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The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
University Administrator.

WHEN James B. Angel retired from the presi-
=" dency of Michigan University the regents
elected a lawyer as his successor. This man hesi-
tated to accept because he not an educator
The answer that that was just the reason of his
choice; the university great business institution
needed an administrator; it could more easily find
educators.
The authorities of the University of Pennsyl-
vana seem to have much the same judgment in
electing Gen Leonard Wood, president But they
add to Michigan's experiment, which proved sue
cess, retaining provost the man who has long
held that position. 1t is to be presumed that the
two functions of administrator and of educational
director will be divided between them.
II this works it will be a precedent to be fol-
lowed. If it does not prove success, it will be
something learned to be avoided That Gen Wood
will be success is assumed. He is not only a
great administrator but just the man to inspire a
student body He has that human understanding
which makes all kin, and arouses loyalty to
devotion.
He will not be like that college president who
resigned because there not an auditorium large
enough to seat all the pupils so he would meet and
talk to them. Gen. Wood is the other sort, whose
personality is not confined to four walls with a
roof. nor has to be expresed.in words. He does
not have to express it in rounded periods, nor in
scholastic phrases. 1t expresses itself and is its
own distributor
Moreover, if anyone can work in harness with
an educator, he can. But there will be those who
will have their doubts. Such will be interested to
watch results and will wonder if special and techni-
cal training is necessary to direct the educational
functions of university, any than president
of great corporation has to be trained in all the
included speciaities.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
American Churchman.
Hts Eminence. James Gibbons was car
ri of the Church of Rome. Spiritually,

TITS Eminence, James Gibbons was cardinal
m of the Church of Rome Spiritually, intel
lectually, in consecrston and in scholar
ship, he was all that this title and rank implies
Because he the immediate representative of the
Pope in AmeEica, and because of sanity nature
he had the devoted allegiance of all Roman Catholics
in America.
But to other Americans his memory will be held
with little less affection and in the highest regard
because of his unyielding Americanism of the best
type. What good for this country always had
his staunch support He was not merely church
man; he was American citizen with full sense
of his joint responsibilities.
On many critical occasions, his council was
sought and never refused. He was always
ready to do his part for his country. 1t was his
country first, and he fuew no other. He kept that
exact balance, that serenity, that pose which made
his influence almost personal relation out of the
church well as in it.
During the great war, he was tower of
strength to this government His influence was felt
not alone in every State, but in every community
He placed his country first. Nothing ever changed
him from that attitude His Judgment in all mat
ters. as in this, ruled only by justice and right
eousness, and Protestants, no less than Roman
Catholics will mourn his loss.
Born in Baltimore, that was the city of his
residence for all but the early years of his youth
He entered the church of his own choice He con-
seersted himself and, exceng as student, serious
in his duties. impressive in his personality his rise
IN ting priesthood rapid, but by strict progress
sion
In 1886, when but 81 years old, he was made
cardinal For many years he was the only Ameri-
can member of the Sacred College. 1t was an office
OF onerous duties and one which in this country re-
quired the highest qualities of tact and judgment
The Catholic Church of America owes him an un-
ending obligation for its present place Protestants
owe him an almost equal obligation for his national
ism which was able to meet his religious obligations
with no sacrifice of those to his government.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26


of the Atlantic. 1t comes here as Of Swedish ori-
gin and our courts not expected to GO behind
the returns. 1t could be transferred here into
american exchange and used anywhere But its
bare presence is expected to reverse our national
policy as to Russia Which might be, If the United
States could once stick its fingers into the gold
pieces.
II this tale is true; il Russia still has this gold
it but shows the enormous volume of private stores
OF this metal held in all great countries Russia has
not been reluctant in her spending under Soviet
rule Her wealth has poured out in wars, the sup
port of armies and in worldwide propaganda She
has been quite the most proAigate of nations
Nor can this near 100 tons of just gold sepre-
sent all of her reserve wealth coniscated by the
Soviet high priests of robbery. just now Italy has
taken from one OF their agents in Rome stores of
jewels and other valuabes of enormous worth. Like
loot from the Cars treasures and those of grand
dukes. and the other nobility have been reported at
intervals being in other lands.
Nor is there reason to doubt that Lenine> and
Trotsky have failed to care for their own future
should they be lucky enough to live to enjoy it.
But it is as well to wait until the ships dock and the
gold is counted. Until then the birds are still in
flight
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Colleges VS.. Colleges.

