New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
Indictment Brings flushed
but Hurried Con
sultation
Students Continue
The Usual Routine
New Troubles of Comrade
Fail to Upset Rand
School Thinkers


nropped on elbows about the long
tables looked up Indignantly from
books and papers.
The offender was young saddle-col-
ored regress. clad in a loose green
smock, w..a boobed hafr held close by
q srubber bard so that the crtnkly ends
stood out from her head Ike black
halo. She -irtoed from tho room. fol-
lowed by tie white youth whose init
mate wh-sper-nss mad excited her dis
tsrbins mir-h.
The stutious activities of Peoples
House. at : East Fifteenth Street. were
eoire ahead seemingly rs usual, de-
spite -he Indictment by Federal grand
iarv O.. tav0rite leader Of thought.
COmra3e Scott Nearing.
Ove~ in q corner Of the library a
youns man p .ne Uniform of d B. R. I.
Conductor nuncaed closer over bat
tered. ot--read copy of Hsvelock Ellis's
"Man and Woman The glass door at
one en. a. .re library openee. and the
sduca.ioua, director. Alderman Alger-
nor Lee. burr, - forth ard Went in the
direction OF the fourth floor office of
Conrade Bertha II. Mailly, executive
secretary of Rand Schoc,. where a con-
ference was being held on the problems
arising from the Indictment Of Com
rade Neariag and the American Social
st Socie-v for publishing mis- pam
phet. THE Great Madness"
Tire society is, II the language Of
the hated capiralist, the "holdjng ccm-
pany" that directs the school.
War Is Ignored
Although individuals connected with
the q orkers' University may justly be
accused Of pacitsm, or even pro-Get-
manism, II would be highly unfair to
accuse the entire school OF such senti-
ments At least one OF the faculty,
Professor William P Montague. Who is
also assistant professor of philosophy
at Columbia University, is heartily in
. favor OF fighting The war until Ger
MANY is beaten 20 her knees.
There are others-student and teach
er alike-who agree with Professor
Montague. bu. the chief idea seems to
be that expressed by Mrs. Mailly. She
Most Of Us consider the war simply
detail Of existence to-day. We con-
sidsr the revolution N Russia. how
ever. 10 be Of tremendous Importance
in the fight for social justice.
y would be absurd 10 accuse Us Of
being pro- German. Most Of US are in
teruationalists, anyway. Our attitude
mine. at any rate-is that the war is
something to be ignored as much as
possible so it won't disturb the big
fght We simply are not paying any
attention 70 il. OF course. there are
individuals here who are excited about
the war"
Here Professor Alexander Trachten-
berg. who fed from Russia for his part
IL the revolt in 1903, broke in 20 say:
- am losing leep over the Russian
revolution. That must not be lost
$50 Students
There are about 1900 students reg
is.ered = Rand School. and most OF
them 20 there at least once Z week. 1t
shares with the other institutions con-
duetet by the Comm monwealth Centre
what formerly was tne Y ". {. A
building Is I've story brown stone
facade is easily visible from the bridge
0: the battieship Pecrult N MON
Square but for the most part the stu
Gen.s IN the WORKER University pre-
Ter - remain aloof from the activities
OF when the Recruit IS q symbol
The Rand School moved into the
present quarters last fall after cam
paiga conducted oy the Socialists. dur
ing a.ch they raised $50 GOO for the
purcaase of the building Formerly
the scaoOl nad been housed in 140 East
. Nineteenth Street. L was founded in
1865 v-h bonds supplied by Mrs
Carrie Rand, whose daughter and her
| husband. George D. Herren, were two
1 Of the lncorporators Of the holding
company.
Nrs Rand died in Florence. where
Eereen and her daughter were living
Iucn of ner fortune vas left TO hei
oaegr-er. but 100000 was left in trusl
u found the school of social science
faa. bears rer name. Morris HillQuif
ana Carrie Rand we're named as execp
tors
According 70 TIE annual bull2 ,ir
Issued ~ .1e school its purpose was
tTotp.e - offer the general public
fac.-'t.es for me study cf soc aiisn
ard re.area subjects and % give Social
iSls training and instruction calculated
70 MAJ taem more efficient workers fol
'ne "cau4e9
intensive Course Planned
Inc chl9l is adnering 20 this aim
ai'noCHn some e the instructors f.,
9rettF wise of the mark prcpara
IONS have oeen made FOR an intensive
course o.; study TO begin next month
"hlea 1aa for rs purpose Inc tra;nin;
o. Soc 4llst camp guers Entrance *
em.na]..fls are required Of those TAX
4 +Hg -1r course For one rnIng, the
! VII be taught sDap-Dox oratory unde
mater ~ tn craf, David 2. Beren
seFg, 81 the New York high schools
s*41 "pr~ IN f1ls course Will con
ar - gong olt On Eew York stree
I "rnsr4 and naSrg soap box speeches
he course include instruction
N ieatet 4nG p4mphiet writing an,
.elrF.al.sa. w-tn tae radical feature
en.raazed Dg u local radical news
pa ee.'ce Tae otner .ub bfccs- ar
y me eae eanpalga issues. sociaiit
lh' pies AH4 carnpaizp methods. an
:, - feAett be eyed al Peoples Hous
eh1s me ilnia,ea product viii be
"os.a.ist cafaDa gner u parts.
professor naa been expellc
tfeN @ny institution II learning in III
ohttsc states for radicaiisrn It il
ga be- he vii oe found among u
'@.'i'y 81 ne Rand School.
hff* fay2' exploration Al Ran
Henopi failef 70 d.zciose II single per
s'H "no would admit p5o-Geyman ger
ts'fNfhts. i reH"aied IA 10y II pacifsti
A'"e|ff, one or t7o anarchists and an
number II direct actionlsts
Merry RottnI.rsD Lao