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MERCERSBURG ACADEMY.

MERCERsRvRG. Pa, Jan N-H y
KEEPER Of Lancaster. Pa, has given tu
Tie Mercershurg Academy IN" sum ot
$1,000. the interest ut which is to
De used each year To help educate q
worthy boy OF limited means. NJ
ker.r gave this scholarship ae a "thHuk
Offering" Ia honor of Mrs Keeper, whu
~ recovering from Il very severe .li-
ness
The sun., 1916-01-09

Clara ,.ibuy.,, n, N, po,,.o, S.b.oj
p,ite,.
There .rc many well y,,,,,dad arrr-
uen,s which co,,id n. s,,,,,a h-,h . "a
,pains, bona .,,,Jr IA, ,ra ,I.,.". a,,'
sacnnd,ry s,bnis ,n1 tbn,ra,r,,,,. !,
mi.ht n. nroyad ,b,, ut,b ,bo st,,,,,,,,
a. u.,,b 49,. husir.s ,,r ,,rnf.s,ln,,.,r ,,,..,
he accommodates r,,s, u,bn ,,oy, .c.er.
lively c,oses bis W. door vh.r .b. ,,,,
is done but from ,be ,.sndro,n, ~ tbs
Eew yorL nr;v,ts s.b,ol 4, sae,,s ,o
mo ,ba, rrar,icallv m. ,r,un,.r, h,.
only ono sids
The ayer.pe scb,.l dsv has h.,v.e,
,orr and sye hons ~ largo mar, q,
an. ~ those bours - sne,t in 49,. -.
n.si,,n ,here viii L. lif,ie ,i,,o l,,, "
scblol outside ~ reri,atiou rer,ols uur.
inc the rerIta,Ions tna tearber doc. the
work II she is really a ,.tch.r she
c.rss,,Iv roints ON, the dit,,,l, nam sb.
would bave tho nun,I follow h,,, 50 loas
,ake his hana ,,d Lad h,r, ,bro,,pb
nor dnes she clear away too many ~ ,he
ohs,,uctions when shall the n,,rj, wnrk .
Vh.n shall h. ,oIIov tho nath vhirh
leads N the GOA, the teacher has pl,ced .
.Yrhe n,,piI who is attenpt,ng any
,.,,uah,. course n, study w4,e,her In
rranara,ion for coIiep. or E p ne must
The sun., 1916-01-09
Principals of New York Private Schools
g. Say Home Study Is Necessary
Statements IRON William Hazen Harry Kuge Dwight Ray Virgil
freuyman Pauline w. Sharpe Coburne Frank Hackett
New York Collegiate Institute, and Thomas E. Lyon

private school system Of sipery,sed
nome study feasible. There is no
reason why at least one good
hour cannot be devoted to .hc
preparation OF lessons under such "A sys-
rem Very little reliance may be placed
upon the cooperation Of the parents. who
are either Indifferent or incompetent, OF
are ~ ehSrossed In their various occu-
pstions shat they cannot aid the efforts
OF their children In this direction. Tber.
are no doubt some ambitious motho RS
who take vivid interest In the progress
OF their children and who cunscienti lousy \
supervise their work OF preparation Mt
least hair an hour daily. hut 80 long as
no direct responsibility IL felt and none
inpstd by the school authorities CO.
operation from this quarter may lie held
to be negligible.
I'm the upper elementary grades.
especially in the public schools. where
teaching cannot by the very nature OF
things he indiyidua!ized and whe.e the
progress OF the caiid can only be super
iicially estimated by occasional tests and
by seini-occasiunal recitat.ons. hom,
study is highly essential II the child
has ambition and a sensitive conscience
and the courage to keep away from the
pernicious moving picture entertainments
ana other diversions after school hours
he will apply himself for AN hour IN the
late afternoon to his work. A period OF
two hours devoted TO recreation In the
open air is certainly beneficial and s,im-
ulating. Unfortunately this precious
time II not properly utilized by the boy
unless he Is "A member Of "A gang aud
has enough spirit to enter the rougi and
tumble games In which rhey indulg,
The boys natural efYervescence and ami
IA -ft h.. .,txs F,,ff
that he may all the better exercise self
control when indoors and apply himself
with vim and determination To- his stud
les. II Is interesting to note iu this con .
nectiun that there are mum, rous groups
NJ boys organized for recrcatioual work
under the leadership of capable pnd rt,r-
scientious young men. who take per
sonal cha -ge of them after school huur-
and supervise their outdoor games and
amusements. The number uf these re-
creation circles is steadily increasing, 80
that one ~ the gra,est problems H. a.
last receiving adequate consideration
Whlle perhaps very few can avail
themselves of these opportunities ~ the
membership To these clubs Is nee. ssarilv
limited and can be had only AT specific
cost, Il j. TO be hoped tina. progress
In this direction will he encouraged bv
the wise and discerning parent ard that
due recognition will be pa a to tns fea-
iure Of the boys life which IL perhaps
rs important 20 his development as his
school work II H. here wherein the
Gary system Will uudoub'ed,y accum-
plish sweeping results II the children
in our public schools are cafefui.N
looked after during the recr.atiuual pe-
riods in the afternoon and facilities are
offered them for physical exercise ard
e. -
The sun., 1916-01-09

