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The Washington times., 1918-07-15

T9B steam roller or the door
matt Neither is an enyiable
i character. Somewhere be-
tween them lies the golden mean;
but to strike 1t Is not always easy.
Just how far one ought to go in
asserting ones rights and ones
individuality under any given set
of circumstances and how far one
ought to sacrifice ones self to the
claims and prejudices of others
presents a continually difficult
and perplexing problem. It Is one
that is brought to me often by the
letters l receive.
These letters I group under the
head Of 'the alien presence in the
home" They describe the one not
in the immediate family circle Of
father, mother and children yet
related to them and sometimes de-
pendent on them. It may be q sis
ter Of the husband or the wife,
sometimes a brother, often the
father or mother.
Making q Crouch.
It Is a presence which ought to
be one with the immediate group,
bringing cheer, creating a happy
atmosphere and proving a sunny,
hopeful, helpful inspiration TO all;
but alas! If l am to believe my
letters; 1t is too often Just the
other thing. 1t gives nothing and
exacts everything, drains the do
mestic atmosphere Of sunshine by
a perpetual crouch and fault-find-
ing, takes the life, the hope, the
pleasure out of the home and the
people in It.
And to the credit Of both sides,
the arrangement in a surprisingly
large number of cases proves salts
factory-almost always ] should
say, where the parent in question
is Father" There are instances.
Of course, where the lives Of the
helpless old men are made miser-
The Washington times., 1918-07-15

A conductor who objected or said
he objected 70 something . pas
seneer said to him slammed the pas
sen9er In the head with q crank
This happened July 8, IN the eve
ming, near 14th and Decatur streets-
In this case an arrest was made.
I trust the authorities win be Justly
severe with any cases Of assaults By
trainmen, as they have dangerous
weapons IN the way Of controllers,
cranks and punches.
I heard Of q motorm&n on the
WRECO, q few nights ago, who
when q rain began to fall, stopped
the car, stepped inside and re-
marked:
Il have 70 run this boat until $3.50,
and ! amt . goin' 70 get wet"
Says FRED s. WALKER, Of the
@. P. o.:
AIN your column of the Fourth
you are again at your old stunt OF
exposing the graft Of private cor
porations. Why do you persist In
trying 70 interfere with some one
else's easy money!. II the Mount
Vernon Regents are patriotic enough
to alb the people to look in at the
Nations Shrine you shouldn't bawl
them out as you do. They might
raise the price to four bits on ac-
count Of the war; then, Of course,
they would be doubly patriotic
presume they viii not object to sell
ing the place for about twice what
the original contributors paid for
It."
-
Gas is cheap in Kansas City, No.,
The Washington times., 1918-07-15

This from an old issue Of this pa
per, and is contributed as a definite
answer Of the burning question as to
the date of the Patent ONCE IRE.
Patent 0ffice Fire.
Editor Times: VIII you please
publish IN your paper the date Of
the Patent Office fire, and. II possi-
BILE, the time between Baltimore and
Washington made by the engine on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad that
brought the Baltimore fire engines
here? OLD SUBSCRIBER
The Patant oRics eoaaAgratioa
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Here is picture of that Patent Office fire. the date Of
which has caused great controversy to rage in this
column.
The picture is reproduced from one which hangs in
Fire Chief Wagner's Office in the District Building
The date of the fire September "a, 1877 This is
given the picture, well a tablet in the Patent
Office and also indeby engraved in the memories of many
old-tme Washingtonians
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started at 11:ss O'Clock a m. on Sep
tember "a, 1877.
There is no record Of the time.
made by the irst two Baltimore firo
companies In coming to this city over
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
The second train made the trip with
two additional Baltimore companies
in fifty-four minutes. The quickest
time between the two cities -
made July Is, 1873, on q train Dr.
by locomotive No. 41S, which carr
the District IRE department to . BE
fire in Baltimore IN thirty-nine min
utss"
The Washington times., 1918-07-15

Gas is cheap in Kansas City, No.,
The Washington times., 1918-07-15

Saw CHARLES FAIRFAX, the
eminent real estate expert, in q fine
looking electric car the other night
Some car that, Charlie.
The sun., 1918-10-06
PREPARATORY SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND ACADEMIES

