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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Industrial Standards in Education.

Following up it's report upon the
condition of medical education in the
United States comes another report,
likewise instigated by the Carnegie
Foundation, to show the misdirected
energy in our colleges and universities
as measured by Industrial standards.
Our educational institutions have, for
the most part, been organized and
managed by educators rather than by
captains of industry. AS a conse-
Quence so-called business methods
have not been pursued under spur of
increasing the margin of profit. The
gist of the present report is, as gath
cred from a synopsis of It, that the
unit of efficiency for the college is in
its teaching, and that nothing should
be allowed to distract the attention of
the teacher from this part of the
work; that any diversion of time and
effort to the keeping of records, the
maintenance of discipline, clerical
routine or service on administrative
ing efficiency. The inference is that
the teaching force in an educational
institution should be required to do
absolutely nothing but teach, and that
this would bring out the best results.
The shortcoming of such a dag
nosis is that II overlooks the all-im-
portant human element. No doubt
our college professors and teachers
are frequently called on to perform
work that could be just as we'll done
by an office boy or stenographer, and
should be more or less relieved of me-
chanical drudgery. But if they did
nothing but teach, would they not
soon fall into a rut that would seri-
ously impair their usefulness? The
cry Just now is for the service OF eX-
perts and educated men in public AZ
fairs. The college teacher Is expected
to mingle with the average run of poo
pie, share in the activities of church,
politics, civic organizations and upiift
societies, not only for the benefit Of
others, but for his own benefit as well,
This activity outside of the class room
is supposed to react upon the activity
within the class room, and certainly
the teacher with the widest area Of
personal experience can be at no dis
advantage with the teacher who never
gets out of his own specialized subject
and never sees the practical aspects
of education.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Self Help.

The world owes no man a living,
but every man owes the world an hon
est effort to get one" 1t is hard to
drum this into the heads of people
who believe they are the creditors in
stead of the debtors of society, but it
would do them, as we'll as their
neighbors, a vast amount of good If
they would allow it to soak in.
Nothing contributes quite as much
to collective prosperity as individual
industry. When every fellow feels
the same need for persistent personal
effort on his part as he feels for his
friend community of interest becomes
something more than mere phraseol-
ogy. This is an end toward which So
ciety/ has to work to realize its best
ideals. 1t would help vitality If all of
our philanthropists and reformers
would make the most of this principle.
Indeed, they do a poor work whenever
they fail to. No beneficence is worth
while that does not recognize the
necessity of helping others to help
themselves. 1t is not simply charity
that is so much needed. Eleemosy-
nary institutions that accomplish most
proceed on this self-help theory.
The chief peril with which our mod
ern system of public aid is fraught is
this very tendency to impart the false
notion to small brains and slothful
persons that the world owes them
something because it has taken pity
on their misfortune. We must guard
against such false notions or much of
our usefulness is destroyed. Admin
istering to present bodily ills and
wants is only a very small part Of
philanthropy, The larger part comes
in arousing latent minds to a realiza-
ton of their duty to society and them
selves and to their possibilities of do
ing for themselves instead of having
themselves done for. Teach them
that individual industy and self-help
must be a part of every useful life,
wherever nature makes that possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Reciprocity with Canada.

Il is apparent that the plan for
reciprocity with Canada recommended
by President Taft is going to meet
with vigorous. II not violent, opposi-
ton from different sources. When
The Bee expressed the hope that con-
gress would not reject the presidents
recommendation it did not mean that
this particular plan was the very best
or that II was not subject to improve
ment by modification in any particular
but that reciprocity in trade with
Canada has long been desired, and
now that it is in sight, the effort to
get reciprocity on satisfactory terms
should not be jeopardized by arbitrary
congressional action.
The vital point in our trade rela-
tions with Canada, as affected by our
protective tariff, is, it seems to us,
that Canada is our next-door neighbor,
peopled more largely than any other
country with our own former citizens
and doing business more nearly &C
cording to our own methods The
standard of living in Canada is almost
as high as ours, and conditions of in
dustry. capital and labor are more like
ours in Canada, where the difference
in wages paid is less than in other
countries with which our productions
compete. We need a protection tariff
to equalize the cost of labor as be-
tween the United States and Canada
less than as between the United States
and any other country, and If the two
countries we're under one government,
with unimpeded traffic and travel,
both would unquestionably be bene-
fited by the union. That may be, and
doubtless is, still far off, but closer
trade relations are possible and desira-
BILE and can be obtained only by the
give-and-take plan of reciprocity.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Rnral ECONOMY and the Church

