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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11
FOSDICK WAKES UP
EDUCATION BOARD
Wants to Know About Bill
introduced at Albany
by Mr.. Cook.
AUDITOR DEFENDED
BY GEN. WINGATE
Supt. Shields Thinks Teachers
and Board Members Should Be
Frank About Complaints.
BY HENRIETTA RODMAN.


The future OF married women in the
public schools is still buried In the
minds of the bylaws committee, and
the teacher-mothers have been allowed
to return unreported 10 their posts.
The meeting Of the Board Of Educa
ton yesterday moved on with somno-
lent serenity till up popped Mr Fos-
/ dicks resolution.
/ Mr.. Raymond Fosdick, one Of Mayor
! Mitchels recent appointees, wanted to
/ know whether Auditor II r VI Cook
was respons Bile for bill affecting
school affairs presented at Albany not
long ago.
Mr. Fosdick also wanted 10 know who
else was responsible He made his
/ points with rare and delightful clear
ness.
"Mr Cook" he said. SIS a paid sub
ordinate OF the Board of Education 1t
is our business to know of any action
taken by our subordinates toward leg
islation affecting this department
"lf an employee in a department OF
which | was head presented a bill at
Albany materially affecting the rela-
tions Of my department with others
should give him short shrift. He could
have all his time to devote TO legisla-
ton"
Then General Wingate rose as the
champion of democracy.
"Mr. Cook" said he, sis a paid subor.
dinate of the Board of Education, but
he is also an American citizen. II he
does the work for which he is EN-.
ployed by the Board of Education, i,
Is not our business what else he does
and we have no right to ask him
"He has exactly the same right as
any other citizen to present bill al
Albany, or to criticise the Board OF
Education. or to do anything else he
pleases, so long as he doesn't SPEAK
contemptuously of the board II we
discharged him the courts would rein
state him."
"Was il consistent with your policy
/ Of democracy to suspend a teacher fol
nearly a year for writing a letter TO 6
newspaper criticising the Board o.
/ Education ?" asked Mr. Fosdick. 1T is
precisely, because am opposed to psiC
/ employees running to the press and the
/ Legislature that | want this mater
/ taken up"
But it wasn't; it was tabled.
/ Mr.. Fosdick's speech saddened me
I'd been believing that as soon as tn,
present minority on the Board OF
Education became majority, could
retire TO private life, leaving tn,
/ schools to the proper authorities
( But | can't leave the schools to Mr.
Fosdick. I've no doubt that he woulC
know all about the school machinery
The efficiency that I've been longing
to see turned on the problems of the
/ schools was quite apparent in his keen
analysis. But the enthusiasm for in
dividual initiative, which makes an
, educator, was lacking.
! For its combination Of efficiency and
autocracy, Mr. Fosdick's speech might
have been made in Germany. NevN
theless, we must avail ourselves OF
his efficiency.
I'm forced to believe that only a few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

THE three-piece suit
/ this cason Is
evincing great
popularity, in particu-
lar among the smarter
models. II would seem
that the short coat and
the full skirt sdapts
itself we'll to this form
of dress. Few OF the
three-piece suits have
long coats, unless they
are of the transparent
type OF a black mar
quisette just imported
from Paris. The desire
to be well dressed when
one removes the coat,
and which is not quite
as possible with the
separate blouse, has
given rise to the use
OF the simple walking
gown, which has a coat
to match.
Materials vary. Most
popular are the silks.
In many of them the
coat is merely suggest
ed, for it is short and
sleeveless. In others,
which are perhaps of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

the heavy with stiff full peum Enthusiastically
extra coverings charming and used the light cafe
M shades often well in the darker hues such
maroon plum color brown Best OF ALL perhaps that
atom of materials which entirely satisfactory last
navy blue Both the dress and the
Mere suit this combination will be used 1t effective this
d f ta8 and gabardine upper portion of the the
s and the skirt are tafea while the coats ppum the lower skirt
and N. wide cuffs are O the gabadne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11
Silk and Cotton Are To Be the Suit Materials
u Gru,.o.