Il have said nothing Of the value of
the self-control and concentration gained
by the pupil who goes to her desk iegu-
arly at the appointed hour. and there
at her own voition. performs the task
which has been assigned to her This
alone would Justify the home study hour
but with this eliminated we should still
have the fact that with our present
educational system and our short school
day and year home study Is "a neces-
sity."
The sun., 1916-11-02
Tho New Dime.

one impression conveyed by the new
dime. fresh from the haunt of the
Money Devil. j. that nf II picture in n
shadow box. In order that he might
hiring out the face of Liberty the
artist has sunk the diverse side Of the
the edge is deep. though graceful.
The coucavc surface gives play Ia
lights and shadows while the dime l.
new. Hold it one way and Miss Lib.
crt!. darkly beautiful. >wims in II sill
Yer sea. Hold it another way and her
face shines brightly from tn" surface
Of II Swallowed pool.
The wear on the coin will no, he
on the cheek of Liberty, n> II was in
the old design. but on the edge Of her
cap. which j. more like a motoring
helmet than the former fashion in
h~euddrrSses for this important lady.
The cap covers her ears. and the
wings on IL suggest that she is in
sympathy with the modern pace.
She is II fine looking girl not The
cold Roman lady of the previous coin
age. but n person who might have
come from Nassar. Her neck is more
slender than that of the old girl and
her chin j. tine and strong. h,t not
thick. II il easy Ia see where her
nose departs from her brow. II is /,
nice little nose, even If it does lack
| the tilt Of magazine cover noses. The
mouth j. small and human, without
the grim lips of other Liberties.
The secret of this new Liberty
beauty is youth. She seems to be -
whereas the elder Liberties uplIeare,
To he M least 81 and conscious al
| their age.
The sun., 1916-11-02

