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nate, who recently died {
multimillionaire, once askec
his old friend, William Z. Whitney
of Waterloo, how to make a living.
He said he had tried farming
school teaching, clerking and sell
ing fire insurance, all without sue
cess.
When Vail was twenty-one years
old he went to Waterloo with his
parents and settled on a farm. He
was there three years, trying vari-
Gus occupations and failing. He
was dreaming of bigger things, but
what they were he could not then
discover, states an article in the
"Des MONIES Register"
Whitney, who was ten years older
than Vail, encouraged him, saying
that his talents would in due time
assert themselves in the right chan
nels and win him wealth and fame.
In letter to Mr.. Whitney, writ
ten in his own hand from the Jekyl
Island Club, Brunswick, Ga, Janu-
airy 1, 1917, Mr.. Vail wrote:
Dear Mr.. Whitney,: How glad
| am to hear from you. 1 often
think of you and of the old talks
we used to have, for you were a
philosopher and had an uncommonlv
sensible grip on the realities of life,
some of which, hope, have assimi-
lated.
From what you say, you are Just
ten years older than | am. | am
seventy-one-will be seventy-two
this year in July. Waterloo was a
curious dividing point in my life.
/ was just twenty-one when L went
there Think of it-hfty-one years
coming March next.
Sometimes, as / look back,
wish ! had stayed in Waterloo and
taken my chances there. Not that
| have any reason to complain, for
my life has been busy, and | have
done my share of work But when
you get TO point where response
bility is loaded on you, and you are
really conscientious about it, it
makes you feel tired sometimes, and
you wish you could shut down your
Office desk, lock your Office door and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
n. Vail
Longed for Old Home

just take a real rest once in while.
: Il knew Stephen Dorsey very
well. He was Senator from Arkan-
sas when | was in the Post Office De
partment, but | never had any re
lations, except official ones, with
: him. think perhaps YOU have
heard Of my relations with General
Brady, who was Second Assistant
Postmaster General when | was in
Washington and was brought into
the postofiice scandal The Star
Route case, along with Dorsey, one
of the most dastardly political acts
ever perpetrated : But that
neither here nor there. Brady was
IN the department, and, after went
into the telephone business, loaned
me $4,000 to buy and carry some
shares of stock. Both Of US made
money on the deal. Years after,
when they commenced 10 prosecute
HIM he was ,broken IN pocket, ana
because | loaned him money to de-
fend himself with, their attorneys
used to say that | must have been
one of them, but they never went
so far as to make any public ac-
cusation.
Dorsey was on trial at The same
time with Brady, and Robert u
Ingersoll was their attorney.
Il am somewhat broken up TINS
winter myself. Have had very
strenuous year. hope some day
it will be my good fortune to see
you again, for there are few, II any!
of those knew when young man
that | think of oftener or more
pleasantly than of you.
do you remember that overland
trip to Marshalltown with tns
Waterloo ball club, when was d
member? Arson, afterward the
famous ball player, was captain o.
the Marshalltown club. ! ha'S
often wondered if / would ever naSs
become as famous as he If l Asu
stuck to baseball.
Good luck TO yo1, my Eood 0''
friend.
THEODORE N. VAIL"
1t was on this trip to MarsFaA-
town that Vail climbed to h'
drivers high seat, where Mr.. wh",
ney sat, and unburdened his fil'H'
about his fears TO make iNihs'
Whitney, then in the livery business
was driving four-horse tea's
hitched to heavy wagon with sea-
running lengthwise to accommou@''
the members of the ball clup.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
Hall of Fame Is the. American Westminster Able

