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TEACHERS AS CHARACTER MoLDERs

Public school teachers may have taken it upon
themselves, or the people may have first expected
1t OF them-to exert their influence in the molding
Of the characters of their pupils. Many of them, at
any rate, to have the conception that their
tulness goes beyond that of primly presiding at
routine recitatons and of strictly marking monoto-
nous examination papers, They appear to believe
that they should take advantage of their positions
as guides of childhood to teach their pupils right
principles, to direct in measure the activities
OF their young lives and even to advise them in the
choice OF good books and encourage them to do
reading outside of school texts If there were
only more public school teachers like that, there
would perhaps be fewer prison wardens.
Dr. W. e. Bagley, professor of education at the
University of Illinois, told, in the course of his
address to the state teachers at Technical High
School last night, Of an instance reported among
many of girl who had studied under total of
nlnety-slx public school teachers up to the time
OF her graduation from High School, On that girl
during her public school life, and ninety-six teach
ers were Jointly responsible for the proper develop
ment of her intellectual and moral qualities
AS DR.. Bagley pointed out, the responsibility for
student S success or failure can seldom be traced
to any one teacher, when many instructors unite
IN their efforts to educate that student Yet perhaps
there is nobody who has any remaining recollectons
of his public school life who cannot point back TO
one or two or three teachers who of the total num-
Der made the most lasting impressions on him. and
influenced most largely his course of life
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100000 in Y. M. G. A. Today

To-day the total membership of the
Young Men s Christian Associations of
the world approximates 100000 per-
sons, 100000 of whom are members of
the American branch. Of the total of
9,105 associations, 2,421 of them are
American. The American association
owns SCI 100000 of the s75.OOO.OO0
y. NJ. G.. A. property in the world
Branches are established in many diff
ferent sections of the globe, such as the
Esquimeaux at Reykjark, Iceland and
the one for colored men at Narobi.
Africa, which was founded by Colonel
Roosevelt when he was hunting there
Another association has been formed in
Jerusalem. The work of the association
has been gradually widening. At the
outset its efforts were evangelical Later
came the drilling of leaders Of men in
various lines, of work. Now the organ.
ization grapples with such questions as
farming and hygiene in addition to its
other work. On the battlefelds of the
present European war Y M. G. A. mem
'bers are playing an important part.
Not only do they offer prayer for SOL
diers, but they supply literature, sta.
tionery, various forms of recreations
and amusements and clothing to them.
Many of the secretaries now in charge
of work on the battlcields are Amer
leans.
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side of German and French in the Harrisburg high
schools
The necessity, for the teaching of Spanish exists
beyond question, and in this city there has even
been passed by the school board resolution pro-
viding for the employment of instructor to teach
the subject in the Central High School, "A aresolu-
ton which has been disregarded for more than
ten years and all but forgotten.
While the necessity so plainly presents ITSELF
the Spanish language should be firmly fixed in the
currcula of Harrisburg's high schools. The young
people in the commercial department of Central
High School, the boys in Technical High School,
and other students who are eager to learn subjects
of possible practical value to them, should have the
opportunity to learn the Spanish tongue If the
capital city leads the way other schools in the state
may speedily take steps in the same direction.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-30
SAFETY FIRST" HINTS FOR WORKERS

Through an arrangement with the Pennsylvania
Industrial Board of the Department of Labor and
Industry, of which commission John Price jackson
is the head, the Star-lndependent begins prntin g
to-day series of hints and suggestions of various
sorts for the guidance of workers of the state,-
all the articles to have bearing ON. the Safety
First movement.
The first installment appears under the heading
Safety First in another column of this news
paper to-day, and this distinctive caption will be
retained so that this information can easily be
found by persons who desire to be benefited and
instructed by it.
1t will be the aim after to-day, to print such
information each Monday evening, and it is recon-
mended that all persons interested in labor, and
the efforts to increase the safeguards for the work
ers of Pennsylvania will cut out these articles and
maintain them as complete record for their guild
ance and help.
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Tongue-End Topics
First Y. M. G. A. in United States