n WRITER in the current Atlantic Monthly
"A asks: what do college men known He
proceeds to show that they are possessed mainly of
ignorance and know mighty little that is worth
while. Another writer says there are too many
colleges. Still another declares there too few
Probably they are right At least they all
prove their theses to their own satisfaction Yet
there still colleges and colleges, just as there
are men and men, teachers and teachers, students
and students. Quite the old fellow said: "The
world is full of folks and two of them alike" so
it rs of colleges college teachers and the rest
But the main trouble which runs through all
modern education is that in getting away from the
too great concentration of the past it has scattered
1t has gone to the other In the years past
the young through their college period studied
but few things They had limited choice Fifty
years ago boy could be graduated when I8 and
few finished their college course when beyond 20.
Then the subjects open to him wefe counted
on the fingers of two hands. Now one subject is
divided into many courses that the selection is
mystifying, while the number of subjects is almost
infinite. The head of the English department of
university went to his president saying he have
more assistants ast would be necessary to add more
courses to specialize exactly in order to COM
pete with other universities
He asked how many courses he then had
and when he answered was told that instead of
more he would have less. Instead of ground work
excavation and foundation, colleges building
superstructures false work. As result, grad
uates very uncertain as to just what they know
or as to just what they fitted to do. maybe
in some narrow groove.
This condition reacts upon the elementary
schools with like diversity, which leads to smat-
tering There too many subjects and subjects
too much differentiated. The consequence is an
excess OF overhead cost with minimum of actual.
afuuine educational result Colleges would need far
less income and accomplish much more, if they
undertook far less.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
NATURE-sTJDY RAMBLERs
TAKE SUNDAY HIKES.

There is a group Of lovers q the
outdoors who take SUNDAY hikes
and discover as many Of natures Sc
crets as they can This group.
known as the Sature-Study Fam
blers- will welcome those Interested
IL they wish to Join them in thcir
walks. Ewing Summers. leader "f
the hikes. describes last SurJav's
trip along the canal near Cabin John
as follows:
The COW parsnip, a coarse plant
growing as large as a garden sun
flower, was considered extinct In
this region since about 1905 tii .
year ago we found a little patch Of
IL near the tow-path Of the canal
nearly a mile above Chain RrIlGe.
Last Sunday we fouLc a new cror
there thriving vigorously"
The walking fera has been con-
sidered extinct On Cabin John -un
since lso4. when a vandal botanist
boasted OF having taken the la It
specimen and published an account
Of his 'gruesome' exploit in a bo-
tanical magazine. accompanying his
report with a picture of the plant.
Last Sunday we found a little patch
OF IL on that run. But we do not
want the vandal -hotanists to know
OF IL. and ! refra.n from describing
exactly where we saw t."
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
PHYSICISTS WORKING ON
FUNDAMENTAL PRoRLEMs-

Producing important scientific re-
ports by the foremost men in their
respective lines al a cost not greater
than that Of the'average thesis sub
mitted for the degree Of doctor OF
philosophy Is one Of the achieve
ments Of the division Of physical
sciences o. the National Research
Council headed by DR.. Augustus
Trowbridge.
Over hundred of the best rhysi-
cists, astronomers and mathemati-
clans Of the country are working
through the twenty committees that
have been formed since October,
1873.
A wide range Of Fundamental
problems in physics. astronomy and
mathematics is being covered. In
the field Of physics work Is being
done on acoustics. atomic structure,
electrodynsm mics ~ moving media,
luminescence. magnetism. photo
electric effects. physical methods
and technique. quantum ttenry.
spectroscopy, thermo- and mzCneto-
electric effects. N-ray spectra. and
physiological optics. In astronomy,
orbit theory and parallaNes are be-
ing studied. while slgebraic num-
bers and statistics are receiving the
attention OF the mathematicians
The committees have been form
ed for the discussion Of the larger
outstanding problems only" said
DR.. Trowbridge. They have had in
mind the formulation Of plans for
cooperative attack on these prob
lens. the publishing Of their con-
clusions for the purpose Of assist
ing those interested in the problem
who may not be members Of the
committee. and the presentation Of
the problem to workers who may
be engaged in work Of less funds-
mental character"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
PRoBLLEMs OF CHEMICAL
TARIFF EXPLAINED.