Paul Jones received twenty-s votes
each, and their names will be voted
upon again this year.
Hall of Fame for Women
In 1904 New York University,
taking account of a widely expressed
desire for a larger recognition of
women in the plan of the Hall of
Fame, set apart site for Hall of
Fame for women, Immediately adj
joining the quadrant then reserved
for the Hall of Fame for foreign
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

tons to the Hall of Fame, exclusive
of the women and the foreign born
Americans, which already have been
given, were as follows:
1905
Authors-James Russell Lowell and
John Greenleaf Whittier
Soldiers and Sailors William Te-
cumseh Sherman.
Rulers and Statesmen-John Quincy
Adams and James Madison.
1910
Authors -George Bancroft, William
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

except ten states of the Union, and
no group of states is neglected. The
New England states have twenty
three representatives,, the Middle
states have twenty-nine, the South
ern states have fifteen and the West
ern states have twenty-four, while
eleven electors reside in the District
of Columbia, although three of these
are really Western men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
1t Is the Popular will That Decides
Upon the Busts To Be Placed
IN the Gallery

the unanimity of approval of all
classes regardless of locality or of
professions.
What was the result? BY May l
the nominations were in, more than
one thousand suggestions having
been placed before the Senate of
New York University. SO intelli-
gent had been the popular vote that
the Senate decided to submit as NOM
nations to the electors the one, hun
dred names which had received the
largest public support and TO add TO
these one hundred of their own Sc
lection, also inviting the electors to
suggest other candidates. This re-
suited in the submission of two hun
dred and thirty-four names on the
final list of nominations, and of these
twenty-nine received majority vote
and were declared elected. Although
only ninety-seven of the one hundred
electors were able to act in the
election, it was decided that the
winning names must receive more
than fifty votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
An American Shrine

America has no Westminster
Abbey, no great Valhalla for her
sacred dead, but who shall say thai
the Hall of Fame is not even more
idealistic and ideal than the ancient
abbey in that it is not a mausoleu,
but shrine dedicated to perpetuap
the memory Of our great dead who
have made America beacon light
of progress? Added to the nasurs
loneliness of the site chosen for the
Hall Of Fame at University Heights
is the architectural beauty of the
noble buildings planned by McKim,
Mead & White, the openings in the
curving colonnade giving charming
vistas of river and hill and dale.
Truly America owes much to DR..
Henry Mitchell MacCracken for
originating the idea Of the Hall Of
Fame, to New York University for
giving its historic and picturesque
setting, TO the Senate Of the univer-
sity for its intelligent management
of the institution, and last, but by
no means least, 10 the generous
friends who have made possible the
erection Of the colonnade and build
ings which are 10 keep green the
memory of those who ION flames
eternal bead roll are worthy to be
fyled.'
The Hall of Fame will stand as
perpetual reminder to future gen.
erations Of Americans thar the men
and women who have won the eter-
nal substance of fame" are those who
have done something great and
worthy of remembrance and who
have possessed great qualities Of
mind and heart
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

Cullen Bryant. James Fenimore Cooper,
Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Lothrop
Motley and Edgar Allan Poe.
Preachers and Theologians- Phillips
Brooks.
Rulers and Statesmen Andrew
1915
Authors Francis Parbman.
Educators Mark Hopkins,
Scientists Louis Agassz and Joseph
Henry.
Inventors Elias Howe.
Lawyers and Judges Rufus Choate.
Rulers and Statesmen - Alexander
Hamilton.
Eminent Men outside the above
classes Daniel Boone.
1t will be seen that in all fifty men
have been elected, whereas under the
ruling there might have been sixty
five, so that it is possible this year
to elect twenty men. Without doubt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

which attaches to the Hall Of FAN.
Several valuable gifts have alrsas..
been placed in the museum
The whole plan of the Hall .
Fame is educational and patriot
1t has been maintained az h.,
level, its elections have been ~
Quoted with dignity, rest,s;n.
breadt. OF view, ana q fine sensa :,
proportion and value. Since sas
TENDER, 1919, the institution ~
been under the wise and able dire.
ton Of DR.. Robert Underwood Johs
son, who was appointed by the Co.,
ate of New York University end n.
Council Of the Hall of Fame :,
succeed the late Dr. Henry Mitcbsn
MacCracken, who in large measpr.
during the later years Of his life 10
voted his time to the work of ms
Hall of Fame, building UP its n, o.
tige and making it an influence !,
the country. 1t is to be- regre,to4
that Or. Johnson's recent appoint.
ment as Ambassador to italy will
necessitate MS absence from thu
country, but it. is matter for con.
graduation that he viii still remain
director Of the Hall Of Fame. Tho
writer Of this sketch having been
appointed secretary and acting d.
rector during his absence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
The Meaning of Fame

