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Evening star., 1918-11-24
NITRATE PLANT DK6ff1D.


The Navy DSp4rtmsEt has a6an.
doned its plans for tie constfucti6n
of a big nitfate plant It ths Indtaa
Head pf0vifis grounds; for which
conefsss APPROPRIATED $s.iso. .oso: Th1t
actiof was taken on the ground thet
the war conditions. which caused the
demand for the establishment. ceas<d
to exist with the signing Of the ar
fnfstice. -.
The plant was desfknea Is meet th&
difficuity 81, getting 9ftfgte frSm
Chile. the only source OF supply durS
ing the continuance of the war: II H
on hand and available 8 suAicient f0f
ali ordinary peace eOH61t1heA
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cHILE-PEaU CLASH 0CgUHs.
Riots at Aatsfagasta odelled BY
SabsfS ef Police.

BUENos AIRES, Argentine, Novem-
Der 2e. = Serious demonstrations
against Peruvian business houses
have occurred IN Antofasasta, chile.
as a restilt 6f 4 false rufnor that the
Chilean consul at Ca1lao had been as
sassinated W Peruvians. according
to reports reaching here. TIE police
were forced to use their sabers in
quelling the riots. -
There Is reported to be great agi-
tation throughout Chile over a speech
made at La Paz by the Bolivian min
lister Of war, in which he is reported
to have said that the hour Ilad ar
rived t6 take back the provinces OF
Tacna and Africa from Chile.
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CHILDREN TAUGHT 70 STEAL.
Robberies in New York Believed to
Have Been Difeeted ty 4 Fasin.

NEW YORK; November 2s.-coIvic-
ton that '.F'asin.". is directing a
band 81 childfsn Iii numerous apart
ment fobberies in this city was ex-
pressed last night by the p0lice. after
the arrest Of an eleven-year-old girl.
charged with attempted larceny.
According to the police, these chill
dren have been taught to ring door
bells and when occupants Of the
apartments appeared plead for food.
Given food the children would fix the
lock SO that the door would be left on
the latch and when 1t was thought no
one was home would return to steal
Evening star., 1918-11-24
Pacific Cable interrupted.

NEW YORK. November 23.-The
Commercial Gable Company announced
today that the cable between Manila
and Shanghai has been interrupted Ca
BILE messages for Shanghai and northern
China are being sent through Hongkong.
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Yoids Law to Hurry Laboratory.

In order to hasten the completion of
the fishery products laboratory for
the bureau OF fisheries on 4 site in
Henry Park, adjacent to the, main
building Of the bureau OF fisheries,
the President has suspended the op-
Grafton Of the. eight-hour law as ap-
ment,
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sents-home, friends, associations, nat
ural features and customary surround
inga The teaching OF patriotism through
English, therefore, implies the inculcat-
ing OF those abiding virtues OF indiVid-
uais and OF groups hat makef for perlna-
nent with honor, Take liberty
for example. Belief Ia this led US TO
struggle for It's preservation, and out OF
this came democracy. 1t has also caused
u to help others TO preserve their ho-
erty and to help still others to win II.
Liberty implies a belief in free general
education In taste for, cultivation OF and
patronage Of the arts OF peace. II
equally implies generous tolerance, but
not the tolerance OF Intolerance. Linked
with this ideal of liberty are courage,
self-sacrihce, devotion, high resolve
godliness mi n host o. others.
These ideals find their expression In
deeds and In words, the deeds being
known to US through the words, and
therefore English language, english lit
arature and English composition are a
necessary vehicle for the teaching oil
patriotism.
Tho growth OF American deals as
shown In prose and verse "a be given
to the pupils through a historical sur
vey with selections or short complete
wol kS. This material should embrace
biography and anecdoto.
a great deal Of self effort should be
encouraged. II is TO be remembered that
the f1ne old English Bible was almost
the only food of our patriotic forefathers.
The intellectual ownership Of this Ii oil
vital Importance. Recitations, plays, ad-
dresses breathing the ideals of liberty
arc n part OF this patriotic propaganda
Where copying is to be done. as for ex
ample in typewriting. he selection
should be OF this type OF material. Read
ing lists and library lures should direct
the young mind in this path. Pupils
should be encouraged to make scrap
books OF live, patriotic material, much
OF 1t to be known by heart, all or 1t &c
be ready for exact reference.
Through the language itself. the vehl'
Gle Of expression of a self-respectine
people, every effort should be mad FOL
simple. solid requirements in speech ant
In writing, This implies exactitude o.
recitation and INFINITE care by teacher
and pupil against slovenly ways
Finally, the deeds Of the lowly. Thu
heroism of the humble, should be empha'
sized in all English patriotic effort. TIL:
will lead TO cultivation OF national moo
esty, "a consummation devoutly to bt
wished"
At the January meeting the teaching
OF patriotism will be further developed
through history, foreign languages and
current events.
FRANK g. HAcKETr, Secretary.
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known as one Of the important Sec
ondary schools OF the country. Its en-
rolment has beer very largely increased
and the faculty strengthened and the
school thoroughly organized and pu on a
sound basis.
The Jacob Tome Institute was founded
by Jacob Tome. a resident Of Port De-
post. He left a large endowment for
the purposes OF secondary education. In
addition to the boarding school the boys
and girls OF the community are educated
without cost. The schools that are To-
Gated In the town Of Port Deposit are
maintained by The Tome Foundation and
take the place OF the public schools. The
boarding school 10 located Just outside
of the town, and in addition to students
from the community there are boarding
students from nearly every State In the
Union and from a number of foreign
countries.
DIR. Baker during the past summer
was offered an important post In the In
telligence Bureau OF he army, and also
4 position with the Bureau OF Public In
formation In Washington. He was I'M
willing to accept either OF these positions
because the draft law had caused a
great deal Of confusion In the schools
and had not only affected seriously the
anrolments OF all boarding schools but
lad made II exceedingly difficult TO Sc
sure a full complement OF masters.
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PENNSYLVANIA STATE COLLEGE

