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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
HOUSEKEEPING CHRISTMAS
DANCE AT COUNTRY CLUB IS
ATTENDED BY 600 Ell PASOANS
D. nnnn ,nnpn AncnR

Irene Woodland. Caro- Mitchell Mabelle
IS ooldridge- Julia Pool Vera Pool
Bertha Pool. Mary Pool. Corrie Ivy.
Villas simmons. Marguerite Harvey The
boys were " T. Casey. jr-- Albert Ia
tgm, Eolfc sample. Rowland KEMP
Page Kemp. john Crockett, kneeland
Jenkins. Ted Pi=tL Don FuJt claudius
Smith, Earl Cochran, Jack Thompson,
Wilfred krarZthOr Manuel Stolaroft
Sol St0laraff. Raymond White. Alfred
Black, james Biggs Christ Fox. David
Gibson. Howard Merrill. Elmer Bussius-
Jack Hawkins, Elgie Means James
German. Francis ThOmasou. Paul
WEIGH Hal Aldridge. Ben Jenkins.
Donald Grant Lowdon WiuEo. Curtis
Morris. Tom Norris. Erwin SchW2rtT.
Francis Edwards. Herndon Kemp. Earl
Evans. Donald Hogarth. Robert Bryant.
Cooper Mckeihy- Harry Aickemr. Lieut.
4 Addition Francis Broafdus Maui
rice BlumenthaL Harry Welsch, Ben
Hancock. Lieut. s. Dickson A. g. stan
ley. James Brown, ~ Francis and 5
Muller.
The West Ysleta Country club Christ
mas dance was very largely attended
by FL Paso and army people Alstietoe
decorations gave the bis ballroom a
holiday aspect The 3-d Michigan band
played the dance music. through the
courtesy OF Lieut. Col. e. Is. Westredgc
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Pdrties.

The congregation OF the Highland
Park Baptist church gave surprise
party for the pastor. Rev. J. y Langs-
ron. Monday evening at the parsonage,
the affair being in the nature OF a
shower. The participants numbered
about - and showered the pastor and
his wife with a quantity of good things
20 eat. linen and china Several hours
We're spent in conversation and games,
following the shower
a Jolly Christmas party was given
1y Ar and Mrs. Henry MOhr. at their
home ON Olive street. Christmas bells
and evergreen We're used about the
rooms in decoration. During the even
ing Mrs. u. Riduciudo sang Mrs. \
Lacarra played piano solos and accom-
panied T. Rodriguez. who sang H
Lopez sang IN Spanish. Schubert's
'-Sereuade" Miss Rsso Garcia danced
Spanish dances A dinner was enjoyed
cd midnight.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
PURE RICH BLOOD
PREVENTS DISEASE

Bad blood.-that is. blood that Is i'm
pure or impoverished. thin and pale
u responsible for more ailments than
anything else.
II affects every organ and function
In some cases IL causes catarrh; in
others, dyspepsia: in others, rheuma-
tism; and in still others, weak. tired,
larguid feelings and worse troubles.
II is responsible for rundown cOndi-
tions. and is the most common cause OF
disease.
Hoods Sarsaparilla IS the greatest
purifier and enricher Of the blood the
world has ever known II has been
wonderfully successful IN removing
scrofula and other humOrs, increasing
the red-bloOd cOrpUscles. and building
up the whole system. Get II today
Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Tie GOSSIP CORNER
By RUTH MONRO AUGUR.

