The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-05-14

There will be few of the graduates College off
the hve years who have read of the death of
without of personal loss and
vivid recollection of the remarkable Yale teacher and writer In the
catalogue college is called the Peaah PERT
Political Science and for many years great
subject which everybody took matter of course has been record
study the Science Society But it
called anything than "SumneOogy by the undergraduates
The well designated for in it student had little
need of textbook and probably few textbooks have been at
tempted which would the study OF all mankind in the way
taught the Science Of Society 1t always Professor snm
himself that after generation Yale down
into their notebooks to study for examination.
Consequently the influence of Prof Summers work hard over
estimate President Hadey pupil of his and it possible to
knshp the points of view the writings of the
June the alumni dinner when President Taft shouted
hree cheers for Billy Sumner it suggestive of the question of
how much Mr. Tafts successful politics and the
ton social problems due his teacher for whom he proposed
the cheers
college scholarly was best
known by small volume which he published 1888 called
"What Other" At Yale this
kind of classic prescribed by
develop tendencies toward Socialism
Not nquenty socialstc sentiment sweeps col
and hold in the studies of the dOrmtoe Then certain
emotional young began to affect the SOFT rundown collar for all
occasions and to preach of the coming revolution At time
was not unusual to hear Ah have you read Summers
Cases" Likely not the suggestion would be ake pro-
missing young Socialist turned back into ordinary young
Prof Sumner looked economics pure simple
would no more let sentiment enter into his arguments
0nt0l lhIo INC us
ought" 1t was always sis" "was"
r seemed very cold and little nhuman those who did
we'll AS an illustration of his mpersOnal attitude old
e story OF certain class which resolved
WIN loving cup Gathered together for the
committee of and in pretty speech
dwelling the cas appreciation of the generous
Sumner of the benefits they had received
their desire to be remembered by him.
Prof Sumner is sad gazed the while the window,
the young had finished his speech pointed the of
his DESK and sad Put it there After he added Gentle
men, think this the worst class had Very few of
Will this course And he proceeded them examination
which brought the unhappy prophecy complete fufment
Prof Sumner has been teaching Yale social
thrVe In that time startling
attributed him. and he has spared
the who speaks his opinions favor Fort
naey almost the last kind
mary OF his ideas of the trend society the
ture surely appropriate chapter fes work The
Yale Review has published from time time pen
the most important of which for him who
Prof Summers social doctrine the paper called Te
Present and the Future.
Among social philosophers is hard place Prof He
was by means of the believers in things in the
theory There profound
IN much that he wrote He did not belong those grant
that we are better off than the people of the
spoke cynicaly of Progress the generally
eved in Utopia and he golden goal the human
race rather he predicted great social struggles
The gain of all his skill; and bringing