The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-11

oCcHooL teachers. Government.
clerks and salaried people gen.
orally are those who, In addi-
ton to unstinted service for tho Cow
eminent. have chiefly been paying, and
viii pay, the cost OF the war" said
Prof. Irving Fisher Of Yale in an adj
dress Friday evening at the Harvard
Club before the Schoolmasters' Associ-
alton Of New York and Vicinity.
The occasion was the assist meeting
OF this society and last and most sue
cessful OF the seven monthly dinners Of
the year
At the election Of oficers In the
course OF the dinner, a new group OF
men was called to tho helm Of the asso-
ciation.
Succeeding Frederick H. Paine Of the
Eastern District High School as retir-
sing president. Frank 8. Hackstt Of Riv-
erdale Country School. for seven years
secretary Of the organization. was unsn-
3nously elected. The following officers
and executive committee were also
unanimously elected: Vice-president,
Herbert E. Hawkes., dean Of Columbia
College; treasurer. Franklyn 8. Morse
OF Collegiate School: secretary, l. w.
johnson OF Adelphi Academy; executive
committee: Frederick H. Paine Of East
ern District High School, DR.. Samuel W.
Patterson of De witt Clinton High
Scispol and Frank ]. Haley.
These officers will assume their duties
Beginning with the October meeting OF
next year.
). Prior to Prof. Fishers speech tho
meeting enjoyed some rare singing by
William Oncken. barytone, and some fins
music by Walter Edelstein, q remark
sbie young violinist OF Eastern District
High School, who was accompanied by
Paul Martin Of the same school.
d Prof. Fishers subject was "Econom-
ics in Relation to Reconstruction" He
Rpoke first OF Industrial discomfort and
the proposition TO reorganize industry
and society. He gave II as his opinion
that the Bolshevist movement would not
make much OF a dent in the world. since
1t Is based upon tho half-baked philos-
ophy Of Karl Marx and his followers
Though there will be fundamental
changes he feels that It will not at ali
take this direction.
Tho discomfort now prevalent Prof.
Fisher believes not to be correctly un-
derstood by the workers themselves.
They think that It is just wages and
hours. but It is. as well. q thwarting Of
Fundamental instincts. Strikes and "a
botage represent an effort instinctively
20 satisfy by destruction what the work.
man ought to satisfy by construction.
Self preservation. self expression
through good workmanship. self-respect
and respect for others. self-sacrtfce,
heroism. love OF home making. loyalty to
an organization and idealism-all to-
gether constitute the basic desires. OF
these. self-expression has been peculiarly
baked through lack Of opportunity on
the part of the worker to feel his share
On the finished product. II is often sup
posed that men work Just for trade and
money, and that the artist, the teacher
and the scientist are exceptions to this
rule. This idea. however. Is narrow and
false. We are all artists and scientists,
Livery man has the instinct, and II II
81 not satisfied Nature Graves some sub
stitute II you balk the natural instincts
of boy you promptly have naughti-
ness. The l. w. w. and the Bolsheviki
are the napshty boys OF industry.
A true solution has already been prsc-