and mustachios were most effective
Virginia out Thedad Thada bara III
the part Of the vampire advent ure~s-
The tragic movie was NIi-i Mia s. own
composition. Lieut. Underwood was
the individual star in the Russian near
dance The two officers presented the
head scene from "S1lome with Lieut.
Z Underwood acting Herpd and Lieut.
Nendenhall doing Salome's asonies- I'd
Hobart and Alre MIA ui4 south Amer
lean pantomunic dance that was both
original and clever. MOsr OF the act
IuE was spontaneously and cNLempO-
raneOusly presented on the spur OF the
moment It takes pretty clever hos
tess TO be able TO put through q party
of this sort. with everyone entering
thoroughly into the spirit or things
In is certainly much more real luu
than the usual games and rrosalc
means Of entertaining-
What a bright and happy sn-.r -ne
home coming students from ~a"oi
bring 70 the holiday season -
over With good spirits, with e-
riEhJ in the nome tuey
are going 10 make, as they always op-
the holiday season the gay and happy
time il should be- II is a good thing
- meet happy people VINO set every
ounce Of JOY that may be- squeezed from
every second and Hhu live IN tile
Now It is both necessary and wis
~ be provident and think and plan FOR
fft future because without a. EeffulTe
roal people would seldom get any
where. but don't we too often sacrifice
the possible JOY Of today, for tho prob
able JOY OF tomorrow SO many times
olr paths never even touch the bridge
Of tie future. whose crossing we have
anticipated with so much thought.
energy or worry-
=
When the weather is perfectly lovely
ali the time that you have 10 work in
on indoors office. doesn't II rather
disturb the joy iu life TO have the one
vacation day disagIeeahIe. stormy and
blustery with The air ~full OF Teas
as militia man described q sand
storm
It was q wonderful sight to see the
newsboys dinner over which Mrs.
Florence Hines so graciousIy presided
Christmas day The uevsies were oil
all sizes. ages and costumiu- but they
we're All alike, registering jos
upon their faces. ana iu expressing
their appreciation for Mrs. Illness
interest IN them by frequent and iusty
cheers II is wonderful thing TO D.
aole 70 bring SO much pleasure 10 so
many every year. as this dear woman
does every Christmas I'm memory 90 her
son.
soon we aye going 10 have tH- 5ov
~ hearing the wonderful Madame
Schumauu Heiuk sing IN IL Paso. This
noted contralto VIII doubtless Dee given
me Warmest and most cordial OF res
eepuons 10y El Pasoans.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
BIG MOVIE COMPANY MAY
LOCATE STUDIO IN Ell PASO

Unless the plans already made fall
through. II PasO Will soon have q NOV
ing picture company of its own, photo
Graphing its scenes in the city and the
surrounding country. and bringing to
the city some acceptable advertising
Letters have already been exchanged
between one Of the best known and
successful directors in the motion pic
ture game and the local secretary OF
commerce, and II looks now as II the
enterprise will be brought here
The last communication 10 the
chamber on this subject was received
Tuesday morning from Los Angeles.
where the director and prime mover in
the venture is now located
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Ont OF Torn VISITORS.

Mr. and Mrs. Powell Stackh0use. Of
san Antonio. y. NJ, are IN town for the
holiday season
Mrs NJ s. Dudley. OF Richmond. Ky.
is IN FL PasO 70 spend several months
visiting her sons. J. NJ Dudley and r.
n Dudley. and their wives.
Fitzhugh Harlan. Of Los Angeles. Is
spending the holidays with his parents.
ar. and Mrs John Richmond Bapty. at
their home in the Brazos apartments
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Art Ideals Should Be Applied In
Every Day Lite In Home Planning
ny RUTH 1IONRO ATGUR.

