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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
To Be and To Do

remember that character is in All the things wrought the history | humanity directly related to character
 shall think of executed it. Empires study qualities which built them and which tore which likely pepetuate them Cathedras symphonies painting the product of product of human character character The worshpf in humanity When therefore achieves all these other things which greater than them this the fountain, they the far streams
 be mighty achievement among us of artistic aspiration and subject even therein to budd for the unnumbeed and ten but do but peen wings for the eternal flight
 fellow after it. must workmanship but it's face be Dllente fossil and pedant are three learning merely for earnngs and does not impnge things spiritual after all beaut test of character exactly the the highest work which character reproducing itself i'll the hearts Of other strength contagious But the fact the character that is character other Being to continued being s he does he
 
 yet The swt interplay o cause and effect whose higher like flashes of light The only difference who and the man who does not IS of being and then into his acon and alternately feeding his being and multiplying his power
 selfcuture labor? God o mt it on labor Most unconsciousy the leaving mordness and abnomai only the life the world but the building Therefore God keeps stretched from morn till night and from the cradle to the grave
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
EDUCATIONAL OUTLOOK-By Frank Willis Barnett

in the rural schoolhouse law; the purpose of the law being:
 l. To make possible the erection with
 state aid in any rural school district or
 any incorporated town of not more than
 400 inhabitants. according to the last fed eral census. a modern school building.
 ?. To guarantee that the appropriations
 made by the state and the amount raised
 locally are expended for the erection of such buildings as measure up to reason
 able requirements both as to sanitation and health.
 8. To make possible state aid in the repair and equipment of school buildings
 under suitable restrictions A. To fix the aid given in proportion to the size of the building to be erected and the amount of money to be raised by local effort.
 A great forward movement is the certi- fication of teachers. The new law will give fine impetus to the movement for teacher-training, which the department is continually urging. If it does not mean the gradual elimination of those holding
 certificates of lower grade 1t does mean it will increase the supply of higher grade teachers
 Perhaps the most constructive effect of the new law has been the establishment (Continued on Page Five)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
NOAH WEBSTER

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 Apropos of nothing save admiration for comparatively neglected American mo- table, we propose to give Noah wooster a write-up. Contemporary editorials, es- says and speeches contain occasional allu- sions to Jefferson, Paine, Franklin Clay Calhoun and Webster (DanieD statesmen; but of Noah Webster, what? Agreeaoie ellusions of one kind or another are made now and then to Marshall. Black, Chase and other mighty lawyers and Jur- ists; but of Noah Webster, lawyer and iurist. what do we hear? The names of Rhoades, Redpath, Eggleston and others are familiar to every child reader of his
 tory; but who knows of Historian Noaf Webster? The names of Greeley, Ben
 nett Raymond, journalists of past era
 are easy to recall by the ready writers why is not the name of Editor Noaf Webster who engaged in journalism 1T
 still earlier times, printed occasionally? 1 The schoolboy and the average man ol woman know that Noah Webster wrote
 a dictionary and a spelling book, ant
 that's all that is generally known apou
 Noah; and the thing which adds to oul pain is that nobody seems to care any thing more about Noah.
 We are convinced that Noah Webste has been neglected. that he has been don' q grave injustice by those who freely pa, homage to the memory of Webster's con ltemporares. It is the purpose of this edi torial to rectify in some small degree th
 wrong that has been done him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
PLAIN WORDS

know of nothing better to write about for your Sunday reading than to try and give you a brief sum mary of the educational situation of Ala bama Some conception of the growth, development and purposes of our public school system may be gathered from the annual report of the department of edu- cation recently issued.
 Few realize the tremendous>respon ties of the state superintendent of edu- cation His duties as set out in the school laws of Alabama are manifold. but 'neces- sary for the administration and super vision of our public schools.
 
 In tho absence of a state board of edu- ca ation, which our present constitution pre- cludes, the state superintendent must ac- cept the responsibility of planning and protecting work which is to extend over indefinite periods of time, and he must work out, insofar as he may, proper co ordination of the several educational agencies.
 Under the constitution of Alabama, he can serve but four years. It is impossl- ble, says the report. in so brief time to do much more than inaugurate plans Just when these plans are under way and begin to yield results, he must hand !; over his office to a successor who may l or may not be in sympathy with the l things he has been doing. The other states of the union recognize the value ol longer service and impose no such imi l tation.
 1 It recommends: In order to guarantef an uninterrupted programme of progress that legal provision should be made fol state board of education clothed with al necessary duties and powers to manage the schools without the dangers inciden to political issues and prejudices. GiveI state board of suitable size and witt the terms of a minority of the member expiring at regular intervals a continuou policy could be initiated and followed It also says: It is needless to say tha among other duties of the state board o education should be the appointment o the state superintendent of education. I know of no more important question before the people of Alabama than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
HOTEL LOBBIES
Pasteur Treatment Here

