New-York tribune., 1921-06-05

time, they might never have stopped to the
broad sarcasm which they eventually
achieved. But it must be remembered that
their behavior was the result Of spur Of
the moment conference. Given an oupor.
tunity to get together and really think. thay
certainly would have done something naneh
better Anyway, as the facts are before +ba
astonished eyes of the stricken Solomon aud
The outraged Queen of Sheba there fsgbsd
the spectacle of the notorious wives sne1ln,
out in capitals big and bold the word CAT
Some historical critics have called Il
neat thrust; others have Knocked it as helm.
too bromide; and some few have appreciated
that it was q case of putting up with an
emergency measure. AS an alphabet;e.,
nianeuyer, it holds no record other than mari
ing an early epoch in the pecuiiar game.
The most modern instance of the snann,
anagram has no authentic confederation h,,.
it serves as an excellent example of what COW
be accomplished with little ingenuity. Wbon
Brigham Young returned to the environs -
Salt Lake City after one of his per;oa,.
swings around the Mormon circles. bs ,,.s
greeted by as unusual a demonstration a.
Out on the lawn paraded his children with
out any assistance from his grandchildren :.
nephews. skillfully and expeditiouslv IA
they form themselves, marching forward 80
back, until they presented for his anprov.,
the charming sentiment, with its toncb os
homelike cheer: PAPA.
The average father can EXPECT m such .L.
Of affection from His offspring In tbo g..
place, the chances are he hasn't enough von,.
sters to form the initial "P" But even if !.
had, how few children there in tho vorls
ready to combine with sentiment. or intell;oon4
enough to make the most of family connoo
tions. Brigham Young's flock was one in
thousand.
Usually human anagrams are conducted an
a professional basis. The producer is inv.r,
ably an old hand at the game specializina in
the art of making spelling match out of on
ordinary parade. But there are professionals
who are better producers than they are smell.
ers. This often leads to catastrophe if the
business is not supervised by a second party.
In Western city the school children of an
entire district had been trained to take part IN
banner demonstration at the conclusion Of .
lelu udy event. IL was arranged that each
school was to present separate letter, Not
until the children were actually on the field
marching into position was it discovered By a
bystander that there were going to be one too
many "L's" in Welcome" One thousand
three hundred and four children were sent
scurrying into the discard and the word was
accomplished without visible flaw But thQs
were those among the spectators who saw the
unmistakeable 81" as it disappeared around
the corner.
Participation in human anagrams holds far
fewer thrills than viewing the finished article
from the spectators gallery. Take the Grim.
son "H'' that annually bursts from the stands
during the Harvard-Yale football game.
Never does it fail to bring out ringing cheers
from the Eli sections. 1t appears quite spon-
taneous and it is-except for preparations that
have been going on for the preceding six weeks.
We might uncover the secret of the living
III" 1t involves no higher mathematics and
could easily be understood by the child in knee
pants. But why break through the mystery Of
age-od customs? Why not wait for the big
game and go up to hear some one yell:
ooh, look! They're spellin' somethin'w