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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Out for
BOISheViSm

Mr.. David Berenberg, one of the teachers
and leading spirits at the school, is good
natured, intellectual, fat man. He is out
and-out Bolshevik, and is also one with
Samuel Gompers in condemning the Berne
Socialist Congress. With Bert Wolff and
the rest of the left wing, he is said to be
engaged in an insurgent movement to get
the American Socialist party to repudiate
the action Of the Berne congress on Boil
shevism and to ally itself with Mr. Lenine's
congress in Moscow. There is one extenu-
atlng circumstance about Mr.. Berenberg,
however His ideas are still in state OF
f1ux, and he himself does not know where
they might lead him. No man Of his dispo-
sition and good nature can go wrong very
far without being turned back into the
straight and narrow path. He prefers the
broad path, but his friends tell him that the
broad path is often the shallow path, be-
cause Of its very broadness He is a hard
worker, however, and has plenty of oppor-
tunity for growth.
Among the important figures at the Rand
School are Scott Nearing and Louis Loeb
ner Scott Nearing teaches "heavy" SUBJ
jects and is said to be doing it mighty
we'll. After all, he has had the benefits Of
a wide and thorough education in bour
geois colleges and, combined with his nat
ural. ability as a scholar and research
worker, he is contributing much to the
work and growth of the school. Professor
Nearing is head Of the department of So
GEOLOGY.
Louis Lochner, editor of the International
Labor News Service Of the school. is one
of the newcomers. He tried to find solace
In various movements, liberal and bourgeois.
before he landed in the Socialist movement
and the Rand School. He will be remem-
bered as Horny Ford's secretary and head
of the Peoples Council of America. He
says he finds it very comfortable and pleas
ant at the Rand School
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
The Publicity
Man

1t was to get some material on this phase
Of the school that the writer called on Bert
Wolff, the publicity agent of the institution
Bert hasn't much use for the writer be-
cause he is not a Bolshevik, but he man
aged to overcome his Bolshevik prejudices
and yielded to an interview. Bert is one Of
the moving spirits in the so-calcd left wing
of the Socialist movement. Like Samuel
Gompcrs, no has no use for the Interna-
tional Socialist Congress which recently
convened at Bcrne and condemned Bolshe-
vism by majority Of ten to one. To be
sure, Bert himself would probably Join
shevism really is. but he Is too enthusi-
astic and energetic to stop a moment and
give his attention to tho investigation Of
facts. Bert wears red tie. white socks
and a good natured smile when he talks.
And, like Max Eastman, he regards Lenine
as a statesman Of the new order. But he
is nice and likable fellow, just the same
Hc means WELL as does David Berenberg,
director OF the correspondence department
and lecture bureau OF the school. Mr..
Bcrenberg was present while Bert Wolff
was speaking, but of him later.
This chief feature about tho Rand School
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
4 Few
Detectives There

Speaking generally, the Rand School is
might be induced to visit it after reading
this article. They should know. though.
that on entering they may be scrutinized
by detectives outside the building. It IA
reported that the Rand School is working
for the social revolution. But was ever
any revolution concocted in school rooms
or on lecture platforms? Ths Rand School
would not be a school If IL could conco*
revolutions. It would be a magicianxs
house. One can hear much about revolu-
lions at the Rand School, past, present and
future. But then this is not subject barred
from Yale OF Harvard, either. Revolutions
are rather in style now. There ara many
Objectionable features and persons at the
Rand School. There are also some freaks.
But there many earnest men and
women there who are trying to maks the
school what it was intended to be BY it's
founders-a place where working men and
working women, and, for that matter any
one at all who may wish, may obtain an
education In those things which concern
sthe world most.
If Friedrich Nietzsche were to walk into
the school he would probably turn into a
bull in china shop. For what the schools is
trying to do Is to give the lie to that
Teuton's ideas Of the superman and aris-
tocracy Of intellect. The so-called aristoc-
racy of intellect, the school seeks to show.
is not an aristocracy at all. 1t is the most
plebeian of all plebeian things, provided
one knows how and where to find it and to
diffuse it broadcast among the people The
motto of the Rand School is:
"The world will be emancipated only
when the working class. becomes the intel
lectual class of the world"
Among the teachers and lecturers at the
school may be mentioned the following:
iAlgernon Lee, Alexander Trschtenberg,
Scott Nearing, James Oneal, August Claes-
sens, David P Berenberg I. NJ. Sack;n n,
John B. Andrews, James Bagley, Charles B.
Barnes, S. John Block, Julius Fl. Cohen.
Professor Willard Fisher, John Fitch. Alice
Henry, DR.. Frederick L. Hoffman, Arthur
Z. Holder, William H. Johnson. Florenes
Kelley, Dr.. Harry w. Ladder, DR.. William
M. Leiserson, Owen u. Lovejoy, James
Lynch Helen Marot, James II. Maurer, DR..
George NJ. Price, Jacob Panken, BENJAMIN
Schlesinger. Rose Schnciderman, Joseph
schl0ssberg' A. l. Shiplacoa and osherss
like Charles A. Beard and John psvsn =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
By Joseph Shaplen

