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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

"HE ear of the public in the last few
years has become keenly sensitive
Il to the voice Of any one who pro-
poses to cut down the cost of living. Fig
uratively speaking, you can see ears
wherever YOU chance TO be, turned toward
svery point Of the compass endeavoring
10 catch any whisper. however faint,
which will reveal some way of making
the 5000 or $1,000 income 90 what it used
10 do Few persons. one ventures to say.
however. have expected any hints from
Harvard University. There is no reason
why they should not but somehow, the
word Harvard connOtes culture, and
rulture 10 a great many practical mind
ed" persons is the same as poetry Poetry
and bread and butter are not in close
juxtapOstion in the minds Of most.
Therefore, to say that Harvard Uni
versity is actually trying to join culture
10 the distribution Of bread and butter
will be news 10 not a few. In a way.
more direct than appears on the surface.
this is what the educational institution
at Cambridge, Mass, is proposing 10 do.
A few years ago, when the railroads
were making an effort to obtain higher
level of freight rates, they were shocked,
and the country was very much interested
in the bomb which a certain Bostonian
by the name OF Brandeis dropped into
their discussion. He suggested that the
railroads would not need TO raise their
rates IL they would only apply methods
OF efficiency 10 their operations.
GENERAL sKEPTlclsM.
a. A.. ..,.h q nronoag+{ou eaemed al
most iconoclastic. Railroads had been
looked upon as. perhaps, the most Ell
fcient of the many mechanisms for doing
modern business. The commuter knew
that they always tried to squeeze as many
as possible into a car, and on the slight
est pretext took time TO eliminate the
last car before starting from the terminal.
Were not trains supposed to arrive at ana
depart from stations with the regularity
of n clocks minute hand? Were there
not penalties for running past signalsf
The timetable was the symbol OF ef-
ficiency SO far as any one could see
railroads were among the most efficient
things in existence. Perish the thought?
exclaimed the railroad managers, who
could see no way Of paying bills except
through the extraction of greater vol
ume Of money from the dear public.
The defamation Of the verbal Boston
bomb is still reverberating. and promises.
like the famous wavelets formed by the
pebble cast into the pool. to continue ex-
banding through all eternity; or, at least
so long as men buy and sell goods.
Efficiency has become a charmed WORD.
Ever since then men have been studying
how 10 reduce the expenses Of living by
means Of efficient methods. They have
been going back TO the European peasant
who. under economic pressure. long ago
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warning and then looks up TO see what
the danger is. Men will risk their necks
10 run across the street in front OF sur
face car. and when they arrive on the
ott er side stand on the curb to watch the
car go by. A crowd will follow the hrst
straw hat.
In Yesey street there is an animal store
the front window Of which has long been
a resting place for hundreds whose
natures have felt the call of the wild. The
proprietor some time ago added bees to
his livestock
The only time the crowds were dispersed
i'm Vesey street was once when the bees
got away from the bee man. They vaeci-
mated quite number OF spectators, in
GLIDING policeman who had arrived to
do what he could. not having received
any advance data as 10 the cause OF the
commotion Also some innocent pass
ersby.
II was quite an animated scene. Several
OF the regulars wore milk and water poul-
tices pretty ardently for several days. but
they are apparently all right again. The
suace IN front OF the window Is all occu-
pied.
Almost as many people were drawn IA
il as have waited at the Battery at dit-
ferent times 10 see aviators that they
had read I'm the newspapers would surely
Ay on a certain day and VINO were still
falling 10 ny next week. The newspapers
have at times announced that a certain
aviator positively would not hy n the
wind was up. 80 the crowd, In a spirit OF
tolerance and easy goingness, has col
lected and waited for the wind to come
down.
Life has its dreary days. its depressing
hours. when the spirits flag. when there
are no horses down. no safes destined for
the ffty-sscond story OF highly
matched skyscraper. And when things
look the darkest an incident such as that
which occurred on Sixth avenue some
time ago is a yeritable boon. Thrty-four
cats were dspossessed from the apart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
Eazvzv Ersyzc1c GaH, Nsz1 e,s1, Prof Of
HNcZ7zccr A05zzI>z7c<1Azo>r,