o. fine art IS a Ver.table party plat
form PLANK iu applied art
I'm one of the fine homes OF III Faso
Ln.. drawing room. which Is not LARGE
though fair size. is absolutely ruined 20
my mind 10y the OverpOWeriugly biz
manlelpi-ce This is q very handsome
expensive. ornate ana eianuratrIt
carved affair. that would be big euou=n
for eu auditorium or large hall IT, is
all out of proportion and harmony DO
this small room Ir seems topneayE and
Spoils the other nice things about the
room How many times "a person VIII
SEQ q fine picture whose erect IS aDso-
luIelE ruined boy being huns beside anu
crsmmed mp against another picture OF
clashiug color
When art was made a serious STUDY
.u the schools 10 raised quite "a Dit of
criticism al first because some behind
The times parents insisted that the
-ar-e RS were all their children needed
TO learn N school While unfortunate
lv the art that is taught in the aver
age public school is not of the same
order or based upon the same lines
as the work of the big art schools so
that its value i'm training for real fin
arI work and study is of little benefit
get its value i'm the applied art - eN-
c-iieut- While some people have down
ri.ht bad taste, the majority of people
vest Of the world, DO so more through
lack OF training. The right principles
of color harmony and decorative quail
ities are much more easily SrasUed hy
the receptive mind Of "a child than hy
an older person Beginning with the
cut out work ard hand work ~ tine
primary departments of the public
school. the decorative idea and the
design idea Is strongly stressed Il
governs the arrangement of the exam
nation papers. the placing OF material
oR the blackboards and many other
things IN the school work beyond the
mere copying and making Of the draw
ing study Tor The day. SO no parent
should ever feel that the time of the
school student is wasted upon art
work because that Is opening the
chiId's eyes 10 the patterns of things
and the spacing Of things aoout him
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

room a big red Christmas bell hung
from the chandelier with kewpie dolls
about IT, Tall vases Of American beauty
roses and red carnations and ferns
were about the rooms The table was
laid with a handsome battenberg cover
a miniature Christmas tree with light
ed candles conferred the table Vases
or American Beauty roses We're about
the table. The place cards were Christ
mas bells tied with red ribbons. Gov
ers were laid for Mrs : L. Davis, Mss
Eddie Lea Davis. Miss Nellie Davis D.
=. Barcus. Earl Alexander and Lieut. /.
T. H6ldridge. of Michigan Lieut. Hold
ridge and Mrs. Alexander viii leave
soon for their home in Michigan. An
Barcuz leaves soon for Douglas. ARK,
on business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
The Arny.

Lieut. Col. George IT,. LanshOTne, Of
ne eighth cavalry, has gone TO san
Antonio. where ne was called by the
serious illness Of his brotherinlaw-
Lieut. James l. Collins is spending
a leave OF absence with Mrs. Collins
and her parents. Mr.. and Mrs L. :.
Stewart. at their home ON MasOffin
avenue Lieut.. Collins is aide TO Gen.
r J. pershinE
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Ell Pasoans Returning.

Miss Margaret Bush, vino las been
attending school in Dallas. has re-
turned for the holidays.
Mr. and Mrs. oscar Lesser nave re-
turned from their honeymoon in cali
fornia and are making their home with
the brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs J.
Goodman, on West Nevada street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS GIVES
BIG SPACE TO THIS CITY

The December number OF the Army
....1r w News is almost wholly de
voted TO Fl Paso as an army camp
Amore- the contributors is George n
Clements. publicity commissions as a
correspondent with the punitive eNpsoii-
rfrr Ar clements also has an article
On III Paso as q military center
Among other Fl Paso contri 6utors
are Miss Peggy HUH and g A Martin,
news editor OF The Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
LIE kNEM THE ROY.

Eedd. What are you doing with
your motor bOar2
Greene. Pulling II out for the win
ter
why. man. you shouldn't do that
WIZ. this is the only time of year that
sou can keep bottled goods cold I'm thar
icebOX of yours
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Receptions.

Gen and Mrs Roger Williams, or
the Kentucky national guard enter
tanned Christmas afternoon with an in
formal reception in the private diuinG
room OF Hotel PasO del NOTte- Re
ceiviug win Jhe hosts were Gen. auo
Mrs George Bell. jr.. and Cen and
Mrs Charles G.. Morton Holly wreaths
formed attractive decorations. Re
freshments were served through the
afternoon
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
Weddings.

The marriage OF Miss Katherine
Harper 10 Otno T. Hill Will occur to-
night at o'clock, in Trinity Methodist
church Rev. Percy r KnickerbOcker
-yill perform the ceremony No wed
ding Invitations have been issued, as
the ceremony viii pe very informal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
About FL Pasoans.