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Dec. ga pre-
nursing course for women vii, be opened
at the Pennsylvania State College on
January !. Intensive study will be con-
Quoted for twelve weeks In the scientific
subjects that are a part Of the regular
hospital training.
Despite the cessation dt hostil!t,es
there Is a growing need for trained
nurses In the army hospitals. according
to NJ. NJ. Ireland. Surgeon-General OF the
Army. He asked the state College TO
instruct a large group OF highly prepared
students for military and civil hospitals,
thereby enabling a rapid releasement OF
nurses whose services have
been 50 greatly needed overseas
The Government requires the nursing
candidates to be graduates Of high
schools, at least 20 years old, and 10 be
In good health. Young women who com
plete the preliminary course immediately
VIII be sent TO hospital training schools
for further instruction. Three months
credit toward graduation as n trained
nurse will be given for the work ut State
College. and the probation period will be
shortened n month The course will
include the study OF hygiene. physiology
anatomy. chemistry. bacteriology, invalid
cookery. elementary nursing and lectures
by the college physician. The expense
FOR tho twelve weeks at state College
will be $40, covering board. room and
fees.
A former c~ommandant OF cadets at th,
Pennsylvania State College has beer
mad head Of the Twenty-elghth Division
or American troops In France.
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R1vERDALE COUNTRY SCHOOL

Educationally the Earn and Give
campaign OF ths Victory boys for the
United War Work Fund Is proving one
OF the most interesting properties the
boys OF Rlverdale Country School, New
York city, nave ever engaged In. Al
ready they have earned more than 1900
OF the $500 which 14o OF them pledged
themselves to earn before March L. lsls.
The principal means OF their doing this
has been securing subscriptions to maya
zines and selling books OF the best
publishers. BY reason OF the establish
ment OF an agency at the school under
the direction Of one OF tho masters the
boys are enau.ed to sell most maya
zines and books TO their parents and to
their friends at exactly the same rate
IS these might be purchased directly
from the publishers. The boys are h ~
enabled 10 perform the direct CONNER
cial service OF pushing the sale OF both
magazines and books II of actually
earning the commission given for this
purpose.
II has been an experience which is In
every way helpful TO the boys. They
thus learn the vRlue of initiative. OF
EFFORT. of skin IN the presentation. of
knowledge OF material and OF persist
ence. All OF these qualities they have
100 seldom the opportunity to exercise In
ordinary school Work. IL Is not t"e
least OF the reflections OF the war. edu-
! c~at,onally. that the boys have entered
upon campaigns OF this kind. They are
working hard over the holiday and ex'
| rect long before h expiration OF che
time to have completed their pledge OF
$500 and they are hoping to do Tar
more thai his for the funds OF the
soldiers
The Boy Scout troop Of Riverdale
Country School. No. 1874, The Bronx
has been more actively engaged this fal
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Children and Future Art of the Theatre

