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placed under the orders Of the COM
mandlng general, Central Division, instead
Of the commanding general, Eastern
Division.
The following announcement has been
made by the Bureau of Militia Affairs:
"Under the provisions Of Section 10 Of
the act OF Congress approved February .,
1901, prescribing the organization Of an
infantry regiment of the regular army,
the proportion of sergeants and corpor-
ais in a company is established as fol-
lows: sergeants and corporals to 4s
privates, s sergeants and 10 corporals TO
~ priyates.
sWhile the President OF the United
States has, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Section OF the militia law.
authorized for a company OF infantry OF
the organized militia in time of peace
four serveants and six corporals to forty
two privates al privates and l artifcer),
additional sergeS nts and corporals will
be authorized only in the proportion es-
tablished by the act of February . 1901.
for the regular army, viz: sergeants
TO 81 privates, s sergeants to III pri-
Yates, Z corporals to IS privates. 8 cor
porals to 81 priyates, 9 corporals to 10T
privates, 10 corporals to LII privates
above the minimum who will be author
lied to receive pay as such from Federal
funds for camp or field service under
Section II or Is Of the militia law will
not exceed the foregoing proportion,
which will be based upon the number OF
privates who are actually present with
the organization during the camp or field
service.
II, at any time the number Of privates
is decreased, the number of additional
noncommissioned officers viii be immed-
lately reduced accordingly.
To test the capacity of privates for the
duties of noncommissioned officers, COM
pany commanders may appoint lance cor
porals who will be obeyed and respected
as corpOrsls, but no company shall have
more than one lance corporal at a time,
unless there are noncommissioned oficers
absent by authority, during which alb
sence there may be one for each alb
sentee.
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TOPICS OF INTEREST IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD

taries. and said by them to be favored
generally by Congregational churches. Is
the greater control and better distrfbu-
ton OF theological seminaries- In New
England alone there are no fewer than
four -seminaries-Andover. Bangor, Yale
and Hartford, while in the West there
are Oberlin, Chicago. and the Pacific
at Berkeley. Cal There seems to be
no disposition by Congregationalists to
shut out of their seminaries men study
ing for the ministry OF other bodies. but
they feel that the men who are to be-
come pastors of their churches ought to
be supervised more than they are by
those churches. especially in their pre-
paratory years.
A third line of favored reorganization
relates to the missionary societies, and
their readjustment OF work. 1t seems
also to be desired by the churches that
the close corporations shall give place
in some measure to denominational con-
troll. The four agencies, all built upon
existing ones, that appear to be most
favored are: The publication. the educa-
tion, Congregational Church extension,
and foreign missions. The present Pub
fishing Society might. it is argued, form
the basis OF The rev publication agency:
the Sunday School Society. and the
American Missionary that for the educa-
ton, the Home Mission for the Congre-
gational extension in America and Of
course the American board that Of the
foreign work.
Among Congregational churches the
idea obtains, 1t Is said, that federation
must come in larger degree, and that
while all OF the old methods are to be
retained. there must be an infusion of
many new ones. In a number OF other
directions besides secretaries Congrega-
tionalists are talking OF changes along
these administrative lines.
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Two New Bishops Named.

