The sun., 1918-09-22
How Shall a School Be Judged?
How Shall Good School Be Known?
by Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them

was going on In the world than the peo.
pie In Europe are of what the Americans
are doing"
Even war work has found large and
enthusiastic response from many an y. Y.
G. !. graduate worker, and these annals
would not be complete without recording
the services of Ada Gibson Titus, yeo-
man of the first class. IN the Navy De-
partment of the United States Govern
ment.
In the ranks of the college graduates
Elizabeth Merwln Page. daughter oil,
Justice Alfred r. Page Of the Supreme
Court OF our city, has testified many
times to the thorough teaching at the
~ Y C. l., and her brilliant course
or scholarship Mt Nassar which won for
her the highest honors bestowed by the
college. has surely reflected the influ-
ences OF the school instruction and re-
liRious environment. For two years
after leaving college she held the chair
OF general history in one OF the lead
ing college preparatory schools near
Boston.
Since the world war broke out her
energies have been devoted to the Y.
VI. G.. A. work In camp as the star rep
rosentative ot the Nassar unit. She
has already been decorated by her own
college and has accepted an assignment
In Y. NJ. G. ~ secretarial work on the
battlefields "Ovcr There
To show how inspirinEiy public spirit
Is fostercd the persistent efforts of the
Riverside branch OF the Municipal
League to put n curb upon the encroach-
ment and illegal usurpation of the
Riverside Parkway by the New York
Central Railroad were largely success
tul through one of its most enthusiasts
r. nj anfi
a graduate of the y. Y <. l. The
Misses Day are contributing generously
TO many philanthropies III New York.
and those who have enjoyed Gun OF
tea in the Virginia tea rooms appre-
c'ate their work in this particular in
stance.
More than 80 per cent. OF the answers
to the QUESTIONABLE have mentioned
Some personal and active service in the
Y. w. G, A. as we'll as Red Cross. and
Observation-Disclosures controlled by women
WORKERS
Settlement work and the neighbovhood
charities have also absorbed tine inter
est Of many girls.
The QUESTIONABLE has given you a
large percentage of the active workers
at the AlumnR Association OF the " Y
c. J.. which she has merely introduced
To illustrate the theme assigned to hpr
by the editorial stan Of TIE Sun, How
should our schools be Judged?
The spiritual ana undenlaUle truth.
by their fruits ye shlll know them" is
just as apiplica BILE to secular and edu-
catonal work and training and is re-
suits az 10 the growth in spiritual
knowledge.
In response to Trio lirec: question
mailed to every member of tho associa-
ton. viz, What factors in your school
education would Won say had cxvrtsd
their strongest influence upon you in
your later life. In conduct. IL mental
training. in methods of work or in any
other ways" In other words. II you are
grateful to the y. Y. c. l. for having
equipped You rightly for living and
working. TO what do you attribute Its
efficiency?
The responses which came to the hand
OF the QUESTIONABLE from over 200
members were framed In the very sim
pie phrase. The character OF Miss
Schoonnlaker"
To the initiate those few words are
replete with meaning, because they stand
for II personality which is certain to
leave a lasting impression on the young
mind with which 1t comes IN contact,
an Impression of L. lder always just
and consistent who could exact the
highest standard In work and conduct
because she herself held to uer, D: e
sympathetic nature who knew how to
be merry when 1t was time to lie merry.
and how to suppress levity when 1t was
meet to be serious; Of woman, in
short, who was large and generous in
mind and both strong and forceful in
character.
Could our readers have attended the
numerous social GATHERINGS. class and
alumnr luncheons. dramatic eut"rt1'n-
merts. the benefits given 10 raise the
schola rship "uni donated 20 the X. Y.
g. I. they would understand better than