those pa stimes which can easily become
a. intimate part of a child's activity
without any idea OF representation or
ambition for a diploma. but solely for
their own sakes. through inner need or
exuberance. When these are added TO
the study OF languages. OF geometry. of
history, weaving, OF clay modelling. and
the other sciences, arts n crafts, the
hild's education is well planned. Ac-
Quaintance with. love and respect for
the great dramatic masterpieces, these
come before any fancy for interpreta-
ton. The need for self-expression. when
there is an outlet, springs from the very
soul OF the child. even in his emotions
II unfolds according to his Imaginative
processes, and later becomes mingled,
when he Is attentive. with the memories
Of his reading and the stories told -
him. OF tho figures OF history, romance
and legend, OF the characters OF his own
dreams and those which he has seen
about him which he deforms and
rs rodles. All this is within him, lives
within him. II Is his heritage. Never
will he find himself, later in life. face
TO face with q literary work a. an OBJ
iect OF Interpretation. No. All works
of art are within him. He does not have
TO change toward II. He does not even
have to be called toward IL. lie on
tinues to be himself. he does not cease to
exist the moment hat fiction takes pos
session of his gestures. OF his thought
and OF all his reactions.
The child sleeps and awakes with this
hero to whom he promises life by every
action. He takes own from his bed a
knightly sword which he has forged and
perfected with his own hands. In n gar
den thicket ne gathers the verdant train
~ hlS nripraau TIa knnnv0 hnug 20 rtAa
and guide a branch OF a tree as II II
were n fiery steed. II you are able to sd-
mire aS he does the properties OF his
imagination. n you can live as he does.
with the same seriousness, the same
sorrows and the same %outbursts of Joy,
among the phantoms with which he peo-
plies his dreams. what new sources of
Incompatible virgin beauty would there
by be unearthed.
I have near ma three children whose
unconscious genius Amazes me. I have
seen them create, without EFFORT. forms.
colors, objects. costumes and DISCUSSES,
invent movements, plots. people and
characters, in a word trRnslgure every
thing that came neal them, | have seen
their taste form itself with perfect
surety without having the least effect on
their n~aivete. ] have seen their example
inspire children Of their own age to min
gle with their play. and rejuvenate
adults who came to take part In their
entertainments which they celebrated
with an antique candor,
That is why I believe that without
scientific ~pedantry. without scholastic
theories, merely with good sense, sound
faith and love. we may gradually be able
to form In future days "A miniature col
lege OF beautiful simple and robust chill
dren, CAPABLE OF creating a pure tradi-
ton and endowing the art Of the theatre
with religious dignity
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AN EXPLOITATION.