The very name "The Hall OF
Fame" at once suggests two ques-
tons: What is fame? What is
the purpose of the Hall of Fame?
1t seems proper to answer both ques-
tons in the words of the late DR..
Henry Mitchell MacCracken, who
originated the idea of the Hall of
Fame. DR.. MacCracken says:
Fame is the opinion of the wise
in regard to great men, accepted
and held by the multitude of the
people"
He adds the definition from Muir
rays dictionary that fame els the
condition of being much talked Of,
chiefly in good sense; or reputa-
ton derived from great achieve
ment."
DR.. MacCracken's conception of
the Hall of Fame is clearly pre-
sented in his own language:
"The purpose of the Hall of Fame
is. through wise consideration, to
select and record the names Of
Americans who have achieved fame
and who best deserve to have that
fame continued and enlarged"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

The Electorate
The electorate of the Hall of
Fame has been a distinguished one,
containing many names that with
out doubt will eventually be re-
corded in the Hall of Fame. Since
1900 many Of the original one hun
dred electors who were then ap-
pointed have died, and a few have
felt it necessary to resign, but of the
Original one hundred chosen thirty
four have signilied their willingness
and desire to serve in the 1920 cleo
ton.
Just prior to the 1915 election
there were three vacancies caused by
death, and since the 1915 election
there have been sixteen additional
vacancies by death and two by res
ignation. This made it necessary to
appoint twenty-one new electors to
serve in the 1920 election, and, so
far as possible, in filling the vacan-
cies the location and classification of
the eIector whose place was to be
filed have been kept in mind. Two
more names have been added, max
ing the number one hundred and
two.
The 1920 electorate represents all
NNhDLI IuU1dyNr o,,boao !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
The First Election

The following twenty-nine great
Americans were chosen:
Authors - Ralph Waldo Emerson,
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Wash
ington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
Educators Mann.
Preachers and ologians-J onathan
Edwards, Henry Ward Beecher and
William Ellery Claiming.
Philanthropsts and Rcformers-Peter
Cooper and George Peabody.
Scientists-John James Audubon and
Asa Gray.
Inventors-Robert Fulton, Samuel F.
D. Morse and Eli Whitney.
Soldiers and Sailors-Ulysses Simp-
son Grant, Robert f. Lee and David
Glascoe Farragut.
Lawyers and Judges - James Kent,
John Marshall and Joseph Story
Rulers and ohm Adams.
Henry Clay, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas
Jefferson, George Washington, Abra-
ham Lincoln and Daniel Webster.
Painters-Gilbert Charles Stuart.
The announcement of the result of
the election met with the same cor
dial approval as had the initial an
nouncement Of the establishment of
the Hall of Fame, and the twenty
years that have elapsed have but
made more apparent the wisdom of
the electors in the choice of the first
twenty-nine names. Although there
was no ruling concerning it, the
sense of the electors was that not
only the degree of fame But priority
of achievement should be considered,
and this was observed SO far as was
possible.
An analysis Of the vote shows that
of the twenty-nine elected twenty
were born prior to 1900, and all ex-
cept one before 1922; three had died
before 1900, fifteen before or during
1858, and twenty-three before 1875.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

each of the 1912 members of the
electorate.
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AIRY to send in the names of any il
luded in this number.
eNew Nominations

In addition to these 'holdover"
nominations we have received this
year nearly seventy-fve new nomi-
nations, all of which have been con
sidered by the Senate Of New York
University, and every name which
has been seconded by any member of
the Senate has been placed on the
preliminary ballot to be sent to one
or more groups of the electors. For
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

