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temperament of Children
Should Be Studied Well
Lying in Case of Highly Organized Natures Is Often
Just the Use of Experimental Imagination
and Can b Corrected.
~ ~. MANNING CARPENTER,
r the Carpenter school, New York C,,,.

NM how TO distin suish fact from fancy
ana telling him tina. imagination, being
an asset. should never be used where
misunderstood. for people seldom know
mat lies and imagination are kept In
separate mental compartments.
The line between these is a very rar-
row one stepping over IT to discipline
imagination is a common but serious
mistake. and when IL is made the spirit
or injustice Is so thoroughly aroused that
parents are confused and do not know
what started the "%tantrums."
Childrea's affairs become important
The moment an adult discusses them in
their presence. Questions of lying. de-
ceit. morality. self-defence and the like
should never he taken up In advance OF
the need. The Boston woman who told
her children never to pun beans in their
ears which they promptly did. is sure
10 understand me. Experimental lies
start IN this way. and gain great head
way. FOR the parent who Anticipates
them IL always on the lookout and is
generally rewarded.
Rotaliatorv lies frequently begin as
experimental once. tale telling being the
first evidence of them. Cooks and nurse
maids make the best targets. Selfish
lies-those which seek 20 gain through
deceit-are common among children OF
the poor evasive lies are commoa to all
children who are constantly dis
ciplined."
The question automatically eliminates
Itself by the time boys are eighteen, al
though any h have the habit con-
tinue II under the name of duff
Anxious parents are inclined to dis
cuss the children in their presence. Tho
father who shows the boy how to pro-
tect himself usually forgets to tell the
boy not to start the rough house so
that. II the boy has reached the push
ing age he IL In constant trouble try
ing 10 follow his advice. Looking az a
boys tongue and telling him his skin
is hot and feverish can send an mag
NATIVE boy to bed. The papers have
an amateur actor at n dress rehearsal
where he was filling the role % a dead
man lying on his hier." Fea~ o. this o"
that is an unmitigat d curse 90 chill
dreu. and produces constant mental ard
physical discord. The vice-president OF
the present Board Of Aldermen was mar
rying a couple in his best name" and
when he reached DO you know Of any
reason why you should rot marry this
woman" the anxious bridegroom re-
piled. NO. do you"
when a boy is reported 10 N" 'or a.
ing | show by my conduct that he ha'
nothing TO fear from my srtimen's OF
emotion. appeal to his own inter
ests. saying: II have NO interes'
whether you lie o. rot. II YOU ID. ano
accomplish something secretly. you will
he encouraged to try again bat. re
member. people do not tell you wher
they misbelieye YOU hence, when severa
Of them learn OF 1t and happen II dis
cuss YOU thry will say. The boy Is q
lia~.' and thus YOU will ben the repu'
ta,ion Of q liar. This starts with !t;tl'
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UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME

