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The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Classics in the Schools.
Their Value as a Stabilizing Force
I'm Education.

From the anmuol report Of Dean hndre,o n.
West of Princeton. president Of the Amer
iodn Classical League.
At the present time there is more crit
icism of our teaching methods than of
the intrinsic value of classical education.
Much of this criticism Is ignorant and
unfair. but much of 1t is just Let me
give an example.
At an educational meeting about Ave
years ago / heard a teacher of voca-
tIonal drawing asked by a colleague how
his address went. He said "Oh, fine.
I swatted Latin and Greek all right"
turned and asked him who had told him
to do It and whether he was not ashamed
OF himself. And there are many who
like to "swat Latin and Greek all right"
and often in bad English. But there
are also serious and intelligent criti-
are naturally friends of the classics. To
these we must give thoughtful and re-
spectfui attention.
OF what is II they complaint or
many things. but mainly OF one. namely,
that our teaching is too often dry, me-
chanical and pedantic. There Is truth
In this charge. Let us get at the root of
II and remove its cause by Improving
our methods. The moment we make our
teaching really alive. at that moment
pedantry. dulness and dryness dissp-
pear. This means our teaching must be
more human. Then 1t will be humane
and humanizing.
II Is this touch of enthusiasm that
will kindle flre in our students and dis
pei criticism in the minds OF all but
those who hold the sordidly material or
the silly sentimental view of life. Which
Of these two is the worse l shall not
attempt TO discuss here, though the
theme Is most alluring. But If we kindlc
the fire In ,ur own teaching we may at
any rate disregard those who would
swat Latin and Greek all right
All old subjects like the classics need
periodic revision of methods Some
think this means that they are on the
way 70 seniie decay. Yet the same IL
true OF other old things which are now
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Keep Out What Is Cut Out.

Both the administrative and the
legislative branches of the national
Government are now showing more
speed in cutting dead wood out Of
the departments, recognizing them
on business basis and choking off
squander.
With some $50o.0OO,000 taken out
of the army and navy estimates and
$500, 100000 due to come off the over
loaded departments, while all costs
of materials and supplies are drop
ping, those in control Of the Govern.
ment are fairly on the road to econ
omizing in ten figures, which is the
only measure of ecoromizing that
will fulfil the pledges of the Repub-
lican party and satisfy the Ameri.
can people.
With the broadaxe getting in such
work on the old spendings, the thing
to do now is to see that new spend.
ings are not smuggled into this. that
and the other legislative measure
under disguises that, no matter what
they pretend to do, are designed to
break into the national treasury.
The money saved by plugging up
one leak in the dam must not be al.
lowed to run away through auger
holes newly bored in another spot.
This must be guarded against,
whether it is military, bonus or any
other squander making for national
bankruptcy.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Daily Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For Eastern New York-Generally
fair to-day and tomorrow. warmer to.
day. Moderate to fresh south and south
west winds.
For New Jersey-Generally fair to-day ana
Tomorrow: warmer to-day; gentle TO mod
crate south and southwest winds.
For Northern New England; Generally fair
to-day and tomorrow: somewhat warmer
to-day; moderate south and southwest winds.
For Southern New England-Generally fair
to-day and Tomorrow; warmer to-day; mod
crate to fresh south and southwest winds.
For Western New York-Cenerally fair and
continued warm to-day and probably to-
morrow; gentle to moderate variable winds.
WASHINGTON. July e.--Prs1sure continued
low to-day over the Gulf Of Mexico and the
Sulf States. in the Canadian Maritime
PROVINCES and the far Southwest. while 4
was relatively high over the middle Atlantic
states. southern New England and the
occurred within the last twenty-four hours
IN the Southern States and at scattered
points IN tho upper lake region. the extreme
upper DG IN bMi:si.sippl Valley The plains States
Eeewnere tho weather was fair.
me temperature was somewhat higher
to-day from the central and northern plains
states westward to the Pacific coast. and Il
ana the great central valley. Moderate
temperature prevailed in the Atlantic States
me indications are for local thunder
show showers In Kentucky. Tennessee. the east
ana generally fnir weather in other regions
east OF the Mississippi River during the next
two days The temperature will rise to-
morrow morrow N the middle Atlantic and north
little change in temperature in the States
east or the mississippi River.
Observations at United States Weather Bu-
M
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Save In Sixty-two Counties.

