The Washington herald., 1920-05-04
In the LirneIight
By George Perry Morris.


The East 80 consistently and con-
tfnuously assumes that culture and
love Of the. aesthetic IN the United
States r. bounded on the West BY
the Mississippi that Il ~ well 20
present concrete evidence 70 the
contrary whenever one can. The
town Of Muskogee. Okla. has q
city manager named r.. p. Harris
on. Recently he was asked. what
business would you choose n you
had to kgin life again. 4 would
be an trtibt." he replied what
would you do with 100000 II you
had II TO give awayf was the next
question put TO him He replied.
Build a conservatory for Musko-
gee. giving all the civic clubs q
place to meet, and furnish an art
gallery for the city and studios for
artists." That IL q finer ambition
than any Washingtonian has yet
made practical.
American journalists cannot but
be interested In the Imperial Press
Conference. made UP Of sixty dele
gates from the British Isles and
forty-seven from the overseas do
minions. which will meet In OF
tawa early next August. Lord
Northciiffe, Sir Frank Newnes and
magnates OF the chain systems. in
dependent owners like vIscount
Burnham, Of the Telegraph, Robert
Donald. OF tine Empire Press Union.
and the best of the Australian, South
African and Far Eastern makers
of opinion for British interests are
to be guests OF the Canadian Press
Association Scsnning the list dis
closes a high percentage of pro
prietors" and few Of the workers" /"
There is a Japanese lecturer on
art. Kojuro Tomita, curator Of the
Chinese and japanese collections Of
the Boston Museum Of Fine Arts,
who should be brought to Washing
ton TO do the educational work that
he has been doing in many other
cities Of the country. citiet large
and small with wide-awake art
societies and local museums. His
tours are made possible by the
woman's Education Association Of
Boston. and his talks are addressed
to children in an effort TO get them
early in life interested in Oriental
art. The lecturer serves a most ad-
mIrable purpose. when in Boston,
in. caring for the invaluable collec-
tions of the museum. In passing
upon the authenticity of gifts that
come from time to time, and In put
ting in perfect repair and order
such treasures as enter the door
never TO leave them.
One Of the faculty at the Catholic
University at BrooklRnd. who ts
having honors come to him rapidly
of late, is the professor Of church
history. Rev. Peter -Guilday. For
reasons that are obvious he has
been invited to proceed to Louvsin.
Belgium, to assist in the restora-
ton of the library Of that institu-
tion, which was sacked and burned
by German invaders early in the
war. A doctor" by grace Of the in
stitution. he will look upon his task
as a work of love. American aca-
demic institutions, irrespective OF
any religious affiliations they may
have or that their founders may
have had, have given most gener-
ously to revive the Catholic scho-
Iastic centre. Books by the thou
sands have been contributed.
University of Kansas. who retires
June 1 from q position that he has
held a number Of years. is making
his last months Of service notable
by the fight for appropriations from
the State treasury that will increase
the professors salaries 50 per cent
He not only personally believes this
raise necessary. but he IL speaking
for a faculty that has formally de-
manded a living wage adjusted to
present costs Of living.
When James Duncan used to cut
mortuary monuments in Quincy. the
granite center Of Massachusetts,, he
never supposed that he WOULD go
to Russia on a special government
al commission in 1917. or that in
1890 he would be named TO help
shape the railway policy Of the
country and would get a salary OF
at least $4,000 a year. But he is
Scotch, and that explains much; /;
and IL he does not know much about
railway rates now, and IL for q
time he will have to sit on the In
terstate Commerce Commission as
learner, watch him a year hence.
He will know more than any Of his
associates; that is, he will seem to.
For he is assertive, dogmRtic, opin-
donated and tenacious. Mr.. Com
pers has few more loyal followers
Duncan gets his as a recognition
OF the representative place he holds
in conservative labor circles.