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MONTCLAIR ACADEMY.

Montclair Academy, at Montclair. n
j., reopened for the winter term on
Tuesday. Headmaster John O.. McVicaT
received = unique Christmas card from
John II. Thorpe. NJ. A.. '03, and now a
British civil prisoner OF war h Id IN
Germany. The form OF the card furnished
to the prisoners IL an follows: In the
upper left hand corner these words :
"Eng lenderlager Ruhleben-Spandau. Ger
many" In the upper right Xmas 1914"
aud In the centre, Wishing you a happy
Nmas and a Brighter New Year. From
-------. British civil Prisoner of War
ON the side for the address at the tor
was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sending" and at
right angles to this line on the very edge Of
the card was this form Sender: Name
- Barrack No The card was filled In
with Mr.. Thorpe's name and his present
address AZ Barrack No. 10. Mr.. Thorpe.
whose father Is the English representa-.
tive Of an elevator company, entered
Harvard. hut went to Cambridge when
his father was transferred to England
Before the war broke out j, II. Thorpe
was Berlin manager OF the company and
had with him his brother Robin. who was
az one time In the lower school here
Because OF their British citizenship II is
plain why the Thorpess address was
changed.
Charles NJ. Mills OF tho Union Theolog
ical Seminary will speak on THE Re
wards OF Christian Living" In the series
Of monthly Sunday evening talks by
college men.
The swimming team. Paul +. stopen
hagen, 10, OF Brooklyn. captain, an
nounces the following dates January 16
Erasmus Hall. here; %. Commercial
High School. here February 6, De Wit
Clinton High. there 10, Boys High, here
March .. ST. Pauls Of Garden City. here
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Latest News Of the Life and
Spirit Within Academic Walls

IT Hf3 winter term at the Tome
Il School, Port Deposit. Md, began
this week under very favorable
conditions. Boys and masters returned
In force and all indications point to n
most successful term In scholarship
and athletics. There has been an in
crease in the enrolment and the schedule
Of extra curriculum activities for the
term Is one OF great interest. II IN
cludes addresses by Dr. r. Z. Claxton,
United States Commissioners of Educa-
ton the Hon. Theodore Marburg, ex-
Minister to Belgium. and r. II. Girls
void. u Baltimore banker. The school
sermon for the month OF January win
be- preached by the Rev. Dr. a. A. John
ston-Ross OF New York.
Dr. Thomas Stockham Baker, di-
rector. spent the greater part OF the
vacation at the school He attended the
meeting OF the Modern Language Asso-
citation in New York city.
q. y. Taylor. who coached the base
ball team 20 successfully last spring.
and who has been absent during tho
fall term, will resume his duties.
During the winter the chief athletic
interests are the basketball and the
track teams, both OF which are to face
difficult schedules. Interest in soccer
has also been growing recently at Tome
and with the material that has been
brought to light good varsity soccer
team should represent Tome before the
end Of the winter.
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ny WILLIAM HOLMES DAVIS,
DanviIIc school. DanviIIc, Va.

one OF the greatest obstacles to the
growth of the best equipped and best
conducted schools in America and one of
the greatest causes OF having boys and
girls attend schools where they fail To
make good" Is the failure on the part
Of parents and guardians to intelligently
select the schools that they are to patron
ize. II Is "a remarkable fact that peo-
pie Of intelligence and OF sufficient means
will enrol their children In schools about
which they have no personal knowledge.
The writer has asked hundreds ~
fathers and mothers why they did not
get personal knolwedge OF the men and
women To whom they intrusted the edu-
cation of their boys and girls. The reply
has been almost Invariably TO the effect
that they would not be able to see the
differences In schools or In teachers N
they were to make personal visits. In
no case has this reply come from one
who had visited schools. II lie absurd
10 cay that differences will not be recog-
nised.
Session before last 1ii,ls7 boys and
girls attended the private secondary
schools OF America. OF that number a.
500 were doing the work OF the senior
year. The following session the total en-
rolment was l4s.23S. II all except the
24,529 seniors OF the first year returned
there were 81, 800 boys and girls who
How many OF these thousands were mis-
fits? Who Is responsible?
without having In hand definite re-
ports on which TO base any statement, II
IL impossible to say just how many pros
pective patrons visited the schools before
committing these 81 800 boys and girls
to them but such reports as are avail
able indicate that less than per cent
of the fathers and mothers did as much.
II is unfair to the boys and girls and
unfair to the best schools that such
should be the case. These sons and
daughters have a right TO better treat
ment.
II any father or any mother enrolls
any boy or any girl in any school as the
result OF reading OF catalogues and OF
correspondence only and the school Sc
! lected proves unsatisfactory. the parent
/ Is more 10 blame than is the school.
| OverZealous school men make statements
that msead without the intention OF
misleading. The best schools are most
! conservative In their catalogues and in
I their correspondence
II is a very good thing for schools to
be inspected and for reports to be made
| b. experts, but such "A system will never
| be adequate II Is very good thing
| for schools to send out representatives To
visit the homes. hut such visits are most
Nbeneficial to the schools and not to the
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BARNARD SCHOOL FOR GIRLS.