is obliged to extract from her purse for
the benefit Of the corner grocer. Who
gets the difference? The farmer declares
he does not, and agrees with her EN-
phatically that there is highway rob
berry" somewhere. Then the latter groans
and asks imrotently What can we do
about it,"
Harvard University has undertaken In
directly to contribute to solution Of the
problem of the aforesaid housewife, as
we'll as that OF all consumers. couple
OF weeks ago there were short dispatches
in the papers describing how the bureau
OF business research OF the Graduate
School OF Business Administration at
Harvard was helping the shoe retailers in
working out their business problems. This
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power to broaden the mind as the ability
to investigate Systematically and truly all
that comes under thy observation in life. ."
The crowd steadily increased in SIZE
and in its willingness to linger. a will
ingness TO linger. by the way, is one OF
the easiest feelings to plant and foster
in New York crowd.
Nothing was said, but every one present
was tremendously curious concerning the
work of the man who was washing the
metal plate
The metal plate was no sooner rinsed
and dry than the crowd silently dispersed.
But in a few minutes there was another
and greater attraction. Mayor Gaynor
and some Of the heads Of his city govern
ment walked down the City Hall steps TO
waiting automobiles. II was not long be
fore these men actually stepped into their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
A FREE WILL OFFERING.

There is no salary attached to the ioh
of watching excavations. but there /,
something about IT that soothes and hes,
the bruised heart. Watchers work .,
what they believe they can do well. and
not what will bring them money or favor.
OF a certain type of individual the work
it is true, gradually neutralizes and set,
to sleep the serious activity OF the mind
II is like books to another type-"th.
blessed chloroform Of the mind"
TO others the occupation acts merely e.,
an opiate, that deadens pain and enable,
them 10 forget thought. while the fresh.
ness and crispness of the raw earth give
excavations a great relish for yet other
thousands who have been long time on
cobblestone pavements.
Properly done, the labor OF watching
carries with II no fatigue. II may also
be interrupted without inconvenience,
either to the excavation or the watcher.
The exercise is one of the best OF ways TO
forget failures and frauds and tainted
gold.
The spirit Of all engaged in the work is
admirable. When brother Is sunstruek
another takes his place and watches the
excavation. A deserter was never known
among them.
The personnel OF this army Is distinct
from that other fast growing aggregation
whose speciality is fallen horses The
fallen-horse man is superciliously indlt.
ferent about other things.
He displays the same lack Of enthusiasm
for excavations. for instance. that tn,
ordinary New Yorker does toward any.
thing beyond the Palisades.
An experienced spectator Of ascending
safes is absorbed in his business H,
stands calmly. He does not give the I'M
preston Of hurry and abstraction that d
often referred TO as being common In the
metropolis. He does not give the impress
sion that he is on the point OF going
somewhere else.
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learned how TO be efficient on his little
parcel OF ground; they are learning his
ways Experts are making time studies
and drawing diagrams and remodelling
wage schedules In the hope OF finding
ways of making the mechanical end
scientifically efficient. OF making every
motion count. Apparently. however. less
thought has been given to the other end.
that Of selling or distributing the product,
and here also there is great waste.
Many a housewife has heard some one
make statement regarding the price
the farmer receives for eggs and pota-
toes. or perhaps she has read about II
in the market reports. She has wondered
at the difference between the figures she
has seen or heard and the amount she
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
Nakchz9g decorations

stand and watch excavations. In New
York they do. There are more watchers
of excavations in New York City than
anywhere else in the world.
These watchers display a wonderful in
capacity to be bored. They pursue exca-
vations with pervading yet quiet es-
siduity. and when they discover eXcava-
tons they show an inveterate propensity
to Hnger around them and protect them
with jealous care.
There are probably several reasons why
the people i'm the small town are different
in this respect. Fer one thing, they know
the name and antecedents and all about
the man who is digging the excavation.
Another reason is that the people in
Squantumville are too busy talking to
other people i'm the street. Here they
don't know anybody to talk to. so they
just stand in the streets and diligently
watch things. Almost anything will do.
A plain-looking man descended the City
Hall steps d few days ago carrying a
cake of sapolio. some water and rag.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

