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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
Medicinal Education.

The New Republic argues that coll
leges should abandon the lecture sys-
tenn for a more active form OF learn
ing.
ITO make intellectual expression
and not receptivlty the keynote of the
college does not mean to turn 1t into
an intellectual engineering school or
to make It severely utilitarian. 1t
should remain unspecialized. the field
for working ont background for the
contemporary social world. The para
dox Is that only by this practical ex-
ercise any real cultural or scholarly
power be attained.
LAS long as the student can speak
of taking courses the receptive and
Slightly medicinal character Of college
learning will be emphasized, More
over as the schools both above and be-
low the college adjust themselves to
the new conceptions OF learning. the
archaic forms of college will cause il
to lag In the race. The reason for
their persistence Is. of course, that
whereas the technical demands OF in.
dustry and the keen emulation in the
professions have sharpened the higher
schools and forced revision OF ideals
and methods, the practical application
of the cultural studies Of tho college
has not seemed so urgent TIE turn
ing of these cultnra, stuCies into
power is to be the exact measure OF
our growing conviction that ideas and
knowledge above social relations and
human Institutions are to count as
urgently in our struggle with the flu
ture as anv mathematical or nechani-
cal formulas did In vne development
of our nation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
Never Wear Gloves.

Japanese women never wear gloves.
Thousands upon thousands Of Nippon
natives have never seen a pair OF
gloves One day as an American
girl and 7 were walking through a
small village some distance from
TOXIC We were at loss to understand
around us on the street. In small
town an American always gathers a
crowd. hut this crowd was particularly
thick and excited--and when the
Japanese do any looking they want to
do 1t up close. The natives kept look
ing at nv partner, pointing and iab-
bering away, wildly excited. The
crowd kept getting tighter and
tighter, while with our hands on our
noses. we kept trying to push out
They kept pointing at her hands and
then at her face and not until one
of them reached over and felt OF her
hands did We understand what was
the matter The girl with me had on
pair of black gloves with the ends
under her sleeves so that the excited
villagers We're irving to solve the mys-
terry Of how person could have black
hands and a white face. When she
drew off her gloves. revealing hands
the same color as her face. they dis
passionately widened enough TO let US
through No doubt II she had not re-
moved her gloves the legend Of the
woman with the black hands and the
white face that once visited the town
would have been handed down for
years-Homer Croy in Leslie's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
Women Earn Money Raising Biris.

The woman with a love of animals
or dumb pets Of any kind often makes
a good income rearing and training
them at home. The education Of rats
and dogs is both fashionable md -,-
crative in some localities. But the Cd
ucation Of song-birds. while fascinat-
ing In the extreme. is followed bv very.
very few Parrots. canaries and mock :
ing birds are docile and ant. command
inr a good figure for ",e sevelorca
artist when advertised either through
friends IN a select circle or the me-
dunn Of the prcss.
The parrot and mocking bird have
to be more or less carefully guarded
lest they acquire undesirable linguistic
habits, but the canary, having no xift
OF words. incurs no danger from
thoue'ltless outsiders. as II sings only
the air, and that has to be sung or
played many times before the golden
songster makes 1t his own.
1t Is cheaper TO hatch these birds al
home than TO buy from a dealer when
they Are in infancy as their education
advances faster during earlv youth.
especially the parrots. and it is not
safe to try to rear them by hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
DIRECTORS TO MEET
Plan Approved VIII Be Placed BE-
fore Association Membership
and Submitted to People.

The board of directors of the Civic
Association of Richmond will meet
tonight at the office Of Executive Sec
rotary George ". Rogers on the tenth
floor of the American National Bank
Building to give consideration TO plans
for q model city government which
may he submitted, 1t Is likely that
several outlines will be presented.
If plan is approved by the board
it viii be presented at a general meet
ing OF members of the association 10
be called later. II the plan proposed
Ia endorsed by the Civic Association
a committee will work out the details
Such plan will be submitted to the
charter commission with which the
association Is cooperating,
The Civic Association will then slave
the city submit the plan approved to
the citizens OF Richmond at an election
10 decide on the proposed new charter
which will permit such changes az
will give the city more economical
and efficient form Of government.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
SEGREGATION CASE IS
To GO UP ON APPEAL
Counsel for Mrs. Mary sullivan to Pre-
sent Clients Plea to Supreme
Court

