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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

early Towering things-irses, one after an
other, deep blue phlox and flaming azalea,
golden daffodils, especially the older sorts, the
"hoop- petticoat' and the common Poets Mar
cissus. Against the fence shrubs would be
trained fiat, naked-howering jessamne which
blooms in March, old-fashoned corchorus,
SNOWFALL, prunus tribola. and roses.
And the children? In August they would
plant the crocuses and the other early spring
bulbs; in September they would make more
of the hardy garden, planting perennials-
larkspur and phloX, and peonies and the like;
in October tulips and daffodils; in November
the shrubs and the roses and woody vines in
December they will protect them with leaves
as park plants are rarely protected; in Feb
ruary they could learn how to prune the
roses. In March the winter jackets must
carefully come off-in short the children can
learn the whole year in the garden, and gain
that intimate knowledge and love of plants
that may be obtained in no other way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
A Primer in Politics

The time is approaching for the preparation
OF petitions designating candidates for state
ohces to be voted on at the primary elections
to be held before the na election next No.
vember
The form of designating petitions for cand
dates is given here:
|. the undersigned do hereby certify that T am
duly enrolled voter of the ---- PARTY
as herein below specified, and entitled to vote at
the next primary election of said party, that NV
place of residence is truly stated opposite nv s;o
nature hereto and | do hereby designate the fol-
loving named person or persons as a candidate or
candidates. for nomination by the
party Tor public office Offices, or as q candidate
or candidates, for election to the position or pos.
tons, of the said party to be voted for at the pr
mary election TO be held the Sd day of Septem-
her, A. d, 1918 hereinbefore specified and it is
my intention to support at the ensuing primary
the candidacy OF the person, or persons and each
of them herein designated by me
Name Public office Place Place
OF party of of
candidate. position residence business
do hereby appoint {here insert the names and
addresses of at least three persons, all of whom
shall be enrolled voters of said party) as a COM
mttee to I'LL vacancies in accordance with the pro-
visions of the election law.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
manu- 'he oay ana year placed opposite my sigma
ture. Date
Name of Signer. ............ Residence
Election district, town ward ...........
STATE OF NEW YORK
COUNTY OF. .......... fss
On TINS --~~ day OF -, in the year
before me personally came (here shall be inserted
the names of each and every voter appearing and
making oath before the othcer), each of whom was
personally known and known to me to be the voter
whose name and place of residence is subscribed
by him to the following certificate, and each of the
foregoing voters. being by duly and severally
sworn, did make oath that he is voter and has
truly stated his residence, and that it is his inten
tion to support at the pole the candidacy Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Concerning the Smell of Gunpo,vder
in Suffrage N0sfyiZs
BY SARAH ARLINGTON

There has been lu in suffrage activities
in New York since women were enfra ncb;coo
last November. But the Federal amendment
IS still to be fought for and won-and suffra.
gists are hitting the trail again.
is 1t heresy to say that the feel of q cam.
palgn IS good to an old campaigner? Will thew
VINO have never loved suffrage either it's NH
iosophy or its politics, be too quick for me and
hurl 1t back in my teeth-"See, they never
really wanted suffrage; it was the excitement
they liked?
Well, let 1t be heresy and let 'em hurl-once
more For it really was Giving" to climb in
an automobile, get out the banners and Tho
soappoxes and hit the suffrage trail again. It
was worth sacrificing contemplated SATURDAY.
afternoon in the country to get back into tho
harness of 1915 and 1917, to sit in the car y,
the corner while the crowd drifted toward YOU.
stopped, and went away again-curious. puz
zled, dlsdainful or eager, as the case might be-
1t brought back all old campaign memories to
hear the speakers tell the suffrage story again
after your ears had almost forgotten the words
And it was fine fun to see one or two neonle N
twenty or thirty kindle to the meaning of suf-
frage wake up to the larger fact that ALTHOUGH
New York women have the vote Pennsvvan;.
women haven't, and the still larger one that
New York women are willing to fight for Penn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

would be we'll adapted to such treatment; SO
would Hudson Park and Jackson Park SO also
would st. Gabriels-and it would not hurt
them as parks. Even the park fans would
enjoy the sight of the flowers; they might pos
sibly learn some of their names; they might
be inspired to activity and exertion by watch
ing the busy little gardeners at work Sug-
gestion will do much, and the sight of ten
year-old industriously wedding is rather slim
uating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Transformed to
Mountain Scenery

