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Evening star., 1920-11-21
Hazing.

Hazing, now a topic of interest be-
cause Of happenings at Annapolis, is
perennial problem In all educational
institutions. 1t is like the weed, that
must be fought in gardens and on
| farms and in lawns, However often
the weed is pulled. another grows in
its place. Howevero often hazing Is
suppressed" It revives later. Prob
ably this is because 1t is an instructive
manifestation of tyranny, inherent In
the race. When boy goes to a school
| In which the student body is divided
into groups according to seniority he
finds the class Immediately above him
eager to teach him his place." to
discipline him. That is because the
members Of that higher class were
themselves subjected to the hazing
process the year before, and they want
to enjoy the same prerogative Of pow
er. And the hazed freshman Of today
in turn waits for his chance to get
even. So it goes from year to year. =
But when hazing is stopped for a
season or two in school or college,
why is It revived as soon as discipline
Is the least bit relaxed? Probably be-
cause the boys who advance to that
institution have been hazed in the
schools from which they have come
and grasp their first chance to re-
store the custom in order to take re-
for yIrof
endured in the past. Then, too, there
is the tradition. Not until hazing
has been stopped in all schools for a
generation will the tradition pass. The
seeds and roots of the weed must all
be destroyed or it will continue to
sprout and spread.
Hazing is an unmanly exercise Of
assumed authority. 1t does no good
and it does much harm. 1t does not
make better students or better men.
1t certainly does not make better
Army and Navy officers at the two
government academies where, almost
from their foundation, it has been
practiced. The high quality of our
service leaders cannot be in any de-
gree attributed to this custom. Rather
Is it despite a system that appeals to
mean motives and tyrannous i'm.
pdeses.
The American educational system,
in high and in low grade. in civilian
and military branches, will be better
when hazing is permanently eradi.
Gated.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
The Christmas Recess.

Speaker Gillett is quoted as express
ing the belief that there will be no
holiday recess Of Congress at the short
session, owing to the heavy pressure
OF legislative business. II Congress is
TO cover the ground before adjourn
ment on the fourth Of March-and 1t
always does manage to cover the
ground of the actual essentials Of its
work-it will have to keep strictly on
the job from the sixth Of December.
A ten-day recess at Christmas time
would seriously cut into the avail
able time. Not counting Christmas
day or Sundays. there win be Just
seventy-ive days in the span OF the
session. Speaker Gillett is sound in
his estimate Of the value Of every one
Of these possible working periods. 1t
remains to be seen whether he can
persuade the House and Senate-the
latter. Of course. cannot adjourn Con-
gress for the recess without the con-
sent of the House-to remit the tradi.
tional resting" period this year.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
POLITICS AT HOME
Col. House.

Col. Houses disappearance from the
political arena is probably permanent
Had Gov. Cox been elected he might
have called the colonel into his cabi
net, or appointed him to one of the
leading ambassadorships. The work
at either the London or the Paris post
would have suited the colonel's talents
perfectly. He knows SO much about
British affairs and French affairs, and
is on such cordial terms with the
leading English and French states.
men. he would have been a very use.
full and welcome man in charge of
American affairs at either of those
capitals.
But the great prize fell to Mr.. Hard
ing, and there Is. of course. no place
for the accomplished Texan in the re-
publican household.
The expectation is therefore that
Col. House, out of the political run
ming now, win take up his pen-an
implement he is said to handle we'll
and give the world book or two on
the subject of the world war, as he
observed it, first from his confidential
missions abroad before the, United
States became q belligerent, and then
as one of the American representa-,
itivesrat the Paris peace conference.
The colonel knows that part of the
story which the President knows only
from him-Fhe part dealing with in
innate touches of the conflict prior
to our participation in it. Hence, in
the colonels telling that part of the
story would be fuller and more In
forming than if given by the Presi-
dent
Col. House has the time to write,
and surely the inspiration. AS a man
of fortune he commands his own time,
and as an actor i'll a world drama he
is best prepared with the details of
his own part. A contribution by him
to the history of the greatest conflict
that ever shook the earth would be
certain of a large sale and most. ap-
preciative reading.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
Gov. Gal" Smith.

