Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-06-02

oxpounded the teachings of six of them,
and they were all Europeans. He has
just written another book, in which he
expounds the teachings of the other six.
Four Of them are English, one German
and one American.
I asked Doctor McFabre, who had Just
come in to have a talk with me, if he
could guess the name of Mr.. Slosson's
greatest American prophet.
THE penalty for failure" I remarked,
will be that Mr.. Slosson will call you
pagan, unless there is no meaning in the
Mohammedan proverb with which he be.
gins his book That proverb reads
Whoever dies without recognizing the
prophet of his time, dies the death Of a
pagan"
There is still hope for salvation" re.
marked the clergyman with a chuckle,
FOR am not dead yet, and I may recog-
nize the prophet in time"
well, name your man."
Il do not know whether he is Slosson's
man, but l have no hesitancy in naming
Woodrow Wilson"
II know n number of persons who
agree with you, but, according to the Mo.
hammedan standard or Mr.. Slosson's, you
are still in danger of dying the death Of
a pagan"
whats that? Doctor McFabre
pagan? l don't believe It," This from
Dorothy Owen, who had just entered with
Cabot Ames.
We explained what we were doing, and
Dorothy forthwith named Roosevelt.
Il agree with you" remarked The
Lady, for whom Roosevelt is both hero
and prophet
you are both wrong" said Ames with
the assurance of superior knowledge.
Edwin Arlington Robinson is our great
est prophet His poetry is the profound.
est that has been produced in a genera.
ton"
II am glad you did not say Robert
Frost or Amy Lowell" his uncle re.
marked.
You have not guessed it yet" said +
There are some persons who would say
Lyman Abbott, and I was talking this
week with "A man interested in American
commercial expansion, who was halfway
inclined to place Frank Vanderlip in the
front rank Of American prophets, for the
reason that he has a broader vision NJ
the possibilities Of the DEVELOPMENT Of the
side of America than any other
Don't torture them any longer" nro.
tested The Lady Give them a chance
to escape from paganism while there is
time"
John Dewey" said 1, and waited.
IL was amusing to see the blank ex
preston on their faces.
i've heard Of George Dewey and Mel.
vile Dewey" said Doctor McFabre. "but
never Of John"
you needn't be ashamed. The Encv.
clopedla Britannica never heard ~ hin,
either" said l.
Ihat certainly let's us out" remarked
young Ames Who is he, any wayY"
He is a worthy member of the Dewev
family Of Vermont. / do not know
whether he is a kinsman Of George hut
he has shown the same courage in his az
petitions in the sea Of knowledge that
George showed when he dared the Span-
lsh torpedoes and sailed into Manila Bav.
At present he is professor Of philosopbv
and lecturer on psychology in Columbia
University. Mr.. slosson regards him as
the greatest American philosopher since
the death OF William James He made his
FIRST impression on the country-that is.
on those who follow those things-as an
reformer, by studying the
human mind in laboratory. Instead of
being content with introspection he as.
sembled groups of children in the class |
room, taught them according TO a new
method and observed it's results. He has
sometimes been called a pioneer in voca-
tional training. but he does not think |
that what we know today as vocational |
Is the best thing The primary |
purpose Of education Is TO teach how 10 |
think He revolted against the educa-
Iional practices which rssembled the drill |
u soldiers, the purpose Of which was 10
|pppress thinking and 70 train mln0 into
|he habit of oDeying orders 30 he tried !