MT satisfied with the ruling Of
Judge Crump in the Law and Equity
Court in d.ssoiylng the Injunction
against Lula Willis, n segregation
case. counsel for Mrs. Mary Snlli-
van. the complainant. will take the
case ~ the Supreme Court
Lula Willis, r colored woman, who
had lived at Nc, ell North Thirtieth
street, for many years. and who owns
tho adjoining house, No. SID. wishes
10 move into that house. Building
Inspector Butler some time ago con-
demned her house. No, Eli.
Mrs. Mary Sullivan lives nearby In
The same block. She invoked the Sc
gregation ordinance. when the colored
woman started to move next door into
her own house. and on motion Of Coun-
sell Judge Crump issued a temporary
injunction.
Despite objection on the part OF
counsel for Mrs. Sullivan, Judge
Crump on Saturday dissolved the in
junction.
Yesterday morning, consel for Mrs
Sullivan, appeared before Judge
Crump and stated mat an appeal
would he taken to the Supreme Court
and Judge Crump ordered that notice
be fled with the clerk OF the Law and
Equity Court this morning, which will
be done
Judge Crump left the city yesterday
at noon to visit relatives on the North.
ern Neck. He will return Saturday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
BOY SCOUT RALLY DAY
WAS SPLENDID SUCCESS
Prizes Awarded Winners in Games
and Tests of Skill In Camp at
Chesterfield Courthouse.

Boy Scout Rally Day at Chesterfield
Courthouse Monday was great sue
cess, some fifteen persons having
gathered to witness the field and ath-
letic events. The great picnic din
ner. made UP of Brunswick stew,
meats vegetables and ice cream was
enjoyed.
On their return to Richmond Mon
day night William Todd, d, w. Dur
rett and ". J, Il. Housman. who were
judges OF the events. were stuck in
the mud in their automobile for sew
eral hours The winers of the prizes
in the afternoons games and tests
of skill are;
District pennant, Northern District.
AZ points Crook HILL Barton Hei ghts.
Ginter Park, Highland Park, Highland
springs).
Troop cup. silver. Troop No 49, Rob
ert Miles, Scoutmaster. Highland Park.
as points; gold medal Scout Devine.
Troop No. Is, Ia points. silver medal.
Scout r. Doubles. Troop No. Is. 10
points, bronze medal, Scout l. Smith.
Troop No. IL, 6 points.
Winners of Individual first prizes.
Fifty-yard dash. J. Talman, Troop No.
6 lover sixteen years.; ffty-yard dash.
r. Doubles, Troop No. Is (under six
teen years.; ffty-yard hurdles. 0. De-
vine. Troop No. Is cover sixteen years. !:
nfty-yard hurdles. r. Doubles. Troop
No. IS (under sixteen years: tree climb
ing. S. GrigRs. Troop No. IS; choppng
log in two. y, Todd. Troop No. Is, long
distance diving, Parker Fox, Troop Ne
90, swimming race. o. Devine. Troop
No, Is, signaling. Troop No. !. Scouts
Roy Flanagan. William and Henry
Lawrence. Edward Wiliingham-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
EDUCATORS WILL MEET
HERE NOVEMBER 24-26
Representative OF Virginia Ednca-
ional Conference Hold Meet
Ing TO Plan Program.
TO MAKE 1T ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
various Constituent Bodies VIII Con-
tribute Their Best Talent Toward
Success OF Annual Gathering of Vir-
gainia's Educational Interests.