After a short time in a hospital, he re-
turned to the fighting front.
At the same time comes word from
England that DR.. George w. Glover.
d. 8. o.. a member of the Princeton
German department, has died of wounds
received in the British advance on Au-
gust 81. Lieut.. Glover left Princeton in
1915 to enter the British Army and re-
ceived his d. 8. o. In the beginning of
the first battle of the Somme. where,
though twice wounded. he held an ad-
vance position when nearly surrounded
by the Germans until relieved,
Prof. Miles IL the fifth member of the
Princeton faculty TO be reported wounded
or missing in action at the front. DR.
II. b. wallace, also of the German
faculty. was wounded by a machine CUR
bullet in the thigh. DR.. Wallace Ia now
In the prison camp at Friedrichfeld. hav.
ing been captured when disa bled in the
big German drive Of last March. Capt
A. A. Bowman, professor OF philosophy
was wounded while serving with the
Thirteenth Highland Light Infantry, and
the hospital to which he was removed
was overrun by the Germans and he wa,
captured. In addition to these. Lieut.
Edward A. Stevens Of the department
Of physics, who left Princeton as a ser
| geant In the Princeton ambulance sec
ton. was reported missing in June. since
which time no news has been received.
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remembering. The lines when Brutus
contempiates death are very effective:
No. css.ius. no: think not. thou noble
Raman,
That s.sr Brutus will 60 bound to Rome (;
He bears too great a mind. But this
Must end that work tho ldOs of March
And whether We shall meet again l know
not.
Therefore our everlasting farewell take:
Forever and forever. farewell. Cassiust
II We do not meet again. why, we shall
SMILE
II not. why. then this parting was we'll
made.
Another Jewel Is when Brutus con-
siders the state of his mind Just before
tho murder of Cesar:
Between the acting Of q dreadful thing
And the first motion. all the interim Is
Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream:
Arc then In council. and the state OF man.
Like TO little kingdom, suffers then
The nature OF an Instruction.
Lastly Antonys tribute to Brutus is
one that every pupil should know: .
This was the nobiest Roman OF them all
Did that they did In envy of Great Cesar
He only. In q general honest thought
And common good TO all. made one Of
them.
His life was gentle. and the elements
So mix'd In him that Nature might stand
And cay to all the world. This was 9
man"
The sun., 1918-10-06
PHILLIPS EXETER.

EXETER, N. H., Oct 5.--Dr. Samuel
H. Dana. for the last fifteen and q half
years pastor of the Phillips Church, of
which all Of the principals Of the acad-
envy with one exception have been men,
bers, has resigned owing to Ill health.
DIR. Dana was graduated at Phillips
Academy, Andover, in 1854, from Yale
In 1859 and from the Andover Theologi-
cal School in 1879. Since coming to
Exeter he has been active In town and
school affairs. He has had charge of
remodelling several old houses for the
use Of students OF the academy. notably
the ancient Gilman House on Front
street, which is one of the finest Colonial
mansions in New England. Also he de-
signed the changes made in the Hooper,
the veasey. the Edward Gilman and the
Thompson houses. At present he Is clerk
Of the academy trustees.
Two additional instructors have left
the academy to enter the Harvard S. A.
T. c.. They are Earl A. Barrett, in
structor in French, and Harry s. Couse,
who was just entering on his duties as
instructor in English.
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they find that Cesar has left them
his walks, his private arbors and new
planted orchards to walk abroad and
Cesar starts the riot which brings
about tho ruin OF Brutus and Cassius.
The fourth peak 10 the quarrel be-
tween Brutus and Cassius at Sardis.
There are two reasons for the quarrel
Cassius begins II by accusing Brutus
OF wronging him. Casslus states that
Brutus has condemned Lucius Pella, the
Pretor. for taking brides OF the Sar-
dams, even after ne has written to
Brutus in favor OF Pella- Further.
Cassius thinks that In war times such
petty offences as Pella is guilty Of should
not DO punished Brutus replies that
Cesar died for supporting robbers and
that they who slew him should not con-
taminnte their fingers with base brides.
Cassius becomes angry and asserts that
he In n better judge than Brutus about
the terms Of patronage. He oven threat
ems Brutus. Brutus treats the threats
with ridicule and then states that Cas-
sius refused him certain sums of money
that he desired for the payment of his
troops. This grievance is the second
cause Of the quarrel. Cassius denies
having sent a refusal accuses Brutus
Of unkindnesa and declares himself
weary Of the world and willing to die
II Brutus will kill him. Brutus then
weakens, confesses that he was Ill tenn
pered and offers Cassius q bowl OF wine
as a pledge OF peace.
The sun., 1918-10-06
STUDY OF NATIONS IN SCHOOLS