exactly the kind Of place In which Marx
wrote his ponderous "Capital," but Il has
the British Museum heat all hollow. For
a large part Of the material for Msrv,s
Capital" was gathered In the British
Museum but its theories are being put into
application In the Rand School cafeteria
with certain notifications, of course to su;t
the latest styles
But among all the scholars and would be
scholars at the Rand School there il one
person who is absolutely uncorrupted and
unsophisticated. She lives and works in oil
her primitive simplicity and purity. They
call her elizabeth, the Zulu" and she
drives the elevator at the school. The onlv
thing modern about her is her Christian
name, and she serves purpose. a good DUP
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

comic reply, however, while defining it
correctly, by no means gives one an
inkling into the soul Of the institution.
There ere schools and schools. There are
schools, for example, that pride themselves
upon their classicism. Most of them re-
ssmble richly adorned and beautifully
carved sarcophagus- But open the ancient
urn and you will find within the embalmed
bones of something that lived and breathed
many centuries ago. The Rand School of
Social Science. however, may be compared
TO modern laboratory, with the fumes Of
many "isms,' mixed with the inviting odors
Of victuals that come from the cafeteria,
psrmeating the place. But let US analyze
II in detail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
The Women
Students

Now, Of course, there are women around
some with bobbed hair and some with their
hair preserved in all its natural beauty and
richness. They work as lecturers, stenog-
raphers, salesgirls, etc. Some Of them are
the attractions of the Saturday night
dances given at the school and the general
social life Of the institution. But there is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

Ito some people. This is the place where
thrones crumblc and kings are turned into
dust, where social revolutions are concocted
while you wait, where all the ills and iniun-
tices Of our social system are wiped awav
with one stroke OF the hand clutching
knife or fork, not with the intention Of
hurting anybody, but simply in an effort
to fortify the rcvoutonist in question
With some food for tho heroic deed. The
people assembled at the Rand School cafe
terra could not hurt fly. They are tho
most harmless Of all human beings. But It
really IL IN interesting place. II In not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
The Idea of the
School

At the head Of the school Is Mr.. Algernon
Lee, an old war horse in the American
Socialist movement, scholar, and rather
quiet man. Some people in the cafeteria of
the Rand School don't like Mr. Lee. He is
not rhetorician enough for them, and then
oh, crime of crimesit is said he voted
for the Liberty loan and the victory arch
project in the Board of Aldermen, of which
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
The Teacher of
Dancing

Miss Lucy Retting is said to be a charm
ing young lady. The writer never had the
pleasure of meeting her. She is head of
the gymnasium and dancing departments at
the school. Bert Wolff said that no story
of tho Rand School would be complete with
out mention of her name, and Bert Wolf
knows.
In the wide scope Of It's work, the Rand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

victim TO the latest style of faddism
Sing in tho revolutionary parlors Of
ard since the complete rout of
\, s'S liberalism at the recent genersi cleo
10 England have gone over In body
sAas vague, hcroicaily-braz and beauti-
y elusive thing which they think Ia Boil
'''sn' Some doubling Thomascs, how
- ssat rec it that way. They maintain
~ y the revolution ever came TO America.
s :. sfsswhiie liberals would be found true
- intellectual mother, the bourgeoisie.
vv'iH JOIN hands with ber against her
& f'ss1a sos1s vths DroIstariat. But that Ia
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
The Ultra of
UIfraS