This BIT of property is like rough hill pas
ture, and by naturalizing voets and duets
one could make it a veritable oasis in the
desert of apartment houses. Probably the
nearby kindergarten of the Horace Mann
School, or the experimental Speyer School
would be charmed to undertake the lob of
transformation
On the 123d Street side of this lot is
space about four feet wide between the high
wall of rock and the sidewalk This is used
occasionally for tin and in the autumn.
for the dangerous street fires dear TO the
hearts OF small boys and alarming to their
mothers.
10 any naturalist or botanist. this has
wonderful appeal as precisely the right place
for rock garden. The crannies in the rough
mass OF conglomerate are exactly the sort of
place where, In the sure-enough country, the
columbine snatches a foothold and shows its
delicate beauty to perfection.
IN such place saxifrage would be found
and little sharp-toothed polypody ferns
would keep their bright polished green fresh
all winter Once installed, such plants would
be difficult to dislodge
At the rocks foot would be found anemone
hepatlca, Northumberland white month
or more before there is anything doing in
the parks-later, starfower and checkerber-
res, and host of lovely things that city chill
them miss completely.
Aside from such high-handed treatment of
sacred private property in vacant lots, women
would treat the small parks from a different
vlewpoint-that of seeing to it that they yield
the greatest amount of happiness to the peo-
pie In their neighborhood who most need it
those who are least able to reach the sweet
and blessed country where greenness and
beauty are part of everyday life
The New Citizen will regard her city very
much as she regards her home-a place that
II is up to her" to keep sweet and clean and
then make as lovely as possible-and she will
try to do it even on a scant allowance of
money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

person or persons designated for nomination fer
pubic Office in the foregoing certificate of desie-
nation, If the same nominated
(Signaturc and official ttleO
WHERE PETITIONS ARE FILED-With the
secretary of State or with the Board of Elections
according to whether it is state Office or some
lesser one.
WHEN PETITIONS ARE FLED-Nct earlier
than the fifth Tuesday and not later than the
fourth Tuesday preceding the primary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Night Schools and
kindergartens

Night schools that must be in session for
e certain length of time and that must be free
10 all persons residing in the district or city
education laws. Night schools in which are
Taught the common branches and such ad-
dltlonal subjects as adapted to the per-
sons who apply for instruction are TO be open
Tor two hours night, three nights week, In
each city OF the first class, throughout the
duration of the day school term, e. while
the public schools are in session
The same law also provides that the Board
OF Education of each school district and each
city may maintain free kndergartens for
resident children between the ages of four
and six wears
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Mother Knickerbocker: Giver of Gardens

too, for year after year the crocuses would
blossom, if let alone. The only precaution to
be exercised for this continuance is to leave
the grass uncut some two weeks beyond the
usual time in order that the leaves may ma
ture---that is all
Women would be tempted to make Madison
Square much more like a public garden than
it is. We need color in New York. and plenty
of it. Especially do those who frequent the
little parks need the joyousness and brightness
of it. The little comfort station in Madison
Square would be none the worse for being
covered with wistaria blossoms in May and
the cost of good wistaria vine is about dol
lar. This sort of gardening will not be pop
uar with contractors-there may be beauty
and enjoyment, but there is mo money in it."
Perhaps women citizens may take up the
kindly project of the Japanese government and
plant along the Hudson at Riverside Drive
rows of the exqusitely beautiful Japanese
cherry tree. Some years ago, it may be re-
membered, hundreds Of these sent over by
the Japanese government as a gift for that
purpose were destroyed for fear of scale They
would make of Riverside Drive every April a
place memorably lovely.
Good Housekeeping
Outdoors
The womans instinct to make the place she
lives in charming to give it touch of char
acter and personality, will make itself evil
dent in the city just as soon as the New
Citizen gets really busy. This does not
mean tying pink bows on the park benches
1t means that civic housekeeping will be better
done. woman on the Board of Aldermen, if
she had the slightest housekeeping experience.
would promptly introduce a bill to transpose
the present hours of street-fushing and ash
and-garbage collecting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Teachers Must
Be Citizens