art. II seems TO have raised business
management to the rank of profession.
similar to those OF engineering and law.
After man has taken the two years
course provided admission to which Is
granted only to those possessing the ie-
gree OF Bachelor Of Arts or its equiya-
lonp he receives the degree of Master
in Business Administration M. b. A..
This is equivalent to a masters degree
In any other subject in which such de-
gree may be earned. The privilege OF
taking special work has been opened 10
young business men. many Of whom hold
college degrees. Among them have been
men Of large affairs. There are twenty
nine courses, grouped under the heads OF
accounting. commercial law, commercial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

was the first intimation many persons
had that Harvard was making this kind
OF contribution to the social wellbeing
Of the country. The value of it's service
is indicated by the fact that the bureau
has received hundreds-inde more than
thousand-of applications for the Har-
ward system OF accounts for shoe retail
ers. which was devised year ago. These
have come from all parts Of the country
and from dealers both great and small.
some so small that they have no letter
paper bearing their own business heading.
but have fallen back upon the supply of
the Masonic lodge to which they belong.
Some one has said that this school.
which is one OF the conceptions OF Presi-
dent Eliots brain, makes OF business an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
A CASE OF CONCENTRATION.

You feel that he is master OF the situa-
ton, that his mind is not wandering. he
studies the problem intently and when
the safe is securely lodged on the thirty
seventh floor there is nothing. II is true.
for him to do till tomorrow. But so long
as there is any reason for his being pres
ent he remains at his post.
Why is it that a good, adhesive, six
days-a-week excavation watcher display;
a total lack Of interest in fallen horses'
Perhaps IL may best be accounted for on
the ground that an individual may possess
strong attention. ready perception. tena'
clous memory, a very correct judgment
and inventive and brilliant imagination
in one particular talent and prove to %
almost an imbecile in another.
The answer seems 10 be that the frontal
lobes Of the brain Of the man who is IN
terested in fallen horses are the seat Of
his highest mental powers, and that tnese
powers become alert the Instant the scene
shifts to fallen horses.
such a man will. therefore. very natu-
rally be Indifferent not only 10 exeaya'
tons. but he will even turn his back upon
a nude safe descending forty stories with
out n staircase.
Perhaps this whole inquiry might be DE-
cided on the ground that subdivision ana
specialization make modern industry
But this does not destroy the truth Of
the assertion that New York city Is
jay Town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
L9SUceAce tai, Arosyw fraternity tie tone Of fhe
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organization. industrial organization,
banking and finance transportation and
insurance.
Curious as 1t may seem, the organiza-
ton of the course was intrusted by Presi-
dent Eliot to a man whose training was
in an entirely different field, He had
spent years in the study OF the European
medieval period. When President Eliot
asked Mr. Gay to map out plan, the
latter replied that he knew nothing about
business.
THAT is just the reason want you to
do this" is the quoted response OF Dr.
Eliot. That this fresh point OF view of
the business world has its advantages is
indicated by the fact that the enroments
have increased approximately so per cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
. EW YORK is a jay Town,


To some of its citizens an aero
4 bate fly performing on sheet OF
fiypaper is a subject for profound medita-
ton. A drug store window announcing
a newly discovered drink infames another
class Of Investigators with spirit of in
quiry that is all-embracing and insatiate.
In a small Jay Town they haven't the
same things TO look at that we have in
New York The inquisitive spirit is there.
but the popuace of Squantumville does
not exercise ii upon the same kind Of OBJ
iects that prove such successful magnets
in our own thoroughfares.
People in a small town do not. for in
stance, stand and watch a fallen horse.
They help get the horse mp.
From week to week there are several
hundred fallen horses here. They are re-
vived by specialists. Thousands Of vol
unteers help the owners and drivers Of
these fallen horses with advice. The
crowds average fifty persons to each
horse, and the advice offered is about
equally divided between suggestions 10
sit on his head and pull his tail.
Again. in a small town, people do not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
1t Takes Less in the Way Of Spectacle to
Fascinate and Halt Passersby in Big
town-on-the-1udson Than in
Bugtown-on-the-Creek.