But If "The New Republic" "The Nation"
and "The Dial" seem offensive to the rev.
dictionary sensibilites of some Of the wish
tors to the bookstore, the offence Is tenn
pered somewhat by the presence of that
crystalpure revolutionary journal, the ultra
of ultras of them all-the Olympus on
which dwells Max Eastman-"The Liber
ator." Here, too, we find note of discord
that note Of discord being Mr.. Eastman
himself. Mr.. Eastman has many admirers
at the Rand School and in other places
Most people, whether they agree with him
or not, like him because Of his charming
conoclasm and the broad way in which he
those with scientific mind and an alb
horrence of Rstheticism-who do not like
Max Eastman. They say he changes his
mind and attitude too often. For exam
pie, one of these said to the writer dining
in the cafeteria Of the school:
Eastman never knows where he stands.
Some two years ago he was all for Wood
row Wilson Chat cunning spokesman of the
dying bourgeoisie, who is seeking to save
capitalism with beautiful rhetoric) and
urged the Socialists to support him. To-
day he is proclaiming Nikolai Lenine as .
statesman of the new order"
Mr.. Eastman's accuser, however, grew
more kind Immediately and said:
"But really cannot blame Max Eastman
and his kind. They are what some one said
of Oscar Wllde-artists in attitudes. And
it is just necessary for them to change
their attitudes-and just as easy-as it is
for the average, normal human being to
change his linen"
"As far Russia is concerned" con-
tinued Mr. Eastman's accuser, II believe
he has been seduced by John Reed-the
legendary John Reed, who, as the late
Inez Milholland put it, has been everywhere
and seen everything and sometimes re-
ported it accurately But accuracy is a
conventional trait Of bourgeois journalism
The art of The Liberator' kind of journal
ism consists in seeing something in a phe-
nomenon which the normal observer never
sees. This is called poetic journalism
Kings and the
Cafeteria
But what about the third realm of the
Rand School-the cafctnria2 This ia nv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Cabbages and Kings at Rand School of Social Scien{
The Serious and the ocuCr Side OF Much Discussed nt
ton Where Boshevim Is Not So Awful as II Sounds

HAT is the Rand
School Of Social
Science 2" asked tho
prosecutor of q wit
ness in the recent
trial Of S C 0 t {
Nearing.
"a school of social
science" replied the
witness. This la
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Said Bert Wolff:

partment.
Said Bert Wolff:
The Rand School began its activities in
1905, in an old-fashioned brownstone front.
at 112 East Nineteenth Street and some six
years later moved to lao East Nineteenth
Street. The whole of this place was devoted
tc the activities Of the school. and long
before the five year lease had expired T.
had become clear that more commodious
quarters were necessary. Last wear tina
school bought its present large building at
7 East Fifteenth Street from the YOUNG
Women's Christian Association. The s65
600 necessary for the purchase of the build
ing was collected in seven weeks and +ba
money came IN pennies, nickels, dimes and
doiiars from all parts of the country. On
the initiative Of the Rand School thara woo
formed the Society of the Commonwealth
centre, which manages the Peoples House
as the building is called-leasing yariona
parts of the building to the Rand scboo,
the Socialist Party State and County Com
m1ttees, the Women's Trade Union Ieao,,a
the Naturalization League, the People,s ST.
ciety for Music and Drama and severo,
trade unions.
"The number Of persons registered for
classes and lecture courses in the Rand
School, exclusive of extension and CORES
pondence courses, has grown from about
$50 in 1906 and 1907 10 something over
1900 in 1861. The number of students
now exceeds 4,0O0."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Divided Like
GauI

