The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-02
THE HUMAN PROCESSION

yesterday, and their number and at- tainments indicate that the first of June is an suspicious natal day. To make a beginning, there is Dr. Hugo Munsterberg, the worId-famous Har- yard psychologist, who rounded out a, half century yesterday. The bald philosopher of Cambridge, who, of late years, has been interviewed on every conceivable subject, was born in Danzfg, Germany, June 1, 1868, was educated at Leipzig and old Heidel- berg, and was professor at the Uni versity of Freiburg before he accept ed a call from Harvard some twenty one years ago. The man of fifty is just in his prime," declared Dr Nun sterburg recently, and. applying the statement to his own case, it must be admitted that the Herr Professor shows no dininution in mental or physical energy. Dr. Munsterberg's speedily is explaining to Harvard stu dents what makes their intellectual works, if any, go round, but he is no one-fdea man. In connection with the Ang1o-Anerican peace centenary plans, he recently told the commit tee that there are a number of non English people in the United States and that these regarded the movement as a step toward an alliance between Great Britain and the United States that would be antagonistic to Ger many. Personally, Prof. Munster berg regarded such a. view as absurd, but he warned the ceIebrators to avoid speeches and actions that might cause irritation and friction. The Harvard psychologists recently investigated the case of BeuIah Miller, the Rhode Island mind-read1ng girl, told girls why they should study home-making as a practical profession. explaining his scientific methods for the detection of the guilt or innocence of accused persons. and in other ways has kept constantly in the public prints. Per sonaIly the Herr Professor is a. Teu- tonic giant, wears a nustache la Kaiser, and is immensely popular with the students, one of whom suggested that the philosophy building should bear the inscription, stEin Munster berg 1st unser Gott.''
 Improvement of the human race by scientific selection is the life work of Prof. Charles B. Davenpore, director for experine entail evolution of the Car negie Institute, who passed his forty seventh milestone yesterday. Mrs. E. H. Hartman has contributed largely to Prof. Davenport's eugenic work, which is carried on at Cold Spring Harbor, l.. I. Several thousand fam fly pedigrees, showing pronounced hereditary traits, have been gathered together by Prof. Davenport. This eugenic survey has resulted in the discovery of many facts of profound scientific interest. and some that are| merely curious, such as the discovery of a pronounced antipathy of red hair ed persons of opposite sex for each other.
 Surgeon-Genera1 George H. Torney, of the United States Army, famous as yellow fever expert, was born in T2rI% terday- Dr. Ernest Fox Nichola, the youthful president of ancient Dart mouth college. was forty-four years of age yesterday. He was born in Leavenworth, Kan, and is proud of being a Kansan.
 Dr. Joseph Crane Hartzen, who re- gently returned to Africa. where he has spent seventeen years as mis- sfonary among the savages, was sew enty-one yesterday. The venerable Bishop of Africa could write an inter esting volume on "Canntbals Have1 Met"
 Lord Edmund Bernard Talbot, the new chief whipper-in of the Unionist party in Great Britain, passed his hf- ty-eighth milestone yesterday. The Earl of Albemarle is another English lord who received birthday congratu-
 
 his f1fty-sixth year.
 Three of the grand old mem whom the world delights to honor celebrated birthdays to-day-Pius x, the vener- able head of the Roman Catholic Church, who passes his seventy-e eighth milestone to-day: Thomas Hardy, the celebrated novelist, who is seventy three and Etienne Marie Victor Lamy, '.immortaT' and perpetual secretary of the French Academy, who is sixty eight
 Giuseppe Sarto Gin English, Joseph Taylor), was born in Treviso, Italy, June 2, 1895, and was the younger brother in family consisting of two boys and six girls. Reared in pow erty, the future Pope early acquired that spirit of Spartan simplicity that has ever since characterized his mode and habits of life. From a humble parish priest, he rose by successive stages. as Bishop of Mantua and Car dinal and Patriarch of Venice, to the Pontiicate, and the spiritual leader ship of vast multitude throughout the globe. The recent illness of the aged man who is the Holy Father of millions aroused the worlds synpa- thies, and countless were the prayers in his behalf. Of the millions of dol 1arn that pour into the Vatican the peasant-Pope spends only a trihe on himself, nor has he used any of the papa1 funds tof aid his poor relations His brother, Angelo, was long post master in a small town, receiving a dollar a day. The Pontiff's sister Rosea, who died last February after 8 lifetime of devotion to the welfare of the man who was to her both brother and sovereign, was; unable to read or write. Shortly before her death she said: ''The meagre means of our parents was spent on the educa-I tion of Joseph. If it had been divid- ed among all the choIdren, Joseph would not now be Pope"
 M. Etienne Marie Victor Lamy, who became perpetual secretary of the Ac- ademic Franchise three months ago. was born in Cize Jura on June 2, 1845. The distinguished chief of the irnmor-