The Washington times., 1921-04-06

The concluding instalment Of this
intensely interesting autobiography,
which reveals DIR. Beckwith's psy-
chology and makes plain the circum-
stances that brought on his mad
ness, follows:
Karl and his wife, Sadie Robin
son. ho being my wife's first cousin.
took us in very kindly until we Sc
cured an apartment, and got Helen
a position as his secretary In . war
relief organization, from which she
soon. by ready adaptability and ex-
cellent brains. graduated to an ex-
ecutive position. She financed us, In
the main, all that year, aided by the
proceeds OF sale of my share and by
realty dividends. / stayed home and
cooked. working wonders in econ
cmy, recuperated. and shortly Joined
the New York tTraining Battery and
began to study artillery. My wife
deserves all credit for this aid. ably
given to a hard-pressed husband.
WENT TO PLATTsBURG CAMP.
N''In August. 1915, 1 went to Platts-
burg officers training camp at in
fantry. then left to take position
az assistant professor of business ad-
ninistration in Grinnell College.
Grinneil. Iowa. An affair developed
between Karl Robinson and my wife.
though when / left she expected to
Join me. She later ceased to love me
and the upshot prolonged over
number OF heartrending years for
we had been for years very well
and thoroughly married) was that
my former wife IL now Mrs. Karl
Davis Robinson, o. New York city;
the former Mrs. Robinson is now
alone, with two children; and l am
alone.
.In this matter. I say that the
guilty pair have, / believe, the SYM
pathy of no one who knows the case.
though their families cannot fail to
regard them as still blood relations
and friends. I am, I am glad to say,
still en- rapport with my wife's fam
lily, and especially good friends with
her mother. have proven my ability
to be alone with pretty fair satisfac-
ton, in camping and otherwise. i
have certainly needed this ability in
recent years. Luckily, my very varied
studies and interests have stood me In
good stead in this respect.
MORE FRICTION WITH STUDENTS.
my work at Grinnell, my first busi-
ness teaching. developed very inter-
eEIlnRly. WAS WnsIHlSu Win
work, and even on Sundays was busy
studying the expansive data required
in the training of an artillery officer.
Technically, my work went well. and
I began to develop methods Of work.
under stress, including the making OF
abstracts of material,
lecture notes, outlines, maps, charts,
etc. that have stood me in good stead
later. My accounting class ran
against a snag: the students were
poor in that subject (none too good
in others), and resisted my attempts
to bring them to good standard. The
matter had both scholastic and dis
ciplinary aspects. other classes, as a
rule. went well.
THE reaction to the pressure I
accounting class was (evidently) nu-
merous complaints OF me ty them.
had two-year contract. I took
my military examination at Des
Moines, Iowa. Just before We de-
clared war against Germany. these
examinations being about nine hours
long, spread over four or FIVE Sos
sions. left, for Fort Smelling
Mimi. early in May, anticipating
call which had been delayed, and
which l received at(camp a few days
later. WAS COmmlsetOned 0rsf
lieutenant OF field artillery May 10,
1917. and served in camp most OF
the time as senior lieutenant OF the
first training battery, training the
candidates in classes, drill and dis
patching of eighteen squads to about
twelve different posts of instruction
each morning.
SUFFERS BREAKDOWN.
after leaving the army. I suffered
partial breakdown from neurasthenia.
for a time. / was appointed pro-
fessor of business administration and
banking in Colorado College, in the
summer of 1919.
these were great days. I think
Of Colorado Springs as a place where
every prospect pleases, and only
man IL vile. / found that some stu
dents thought 1 was too high in my
requirements In a certain course: this
was not serious and I got along with
the students in general, very we'll.
"The president, Claude Duniway.
weak. INSCRIPTIONS man, was the
tool OF the trustees, who insisted on
dominating the colleges as IL they