James A. Meyer. director of the de-
partment OF university extension, Mas
sachusetts Board OF Education. has
written the following letter to students:
THE cessation OF hostilities does not
mean a cessation OF our efforts. In every
branch OF e%ndeavor. rs some might, be
incllned 10 believe. Efforts greater than
before will be demanded of each OF us
IN the huge task OF readjustment II we
continue to do our bit. Not only II
trained help needed for rebuilding the
devastated region OF Belgium and France
and for the reorganization OF Russia.
but II In needed also In our own beloved
land, whore tho activities of war must
be transformed 10 those OF peace. Our
students have also their after-war re-
probabilities to the department. Studies
can now be reSumed with II will.
ut was easy to work and to sacrifice
as long as the war contlnued-easy for
all OF US who knew what disaster ana
allied failure would bring us. But the
work OF reconstruction Is not 80 spectac-
ular, not so dramatic, and It's aims are
easily lost sight Of. There will be much
for each one OF us 20 do IN the great
work. the work OF bringing about bet
ter than before the war" conditions. and
each OF us, now OF all times. should he
preparing himself for the greatest posi-
! Dle teTNlCe,
"Education IL OF the utmost value m
this preparation. The Government has
realized this, ana II continuing the train
ing OF thousands OF young men nj tho
different colleges and schools for the
work which will he expected OF them
The War Department saw tho need and
acted accordingly. Plans for giving ed
vocational work to our boys in France
who are waiting TO return are also under
consideration.
During the last eighteen months edu-
cation has undergone 4 change never
dreamed OF In such a short period of
time, This o important activity. 40
essential to the welfare and progress OF
our nation, Ia being recognized, with the
result that n movement Is on foot to
have a Secretary of Education In the
Presidents Cabinet
"Now IL the timo 10 avail ourselves
personally OF every opportunity offered
to increase our stock OF knowledge and
future value 10 the country. Now ia the
time to resume our studies, temporarily
abandoned. with renewed vigor, Purpose
End enthusiasm. Let us make ourselves
ready"
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ingly the men came home from the
trenches to a silent camp. q most mel
ancholy process
With this difficulty remedied Mr.. DAM
rosch proceeded to examine the 200
American bardmasters then In France.
He found them talented young men. who.
however. for the most part did not I'M
derstand the routine OF conducting.
There are three kinds OF conductors"
said Mr.. Damrosch, easy, uneasy and
kneesy.' and all OF these types we're
richly represented among the 200. Per-
hsp5 only 10 per cent. deserved commits
sions, but all deserved the chance to
win them. This Mr.. Damrosch ex-
planned TO Gen. Pershing. who agreed at
once to the proposition to found In
France an army school for the technique
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Of the baton. The grateful French gen.
erously offered excellent teachers and
trained not only conductors but players
for French instruments hitherto entirely
lacking in our bands-oboe5. bassoons
and flugel horns.
The school was founded through the
generosity OF n mill owner OF Chsumout
within a couple of miles OF Great Head
quarters. Mr.. Damrosch worked out
the curriculum and saw the whole plan
well under way. The result was not
only the direct Improvement Of the army
music but the creation of a desire for
better bands throughout the country and
there is no question that good bands
teach fine patriotism.
Mr.. Mitchlll embraced IN his love
OF country which patriotism repre-
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HE Berkeley Irving School, Eigh-
ty-third street near West End
avenue, New York city, closed for
tho Christmas vacation on Saturday. De-
cember 81. Two snort plays n several
recitations were given by various mem
hers OF the lower and middle school ut
Leslie Hall under the expert supervision
OF Miss Susan II. Bingham, the lnstruc-
tor In elOcution and dramatlcs.
Nearly 400 people were present and
seemed to ind much pleasure and en-
tertainment. Tho programme was as
follows:
the Flag, ''The Christmas Bells" Reboit
feidmsni "A Catastrophe Milton Blum
M.Try christmas DAY" Gustaf paEni when
PLAY IN THREE SHORT ACTS.
The Christmas Jest" by Frances wickes,
(Characters.)
The King."".".".."",.""....A nson Tabor
The Fool, ..""."......" Nicholas cOttrelll
Observation-Disclosures d Johnson rs%e'''i Robert
Popper. Robert storck, Austen Freedlander.
lame, Roebling McNulty. Walter Nones.
Dame brahdeth. ,...............'.B Lewis tull
Geonrey, her son. Marcel slE
Poor Men and women-victor Jones. John
MacMartin, Quentin Smith, Richard Sidenberg.
Music-BAnd OF the school,
"If Santa Claus wuz Pa" Gilbert siden.
berg "A schemer.' Herbert Morgan; SAINTS
Claus in Morocco" Harry Holmes; Christ
mas Eve, John Rtesenfeld Signs Of Christ
mas, william Adler; Riding. with Santa"
tombstone; "Good King wenceplas." Jack Mat.
cs'fJohn Bingham; Christmas Day In The
Morning. +" Richard Adler; shoe or Stocking, "
Quest" Lowndes Nolte-Austen Lederer.
PRIMARY.
Noel-JOhn Won ssltEa, Carl Won saltrn.
William stein, MelLsh Thompson. Gordon
Johnstone.
Martin Luther's Christmas Hymn" little
! Lord Jesus" William Coverdale santa
Claus" George Sherman; Santa Claus" Rich
ard Pittman.
Her Christmas Hat" by Walter Ben Hare,
Scene-Ilylng room In an apartment mouse
Characters)
Warren williams "a young architecp
Henry MCAleenan
Kitty nis wife) ............. Roebling McNulty
Mrs. Laura Lacy ...........Aust Frcedlander
Maginnis Googin Ohe j~anltor) 49,. Dyas Garden
Mrs. Honoria Googin Chis w1fe) Robert Jacobs
Eddie uhe elevator boy) ......... Robert Studln
Miss Minerva NcckFidge 0FO 9 1snt1 ns,,r mar,
Hard Times Annie "a begsar). Jesse Bickmore
Hogan "a policeman .........,.Ri Richard stern
A pleasant and unexpected incident
closed the entertainment. John J. Prial
OF Troop so of the Boy Scouts received
from the scout association a gold badge
for unbroken attendance and faithful
discharge OF duties for nearly three
years, the highest honor given by the
Boy Scout Association.
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Bal Tabnrin Opens.