Mrs Edward c. Hitchcock. who has
been quite III at her home on Federal
street, Is much better.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles I. Pelham have
moved to a new bungalow at 1907 East
Nevada street. They were formerly
ia the Pickreu apartments.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

yves. After reading about the sums
--7ay draw. ft seems strange that there
enough money left 10 carry on the war
Il E-urone..
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

some d. you'll be rich enough 70
retire from business
Civ TIp nv nice pleasant office and
srstv homee~ rejoued Ar Grcwcher. 7
should say not
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

10 have garnet 20 itselr-if It Is
doomed 10 nave garnet. nut II must
be q bower-like place, sweet ana clean
and inviting
She lies late abed because she Is
So delicate. Mother must bring her
coffee and toast 10 her room because
she is so delicate. She writes very
littie-you can't force genius
She Has Heard the Call.
But it's all worth while. the young
poet feels. for she is only 90 and al
ready the weekly Chronicle has paid
her two dollars and half for one
poem. and magazine published our
I'm Minnesota has paid her three Tor
another.
Some day when she is very success
ful she'll make it all up to her family
Mother shall have TWO servants and
father shall smoke excellent cigars.
The younger children shall go TO COL
lege. It really viii pay the family &C
help her now So that she may ar I've
for when she has arrived Clara
Louise feels sure that they viii reap
the benefits OF her genius with her.
she has heard the clear call OF IN
SEPARATION She must be SipSlO. she
must succeed And many OF the sue
cessful' poets Of today are Overjoycd
when they sell rs many as twenty
poems q year and get as high as TWEEN
Jy-five dollars apiece for them
il YOU We're 90 tell Clara Louise that
she WoulQ uFu=u Ut A~lLt as q SoEuiG
detail. she wouldn't De- at all inter
ested in hearing how the average poet
helps out his income by interviewing
successful captains Of industry or
ueutenauts of labor
Clara Louise is above sordid de-
tail She was horn Tor career. and
her commonplace family has no right
70 interfere with that. But she has
every right 10 ask them 60 support
and nurture her while she is ON her
way 10 success
suppose mother IS gray ~ so and
father Is stOop shouldrred and wrip-
Killed. NJ ~ Won't they 20 down I'm
history as The parents OF genius
Who could ask more Clara Louise IS
sure that sine isn't selfish-Ouly prac-
teal Rus % practical detail like null
tiplyin@ S25 10y twenty poems IS be-
meath Nor notice.
Hnve Won met CIarn Lonise:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
FL Pasoans Awau.

SIR and Mrs Frank ". NurcnIsou ar.
spending the Christmas holidays in NJ.
NurchisOn's home. in Athens. Texas.
Nj. Murchison's sister. Miss Laura Nur-
Gibson VIII be married Wednesday 20
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Chopin Terrell The wedding Will Oc-
cur at the home OF the bride. Mss
Alurchisou is well known in Fl Pasu-
Mr. and Mrs Murchison viii return
Thursday IN Fl Paso and they viii be
accompanied hy Mr. MurchisOn's sister.
Miss F.sJohu Murchisou, for mouth
r---r
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

H-a~ ur. Elliott T. Boyle AT Alta vista
school tonight Admission SOC and 25c.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

We carry In stock kodaks Of all sizes.
nom q Brownie UP TO the largest size
We do developing. too Camera shop
3t1 North Oregon strect--.Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
ENrrRTAIN YoTK rRTrND~-

IL very often happens rhat when SON
nave visitors you are hard put TO de-
lse ways 10 entertain them. Let u-
make "a sugeez .iou- Tail. them ..r "a
sishtseeins trip in our Biz Car This
Gar leaves III. Paso del Mort horef
every forenoon at 10000 o'clock. slf
the interesting points Do III Pa-a anal
iIarez are made lu the afternoon
our sightseeing ear also takes aass-1-
gers for the races
CITY SERVICE co.
Autos Baggage Taxls
\ Metropolitan Service.-Adv
Need Glasses: Ask segau, los Texas
-Adl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26
LNCEI1I N lIBER-