A law taking effect on April 5, 1918 adds
the Following qualification 20 those ter
teachers:
No person may be employed or authorized
TO teach IN the public schools of the state VINO
is not citizen. Any person now employed as
a teacher who is not a citizen has one yeaF
from the passage of the act to take out MS
or ner tlrst papers, and within the time pre-
scribed by law must become a citizen -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Education for Physically
Defective Children

Special classes for physically defective
children-that is children who are deaf blind,
crippled or otherwise physically ncapacitated
are made obligatory in any city or union
tree district in which there are ten or more
such children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Beauty Treatments for
NeU X0rk;s Waste
Places

culine weapon, the vote, should soothe ths
alarm of the most frightened nti-suffragist ..
to what dreadful things will follow the .,
reimbursement of our sex
In New York. there are nnumerable th;nss
that women will think of doing-little thinos
undoubtedly, for the feminine mind wo,t,
that way-things with which men, unless tbev
be editors of women's papers, would not tbirL
it worth while to bother; at the same t;r,o
things that will make greatly for the beaptv
Of the city. A window-box is a small thine
but a dozen or more Of them in single bocL
quite alter its aspect.
Alderman Calmans bill, presented 70 HE
board, bringing unused city property under tn,
jurisdiction of the Park Department. is an
opening wedge. Next, all unused pronerty
will be partly under the Park Departments
jurisdiction. To sow wild fowers-popnies
and cornfowers, for instance-on the half
block of vacant lots that lies along Broadway
between 122d and 123d streets, wouldn't hurt
the property in the least, and it would be far
more refreshing to the eye than the present
display Of bare billboards A half-dollar woud
cover the cost of the seed, and few enter
prising youngsters with sharp-toothed iron
rakes to scratch the ground little before
sowing would do the rest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
City-State-Nation

ME 1ollo"lng is a summary Of the laws
H. concerning education passed at the last
session of the State Legislature:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Tennyson and
Madison Square

One of the reasons for introducing children
to this type of gardenng-a reason which
might commend itself to the educational au-
thorltles-ls the need of real knowledge and
love of garden for adequate understanding
and appreciation of English poetry. When
one remembers how deeply inwrought into the
very warp and wool of English verse are gar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

teachers and other persons in the best meth
o 5.ds to be used in giving instruction to il
ntefate persons over sixteen years of age.
twenty thousand dollars was appropriated for
carrying out this law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Grass, Earth and
F7o,rers for City's
Little Folk
By FRANCES DUNCAN MANNING
THE small city park is the bette noire Of
I the landscape gardener, to whom park"

"HE small city park is the bette nore Of
the landscape gardener, to whom park"
means trees and shrubbery, wide
stretches of green lawn and the illusion Of
distances Now the small park, usually in
crowded section, is quite TOO small to permit
such treatment with any degree of satisfac-
ton. To lay mind, the most striking feature
of these parks is not the grass spaces and the
trees, but the asphalt walks and the rows of
benches. Not the most innocent or unsophis-
ticated observer can be fooled by the illusion
that he is in the open country. The fence and
the surrounding houses are too evident; there
isn't enough real distance to make the camou-
fago effective
And yet there is the need Of the people, men,
women and children, for even the smallest
breathing space. There is the poignant need
of the children of the neighborhood for the
sight and smell of grass and flowers. There
is their right to the happiness of garden
and the JOY bred of the feel of small fingers
playing with Mother Earth
Until the advent of war gardening in a
park and school gardens were held as things
TO be kept rigidlv apart "But why should
they be!' the women voters will ask "Theii
purposes are alike. A little park will be none
the worse. in fact vastly better, if part of it's
space is given over to sort of gardening
peculiarly necessary for city children, kind
with which they are rarely in touch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Americanization Laws for the
Education of the Foreign Born