A second meeting OF the. House Of
Bishops within six months, made neces-
sary to elect missionary bishops and
compelling existing bishops to travel
from every part OF the country to the
meeting and return, has set Episcopal
ians anew TO the task OF discovering
some method less expensive in time and
money to filI these vacancies. Nearly a
dozen Episcopal bishops are now of a
grade that do not count in making a
quorum. II is exceedingly difhcult there
fore to secure forty-nine, the needed
quorum number at present, of a particu-
lar kind, and these have to be drawn
from the far South and far West.
At the meeting just held Bishop Roee,
OF Alaska, who had been transferred
to South Dakota, was allowed to re-
main in Alaska as he desired, and the
Rev. George BiIler. jr.. at present dean
of Calvary Cathedral. Sioux Falls, was
elected to the South Dakota district.
He is an ERglishman by birth, but was
educated in this country and has been
service in the Oklahoma and Dakota
regions.
The work in Porto Rico and Haiti was
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or brothers II is the first In America to
limit attendance TO young men exclu-
sively. and Its experiences will be keen
ly watched, Il Is said. Its hopes are
based chiefly upon the larger interest OF
laymen as shown by the Men and Re-
ligion Movement.
The secretarial council Of Laymen's
Missionary Movements plan three sum
mer conferences for missions this year.
One Is to be at Lake Geneva, Wis, for
Chicago section. another at Niagara
Falls for Ohio, New York and Canada,
and a third at Mount Gretna for the
East. These conferences are for the ed
ucatioi Of mature men as missionary
leaders in the churches. Last year about
one hundred such men were trained. and
went back home to teach missions in
classes and TO speak and plan as leaders
in communities. In these conferences
general one OF the campaigns Of two
years ago. appears as a cooperating
agency.
The secretarial council is something
new. II represents the movements in
the principal bodies, and Is officered by
them. In some measure Il supersedes
the general missionary movement, and
II radically changes that movements
aims, in that IL includes home as well
as foreign missions. In some instances
1t welcomes city missions. The form
ing Of this council, while II attracts little
notice, really marks, Il is said, an ex-
traordinary change in emphasis, In that
It pute in federation, and leaves out a
movement that only two or three years
since was all powerful and all promi-
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In order to appreciate the fine work
that is being done at Eastern High
School by DR.. Willard S. Small and the
energetic and competent faculty. It Is
necessary to realize the condiations
under which this body OF enthusiasts
tic workers has been carrying on its
work for so long. That body is work
ing under the hardest conditions that
can well be imposed upon any corps
of instructors who are all working for
the general good of the community.
Eastern needs a new building and needs
IT badly. In fact, II has long needed
one.
The annual report Of the principal
for many years has been mainly an ear
nest plea to have conditions that do
not make for efficiency without too
great demands upon teachers and pu-
pills remedied. Time and again the re-
ports have told of classes being held
in the corridors and even in the men
teachers cloakroom for lack OF ac-
commodation in classrooms. Seven
teen large classes in fifteen classrooms
was the story for a long time. With
the natural growth of population of
the city, which has been most gratify-
ing in late years. this condition keeps
getting worse and worse every year.
Affects Teachers Also.
Any one who knows anything about
the administration of school work
knows that under conditions of over
7crowding. the conduct OF a large high
school is a matter of impossibility.
Teachers and pupils alike fret under
the conditions, and no matter how high
the ideals of a school may be, any
teacher. however enthusiastic, however
conscientious, emerges from a days
work depressed and discouraged. Con-
ditions of overcrowding such as exist
in Eastern cannot be justified on any
reasonable grounds in a city whose
schools are OF the high character that
the schools in Washington are and
ought 10 be.
Pestalozzi, who revoIutionized the edu-
cational methods of the world and found
ed the present system of education, did
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Radical Congregational Changes.

Sessions OF the Middle West Congre-
gationals Congress which closed in Chi
cago yesterday re-emphasize the radical
changes advocated in Congregational ad-
ninistratiOn. Informally there met the
other day secretaries representing all of
the Congregational benevolent societies.
There was full discussion along three.
lines. and steps were taken to let Con-
gregationalists know how some OF their
leaders think methods ought to be re-
vised and in some degree made over.
The first OF these lines related to the
publishing business.
The idea obtains generally. it is said.
that there ought 10 be a publication soci-
ETY. that Is not identified with any of the
other forms OF work. as Sunday schools
or missions, and that will devote itself
wholly to religious literature. Profits In
it II any are to go to all OF the other
societies, or at any rate to general Con-
gregatioual causes. Methodist and Unit
ed Brethren plans were most loudly
praised by these secretarial leaders, but
publication business of PresbyterianS
and Baptists was reported on.
A second line favored by these secre-
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work as teacher by appointment to the
chair OF English at Lombard College.
which position he held during 1895 and
1897. He was professor Of psychology
in the Michigan State Normal School in
1901 and 1902. From 1909 until 1904. he
was professor Of Psychology and d.
rector OF training in the state Normal
School At Los Angeles. Cal He was
then appointed superintendent of city
schools in san Diego. Cal, and remain
ed there during the years 1sOI and 1eO6.
Came Here I'm 1906.
DR.. Smalrs connection with the schools
Of the city OF Washington dates from
September. 1906, when he passed the ex-
animation for appointment required by
the Board of Education. His connection
with Eastern High School dates from
that time. Since September, 1901, DR..
Small has lectured In the Teachers Col
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EFFICIENCY OF WASHINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