Need Glasses Ask SegaII. los Texas.
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Need Classes Ask sesnu. 1os Texas
-1Hr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

~ - - - T-Il-e Ir,-e T.rTf
n
Nf win what Us termed the 4ihr
- - arts. which are painting and
r7,d.Ii,,s~ v,-.,.,- Do, rall- -, lir+1. abour
-
@ir4e" "I~ ne,-'uSe even u ""1 'i'--
never expect or desire 10 take I'D fine
..,-- SERIOUSLY. fine srr,Iic.ffou Of fre
ida..s ro every fhfr. iu o,,r everyday
lives j. "e"eli'-'t-- 81 % '-'S' u 'e"i-
SpeaSIuE- is the division of given
space into a pattern of various shaped
f -t - -r-f. ,.... ..---.i
pie applied 10 "a mural painting pro-
due.S figures and objects The same
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Ladiex.-The new corset sb0p at
204 Texas Street can fiji YOU IN any
style corset Moderate prices.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Donatella-Carnelian and ATostique art
POttery.-Beach's Art Shop. City Ma
tional Bank e.-AdvertiSement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Over $4,000 Americans are killed an
uually 10y violence and tine loss is
steadily increasing
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

MILLER Mnde~ bungalow aprons ami
.-ouse dresses at -.N East missouri -.
Phone 1872. The Miller Made Co.-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

a Mexican Drawnwork Handkerchief
Beach's ART Shop. city National Bank
building Advertisement.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Need classes 49, >r=sH. l", reNa--
Adv
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

Need Classes Ask sesan. 1os Texas.
ADV.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

.sed Glasses: Ask seEnn, los Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-12-26

soon We age going 10 have fh- jov
~ hearing the wonderful Madame
Schumauu Heiuk sing IN III PaSo. This
noted contralto VIII doubtless b, given
The Warmest and most cordial OF r--
ceptions 10y El Pasoaus.
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copy-i1h.. International film service.
travelled about the State with the
Governor a great deal in the days
when Hughes was appealing 10 the
people AGAINST the ohst.lacy % "A hos
tile Legislature.
I'm n poor hand A. anecdotes his
man said. and the only t'Ins that oc-
ours to me now IS too 'r.'l!nc for your
use. But it's tho truth 'ht, ] never
think ot Mr.. HG=Hcs w!,h"H' hang
reminded Of Governors day AZ the
Syracuse State fair
"He was walking through tho OK
hihits. wearing a high nat and escorted
nv a citizens committee similarly dig
niied. and by his military s'au n uni
form. II was n solemn, Import mt
occasion-for the committee As they
were passing the poultry show a hs
buff CO hin rons;cr suddenly Tapped
his wings. -cared his head and let out
q mighty crow. None Of the escort
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Miss Elizabeth Hughes, playing with her best loved pet
Copyright, International Film service

80 ! called up a friend II asked
him to recommend tie best trial c"uh-
sci in New York city. lie replle",
You want Charles T.. hughes. mao
never heard Of Charles u. Hughes hut
on my friends advice | called on MN.
He heard my story, took the cas-" ana
fought II successfully hroush inc
Court of Appeals. lie presented II"
hill until asked for one, and theh IL
vas ridiculonsly small. said TO num-
"'Why, Mr.. Hughes. this doesn't ne
gin to pay YOU for your time
ole replied, MIR, , ! TOOK ms
case ON your representation of II"
situation and am glad to have been "f
service. This man tour ciient) mas
given his life to helping the poor ana
tina, IL all / am going to charge
"And he wouldn't take a cent more
than the nominal fee he had hXed'"
There are many stories illustrating
the candidates ability to meet cam
paign Interruptions with n quick and
humorous retort, an invaluable asset
to a platform speaker. For example
in 1908 his, Democratic opponent for
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dared to smile. But the Governor
dOYed his tile. made an elaborate bow
Ia the rooster and said:
81 can't pass 10y without %acknowi-
edging such A salute MS that
so the whole party followed the
Governors example and everybody
was quite human for the rest of the
day. You may o know 1t, but MIR.
Hughes abhOrs Formally except when
the occasion absolutely demands It,"
Another in the reminiscing group
At the Aston headquarters was "A well
known New York lawyer. lie spoke
up:
II never heard of the rooster story,
but ! do remember something that
throws light on phase Of Mr.,
Hughes's character that no one would
ever hear about from him, Many
years ago before the gas and insurance
Investigations I was retained by a man
whose wife was being sued In connec-
ton with a matter concerning an or
ranization OF women. ! was rather
young and my client thought ! ought
TO have counsel TO aid me.
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Hughes.