FOHN PAUL JONES was
~ elected to the Hall of
Fame 2chen 1t had q separate
gallery for forejgn-borN
Americans. That distinction
haUing been abolished, his
name must be recOnS5dered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
A Fair Selection

Moreover, when it is recalled that
not only degree and priority of fame
were considered, but that the electors
were asked to select at least one rep
resentative from a majority of the
fifteen classes named, the difficulty
which confronted the electors is ev-
dent, and, in the light of it, the
choice of the first twenty-nine names
seems as nearly just as human selec-
ton could make it.
1t will be recalled that there was
some criticism Of the fact that UNI
der the constitution governing the
Hall of Fame, as it was first estab-
lished, no foreign born citizen was
eligible to election. The Senate of
New York University was quick to
see the justice of the criticism, and,
to meet it, in 1904 it was voted to
establish a Hall of Fame for For
elgn- Born Americans-an editice in
the form of a loggla, to be built ad-
joining the Hall of Fame itself.
and to contain space for at least
twenty-five memorial tablets, six of
these to be set apart in 1905 for the
commemoration of six American
men of foreign birth who should
then have been deceased for ten
years, an additional panel to be set
aside each succeeding five years dur
ing the twentieth century.
Under this plan in 1905 three
Americans of foreign birth were
elected to the Hall of Fame for For
eign- Born Americans. They were
Alexander Hamilton, Louis Agassiz
and John Paul Jones. In 1910 Roger
Williams was added to the list.
Abolished the Separate Hall
But this plan had not fully sat S.
fed. either the public or the Senate
of New York University, and in
1914, by consent of the university
and OF several citizens who had
contributed toward a separate Hall
of Fame for Foreign Born Ameri-
cans, the constitution was amended
by emitting every discrimination
between the native and the foreign
born citizens.
Inasmuch as four citizens had
been chosen in competition only with
foreign-born citizens it was neces-
sary in all fairness that these names
should be resubmitted to the electors
il. competition with other names
put in nomination in 1915. This
was done, and two out Of the four,
Agassiz and Hamilton, were re-
elected. Roger Williams and John
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
BY Mrs. William Vanamee

BY Mrs. William Vananee
Acting Director of the Hall of Fame
TINE Hall of Fame for Great
Americans has apparently
Il captured the imagination of
the American public. 1t
makes wide human appeal to in
dividuals of all classes, all creeds
and all sections OF. the country.
Indeed, the only limit to this ap-
peal is in the mental equipment of
the Individual, for. in the considera-
ton of the great names already in
scribed in the Hall of Fame and of
the nominations which have been
made the mind must travel back not
only to the foundation of our ma.
tional government but to the very
beginning of our Colonial history.
1t must include in its study not
only the achievements of our rulers
and statesmen, generals and admi-
rails, preachers and teachers, mis-
sionaries and explorers, authors, ar
fists, musicians and actors, but our
inventors, engineers and architects,
our scientists, physicians and sur
geons; and to be we'll informed con-
corning the Hall of Fame and con-
corning those who have been elected
to it or who are eligible for election
involves a liberal education and an
intelligent and critical knowledge OF
American history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09
Won Country's Approval

The Hall of Fame became the gen
eral topic of conversation in all
parts OF the country. The public
schools were at once interested and
their interest was stimulated by
newspaper contests in which prizes
were offered for the best articles on
the Hall of Fame, or for the list of
fifty great Americans which should
come closest to the final choice of
the electors. Naturally, there was
some. superficial adverse criticism,
but, looking back through the mass
Of comment, one is impressed with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

n. VAIL, tele
d phone and telegraph mag
nate, who recently died
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-05-09

