The Washington herald., 1920-01-18


sonzl forces in making a great
graduate school of science: and this
time the Tech. alumni stood pat,
whereas under Pritchett they had
defeated a somewhat similar ar
The plan was put into
effect, but the executors of the Nc
Kay will appealed to the courts: the
supreme judiciary sided with the
dead hand" and the fine educational
had TO be unscrambled- Now
the two institutions are competing in
a field where. by every law Of sense
and expediency. there should be only
one school.
Indiana, and especially Purdue Uni
versity alumni. will be interested in
the latest honor to come to Harry
Thomas Cory, of the class OF 81. and
formerly professor OF engineering. in
the University OF Missouri and the
University of Cincinnati. He has been
selected by the British and French
governments 10 be the third member
of a commission to settle on the re-
spective rights Of Great Britain and
France to waters OF the Nile used
for irrigation purposes. and now in
Arizona and Mexico In meeting and
solving large problems of the rail-
roads. and his more recent work in
connection with the Federal Reclama-
tion Service, have given him more
than a national reputation. Like e.
wood Mead. who was impressed into
service Of the State Of Victoria in
Australia. to help solve its irrigation
an international authority by exper-
fence won in serving his own nation
in some Of the higher forms OF en-
gineering for civic ends.
The situation in the New York
political and legal world arising
from the assembly's suspension OF
the five Socialists is duplicated in
a measure by the situation in the
ecclesiastical world caused by the ut
terances of Rev. Percy Grant. rec
tor Of the Church Of the Ascension.
whose case is now before Bishop
Burch for final action, and against
whom charges may be presented by
some of his fellow clergy. His YES
Try, made up OF men Of means and
substance and belonging to the cap
CHESS. DN MN. ana ne
Is out with a formal statement Of
defense in which he withdraws moth
ing and reiterates his criticism Of
the Federal authorizes for deport-
ing the anarchists on the Buford.
In the church, as in the state. new
and divisive issues arising from
varying theories Of economics and
differing standards OF freedom Of
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The heretics OF yesterday and the
in cases OF alleged
breach of church discipline used to
be revolutionists against established
forms OF ritual, against historic tho
illogical creeds. and against tra6i-
tional theories OF inspiration OF the
Bible. An era dawnsfwhen the pros
are to be for radicalism
in political and social ethics. IS
in former controversies. new and
re-slignments OF friends
and former associates are fore or
1ained
Ellis IyoriHg Dresel, who IS to be
the American commissioner from the
State Department in Berlin until
formal diplomatic and consular rela-
lions with Germany are re-establish-
ed, will have a peculiar status and a
FAR from covetable experience. To the
eoolness and distractions of the Ger
mans. must be added in the reckon
ing the formal activities Of COMPETE
Tors with = formal status. who though
associated with the United States
IN war are now competitive in peace.
MIR. Dresei. fortunately. knows just
What he is facing. as from 1915 he
served the American Embassy as
special legal adviser of Ambassador
Gerard until the break with Germany
came in 1917. He is a product of
College and the Harvard
LAW School; knows his Europe we'll:
md especially the psychology of has
hosts.
American Quakerism has lost its
largest personality by the death of DIR
Isaac ShArpless. president emeritus
Of Haverford College. which he served.
either as professor. dean or presi-
dent. from 1870 TO 1917. He wrote text
books. he contributed to scientific.
religious and historical periodicals.. he
Taught youth and he left the impress
of his personality upon his pupils
But the chief tangible product OF
his life. the worth Of which win
seem greater as time goes on, was In
his books on Quakerism, both as
polity and form of religious ideaIism
and as a factor in the history Of the
great Commonwealth OF PennsyI-
vania. His colleagues at Haverforu
say of him that he had rare i'm
sight into human motives. sym
pathetic yet unbiased Interpretation
Of Quaker policies. scientific care m
The weighing of evidence and cor
eSponding moderation i'm the state
merit. of conclusions" Historians DO
rot often get higher praise than that
Quite naturally Governor Sproul
placed him on the roll of men who
soon were TO revise the State Con-
The Johns Hopkins Medical School
N Baltimore has right to feel sore
gainst the Harvard Medical School.
Not satisfied with wooinE Dr. Har-
rey Gushing away in 1911. the Bos-
on institution is now busy making
offers to DIR. J. NJ. T. Flu
ley. head Of the surgical clinic al
Johns Hopkins since 1872. who has
made a great record during the war
n the 4. f. i. IL he accepts the
8oston offer IL will mean administru-
i've duties and honors.
Sir oliver Lodge seems TO hHNe
started jsuntily on his successful
way about the country lecturing on
'spirttism" Snd on ether. lie h. hsv-
ms crowded houses which are SOLD
'ut long before he arrives In town
May he have q happier lot than
who 10 suiaE Mr. Pond.
md who also 10 being susd by Nf
knd. The troubl. here. apparently.
w the ''mlddlemRn a. was fore