Gov. Smith of New York emerges
from the wreck of the I'd instant in
fair shape-in better shape probably
than any of his fellow democrats
True, he was defeated: but it was by
q vote so small when compared with
the votes by which some other can
didates were defeated it gives his can
didacy the aspect and significance OF
a victory. The plurality in the state
against Gov. Cox was over a million
That against Gov. Smith was only
about seventy thousand.
Many republicans voted for him. His
success in office was conceded by many
republicans who voted against him
He is a likable man. with a gift for
making, and holding. friends.
The future? He is under discussion
already for Mayor of Greater New
York. Election is next year. Mayor
Hylan, who was thought to have a
clear field for denomination, is now
under fire in connection with some
municipal contracts, and new man
for the democracy may be necessary
Why not Gov. Smith? He is Tam.
manys favorite and most successful
son. There would be no descent in
point Of dignity. The mayoralty of
New York has always been regarded
as a prize of high class, and some
high-class men have held the Office.
Another temptation would be that,
il elected mayor next year, Gov, Smith
would enjoy Importance in 1924 by
virtue Of his place. He is not con
ceivable as a presidential quantity.
Tammany's brand would initiate
against him in that field. But as
mayor of New York he might be ex
pected to go to the democratic national
convention at the head Of the New
York delegation. and as such have an
influential voice in the naming of the
candidate and the writing of the plat.
form.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
Kate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
Mary1a and VirVinia
The Betterment of Children.

Agitation for the passage, at the APP
preaching session of Congress, of the
Curtis-Gard bill regulating child labor
and compulsory education in Wash
ingtoD prompts a most careful scru-
tiny of this particular measure. The
bill us it stands today undoubtedly
has an objective toward the winning
of which every Washingtonian would
be proud to lend his aid. The better
ment of the children of the city, that
they may grow to lives of larger use
fulness. is d proposal which each voice,
save those of utter AMUSEMENT of con-
science, may be counted upon to urge.
And that the Curtis-Gard bill. taken
as broad proposition, makes for the
betterment of Washington children,
and as such deserves the whole-hearted
support of the community. none will
deny.
The bill proposes TO gain its ends
through the more efficient regulation
of child labor and OF compulsory edit
cation. The determination of its
sponsors to see that every child in
the National Capital is given those
heritages which should be all chill
Decentralization and play time-is
admirable. The census proposed. the
fixing of the ages of school children
as from seven to sixteen instead OF
to fourteen, the issuing of permits for
street trades and dangerous occupa-
tions for children. and other regula-
tory provisions relative to child work
ers are needed improvements. But
the bill goes further. Under 1t. should
ii become a law. no child under the
age of fourteen will have the right to
do any work whatsoever for remuner-
alton.
The need for or wisdom of any such
blanket regulation is questionable, II
not apparently non-existent. Assdm-
ing the efficient enforcement of COM
pulsory education, the prohibition of
any form of remunerative work. be it
never so healthful to the child, can
not but be OF dubious wisdom. For
quite aside from the conceivable IN
stances where such work. done In the
open air after school hours, Is Of con-
siderable Importance in the matter of
holding together family. the policy
of intoxicating in the minds Of the
children Of Washington or. any other
community the theory that useful
work is thing they must be spared
carries an ;. obvious threat to the
soundness of their ultimate attitude
toward life. Viewed from this angle
ii MAY well be that the betterment of
Washington children could best be
furthered through encouraging cheer
full and practical preparation for the
playing of a useful part in the game
Of life. rather than training them to
an early subscription to the prevalent
creed that the world owes one a living.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
The Democracy and 1924.