The church has found a spiritual
side to intensive farming. One of the
more aggressive denominations, in
spired by the discovery, has formed
department of church and country life
Just as it formed a few years ago
department of church and labor,
through which II has accomplished
vast good to both. Its work in the
new movement lis to arrest the de-
cline Of country churches and to guide
churches in the service to the country
population which is required of them
under the present economic pressure
from which the farmer is suffering"
A writer who has made an exhaus-
tive study of conditions in eastern and
middle states for two years. gathering
the ideas of ministers, church officers,
farmers, editors and business men,
concludes that the country church
should promote scientific agriculture"
He proceeds to show that farmers in
these states are being loosed from
ownership of land by economic forces
which the easy optimist overlooks. 4"
He admits the enormous rise in land
values, but shows that the farmers
net income has not kept pace; that in
some cases it runs only from / to 3
per cent on his capital, which affords
him no bright outlook to match the
good OFFER he gets for his farm, so he
sells out and moves away. Tenant
farmers and absentee landlords step
in 70 take his place. Some such show
ing as this was made by the recent
census figures for Iowa. The tenant
farmer is not often a scientific farmer
and the absentee landlord is averse TO
church and school improvement, so
| this writer contends. This process of
selling the old homestead may remove
an inefficient farmer. but it is not
bringing into the community an eff
cient farmer to take his place Five
hundred country churches, so we are
told, have been closed in Illinois as a
result of this combination OF eireum-
| stances.
This church is probably right in
proceeding on the theory, as laid down
by Sir Horace Plunkett in his book on
The Rural Life Problem In the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
NECROMANCY.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox in Cosmopolitan.
What necromancy lies in little things
A yellow rose, set in yellow jar,
Smiled through the window OF a city
shop,
voice
OF blatant commerce suddenly was hushed:
i seemed to walk along the corridors,
Where fountains played, and priceless
statues CLEANED;
Out from an alcove tptOed tender notes
OF harp strings lightly touched; woman
And silEen garments, kissing marble
ExhaIed fragrance subtle as their
No dise8rds marred the harmony OF life
Beauty and mirth and music made the
What necromancy lies in little things.
What necromancy lies in vagrant airs.
Idle and happy, basking in the sun,
Where art with nature held high carni-
val,
One summer day, there fell upon mine
half forgotten melody II flayed
My heart out into strings wherein the
OF Pain strummed misersrss; and the
Splitting upon the earth from flawless
Was changed, and charged with dark
ness. From deep graves,
Dead sOrrows rose, with mold upon their
shrOuds:
And in the eyelsss sockets Of their skulls
stood forth
And hid the radiant present from my
sight,
What nscFOmancy lies in vsgrant airs,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

United States" that economic reform
here must precede religious, educa-
tional and social reform we can
not build a good country church on an
unsound rural economy" The propo-
sition is good Therefore, this church
is proceeding along sane lines in its
effort to get farmers to see that a
farmer is not a success until he sue
ceeds as a farmer. Succeeding as a
financier will not meet the issue. 1t
is the soil that needs his success. For
until he regards himself as success
full tiller of the soil he is not going to
content himself to remain on his farm
and work out these problems which
mean so much to the vitality of our
national life.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Reassuring.