The Rand School of Social Science is
divided into three parts: The school. its
bookstore and the cafeteria The three
parts have their respective attractions to
the respective classes of people that visit
them.
The school is patronzed by those intel
hctud aristocrats Of the proletariat who
manage to get up enough energy to apply
themselves to serious study. They also visit
@s bookstore and the cafeteria-at meal
tnsa
lhe bookstore is the attraction of those
rio seek the latest and best works on
sociology, economics, politics, science, litera-
nre-and Russia Russia has become spe
cal subject at the Rand School, ANYTHING
on Russia, with suggestion of red in the
atle may be found on the shelves Of the
Bookstore, behind which is barricaded that
noble apostle Of the social revolution, young
Jack Karp.
Such Revolutionary journals as "The
New Republic" "The Nation" and "The Dial"
may also be found regularly on the shelves.
tits reported that certain grumblers around
TIE coy hooks and deep recesses of the
aand School cannot quite see the Bolshevik
astamorphosis Of the aforementioned JOUR
aas' But that is because they do not look
ssep enough and beyond the confines of the
ssnd School For these hitherto respectable
journals have (willingly or unwilingly)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

seems to be the idea that working men and
working women capable Of an educa-
ton when given an opportunity for it, And
Judging by its work, it seems to be proving
its case pretty we'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

dealing in futures; and one should always
speak with contempt Of high finance when
speaking of the Rand School of Social
Science
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23
Kings and the
Cafeteria

But what about the third realm of the
Rand School-the cafeteria? This is by
far the most interesting place in the school
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-02-23

School, in addition to it's regular courses.
maintains also large correspondence de-
partment.
Evening journal., 1919-06-19
RODE WITH WECCAC0E
ON FALSE FIRE CALL

Although Fire Chief IIyndman yes
terday denied that some tlrcmen were
responsible for the striking Of false
alarms of fire after they had made bets
on The number of the next fire alarm
TO be- sent i'm. police department ON
cials last night recalled that Joseph A.
Mcbride who was recently fined 500 and
costs In city Court on a charge Of send
ing i'm a false alarm Of fire. testified I'm
court that he rode on the Weccacoe
Fire Complny's apparatus 10 the box
that had been pulled. As The rules Of
the department forbid anyone riding on
the apparatus unless they are members
or have fire badges, the police say Me
Bride must have been connected in
some way with the department.
Despite The statement OF Mcbride and
0rcmcn Witnesses he called, Judge
Churchman found him guilty Stanley
Thomas who was fined $40 and costs on
Hike charge testified that Mcbride had
told him to pull the box.
10 was reported yesterday that George
Clark. who has been fined In City
Court on two or three occasions for
sending in false alarms, was a member
Of the Liberty Fire Company, but when
that IRE house was called on the tele-
phone and The status Of Clark inquired
about. The flrcmen at The headquarters
cursed the Inquirer
Evening journal., 1919-06-19
WHITE FIRE FIGHTER
STANDS ALL TESTS

The new pumping engine of The Rescue
Fire Company, Of Cambridge, Md pur-
chased through the local branch Of the
White Automobile Company, has stood
successfully all tests. The tests were
held on Wednesday, June n, when the
engine delivered 663 gallons minute,
more than required, and threw a
stream $50 feet in the air through an
inch and quarter nozzle, with a pres
sure from the slandpipc of only %
pounds. Tho first test was held from
the Long wharf, at Cambridge and in
the second, the city nrcplug, with a
f0ur-inch opening. was used.
The apparatus is known as the White.
Type y, Rotary Pumper and 10 has a
pumping capacity Of COO gallons Of
water per minute. 10 is fully equip
ped with short ladders crowbars. axes,
lanterns, small chemical fire exlin-
guishers and all necessary hydrant flt-
tings. 10 has an electric lighting sys-
tenn
The engine Is the latest type made
by the White Company n has sixteen
valves and Will develop 20 horse power
and has an electric starter. 10 has four
speeds forward with direct drive on the
third speed and one reverse. 10 can run
about nifty miles per hour.
Evening journal., 1919-06-19
DIPLOMAS FRIDAY
FOR HOWARD CLASS
Commencement A ddre S ,
to be Delivered by Isaac
II. Nutter Tomorrow
10 YOUNG PEOPLE
TO END STUDIES