sixty-three years ago yesterday the
first Young Men s Christian Association
was organized in the United States. In
the winter of 1850, G. NJ. Vanderlip,
a Columbia University student, while
on his way to Edenberg University,
stopped in London. He did not like the
prices he had to pay for food in res
taurants. Strolling through Gresham
street, lonely and looking for cheaper
restaurant he walked into large stucco
building over the door of which was
written "Y. M. C. Az He found cheer
and comfort, friends, books, newspapers
and cheap and excellent food. He had
stepped from the cold, strange street
into new world. He wrote an enthusi-
astic descriptive letter to the Boston
. Waterman and Reflector Thomas
v. Sullivan, retired sea captain of
Boston, saw the letter, and went to
London to see the institution. He re-
turned to Boston with all the ardor and
zeal that had inspired George Williams
to organize the first Y. NJ. C. A. in
London on June 6, 1914. The old sea
captain who had been score of times
around the globe in sailing ship,
gathered little band of young men in
the Old South Meeting House in Bos-
ton and there was born the first Amer
lean Y. NJ. @. A. Unlike the English
association, the Boston association laid
great stress upon the association as
social resort. Its success was phe-
nomenal from the start.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Rupp, of
Salida, Col, are visiting the former s
mother, Mrs. Minnie Updegrove Rupp,
5S5 South Front street. This is Mrs.
,Rupp's first visit east, as at the time of
Mr., Rupp's last visit home two years
ago ne was still bachelor, so that
there will be quite a number of in
formal little social affairs given in her
honor during her stay here.
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SAFETY TYZSfIRsT

(THE FOLLOWING RULES AND
REGULATIONS HAVE BEEN ADOPT
ED BY THE PENNSYLVANIA INDUS
PROVISIONS OF THE Law (ACI 267,
SECTION IS, p. L. 1879, WHICH PRO
YIDES THAT PERSONS AFFECTED
MAY PETITION THE BOARD FOR
CHANGES IN THE REGULATIONS.
UPON THE RECEIPT OF SUCH PETI-
TIONS. 1T WILL BE REVIEWED BY
THE BOARD AND IF CONSIDERED
NECESSARY A PUBLIC HEARING
Will. BE CALLED IN REGARD
THERETOD
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DR. Eugene L. Fisk director of hygiene in the Life Ex
tension Institute of New York. told PHILADELPHIA audience
yesterday that swift living in America is hurting us
We cannot see just how that applies to Philadelphia and
besides taking Americans a whole, we are not diving
OIL quite as fast as they are in Europe just now
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Additional Personal
and Social News
DANCE AT ELKS' CLUB
Delightful Affair Last Evening Was
Last of Series of This Season


Forty couples attended the dance at
the Elks' Club last evening, which was
the last of the series arranged for the
past year.
The club rooms were prettily dec
GRATED with Christmas greens and gay
festoons of colored paper, and the
Loeser orchestra played for the dancing.
AT IL O'Clock luncheon was served in
the grill room, which was prettily dec
Grated with evergreens and colored elec-
tric lights. The social committee in
cludes the following members: DIR.
Thomas E. Bowman, Charles G. Det-
weller, Charles NJ. Fry, James H. Lutz.
George E. Snyder, Simon Hirsh, Isaiah
Reese, R. L. Schmidt and Harry G.
Crane.
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rooms of the Emmanuel Presbyterian
church Monday evening. William Boy
son, a charter member of the organiza-
tion, acted as toastmaster and speeches
were made by James Fitzpatrick, an
honorary member, and Scouts Abram
Burkholder, John Boyson, Harry Rupp,
Arthur Lewis, Clarence Newmeyer, Will
liam Boyson and Scoutmaster Garfield
McAllister.
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Misfortune Follows McAllister