There Is no longer any need of a Birmingham resident. bitten by rabid dog, going to Montgomery for the Pasteur treatment pr. F. E. Harring- ton, city health officer. announced yes- terday that he had been appointed a deputy by the state board of health.
 T have been appointed a deputy and will be in a position to administer the Pasteur treatment to any enc bit ten by mad dog" sad Dr. HarrinG- ten As yet the m5ans of adminis- tering this treatment have not been determined but this will be done with in few days.
 The Pasteur treatment. is of course, wonderful one, and I am glad to be in position to save this unnecessary expense to an unfortunate person."
 Within the past week more than ejght children have been bitten by dogs believed to be mad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
LUKE MLUKE SAYS

Never tell girl that she Is viva cious If you do she will think that 1t is up to her to giggle her way into your affections.
 Just because black underwear is to be stylish next summer we hope that some of the dear girls won't wear the white kind until it becomes the fash ionable color.
 Once in a while man acts so that other men are glad he isn't twins. Are you that sort of a man? If you let a violin or beer stand too long they are both bound to get flat.
 Isn't it strange how much pleasure q democrat can get out of abusing tho republicans. and how much pleasure g l republican can get out of abusing thS | democrats?
 | Our sense of humor may be overly 1 developed But we grinned the other l day when he saw raggedy, hungry ! looking man standing in front of z 1 barber shop and gazing eagerly ani 1 longinsly at a barber who was vast l ing a perfectly good egg to shampoo | a customers hair.
 You may have had hand-to-h hand en 1 counters with savage beasts and des ! perate characters. But did you eve 1 step on a tin horse and wagon whei you were tiptoeing through the hall il 1 the dark in your stocking feet tryins to sneak to bed without letting frisn' wife know that you didn't get in un | til 3 a. m?
 Some married men speak of home Ii the same tone of voice they do of tn penitentiary.
 When a good -looking young widow
 wears her waist so low that you cal ! see her heart beating, she has no busi
 ness putting up a bluff that her hear
 Is in the grave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
Aid in Capturing Prisoners

'The deputies and detectives were fortunate jn having the service of the taxfcabs of local concerns the other day when the sensa tional jail delivery oc- cured" said Falconer Luckie of the Whitman Taxicab company yesterday.
 My company, as we'll as other taxi cab companies had all of its available automobiles at the disposal of the authori- ties. Two of my cars made long trips with the deputies, one going to Tuscaloosa and the other one to Montgomery.
 The officers would have had no chance to apprehend the escaped murderers if they had run upon them with the auto mobiles that are commonly used by the county and city. For from all indica- tions the escapes used high powered ma chimes, after they made the sensational escape, and this is where the taxicabs would have came into useful service, if it had been a show down."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25

attractive if he will but put his
 shoulder to the wheel
 *
 l And that reminds me that in the
 next election for City Commissioners,
 we should have associated with MT.
 Ward commissioner practical and a commissioner active who has already done things for Birmingham and done
 them we'll
 refer to my good friend Robert A. Brown. best known as Bob Brown He has been president of the Alabama State Fair Association and of the
 Board of Trade. and he conducted the most successful of meetings ever held In Birmin gham-the reunion of the Veterans the best time they ever had, because of his thorough preparedness and organization. He paid for every thing and returned a large percentage of the donations made for this enter tainment to the subscribers. Bob Brown is both genial and an inveterate worker. He is an organizer and would do big work for Birming
 ham were he a member of the city commission.
 I don't know that he wants the job,
 but do know that Birmingham would do good days work to elect him and make him take it.
 Judge Taft made other good suggestions to Birmingham yesterday in throwing out the idea to its people of what they could do in Red Cross work and other duties to the country at this time when we are in a practical state of war.
 Ninety-five per cent of his audience of some 300 at the Tutwiler luncheon yester- day applauded him. But observed men in the audience who did not applaud one time-men who were apparently there to gain information, but were hostile to the acts of President Wilson, and who were apparently so pro-German that they frowned both upon the acts and words of 8 democratic President and repub-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25

