probably not Human beings
collected together IN crowd and form.
ing community have as a whole little
n any free viii They rush ard toward
their de-r incd end. and incsv iduals csn DO
but little to check them ~ a race Ve are
to a large extent toys Of "ir,umstanc-. NJ
prosperity wealth and their natural accom-
panIment- but this fact rsCu-e- no one
from th" moral responsibility OF doing y har
he can TO help rha' 80 hIch - h.~t IN hinssf
and ~ life D..
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