New Holland, Dec. 30.-L. L. Nc,
Allister, of this place, seems to be ir
bad luck A valuable horse injured.
in a collision two weeks ago had to
be shot day after the death of his
wife, who was injured in the accident;
another horse died a few days after
wards, and yesterday valuable mule
had to be shot, the animal falling on
the ice and breaking a leg.
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Married in New York Citv

Lancaster, Dec. 30.-Announcemen
was made last night of the marriage of
Miss Il. Floy Senft, of this city, and
George 7. Titzel, of near Lancaster,
the ceremony being performed at the
Scotch Presbyterian parsonage, New
York City, by the Rev. David Wylin
several weeks ago The announcement
was a surprise.
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TOLD INLIGHTER VEIN
RIDING THROUGH THE woons

college graduate applied for work in lumber camp.
He was told to get busy end of crosssaw the
other end being in charge of old and experienced um
Der man. At first all went WE'LL but by the day the
young mans strength proved fcke Suddenly the old
stopped the
Sonny he said not unkindly 81 don't mind yer ridn'
on this saw. but if it's jest the to you wish Won
keep yer feet off the ground,"-National Monthly
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Birth Announcements

Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Weakley, 2136
Green street, announce the birth of
son, James Herbert Weakley, Wednes-
day, December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Mathew, 8
North Cameron street, announce the
birth of a daughter, Bessie May Math-
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-30
Reduces It's Capital Stock

Lebanon, Dec. 3O.-At a special
meeting of the Lackawanna Iron and
Steel Company yesterday the stockhold-
ers authorized the reduction of the
capital stock of the company from
$20,000,000 to So, 5,125,5S0.
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AND THE COAL BILL

do you think only of meP" murmured the bride 'relI
that you think only of me-"
Its this way explained the bridegroom gently
Nov and then have think of the furnace nv dear
Louisville Courier. Journal
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They going to dump over the river bank as
solution OF the Front street filing problem Well will
be relief to get them out of good many back wards
where they have been undsurbed for almost two weeks
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Even If the tax rate will have 60 back to nine and
onehalf mills in 6 is there any why we shoudpt +
have nine mill in 1915 while conditions make if
possible7
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Boy Scouts Anniversary

Members OF Troop of the Boy
Scouts celebrated the fourth anniver-
sary of their organization at the social
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-30

Water is to be cheaper and the rate lower in
Can anybody suggest any other way reduce the high
cost of livings ,a
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SHE CAN DO TT

Mr. Moneybags what you going to make of your
son2'
Il can't make anything of him, but he's got girl who's
making monkey of him.'-Buffalo Express
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NOWADAYS

Mrs Wayup-"Are Highfier and his wife of difere
faiths?"
Mrs Blase-"No; of different doubts Puck
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Cleaning sidewalks of ice appears have become lost
art in Harrisburg.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Rrpp Visiting Here

ew, Christmas Day. Mrs. Mathew was
Miss Clara Smith prior to her marriage.
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Wednesday, December 80, 1914.

MOONS PHASES
Full Moon, md Last Quarter, 10th;
New Moon, 18th; First Quarter, 24th.
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WEATHER FORECASTS

YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURE IN HARRISBURG
Highest "a; lowest, %; a. NJ, 27; p M, SO.
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$3.50 Boys Mackinaws at SIS

Let the boy romp about and play in the
open air, but keep him dressed warm
one of our nobby mackinaws is just the
thing for him. There the most beautiful
patterns we've ever seen-striking plaid
effects
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real values to $30-convey an i'm
preston of expensive exclusiveness
and high-price tailoring-there' a
well-bred air about them that diff
ferent.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
A BELIEVER IN ARBITRATION.