A meeting OF representatives from
the Inherent organizations compris-
ING the Virginia Educational Confer
ehce met In Superintendent Stearnes
ONCE yesterday morning at IL O'Clock
10 pan for the meeting here In No
Vemoer. Those present were Superin-
'ehoen' Stearnes, representing the
snperintendents: President Agar
voolfolk and Secretary ]. II. Binford
representing the State Teachers AS
ISOLATION; f. e. Johnson. of Culpeper
representing the State Trustees Asso-
ciation, and Miss J. Douglas Wright
representing the Cooperative Educa-
ton Association.
Following the discussion of routine
matters. Mr.. Voolfolk was elected
president of the conference, and Mr..
j. ii, Montgomery secretary.
President Voolfolk then asked the
mem oers OF the committee represent
ing the above named organizations to
have their programs mkde out and
handed IN for publication by October
10
1t was decided at the meeting to
hold the annual conference in Rich
mond on November "a to 26. inclusive.
The Cooperative Education Associa-
ton will hold its general meeting
Wednesday night, the State Teachers
Association Will hold their meeting
on Thursday night the Trustees and
Superintendents closing the confer
ence with their meeting on Friday
night.
Local arrangements for the confer
ence will be made by Mr. Voolfolk
and DR.. Chandler, superintendent Of
schools Of Richmond.
Efforts will be made to make this
conference the greatest one the teach
ers in this State have ever held. Some
~ the strongest educators In the
country, Will be on hand to address
the assembled school officials and
teachers. 1t Is very probable that DR.
Whisky. OF Boston; DR.. McMurry. of
Columbia and Mr.. Clarence Poe. edi-
tor of the Progressive Farmer, Of
Raleigh, N. C.. will be among those
who Will speak to the conference.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
Swearing In JaDAnesa.

The Jap is always polite but once
In while ne slips from grace-and
when he does he Is up against 1t, for
there are no swear words In the Japa-
nese language. When a Japanese
meets you he bows three times and
takes off his hat, but does not shake
hands When no greets you his first
concern is about your ancestors and
next abou: your stomach. 1t would
be almost an open insult for one Jana
nese TO meet another without asking
him how his stomach Jared. On the
third bow he asks. This morning,
how ls 1t with your honorable in
sides? % As you come up on your third
hoW ynu answer to the effect that the
place mentioned Is doing as well as
could be expected and In turn ask him
what news he has had from the
front Then ne lifts his hat again
and saws Your delightful head this
morning. ] hope ii have no commo-
tion." when, you tell him that you
are pleased 10 report that 1t feels we'll
this morning. he asks about few
generations Of honorable ancestors
and then you are free to take up the
weather
Even though they are elaborately
polite. once IN a while one Japanese
Will get mad at another. Their anger
ktndies slowly at first. finally tanning
into n blaze that knows no staying
But even though there is torrent
of emotion seethtng IN his soul there
are no words 10 give II vent Il keeps
surrtrg harder and harder until he
throws aside all restraint and gives
up all idea OF decency by putting into
one phrase all his bitterness and
swapping squareIy into the other mans
astonished face the worst thing that
can be said in the whole ianguas e
Your stomach is not on straight"
This Is the final insult; nothing more
can be added---he has ca 81 tho glove
TAenef,ss nothing Left fer hin. to do
but 10 give his ensmy a cutting look.
rurn on his heel and haughtily Clap
clap away on his wooden ahoes
Homer Cray. in Lcsits'A
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
At FARMERS INSTITUTE
Mayor Howe, President Hathaway and
Demonstration Sandy Make En-
thusiastic Speeches.

especial TO The Richmond Nirginian.)
Fredericksburg, Va. September T.
Inc twelffh annual convention of the
Virginia State Farmers Institute OPEN
ed in the Opera House In this city to-
day. for session that will last through
Wednesday. Men prominent in farm
ing life from all over the State are
present, and the AFFAIR promises to be
success. The convention was delay
ed in getting under way owing to the
late arrival of one or two OF those on
the program and 1t was nearly II
O'Clock before President Walter F.
Hathaway, of Lancaster, called 1t to
order and Rev. r. c. Gilmore, pastor
of the Presbyterian Church. offered
the opening prayer.
Mr.. Hathaway then briefly intro
duced DIR. j. Garnett King. secretary
of the Business Mems Association,
on behalf Of the city.
Mayor ]. p. Rowe gave his visitors
a handsome welcome. extending the
hand of good fellowship with the
grace OF a man who feels what he
says. and wishing the institute a great
success in its efforts to uplift the ag-
riculturists.
President Walter r. Hathaway. Of
Lancaster, responded to the hearty
welcome OF tFe ana Tedd his
annual address, urging cooperation
among agricultural interests.
T. .. Sandy State farm demon
strator connected with the Agricul-
tural Department at Washington. and
In charge of the county exhibits at
the State Fair. followed Mr.. Hatha-
way. He spoke of the splendid OPP
portunities offered In Virginia for
dairy farming, and referred to
number OF large dairymen from 9TH
err sections Of the country who had
recently settled in Virginia.
The institute then adjourned for
dinner
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
YOUNG CHEMIST HAS
MADE GREAT DISCOVERY
Has New Process Giving Prompt
Results In Extracting Potash
From Fcldspar.
GOVERNMENT Is INVESTIGATING
Dr. Norton Declares Tests Have Been
Made Demonstrating Value of Dis
coycry-Wil Aid in Making Coun-
try independent