He got down on his knees on the side
walk and began to clean the sunken brass
plate which announces that at that spot
the first spadeful of earth was dug sew
eral years ago for the subway.
Immediately a crowd gathered. Epic
tetus, or some other friend of our inter-
esting Mayor almost beneath whose office
windows the plain-looking man was OPP
erating) has said Nothing has such
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

being similar to that OF rhe Law School
when il was made a graduate insu'ut'h
Two years ago the registration Of STU
dents doing fun work was rfty-three' "
represented twenty colleges. This year y
was approximately one hundred anu
twenty. forty colleges being represented
BECAUSE OF IMPORTANTLY
one OF the difficulties found has been
that of retaining men through me se'O'1
year, because SO many o. those VINO ''A'
positions in the summer are urged +"
their temporary employers 10 rehld"
There are three times a. many app''a'
tons tor men as the school can supp
This indicates that there is a great
mand for the man of broad training W."
has learned how TO solve The kn0uy p''''
lens confronting the business man
In the old days II used 10 be though
that the best place to study law was
law office. whefe there We're many opPV'
tunities for putting into practice the Pr"
ciples and procedure as they were o.
sorbed. The Harvard and other 10"
schools have demonstrated that thefe
another and a better way. IL is no" 'V'
sidered that the best lawyer is the -.
who has studied law as stauoS
course. IL has long been thought 'ns'
practical training to be secured IN ~
ness Office was the best way OF produ'.s'
business executives. The work oil -.
School of Business Administration
proving that the growing compleA'"
business management calls for sones :,
more than a knowledge OF me'h0 :.
bookkeeping and details of routine ~
successful in the future will requ"'
point OF view based on a thorough Ah''
edge OF the principles involved, HOos
horizon. 1t is another case OF the "a.
gogue taking up the tasks OF the pa ...o
cal world. IL is now believed tha'
years of such a school as the one al 90
ward, coupled with three years OF eAp
ence, Is equivalent TO eight years o. ~.
perience without the school WORK.
career OF the American youth u "a,
future In this country appears o.,
I'm the field OF the salaried eNecuu'e, 90.
the corporation has come to stay .,ns
school has taken the initiative IN NV
men 10 meet this situation.
THE CASE SYSTEM.
In order to make the school prsco's,
It was necessary to bring II into eon'ss
with the live business world. IL hsd W.
decided 10 follow the case s!s's"
adopted with success in the Harvard !,
School. Two years ago, with this emu
view, the Bureau Of Business hesea'a
was established TO gather. CLASSIFY -.
describe facts about business. much
federal Bureau OF Labor might DO u
Letting information regarding the staD"
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) fore, so periodically imminent that ks.,
ing track Of the work OF watching :,
cavatlons is feverishly absorbent. ma,
cannot take a desultory interest in IN.
subject and hope to keep informed
This is one of the facts that has caus.s
the spread Of the popular impression TIA,
the strain of the metropolis is not cor
ducive to longevity.
Some visitors display certain back
wardness in regard to taking this propos.
ton seriously. They assert that to mos,
New Workers real work is repugnant
Life insurance statistics show that M,
impression that the rush here kills soo,
is a fallacy and, besides, there are MANI
striking instances to prove that the Man.
hattanite has a good chance to become a,
octogenarian. In fact. the long life n,
the average New Yorker is yet anoths,
proof that New York is a City Of Jays
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
THE CASE SYSTEM.