The fret meeting Of the season OF the
Notre Dame club Of New Nork took
place a. the Hotel McAlpiu. where q
dinner was given ~ honor pi by. John
~tavauaurh, e. :. G.. president OF the
university. \utI- Dame students from
The metropolitan districts who were ia
New York on their vacations and the
entire alumni of the East gathered to
honor the man thar : held IN high
esteem 10y AL \otre Dame men who
hnv" lived under the influence Of his
beautiful character. The speakers of the
evening" We're the reverend president. the
Right Rev john Talbot smith. JosolN NJ.
BN'ue. -, OF Newark, y T.. Daniel
NJ Brady OF New YORK.. u. Francis J..
Qu.nlau, Mgr. l.iNe J. Eyers, William
+. 'otte'. repre- sentative OF the uni
yersitI, at 800 FIfth avenue, and Angus
Il. Mcdonald. president of the entire
alumni OF the country,
~ MS speech Mi, Cote. spoke or the
needs Of tie university. ana stated that
II Wa the duty Of every student and
alumnus TO dIsslpatr the curious supcr-
slitiou trdt our alma mater i wraltIy
enough 20 develop unaseistcd ard that
rudowmeuts are not urgently needed.
The fact. as We are authoritatively as
eured, IL that when current expenses are
paid al tue end OF the year there re-
main only IA few thousand dollars for
repairs and expansion The cost 81
maintaining the university amounts TO a.
most $500 a day. ana to meet tleso
expenses there are nu resources except
the s'ud.rt- fees. There cNirt four cn.
dowm"nt scholarships ana with the IN
come derived from ihese four students
are educated. The unive! sity holds title
10 much u~hp"oduCtiVe land, but that Is
an en'Jmhran'e father than an asset
Here are a few Of the things that NotIc
Dame needs urgently and Immediately
"A library building to cost Sl5U.0Oo
Two new dormitnry buildings a. 2 ,u.,
of $50, o00 each. \ fund for the pur.
chase OF books for the library. \ fua
for the cudowm,u; uf athletics. \ fund
FOR tho better equipment of the labora-
toriee I'm an the courses. \ fund 10,
the education Of clever and deserving
boys who cannot afford a higher educ,,
ton. \ fund 20 provide special Ice.
tuues by men distinguished in all tn,
walks of life These are "A few g.,
the immediate needs Of the universit,
expansion WI multiply these need. j!
proportion
"Itr the alumni starr the ball gol'Ia.
Nah" ur Your mind jus, which Of rlr~,
needs "u wuu'i best like to Supuh.
II You tas"t CIV" NlU0,uou give SI.uu.
n MOI 50 mn, = A. 'tal Srud $50 fu.
rro pul,h1Sr 90 equipment i'm IA,
'thp' ttorN IN whl.N tuu ar, mu,'
rcr'~t,d \ plan is row under a!,.-.
m"ut '"r the creation ~ . special boar
cunposrd Of laNmcu to admin N'rr ~
n'olo> 'Uuvlhulcd 20 a." uuh,r>t
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CONCORDIA SCHOOL.

The students Organization % the
Conrordia Schoo, OF tOInmerc" and 49,
,ouutancy. New Nork city. at its an
nuaI meeting ON TUESDAY elected the fol
loving officers for the coming year
Louis w, Peters, rs. a~ccountancv,
president -. \. Davis, -, aCcouutaYcy,
vice-president. aud e. u. Malle,t-, ~,
commerce, secretary
The retiring president, Nj. Leslie, re-
ported thai steps have been taken to
make the annual dinner of the school on
February > q notable event aud that
a number Of prominan; accountants
rave accepted invitations to attend,
The heavy enrolment for the new
February classes has devastated the
leasing of additional quarters. more than
doubling the present seating capacity,
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PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND ACADEMIA

Of Nyack and Columbia Grammar. Vt
has suffered defeala at the hands of Poly
Prep and Ethical Culture. Return
games will be played with these Two
schools later on In the season. and the
rooters for Barnard are hoping for a
different result.
The elementary school team also has
a string OF victories to Its credit. having
defeated Cathedral. Berkeley. Navief.
Loyola and Adelphi. The games be
tween Adelphi and Barnard stand two
to one in favor OF Barnard The line
up is as follows: Right forward.
Knapp: left forward, Farrell: centre.
Bolles; right guard. Tighe: LETT guard.
Harry Brown; substitutes, Marsh and
iIubbell.
II is the policy Of the school to have
every boy who Is physically ft, to take
part In this mid winter sport. In order
to have the benefit OF the general tram
ing an interclass competition has been
arranged with the prope h~andicappifs
and the class team that survives VIII
he awarded medals commemorat
ing the event. In this way there Is
no overtraining of he few al the en-
pense OF the many.
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WILLIAMS COLLEGE.

WUIIAM~TowS. Mass. Jan. H.. Th.,
Good Government cub ~ Williams
College has secured three eminent
speakers to address the students un
definite dates during this winter aud
spring. u Loves Dickinson, fellow and
lecturer of Kings College, Cambridge,
will appear before the club on February
-. ON March 10 George McAueny, who
has been acting Mayor Of New York,
will speak before the club, and j. Is
Reynolds. leader Of the anti-whitc slave
movement. has been secured to give a
talk ON April -.
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WALLCOURT

q. pur,. y. Y, Jan 10 -Nal!court'
u i1.ism!jh's -c~hoo!,open"d on l'i'rS-
4. rorujug with chapel at 10 o'clock.
r. students having returned rom
Il Christmas yaCation, The first num-
II me Wallcourt Lion for 1916 has
a., seIci The editorial staff includes
81, katherine Hunt, ~, editor in chl-f :
oo''rour,ns editors. Helen Oenslaser,
$780, a.d Betty Low, lh, associated
., .or.. Caroline Frsmbach, ~; Mary
trr.. u Ruth McCaskey, - A!''e
" -; SvDil Munro. II, and Ann
.'.r.. rs. Business managers, ilt'eh
u. ~. and Louise Ia6rtskie, -
TIE athletic committee has DAD '"+
70 ,ourrs flooded and an e'rr'."l'
e...Hg ink ~ the result.
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INVISIBLE INK.