To THE EDITOR OF THE StN-Sfr; \
vital point to lie considered IN the COM
ing election is shall we ratify OF re-
pudiate Mr., Wifon's stand in regard to
his foreign policy?
II elected. We ratify. and II defeated,
We repudiate.
II elected. are the foreign nations to
believe that we are afraid 10 fight and
would rather back down? 1t certainly
would seem so. The vacillating policy
of the Administration is known by all
America. II Is also known by all for
eign Governments and apparently con-
strued that We are afraid to back up
our demands. Reports coming to us
from foreign lands are that our de-
mards are treated with contempt, and
certainly this Is not strange. taking
everything into consideration.
II Mr.. Hughes is elected the foreign
nations must know that the majority
Of the people OF the United States are
not in accord with Mr.. Wilson and his
un-American policies and that after
March I they must respect us and that
our notes are not for home consumption
only. HERBERT q. HANFoRp.
BRooKLyN. November /.
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just been appropriated to build good
roads," remarked the Westerner. and
you know I'm here partly to get ideas
as to how 1t may he spent most wisely.
what you say Is %discouraging almost
as discournging as meeting these
other highway engineers who know
1t all. Each one of them has his
fnvorite material which. II you viii
believe him. always makes the best
road under all conditions"
I'm Germany observed the sci
enlist. they would 90 about 1t II lit
tie differently. Of your S2j.Wn.OOO
they would first spend perhaps S2.WO..
WU or 5000. 900 In experimentation.
They would pave one mile of II road
with brick. another with concrete, an.
other with wood blocks. and 81 on.
They would spend months or II year
or two II necessary. sending given
traffic ~ given speeds over these sur
faces. They would measure the wear
and tear. If necessary invcnting
mechanism for that purpose. They
would tind out that n one ton load.
say. going AT twenty miles AN hour
over n concrete road would wear II
or hree-hunlrpltlis of an inch. ar
four times AZ much Ms II me ton lon1
travelling AT ten miles an hour. They
would have cXnct formulas for every
variety of traffic. and 10y measuring
the traffic on II road To- he built they
would know just what surface II
needed and how long II would last.
And they would never. never. never
issue fifty year bonds 10 pay for ten
year roads
1T ought to he dome conceded the
highway engineer. and the We>lcrncr
u>sentcd. Then the tw" looked ~ each
other and AT the scientist. All three
smiled and said almost in unison:
hut ynu coUl,l never get EN- To- do
that SORT of thing in this ""untry.'
The sun., 1916-11-02
Building Roads.

Three men @ ~ riding in an auto
mobile along the South Country road
OF Long Island at II point where it
has received II cement surface, sixteen
feet wide. One was II highway engi.
neer, one a n scientist of German
birth and training, one was IN official
of II Western State.
Fine road" said the Westerner. Il
wonder how long it will last"
The highway engineer rubbed his
chin and replied that no II knew en-
actly, All would depend upon the
amount and character of the traffic.
the speed ut which it travelled and
the frequency and nature Of repairs.
Aren't these things known" asked
the German scientist with surprise.
No, the engineer told him, they
weren't. Present day motor traffic
is too new h development.
I'VE know that heavy motor traffic
will destroy macadam in no time
said the engineer. As for the relative
durability of brick and concrete We
know little as yet. In fact. We don't
know the precise amount Of wear on
n given surface by varying amount.
Of traffic. We think now that higl
speeds are more injurious than heavy
loads. but the matter has still to bt
determined"
"Out In my State $3.50 900 In.
The sun., 1916-11-02

Father KNitkL.DUk plight X
that of II sIcnlthrift whose creditors
have taken over the management Of
his estate. They compel him to pay
for dead horses. cut of the luxurious
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. he has come Ia look
upon as necessary 10 his comfort.
deny him credit AMI generally inc"n.
yenipncp and emharrass him. In the
end the trials Of reform restore him
Ia prosperity and then his free
handed spending l~gins again. II he
is II fool who cannot learn cvcu from
experience.
The ciri's debt i staggering. and
The debt service IN the budget i al
increasingly, heavy burden. TIL" pay
H. YOU 90 system adds Ia the annual
expense sums that unlrr'thc "l,l >y>.
TEN would he deferred IL freight nm.
woe. The expenditures imposed "h
the taxpayers 10y pas, pr"'iiga'iiy ar"
| hard To- bear. There are increasing
demands for higher salaries. which in
many eases must h" needed. Certain
public improvements cannot II" post.
l~ned. L. II u wonder that the huaget
for 1917 rciclp; yolI.IlIOlG. or Sl2.-
Nm,.,An m,r" than Wa> allowed for
he slnr objects last wear:
For the >lendt,rifi's stra,ten"l kins.
folk we can have som. ~ mlatlhI hut
I Father kNlckrE3oCktH> sons AMI
daughters. with their unpnding cries
nf 'SI"nd' Spend br"ugh, the old
gentleman t. the condition he j. in.
wa.tefulurs> it * difficult I" squeeze
uut II tear.
The sun., 1916-11-02
MIR. Hughes 10 q Hecklcr.