How the United States Tariff Com
mission aids Congress In its work
of framing tarif legislation and
the principsl points Of chemical
tarin legislation were explained at
the Chemical Society meeting last
night by c. r. DeLong. chief chem
ist Of the commission.
Preparing tariff information sur
veys that give in language the lay
man can understand the important
facts regarding chemical commodi-
ties Is one of the important func-
tions Of the commission. he said.
These reports give a description OF
the article. tell its grades. uses.
processes Of manufacture, domes-
tic availability and the raw ma
tsrials utilized. and give other nee
essary data
In addition to the direct COM
petition offered by imports Of the
same chemical. IL is necessary 10
consider the importing Of articles
of similar nature" said DeI,ong.
Striking examples Of indirect COM
petition are those Of the soya-bean
and peanut oils that are substitutes
for cottonseed oil. vegetable oils
that offer competition for the dairy
products in the form OF oleomar-
garine and butter substitutes and
so-called sago and tapioca nours
that can replace corn starch.
Adjusting duties SO that thee
viii be the same effect produced
on the Importation Of both raw
and manufactured articles Is an
{ other problem, he said. An ex-
ample Of the necessity Of compen-
sating duties is that Of alcoholic
perfumery that would evade the
burden Of the internal revenue tax
on grain alcohol IL no duty We're
levied.
"A large number Of chcnica WINS
do not keep adequate cost records
and for that reason costs Of p-oduc-
tion Of various chemical products.
especially in me dye and bariurn
chemicals industries. were hard 10
obtain" De Long declared. in telling
how the commissions Investigations
have caused manufacturers 70 inves-
tigate and study their costs.
Instances Of how chemicals ana
other articles are classified undo
the tariff laws were cited. Many
Chemicals are specifically name I.
and in certain cases by mistake they
have even been named twice in the
law. once in the free lists and again
smong those dutiable.
''One method of classifying chem
icals which is probably unfamiliar.
TO most laymen, is by the law cc
similitude." said De Long. Ifan ar
ticle is not mentioned by name and
Is like another dutiable article in
material: quality, texture and use,
IL is dutiable at the sane rate as
that article. he explained BY this
rule. artificial silk has been clsSsef
as cotton. venison as beef. while frog
legs were assessed as dressed poul-
try. Butyl alcohol has been classi-
fed by similitude as fusel oil. -
both are used as solvents in thu
manufacture Of pyroxyline plastics.
In an attempt to eliminate obso-
lete chemical terms and conflicts IN
language which have caused litica-
tion, and take care Of chemicals that
have become important since 1914.
the chemical division of the Ta-ife
Commission is'enEsged in = rccIassi-
hcstion Of Schedule 4 and the chem
ical free list.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
A Fairy Tale?

a LADDIN and his lamp have come back from
fairyland, from that land of even more
extreme romance. The imagination of the lady
who told the thousand and one tales had nothing
more fascinating in mprobabilities .than what now
comes from Russia via the land that once claimed
so much embalmed in mythology.
1t is said that seven,tons of goid-tons, not hun
dredweght-shipped from Russia, have been minted
in Sweden with the Swedish stamp and are now on
shipboard on the way to the United States. But
that is not all The same tale says that ninety
more tons of Russian gold are in Sweden being
minted and will follow this first shipment
Russia regardS this gold as safer on this side
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
NEW BOOKS.
FICTIONt