Speculation about 1924 plays prin
cipally around the democratic leader
VIII Gov. Cox secure second try at
the presidency? Or is he done for?
VIII Mr.. McAdoo be the man.? He
showed strength at San Francisco. and
some of his friends express the opin.
ion that had he been nominated he
would have been elected. Or will Nh.
Bryan, always a force to be reckoned
with, achieve his fourth nomination,
and base his appeal for support at the
polls partly on the fact that he proved
to be a prophet this year? Or will the
leader be a new man. unthought of
now. and the product of developments
between now and then?
Interesting enough, but what will
be the brand Of democracy offered that
year? Wilsonian? or Jeffersonian? or
some new 'onian suited to the new
man and the new times?
Popular opinion holds that Wilson.
ian democracy received its quietus this
wear: that the enormous vote thrown
was against it rather than against
any specific thing advocated by Gov.
Cox.
The standard of Jeffersonian democ
racy was raised in but one state, and
was defeated there. Joseph w. Bailey
carried it in Texas in his campaign
for the gubernatorial nomination; and
while he polled a substantial vote. il
was not substantial enough. The
Texans were not moved by appeals
for the old party brand, though made
by the most eloquent of their fellow
citizens.
If, therefore, the Wilsonian brand
has been cast out and the Jeffersonian
brand cannot be resurrected, what
brand will be offered? A party must
have a brand; and where it stands for
something notable, as the Jeffersonian
brand did for many years, it counts as
a valuable party asset.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
Larger School Sites.

Warming should be taken from the
situation at the Business High School
against the future location of public
school buildings in such a manner as
to prevent their adequate enlargement.
This building. on Rhode Island ave-
nue., has been occupied for about f1f-
teen years. Within the first year OF
it's use the original structure was
overcrowded. Five years later an ad-
dition was constructed. Within another
five years, the site having been COM
pletely occupied. it was necessary to
use annexes at a distance, and now
the school is SO overcrowded in the
home building and SO scattered in out.
lying accommodations that its admin.
istration is attended with difficulty
and its efficiency is impaired.
\ new building for this school is
necessary il it is to continue its ex-
cellent work in the training of the
boys and girls of Washington for busi-
ness careers. A move to that end has
been begun. 1t is assured that how
ever large the initial new building it
will in time be outgrown, unless the
policy is adopted Of subdividing the
Business High School system as in the
case of the academic high schools But
whatever the future policy may be.
the new site should be such as to per.
NIT extensions.
The moral is that no public school
should ever be constructed on re-
stricted lot. A horrible example Of
this sort of construction is the Abbott
School, at the corner Of New York
avenue and 9Th street. fully occupying
the building. space Of a triangle that
should. in fact, be reserved as a park
ing. There are other instances OF bad
school emplacement throughout the
District. Cheapness Of the lot should
never be a consideration in the selec.
ton of site.
portant items Of city's equipment,
and they should be designed and
placed with reference to future pos
sibilities and to the assured growth
of the community. The hope IS that
in the development Of the program Of
school provision. which it is expected
will soon be adopted by Congress, care
will be taken to prevent any more
examples Of choking. from which the
educational plant of Washington has
already suffered too much.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
Race Troubles at Prague.

There is trouble in Czechoslovakia.
and it has been brewing ever since the
end of the war and that part OF the
former Austro-Hungarian empire was
created into an Independent state. 1t
is result Of the inclusion in Czecho-
slovakia of a number Of Germans. In
the course Of elections these Germans
were able to send delegates to the ma
tional parliament from the districts
in which they dominated and the pres
ence Of these German deputies has
been deeply resented by the Bohe-
mians, Moravians and Slovaks. who
constitute the great body Of the Czech
oslovakian people. Now this feeling
has broken into an acute form and
some disorder Is reported from Prague.
Mobs have tried to storm the parlia-
ment building following reports circu-
lated among the people that Ger
man deputy had spoken in a disparag.
ing manner Of the Czechoslovakian
dictionaries. 1t was to be expected
that these race troubles would de-
veiop in the new state. They are in.
herent in the soil. 1t was impossible
to create a new national unit without
some mixture of races. The old en-
pire was an extraordinary composite
of naturally hostile elements. which
were parddoxically held together be-
cause Of their very animosities. The
group off against another and fomented
rather than sought to allay these ra-
cial frictions. 1t would have been as
tonishing il Czechoslovakia should
have organized without a revival Of
this old trouble.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
amendment failing Of two-thirds by
Just that margin.

