The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-11-19

Considerable discussion has been
aroused In Berlin, as to the methods
pursued by certain benevolent society
leaders for raising money for charity.
Lately public five o'clock teas for the
benefit OF the poor have been held in
one OF Berlins most famous night re.
sorts. The other afternoon tea was
given in the Pavilion Mascotta. which
with the adjoining Palais de Danse,
10 the chief center of the city's mid
night revelry. Ordinarily the pavil'
ion does not open its doors until az
tor most people have gone to bed. Its
atmosphere, morally and physically Is
one Of champagne, cigaret smoke and
patchouli. The quiquancy of the tea
was heightened by the performance OF
q program of songs and Rotations
by actors from the cabaret theaters.
A Berlin cabaret program is not ex-
actly adapted to repetition in a draw
ing.room in any event. According to
the "Tageblatt," the specimens offer
ed on this occasion were among the
most pungent and audacious of their
kind. Another paper. after remark
ing that the entertainment was of a
kind that can only be tolerated after
midnight" suggests that there is no
undue squeamishness in raising a
question as to the propriety of charity
entertainments in this form. That the
question should have to be raised at all
10 the interesting thing-a suggestive
commentary on the lack Of any uni
formity OF standards in the worlds
Judgment Of certain very elementary
questions OF conduct.
The first German Academy for Mu-
nicipal Government" a high school Of
university status for the training Of
municipal government officials. has
just been opened at Dusseldorf.
The course Of studies will be both
theoretical and practical, and will ex-
tend over variety Of legal, financial,
subjects appertaining to municipal
government.
The long-standing controversy be-
tween the supporters of classical"
and modern education has resulted in
the establishment of commercial
schools and colleges (Realschule)
wherein the classics. especially Greek.
can be entirely dropped, The Minis
ter OF Education has now come for
ward with an edict applying to all
higher Government schools and aiming
generally at wider and better acQuain-
lance among the scholars of classical
authors and particularly at reducing
the time and attention given merely
TO grammar.
In form the edict changes the char
acter Of the so-called "Extemporale"
a word which describes the paper OF
unseen passages" for translation into
foreign languages. including Greek and
Latin. hitherto laid before the schol-
ars from time to time, and proficiency
in which is a condition OF promotion
and OF successfully passing out of the
school. The Minister says that hith-
erto far too much Importance has been
attached by teachers to the results Of
the written work done in foreign Ian
Euages In the classics. and in mathe.
MATES, whereas 1t Is found universal.
" that q better idea Of the scholars
ability and progress is to be had from
his viva voce work. Consequently he
lays down rules for the conduct OF
such written work in future. The pass
ages are to be announced and dis.
cussed verbally by the teacher, II need
be. with the help Of the blackboard, in
advance Of the test: the passages are