lhree laws were passed by the last Lecis
iature with reference to our foreicn- horn
citizens and residents.
One law makes compulsory the attendance
OF llllterate minors at school, Every minor
between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one
years who is not able to speak, read and
write the English language is required to
complete the fifth grade of the public schools
OF the district he lives in by attending some
day school or evening school, or some school
maintained by his employer, unless he is
physically or mentally unfit to attend
The employer of such a minor is reoured
to obtain from the minor a weekly record Of
his attendance at school. 1t is unlawful for
any person to employ such a minor without
procuring the weekly record from him and
displaying it in a place where the minor is
employed.
Any employer may meet the requirements
OF this law by providing class or classes for
teaching English and civics to the foreion
born IN his shop, store, plant or factorv
lhese factory classes must be under the SUI
pervlslon of the local school authorities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Bring the Country to
City Children

Suppose five foot-wide border next the
school gardenng-not the usual type but a
well-planned hardy border bed, made under the
direction Of the Park Department. or of one of
the very competent men and women amateur
and professional gardeners who have been Civ
ing their services with such splendid results to
the children's gardening (The horticult
ural knowledge of the average school garden
teacher is too limited for the type of work |
am suggesting.) This border would give
a succession of bloom from February until
late November and then color until snowdrops
and crocuses come again 1t would be plan
tation of real value as botanic garden, for
a stake with the name and classification of
each plant would do it no harm, and everv
square foot of the border could be of vivid
interest.
Here would be flowers in bloom at the ear
Hest moment in spring, when city folk whether
they know 1t or not, are most hungry for them:
when, If ever, the mind and heart of the most
World-hardened men women will wake to
sense of the wonder and loneliness of the
springtime. 1t takes but little imagination to
realize that after such bitter season as last
winter, the sight of the purple and gold of
crocuses, opening bravely to the uncertain
March sun, would have been verv rainbow
OF assurance that the worst was over!
Here would be snowdrop and the exouis;te
deep blue scilla and all the lovely race Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21
Training Institutes for Teachers
Of Adult IIliterates

The Commissioner of Education is author
ized and empowered by the second Of these
immigrant nnanns education laws to maintain and
of study in connection with the state norma1
institutions and in the cities of the state for
the purpose Of training regular public school
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12

of our young men though somewhat
disguised. was easily recognized, he
was simply disposing of his wares in
a manner which had been perfected by
certain young mems club of this city
Mrs. L. S. Pease attended the State
Executive meeting of the W. C. T. IT,.
on Tuesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs Partridge, Stowell Avenue, Mil
waukee.
DE-. W. T. KradwelI of the MiIwau-
kee Sanitarium, left Monday afternoon
for Camp Dodge, Ia, where he has do
mated one month of his time for doing
contract surgery.
A prize Five Hundred and Cinch
card party will be given by the Altar
Society of the st. Demands church at
st. Bernard's hall, Thursday evening,
July 18th, at 800 o'clock.
The surgical dressing department of
the Red Cross society will be closed
until Sept l. The sewing department
will continue during July. The rooms
will be open Wednesday evening from
to and Thursday and Friday aft
ernnoon from to 5. All are espe-
cially urged to come and help during
July as the sewing class win be closed
during August. Owing to several
cases of whooping cough the nursery
department will be closed until Sep
TENDER.
Wilhelm Heinrich Anton Adolph
Berssenbrugge- all one person
was one of thirteen applicants for
citizenship in hearing in United
States district court on Monday aft
ernoon before Judge Geiger. Just to
prove that the number is unlucky, one
of the witnesses for Wilhelm Heinrich
Anton Adolph Berssenbrugge failed to
appear, and that case went over. Mr..
Berssenbrugge does not come from a
certain country now in disfavor, but
from Rotterdam, and now resides in
our beautiful city.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
wAuwATosA ENJOYS PAGEANT.
First Sane Fourth Celebration Creates
a Taste for More of the WORTH
While Things by Wauwa-
watosa Citizens.

