New-York tribune., 1920-02-05

hardly be convinced that thing is
worth doing we'll for it's own sake may
yet listen when you show them that
to do it i'll, indifferently, laxly, means
public damage There used to be a
saying in the Fleet-and it should
have reached the Admiralty that
ghenough is the worst man on the
ship"
1t is given to few to be able to make
words mean what you want them to
mean. To do it you must have a great
respect for words-and the language
and you must use them honoring them
and you. When Sir Arthur-to take
one instance speaks of lyric or a
line as "lovely," he means lovely: and
you can feel the cadence or breathe
the fragrance of lilacs.
Other authors do this with certain
words, making the words almost their
own. Mr.. H. G. Wells does it with
"bright" and Miss Nav Sin
clair with "sulen"
The more We read Sir Arthur Quiller-
Couch's lectures, the more we wish
that he were touring this country.
Kather, as far as we are concerned,
one of his lectures than fifty years Of
Alfred Noyeses and cycle Of Sir
Oliver Lodges
II Remember. Remember
Sr; we'll remember my first day at
school, for | was the LAUGHING stock of the
class within the first hour When the
teacher asked if any Of us knew her name
proceeded to answer her question without
observing the etiquette of scholastic society
All the other children raised their hands
but Immediately hollered out. Clara
Belle Turner" expecting the rest would all
do likewise. A roar of laughter greeted me-
and my impression of the teacher was that
she looked decidedly panied. She called on
little girl whS sat near me, and the latter
announced sweetly and politely: Miss
Turner"
before the morning was over the teacher
put about a dozen simple problems in ad
dltion on the board, writing also the an
swers to the first two. copied then, m
my slate and as soon rs I discovered that
the answers to the other problems were
lacking hollered out forgetting again to
ra'se my hand, but not forgetting the
teachers proper title): "Oh! Miss Tlroer
You forgot to put down the answers to the
last ten uestions"
TUT
o'r' wy hrst day at school was a total
la,lufe' My teacher looked hundred years
old to me. and all the other girls in Tho
class seemed to know great de.1 aho'4
subjects that did not interest me in TO
least. So at 30 when the class was
sent downstairs for recess, I went homo .rJ
told my mother I didn't care for school md
didnt think I'd go back went back
with mother-next morning.
JEANNE
SIR; Like c. w., my first day at scboo,
was purely matter of raiment. was
taken TO school by my cousin, Harry Gov
and wore my stockings wrong sid. ~
1t was not until reached homa th..
learned, to my horror. every child in schoo,
mau ..a. come 10 Harry privately and muttered
'as' o'd you Know your little brothers
got his stockings wrong side out 7,'
W. W. F..
Being advertised are "Bronx paraoo. ;,
and e. J. w. wants to know wboth'
this is new name for the old win.
closet.
IN Fargo, N. D., is the Holland Wild
Oats Separator Company, concern w
W. +. thinks should command the at.
tention of every college faculty
ID JOY, Rapture Unforeseen, the CIoudsd
Sky Is Now Serene"
lfrom The Elizabeth IN. J) Journan
On January g. 5. 6, 1920, l gave notice -
the public that I, Fred Traut would not bs
responsible for any debts contracted hv Nv. w
wife Julia Trah, which was mistake a,
was pushed to doing same. am glad ~
say we are together again.
co FRED TRAUT,
62t Spring Street, Elizabeth. N
Owing to the condition Of the side
walks, the enforcement of the foot.