on Friday afternoon recital including
selections from the compositions OF Ros-
SIM, Schubert. Verdi. Meyerbeer ann
Wagner was enjoyed at Barnard School
for Girls, New York city. by the members
Of the upper and middle schools and their
friends.
Following out the suggestion OF the
Parents League OF New York City In
providing proper recreation for school
girls, a party OF twenty visited the Met
ropolitan Art Museum to view the Ait.
man collection yesterday morning.
ON Tuesday the basketball team OF the
school defeated the alumnR five by 4
score of 8 to g. The alumne team ha.
decided to continue in practice and viii
play a series OF games with the school
on the first and third Tuesdays OF each
month.
Miss Bower. a freshman at Swarth-
more. Is one OF the honor students OF the
year Miss Montford at Holyoke and
Miss Higgins at Wellesley will graduate
In June. Five OF the girls OF 1917 ar,
preparing for Wellesley This year the
graduates will enter Barnard, Mount IIol.
YOKE and Teachers College.
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UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.

SEATTLE. Wash Jan a.--The Uni
verslty OF Washington has been placed
on the list OF institutions whose degrees
OF bachelor OF arts and bachelor OF
science in education are recognized in
the State OF New York. In addition, the
school OF law has been placed on an
accredited basis, President Landes re-
ceived information 10 this effect from
Augustus d. Downing, Assistant Com
missioner OF Higher Education In the
Empire state,
The action was taken by the Board
OF Regents Of tho University OF the STATE
Of New York, which II not an institution
In the sense that Washington Is. but
covers the State educational system and
includes all schools, colleges and uni
versties under State supervision.
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BROWN UNIVERSITY.

Two New York State clergyTnen are on
the list OF vesper service preachers for
the present winter at Brown University,
the Rev Harvey. officer Of the Order OF
tho Holy Cross, West Park. who spoke
on January &, and the Rev Alexander
II. Abbott OF Emanuel Baptist Church.
Albany. who speaks on January 20. The
other preachers include the Rev. George
IT, Ferris of the First Baptist Church.
Philadelphia, on January 10; the Rev.
George A. Gordon. Old South Church,
Boston. on February TO- the Rev. Harry
f. Fosdick. First Baptist Church. Mont
clair, y. j.. on February II, and the
Rev. Orrin i. clifford, First Baptist
Church, Brookllne. Mass.
Tho vesper services this year me fewer
than usual on account OF the large num-
her OF lectures given this winter In con-
ncction with tho 150th anniversary OF
the founding OF tho university.
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HUNTINGTON SCHOOL.

BosroN. Jan. a.-The hockey team
OF Huntington School will open up
its season at Franklin Field Jan
uary l2 with the Mechanic Arts High
seven. The team has not been chosen
as yet hut with such able candidates y,
Roach Small. Hagan. Smith. Webster.
Bell. Jewell. jefferson. Goddu, Dalrymplc,
Preston. McCulloch. Jones. Kiever. Cowen.
Corcoran Clarke and many others a sue
cessful season Is looked for.
Roach has been appointed temporary
captain Of the team by the athletic COM
mittee He is recognized as the leading
schoolboy hockey player in this state.
John Losero. the star Irish American
A. G. miller. Is a candidate for the school
track team. Recently ha defeated Powers
Of the y. A. \. in handicap mile, His
time was minutes 30 seconds.
Somervlllc High cancelled its track meet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

G. Glover. president OF the Riggs Ma
tional Bank, remains treasurer.
Chancellor Hamilton was able to re-
port the good news that the university
which In now located at it's permanent
grounds and buildings. has begun the
actual enrolment OF students for work
together with the engagement OF APP
proved scholars to assist in their in
struction. Already has been gathered m
enthusiastic student body. meeting regu
larly for class room instruction or pur-
suing research work in the Government
departments. The number OF such stu
dents will be augmented steadily
Courses OF public lectures on vital themes
are In process OF prepa ration and tn,
lecturers, with their subjects, will be an.
nounced in the near future.
The United States Weather Bureau
under the charge of Prof Herbert n
Kimball, has begun experimentation or
tho university grounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
REPT0N SCHOOL.