A real Community Fourth is what
was held last week on the school
grounds of Wauwatosa. The fathers,
mothers, sisters, brothers, and friends
all came to witness one of the most
patriotic pageants ever presented. 1t
was given as the result of fine team
work, splendidly drilled under Mrs.
Leo Urban, as chairman, and Prof.
Severance and Miss Salome Wilson as
able assistants. But these alone could
have done nothing had not our young
people responded, attended practice,
and put their whole heart into the
work. The City Council and individu-
ais made this Fourth possible by gen
erous donations of money and the
women of the city helped with the cos
TUNES and with their services at the
piano as well. The young men who
helped with the music; Miss Alice
Smith as the Spirit of America; Anita
Mayer as Little Wauwatosa and Eu-
nice Waugh as Grown-Up Wauwatosa
represented the Local and National
Spirit in a fine degree. Miss Grace
Waugh as the Spirit of Indian Times:
Miss Lorraine Tragard as the Spirit of
the Forest, and the descendants of the
'ioneers themselves, and the real oxen
We the touch of realism that made
the pageant so appealing From the
Indian Warriors to the small grass
hopper and most bewitching butterfly
slipping honey from the field and wood
land flowers. Every one expressed
the spirit of unity and purpose which
the author had so clearly in mind.
The dances of the different nationali-
ties were spiritedly given by indiv:du-
ais or groups.
Although this pageant represented
the work of over 200 people-more
could have taken part in the dances
of other nations whose descendants
are proudly reckoned as among the
best of our American people. Wau-
watosa. as community has given a
pageant as a Sane Fourth celebration.
Now let's give the best there is in
us for a community singing festival.
This is the beginning. there is no limit
to the good times and good things
Wauwatosa can do as community.
Let each one do his or her part.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
wAuwATosA BOY JOINS coLoRs

Mr.. Earl g. Smithyman, 70 East Cen
ter street, Wauwatosa, has enlisted in
the Navy at the recruiting station in
Milwaukee after passing successfully
the physical examination.
After a course of intensive training
at the naval station he will be fitted
for duty aboard one of Uncle Sam S
big battleships.
Like hundreds of other Wisconsin
boys who have been answering the
Nays call for 100000 men, he is anx-
ious to get into active service as soon
as possible.
Advantages of naval service are
drawing great numbers of men to the
colors in the first line of defense.
The service is the best paid in the
world, there is opportunity for better
ing an education, improvement in
physical being, seeing the world and
helping to make the world decent
place to live in. Men without a trade
time; men with trades can follow
their line of work in the naval service.
Men registered in the draft, if re-
leased by their local board, are per-
mitted to join the Navy.
Extensive preparations have been
made to handle Wisconsin's applicants
to put the Badger state ''over the top"
in furnishing volunteers. Besides the
main recruiting station in Milwaukee,
there are branches at La Crosse, Ra-
cine, Ashland, Eau Claire. Wausau,
Madison, Oshkosh, and Ishpeming,
Mich. Apply to one of these stations
for full information.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-07-12
COMMUNITY SINGING SOCIETY
ORGANIZED.

At large and enthusiastic meeting
held in the assembly room of the High
School last Tuesday evening, plans for
the organization of a Community Sing
ing society were perfected.
This meeting was called at the sug-
gestion of Mrs. c. G. Porter, who felt
that this would be another splendid
way for Wauwatosa people 20 express
their patriotism.
The following officers were elected
Chairman, Mrs. L. c, Wheeler; secre-
tary, Mrs. f. F. Cobabe; Director, Mr.,
p. A. Kolb, and committee of ar
rangements as follows. consisting of
representative from all organizations
and churches: Mr. Nixon, Mrs. Geo.
Maxson. Mrs. Geo. Schneck, Mrs. H.
Koenig. Mrs, Chandler, Mrs. E c.
sullivan. Mr.. Tnos. DeSwarte, Miss
isabel Skinner, Mrs McKiDnon, Miss
Janet Smith, Mrs. Waldemeir, Miss
Ruth Sporleder, Mrs. Conklin, Miss
Warehouse, Mr.. Hartman, Mrs. Null
vev. Mrs. Chas. Wilson, Mrs. .Nolte,
Mrs. Robinson. Miss H. Stickney and
Mrs. Schmidtill
The society wants the cooperation
of everyone in Wauwatosa in this
movement. Let us go over the top
IS this as we have in all other work
which We have been called upon TO do.