waistline. The coat closes all the way
down the front and is a triAe longer
than the coat which has the "V" shaped
front The latter also has buttoned
patch pockets, while those Of the for
mer are plain and without a pocket
flap.
The model chosen for the mixed gray
cotton suit is the usual summer sack
coat, familiar as the serge skeleton
suit. 1t has three buttons, Is cut away
a triAe In front, and has button patch
pockets This is an excellent and SER
viceable business suit.
The gray suit, with a white hair-line
stripe. also follows the straight Nor
folk model, with closed front and en-
tire circular belt The edges are An
ished by stitching and the sleeves have
no button trimming. The trouser cuff
aids in maintaining the sharpness of
the crease which fashion demands.
Beautiful "Khaki-KooL."
The suit made Of white "khaki -kool"
Is q stunning affair, much smarter in
appearance than white fannels, and. in
reality. decidedly cooler and easier 10
keep in order.
So let US hope that mere man will
seize this opportunity Of dressing
sanely and sensibly in the materials
manufactured for his especial benefit,
and enjoy summer COMFORT the like of
which he has never known.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

Louis Fl. Pink. another Of the
Mayors new appointees, presented
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of a committee Of five on com
munity service. The function Of his
committee will be TO report TO the
Board OF Education com0rehensiye
plan for the development and extern
sion of the use of the schools as com
munity centres.
Mr. Pink was appointed chairman OF
this committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

people know the difference between
group action and lump action. :,
In group action individuals act, each
on his own initiative, but with COM
mon ideal and agreement as to the
methods to be used for its realization.
In lump action. one person turnlsheA
the ideal and the method for It's at
tainment His initiative is used, thai
of all the other individuals is wasted.
They have no more initiative than the
snowflakes in a snowfall
Lump action is much easier TO az
tain than group action, but - as much
less valual lie as SNOWFALL IS less
valuable than radlum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11
Belted Norfolk Goats Best.

The fashion selected for the silk
suits seems to be the modified Norfolk
three-button, belted, with simulated
pleat. The stitching allows little full
ness at the belt line. and the coat II,
rounded of at the bottom to open "V"
shaped. There is also the straight
Norfolk model, with a yoke. whose belt
bsttoning is on each froat pleat at the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

By the way, is there faint favor OF
snobbery in the phrase, our PAID
subordinates," or isn't there?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

MADAM: Allow me 10 call 70 your
attention a statement made by Mr. F.
2. Lewis. chairman Of the Central Com
mittee on Pensions Of Teachers Asso-
Citations. "That the Board Of Educa-
ton has spent for other purposes So.
100000 of the teachers pension fund"
This statement was made before the
Legislature at Albany on March 3, 1915.
Don't you think Mr.. Lewis should prove
his charge or explain why he made III
HV Y -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

ar ERE man IS about 10 emerge
NJ from the conventional al, " ord
Of wool and serge and fare
forth clad in silk and cotton materials
Hide bound by precedent, evolution
has been a slow process in his realm
of fashion, and he has reasoned from
the hypothesis that if heavy materials
were good for the winter light weights
in the same materials were good for
the sumner, SO he has gone on swell
tering in the stuffy materials, comfort
ing himself with the thought that II
they were light in color they must be
cool.
The Daring Silk-Clad Man.
Once in q while there has been a
brave soul or two who has dared to
adopt a pongee or an alpaca suit, thus
ENJOYING a summer Of real comfort, de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

Il looks rather as if | might have all
nv time to devote 10 criticising the
B. of E. when Mr.. Fosdick is in the
majority.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

Superintendent Albert Shields pre-.
scented an analysis Of the functions OF
the Board of Education with plan Tor
reorganization of some Of its work.
He recommended that teachers and
members Of the board should be asked
to make frank statements OF COM
plants.
A very revolutionary suggestion.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

