The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-30

clothed themselves in the stolen goods
are made public.
Home f Criticism.
With the selection Of the plans for
New York's new $4,000, 600 court
house as a result of the competition
in which practically all the country's
most prominent architects have been
engaged, a howl of criticism has arts
en- here as the opening Of a contro-
Versy which promises to involve the
whole architectural profession to say
nothing of the public. OF course
some persons have been unkind
enough to hint that the 5000, 600 fee
which goes to the successful archi-
tect may be largely responsible for the
CRITICISMS of disgruntled competitors.
AS a matter of fact, however, the
chief cause lies in the fact that the
successful plans call for a round
building, patterned somewhat after
the coliseum of ancient Rome, a type
practically unknown in this part Of the
world. Ever since the award was
made criticisms have been pouring
in pointing all sorts of real or
fancied defects. A round building is
wasteful of ground say many, an i'm
portant factor in a locality where the
value of an acre runs Into the mil
lions. Other alleged defects are that
Int Aonhd DhllulnS is nut wen dudpleu
to lighting, that it is wasteful Of
space, expensive to build, and finally
that 1t would not harmonize with the
other buildings around it, which are
generally rectangular in shape. As a
matter of fact New York never ,hav-
ing had a business building of this
shape does not know quite what to
make of it, and it is probable that the
controversy will rage fiercely before
the matter is settled.
Wife is High Authority.
Sons-in law throughout the country
and daughters in law as well will UNI
doubtedly be interested in a decision
rendered here to the effect that the
wife and not the mother-in-law is the
higher authority in the home-that is
of course from a legal standpoint. As
a matter of fact this crushing blow to
the mother-in-law system resulted
from the complaint of a wife who left
her husbands home and refused to
return as long as his mother lived with
them. In rendering this remarkable
decision the Judge said: while the
law does not compel the son to sup
port his mother in his home, yet it
recognizes his privilege so to do If cir
cumstances make ii necessary. The
plaintiff in this case has not sufficient
income to maintain two homes. and
the mother has not the means nor
ability to support herself. Under
these conditions he is justified in pro-
yidtng a place for her in his own home,
provided she recognizes that place and
keeps 1t. Thus she can have no say
whatever regarding the management
and control of the home; this belongs
to the wife, and If the husbands moth
er make discord where there should be
harmony, interferes with the Wtfe's
control and management, even at the
request Of her son, or by her own inn
proper conduct and thoughtless lam
gnage makes the home unpleasant
and distressing to the defendant, then
the wife will be justified In leaving her
husband and requiring support from
him elsewhere"
Educating the Blind.
The remarkable steps which have
been made in this city in the education
of blind children have just been cyl
denced by a striking report showing
1.-The progress of those in the public
schools where they come into active
competition with normal children. En-
tirely aside from institutions devoted
solely to the education of the blind,
the lower grades of the public schools
now contain no less than 145 sightless
pupils who are being taught to do and
say IA learn all that their more for-
tunate brothers and sisters are doing
and saying and learning. Members OF
the same classes, where they are given
the very same tasks ind are judged as
severely, the blind children are prov
ling themselves remarkably proficient,
eager and quick. According to Miss
Bingham, who has charge of the work
for the blind pupils in the board OF
education, there are plenty of exam :
pies of. these little unfortnnates who
are actually leading their classes,
There is no partially about it,
maintains Miss Bingham, for we
mark them Just as strictly as we do
the other children. They are ali in the
same room, the sighted and the blind
We make no distinguishing segrega-
lions. We make them forget that they
are blind. When the others have thcir
spelling lesson the blind children have
their spelling too. There is nothing
that we cannot teach them all stimuli
t~aneously excepting ~penmanship and
drawing Even in athletics the spirit
of equality is being developed and one
blind boy who is an active member oi
the public school athletic league actu-
ally participates In many contests,
Tragedies in Headlines.
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