In every one of the sixty-two coun-
ties of New York State the cost OF
government could be cut as it has
been cut in Westchester county If the
people who pay the taxes insisted on
relentless economy in the spending Of
their money.
Hamilton's taxpayers could not
compel the saving OF as many dollars
as New York's could, because Ham
ilton has only 1870 inhabitants,
against 2,2S4,1o3 in New York; but
Hamilton could save enough to
tighten the burden on every man in
it who has to dread the coming of
the tax collector.
New York could save a fortune
each year if it's useless Offices were
abolished and its loafing Office hold
ers were turned out.
Westchester slashed its payroll by
reducing salaries and sending holders
of unnecessary jobs back to private
life The men who Slashed the salaries
and fired the useless job holders did
not enjoy their task. 1t is not pleas
ant thing to tell a friend who has
luxuriated for years in a soft snap
that he has got to go out and sweat
in hard labor. But this is what has
been done in Westchester county, and
it is what ought to be done in every
other county in the State.
New York county is extravagantly
overofficered. Taxpayers bleed money
to keep superfuous idlers On the pay
rolls. II New York county cleans
house, cuts the cost Of government,
reduces the drain on its taxpayers
pockets, Hamilton county and all the
other counties may be moved to fol-
low its example.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Elihu Yale's Memory.

Two hundred years ago to-day
EL1HU YALE died after long, pros.
porous and useful life. He was born
in or near Boston in 164S. Four
years later his family returned to
England, where ELrHU was educated
and where, in 1872, he entered the
service OF the British East India
Company. AS John Company's man
he became Governor of Fort st.
George, which we call Madras, and
later, rich in goods and experience,
a governor Of the company,
He was philanthropist, a pro-
moter of education, and he became
interested in the Collegiate School
of Connecticut, founded in 17O0-1701
at Saybrook by ten principal minis
ters OF the colony with gifts ofboolls
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Insurance Cut in Half.

To THE New YORK HERALD: Suppose
we have value of s25.000. but take a
chance and insure for s12,500. A loss Of
$4,000 occurs. The company pays five
eighths of the loss. or s6.250, while the
insured must chip In three-eighths, or
so.75o. to make up the $4,000. In other
words. perhaps for years you have been
paying premiums on s12.500 OF insur-
ance and when the settling time comes
you discover you are insured for only
$6,250 instead of s12,500.
The attention of Mr. Untermyer and
the Lockwood committee is called to all
that closely printed stuff contained In
every fire insurance policy. I say elimi-
nate 1t all and give us a plain. easily
read and easily understood policy.
SUBSCRIBER.
Nrw YopE J,,lv a
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Mignon Marries.

From the Los Angeles Times.
So little Mignon's married! While in
heaven
His luck was running strong
Some fearless player rolled number
seven
And grabbed our queen of song.
But memory. like a bird on limping
pinion
That finds no place OF rest.
Still fingers in the banquet halls where
Mignon
Was once an honored guest.
Oft have we heard her sing the well
known story
OF loves that never die,
Arias from Carmen" Faust" 'Il
Trovatore''
And Madam Butterfly"
Or when the shades were drawn. the
lights low burning.
And only heaven was there.
How she would trill the wild pathetic
yearning
OF some old Scottish air!
And now she's gone--"Alas!" Gas
Thomas Hood said)
"For sorrow on the shore,
The little god that filled one lovers
wood shed
Has emptied many more"
Should she return--at least that's our
opinion
OF her elusive SEX
She'll be no moro the little songbird
Mignon,
But simply Mrs. X"
HARRY BOWLING.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Young Ambition.

I pluclsed me a burning lance from the
dawn,
I sprang to my mount with the sum
was gone!
Hearing the rattle Of stones on my way,
Wind In my oars--I could see the now
DAY
Touching the valley with fingers OF fire
while ever the red sun mounted higher.
But gay courage ebbed, the morning was
long;
NY lance trailed the dust my arm was
not strong
I flung Il away. the lance OF my pride /:
But there came one who seized what I
flung aside.
saw 1t upborne through the conquering
years,
White flame that msted before mo with
ABIGAIL w ericsson
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Tax Uncertainty Paralysis.