~ UAINT and old-fashioned, tech
~ nieally. are the new spring
modes. Yet there is a subtle distinc-
ton. They Undue the old with new
spirit, a charming pertness which Is
substituted for the former careful
occurrences. A modern interpreta-
ton Of the nineteenth century sill
houette is in effect quite the reverse
Of It's original. In this Premet model
there is a charming air Of assurance,
which successfully carries off the
points of the lapels and Of the short,
perky coat and the abrupt updraping
of the skirts rear. Raspberry faille,
corded around the bottom and pleat-
ed. Is the material used.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

Chapter VI OF the Federation for
Child Study is offering a delightful OPP
portunity TO hear Mr.. William Writ
speak of his work in Gary and in New
York, on Thursday, March IS, at 3:4j
D. m. at 2 West SiXtY-fourth Street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

Mr.. Lewis will present plan for
what he considers "a just and adequate
pension system" at the Washington Iry-
ing High School, on Friday evening,
March 10, under the auspices of tho
Teachers League.
He will, no doubt, be glad to give at
that time the explanation you ask. Or
he may prefer to answer in this col
umn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

Public School as needs potter.
Don't you know one? Five dollars q
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

I'm forced to believe that only a few
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11

UITS, afternoon frocks and evening frocks built
- intricate shouettes Flarng skirts harins peplums
and tight bodices the rule II is only in the
walking suit that finds exception, and in occa
ona gown The illustrated frock shows artess
simplicity OF outline. soft falling blouse, skirt gently
broken and widening naturally and gracefully 1t COM
bines chiffon and falle in charming adaptation Of the
Russian blouse the main part of which, selfpped and
scaloped ard simply beted is of navy blue aie The
shoulder and the long sleeves Of transparent blue chit
on and the double krt very Vdey box pleated is of the
material Very ee tive the OF these two
materials in this excellent gown. The high buttoned
chemsette and the collar which flares at the sides and
back are pure white. Models from Stern Brothers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
BULGARIANS TO AID
TEUTONS WIN WAY
TO CONSTANTHNOPLE
Attempt to Cut Path to Relieve
Turks Due to Start a Fort
Night Hence, London
Believes
SERBS TO BE CRUSHED

LONDON, Oct 2.
Within a fortnight Bulgaria will join
the Austro- Germans in combined attempt
to cut a path through the Balkans to
Constantinople, according to information
reaching here today from reliable sources.
The Central Empires plan is to crush
servia by squeezing her between three
hostile armies. The Austro-Germans
will attack on her western and northern
frontiers. simultaneously the Bulgarians
are expected to strike at the Serbs from
the East. They plan to occupy servian
Macedonia unless the Anglo-F'rench
troops promised Servis by the Allies re-
pei their invasion.
The allied capitals have no further
doubts about Bulgaria's intention. Both
London and Paris newspapers today ac-
cepted Sir Edward Grey's statement of
yesterday as a certain forerunner Of Bull
garia's entrance into the war. The Lon
don press commented briefly, expressing
the opinion that by joining the Austro-
Germans, Czar Ferdinand is backing the
wrong horse"
PLAN OF BALKAN CAMPAIGN.
Anglo-French aviators with the Servian
army have disclosed the Austro-German
plan of campaign. according to Nish dis
patches today. 1t provides for simulta-
neous attacks on two fronts. German
troops are reported heavily massed be-
tween the Save and the Drina to invade
eastern Servia. The largest force is con-
centrated In the Hungarian district OF
Banat for an invasion through northeast
Servla to open the way TO Turkey.
The action OF the Greek Parliament in
voting war bills convinces the Allies that
Greece will enter the war when Bull
garia attacks. Rumania's attitude is still
in doubt though press dispatches from
Bucharest continue to report active mill
tary preparations.
The Entente Powers are expected to
send an ultimatum to Sofia within As
hours, demanding an open declaration of
Rulgaria's Intentions.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
SLAVS CAPTURE GERMAN
GONVOYS; STORM TOWN
PETRoGRAD, Oct. 2.