Invisible ink appears To have been
known since the carly days OF writing
for both ovid and Pliny give recipes for
the preparation Of such u fuid. the one
from milk, the other from various veg
etable juices, In the niddle ages many
writer's mention magnetic and magic
inks, the action Of which some of them
aycrred 10 he miraculous. To-day such
fluids are technically known as sympa 70
thctic inks aud there are numerous
patents for Their manufacture. - 81
change,
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- HE lie. ace Mann school, New YORK
city. was represented In the hrs'
annual national indoor tennis
: ~ men. he'd recently.
iio.dcust"in was eliminated IN the
A. ror~d, Winston in the second.
me second basketball team was de-
feo''d by Poly Prep The score stood
IL
\ rev mcmbe has been added In
IT, staff o. teachers IN the person ~
JOHN Edward Hughes. A. b, who VII!
= eugth"u the English department.
TIN, rrgul,. midyear examinations VIII
,|.IIrou.e on January 20. The Tim" OF
IT, examinations has been heightened |"
Two hours each,
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'fA h'' W." 49, W
M temperament childred OF
highly organized nature are apt
to exhibit an excess of one OF them.
These qualities may make them super.
sensitive or conscientious they may
nave al excess Of imagination or ag-
g~sslveness or unusua; control Of
speech.
Each Of these qualities seems 10 have
A. opposite, 80 that the possession OF
ore OF them in large measure IL a fair
i.dication that the other exists In small
quantity. even TO the point OF elimira-
ton for nature evidently calculates that
the human mine shall hold only tust so
much
An overahundIuce OF any given uual-
~ makes a person 'tempcra mental" 1t
IA my experience that not one In fifty
las an evenly balanced temperament.
one day n mother accompanied by
Yer son asked TO have him admitted 10
'ne school. She said Il was necessary
~ tell me that the boy was an intoler-
able liar and that once h was turned
hack at Jersey city when he started out
go shoot Indians" saw az orce that
me hoy was liviTg his ina gination. 3
quality that was part OF his but not his
mothers temperament. It's absence in
the mother had created trouble. and
friction had come from her strong faith
IN the efficacy Of the qualities she knew
ard understood.
The situation was a very common one
matters had gone from bad to worse
relatives and Intimate friends had
stepped I'm as usual. advising that the
hoy ne sent to a military academy
"set to work. put In the navy" and. as
always. sent TO boarding school that
Mecca for all unruly boys. But the
mother anticipated even the best of
hos, theories and took'the boy to Ger
may FOR "real German discipline" bu;
'he came back a worse liar than be-
fore
The boy had pure imagination, so we
set out to aosorb it. lie was taught its
'rtues and limitations, how TO present
- md who would ~apreciatP IL. but from
every point of view i WAS treated as an
asset.
Compositions OF two pages were in.
creased 10 thirty and filled with absolute
nonsense which nobody read, Theatri.
cal decoration covered tho DRY facts oi
history. and legitimate fiction OF the
uildcs; character-which had been d..
red-wss devoured at home. and Il
'esuited IL almost immediate peace. Pr
ards wtre constantly given 20 indicate
oar confidence. and Il was never VIC.
lated. >s in all cases. the question o.
VINO was going to rua the school had Il
H. determined. and thar II was posi-
lively decided the hoy will attest. III
is row IN college and the "wildness' ha!
~d!Sippcsted ed.
conditions ~ another family were re,
''f-rd. for tn gentle and imaginative
mother told her hard headed. prac'rca
So that Gods angels were nov srir 4
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COLUMBIA M SCHOOL,