Mr.. HtGHEs'S personal nlmircr
Mt the Columbus mass meeting In
Indiana got some information. straight
from the shoulder. ~ i, we're. when
he asked the Republican candidate
two leading questions designed o''ri.
ously to deposit him In II cavity. ns
the late Dr. WILLIAM EVERETT would
have said.
AS II personal ndmirer. may | ask
you II question:" began She hcrkier.
They always make the approach with
this air of engaging candor. A. If their
purpose was to do Mr.. HrUHEs II good
turn. Some of them are evidently
hirplings rs we'll ns hccklers. This
specimen asked two carefully pre-
pared questions:
"ln the event of your election will
you or will YOU not favor or oppose an
embargo against the shipmen, Of num-
tions from this country to Europe or the
passage of a war resolution warning
<ttIIeTltdIS nbt " lldHtA ~ Sh'l'S
by nations at nar:
Mr.. HtGurs was back nj him with
d"iscOncerting readiness and rluinnrs~
Of speech. Ia the very first sentence
the Republican candidate for l're>i-
dent answered both questions:
II. sir. am in favor of the maiute-
nance OF every right. including the ri-h,
Of travel and the right OF shipment
Mr.. UrGHts added that it was
"very important that nj this time
when the great war * raging. w
should yindicate neutral rights and
maintain the integrity Of interna'
tlonnl law And the Republican, can
didate concluded with m cnrne>tne>,
that made the occasion one of tn,
most Impressive Of the campaign:
"what we want is an America stand
ing for her own rights. facing the worlc
with a sense Of justice, asking naush'
but that to which she is entitled hui
fearless and courageous.
Mr.. HuGHgs has unhnr>cl all III,
hecklerS that have %ioustcl with him
hut never was his thrust quicker an,
Straighter. The honest hrcklcrs-
there are >uch-mu>t leave his meet
ings with II conviction that he woult
speak the truth that was IN him u,
matter what the cirec, might he upol
his political fortunes. Liz" WuII>A
LLOYD GARRISON. Mr.. H,Glf> il il
earnest. he will not cquiv"cnte. h
will not excuse. he will not retreat
single inch when tn" question is on
Of principle and right.
The sun., 1916-11-02
That Plot Yarn u Bplatrd Echo of
Mr.. Wilson Him sell.

To TiIr EDITOR or THE SrN-Sir. WHY
do unfeeling newspaper editors continue
10 pick upon our worthy Secretary of
War Tor his official fulminatious given
out In Washington anent the coutem.
plated prediction raid on our borders"
- any one ~ foolish ~ to believe that
his procla nation was given OUT with
on, consultation" Even SO. Is not the
cultured Secretary. as an Old time friend,
familiar with the anfractuos.ties % the
Presidential mind Listen to- Nj. VIII
SON as late as March - las:
II g.. my duiy {, warn tho peop., ~ ~
rI.isI states tra' ,hcf" are persons a.
along the border Who are actively engaged
iu or.x mating and giving q. wIir ,urrrn y
. they can TO rumors %! the most .cnsn.
tom" AMI disturbing sort, Whirh are vho,y
anjust.fcI by the facts. rle obJe,; ~
III. tram, In talschoods Is obViou. T.
- t. ,r's'' IutoIcrable friction between
'hr Government of tn United states aud
-. lie fsctp Government -, Mexico for
tie purpose 81 bringing aboui intervention
N the interrs; Of certain American owners
~ Mexican propsrtie.. Thl- obJe,' cannot
he attained 50 long a. sane and honorable
men are In control ~ tl!s Government. hut
very ..-.oJs conditions may y. created.
unnecessary hlnodsheI may result. and the
3 relations between the Two republ!,. may he
,"rS mU.h embarrassed The peoplo -
'H. United states should know the .inls'er
and uns, rJpu,oGs influence. mat are afoot
Two souls with bu, a single Thought
hul, the Secretary II War eN.d.u.ly
snuitos a stronger vipc.
wonder II amy body could cmharraSs
tho relations between Mexico and the
tinted states more successfully than
The sun., 1916-11-02
Lincoln and wilson!