In these days when we have so
many wild alarms about the decadence
of the age and the certain disaster
ahead of us If this particular reform
is not adopted, or that patent remedy
for social ills is not applied, it is re-
assuring to read an encouraging note
contributed by the editor of the
Worlds Work in the current number
of that magazine summarizing our re-
cent census;
Taken all in all, never have there been
ninety millions of human beings In a con-
tiguous territory, under one group of in
stitutions, that were so we'll fed, so well
clad. so we'll housed, so prosperous and
so hopeful.
If all Of these things can be truth
fully said about the people Of this en-
lightened country We cannot be in
such a bad way, after all. If never
before in the worlds history have the
people of any land been so Well fed,
clothed and housed as our 10000, 900,
then the number Of starving and half
nourished must be growing ratably
less; the number of people who go
about ragged and insuficiently clothed
must be decreasing; and the proper
tionate number of homeless wander
ers must be growing smaller. II our
9O,OOO,OOO are the most prosperous
and the most hopeful the world has
ever seen, it must be beca Iss Of their
industry, productive power and fru-
gality, and because thoy enjoy life un-
der a form of government that offers
opportunities for individual develop
ment and usefulness unequalled any
where.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
China,s Annsal for Helm.

The United States should be the
first nation TO respond to Chinas sp-
peal for aid in combating what is re-
garded as the most virulent cpl
demic in the worlds history" the
plague now spreading with such ap-
palling rapidity over the empire.
The request is for scientists from the
nations who will go there and CO.
operate in an Investigation of the
plague, its causes and methods Of pre-
vention. China foots all bills. The
entire country is shaken with fear
and native physicians are unwilling TO
risk their powers alone to cope with
the problem.
Measured even from the sordid mo-
tive OF commercial gain, this eoun-
try would be unwise not to respond
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
INSTRUMENTATION.

The $4,000 Americans who reside
in Alaska may believe ever so firmly
in the principles of conservation and
yet not at fault for insisting on access
sibility of resources essential to their
present needs. They are not to be
blamed for urging development of
Alaska coal which lies at their very
doors in Unreasonable quantities,
while they are paying SIS ton, with
duty added, for an inferior grade of
British Columbia coal.
Not only do Alaska Americans
clamor for development of these coal
deposits, but they are beginning to
send up rather voluminous appeals
which will give them as much freedom
as territories within the union have
enjoyed. They are Directing to the
commission form OF government sent
out from Washington, as they have a
right to object, though 1t should be
noted that they are supported in this
by the president, who has gone so far
as to urge upon the present congress
the need of a more responsive system
of governing this great northwest do
main. 1t seems fair to assume that
the Alaskans will not have to wait
long for this concession, since the fed
eral government is quite as deeply i'm
pressed with it's need as any resident
Of the territory can possibly be.
The Alaska problem is large one,
though, and one that cannot be solved
in a day. 1t should be remembered
that whatever move is made toward
form of government more responsive
to present needs in Alaska and its de-
velopment will beneft the entire
United States and not alone Alaska.
The opening up of those vast coal
tracts. themselves, comprising an area
of 1900 square miles, must in time
bring great advantages to the people
| living in the states, also. For US to
assume that the federal government
| is not interested in Alaska's early de-
velopment would be bad mistake un-
| less we fall into the extreme view that
all the resources OF the territory ex-
cept coal are already gobbled up and
that, therefore, the government does
not care to make a move.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

In ancient times railroad passes were re-
gardod with much public favor, bun have
fallen from their high estate, and are
now 20 be found only IN railroad museums
and standpat states.
In the opinion Of certain Pennsylvania
minds peculiarly hinged the nude statue
Of Adam in the famous graft capitol
should be clothed. These same minds re-
fused to be shocked by the bronze mugs
OF plum tree shakers embossed on the
doors Of the building.
a Greek poet in Chicago. inspired by the
scenic beauties OF the lake front ex-
claims See the clouds OF smoke II Is
labor worshiping God" In the opinion OF
the smoke consuming critics OF the city
the poet deserves a life pension from the
Illinois Central railroad.
While poets MARBLE expectanuy and
eager eyes search the lawn Tor the early
bird OF spring, New York beat EN- all
with captive Robin. who is conceded
to he a bird. Though not esteemed as an
cvangel of spring, thousands of dcpos-
itors in his bank banker to spring at him.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