New Workers received a Christmas
gift. the Bal Tabarin, a unique dance
restaurant. suggesting gay old Paris OF
tho antebel!lln days. The Bal Tabarin'
which is all the name implies, Is in the
Winter Gprden Building, Broadway at
iIftieth street, ard is n section Of the
Cuartle: Latin transplanted to our
i,tlc old Broadway. Everything about
sac establishment Is French, cuisine
attendants and atmosphere. The dec
cgations by Winter & Rue are es-
IeCi1lly Partisan. therefore pleasing.
The sOftest OF French clays and rose
ere blended in n that creates
s. rarely charming and harmonious
effect. the atmosphere is alluring and
fascinating, and the artist OF inter
national reputation who Is responsible
o. these delightful effects has attained
b ~rNuemcnt and elegance never before
r'irmptcd in n public room.
I.c cuisine r. just rs perfect, being
LA-er the persona! supervision Oh
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y n. Thomas Stockham Baker. the
J headmaster OF the Tome School.
Port Deposit, Nd. has presented

Port Deposit. Nd, has presented
his resignation to the board OF
trustees Of the Tome School to
take effect July /, 1919. DR.. Baker
resigns to enter college work. He
has an offer OF an important executive
position in one of the large colleges Of
the country. He is not prepared to an
nounce the post which has been offered
him until ne is officially elected, but in
order to be able to accept his new post
he must announce his decision to his
present board Of trustees six months In
advance.
DR.. Baker is a native Of Maryland
a-d was educated In the Baltimore pub
schools and received the degrees Of
helor of arts and doctor OF philoso-
pky from the Johns Hopkins University.
Before coming to the Tome School Or.
Baker taught at the Johns Hospital for
five years. Later he was appointed head
Of the modern language department at
Tome. at the same time holding a lee
tureship in modern literature at the
Johns Hopkins. In 1903 he was made
the head OF the Jacob Tome Institute.
DR.. Baker has written extensively on
literary subjects, especially along the
lines Of comp 1ra'ive literature and more
recently on educational topics. He is a
member of the Modern Language Assoc
citation, the Headmasters' Association,
Phi Beta Kappa and is n member of the
executive committee OF the Association
Of Colleges and Secondary Schools OF the
Southern States.
Previous To Or. Baker'e incumbency as
head Of the Tome School the institution
had had a great number OF directors.
During the ten years DR.. Baker has
been in charge the school has become
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and forever takes on a new Significance
when We remember that what Is true Of
the triangle to-day has always been
true and VIII ever be true. Lines and
spheres make us think In the field of the
Infinite. Behold ! show you mystery
ana "Behold the kingdom OF God is
within YOU" become through mathemat-
les more comprehensive truth,
since, then, mathematics tends to
make boys and girls nobler, better and
purer OF thought II serves to make the
country more lovable.
Inc question risA5 of course whether
tnese conceptions Of the subject are
given to the boys n girls, and the an
swer Is another question: Docs any one
get out all that there Is In n subject ?
!uueed by a standard OF absolute excel
renee we fail in everything, but Judged
oy a standard OF absolute ia lure we
succeed In everything. Therefore even
'he poorest teachers of mathe matics
must oring out some of these truths.
fIato on the State" has never been
surpassed. He set the first entrance ex-
animation for college. Over the portals
OF the Academy In Athens he hal in
scribed Let no one ignorant of Veome.
Try enter here" What he sought was
not the materialistic side of the science
but its ideals.
waiter Damrosch, fresh from France,
was run OF his experience in establish
ing there the first American Army Con-
servatory for Conductors of Bands and
ne used this incident to illustrate the
force OF teaching patPioflsm through
music. He r%ecounted how on the Fourth
or July in Paris In the course Of the
darkest days OF the wal he had been
approached casually by an American
Colonel on the subject OF the terribly
apparent inferiority OF American bands
HIS presence became known to Gen
Pershing. who Invited him TO Great
headquarters at Chaumont, where he
arrived Just after the successes OF Can.
tigny, Belleau Wood and Chateau Thi.
cry. These changed the complexion OF
Paris and indeed of the whole war. The
French felt that our boys alone had
saved Paris, and accordingly they were
ready to do anything in the world "a
help, At Chaumont Gen. Pershing told
Mr.. Damrosch that he might have what
ever he liked II only he would help "a
give the boys returning from the
trenches better music.
Mr. Damrosch pointed out first that
II was impossible to make good bands
under the present army practice of using
the bandsmen as stretcher bearers, and
he cited Inc case OF a band OF twenty
eight at Seicheprey out OF which. in one
engagement, nine were killed. two
wounded and two gassed. and accord