II is not only the photographers en-.
ployed by Mr.. VANCE MCtoIMICk who
represent ABRAHAM lL>COLN and
WOODROW WILSON Standing side by
side In the same scale of dimensions.
President WILSON himself has ex-
pressed regret that he was moi at
hand to help LiScoLN. This belated
expression Of willingness to assist j.
quoted from II speech In New York
four months ngo:
1T is singular how touching every
reference to ABRAHAM Lincoln IL. Ii
always makes YOU feel that you wish
YOU Lad been there to help him fight
the battles that he was lighting some
times almos, alone
What ABRAHAM LINCOLN. with his
keen sense Of humor. his sincerity ot
heart and his shrcwd perception of
human character. would have thought
If WOODROW WILSON we fear we shall
never know.
Lord t~'nARNwOpp. the latest bioc'
rnuher of llNcOLN. draws II picture
of his Stendfuslnpss of purpose AMI
greatness of soul which Is II sufficient
comment on the comparisons in which
Mr. WILSON frequently indulges. Lord
tuARNwOOD. referring 10 n situation
Of enormous difficulty AMI peculiarly
! tempting To the watchful waiter. say,
uf LINCOLN:
III he had not stood square in De
cember upon the platform upon which he
had stood In MAJ. If he had preferred
to enroll himself among those states
mcn OF "a! count e. whose Str"uSes'
/ words are uttered f"r their own subse
quent enjoy men; IN ed;.ns them ~
! might coEce!vably have saved niue!
b!oodshed, but he would not have isf
the Unl,ed States u country uf whic,
an, good man was proud to he a citizen.
Was it for unate or unf"ri innate fuI
This country uI,l for the pride ~
| American citizenship that WU3Row
WILSON was M there" NJ the time
10 help .ARR>HAn LINCOLN:
The sun., 1916-11-02

AsBrRY was ordained deacon. elder
and superintendent.
Here we have good names. strong
men, sincere workers. Their spirit
has been maintained through the fruit
ful years that have g their work
Carried on by worthy successors. 1t
Is an interesting coincidence that the
year chosen to recall particularly the
lubors of these good men sees the
great breach In the Church well On
the way To elimination. The Metho.
dist Episcopal Church South and
the Methodist Episcopal Church. sep.
nratp,l since 1874. are drawing to-
gether. The causc of their diner
pnccs has ceased to exist their nat.
ural destiny appears to he reunion !;
and by that reunion each must gnin
in resources to meet the responsibility
that is laid upon them.
The sun., 1916-11-02
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY.
Professor Prince Gives an Idea oi
Political Sentiment There.

To TUf EuIron uF rHr SIS So. IlrH-
seems t. be mn impress co. abroad hat
columbia I'uN.rslt l. % .'ntr" 81 WI
sou sentiment TIis ,s .Ji"r, due L,
tine fact tina, one uf m, cuiieagu.s r,-
Gently s.u,d Il statement i'm favor O.: tie
PRE- dr't> candidacy, wh,c a '"w II
it, professors t" iHudI, N ,u. .n"
Wllruu propaganda, ldiprl, uu th"
ground ~ professional feeling only
the other day | was asked las a pror"--
soy to vote for Wilson flor academic
reasons Ny ~intcrlocutor apparently
knew Of no better argument than the
purely c~loistral one by which TO govern
his selection OF a director ~ his ,oun-
try's dest.nies al a time when the en-
tire future welfare Of the republic seems
L. hc at stake.
Is h surprising that the academic
mind Is not taken seriously Ivy the gen
eral public should add that the i'm
mediate effect OF my colleagues unfur-
tuua,ely worded plea was - rousr me
to organize n Columbia students Rrpuh-
llcar club, which, under tn" auspices of
the Republican National Committee. is
making n vigorous and effective Hughes
campaigu.
Mr. Hughes is toius 20 he elected,
both because ~ the manly AnleJinlnlSm
for which he stands, and also because
nearly every class uf voter IL awake To-
the disgrace under which We have been
whiting during the past three years
ard a halc. Last week when addressing
A meeting Of Italians IN their own Ian
suagc AT Waterbury. Conn, asked ia.
question; What has been the result
Z The Wilson administration" and WAS
at once answered by u dozen voices wiki
the shout, "fiasco"
\ nasco indeed II has been. internally
, aud externally a hasco economically
and intellectually n fiasco of weak en-
FERMENTATION. which has turned our ma
t,onal capital nto n political laboratory
instead of a directive centre n hascu
which can appeal only to timid minds
stepped in cowardly Contentmcnt and
this fasco every true believer in manly
! Americanism IL going to help to elimi.
nate, both by his personal influence dur
ing this crucial prediction week and
by his vote AT the polls on November :.
JoHN ID. Prince.
NEW York, November !.
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Methods m Celebrates.