Judge Gilbert H. Gary, chairman of the board
Of directors of the United States Steel Corpora
ton, is not likely to be accused of being an
idealist or sentimentalist And yet he be-
lieves in arbitration and inferentially believes
in universal peace.
In an address recently before the American
Iron and Steel Institute, Judge Gary said OF
the present war: ~ @
1.-THE nation that wins will surely lose, al
this would seem at first blush a paradox. The
enormous cost and the long eoatinued suffering
on the part of the survivors will not be fully
covered by any success or glory or indemnity.
Before now every participant in the contest
must realize that it would have been better to
have settled, if possible, all the existing differ
ences, real or imaginary, on a basis approved
BY some competent and impartial tribunal The
sums expended and to be expended by the diff
ferent nations would have greatly extended
their opportunities for success and happiness
If wisely used for those purposes. Personally,
believe in positive and binding agreement
between all nations for the final settlement by
arbitration Of all international disputes by a
competent and impartial tribunal, and for the
enforcement Of decisions by the nations not
personally inyolyedssip the question at issue.
Such, an agreement could be made, such a tn
bunah could be permanently established and
such an enforcement made practical if the ma
tions were SO disposed. hope the time
will come, even though not in my time, when
wars and rumors of wars will cease altogether =
Clearly Judge Gary is not member of David
Starr Jordan's s;Swar trust.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
THE CITY ENGINEER.

Editor Honolulu Bulletin. ~.
4 Sir: / see by the daily papers that
the PARTY lately placed in power by
the voters proposes to make q clean
sweep in all jobs, putting in Republic
cans where Democrats now reside.
Where there has been lack of eff.
cheney i believe the party is fully JUS
tilted in appointing a Republican, il a
good man. But the voters did not
elect a Republican board of superyis-
ors simply to substitute Democrats
for Republicans in all positions.
Where a man has made good he
should not be removed. For the past
two or three months previous to the
election our papers were full of criti-
cism of the lack OF efficiency In road
construction during the Democratic
administration OF affairs. The party
in power for two years was blamed
for wholesale waste Of funds in road
construction. Up tosJuly last, Re.
publican held the position of county
engineer. For a year and half. un.
der Democratic administration, Mr..
Whitehouse was county engineer. Was
everything satisfactory under his adj
ministration? Was it only when a
change was brought about just three
months or four prior to the election
that inefficieney in this department
was discovered? i mention this be-
cause It is now proposed to change
again and substitute Mr.. Whitehouse
for Mr.. Wall I do not pretend to
know which engineer was the better
in read construction. But | cannot
help. recalling the kicks" made dur.
ing the campaign against the waste
of money in road construction during
the Democratic administration. | am
a Republican, and believe there is
much to condemn, especially in the
construction of the belt road in Koo-
lau at $4,000 per mile, which has
gone to pieces. But, would it not be
we'll to go slow in changing back to
the very man who was In charge Of
this branch of the. public service un.
der the Democratic administration?
Why not look into" road construction
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by the two men. by unbiased citizens,
and consider carefully whether or not
il is best to change to the old one
again? Let US have the facts-Iet US
leave out politics and see who did
the best work. have 1t on good au.
thority that there has been a large
saving in the expenses of this depart.
ment since Mr.. Wau took hold of it
= saving Of more than his salary on
crushed rock alone. The Chamber OF
Commerce is a nonpartisan body, and
has a committee for such purposes.
Why not have this committee hook in.
to the work and expenses in this de.
partment and find out under whose
administration the best work was
done and consider also expenses and
overhead charges. Don't let us blum.
der again. II is too costly. Did Mr..
WhitehOuse make good? Were criti
cisms all wrong PREVIOUS to the cleo
ton? Mr.. Wall has been in but four
months, and il is but just to him and
the taxpayers that his conduct OF the
office be well considered before an.
other change.
A TAXPAYER
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
DENIES TRUTH OF COL.
McCARTHYS STATEMENT