The Society OF old Keptonians the
alumni organization Of Repton School,
Tarrytown. y. V, held Ns annual dinner
at the Hotel McAlpin recently
After the dinner the president. T. Healy.
called the meeting to order. Messrs.
Murch. Hubbard and l.. Duncan were
elected to il vacancies on the board OF
governors. The names OF ten prospective
members were put IN for discussion and
will be passed upon a. the meeting OF
the board of governors in February
Votes of thanks were passed 20 T
Healy and W. Duncan for their indie.
fatlgabe efforts on behalf OF the society
4 very enjoyable evening was passed in
the discussion OF past and present activi-
ties at Repton.
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Various Activities Throughout the Student World

They are in United States uniform and
under military discipline continuously,
and are old enough TO appreciate the
dignity and force chls imposes Practi-
cally all drills and military instruction
are conducted by cadet officers under
the supervision OF the regular army in
structor.
AT present these young men. generally
well qualified for volunteer commands In
time OF war are lost to the country upon
graduation. 7 recommend that hereafter,
while the school maintains its present
high standard OF efficiency. the COM
mandant be required to report upon each
graduating class, with recommendations
as to the suitability OF each man for COM
mssioned or other service in the volun-
teers, giving an address where each may
be reached and that these recommended
tons be made a basis for future use OF
these men in time OF need"
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VERMONT ACADEMY.

SAxToN's RIVER, W, Jan. s,-Dr. Charles
Eastman of Amherst Mass, the well
FrInWn Indian lecturer. will speak at the
academy tonight. His subject will be
THE Real Indian" DIR. Eastman Is
recognized throughout the country az the
foremost authority on all that pertains TO
Oh" original American.
The harvesting OF the ice crop on
bo~less Pond began December 49, The
academy has not only been able to MI lts
'r0 Ice houses hut has supplied large
lumber Of families IN the village. The
NIu.ty Of the ice Is eXcellent-some say
'.o best ever seen in tho village
Il a. Gibbs, 90. of Los Angeles, Cal"
VAS 4 recent visitor at the academy, lie
has been hal 1mastor OF the Page Mill
'"ry A,ol,my FOR younS ec"s. NOW q
school OF over a hundred students, since
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
Til. Mi,u. Cavalry Of Vermont.

zone squadron composed exclusively of
students at Norwich University stands
In a class by itself and should be con-
sldered separately,
THE national policy Of dependence on
citizen soldery in time OF war finds its
best support in this school That policy
will depend for success on our ability to
supply trained troop leaders for the vol
unteers. While such ORGANIZATIONS as
the New York cavalry are training many
along this line this school in Vermont IL
prominent in doing so. All OF Its grad
yates are well grounded in the military
art and have had n large measure OF
practical experience in all tho details Of
field service
"Their students averaging about the
same age as the West Point cadets, are
largely paving their own way through
college none are sons OF rich men-all
Of which lends an atmosphere OF earnest
ness and seriousness to their work which
is most advantageous.
discipline and control are exercised
exclusively through the medium OF their
own cadet officers, helpful training.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

~ rRING the Christmas holidays tho
boys OF the Barnard School AT
Fcldston. New York city, intend
.ag TO take the Columbia entrance exam
nations in January worked on a half time
schedule under the supervision of their
teachers. Tn" following boys will take ad-
vantage of these midyear examinations at
Columbia: claire Rennie. Nelson Alex
nder Wesley Miller. Harry Giles Tas-
man, Robert ArchIbold. Wallace Miller,
Ferdinand Ruttmann and William Backer.
This list VIII be Increased to twenty
six at the annual examinations held by
'h. college entrance examination board
IN June.
Max n. KaesChe OF last years class AZ
Barnard, now at Princeton, gave short
'ak 10 the boys on Tuesday and pointed
ont how conditions at Barnard fitted Il
boy for life at Princeton.
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1908. Prof Gibbs cNpr, ssod keen appre-
citation Of the large number OF Improve
ments on and about the campus.
4 large room In the basement OF Fuller
Hall has recently been renovated
throughout and converted into a game
and social room. The room is equipped
for billiards. table tennis and other
games The academy has been in need
of Just such room to care for the
students on rainy days and free even
ings.
ing. January >, at dinner. Four new
boys have enrolled. necessitatng meas
ure of doubling up in Jones's Hall.
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THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY

The new officers OF the American Uni
versity al Washington, -. C., elected ~
the annual meeting Of the trustees held
recently are: President. BENJAMIN +.
Leighton. attorney Of Washington. and
Vice President. Robert y. Ward of New
York. Dr. Charles ". Baldwin OF Balti-
more continues as secretary and Charles
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TENNESSEE COLLEGE.

MURFREBsBoRo. Tenn. Jan. a.-The stu
dents OF Tennessee College have planned
to raise goodly sum to help out the
workers in the 'whlrlwind campaign" who
are striving TO raise $4,000 for the col
lege by March |. 1915. The girls HAYS
organized themselves into ten groups.
Each group is to raise a certain amount
hy the end OF the Christmas holidays
The girls are already at work and have
succeeded In getting a good amount TO
begin with.
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NORWICH UNIVERSITY.

NoRTHrIELD, VT, Jan. 9.-The students
u Norwich University in general and
the cadets in particular are much pleased
with the favorable report on the cav
airy troop OF the university made by
Capt Lincoln c. Andrews Y, 8. A., In
spector instructor OF tho cavalry of New
York and Vermont. Part OF his general
report is az follows:
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PRIVATE SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES !
Begin Again.

have done what should done: hut begin
have teaching Numbers;
have been teaching Rules Prts;
have been teaching Conventions Policies;
Children.
have missed Chance; hut begin
imcicdn
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Parents Should Visit
Schools Before Choosing

homes. II is but natural for t4e schools
TO send out their most attractive men and
women. Their attractiveness may be
more than offset by unattractive asso-
ciates and poor equipment and poor work
and low moral tone IN the student
body. .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
HAMILTON COLLEGE.

CLINTON. y. Y. Jan. e.--Iohn Butler
Jessup Of New York city. n senior at
Hamilton. was chosen again this year as
n member OF the Gee Club. This IL his
second year Jessup Is president OF the
Charlataus
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

1876 and classes with one or two ex-
ceptions down to 1916 show the result
Of the work done by the class commit
toemen. The class OF - leads in the
amount contributed during 1914. being
$50. and '92 in the number OF contrib
utors. bong nincty-one. The class OF
SO leads In the total amount contributed
TO date. namely. 5000.
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Evidently.

Tedcher-What Is n vacuum?
Boy know, teacher. have 1t in
my head, but 1 can't just think OF it
E-chnags,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10

for January 10. but Mechanic Arts will
have that date. The schools relay team
will meet the Somerville quartet at the
Coast Artillery games on January 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-10
: uEADMAsTHRS and princi-
pals OF private schools
throughout the country are


invited to send school news OF
general interest every week. or IS
often as convenient, for publi-
cation In the school Page OF THE
SUNDAY sun.
Headmast.rs will nnd II
good plan TO make q wldsawake
student or one OF the masters .
co respondent to attend to writing
and sending In tho news. Copy
should he sent as early In the week
as possible to The School. College
and Camp bureau, THE sun, I7s
Nassau street, New York city.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-04-21

