The Washington herald., 1920-11-18
HOLDCHARDlNG
TOHISPLEDGE
Miss Mcdowell, Of Women s
Committee, to Watch G.
o. p, Says Morris.
n, GBoRGE PERCY NORRIS.

By GEORGE PERCY MORRIS.
Miss Mary Mcdowell. head Of the
committee on industry OF the League
Of Women Voters and a founder OF
the University OF Chicago Settle
ment Is a dangerous protagonist 10
come up against. as Mn Harding and
the Republican leaders are likely 20
hnd out She says that the Pres
ident-elect Is TO be held strictly 20
his pledges In his Justice Day
speech" IL he does not come across
and throw his Influence in esvor Of
what women are demanding for
themselves and children in the way
OF social legislation. then he can
make up his mind TO have a very
lively, experience with women. who
still are naive enough 70 suppose
that platforms and prediction
speeches are meant TO stand on after
election.
Pittsburgh University Executive-
DIR. John G. Bowman. now director
Of the American College of Surgeons
is to be the next chanceIior Of the
University Of Pittsburgh. Iowa state
University and Columbia University.
New York City. gave him his formal
education. and then he served as
secretary of the Carnegie FouBds-
ton for the Advancement Of Teach
Ing Later his alma mater called
him tcslead IL and he did. with-suc-
cess, until the American ColleRe OF
Surgeons won him away. IL is an
other case OF the Middle West or
western born and trained man
working his way into an Eastern
post. The stream is now reversed
The East does not breed it's own
stock Of high-gradC pedsgogues.
much less export them. as IL did well
down into the last century.
White on for Monteyfdes.
Assistant Surgeon General John
X. White has just embarked for
Aontevideo where he will represent
the United States at q quadrennisl
session Of the South American Re-
Dublfcs' Sanitary Convention. His
position in the United Public Health
Service Is such that he can speak
informingly and authoritstivelv
about our national record during
and since the war: and in addition
he has the prestige OF his own repu-
tatton as a great fighter against dis
ease ano as a conqueror Of plaques.
New Rector for University.
The system OF exchange profess
| sorships between American and Eu-
/ ropean universities brought otto
Jeperson. OF Copenhagen, TO IN.
Z United States in I9Os-lsiO. and ~.
students and faculties Of Columbia
University in the East and Leland
stanford. Jr, University In the West
/ had the benefit OF contact with h;r
thought and his liksabIe personality.
4 IL is one Of the benign CONSEQUENCES
Of these swappinGS Of scholars that
3 the peripatetic bookmen and SCI
I entists learn much of the countries
they visit that increase=thei cosmo-
E politanism. Jepersori whoS has Sust
been chosen chancellor % the an
cient Danish seat Of culture. cannot
but have a warm spot in his heart
I for things American.
SIR Henry Arthur Jones
I This distinguished English dra-
matist. Sir Henry Arthur Jones. Is
now in the country arranging with
managers for filming some Of his
best plays. Years ago he came here
and was impressed by the superior
ity OF attitude OF our universities
ahu NOlltEts 70 the ora matlC art by
the collaboration that was going on
between men like Baker Of Harvard.
Matthews Of Columbia and lesser
, men. with the rising school Of our
plsywrights and our enterprisin- :
managers. AS a creative artist Sir
Henry reached his peak" soms
years ago. Men like Shaw. Gals
worthy, Drinkwater. Bennett and Ir.
: vine now are in tho limelight both
in England and in this country: bur
Jones had a clear lead over any ~
his British contemporaries in m,
: day of his best power.
Our Mobile Population.
OF the newly elected United STATE.
: Senators. Helm OF Alabama. Nc
I Kinley Of Illinois. Willis OF Ohio
: Norbeck Of South Dakota. Watson q!
Z Georgia and Broussard Of Louisiana
were born in the States they will
represent. Cameron. Arizona. A. =
native Of Maine as is Ladd OF North
Dakota. Caraway of Arkansas IL q
1 MissOurisn- Gooding of Idaho q.
4 English. Oddie OF Nevada was
= born in Brooklyn and grew up IN
e New York. Herald Of Oklshom.
is a kentuckian. ShortridEe of Cal.
if0rnia grew up on an Iowa farm
: Note the westward swing Of thes,
personal changes Horace Greeley's
: classic advice still holds good IL
American politics.