Continued on seventh page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
AWARDS SCHOOL OF EFFICIENCY THEY MAKE AN ART OF BUSINESS

each year-its experience in this respec,
being similar TO that OF the Law schoO'
when il was made a graduate insu'uu'"
Two years ago the registration Of SUI
dents doing FUN work was rf'y-three II
represented twenty colleges. This year u
was approximately one hundred anu
tMentN. FORTY colIngas ne.ng representeo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08

battle fly performing on a sheet o.
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FoIIies

Some men skate where the fee IL thin:
Some rock the boat on summer days;
B0me cannot swim, but jump right In.
oh, there are many. many ways
BY which men quit this vale Of tears
And 20 10 meet untimeiy dooml
Ubloaded guns for years and years
Have cut on men ib Ilfo's fun bloom.
A few men thaw out dynamite
In ovens and are heard no more.
A gas leak with candle light
St!ll others seek. and iife IL DER,
While others. cropping In the dark
For something that will cure cold.
Drink acid. aud iife's gentle spark
Goes out before It's very old.
All these are tricks that folly breeds.
And repetition dulis them not.
Men still perform such silly deeds
And quit this bright and festive spot.
But there's one other bids Us pause.
II ends full many a worthy's days
Some men while playing Santa Claus
Still let their whlskers find a blaze.
detroit Free Press.
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Quotations 10 Go
With Christmas Gifts
rRErTY nnd orIgInnI touch mny
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A PRETTY aud original touch may
~ bc given II Christmas Gift by nc
compnnyIng It with dainty card
on which are written the recipients
name and some npt quotation OF an
appropriate nature A few selected
quotations suitable for different gifts
may be OF interest.
For n postal card album:
Kind messages that pass from land to
land.-Longfcilow
For a set Of books by well known
author:
The chief glory of every people arises
from its authors DIR. Johnson
For q small afternoon tea caddy;
Tea, thou soft. thou'sobcr. sage and ven
srabls liquid, d,-Colley Cibber
For useful purse:
The best friends are In tho purse Ger
man ProVerb.
Happy the man who, void OF cares and
strife,
In silken or in leathorn purse retains
A splendid shilling
John Philips
With n pack OF cards:
The cards beat all tho players. be they
never so skillful Emerson.
with a pair OF gloves:
On, that were glove uponthat hand'
-Romeo and Juliet
with silver handglnss:
Tho heart, like mirror. should reflect
Ill ahtansa tpt hAinR anllipH Dy AnN
--confucius,
With "tear off" calendar:
Tho longest day must have an end
italian Proverb
A Christmas gift OF ring for fan
Gee or wife;
80 let our love
As endless prove
And pure as gold forever.
Robert Herrick.
For the last baby
Much Is she worth, and even more II
made Of her.-W. t. Henley.
With nn umbrella:
The year, most part deformed with drip
ping rains. -Cowper.
With n cookbook:
The taste of the kitchen Is better thar
the smell. Old Proverb.
With an electric torch lamp:
To a great night a great ianthorn. oil
Proverb,
with q needlecase:
whos's hath need of hundred eyes,
Old Proverb.
With n photograph:
Generally music feedeth the disposition
Of spirit which It fndeth. Bacon
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SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS

by every American soldier and sailor
Christmas day Is celebrated with feast
ing and sports. though the men may
be thousands and thousands Of miles
away from home. Dinner, consisting
of turkey. mlnce pie and all other dell
cacles. Is served There is also gen
erOus supply of soft drinks. lntoxi-
cants are never permitted In army and
navy circles.
Those who wish to attend church In
the morning are permitted to do so.
although this Is not compulsory. as In
the British army. 1t is not always
possible for sailors to go to the church
around the corner. but religious exer-
cises are conducted by the vessels
chaplain. The afternoon is usually
devoted to athletic sports.
1t may be that a concert Of amateur
theatricals will eniiven the evening or
that the men win receive permission
to give a dance. Those who wear Tn,
Gle Sans uniform do not lose their
taste for social pleasures and as a rule
are capable entertainers
Even the men Of an outpost. en-
camped far in the interior of some
Philippine province. attempt TO invest
the day with as much of the Christ
mas spirit rs possible unless the coun'
| try Is In un unsettled state and par.
tial war conditions prevail.
The British soldier makes the cele
bration of Christmas the chief event oi
the year, and his only regret Is that
the day does not extend over an entire
week.