voter who had preached the topic
were forgotten in the laugh that fol
lowed, There were no more interrupt
ions.
Mr Hughes is n temperate man
hul, as he says, no, a biuc stocking,
In his school teaching days IA"
smoked many cigarettes, later H."
turned from them to cigars, and the
black Havanas that he used to ENJOY
are part of the picture retained by
those associated with him when h"
was Governor. 1t will he news to
many Of his friends that he CAV"
up smoking altoccthcr about two years
ago. in the midst Of his work a.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court.
Through his mature years he has
not disdained to take an occasional
drink Of rye whiskey when II seems
appropriate TO his needs or the occa
sion. Phrases which will astonish
those who have thought ~ Mr., Hughes
as always enveloped In AN olympiar
mist Of high scholarship are to oe
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Copyright. Underwood g. Underwood
the good old fashioned detective story
as "A panacea for a wcaried brain and
n tired lack
He was immensely amused ny a
magazine sketch portraying him as
starting an Alpine tramp with "a vol
ume Of Rants philosophy, a treatise
N solid geometry and '~l.yCurgus.'"
He pleaded guilty to a fondness for
Kant. repudiated the solid geometry,
and as for Lycurrus y" sad. ~ DON'T
know what that may he. but ! hope
it's nothing intoxicating"
One night IN the last session OF
an especially hard listed Legislature
a visitor went IN to see tho Governor
expecting to find him bowed down
with the weight Of tho conflict and
burning tho midnight oil over refrac-
tory bulletins from tho Capitol. But
Mr.. Hughes came onward with A
finger marking a place in Il book that
he hold.
GOOD %cvening. MIR. Blank" he said.
Il have read sin novels OF Dumas
since the session began and II II keeps
up much longer III have to begin on
Gahoriau."
MIR. Huchos's whisNcrs may worry
art critics and provide bread for the
cartoonists. but there Is no evidence
that they have ever distressed him
for a moment.
The original reason for Mr..
Hughes's beard. which. 10y tho way.
has been notiCeahly reduced in dimen-
sions in the curse of his residence in
Washington. is To no found in his first
LAYS as a teacher. BEING graduated
from Brown University at the age of
10 he found his hoyish appearance so
serious "A problem that he adopted the
eXpcdient of submitting in writing his
applications for employment as a
teacher. II this way he WAS engaged
to teach Greek and mathematics at
Delhi, y. Y. He Is fond Of telling
how amazed Prot James q. Griffin,
now Of the Stanford University
faculty. was when he presented him
self at Delhi.
"My lear young man" said Or.
Griffin to the stripping, II cannot
doubt Your competency to teach the
branches for which you have been en-
gagged. But how. pray. d. YOU expect
to rule the young men who viii come
under your CharEeH You have no more
heard than an egg ana | fear you lack
the physique that Is sometimes ncces-
sary to maintain discipline among
cffcryesCent souls
So the young sohoolmas,er did his
best 10 rect.fy the error "f l~uyen.lity
and since then h" has seen no reason
for eifac.ng the heard that sprung to
his assistance" then.
one moro story;
Looking vi from his desk at Albany