readily to China's appeal. But that
will not be the guiding motive Here
is a chance to relieve, not only China,
but other Oriental countries from a
deadly menace that has hung like a
pail over them for ages Promptness
on the part Of all nations alike to
seize the opportunity will have a
tremendous influence for good in the
far east, not alone for the physical
safety of human beings, but for tho
universal cause of peace and progress.
Ofcourse the cause of humanity alone
would be sufficient to impel action
by every nation, without the hope Of
reward, but so long as that reward is
common to the nations alike, bestow-
ing its benefits first upon the af-
flicted empire, il is entirely laudable.
It sometimes requires such crises to
bring nations closer together and
give vitality and meaning TO the light
ly-tipped expressions of world peace.
Nothing this country ever did in the
east bore richer fruit than it's refund
ing of the Boxer indemnity. 1t was
capitalization into deeds of the
words of friendship we had been
preaching to China and China under
stood.
But for all that, every leading ma
ton has citizens or subjects in China
whose lives are just as much en-
dangered by this plague as those of
the natives. For their safety the
powers should act There is little
doubt that any will hesitate, but the
effort should be systematic and
united enough to warrant every rea-
sonable hope Of success. Science has
fight on it's hands that must be
won quickly
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
People and Events

New York Is about to erect another
highest building in the world" The
struggle FOR a few lungfus Of fresh air
Is becoming acute In the metropolis
The funny thing about that pile OF
money said to have been gwen by Nat
Goodwin TO number four is that Edna did
not recognize stage money on sight.
With a delicate appreciation Of the
eternal fitness Of things" an Indiana
Enoch Arden was shown the door by the
wife he deserted sixteen years before.
For the benfit Of those statesmen at
Lincoln who assai the truthfulness OF
one another. assurances are given that
pilgrimages to the tomb Of Ananias can
be made conveniently, the mecca being
only three days ride 10y donkey from
Bagdad the Beautiful
Illinois lawmakers are discussing the
adyisability Of aboshing railroad passes.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
GREATEST SKIPPER or HIS DAY
Famous Defender of AmerIca's Cup
Enters Last Port.
Rnqton Tranacpint

Enters Last Port.
Boston Transcript
BY the death of Captain Charles Barr
yachting loses its most famous skipper-a
man without a peer in the handling of a
racing boat. From his early youth he was
identified with yachts and yacht racing,
although he had been apprenticed as boy
TO become a grocer's clerk. His rise in his
profession was very rapid and he won his
way by his undaunted courage, absolute
fearlessness under any conditions intuitive
knowledge of wind and wave, honesty and
loyalty Of purpose. He sailed In the yachts
Of many owners from the lines Of famous
designers and to each his best was given.
He was rather small of stature and modest
almost to shyness. On board his ship he
was a strict disciplinarian, always holding
the respect and confidence OF his owners
and crew. His greatest fame was gained
by his successful defense OF the Americas
cup at the wheel OF Columbia, Constitution
and Reliance. Since then he has added to
his reputation by winning the Kings and
Astor cups in the Avenger Last season
he was in command OF the fleet Herreshoff
schooner Westward which cleaned up
everything at Cowes and Fiel last summer,
and he was preparing TO bring that yacht
to its home waters at the opening of the
coming season. American yachtsmen will
always consider Captain Barr the greatest
racing skipper that ever sailed yacht.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Inspiration Tor Good WIZ.
Minneapolis Journal.


The sultan Of Sulu who has been visit
ing us, declares that the United States is
the greatest country in the world. The
sultan's enthusiasm, both for us and for
our tariff system, has solid grounds, for
he draws a pension OF 5000 a year from
the United States government for doing
nothing rash.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
what would the People Do Thent

The army thinks the Panama canal ought
to be fortified, 20 be sure, but then If
we fortified everything the army thinks
ought to be fortified we shouldn't have
any money left for the Agricultural de-
partment, aye, not even for those free
garden seeds which are so dear to the
hearts of the congressman and to the
purses OF the plain people.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