was III that ravlne connecting with
Dark Hollow, very near the time of
Tue onslaught on Mr.. Etheridge; and
ne certainly hated the man and want.
ca MIN out of the way. The whole
Town knows that, with one execution.
fou know that exception?"
think So" she acceded. taking
fresh grip upon her emotions
That. this was anything more than
a coincidence has never been cues
tloned. He was not even summoned
as a witness. With the judges high
reputation in mind I do not think a
single person could have been found
IN tnose days to suggest any possible
connection between this boy and a
crime SO obviously premeditated. But
peoples minds change with time and
events, and Oliver Ostrander's name
uttered in this connection TODAY would
not occasion the same shock to the
community as it would have done then.
You understand me, Mrs. Scoville p"
You allude to the unexpected sep
aratlon between himself and father,
and not to any failure on his part to
sustain the reputation of his family 2"
Oh, he has made a good position.
for himself, and earned universal con-
slderation. But that doesn't weigh
against the prejudices of people,
reused by such eccentricities as have
distinguished the conduct of these two
men,"
Alas! she murmured, frightened
to the soul for the first time, both by
his manner and his words.
You know and know" he went on
with grimness possibly suggested
by his subject, that no mere within
lies back of such a preposterous Sc
clusion as that of Judge Ostrander be-
hind his double fence. Sons do not
cut loose from fathers or fathers from
sohD without good cause. You can
sec, then, that the peculiarities of
their mutual history form but
poor foundation for any light refuta-
ton of this scandal, should it reach
the public mind. Judge Ostrander
knows this, and you know that he
knows this; hence your distress. Have
l not read your mind, madam"
mo one can read my mind any
more than they can read Judge Os-
trander's," she avowed in a last des-
perete attempt to preserve her secret.
"You may think you have done so,
but what assurance can you have of
the fact?"
"You are strong in their Defense"
said he, land you will need to be if
the matter ever comes up. The shad-
ows from Dark Hollow reach far, and
enpnlf all they fall unon"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-04-21
THIS CHICKEN WELL DRESSED
Idaho Biddy Has a FuII-press Flannel
Coat and Seems to Be
Proud of It.

The proudest chicken in Boise lives
on West State street.
The bird has no medals for pedi-
gree, no certificates for being cham
pion layer, no diplomas for good be-
havior, or unusual size. Yet without
any of these attachments, this fowl is
the observed of all observers. Citi-
zens go blocks out of their way to see
the bird, which struts with pride be-
fore their view.
This fowl claims the distinction OF
being the only bird In Boise to pos
sess a swallow-tail overcoat. It's own
er takes a personal interest in all her
hens, and it was with some concern
that she noticed during the summer
that one of the late spring chickens
failed to develop any feathers on its
back.
When the cool evenings came on
last fall the bird seemed to feel the
cold, and it's owner made from an
old flannel shirt unique coat, mod
eled after a full-dress coat, with no
front to speak of, but plenty Of back
and tail. Sits were arranged for the
birds wings, and the fowl seems to
others in the coop to be particularly
proud of the costume.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-04-21
Saves Euqs.

With eggs SO high it is an added
expense to use two or so in batter
merely to fry foods in
If you do not wish to use an egg
when frying oysters in deep fat make
a batter of -four and cream, adding
salt, pepper and a pinch of baking
powder. Dip the oysters in this, then
in fine cracker dust, again in batter,
in dust and fry them in deep fat.
The oysters seem even more tender
than when cooked in the usual egg
batter. This can be used in frying
croquettes, chops and other foods
which require a batter.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-04-21
SYNOPSIS.

.n. crowd Of neighbors invade
tl-.o-35 home of Judge Ostrander'
80 and eccentric recluse, fol-
.1g -r-52iiad woman who proves to be
11s If a man tried before the judge
6 ,,d-...,o-,tad for murder years before.
6, 5- ..',Stsr is engaged to the judge
~ whom he is estranged, but the
= l W. barWeen the lovers. She plans
Gla lar husbands memory and asks
a'l 49, .s' aid. Deborah SCOville reads
7 W. .+s.oSDer clippings telling the story
2. r5IIrjer of AlgernOn Etheridge by
tts , MIL i'm Dark Hollow, twelve
1 s.f5ra The Judge and Mrs. SEQ
at Spencer's Folly and she
Z - ~, how on the day of the muir
' 81 -. .aT the shadow of a man, whit
81 slf,y and wearing a long peaked
me- Judge engages her and her
80 PsUrher to live with him in his
. :..'ars home. Deborah and her law
si p-sak 20 to the police station and
=. s-irE used to murder Etheridge.
(; 5,,9rers a broken knife-blade point
-..iisi in il. Deborah and Reuther go
H.. with die Judge. Deborah sees a
..,it NJ oliver. the judges son, with a
y hand Dainted across the eyes. That
II. s-a finds, in divers room, cap
n "a max like the Swallowed one, and
IN With a broken blade-point. Anon
~-; letters and a talk with Miss
~ Increase her suspicious and fears.
\. sris that Oliver was in the rav1ne
: he murder night.