Tine Christmas exercises Of the Co.
luwtla Grammar School, New York city,
N'|d Just before the holidays. passed OF
r|il great sna and spirit, and save
pleasure to an audience OF parents
friends and boys OF The school, which
,'f' only standing room and very little
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NF all the qualities that 90 to maj Ike
M temperament childrea OF
highly organized nature are apt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02
The Birth Control Statute.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Gu. Three reputablc citizens arc under ar
rest in this city for violating Section ll4- u
the penal law of this state. All three are
LAWYERS and well acquainted with the s'a'u'e
IN question. One of them pleaded not
cuiItvp and as matter o. fact his arrest Is
L. 90 eome error: the other two actually
violated the law as written.
Section 1l42 above referred TO Is ehtitieu
"Indecent Articles" and prohibits the as
semination in any form or manner OF III
formation concerning birth control. Every
;,+olIioent married woman resents the lmpl-
cation contained in the statute that knowledge
and practice of birth control methods are III
decent and in the same category with methods
n cause abortion. Every intelligent person
knows that contraceptive methods are '"'
only means of overcoming the terriple piA'
tice of abortion and are the greatest "eiP "
humanity. In Holland, where clinics 10 teae'
these methods are given government q"
courapement. prosecutions for abortion ana
linfanticide have almost entirely disappeared
The law which prohibits the giving out OF
information concerning contraceptVe he'"ouS
l. archaic and outrageous. We all know THIS
l,nou,,od,e can be obtained by the favored
feu for price from physicians; we all kho"
the cultured and the rich are more or less
scouainted Herewith; but when some one
undertakes to give this information 70 'he
noor and the uniformed. to those VINO need
:, rost then he or she is seized under TINS
law and arrested.
Tho arrests of Jessie Ashley and of Ida Rauh
Eastman would be ridiculous were II not Una.
u is q serious menace to the liberty OF all Vi
~ IN have statute enforced IN TINS discr'hi-
,a,ive and unequal fashion. others nave pup
licly and under the eyes of the police Violaleu
Tho same law and not been moested. II
uer. enforced equally and without dlstihc-
.io, everv nroprietor OF our large drug stores
numerous reputable physicians ana nuHoeI
less men and women who pass what I'M
ton they have on the subject, one TO the
other. would have been arrested, but TINS mas
never occurred. :,
A statute which restricts the right OF IN
dividuals TO knowledge so essential 10 thei'
weIl-being and happiness is tyrannical ana
as has been said, more honored IN the pie"''
than in the Observance
In the name of humanity we protest against
the arrest of persons performing soc,"'
service in a sef-sacrfcng spirit ana VIVA
tive only of stupid and | believe an uh-
constitutional statute.
ADELMA H. BURD,
Secretary National Birth Control League.
New York Aug. 80, 1916.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02

the time come for these people to organize to
protect themselves? There must be great
many Democrats who own stocks or bonds
IT, the railroads.
The cynical statement of the brotherhoods
that they are passiyely opposed TO any IN
crease in freight charges because the rail-
roads can pay them what they demand with
out getting an increase OF income shows the
sclfshness Of their attitude. II the railroads
pay the increase demanded the stockholders
will get nothing.
Is it not time that the stockholders should
get together and take care OF themselves
Generally they get together only when thelr
road is ruined and passes into the hands OF a
receiver. Why is it not good policy to get
together before that unhappy time comes
The present railway managers know now 70
run the railroads, but they do not know no"
to influence the politicians. The prepared
ness parades drove an unwilling Congress
into making provisions for an adequate navy
Is there not some way of getting a puohc
demonstration of the will of the people on
this railroad wage question?
ROBERT VI. THOMPSON.
Southampton, Long Island Aug. 80, 1910
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02

ridiculous For the rest. London never
showed any extraordinary passion Tor
what people call serious plays even IN the
best of times. Ibsen and MaeterllncK
never made as great hit as the girls from
somewhere; such entertainments as "Hlgh
links" Happy Days" and so forth were
in high demand long before the war began
A great many quite unhappy people
manage to find their pleasure IN tragedy
and. on the other hand, some who cannot
abide tragedy of the classic sort, and con-
seouently make use of the common formula
about the sadness of real life, can SIT out
the most dismal and weepy melodramas
with almost as much satisfaction as they
find in any Of the fantastic affairs that go
bv the name of relUes. The war has
doubtless done a deal Of mischief, but 1t Is
not fair to hold it responsible for corrupt
inc the well established taste of the London
paygoer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02
New York's County Fair.