diiicIIUiucflt AauiA6 oA S"osAaA -
just that margin.
a change Nof inauguration date
would not necessarily involve the re-
vision of other parts Of the calendar.
Heretofore, whenever the plan has
been proposed an attempt has been
made to utilize the amendment to ef-
feet other desirable shifts, such as
the time, for the assembling of the
newly elected Congress. But the mo-
ment it Is undertaken to frame up a
composite plan of date revision COM
plications are encountered and one
suggestion leads to another until the
whole plan Is confused and the advo-
Gates of various propositions falter
and drop the business entirely.
1t is not necessary to include in this
modification anything but change
of date of Inauguration. To accom-
plish that simply requires an extern
sion of the term of the incumbent from
March 4 till, say, the last Thursday
In April. 1t has become the practice
in recent years to call Congress in eX-
ira session soon after the induction Of
new President into office. 50 that
it is not essential to shift the consti-
'tutional date of the meeting of the
newly elected legislature.
1t would be we'll to start this en-
deavor again, not at the short session
about to open, perhaps, but immedi-
ately upon the convening of the new
Congress. Whatever may be the re-
action from Mr.. Harding's bad vaca-
ton weather. there Is no assurance
whatever of a good day on his taking
of the oath of Office, and the future
years hold a dreary prospect Of bliz-
zard possibilities.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
Washington's Public Schools
Need Over $30,000,000

portions. They point out that If the
entire population Of Washington is
clamoffng for more schools Congress
has virtually no alternative and Will
have to provide funds for their con-
structfon.
Representative Davis. chairman OF
the subcommittee on appropriations
of the House, Is sympathetic to the
needs Of the school system here, ana
feels that 1t has not progressed as
rapidly as 1t should. He Is in favor OF
sufficient classroom accommodations
instead of assembly halls. and pointed
out that one of the primal reasons the
school building program has been
dragged in Is due to the tendency
of the people and school officials to
provide such halls.
This year, however, school authori-
ties have aba ndoned all hope of OBJ
tanning assembly halls in the schools.
and have not recommended funds for
their construction. With the assem- :
bly, hall question eliminated Helief is
prevalent In congressional and school
circles that the titanic school-build-
ing program proposed will pass both
houses without much debate.
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With the school ol-building program
Congress. the leaders believe. will ap-
prove an adequate salary schedule for
teachers. 1t was pointed out that
teachers worthy of places in the
schools Of Washington and elsewhere.
in which american children are pre-
pared for life, can never be fully paid
in money,
Unless salaries are raised, in their
opinion. the schools Of the future will
be taught by young men and women
Of very mediocre ability. serving for
short terms, and those of still less
ability, who will remain longer be-
cause they have not the energy, per-
sonality. or ability to undertake any
thing else. This. they say. means
deterioration and disintegration of
the public school system. The only
remedy for it they contend. is to in-
crease salaries to such an extent as
will induce soung men and women OF
pare themselves for teaching. and
then adopt a policy by which they
may be kept in the schools after they
have proven their ability and gained
power and skill by experience.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
The Child Welfare Society,

The work Of the Child Welfare So
city. in aiding Washington mothers
in their vital task Of so regulating the
infant years Of their children that
they may grow to full stature as men
and women. enjoys the hearty indorse-
ment OF all who are aware of its work.
That work has, during tho past year,
broadened and extended rs its Dement'S
have been brought home to additional
mothers who. until the society reach
ed them. were without the scientific
ally constructive advice and assist.
ance il affords. During the year 4.199
Evening star., 1920-11-21
SHOOTING STARS.
By PHILANDER JOHNSON
Books.