The Howard High School Commence
ment exercises viii be held in the au-
dltorium Of The Wilmington High
school tomorrow evening. A reception
30 the graduates WIFI follow tile eXer-
cises
The address TO The graduates will be
given by Isaac H. Nutler. Of Atlantic
city The diplomas will be presented
by superintendent Clifford J. Scott. The
presentation of the scholastic prizes
Will be made by Patrick w. Turner.
The graduates of 1919 are:
Myrtle Marie Clark, Meta Tryphea
Irons, Bertha Lavinia Lowe, Madallno
Alice Mcdaniel, Henry Samson Morris
Cora Gwendolyn Marie Reddlng. Louis
Lorenzo Heddlng, Anna Lena Johnson
Ross, Edith Turner. Elizabeth Lolita
N0llow, Matilda Ellen Wells. Magda-
lene Norris honor student: Edith Mary
Reynolds honor student.
Normal Training Deuartment-AIaude
Elizabeth Anderson, Eleanora Marie
Coleman. Helen COrnelia Gibbs.
The invocation VIII be pronounced by
the Rev. j. g. King, and Tie bencdic-
ton by the Rev Edward Coberih. A
fine musical program has been pre-
pared for The commencement There
will be two student essays. "The Bro
ken Family Reconstruction" written by
MaGdalcn Morris, delivered by Louis
Lorenzo Reddng; "The World War for
Human Rights" written by Matilda
Ellen Wells. delivered by Edith Mary
Reynolds.
Evening journal., 1919-06-19
CHARGE NEGRESS WITH
DESERVING HER BABY

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
DOVER, June i9.-State Detective p.
s. Hurd yesterday afternoon arrested
Frances Higgins, a Negress, who II Is
alleged Is the mother Of the week-old
child left at the home Of the Lopers,
near Viola, on Monday last. The woman
Is reported to have admitted the child
Is hers and said she could not work
and support the baby as she had no one
to leave IL with. She contends that the
Lopers said they would care for the
child. The Lopers say they agreed
only TO allow the baby to stay at their
home until the Higgins woman re-
turned.
The stretch Of concrete road from
Dover to Cheswold, the first lap Of
The state highway in Kent county to
be completed, has been thrown open
10 traffic.
Professor c. W. W. Schantz, who has
been supervising principal Of Dover
schools for three years, will not likely
return for another year.
Evening journal., 1919-06-19
BIDS OPENED FOR
SUSSEX co. ROADS
snecial IN The Evenlng Journal.

Special to The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, June i9.-Bids were
opened in the Levy Court room Tues
day afternoon by the County Highway
Commission-fo three stretches OF road
approximating about twelve miles. No
awards were made, as the bids will be
considered at a meeting TO be held
Tuesday Of next week II is ex-
pected all will be rejected, as they
were much higher than was esti-
mated and that bids for concrete roads
will De asked for. The bids on
the stretches follow: Georgetown
Cokesbury route, 400 miles, Is feet
concrete, Ambcr-Dayls Company, Phil
adelphia, s9909s; d. d. Elder Wilming-
ton, SS0,629S0; &c feet concrete lState
aid project, Ambler-Davis Company
Si503gS: d. d. Elder Sii2092.i0.
Georgetown-Barr's Corner route, i.0I
miles. 10 feet concrete, Ambler-Davis
Company, Philadelphia, S90i7S; d. D..
Elder, Wilmington S17S9i.ii.
Millsboro-Warwick route, 3.22 miles,
10 feet concrete. Ambler-Davis Com
pany. S72,37O; D. d. Elder S6ij597O;
Empire Construction Company Phila-
delphia, S5i .i9i.
Evening journal., 1919-06-19
DEATHS.

RICHMANN- this city. on June 10. 1919
Agness V, wife of Charles Richmanu, In
her G4th year.
Due notice Of funeral win be-given
pENNISON In this city, on June IS. 1919
william Dennlson, aged q years.
Relatives fricrds. members Of Brandy
vino Lodge. No. rs. I. O. .. f.: Wawaset
Tribe, No. o. l. O. X. Nj. Star of Beth-
lehcm Lodge. No. i25. l.. %. l.. are invited
To attend the funeral services at his late
residence. No. 125 Long Row. Henry Clay
on Saturday afternoon. June ~. 40 $50
O'Clock ntermcnt at Mt Salem cemetery
TRPHY In this city ON June rs. 1912
Emma H.. widow Of Thomas Murphy.
Relatives. friends and employees Of tho
Rond Bottle Sealing Co. are invited 10 at
tend the funeral from her late residence
No. SIS West Fourth street. ON saturday
morning. June 2i at o'clock Requiem
mass at ST. PauCs Church. lnterment at
Cathedral cemetery Automobiles.