the names Of nearly two hundred
men will be voted apon this year.
The Electorate
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Scrlbed, so that the entire number
would be complete about the year
1000 A. D.
The rules to govern the election
were then published, together with
the names of the one hundred cleo
tors, who were chosen after much
deliberation and wise foresight from
nearly every state in the Union, and
who represented university and col
lege presidents, professors of history
and scientists, authors and editors,
Vlen of affairs, high public officials
nd jurists, state and national.
Seldom have the newspapers of
the country and the public generally
seized upon an idea or a plan with
the enthusiasm which greeted the
launching of the Hall of Fame
There followed an amazing amount
of publicity-news stories, feature
articles, editorials and magazine
sketches.
While Americans are not credited
with an overabundance of sentiment
and are not hero worshipers to any
extent, the delight with which they
welcomed an opportunity to do per-
manent honor to the men who have
made Americas history illustrious
proves them not lacking>in that deep
and abiding sentiment which finds
expression in acts and not in words.
Won Country's Approval
The Hall Of Eap,a hecame the yen
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
Reaping Record Harvest
From Sale of Complexion Aids

Beauty parors drug stores and depart
ment stores carrying these complexion ma
terials are reaping a harvest. Never in the
history of modern woman has there been
such a tremendous demand for powder.
rouge lipsticks and other complexion acces-
SORES as to-day. The tax placed upon these
articles has apparently but added to their
Importance. If figures were available there
is no doubt the taxes reported for the year
ending in October, 1920 would show, big
increase over the previous October's sales.
But as these taxes went into effect May l,
1919, there is no way of getting at compare
tive figures
A shiny nose seemed a legitimate excuse
in bygone days for a matron or a young
woman who out in society to possess
herself of a powder box She hid this in the
TOP drawer of her dressing table and only
her closest friends ever saw her dust the
white film the offending gistening
feature. Then she added bit OF rouge. be-
cause the brilliant lights of the ballroom,
the theatre or opera made her look unattrac-
lively pale. Soon she grew IA little holder,
especially after she saw those exquisite gold
and jewelled vanity cases which the French
women carried. And she proceeded to touch
up her face for daytime occasions.
Powder and paint cloud the vision. The
soft pad puff that spreads the coating of
white over the skin seems to dim the vision.
From the modest and meagre procedure of
getting rid of the shine IL is but a step to
the actual making up. The superative de-
gree of this fashion. the effect that made
girl look as II she had dipped her face in the
-four barrel, has moderated. But If the
quantity used at a single application is re-
duced the number of persons applying the
makeup has considerably increased
Deep Psychological Cause
Underiies Extravagant Makeup
on the surface. speaking literally, this
makeup menace may appear to be a fad
whim of the season, a temporary loss of
the feminine sense of perspective. a mad
effort to Guido some one else. It is more
than any Of these. Underlying the 1920
fashion. which has been the crescendo
for more than a year Is deep psychological
cause. The extravagant use of cosmetics.
especially by the young is not merely a
frivolous fad Of the times. it owes its ex-
istence to the war. The situation, in the
minds of thinkers. is a serious one and 1t
is due to the most terrible conditions the
world has ever faced
This opinion has been expressed by repre-
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28

Children spend eight or ten years in school
learning to read notes and then come out
without any attention having been paid 10
good music and without having cultivated
a desire for It. There is too much teaching
of technique and not enough Of appreciation.
The present system aims to make students
musical mechanics instead Of making them
musical
Some time ago several students called my
attention to the method Of teaching music in
the public schools" said DR.. Dawson when
interviewed in Appleton Chapel at Harvard
a few days ago. II began to look into the
matter and was amazed at what ! found.
Children spend eight or ten years learning
to read notes-a training which is Of very
little value for most persons, and get no
training in learning TO recognize and appre
clate good music. They do not become
musical.
AT the present time children are taught
technique too early. They are taught to
read notes to study intervals, arpeggios,
measures and the like before their musical
sense has been developed by singing or
perhaps they are perched on piano stools
and taught to play exercises mechanically
according TO rule Of thumb. OF all instru-
ments the piano is the most mechanical and
least of all allows the children to develop
unsteady by spontaneous. personal express
sion. Their musical sense is. killed in the
cradle by making II too mechanical
THE study Of these technical features at
an carly age results in the composing Of