Books.
Everywhere you listen
And everywhere you look.
The chief announcements this 'un,
Hes going to write a book"
To do my daily task I'll try
And labor long and well
That I may have the cash to buy
The books they're going to sell.
Every little item,
Every little ''pome,"
Reminds you that they write 'em
In office or at home.
The agents letters say. Dear friend" +"
Till on the hook you've bit.
They always fiout you at the end
And Just say, please remit"
Evening star., 1920-11-21
4 Gigantic Child Tragedy.
rrom the St. louis Poat- Dispatch

From the st. LOUIS EO8L-OlBp3tcu.
The assertion that 3.500.ooo chill
dren are close to starvation in the
countries of central and southeastern
Europe is probably an underestimate.
not an overestimate. In Poland alone
it is said that 1900, 900 of these chill
dren are to be found.
IT is well for Americas peace of
ocular evidence of these ravagss OF
starvation. The after effects o: the
war bear with frightful results on
the little ones. From pictures Of the
emaciated children Of India, repre-
sentatfves Of the hunger-wasted
thousands of that country. where
famine is always present in some dis
trict. we may, perhaps. know what
we might expect. IL not shielded by
distance from the piteous sights of
this time.
Millions of children in these
European countries have been born
to a physical heritage of fragility
and weakness as a consequence of
war deprivation. From millions with
these bodies Of congenital feebleness
the cravings of hunger have never
been absent. The yarrive at the age
Of two or three or even seven
and eight snt years sssx with
wizened little faces. wasted figures
all the sorrowful stigma of
undernourishment carried to the ex-
tremity. They are survivors OF
much greater number among whom
the sacrifices have already been
great, and they must themselves per-
fish unless aided by us. for those more
immediately responsible for their care
Are helpless.
In human records there has perhaps
never before been anything like this
gigantic tragedy Of child life on the
continent with which America 10 the
most closely associated. The misery
Of these small brothers and sisters Of
ours IL Of fmmsasufable depth and
extent. For $40. however, one child
may be provided with one meal day
turing the coming winter and givcn
the barest essentials in clothing
aeainet exposure. An eastern publi-
cation, the Literary Digest, has de-
cided -thst II must attempt to save
$500 Of these ever-cold and ever
hungry children and has subscribed
sac, 900 Of its own funds. It has ap-
p0aled to America to avert death
from the others, with SO nxed ~ the
unit In contributions required to pre-
serve one child. The total asked for
is SSs, ,000,0 900, insufiicient on this
basis, but perhaps the sum can be
stretched to meet the necessities OF
the entire a,500.000.
The cause is q moving one. Those
who respond to the powerful appeal
may know that under such q steward
ship each u IN contributions will
mean 100 cents applied directly to the
children's relief, without mismanags-
ment and waste.
Evening star., 1920-11-21

An era of unemployment is fore
seen by we'll informed American cit.
izens. Word should Immediately be
gotten to the great number OF Euro
peans who are preparing to emigrate
to this country.
Evening star., 1920-11-21
Heart Location.

"Of course. Mr.. Growcher is trife
disagreeable. but you'll find his heart
Is in the right place.
"Yes; but who wants to go through
life using an X-ray machine every time
he happens to be in doubt on a little
point like that?"
Evening star., 1920-11-21
The Gossip.

Does Bliggins understand his bust.
.ness?"
"I don't see why he should slight
fiimself," replied Miss Cayenne. He
knows everybody else's business
Evening star., 1920-11-21

Darwin would have been interested
to know the enormous part played by
a monkey as history maker in the
affairs of Greece.