Evening journal., 1915-05-27
OUR EpucArIoNAL COLUMBUS.

W cihc dcSoo. the Mississippi Captain Cook
Hawaii; Livingstone the sources of the Nile; Stan
ley, Livingstone Peary the North Pole; Amundsen,
the South Pole; Jenner, vaccination; Lister, anti
septic surgery Koch, germs; Madame Curie, radium,
and Roonigen. the X-ray.
II remained for Samuel H. Baynard president of the
Wilmington Board Education to discover Professor
Clifford Scott. superintendent of public schools in
this city. AT least he says he did it, anl rings the
changes upon the declaration the slightest proyoca-
ton.
AT the High School Civics Glass reception held re-
Gently in the Rose Room of the Hotel dupont this
educational Columbus gave a touching and graphic
cital of his work as dscoverer II reminded one Of
that celebrated painting in which Christopher Colum
bus is depicted standing before King Ferdinand and
Queen Isabella, in the Spanish throne room. telling
them their courties the details of his first epoch
making voyage the Atlantic Neither the setting
nor the personnel the same; and yet, It was not
difficult transform in the mind seyo, Governor Mil
lor into King Ferdinand Miss Elisabeth Carlisle into
Queen isabella and the guests of honor and the young
men and young women of the Cvics Class into courty
Spanish grandees whose ears were drinking in the
story of a monumental discovery Il was touching in
the extreme with all due Difference TO Columbus,
feel that. in aduatory eoquence, what Columbus
said Ferdinand and Isabella could not approach in
quantity quality what President Baynard said to the
Civcs Class That he applauded heartily goes
without saying. Everyone must admit that the man
who discovered Clifford Scott is deserving of loud
claim President Baynard only received his due. It
was another instance of rendering unto Caesar the
things that Caesars and unto Sam the things that
are Sans
That Civcs Class recital has been followed by an
other one predicated the reappontment of Pro
essor to the school superinendency This second
recital nothing in point sparkle, self-congraula
ton exaggerated ego and dramatic defamation. The
air pulsated with reiteraon the that modern
Columbus had discovered Clifford j. Scott, brought him
ont of the wds of Fayete county, Pa, and let the
light of twentieth century civilization shine upon him
in tho thricc-blossed and layshy endowed metropolis
of the Delmarvia Peninsula,
When the need for superintendent OF schools for
our city became acute last year, Professor Scott was
principal Of the public schools in Uniontown, Pa, a
city with population of 1884. Unontown is in the
same county as are Fairchance Messmore, Outcrop
! Bear Run Salt Spring Bottom, Indianhead Jim Run
Egypt Tub Run Gibbon Glade Wympsgap Tippeca-
noe Curfew Gist Flatwoods, Hopwood, Redsone, Per-
ryopolis Dearth. smock. Freed Yough, Ohiopyle and
Grndstone Nor is it IA. from Gump Buzz, Jollytown
Rulfcreek Nettle Hill Iams and Yodors, in Greene
county and Draketown. Bare Rock. Gideon Quemahom-
ing Hollsopple Crumb Mostollar. Tub Mills, Grassy
Run Junction and Drake Town, in Somerset county.
Even the bitterest enemy Of President Baynard will
admit that only possessed of great ability as an
exporer could discover a man of the size of Professor
Scott in territory like that even find his way t'
Uniontown But he did IT, and no one should seek t'
deny him a place in the Hall OF Fame beside the othe
discoverers of ancient ond modern times
We have however a few SUGGESTIONS to make Z
President Baynard in connection with his work of dis
covery One is that he should write a book setin
forth what he has done discoyorer and spare hi
own throat and the ears OF people the strain in
cdent TO repeated recital Another is that Superinten
dent Scott is highly-educaed self-respectne, sensi
tively-constituted He may feel that he neve
was lost even when he in the neiehhorhood O
Outcrop. Jim Run. Wympsgap, Gist Nough, GumI
Buzz Jollyown lams and Noders, and that he did nc
need either President Baynard any other TO dis
cover him as he had discovered himself long befor
President Baynard had heard of him. or h. q
President Baynard.
We appreciate how dhcult it is for a great discover
err like President Baynard or DR. Cooke TO keep o
the houeotops and free from the alurng grip
defamation and reiteraton With due delioaoy. how
ever we would whisper into the of President Bal
nard that the people have heard him that he Is Ill
! dscoyeror Of Professor Scott; that Professor SEQ
has not denied it, and that, for the sake OF publ
peace and comfort he ought to let it go at that clos
his mouth resolutely and write book or turn to ne
I fields OF discovery.
He might carry his exploration work into his o.
STAMPING ground in the neghborhood of Smyrna Iris
Town Wrapping. Jimtown. Ransoms Gut speakman
Gut Duck Creek Cattaf Ditch. Ha~tscrabble' Tho
ouehfare Neck Middle Alley, Donnoy's Gate-Hol
S Pryor's Corner. Blanco, Eagle Nest Landing Fren
ship Bay Hoss Brook Big oak slaughters Neck Lit
Heaven and Little Hell, should supplya fertile held
a man who has tho dauntessness Of Columbus al
vivid imagination of Marco Polo. He should not
content TO rest his claim to fame upon one great d
| coverv even though that discovery made ne
c wympsgap. Gump Buzz and Jollytown.
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G Italy is in the fight; Roumania is mobilizing h
troops and the United states is awaiting with dete
@ mined mind Germsny's reply TO the Falaba-Cushn
4, Gulaeht-Lusitania note. Truly, there seems to be
..l ~. Lhn r.nasihllilina M this Emrnnoan