proper handling of our public schools. Alabama has not progressed very far in the opinion of educational experts machinery and is ready for the greatest forward movement in her history
 The school population of the state, ac- cording to the census of 1916, was 7S0, ,S66. Of this number 444,O6O were whites and 336,S06 were negroes. the legal age in Alabama being from seven to 21. The total enrolment in the various depart ments of elementary and high schools was 603.102, or 64 per cent of the total l school population. Of this number, S44, 43l were whites and 16S,621 were negroes. These children were taught in 6222 school | buildings. 4534 for whites and 1888 for ne- groes. In instructing these children and l in manning these buildings, 1O,757 teach CTS were employed, S1142 being white and 2615 being negroes. These school build i ings represent an outlay of more than $S, ,000.0O0 and the amount spent for in- 1 struction alone was over 3.50O,O00.
 1 This growth makes it necessary to throw every safeguard around the county boards of education They are in big business. | It's in their power to develop or retard the efficiency of the boys and girls of 1 the state. The changes in the law give the members enlarged powers and re- 1 responsibilities. The board members are now elected by the voters of the county as a whole and not at the behest ot some person who would like to hold of flee. The members receive no compensa- tion for their work, but experience has shown that men of business ability will accept the responsibility when there ia.a demand for service and when they can feel that they have the power and lati- tude for doing effective work
 It's gratifying to learn that the Ala bama law is in absolute harmony with progressive legislation and has the un-
 qualified indorsement of the United States bureau of education, of the South ern Conference for Education and In dustry. and of national experts on schoo administration. From the Alabama view. point it will remove our schools from the ipartisan influence of cheap politics.
 
 note with pleasure the improvement
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25

An artist has drawn a vivid picture o1 the sinking of the Laconia but he places the U-boat within a few feet of the vessel as she plunges under the waves No submarine commander in his right senses would take risk like that. * j: .s
 New York has declared war on lounge lizards and tango pirates" Wealthy men can help along the campaign by finding out how their wives spend the afternoon when they are supposed to be shopping or attending a matinee.
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 Those Germans who are Hooking to Mexico from Central and South America don't seem to realize that they are plac- ing themselves within reach of Uncle Sams long arm.
 Moving pictures in the home" are promised. Heretofore moving pictures in the home entailed falls from step- ladders, mashed thumbs and profanity.
 * * *
 Book beer signs are appearing in some parts of the country, but prohibition states must do without these reliable harbingers of spring.
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 MT. Taft hasn't said so, but down deep in his heart he is probably glad that Woodrow has to steer the ship of state these days.
 ! While famous for it's hospitality, Geor- gia has no intention of trying to make those interned German sailors feel at home.
 Nicholas Romanoff will be excused henceforth from visiting hospitals and l making speeches to the Russian armies x | At any rate, MT. Daniels will be able to telephone and telegraph around the country if there is war with Germany * 1 As financiers point out, it won't re quire year of intensive training to mak, American dollars fit for war.
 Peary advocates more airplanes for ths United States. Old Doc" Cook vii probably not agree to that, < * * 1 Conservative dressers draw the line a those loud yellow shirts some of tn, young men are wearing. l * * It begins to look as if Mrs. Pankhurs will never be called on to help Russial women get the ballot. l * * l The war has certainly turned thing upside down. Germany now has nor meat than bread.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
NED BRACE TALKS ABOUT JUDGE TAFT
 AND HIS VALUABLE SUGGESTIONS YESTERDAY

, liean ex-President But these will change
 their views.
 l No one can question the honesty of
 purpose of Judge Taft. Indeed, lots or
 truths were told by this ex-President
 in his little talk at the Tutwiler yester-
 day. He was humorous, clever, and yet firm and determined in his advocacy of responsiveness.
 with all the vim, energy and determina-
 tion in the makeup of the American peo- pie.
 And that reminds me of a little incl
 dent which occurred in Birmingham when
 he was President. and which showed the
 great spirit of the man. General Rufus N. Rhodes had made a speech over in Augusta, Ga, when a com
 mittee of us from Birmingham went over to invite him to visit Birmingham. Rhodes, in the enthusiasm of the occa-
 sion, had praised the President in
 grandiloquent language and had there after been criticized for his praise of republican President When President Taft visited Birming- ham later General Rhodes was at his home on his death bed The procession of automobiles was on it's way out High
 land avenue towards the Country club,
 led by one with President Taft Major
 Butt, James Sloan, chief secret service officer, and two of us of Birmingham, when the President made the remark: How is my good old friend, General
 Rhodes"
 He was told he was on his dying bed T would like to go by and leave my card and pay my respects. It would
 not delay our trip much, would it?' And so the other cars were stopped and
 the President and his party drove around
 Rhodes Circle, paid his respects to Mrs.
 Rhodes and left loving message for the good man on his death bed. The tribute showed the man Taft lnAR
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
NONE TO WASTE

NONE TO WASTE
 How is the supply of guinea pigs at
 your clinic?" asked the first vivisection- ist. There's an alarming shortage" an- swered the second vivisectionist. Why, recently had to perform two different operations on the same pig" SEEKING A PUBLISHER ''Is Scribson still engaged in the pursuit of literature?'
 "No. Scribson thinks he has ground out enough literature to make him fla
 nous and he is now engaged in the pur- suit of editors"
 STRONG CHARACTER "A strong minded woman, you say!' "Unquestionably I don't believe she would show any signs of agitation what ever If she were to discover that she had left home without her'powder puff"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25