in classroom work Al once attests her
own earnestness and ability as web a.
the helpful work thai Eastern is doing
80 we'll
In the presentation OF Twelfth Night
Miss Terry is preparing for the role OF
Olivia. Both Miss Terry and Miss Bah
cock are members OF the special class In
rhythm and viii take prominent parts
in the public exhibitions OF dances OF
all nations. to be given on May and II.
Born in wyOmizE.
Miss Hazel Wells. though born in
GIenrock, wyo.. February 2. 1891. has
received her education in the schools
Of washington. She came to the city
in 1895. Her father. z. ]. Wells. was
born In Canada, and came TO the United
States when quite young. Her mother
was born in Helena. Mont Mr.. Wells
is secretary to Senator Clark Of Wyo-
ming.
Miss Wells Is following a course in
biology, history, English. and major draw
ing. In her class work Miss Wells mas
attained enviable proficiency and is popu-
lar with the members Of her class Her
influence Is felt on the athletics OF the
school which she exerts in her RESPONSE
BILE positions OF member and secretary OF
Miss Wells that this function Of school
life Is so well and successfully made
part Of school activity.
Miss Mabel Elizabeth Blanchard is the
sixth or her family that has attended the
high schools OF this city. In this remark
able fact there appears an interesting
proof OF the appreciation Of their great
value by the patrons Of the schools as
well as OF their peculiar efficiency.
Is Social Editor.
Miss Blanchard was born in Herndon,
Va, October %. 1888. Her father, II. w.
Blanchard. has been connected for the
past thirty-one years with the Pension
once in washington He was born in
Blanchard. Me.
Miss Blanchard's education has been
followed throughout in the public schools
Of the city. She Is following the pre-
paratory course at Eastern and Is con-
spIcuous in the classroom work OF the
school In the several school activities,
too, Miss Blanchard plays an important
and useful part. She is chairman OF the
dramatic group where she holds a re-
sponsibIe position in this mode of express
sion so necessary to all in life. She Is
also the social editor Of the Easterner.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
IDOINGS OF DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS

list matter desired by him for issue to
the officers OF his State and make the
distribution TO them, collecting from the
officers the small amounts due for IL,
We can successfully handle the matttr
in bulk by dealing with one officer and
carrying one account. The cost of the
matter thus sent out will not exceed. in
all probability, 81 TO each officer yearly.
Last year. il was So cents. but the
vance. In order to carry out this sys-
tenn, II will be necessary for the adJu-
tant. general to prepare a list of all the
officers of their States who wish to re-
ceive the mailing list matter, and send
US an order for the number Of sets Of
mailing list matter desired for the years
l9i1-l2. At the end OF the school year.
q statement will be sent to the Adjutant
General, who will collect from the in
dividual officers and remit to this office.
We send out the matter in about four
or five lots during the year, and in this
case we should send TO the adjutants
general such number of sets of each lot
as ordered, debiting their accounts with
its cost They would, in turn, mail one
set to each Of the officers as shown
by their lists. In this way we should
be dealing with forty or fifty officers
instead OF with many hundreds. We
now carry over $500 Individual accounts,
and. with the small force at our COM
mand. have reached the limit of our
capacity"
Attention is called to paragraph 80 OF
the Militia Regulations. under which no
enlisted man attending a joint camp is
entitled to pay from Federal funds (eith-
er from the encampment and maneuver
or from funds allotted to
the State under Section 1861 of the Re-
vised Statutes) unless he has had. pre-
vious to the encampment, the equivalent
of three months military service. as set
forth in the paragraph referred to. The
date of enlistment must in every case
be entered upon the pay roll, and when
this date is less than three months from
the date on which the Individual left his
home station for duty at the joint camp. a
notation will be made in the column Of
OF the prior military service, or
its equivalent, which entities the individ-
ual to pay.
Payments must not be made to troops
from private or State funds with the
expectation of reimbursement later from
funds allotted the State under Section
1861 of the Revised Statutes. or from the
'eneampment and maneuyers.' appropri-
alton
The inspector-instructors on duty with
the organized militia have been placed
under the orders Of the commanding gen.
erals Of the geographical divisions in
which they are located. for duty In con-
nection with the joint canps of instruc-
tion and the maneuvers during the pres
ent year. An exception to the rule Is
that the nspector-instructors on duty
with the organized militia Of Ohio are
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There is no requirement as to the min
imun strength for attendance at joint
maneuver camps Of authorized detach-
ments. > .ft-s 49,
The following announcement Is made
by the secretary, army service schools,
Fort LeaVenworth, Kans.:
ITO meet the wishes Of SO many OH
GERS Of the National Guard who desire
to receive such printed matter as we
can send out. IL Is hoped that a system
VIII be devised whereby this may be
done through the ONCE Of the adjutant
general of the State. That Is. II the ad-
jutant general OF the State will SUBJ
scribe for the number OF sets OF mailing
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Society Observes Annirerssry.

: The forty.first anniversary of the
woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary
Society is to be observed Tuesday. We'd
hesday and Thursday Of next week in
calvalry Baptist Church. The woman's
missionary societies of the various Bap-
tist churches IN the eastern section OF
the country are members OF the organ
izstion. and # is expected that the meets
ings win be largely attended when the
anniversary. meeting is called to order
The opening meeting win be for the
States secretaries Of the organization on
Tuesday afternoon. and win be followed
BY a mass meeting for boys and girl
which viii be held in the church audi
toEtum Stories for children win be told
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reorganIze the many treasures contained
in the great Vatican palace, and last
year. the pictures were moved to more
spacious and convenient quarters. Now
Mgr. Ratti will devote himself to carry
ing out the plans OF the Pope and Padre
Ehrle in regard to the library.
The 1000 priceless manuscripts will
now be placed in fireproof rooms, in
tightly-locked cases, from which theX
max only be removed by special orders.
By this means, It Is hoped that all dan
gers OF fire or thieves will be removed.
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placed in charge Of the presiding bishop,
and he has assigned Bishop Knight Of
Cuba, to the active charge. The Haiti
work is colored. and comes under
under American jurisdiction as a mis-
sionary district-a new one. TAe Porto
Rico bishop resigned because OF III
health A new bishop for New Mexico
was chosen because Of a vacancy there
by death. He is the Rev. DR.. Herman
Page, rector Of st. PauPs Church. Chi
cago. II is not known IL he will accept.
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High School, to be made shortly. Miss
Babcock win take the part Of Maria
For many years Miss Babcock's father.
the late Dwight Babcock. was train dis
patcher on the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
road. He was a native OF Raleigh, N. c.
Her mother. who now resides in WASH
Is I'm senior Class.
Miss Arlien Terry. a member OF the
senior class at Eastern. is native OF
Washington and has received her edu-
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wan Honor Former Pre.Ident.

