The Washington herald., 1920-08-20
In the Limelight
BY George Perry Morris.
Haverfors'. Quaker Leader.

The Quakers OF the United States
will not be surprised at choice OF
Professor Rufus Jones of Haverford
College to head the American sec
ton of the committee to draft a
message sent forth to the world by
the World Peace Conference Of the
Society OF Friends now in session
in London. In academic training
and honors he easily leads the sect
in this country. No one has
equalled him in this generation as
an interpreter of the faith, and as
a historian of its evolution and as
a biographer of its great personali-
ties. He is a prolific author, well
versed in the history OF the evolu-
tion of theology and philosophy
throughout the ages, and leader
of the younger Quaker element in
it's efforts TO socialize the concep-
tion of Christianity while at the
same time remaining true to the
legitimate individuaIism OF $the
Quaker ideal of immediate contact
Of the soul of man with its Maker.
Antoinette BLACKWELL
Antoinette Brown Blackwell, now
resident in Elizabeth, n. J.. aged
95 years. is the happiest woman in
the country today. so she says. She
hopes to live TO vote in November,
and who will begrudge her that fe-
licity? For she began speaking in
( behalf of womans' rights as far
back as 1916: in 1855 she toured
with Susan B. Anthony as an ad-
vocate of equal suffrage; and dur
ing her long career as a Unitarian
minister and a social prophecies she
has wrought for a cause that now
seems to be basically built into the
national fundamental law. With q
scientific bent Of mind she has
written on nature, the physical basis
OF Immortality. the making OF the
universe, and has been creative as
a thinker and writer Gown to a
comparatively recent date. The
name Blackwell is inseparably as.
ISOLATED with the equal suffrage
cause. as those who know Alice
/ Stone Blackwell understand. With
Lucy Stone for a mother and Henry
B. Blackwell she was born into the
faith, and from 1881 down TO a re-
cent date she either helped edit or
wholly controlled the editorial pol
icy OF the Womsn's Journal.
Peru Seeking Expert Educators.
Prof. Harry Erwin Bard. who has
been official adviser OF the Ministry
Of instruction Of the Republic OF
Peru of and on since 1903. is now
in the country seeking TO enlist a
group Of expert educators who will
90 out TO Lima and serve Peru in
administering the organic school
law which he helped draft during
the years 1902. His quest is not
unique, for. from the days Of Sar-
miento Of the Argentine Republic
down to the present time. the ma
tions on the west coast Of South
America have come 10 this country
for aids in setting up popular
system OF education modelled on
our way Of training youth for dem
oCracy's service. But II is doubtful
whether at any previous time q ma
tion has planned for such a delib-
crate turning to a sister nation and
on such a scale Of expenditure.
Professor Bard was Indiana born
and educated. but got his technical
training for his subsequent impor-
tant administrative posts in the
3 L hAAAp anu llA tl H. a. Alle 7 q
nous Teachers College. Columbia
University. He has written intelli-
gently on the inter-cultUral rela-
tons of the two Americas; he has
worked with the Carnegie Endow-
hnent for international Peace; and
/ he has the international point OF
view. He comes to this country at
time when il is making severe de-
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serve national needs: but he has in
Iducemonts to offer men who want 10
see Latin America and serve it.
which may prove attractive. About
I thirty we'll paid places are open.
Mr.. Baruch as m Author.
Another loaded gun is to be train
ed on MI John NJ Keynes. the
British expert" and financial ad.
visor who held the center OF the
stage last winter and was looked
upon as the sole source Of wisdom
as to what had been done and done
wiCkedly at Paris. Mr. Bernard N
BaruCh. of the War Industries Board
and a financial and economic ad.
visor of our governments delega-
tion at the Peace Conference. has
written a book which will give the
American side OF the case. II i,
/ appears before the November cleo
tions it may be influential in shap-
ing votes. But whenever il ap.
pears it will be read with avidity
Prince Yamagata n symbol
4 The democratic, anti-militarist el.
ements OF Japan, looking about fol
"a symbol of the ~id regime to at.
tack and make afraid have hit or
Field Marshal Yamsgata. a prince
an elder statesman, a survivor oil
/ the notable regime of the last En-.
peror. and a dominating member ot
the present military council. 1t i!
a distinction he has earned. H,
probably never expected to get it
but il has come. Seed does brint
forth fruit in time. He is not tn,
only elder statesman" Of the rul
ing class. who. facing the state o,
. the world today. IS getting warnings
that are ominous.