The Washington times., 1921-06-12

beat Mrs. Molla Bjurstedt NAL
lory, the American champion, az
tennis, and she DID. she Deaf
her 6-2, 6-3.
The Scandinavian lady. repre-
senting America, said Oh he
French marvel: "She Just sent
back at me whatever ! sent az
her and waited for me 70 make
fault"
There was more than that TO II.
All the tennis people in the Unit
ed States used to marvel at the
ability of the Scandinavian player
who could sit up, dancing late at
night, take cocktails-in great
moderation, Of course--then 20
out and beat everybody.
In Mile. Lenglen she met q
French woman that never tasted q
cocktail in her life, but had al
ways taken light red wine, much
diluted with water. 1t was easy
to predict a victory, 81, 3d. TOT
light French claret over tne
American cocktail.
OF course, according to our pure
prohibition ideals, plain water
would be much better than the
. red wine. But red wine. as the
French drink it. diluted. has only
about two per cent OF alcohol,
ninety-eight quarts of water to
two quarts of alcohol. Germs
don't live in that mixture.
II contains iron, very strength
ening to the blood, and tannin.
necessary to the Innings OF veins
and arteries.
This country, unlike the French.
However. could not let whiskey
alone so It must do the best 1t
can. and get along on plain water.
The trouble is that while prohi-
hilton has driven out light wine
and beer, it has not yet got rio
of the dangerous alcoholic poisons.
Cocktails, gin, and whiskey are
still abundant. Time, it is to be
hoped, will change that.
The educational work being
done by New York University Is
paralleled exactly by that OF no
other institution of learning IN the
United States. Not at all destitute
of the merely academic branches
its curriculum is strongest in those
practical courses that teach the
students taking them to become
useful members Of the commercial
and industrial society OF their
time.
This practical quality has caus-
ed the university to appeal strong
ly to the youth Of the metropolis.
and as q result an overwhelming
majority Of its 1900 students are
drawn from the working class
families Of New York City.
Recognizing the worth OF this
institution to the cause OF hlgner
education, the Carnegie founda-
tion has offered to contribute
5000. 900 to its endowment 1und'
provided the college authorizes
will raise additional subscriptions
amounting to 100000.
II is not a task that should De
left to college spirit alone. Inc
University of New York consti-
tutes a very real force for the
aseful education of body OF our
youth that could without it have
scanty chance for education be-
vond that furnished by the elemen-
farv schools. And the education 1t
furnishes is not of the purely or
namental character. 1t is essen
tiallv practical and business-like.
Mr.. Edison would probably find
a larger proportion of the N. I.
u. graduates able to answer his
famous catechism than those Of
any other college. AS barrier,
too, against that ill-ordered half
education that breeds so much un-
rest among the masses. this insti-
tuition has a place distinctly its
own, which any social student will
at once recognize.
The completion Of this propos-
ed fund and the liberal support
of this admirable college should
enlist the active interest of all
citizens.
b III. III. Harrison, president OF the
Liberal League of Negro Amer
leans, advises his colored friends
to arm themselves and get ready
for anti-negro riots. Mr.. Harri-
son predicted three splendid race
riots by next September"
The advice is quite natural and
well meant. But it may prove
unwise. Those that have weapons
are apt to use them. And for
} men hopelessly outnumbered. that
could by no possibility win in the
end. to be armed might be the
very worst thing.
Mr.. Harrison is quoted as say
ING that at Tulsa, where serious
riots occurred, "a group of fifty
colored men merely went to patrol
the jail when rumors Of intend
ed violence to colored prisoner
reached their ears"
IL ia possible that a patrol of