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
Sir: The statement made BY Col.
c. J. Mccarthy, the territorial treas
urer, in the interview which appeared
IN your issue of yesterday, referring
to my recent report TO the Chamber OF
Commerce en- the tax office, in which
he stated that the bulk of it was
lifted from tax report prepared for
Governor Frear in 1908 and published
in pamphlet form al that time" is alb
solutely untrue.
| did make reference in my report
to the findings of the commission au-
thoriZed by the legislature in 1907 to
thoroughly investigate the territorial
tax laws, for which l gave the COM
mission credit. | referred to these
findings as to cash value" of real
estate and assessment of leasehold in
terests as a basis for my review OF
the local tax situation. i collaborated
with the tax assessor, fully on these
matters, whose views | also quoted in
my reports OF my Iwelye-page type
written report, as above, my refer
ences to the 1907 commission covered,
possibly, a page.
If we are ever to obtain the much
needed EFFICIENCY and economy in our
territorial and eounty affaifs, We must
first insist on an intelligent and fair
minded consideration of facts, and
not attempt to defends past and pres
emit delinquencies by showing a spirit
of carping criticism.
(Signed) H. GOODING FIELD.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
AS TO uKuLELEs.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin, :
Sir: In your society columns in
your paper dated December 9 you pub
lish a letter extracted from the San
Francisco News Letter, same being
enclosed. IL. T..
Upon careful investigation you will
find that these statements are abso-
lutely incorrect. In the first place,
there is no such instrument as the
Keech ukulele in Hawaii. In the sec
ond place, there is no ukulele factory
in Honolulu operated by the Keech
brothers. In the third place, Hawaii
has not yet got to the stage. of hav-
ing the largest ukulele factory in the
world. &. ....5 j - -
1t is a well known fact that the
Eunes ukulele is the standard and
the one. extensively advertised and
used through the state Of California.
Kindly accept this as correction.
Thanking you in advance for your
valuable space, remain, -
Yours respectfully,
UKULELE ENTHUSIAST.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
sERv1A's AcH1EvEAENT.

Servia's achievement in drying the Aus
TRANS out of Belgrade once more emphasizes
the sterling lighting qualities of the Serb army.
1t has just emerged from two exhausting cam
paigIIs the first Balkan war and the succeed
ing war against Bulgaria, and it was attacked
by picked corps Of the Austrian army. But the
Austrians have lost hugely in their Servian
campaign and gained little except bitter ex-
perience
There is shortage of officers in the Servian
army, due not only to the severe losses sustained
IN the earlier battles of the campaign, but also
to the losses of the two Balkan wars Thegaps
have proved a source of considerable embar-
rassment to the army chiefs, and number Of
youthful cadets from the military college have
now been given commissions and sent to the
front
Another matter of serious concern in army
circles is the difficulty of caring properly fol-
the wounded, who are being sent into the In
terror towns as rapidly as possible. Although
Here are s number Of Red Cross units from for
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a kind OF organization amongst their
fellow prisoners.
For the treatment CT the sick they
we're refused any medicine. even cot
ton and carOol. All protests to the
British government were ignored.
In letters to their people at nome
nothing is to be given but information
about their personal state of health.
Enormous prices have to be paid for
everything the prisoners wish to buy
for themselves.
The English military authorities
have let on lease the canteens of all
concentration camps at a high rate to
some London contractors.
On account of the insufficient nolr-
ishment the German physicians are
afraid that hunger-typhus will break
out amongst the prisoners.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-19
SAFETY Civ THE CARS.

Editor Honolulu Star-Bulletin:
Sir: l notice that the youngsters
Of this city have the bad habit of
jumping on the rear tenders of the
cars of the Rapid Transit when the
conductor is not looking. There
seems to have been no accident hap
pened yet but l am afraid that II will
come some day. 1t was only a few
years ago that a youngster made a
jump at the rear of one of the passen-
ger cars in the city of San Jose, Cal.
His foot went right through the fen
der and as consequence he was
jerked of his feet and dragged for
some distance, his head in the mean
time humping en- all the Instructions
that were met. When he was discoy.
cred he was quite dead This could
easily happen in this city il the foot
of one of these boys should slip
through the fender and he could not
release 1t.
ACCIDENT.