The Washington herald., 1911-04-08
GOSSIP OF THE
HOTEL LOBBIES'
Open-air Schools.


In the United States. open-air Schools
until recently have existed only In two
cities, according to Lewis N. Finnegan.
of Providence, r. l.. who rs at the
Arlington. Providence established its
school some three years ago, and Boston
followed about a, year later. About three
years ago an old city schoolhouse IN
Providence was remodeled by removing
! a portion of one side of its upper story
so that considerable exposure to sun
and air was effected. Adjustable win
dows that can be lowered were provided,
but the idea is so to harden children to
weather conditions that this would be
seldom necessary. The room is heated
during the winter by two stoves, which
temper the air slightly-to an average or
10 degrees or so warmer than outside
These stoves are used also for cooking
purposes and for heating the soapstoneS
that form part of the school equip
ment
THE children" continued Mr.. Ftnne-
gan. sit in their outside clothing, over
which are drawn heavy canvas backs
which protect the lower part of their
bodies. and extend up over the backs
of the chairs. The desks, upon movable
platforms. are placed opposite the wide
opening, so that the children face away
from the light. with their backs ex-
posed TO the sun and air. Health cards
are kept for each child, and the school
physician makes regular visits, looking
after the needs of individual cases
Children have made good progress ply
sicalIy and have been able TO keep up
most satisfactorily in their studies. so
that the school may be counted as an
unqualified success
The Wit of Archbixhop Ryan.
Discussing the possibility of another
American cardinal and the death OF
Archbishop Ryan. of Philadelphia, NJ
J. McDermott. of that city. who was
seen at the Raleigh. related the follow
ing little anecdote last night:
1T happened at dinner party given
by George w. Childs in his white marble
mansion in Walnut street at which
twenty were present In the course of
conversational encounter, the fact was
ELECTED that the prelate did not have
pass on the Pennsylvania Railroad, over
| the rails of which he frequently jour
neyed to visit the seminary at Over
brook, whereupon Wayne MacVeagh. one
I
States, and special counsel of the road.
| in that frigid voice of his said: Your
grace. I will cndeavor to get you a pass
| over the lines of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road if you will give me one to the king
dom of heaven
THE archbishops retort was: Mr..
MacVcagh, l did not know you were
| travelling in that direction
Peace on Earth and Good Will.
One of the most promising things
about the American Society for the Judi
| cial settlement of International Disputes
| is that it disclaims any purpose OF at
| tempting the impossible" said Benja-
min q. Harris, of Boston, at the New
Ebbtt last night
It's founders recognize that nations,
like individuals, are full of human ma
| ture: that they will continue to be con-
trolled in large degree by human pas
sion, and that under certain conditions
they will probably decide to settle their
differences by the primitive agency of
physical force.
The work of the society is purely
educational. consisting largely of pub
fishing articles by leading men OF
various nations on tha general subject
of world peace. This programme is sup
| plcmentcd with an extensive series Of
public meetings in the principal cities
of the United States to agitate for senti-
mcnt in support OF the general purposes
| of the organization. Efforts will be
made to promote similar movements in
| other countries, to the end that a COM
mon agreement may be established under
which controversies between nations
| shall be determined in the manner now
employed to settle disputes between in
| dividuals. The organization of this So
| ciety is simply another intelligent ex-
! preston of the worldwide desire for
peace. which is one of the supreme long
| ings of the age"
FayOrs Arbitration.
Sir John Murray. of Edinburgh. Scot
! land. who is accompanied by Lady Muir