The class with which tho experiment
was tried had studied community civics
the FIRST year of high school and Euro
pean history to about 1900 the second
year The pupils were interested In the
war and were eager TO know more about
the nations involved. The FIRST three
months OF the school year were given
TO France.
Special topics on French art and ham
dicrafts preceded q Welt TO the Boston
Museum of Fine Arts. Careful eelec-
lions were made of literature that con-
veys the distinctive genius and ideals OF
France. while the history began with
tho old regime and the revolution. Eng
land and Russia were then studied and
other nations taken up In outline.
BY way Of final summary there was
brief review In order 10 trace the work.
ings OF tho concept Of nationality In mod
ern history and 20 discover tendencies
toward internationalism.
The distinctive feature of tho new
method Is that II uses history as a
means rather than a. an end. concludes
the Chrtstidn Science Monitor, the pur-
pose being TO understand each nation
as q nation. its characteristic ideals and
contribution to civilization both actual
and potential. On the basis OF this
acquaintance II lis hoped that Americans
n a people may he better able TO appre-
ciate those who come to the United
States from other lands and that they
may &c wiser IN their international
relations.
The sun., 1918-10-06
BRYN MAWR COLLEGE.

Bryn Mawr College. mt Bryn Mawr.
Pa, opens for its thirty-fourth year
with overlooking halls. The college 10
crowded. all the dormitories on the cam
pus being full to the Rttics. and two cot
tages on property adjoining the campus
having been rented and flled with stu
dents. The college tea room 10 feeding
the students who cannot get seats In the
dining rooms. The Graduate School also
IL very large. tho Garcia Woerishoffer
department Of social economy alone hav-
ing over thirty-hve graduate students
and having refused many more. Twenty
graduate students are being trained In
this department at the request OF the
Government for the position of indus
trial supervisors on scholarships granted
by the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation. These women hold college de-
srees and have specialized In social SER
vice work. They will form a group of
the most highly trained women for such
work in the country. The college has
announced q strict quarantine against
the Spanish influenza and all students
are to be confined to tho campus, during
It's duration.
In an opening address President NJ.
Carey Thomas read extracts from Presi-
dent Wilson's address to the Senate on
woman suffrage, and said in part:
I'VE want you TO do even better this
year than ever before because the need
for the Bryn Mawr brand OF education
The sun., 1918-10-06
MOUNT H0LYoKE COLLEGE.

SOUTH HApLEr, Mas, Oct. $40
meet the national demand for trained
chemists Mount. Holyoke College has
largely increased Its, facilities for teach
ing chemistry and allied subjects In
order to increase laboratory space
for students taking advanced courses
extensive changes have been made on
the third floor of Shattuck Hall. Here
tofore only about one-third of the space
on this floor has been utilized; by rails
ing the roof II has been possible TO use
the entire floor space. The new labora-
tories are for qualitative analysis and
physical chemistry, cumulative anaiy-
els and a research laboratory for organ
ic chemistry. On the second floor. by
the removal Of some partitions. an add
tional laboratory for general chemistry
has been made.
The departments Of zoology. botany
and physiology. temporarily cared for In
scattered rooms in scattered buildings
since the burning of Williston Hall last
winter. are about to move into other
temporary quarters In the new service
building. The building is practically
ireproof and contains ample labora-
tories. large lecture room and Office
and storerooms. There IL an additional
laboratory for the new courses in bac-
terIology. Although this 10 only q tenn.
porary home IL is expected to be ex-
tremely satisfactory and serviceable un-
I'll new biological building can be
provided
The sun., 1918-10-06
SMITH COLLEGE.