New York, Sept. "A young
chemist, Yale graduate, working
WITHIN pistol shot Of the Customs
Rouse, went thither today and showed
pr Thomas X. Norton. the Depart
meht OF Commences commercial
agent. a new process for extracting
potash from feldspar DR. Norton
Is here to help solve the problems
of war shortage in dye stuffs and
other substances, and potash is one
OF them. He was SO much impressed
with the young inventors feldspars
process that he said tonight:
i have examined the chemical fac
tors of this process and am con-
WINGED that 1t is reliable and Of value.
Tests have been successfully made
with several hundred tons of field
spar.
In the first place. il promises an
economical way of liherating alumni
mum and silica from feldspar. ALUMNI
mum. silica and potash are closely
united in the feldspar of the Allie
ghany Mountains and acids do not
liberate them. We have to use an
alkaline process before we can split
them with acids. Now the release
OF this aluminium is OF great inn
portance to the aluminium industry In
the United States. which uses 800
tons of pure aluminium daily.
Prompt Results secured.
Secondly, the new process of get
ting potash from feldspar Is more di-
rect than extracting il from kelp.
This young mans method will give
us potassium carbonate. almost di-
rectly from the rock and potassium car
Donate. We can Immediately get any
kind of potash salts, including nitrate.
To get potassium carbonate from the
keip We have to use rather a round
about method.
So I think the feldspar process will
be important as competitor with
kelp in the potash we should and
must have In this country. Germany
has great monopoly on potash. We
have been taking half her output.
Now we cannot get 1t and We need it
badly. Besides the American farmer
has never learned to use enough
potash as a fertilizer. The Germans
get thirty-eight bushels of wheat per
acre to our fifteen-just by being lib
eral with their potash"
d. +. e. Pratt, chief of the De-
partment OF Commerce and Bureau
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
ca me to New York today TO see how
DIR, Norton was getting along with
his task. He head report Of wide
spread interest among manufacturers
anl chemist and steady progress in
the work of laying the foundations
for several new American chemical
Industries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
AMERICAN GIRL
NURSE IN AFRICA

Three years ago "a young American
woman, Miss Sarah r. Conway. went
to Cape Mount, Liberia, To help in
hle mission there.
On a recent visit to this country
Miss Conway was asked to tell a few
of her experiences. Il have treated
between six and eight thousand suf
ferers each year" she said. LAS soon
as breakfast is over the procession of
human aches and pains begins. and
sometimes when the last school bell
rings at nine in the evening am still
AT work upon these horrible tropical
sores which inflict black humanity
While sores are the commonest af-
Fiction. there are many others. Ulcers
In plenty. infections of different kinds
while naturally the heat dust and
the other conditions of life in tropical
Africa produce troubles of the ear
throat and eyes. Besides these
chronic difficulties there are. of course
broken bones and accidents of all
sorts. Every patient who Is able 70
walk comes to the mission to be
treated, Among them are many lepers
THE clinic at the mission Is only
n part of the problem Much visiting
in the wretched little places which
Fley call homes is necessary. Fevers
pneumonia and rheumatism canno.
walk or be brought to me: elephan-
tiasis. of which there is great deal.
NJ course inca pacitates the patient
To those afflicted with these diseases
make perhaps six or seven hundred
visits a year. Then, TOO, there are
dreadful accidents to which one must
hasten with all speed Many men
have been horribly bitten by balloons
These animals seem to attack human
beings more fiercelv than do any other
of the wild jewellers In the Jungle.
At any hour OF day or night am like
Is to be called for emergency work"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08

