Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1913-07-10
Boston and Newport as Seen Through
Ashland Spectacles.
(By Henry G. Gilmore.

Boston anu Newport as seen IHrOuSh
Ashland SpectacIes.
(By Henry G. Gilmore.)
There are three characteristic
questions, the answers to which place
the individual squarely in the neigh
borhood of Boston, New York or
Philadelphia, and they are these:
From Boston, What do you know"
and How do you know that you
know?"; from New York, How
many shekels do you own?" and
Philadelphia, "Who was your grand
mother?" These are appalling ques-
tions to the newcomer, but their So
luton, sooner or later, are impera-
tive and must be acted upon. 1t is
incontrovertibly fact that from the
intellectual and academic points of
view Boston is little different from
every other spot in Uncle Sans do
minions. Bostonians are certainly a
bright, well-mannered and well-or-
dered people and it takes but short
time for them to detect the differ
ence between the genuine and tinsel
things of life. In Boston are located
most of the technical schools of edu
cation that have given New England
her enviable reputation in furnish
ing the rest of the world with ideas
that make for greatness and practical
usefulness, and the individual has yet
to be discerned who will not readily
and generously concede this fact. A
three hours Seeing Boston" the
other day familiarized us with in
Vulnerable historic features of a
burgh which, in its struggle for lib
erty, felt it not to be beneath its no.
tice to cast few stray packages OF
tea into its harbor in defiance of the
usuperations of nation unmindfu
of the fact that representation shoult
go hand in hand with taxation.
visit to Boston Common, old st
Paul's and South churches, the ole
state house and other kindred land
marks tell the story of just where
old Boston has stood within cen
tury or more and how stalwart anC
defiant it has been against every sor
of aggression. The spirit of prog
ress along the lines of sweet charit!
and refined humanity is shown il
nothing so forcibly as the erection
of perhaps the finest and best
equipped Y. W. c. A. institution II
the country, while provision for tn,
study of the arts and sciences ar,
everywhere in evidence. Symptom!
hall-the home of splendid orches
ira by that name, of some seventy
performers-has furnished BostoI
with the means of enjoying itself
musically, to its hearts content. The
series of superb classical concerts
for the season were closed two
months ago and these have been fol
lowed by number of pops" gen
erously patronized and highly appre
ciated, where the opportunity of re
firing after every fourth number, tC
refresh the inner man and woman
is abundantly provided. Fine music
admirably conducted by Professor
Lemon and interpreted in a fashion
that goes straight to the enlightened
and appreciative understanding, dis
tinguishes every evenings perform
ance
Greater Boston is really built III
of a number of municipalities (inde
pendent in themselves) that consti
tute notable Commonwealth. Their,
are at least half a dozen Newton
within a stones throw of Boston
while Brookline-the wealthiest vii
lage compact on United States terri
tory-insists upon maintaining it
individuality against all corners.
Cambridge, Boston suburb, is tn
home of Harvard University an,
which should be visited by all desir
GUS of learning of the educationa
strides made in this country by Presi
dent Elliot and his loyal and enel
getic coadjutors. Without crossin
either the Harvard of Shakespeare
bridges it is hard to appreciate tn
size and sweeping character of tn
Charles river or the esplanades thi
ruin in various directions.
That Boston still has crooke
streets and pretty girls in mar
quarters is evident at half a CLAN,
to the average pedestrian. Was
ington and Fremont streets are Il
great business thoroughfares of Bo
ton and the wayfarer needs all Il
equilibrium OF his nature to secu
a safe passage. hither and thither.