TbIfNOGHADs OCl. q
The War Office at midnight made pub
lie the following official communication:
German attacks in the region of
Mishof, on the railway east of Mitau,
were unsuccessful. German aeroplanes
threw bombs on the Ust-Dvinsk-R Riga
railroad and the station Of Oyer, but
without causing any military damage.
''In the region of orendsen, northwest
of Lake Swenten, after a fierce lombard
ment the Germans attacked and seized
some of our trenches. The fighting con-
tinues
German attacks in the region of Ber-
hof on Lake Medmousk, or Medium, and
against the defile near the northern ex-
tremity of Lake Drisitiata were repulsed.
1--WE carried by assault the town of
Dunilovitch, northeast of Lake Medziol.
The enemy also was dislodged from the
village of Ajouny in the Dunilovitch re-
gion, and from the Medziol station.
I'm the region Of the village OF Gouh,
slightly east of Lake Narotche, our cav
airy attacked infantry protecting enemy
conveys and seized a number of wagons
and 70 prisoners. At another place we
captured over one hundred wagons and
horses and dozens of prisoners. many
Germans being sabred In the pursuit.
Near the village of Cat. south of axe
Narotche, one of the German companies
was cut up. The survivors were made
prisoners"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
ITALIANS HOLD MAIN
PART OF RECENT GAINS
War Office Admits Loss of Some
Ground to Austrians-Fogs
Deter Advance
ROME. oct. 2.

ANCNAAf wv -
The Italian War ONCE admits loss Of
part Of recent gains made In the Tolmino
region, but claims to hold firmly a good
portion OF the new line.
Fogs at other localities along the front
are being utilized 10 harass the enemy
ana make minor gains. The War ofice
statement says;
I'm the mountainous part OF the the
atre Of operations frequent heavy fogs
hamper the work of the artillery, but
enable the infantry sometimes 10 make
bold raids In small groups. approaching
the enemy's position, destroy the aeces-
sorry defenses. open large breaches In
the barbed-wire entanglements and alarm
the defenders.
'Tn the Tolmino section our troops dur
ing the night of September 30 attacked all
along the front from Mrzn 10 Vodil-
Monte Nero-and the heights OF santa
Maria and Santa Lucia. succeeding, not
withstanding the enormously dinicult ter
rain, rendered still worse by bad weather.
In conquering very strong enemy de-
tachments and taking a certain number
OF prisoners.
''The enemy in force counter-attacling
violently. the success We realized At the
price OF strenuous efforts on the left wing
or the spurs Of Mrzli and Yodil could not
be maintained. On the right wing. on the
heights OF Santa Maria and Santa Lucia,
Il Nas. On the contrary, poaeioie 70
ptrpQHlhen ana me|ntain The Ifoond con
QQeled.'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
OPPOSED TO BRINGING
ARMENTANS TO U. 5.
Rev. H. Y. Yardumian Believes
Misery of Exiles Would
Be Increased

The transporting TO America OF All
Armenians now being driven from their
homes by the Turks would be TO impose
additional misery on prosecuted peo-
pie, in the opinion OF the Rev. Haig Y.
Yardumian. vice president OF the Armen-
ian National Defense Union and moder-
ator Of the Evangelical Alliance Of Amer
ica.
In his home at IA South Goth street the
Rev. Mr.. Yardumian discussed today the
plan advocated by Henry Morgenthau,
United States Ambassador 20 Turkey,
who has signifed his willingness to con-
tribute s1,OOO,O0O toward bringing exiled
Armenians to America and to raise an
additional s.O0O.OOO in this country for
that purpose.
"The project seems humane on the
surface" the Rev. Mr.. Yardumian said'
but there Is evidently a diplomatic
handicap that hinders Mr.. Morganthau
from doing something better than im-
porting a dependent group of women, OLD
men, children, diseased persons anu
cripples to the United States.
WOULD ADD TO MISERY.
"I do not wish to say anything further
on the political significance OF the matter
the bringing OF these people to America
would add to the misery of an already
unhappy race. Such a sudden change
would in itself be a sudden and crushing
blow, but one which would please the
Young Turks nightly, as 1t would further
their desire to remove every Christian
element from their Mohammedan country.
The Rev. Mr.. Yardumlan then explained
that the Turks have practically destroyed
all of the young-able-bodi Armenians
by putting them I'm the first ranks OF bat
tie, where they have been killed, and
shooting as traitors those who objected
to this nanifestly unfair persecution. In
addition to this he asserts that the ex-
lied Armenian families have been split
up, the children under 10 years of age
being taken in hand by Turks to be con-
verted to the Mohammedan faith, and
the women sent to the most remote and
pestilent parts of the empire.
DIPLOMACY AND SWORD"
ITO induce these people to come to
America and throw away every possi-
| bility of reassembling their families
would not only be difficult, but cruel"
he said Here is the only feasible plan
which can be brought to the rescue of
| these people:
Diplomatic pressure, backed by the
| swords of the neutral countries, should
| be brought on the Turks to make them
| give the Armenians free passage to a
place of safety on the western coast oi
| Asia Minor, a neutral zone, which could
be under the protection of the Red Cross
| of the United States, Holland and Swift
| zerland At the conclusion of the war II
would be a simple matter to decide the
| future habitat of the eXiles."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
PRESIDENT WILSON PRAYS
AT CABINET MEETING
On His Knees Offers Thanks That
Country Has Been Spared From War

INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 2-Bishop Will
liam f. Anderson. speaking before the
Methodist Episcopal Conference here,
told the delegates how at a recent meet
ing OF the Cabinet President Wilson
knelt in prayer offering thanks to God
that this country had been spared from
the horrors of war. The bishop said the
incident had been related to him by a
United States Senator, who in turn had
been told Of it by a member OF the Pres
idents Cabinet.
-T''When the President arrived at the
Cabinet meeting" said the bishop, "his
face wore a solemn look. 1t was evi
dent that serious affairs OF the nation
were on his mind. He said to the Cabi-
net members: I don't know whether you
men believe in prayer or not. l do. Let
us pray and ask the help of Cod
"And right there the President of the
United States fell upon his knees and
the members of the Cabinet did the same
Bpdf the president offered a prayer to
God. While the war RACES in Europe
we in this country should thank God
that in this crisis of the world we have
a Chief Executive who is a servant OF
God. and who stands with his hand in
the hand of God"
The conference delegates sent a tele-
gram to President Wilson expressing
their confidence in him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-02
SLAyS REFORM
FRONT; ATTACK
TEUTON CENTRE
Retard Foes Progress in
North Sector, but Make
No Advance at Dvinsk
GERMANS GAIN AT WILMA

LONDON. oct 2
The Russians appear to be making a
much better effort TO hold their posi-.
tions. for except just In front Of Dvinsk
and In voihynia the Germans claim to
have made no progress, while between
those two points and in Galicia. accord.
ing 70 a Berlin official report. all the at
tdciing Is being done by the Russians.
The Slav assaults are particularly
effective against the Teuton centre
The Russian troops. by countering the
attack which Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg launched at Mlnsk from the north
west. have succeeded pretty well in
STRENGTHENING out their line from NORTH
to south.
The Petrograd correspondent OF
Reuters Telegram Company sends the
following:
military writer's IN tne light OF the
latest dispatches, are Of the opinion that
siany Con the main line OF the Warsaw
Wilma a-Dvinsk-Petrograd Railroad may
be considered at an end.
'The Germans being formed back
toward the Dvinsk-Vilna Railway, the
Russians are Strengthening out their
tTOnt TO the SOuAn Oh DNilsk NtSt
OF Vileika, and in general the German
offensive from Riga to the Pinsk region
has been arrested.
1T Is pointed out with satisfaction that
the Germans, although greatly reinforced,
apparently have been unable to follow up
the recapture of Lutzy."
The -Moleditschno Railroad, lead
ing to Minsk, on the second main line In
western Russia. continues to be the scene
Of the most violent fighting. The Ger
mans say they broke Russian attacks be-
tween Smorgon and Wischnew and cap
tured 1860 prisoners.
To the south Prince Leopold reports
success, but the German War Office
statement shows the Russians are still
the attackers here as well as at most OF
the other important points of the front
General Won Linslngen, who is direct
ing the operations in the southwest,
around Lutzk with the fortress OF Rowno
as the objective, also claims headway.