The Washington herald., 1919-02-22

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New York. Feb. 21.--It is told that
Jack Tenant long managing editor
of the Evening World. was asked
one day: How many men work
here?' Mr.. Tenant replied: About
half of them"
Mr.. Tenant is just completing his
twenty-flfth year in the same job
on the Evening World. Reporters
complain and some sub-editors, too.
that he does not speak to them il
he meets them on the street and
then some day they learn that Mr..
Tenant has vigorously defended
them against the attack Of knock
ers.
A good many years ago when Roy
McCardell was writing the Jarr
stories for the Evening World,
there appeared some stories that an
enemy of Mr.. McCardell believed he
had printed before. He dug back
in the files and found it true. He
did not know that all good writers
sometimes repeat without shouting
the fact from the housetops.
The story was carried to Mr.. Ten
nant. He smiled and said: "A good
article is not hurt by being repeat
cd" He never mentioned the incl
dent to the humorist.
The old-style examination for ad-
mission to Columbia College has
been abolished. Psychology tests
have been substituted in order to
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rather than his learning. The tests
are development of the tests for
mulated n dozen and more years
ago in France by Alfred Binet. It
has been found that many prepara-
tory and high school students can
be coached to pass college eXami-
nations whose intelligence does not
class them as good material for fur
thcr education.
AIf interesting experiment in lip
reading was held by the New York
School for the Hard of Hearing last
week. \ theatrical performance was
staged and the entire audience fol-
lowed the entire action Of the play
by the nero reading of the lips
They applauded at the right juno
ture and Laughed at the proper time
and tears were shed when they were
supposed to be shed.
Those in position to track a lip
to its final CULVER explained that the
greater part of the attendance was
of women, for the reason that men
seldom are as satisfactory in lip
conversation as their world old riv-
ais in the art OF conversation.
bat .G,
4 wcll-known society woman has
for some time been acting as a sort
OF sponsor for a rich young man
from the West. The other evening
she was dining in one of the exclu-
slve places and in looking around
the room suddenly saw her protege
in full evening regalia coming into
the place with her private maid.
After tho order for dinner had been
given, the society woman wrote a
note on the edge Of Il menu and dis
Latchcd n waiter with it to the
Young man. The note read: Dear
Monty: I do not object to you TAX
ing the maid out to dinner but Do
object to her wearing my best
gown" Monty looked sheepishIy
about. saw his friend. walked over
and shook hands with her and con-
tinued his dinner unabashed. Whom
he got out in the foyer, however, he
wrote a note which read: Il en-
close a check for the gown. You're
going to lose it and your maid too.
We are eloping tonight and I'm GO
ing back West where some of the
best people marry hired girls and
live happily forever aftcrward"
salvation Lassie Of Mine" is the
song-writcrs' tribute TO the brave
and pretty d0ughnut makers. The
song made an instantaneous hit in
the vaudeville houses and is being
used as a feature number in big
Broadway musical production.