Among historians of the Methodist
Episcopal Church there * disagree.
ment as to the date of It's establish.
ment In this country. PHrIip EM-
BURY and BARBAEA HECK. driven from
the Pnlntinate by LorIS XIV. were
176O and began preaching; THOMAS
WEBB, an army captain and local
preacher, spread the light in New
York about 1866. while l,oBERT STRAW
BRIDGE started the work in Maryland
and WESLEY e N JOSEPH PLMoOR
and RICHARD BROADMAN in 1860. Two
years later FRANCIS .AsBrRy and
RICHARD WRIGHT came To America
from WESLEY. In 1913 the first con-
ference was held, with ten ministers
and 1,16O members.
Interesting but not essential is the
selection of n particular day to which
shall he assigned the formal beginning
here Of the great denomination whose
1bOth anniversary is now being cele-
brated I'm the historic church in John
street. The pioneers laid the founda.
ton for a powerful and vital institu.
tim whose influence and authority
Nave kept step with the political and
material growth of the nation 10
whose needs Ii had 10 adjust itself
within a few years of It's inception,
At the end Of the Revolutionary war
the Church had eighty preachers and
1900 mpmbers-sOme of them not
Church OF England clergy had quit
the rebellious colonies; WESLEY
sought to get n bishop In England to
Ordain one of his preachers. In this
he failed he decided that he himself
possessed authority. He said that
the societies in America "arc now AT
full liberty to follow the Scriptures
and the primitive Church, and we
judge 1t best that they should stand
fast In that liberty whercwilh Cor
has 80 strangely made them free"
WESLEY ordained W%nATCOAT and
VAsEy as deacons on September |
1884, on the next day elders. and cOKr
superintendent. Their instruction,
were to organize the American sncic
ties into II church; and thes" inslruc
tiOns they carried cut at the Christina,
conference In Lovely Lane Chapel
Baltimore, in the same year, whcI
The sun., 1916-11-02
POLLING THE JURY.
How the Postal Men In the National
Guard Eared.

To THE EDIToR OF THE SUS-Sir: When
the National Guard was ordered to the
border our Administration In a very
patriotic and paternal n urged IN
ployers Of enlisted men to keep up their
salaries and hold open their places. At
least 90 per cent. did.
Many Vt our I'ost Office employees
belong to the National Guard. When
the call came they responded at once
and naturally expected their employer,
the United States Government, to do at
least for them as 1t had urged upo the
merchants. The facts are their pay
was cut of at once. Employees In the
Post Office Department do not get large
salaries. and the sudden call gave the
men no chance to arrange for their
families. The poo wives were left to
shift for themselves. often with small
children. Cases are known to me
where they lad to break up their little
homes and appeal to charity. A private
soldier only gets si5 a month. and he
can't send every cent ZONE.
Al Government employees are afraid
~ losing their jobs II they talk too
much. and therefore I can't give na mes.
although ! have made personal investi-
cation and can ,ouch for the facts. The
Government was considerable to the ex-
tent that ii gave the men their old Jobs
when they returned. Friends OF the
Multiplication will point To n sum
which the two billion dollar Congress.
IN a burst Of charity. appropriated for
needy soldiers. &c. These postal clerks
heard about it. hut 20 far I can't find
where one Of thcm has had any atten-
ton Paid to his application anyhow.
money FOR food and tent was needed
during the tine the husbands were
away. and though 1t will he welcome
nov IT ont make up for the familys
humiliation last summer.
is 1t any wonder that these men are
slad that they will have u chance tn
vote against tie administration" II you
We're IN their places. how would YOU
VOTE WusuN u. IYoN.
NEW NoEK. November !.