On Sunday evening, May ), a dinner
will be rendered to Rev. J. d. whitney.
S. J., by the students who attended
Georgetown University during his term
as president. The dinner will be given
at the New Raleigh. John ]. Kirby, 'sS,
is chairman Of the committee in charge:
Daniel W. O'Donoghue. IS, vice chair
man. and James S. MeDonogh. t'oi, sec
retary.
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Presbyterians Will Hold Two Important Con-
VentionS in May.

at this meeting by missionaries from
China, japan and other foreign coun-
tries In the evening at O'Clock re-
ception to the delegates will be given in
the parlors OF the Raleigh. The officers
OF the mother society AID missionaries
will be the guests of honor, The meet
ings on Wednesday and Thursday will be
open to the public.
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21

This poster picture of striking French
painting, entitled Jesus Weeping Over
the cfty." has been used by the CONT
mental Conservation Congress. which is
now on in New York.
The picture shows Jesus standing on
a height overlooking not ancient Jere-
salem.- but a modern city which might
well be New York. It is city of mod
ern tenements, and factories. and
churches. with the dome OF q capitol In
the distance.
Because the social service idea in the
conception OF religious work In towns
and cIties has been predominant in cam
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cation in the schools Of this city She
was born in June, 1885.
Miss Terry is following a practical
course. including American history,
English, typewriting. stenography, and
French. with a view TO fitting herself
for a business career. Her proficiency
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21

Thirty members OF the Naval Battalion
and the crew Of the training ship Ozark
set sail for Norfolk Thursday. where the
ship is undergoing repairs in a dry dock.
The cruise was preliminary to the an
nual cruise the battalion will take from
July Il to July y. when it will maneu-
yer near Tangiers Island, in Chesapeake
bay. Here the District saiIormen will
engage in target practice, and will ma
neuver with the naval militias OF States
ordered there for annual practice. II
will be their first opportunity to actual
ly fire the big guns Of the training ship
Ozark.
The following information was COM
municated to the adjutant general OF the
District Militia in a circular letter by
the Bureau Of Militia Affairs:
1 am Instructed by the Secretary Of
War to invite your attention to SO much
of circular No. /, War Department, Df-
vision Of Militia Affairs, dated January
q, 1911, publishing the approved recon-
mendations OF the National Militia Board
as directs that no militia organizations
shall be authorized to attend a joint
maneuyer camp with less than s. per
cent of its minimum authorized strength.
Officers and enlisted men OF one or
ganization may, however, be attached
to another similar organization for duty.
provided the authorized number OF of
fcers or noncommissioned officers in any
grade be not exceeded, and provided,
further, that enlisted men Of one or
ganizatIon company. troop. battery, or
be attached to but one other
similar organization. The authority for
such assignments must be quoted on the
pay roll opposite the name OF each SOL
dier affected, and copy OF the order
attaching these men must accompany
the pay roll.
The required minimum strength for at
tendance at joint maneuvers is as fol-
lows:
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Eastern Labors Under Handicap in Lack of
Suitable Building.

It all. It is true. in his own little cot
tage with the place fairly bulging out
with the young humanity that his large
heart had gathered IN from the roadside.
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because he had then no better place for
his work. In Ireland. which has pro-
duced so many fine scholars, many
learned their early lessons from the old
hedge schoolmaster, but It was for lack
The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
survivor Attends Ball Game.

New York. April 2O-w. ]. Baxter. OF
Montreal a passenger on the Titanic.
celebrated his escape by attending thu
ball game at the Polo GroundA
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nent. II is said that the movement in
question did not include the men who
were doing the missionary work Of the
include them.
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ward Movement have conducted in sew
enty-five American cities during the past
winter as Seli as in more. than 500
smaller cities and towns. this picture
has been put upon a poster. which Is to
be displayed in every city in the land.
to advertise the Christian Conservation
Congress in New York-the eliminating
event Of the Men and Religion Forward
Movement. - rts
In addition to being used nationally.
the poster was made TO serve the pur-
poses Of the local New York City cam
the churches OF Greater New York.