The Washington times., 1916-12-03

portunity, and What II Means to Bal
DR.. David starr Jordan on "Ameri
co.'s Opportunity In international AZ
Dean J. II. Russell, OF, Columbia Uni
versity, on Effects of the European
War On American Education"
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Hut don't they do anything but
The members probably would tell
you mo" They maintain they are
the club but a forum, with the bores
and the persistent hobby riders left
out.
Talk CrystaIises Int Results.
But here are two. from scores OF
stories, OF how tfis kind OF "taIk'
gets results.
One Of the early questions these
men talked about from day to day
was the school system OF Baltimore
THE story OF inefficiency and po
Iitical interference Ii a long one.
BY discussion and round table
luncheons these conditions had been
brought to light. When Barry Mshocl
became mayor he announsea ne wan,
board who would work for better
A group in the city club made up
q series OF lists Of men OF this type.
Unknown to most folk, even TO this
the mayor. nd approved the names
sent them along 10 the city council
and each time the second branch
would turn them down.
How they Wen Over Council
wbereupon number OF men OF
the city club talked things over with
the leaders OF the refractory second
brapch, and made this proposal;
Let the City Club make up a list
approval. suppose now we put on
the list names like these" and they
mentioned half dozen or so they
had kept in reserve.
Fine, but the. mayor won't appoint
The City Club members went 'ur
to the mayors office. he YEARLY &C
cepted the list, presented II to tho
city fathers, and Il was approved.
Thereupon Baltimore entered upor
an era Of better schools than IL had
Later other abuses crept In, and tn,
City Club now thinks there are
things that need correction. SO q
committee has been named p inves
tigste. to get facts, not make sux
gestions, and II In predicted that theil
report will be document WITT
teeth In t."
Can't 'Esespe Geld Facts.
> I'VE nnd that officials don't have
TO listen to recomm me ndatiohs. and
they know ~. but we ind. too. that
they simply can't escape cold facts
The more we talk about and print the
facts. the less anxious they are to side
Then there is the story. part oi
which may be news TO those directly
Interested. of the municipality fpmou'
deadlock at Sydenham. the city's con
The superintendent OF the hospital
a physician. tried TO get funds ioi
badly needed improvements, repairs
and additions to the STAFF: The mayor
would not listen. Then he presented
n report on the matter to the Medical
Association OF Baltimore.
How they We. over CesseiL
whereupon the mayor asked for hi
resignation. He refused. He replied
that the health officer had appointed
him. SO the mayor demanded thai
the health officer dismiss his APP
pointee.
The health officer. hitherto a Gloss
fftsnd and family physician g th'
mayor. refused. The health ofhcer''
resignation was asked. He. too. re-
fused.
city Club Takes . Hand.
Then came hard shedding for the
hospital II got nothing. over at the
City Club men were talking about
this situation.
IL was decided. In the interests oi
Sydenham. TO ask the mayor TO per
init a committee OF business men, MOI
physicians, upon whom that ofheia
had soured by this time. to investi'
gate and report. The mayor said HI
would accept the verdict.
But there must be no doetors.' HI
The committee went TO work. an,
returned 60 the mayor asking thai
the city borrow $3.50. 900 TO MAKE
sydenhGm a modern institution,
That Is an unheard OF thing" the
mayor replied, "for Baltimore TO Dor
row such a sum. ] couldn't agree q
that"
Get. Ny Hospital
well. mayor, I'VE can't go an,
lower. but we can go as high as 40,
like. and the money will be wei
spent" the spokesman replied.
As a result, Baltimore borrowed
$3.50 900 TO make Sydenham what u
ought TO be. a sum much greater thar
the Superintendent had dared ask.
do toward getting a municipal hos
pital for Washington" one Capita
citizen asked when he heard thii
story,
YOUNG WOMAN A SUICIDE.