By Caroline Norton. We have been friends together
 In sunshine and in shade, Since first beneath the chestnut treea In infancy we played. But coldness dwells within thy heart, A cloud is on thy brow; We have been friends together Shall light word part us now7 We have been gay together;
 We have laughA at little jests; For the fount of hope was gushing Warm and joyous i'll our breasts. But laughter now hath fled thy lip. And sullen glooms thy brow: We have been gay-together-
 Shall a light word part us now? We have been sad together
 We have wept with bitter tears Ger the grass-grown graves where slurn
 ber'd
 The hopes of early years. The voices which were silent there
 Would bid thee clear thy brow; We have been sad together
 o. what shall part us nowf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
Birmingham Needs
Am Auditorium

lR IRMlNGHAM'S pressing neea or ~ an auditorium was again brought to public attention by the visit of for mer President William H. Taft, who was the city's distinguished guest yes terday. In Atlanta MT. Taft addressed eight thousand people. As neither or Birmingham's theatres having a large seating capacity was available, MT. Taft was forced to make his principal address last night at the Birmingham High school, which has an auditorium that accommodates about twelve hun dred persons
 At the Tutwiler yesterday MT. Tatt commented on the splendid municipal auditoriums found in other cities in the country and every citizen who IS interested in the progress of Birming- ham should feel humiliated at the poor impression it's lack of a suitable audi torium is sure to make on visitors.
 While MT. Taft introduced the sub feet in the kindly and humorous man ner for which he is noted, saying some cities did not provide adequate facill- ties for such ''itinerant philoso- phers" as MT. Bryan, "Champ" Clark, Vice President Marshall and himself to be seen and heard, the lack of municipal auditorium is a serious matter to Birmingham.
 Cities like Portland, Me, and Springfield, Mass, have spacious buildings to house large gatherings, while Birmingham is still dependent on her theatres, the largest of which seats about 26OO people. The voters of Birmingham have approved the plan to build an auditorium here, but finan- cial differences have been encountered and we are still without suitable place in which not only to hear famous "itinerant philosophers" but to ac- commodate entertainments, conven- tions and other assemblies which add appreciably to city's greatness and the culture of it's people.
 Educating Negro
 Race Enthusiastically
 THE annual report of the pro Il ceedings of the trustees of the John F. Slater fund, which serves z good purpose in the south, that of aid ing the cause of negro education, is just published for the year ending September 30, 1916. It is full of en Ncouragement to those who take 2 practical interest in the advancement of the colored race.
 The money appropriated from th' Slater fund is in a large measure t. employ industrial teachers for negr' boys and girls in established institu tions. All trades receive attention, es pecially the building trades, and tn importance of farm demonstratiol work is stressed.
 Of the colored schools in Alabam receiving aid are the State Normal a Montgomery, Talladega college, con nected with the American Missionar association, and the Tuskegee Norma and Industrial institute. The appro priation of $7O0O to Tuskegee fror the Slater fund was used to pay tn salaries, in whole or in part, of in dustrial teachers. The value of the in stitute's land, buildings and equip ments totals $1,285, ,997. The amour spent during the year in permanen improvements was $49,534. Tn amount of the institutes indebtedness was $137, LAO. When the report close there were 1440 boarding students all of whom lodged in the dormitories There were 194 instructors, and thes were the things taught: General az
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25

BEGINNING THE DAY--God help me to study the life of Jesus Christ that I may come to he like Him. Help me to look at Him until shall look like Him. Give me to love the beauties that are in Him until they shall become mine. May l fold Him to myself so closely that He shall enter into me. In His name. Amen.-H. NJ. E.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
Ae.63,uea~
IENIES

NOTHING TO HIM I'm not interested in the artistic side of money said the low browed person "No?"
 I'm strictly utilitarian If new coin had the same purchasing power as an old one, I wouldn't care whether it was designed by a great artist or the creator of a comic strip
 EASILY QUIETED This socialistic brother doesn't seem able to get Americas blood soaked traf- fic with Europe out of his mind" T know an easy way to cure him of that"
 "How?"
 Give him few shares of stock in . munitions concern" PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-25
Birmingham Patriotic

eff Birmingham weren't anything else, nobody can ever say that she is not patriotic,' said E. c. Jones, assistant to o. l.. Bum, manager of the Brming- ham Traffic bureau. 'I have never seen a more patriotic gathering than the one that heard MT. Taft speak at the Tut wiler yesterday. And it sounded like a deep seated patriotism, too. Even with cut the Star -Spangled Banner and Dixie, there would have been great feeling of patriotism in that gathering, but when those old tunes were played, it was freely demonstrated. I thought that was a fine suggestion MT. Taft made about not mix ing patriotic airs up with Johnny Get Your Gun, and other such songs. And everybody in the crowd seemed to think so too. I believe that Birmingham will adopt this policy