NORTHAMPTON, Oct. 5.-The epidemic
OF Spanish influenza has made no serious
inroads upon Smith College. but pre-
cautionary masures are being taken both
by the college and by the town. The
students have been requested TO refrain
from going into the town and to avoid
all crowded public places The Cooley
Dickinson Hospital in the town of North
ampton has been somewhat taxed by con-
ditions due to the epidemic. and the col
lege has issued $50 letters asking stu
dents who have completed the Red Cross
course In home nursing to volunteer as
aids to nurses at tho hospital. The
length OF enrolment will be for the dura-
ton of the epidemic and the hours OF
duty will not be more than two a day.
1t is expected that twelve or fourteen
students will have the opportunity to do
this very necessary relief work.
The work of the college chapter of the
Red Cross has boon resumed under the
supervision OF Miss Elizabeth Young
Smith, 1907. The work at present will
consist Of tho making of hospital and
refugee garments and suppliea Each
student IL expected to give one hour or
more a week to the work, which will be
conducted on the factory plan.
Several members of the faculty are
definitely engaged in war work this year.
Prof. David Camp Rogers of the depart
ment Of psychology Is a Captain in the
United States Army and is doing psyche
logical work. Associate Professor John
C. Hildt of the department of history is
in Washington, where he holds COM
mission as Captain in the Intelligence
Bureau. Associate Professor Arthur
Ware Locke Of the department Of music
is doing Y. N. c. A. work at Camp
Devens. Assistant Professor Roy Dick
inson WEIGH of the same department Is
In France engaged in civilian relief work
under thesRed Cross In the region Of
Nancy Miss Blanche Goode. instructor
in music. expects to sail soon to Join in
Red Cross activities in France.
The programme for the Smith College
concert courses for the year have been
issued. The courses will be given on
Wednesday afternoons and evenings. The
evening course is composed OF eight con-
certs. the afternoon course OF six.
The sun., 1918-10-06

Regarding tho plan Of battle against
Antony and Octavius they differ. cas-
sius advises that they stay where they
are and allow the enemy to seek them.
Brutus win not listen to this. but In
sists that they push on to Philippi. Cas-
sius. although he well knows that by
these steps they will abandon all ad-
vantages OF the poHtion upon the
higher grounds ana fall into the hands
OF Antony, yields and then they part
as brothers.
The quarrel scene paints for us tho
Characters of tho two men In glowing
colors. Cassius, the selfish politician,
will not allow right or wrong TO In
terfere with his plans. Brutus. the
idealist, we see armed so strong In
honesty that the threats OF Cassius
pass him by as the Idle wind which
he does not respect We like to hear
him say.
For I can raise no money by vile means'
by heaven. l had rather coin my heart,
And drop my blood for drachmas, than
From The . hard hands of peasant. their
by any indirection
On the other hand the lines
friend should bear his friends inhrmi.
But Brutus makes mine greater than they
are
give US another glimpse OF the agree
able side Of Cassiuss nature.
| In the valleys there ARE gems worth
The sun., 1918-10-06
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY.

a cablegram received from Ambassa-
dor Sharpe announces that Capt L.
Wardlaw Miles was severely wounded
on September II and Is now in Paris
hospital. Capt. Miles Is professor of
English literature at Princeton Uni
verslty. on leave Of absence for the
duration Of the war. 1t is assumed that
his wounds are the result of shrapnel
as the cablegram indicates that both
arms and one leg were broken. necessi-
tating amputation. Capt. Miles was
trained at the first Plattsburg camp and
commissioned Lieutenant with the 307th
Regiment at Camp Upton, with whom
he went overseas. He has been in ac-
ton several times and in the thick Of
the fighting during the summer. His
regiment, with the 30Sth. were among
those that captured Belleau Wood in
June. when the Americans stopped the
Hun drive toward Paris. Here his reg
iment suffered severely. he being one of
a few officers who escaped unscathed.
He was cited for gallantry IN action on
that occasion and was in the fighting
that drove the Germans out of the
Marine salient. He was commended for
his ability to lead and inspire his men
and promoted to a Captaincy in August.
The sun., 1918-10-06
WELLESLEY COLLEGE.

Wellesley College. Wellesley. Mass.
opened with an enrolment of 1880. OF
whom $50 were new students. Because
Of war conditions the college was able
to care for q larger number of new
students. the registration being prac-
ticaily the same as last year.
Wellesley is offering a number Of war
courses. which promise to be very
popular during the year. They consist
Of q course in the principles OF agricul-
ture, which IL intended to prepare stu
dents for intelligent agricultural work
in any part OF the country: a course
In household physics, which deals with
the principles OF mechanics, heat, cleo
tricity and illumination In household
problems. machines and labor saving
devices a course In the principles and
construction OF the automobile. a course
in photography and a Braiile course
given By q blind instructor to seniors
only.
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What Is Going On Within Academic Walls

ginning class over a. hundred upper
class men will return.
The College for Women also expects
to have the largest freshman class in
Its history. Out Of the large number
Of applications received for admission
nearly $50 have been accepted. The
school OF medicine, the law school, the
dental school. the school for pharmacy
and the library school OF Western Re-
serve University will have about the
usual number OF students In their de-
partments
The library school will be moved to
the law school building. as the building
In which 1t is now located will be used
for barracks.
The sun., 1918-10-06
Analysis of Shakespeare's
Tragedy Julius Caesar
By THOMAS r. CLARK.