FICTIONi
SHE AND ALLAN, by II. Rider
Haggard lLongmans GreenD A
new romance by Allan Quarter
main.
THE SIXTH SENSE. by stephen
Mckenna (DoranD A study of
the modern young woman.
A LANTERN OF LOVE. by Della
Macleod CHoughton Miffin.) }
The love story OF a Southern
girl
SAvAGES. by Gordon Ray Young
doubleday Page).
POETRY.
THE PoETICAL WORKS of Sir
William Alexander Gongmans
Green).
THE BOOK OF MODERN BRIT
7 ISH VERSE. ed. William STAN
ley Braithwaite (Small May
nard).
RELIGIOUS BOOKS.
THE REASONABLENESS OF THE
CHRISTIAN FAITH, by Rev.
Prof. David S. Cairns CDoran).
SA1hGbnAL SEhMONS. BY
Bishop Handley C. G. Moule
CDoran).
ASPECTS OF CHRISTIAN CHAR
ACTER: A Study of the Beati-
tudes, by J. II. B. Masterman
Longmans Green).
SALvE MATER, by F. ]. Kinsman
Uongmans Green).
MISCELLANEOUS.
EURoPE's MORNING AFTER
by Kenneth l. Roberts Thar
pers).
THE LURE OF THE MEDITER-
RANEAN. by Albert Bigelow
Paine (Harpers).
ACROSS AMERICA WITH THE
KING OF THE BELGIANs, by
Pierre Goemaere tDutton)..
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
ART LEADER SAYS YANKs
BROUGHT NEW IDEAS HOME.

Americas returned soldiers will
lead the nation to newer and higher
ideals in art. In the opinion of Miss
L. HI. Carnell. dean of Temple Uni
versity. Philadelphia. who is here
attending the tenth. annual meeting
Of the College Art Association of
America.
Already our students who were
In France and Belgium during the
world war are coming to us with
the query. why are the bridges
over the Seine and the Loire differ
ent from those which span the
Delaware and the Susquehanna'?'
said Miss Carnell.
"They have seen the exquisite
proportion. the fine balance, the
harmonious design of the European
bridge" Miss CarneH continued.
Perhaps at the time they an not
realize that there was a difference
between the architectural products
of Europe and those OF the utilito-
rian country they had left behind.
but when they returned to this
country the difference was SO OBJ
vious that they could not repress
their curiosity. And so. today they
are asking. us the reason for these
differences"
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
PACT MAY BRING +
CHINA ENVOY HERE

SHANGHAI. March 25.-Dennox
Simpson, adviser to the Chinese
government, will leave here April
13 for the United States and Eu-
rope to confer with the American,
British and French governments
and the league of nations represen-
tatives regarding the Chinese de-
mand for abolition Of extra terri
torial rights in China.
He will also advise the Chinese
delegation in Geneva regarding mat
ters relating to the Shantung con-
troversy.
Great interest has been. manifest
here in the conclusion of the Brit
ish- Russian trade agreement and 1t
was indicated that II China decided
to foil2w Engiapd's example and
open trade relations with Russia,
Simpson will visit Moscow.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
MIR. WI.

An English rose spoiled. in repay
ment for a broken Chinese lily.
Such is the theme of Mr.. W.,
written by Louisa Jordan Min from
the play by II. NJ. Vernon and Harold
owen IF. A. Stokes Company. To
the swift movement and strong
climax of the play are added many
gorgeous word pictures of China.
WI Ii Chang, master of men and
tong chief, is the father OF Nang
Ping. slender and beautiful as a
young bamboo. Into the lotus and
fineries of her walled garden comes
Basil Gregory, a young British
'waster. Developments are along
the standard lines until the point
where WI conceiveS the disconGert-
ing idea of making young GreEory's
mother pay with her own virtue for
her sons dalliance. The working
out of this rather Grass il original
revenge supplies the latter pages of
the novel with a full battery of
thrills. In a 1uN of justifiable
homicide, machine made strikes and
untimely "take-offs." a vociferously
just if not Over felicitous ending is
reached. The reprehensible Basil is
welded to the rosy English girl Of
his choice but. we are Informed. will
he haunted for the balance Of his
life by the blossomy face Of the
wronged Nsng Ping.
Mr.. WI" is written with good
craftsmanship and while there is
not an ounce of humor in the book.
the frivolous-minded will run across
certain quaintnesses that serve the
same purpose.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
BOOKNOTEs,