The bandit who kidnapped Miss Ar
mold OF New York writes TO her father
for a ransom, stipulating that he can
not afford to be annoyed by detectives.
The father should take every precau-
ton to see that the gentleman's
wishes are complied with.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Brooklyn Eagle.

brooklyn Eagle.
The wireless messages sent from the BIZ
plane at the San Francisco aviation field
open new field to the bird man scout
Pretty soon it will be necessary to get
up some kind OF war to test mans dis
coveries Of the last decade-a war every
twenty-five years will no longer answer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

A Kansas man has given out a rule
for falling that may reyolutionize the
of aviation and make It com
paratiVely nonhazardous. He says the
way to fall so as to avoid injury is TO
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Il the Commoner may be relied on
TO express his sentiments, Mr., Bryan
says Governor Foss lis all right" II
must be up 70 the democratic rehabih-
tators 20 take the hint and drop both
Harmon and Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Parcels post is coming. It may be
like other good things that come in
small packages, but II is only a ques-
ton OF time when 1t will arrive In full
panoply.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

We do not notice any stampeding
OF the bachelors 10 get out of the state
because Massachusetts, has enacted a
law taxing "all bachelors Of good
moral character IS a year"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

rs Texas to be gerrymandered?"
asks the Houston Post. 1t should not
require such roundabout methods to
corner those ave republicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

u Is up to the Western Develop
ment association to develop plans and
specifications for eentered effort to-
ward Inducing q faster westward flow
of population and investment capital.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Mr. Bryan's friends claim he is as
popular as ever down south. But
they do not say how popular that is.
The Atlanta Constitution, referring to
a prediction that he will come back,
INDUCES the hope that IT will be for
nothing more serious than the filling
of lecture dates, thus evincing the
south's admiration for MIR. Bryan.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
Who CRrest

II does not matter so much whether they
are sending us pure champagne or imita-
tons from France, as most persons in this
country who buy the fizzy stuff judge II
solely by the price anyway
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29
wheels win Move somehow.

indianapolis News.
The New York Centrars order for over
$5,O00,OO0 worth Of new rails would make
1t appear that it has decided that If the
worst comes to the worst in that freight
rate business everything will be all right
anyhow.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

II 1t were not for occasional excite
ment like that created by the gov
ernor's special message, life in a Ne
braska legislature might become alto
gether humdrum.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

The National Progressive Repub-
lican league failed to insert the in
come tax amendment in the list of
legislation it stands for. We move to
amend by adding this progressive fea-
fura
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

In its treatment of anarchists Japan
really seems to be about as far adj
vaneed in the arts of government as
any Of the other great civilized ma
tons
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

throw the head forward, and that will
bring one to the ground in a sitting
posture. This applies especially to
but there is no reason
why it should not work with airmen,
also
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Is q taxicab elopement an automatic
marriage Baltimore Sun,
No, but if they elope far it will
prove to DO a mighty expensive mar.
rage.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

It Is really too bad that so many
congressman have to wait for their
cues before taking stand on this
Canadian reciprocity proposition.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Subscribers leaving the oity tenn
TorRriIy should have The Zee
1atled TO them. Address VIII bV
changed a. often ms requested.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

John dear" said Mabel as her lord and
master entered the house, I've just had
letter from mother, and she is coming
to visit US. IL is a pretty expensive trip
for little Muddy, and I wondered II we
couldn't help her out little"
"Of course we can said John, giving
his wife a generous kiss. Just you write
and tell her that I'll be only too glad to
pay for her railroad ticket back home
again as soon as she decides to co.
Harper's Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Woodrow Wilson has proved his
ability to step from president to gov
ernor. Now let him show II he can
step from governor to president.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

1t is to be hoped that the suffra-
gettes will suffer the king to get his
crown on straight without being
knocked of at the coronation.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

For q man who never served an APP
premiership and never enjoyed a place
on a railroad payroll, Louis d. Bran
deis knows a lot about railroading.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

What do we understand by this in
sistent demand of the president for
fertilization of the canal? asks a con-
temporary Give It up. What?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-29

Another week should let us know
whether San Francisco or New Or
leans bears the official Panama expo
sition label.