ever. he gets them very much interested
when he says:
Let but the commons hear this tssta-
which; pardon me, 1 do not mean to
And they would 70 and kiss dead cessr's
wounds
And dip their napkins in his sacred blood
Yea beg a hair Of him for memory,
And, dying, mention II within their willis
Bequeathing II as q rich legacy
Unto their Issue.
His NTH appeal is to their passions.
After telling them that Cesar has made
them his heir. he takes I'D Cesar's
mantle. shows them how their friend had
been stabbed. cut and hacked by these
honorable men. and suggests revenge TO
such an extent that they are ready TO
seek. burn. FIRE. kill and STAY the traitors.
His last appeal Is to their gratitude.
Not content with arousing them to drive
the traitors from Rome, he endeavors
to mako certain that they will not be
able to turn from their purpose; con-
sequentiy ne reads tho will. and when
The sun., 1918-10-06
RIvERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL.

The war spirit has marked the open
ing Of the. new year of the Riverdale
Country School, New York city. At the
first exercises the headmaster, Frank
S. Hackett. referred to the fact that dur
ing the summer Franklin Updike. one
OF the representatives of the sixty stars
on the service flag, had given up his life
and that another, Duncan Fraser. presi-
dent Of the Alumni Society. had been
severely wounded. and that a third.
Forbes Amory. reported among the miss
ing since the latter part Of June, has
now been found in hospital. He Also
announced that Lieut. Willard c. Hatch,
formerly head Of the Lower School,
had led . company Of the Marines at
Chateau Thierry and had been gassed.
These are among the chief reasons why
the school Is working more vigorously
than ever upon the Liberty Loan and
upon Red Cross activities.
The enrolment for this year shows an
increase Of twenty six over that at the
beginning Of last year. with a total Of
10 students. The upper forms have
not had many accessions, due to the
draft, but the lower classes Of the school
are quite full.
To replace the masters who have en-
tered the army and navy during the
past year the following new appoint
ments have been made TO the faculty !:
Physics and mathematics, Gilbert Toll
man. formerly professor OF physics at
Colby College: French and Spanish.
william Oncken. formerly instructor at
the University OF Buffalo; English and
history, William Joseph Morgan: Eng
lish and physical training. ]. Wilson
Murray, formerly Of the Gilman Country
School: lower school subjects. Gorham
n -
and Mrs. Lydia z. MacKnight.
During the summer the athletic field
Of the school was enlarged by the re-
moval OF the old gymnasium and by the
hiling in Of over thousand yards. To
the delight OF the boys II now affords
a full length eridlron. Four new tennis
courts have also been completed. A
great deal Of this work was accomplished
by student help.
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HARVARD UNIVERSITY.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Oct. 8. APP
proximately 400 courses are offered for
the student, and OF these subjects 100
are listed as proper matter allied to
the Government course. Two hundred
members OF the teaching staf will meet
their prospective pupils for consulta-
ton. and while many Of the former
faculty members are absent on war
work there Is still a sufficient number
Of old faces TO remind the student that
the university Is continuing along its
set course. with an eye to the future
as we'll as to the present.
Requirements for the members Of the
8. A. T. c. call for fifty-three hours
work weekly. eleven Of which are given
to strictly military subjects. Lectures
and recitations on the issues Of the
war will take up three hours. and
study on these subjects twice as much
time. OF the allied subjects eight hours
OF Lectures or Rotations must be chosen
from the stated courses approved by
the Government the remaining three
hours can be selected in subjects at the
pleasure OF the student.
Members OF the corps who have pur-
sued for at least one year such studies
as form part OF the programme for
preparation for the Chemical Warfare
Service. the Medical Corps. the En-
gineer Corps, the Ordnance Corps and
other technical branches OF service may
reduce their military schedule TO six
hours weekly, provided they give q
corresponding number OF additional
hours to work in approved technical
subjects.
Problems and issues Of the war will
be one Of the most popular courses in
the military curriculum, all members
OF the corps being required to take Il
Among the professors giving the lee
lures are President Lowell. Dean Has.
lSins. Profs. Munro. Yeomans, Bliss
Perry and Hoernle.
The allied subjecb include courses
in the following LIbjects: English,
French. German. mathematics, psychol-
ogy, physics. chemistry. biology geol-