"The third city Of the country boasts an
institution that neither New York nor Chi
cago possesses-a real county fair, with
pumpkins and livestock as well as horse
racing to draw the sophisticated crowds,
declares "The Evening Post" If the es-
teemed post" only knew its New York
as well as it knows its Manhattan It
wouldn't make such false, misleading and
totally erroneous statement. New York
CITY not only has one county fair held
within its borders, but it can boast half
interest in another, held, to be sure, just
over the line in Nassau County, but partly
supported and contributed to by the agrl-
culturists of Queens County. These are
the Richmond County Fair, in Staten Isl
and. and the Queens Nassau Fair, held at
Mineola. And New York's truly own fair
has the chickens and livestock, the fruits
and vegetables, the farm implements, the
trotting races, that make glad the farm
ers' hearts. whether in Richmond or
Schuyler County.
New York City is a great business and
industrial community. Yet within its Dor
ders it still has farms that really are
farms. even though they are smaller than
q ouarter-section. And the men who take
their livings from the soil are still farmers
enough to cling to their county fair
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02
A MAGISTRATES Reason.

There is abundant justification for the
protests provoked by a Brooklyn magis-
trate's decision in a recent case involving
a violation of quarantine regulations. Two
well known physicians of the Health De-
partment were called as expert witnesses
TO show that the child of the accused was
suffering from polomyeltis. After they
had left and both sides had been heard the
magistrate discharged the father on the
pretext that he could not be sure of the
doctors qualifications.
This was how he put the case to the
prosecutor:
'You asked the doctors if they we're
doctors and they said they were. That
is all know about them. There are
many varieties of doctors-doctors OF
philosophy, doctors of divinity, vet
Urinary doctors and doctors of medi-
cine"
Had such frivolous plea been offered
by an attorney for the defence he would
deserve a rebuke from the bench. That
magistrate should gravely offer it as rea.
son for refusing to support the Department
of Health is nothing short of amazing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-02
Highwayman's Tactics.
NJ Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir. As understand it, the demand of the
railroad men is that their present wages
shall he continued on the basis of an eight-
hour day instead of a ten-hour day, any time
on duty beyond eight hours TO be inquired as
overtime and paid for as time and half, l. e.
oocb hour of overtime to be figured as an
hour and half. On the assumption that
the men would still have 20 put in ten hours
dav. this concession would mean an add
ton TO the railroad payrolls of 37is per cent
and notwithstanding the magnitude of such
AN increase in wages. they have the colossal
nerve TO threaten the public with complete
paralvsis Of transportation unless they get
it. The regular highwayman has nothing or
such tactics.
Apart altogether from the question as &c
whether or not the railroads can afford such
a concession. giving way TO the mems de
mands would certainly extend and accentuatC
to dangerous point the most inefficient sys
tom of payment in existence. To what eX
tent at present railroad wages are paid or
this out Of date time system [ am not in
position to say, but that it is dangeroui ir
principle there can be no doubt. Railroad
men should be paid by the trip or 100 miles
run. in order to get The best work out OF
them. No matter how long they take 20 com
plete trip or make run, their wage
should be the same with the inevitable result
that there would be no loaing or sinking
work. schedule time would be the rule IN
stead Of the exception. ard efficiency would
gradually and surely tend TO high watei
mark Any other system OF wages based OF
clock limit can never produce efficiency
but. on the contrary, places "a distinct pre-
MUM on carelessness and delays. And w.t!
overtime payable as time and half as nov
demanded. it is even conceivable that crew
working on any day basis might dcliberatel!
ard purposely cause delays in transportation
in order TO prolong their working day an'
entitle them TO the coveted overtime.
The demand for an eight-hour day is pre-
posterous from every point Of view, AM
coupled with the threat 10 call a STRIKE ~
case the demands are not conceded within
certain time amounts 10 intimidation of en-
movers and the public. for which ohenc
there should undoubtedly be some lega
remedy. not 10 mention punishment to Il
the crime The unconditional withdrawal o
the impudent threat should be insisted upol
before any plan for arbitration is even dis
cussed. ANDREW a. MohpoNh'
New York, Aug. 81 1916.