The next volume in the series OF
Leonard Merrick's novels, which are
being brought out in a uniform edi-
ti>n by E. p. Dutton and Company
will be "A Chair on the Boulevard, -
a collection of short stories with an
Introduction by A. Neil Lyons. The
limited edition will appear. probably
early in April, and the popular
edition. as usual. fortnight later.
Francis Lynde, author of "A Girl
A Horse and A Dog" etc. and whose
new novel. THE Fire Bringers," will
be published shortly by Charles
Scribner's Sons, has many interests 5
beside that of literature Wide
view" the novelist's home in Chat
tanooga. Tenn, was built by him.
self and his two sons. The house,
which Is located on the old civil war
battlefield, is constructed sof stone
quarried and laid by the novelist
and his sons, who did most of the
building.
On the completion of the install
ments Of intimate personal memoirs
from THE Book of Jack London. /"
by CHAIRMAN London. which are be-
ing published In the Century Maya
zine. book is to be published which
will be- the unique Jack London
biography which only his wife could
have written. In this connection, II
Is interesting to note that Jack Lon
doD is beginning to have a vogue in
France which will rival that of his
works in Russia and in England,
The new Revue de France, in its
initial year, is to publish a trans
lation of white Fang" under the
title "Croc Blanc"
Andre Tardieu, in his Truth
About the Treaty." says that Lloyd
George became thoroughly alarmed
by the consequences either or a re.
fusal to sign a treaty, or a crisis
In Germany and suggested unthink-
able concessions on almost every
point" He adds that: Those were
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
THE HERALD BOOKSHELF
THE ROOF TREE. by Charles New /
lille Rnck lnnuhledaN PAGE and
REVIEWS

THE ROOF TREE. by Charles New
lille Buck doubleday, Page and
Company.
A novel with a background in the
Kentucky mountains must surely
contain two things-the strange dia-
lect spoken in those parts. and a
feud. This novel contains both and
in addition a generous amount of
romantic ;ove-making and personal
violence. The feud in this case is
a resurrected one which had its be-
ginnings in days of Washington,
but which during the intervening
years has lost none of its original
vigor. Feud fiction has a kinship
to cowboy fiction. 1t is more in
tense and somber. perhaps. but ex-
otic and dependent for it's success
on a proper mixture of sentiment
and crime. With The Call of the
Cumberlands" and The Temper
ing" to his credit. Mr.. Buck must
be recognized as the leading ex-
ponent of this particular variety of
fiction. Those who have enjoyed
this authors earlier books will not
be disappointed in this one.
Il hE NfSoLbECIIONS OF A FOR-
EIGN MINISTER, by Alexander
Iswolsky. Translated by Charles
Louis Seeger doubleday, Page
and Company. ,...... ...
1t often happens that men who
have played an important part in
great events are the most unreIi-
able and uninteresting commenta-
tors on those events. Mr.. Iswolsky
played an important. but compared
with his great contemporaries. witte
and Stolypin, an inoonspicuous, part
in affairs in Russia during the crit
ical days just after the japanese
war. His accounts of the attempts
of the KAISER to involve the Gar
In coalition against England; the
famous secret treaty of Bjorkoe be-
tween these two emperors: the meet
ing of the first Duma and the char
acters and policies of Witte. Stoly-
pin and the Gar are particularly
informative and interesting. The
former minister of foreign affairs
is obviously very anxious to pre-
sent a fair and unbiased estimate
Of the men and events of which he
is writing. Mr.. Seeger's transla-
tion is excellent.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
Mexican Cotton Duty Raised.

Mexican import duties on cotton
VIII be Increased 10 per. cent April
80, the Department of Commerce
was onicially advised yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

THE older members of the Supreme, Court
have thoughtfully decided not to add to- Presi-
dent Hardng's burdens that of naming their
successors
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

Secretary Tumulty passed to Secretary
Wilson the active end of the International
Boundary wire without telling him it was not
insulated.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

1t has been FIVE long and weary
months since James Hamilton Lewis has
broken out in another spot
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26
The Herald 4
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Aefiulfies II Ssoiefza
fs Hssihagfss

Saturday, March -, 1871.
Society. Cosmos Club.
this evening. Sis o'clock -Au-
thalic Latitude, q csrtogrsphic
Expedient." by o. s. Adams: "a
chronographic Recorder Of Radio
Time Signals, ,'Iby Z. A Eckhardt
and J. c. Karcher.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

Great Britain, Germany, Italy and Japan
will now engage in great economic war over
the division Of the last Russian calf.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

A man from Boston spent $1,000 in visit
of u hours in New York He got off cheap,
: If he enjoyed it.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-26

Peasant girls in France. Belgium
and Italy sell their hair at regular
periods to dealers.