Rogers and Seaton voted against tho
resolution which had been sent TO
Council by the Board of Aldermen.
President Peters under rae appre-
hension that the rules were to be
suspended in order to act upon the
resolution. called for a suspension on
motion of Mr.. Seaton. Eleven mem
bers responded to the call, which was
not sufficient number.
Mr.. Pollock than called to the at
tention of the president that II was
not necessary to suspend the rules,
as the resolution came Up in regular
order in the Board OF Aldermen The
body then voted 10 sustain the board
by the vote of IL TO 5.
Stable For Howitzers.
A resolution from the Committee on
Utilities recommending that the Fin
ance Committee provide in the forth
coming budget sufficient sum for
the purchase Of property adjoining the
Howitzers' Armory on the north OF me
arnory on Seventh Street. was sent to
the Finance Committee.
This property Is to be used az
stable for horses to be furnished the
battery by the United States govern
ment-
The Utilities Committee also
recommended as the most GesfTdpie Nv
several respects--its location. It's
price and its convenience to the COZ
ored section The resolution was sent
to The Finance Committee.
A recon- endation from the Ad-
ministrative Board that s2e,ooo be APP
propriated for the purpose or hshihis
the streets of the city by electricity
instead of gas, was referred to the
Finance Committee.
report from the Administrative
Board stating that the fund OF oou
anpropriated for the employment OF
inf1rn employees had been exhausted
and recommending a similar sum De
appropriated. was also sent 10 the
Finance Committee.
Etghty-Cent Gas Passes.
The eixhty-cent gas ordnance =
xxax concurred in. Thts ordinance .
hecomea effective on February of
next year.
A resolution asking the Administra-
tive Board to present plans and esu-
mates for the improvements TO shockoe
Creek was concurTed in.
resolution from the Finance COM
mi,tee providing for the widening or
Williamsburg Avenue to the National
Cemetery was adopted.
The resolution appropriating sl.574.lo
TO pay John J. Winston for steno-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-08
POINTS TO
USE Of TORPEDO
Accept Such Conhemnatory
Testimony.
TWEN1Y-FOUR LOST LIVES.
Thirteen OF Hesperian's Passengers
and -Four Members of Grew Were
Lost When Ship Was Attacked.

Washington. Sept. THE nearest
approach TO positive evidence that the
Canadian liner Hesperian was torpe-
dped was received at the state De-
partment today in the form OF an am
davit given Consul Frost at Queens
town by Captain Main, Of the Hes
perian and his three officers
In their affidavit, signed Jointly by
the four. the officers asserted among
other things that pieces Of metal fell
on the decks Immediately after the
explosion of the bow Of the Hespe-
rian, that these fragments were pre-
served and prove 'indubita bly, that
the vessel was struck by a torpedo.
Nevertheless, 80 iteenly does the ad-
ministratton feel the necessity for
caution in reaching conclusions about
a matter affecting so vitality the re-
lations between this country and Ger
many that the State Department does
not accept this affidavit as conclu-
sive proof that the Hesperfan was
torpedoed Further Investigation is
desired by the department, and Will
be made by its agents before officials
permit Themselves to accept finally
the belief that the liner was torpe-
doed. ANA bassador Page and Consul
Frost have been instructed to con-
tinue their efforts 10 determine be-
yond shadow OF a doubt whether or
not Il was a torpedo which caused
the destruction OF the Hesperian.
Not Attempting to Catch" Germany.
The natural reluctance of the ad-
ministration to believe that the Ger
man Government or It's naval COM
would ruthlessly violate the
pledge given by Ambassador Bern
storff last week Is reinforced by the
most earnest hope OF officials that no
further incident he developed to i'm
pede what few days ago seemed to
be the rapid progress OF the subma
rine controversy toward a settlement
This government. 1t Is pointed out.
does not stand waiting for an op-
portunity to catch Germany In an act
OF unfriendliness and the administra
ton IS also convinced that Germany
is sincerely seeking to end the dim
eulties between the two governments.
on the most positive
proof will the United States take any
action on the basis Of the conclusion
that the Hesperian was torpedoed.