Maybe the new tariff measure will
produce revenue at the rate of $4,000
600 a business day; maybe it will
produce only half as much. Nobody
knows. 1t depends on how many i'm
ports the higher duties shut out
altogether. 1t depends on whether
there is purchasing power enough
in this country to buy normal offer
ings of foreign goods at low duties,
much less high duties.
But one thing we do know: 1t is
that it will be many a day and after
hard fought battles in both the
House and the Senate before the
United States Treasury will see the
color of any of the new tariff duties
at all.
Another thing we know: 1t is
that whether the new tariff, when
the country at last gets 1t, yields two
millions of dollars a day or one
million the Treasury must have
three or three and half or perhaps
even four billions of dollars more to
meet the annual cost of national
government.
Still another thing: ThN Industry
and business of this country do not
operate on the Governments fiscal
year, from July 1 to June 30. They
operate on the calendar year. And
one-half Of this calendar year is gone
already. Perhaps before the new
tariff measure becomes law three
quarters of the calendar year will be
gone. Possibly the whole calendar
year to all practical purposes will
be gone.
Meanwhile American industry and
business, staggering as they are un-
der production costs still too high
and waiting as they must for buying
markets to bid for their products, do
not know and will not know what
taxes they are paying. They do not
know what to charge for this very
important item in their cost of doing
business. They do not know, what
ever they charge up to these as yet
undetermined taxation costs as a
guess, whether it is right or wrong
for themselves or wrong or right for
the public.
Worst of all, IL American industry
and business, searching for a price
level where consumers will buy,
figure in too heavy charge for their
taxes so as to be on the safe side in
respect of that item, they may throt.
tie the very life out of the American
buying market.
SO long as Congress allows Ameri-
can business to founder in this mire
OF tax uncertainty and economic mys-
terry American business cannot get
up on its feet on solid ground again.
And so long as American business Is
thus left in such a predicament the
United States Treasury cannot be
sure Of enough revenue to meet the
cost OF national government. For,
in any event, the great bulk OF what
the Government can take in to pay
its expenses hangs upon what the ma
tion earns and spends.
Get at the national tax schedules
which threaten industrial paralysis,
and drive the work to its finish!
The New York herald., 1921-07-07

To THE New YORK HERALD: What
possible right under any conditions has
fire Insurance company to insure a
man for one sum and pay him a lesser
sum in case OF bona fide loss? And
II the companies have such a right by
the so per cent. clause, why can't they
make the clause so per cent. or even
25 per cent. with the same reason that
they can make II 80 per cent?
A man has right to insure his prop
erty for any value he sees 1T to put
upon 1t and the company has a right to
accept II or reject II. IL accepted and
the man pays his premiums what right
has the company to say under any con-
dition. 1--WE can only pay so per cent.
because you did not have your property
insured for enough and you must stand
part OF the loss? In other words, the
company is making the man lose just
what he has been paying IL not to lose,
and at an enormously high premium at
that, for the man is paying for 100 per
cent. risk and only getting 80 per cent
am .he owner of many properties but
have long siics ceased to be imposed
upon by such a deiusion and snare, and
take no policies out Whatsoever, prefer
ring under such conditions TO carry my
own insurance. And whom you get into
the domain of automobile insurance.
the high rates and conditions are really
laushable. Mr.. Untermyer and the
Lockwood committee deserve the thanks
OF the community for their exposure of
a lot OF these insurance practices.
SAMUEL SMITH.
NEW YoRK. July 6.
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Parade of the Vets.
Statistical Analysis Of the Anti'Pro.
hibitiOn Demonstration.

To THE New YORK HERALD: In tne
interest Of historical accuracy may
record the actually counted clements
making up New York's Fourth of July
parade on the 145th anniversary OF the
independence of the Republic?
A city of 100000 people. half OF
them foreign born Of fifty nationalities
one-third Of them not yet naturalized
155. 900 Of them American born negroes.
For many weeks preceding the event
repeated published claims that the occa-
sion would be marked by an outpouring
Of 100000 citizens bent on expressing
on Independence Day their disapproval
of the Eighteenth Amendment to the
Constitution Of the nation.
A hot summer afternoon with the tenn
perature we'll up in the eighties. Sew
enty blocks of parade route UP Fifth
avenue past AN average of nearly 1,20o
spectators to the block; total about ST.
900 onlookers.
AS the parade slowly passed the Pub
lie Library It's component parts showed
the following:
Torty-three bands, ranging from to
So pieces; 6 fife and drum corps. ] bugle
corps, / steam calliope. making q total
of S94 musicians.
Two hundred eighty-six passenger carry
ing motor vehicles, including touring
cars, limouslnes. tayicabs. trucks. deliv-
cry vans, eleven sightseeing buses and
three motorcycles with side cars. alto
gether carrying 1886 passengers: also
10 empty taxicabs.
Fourteen horse drawn passenger vehi-
cles, carrying 159 passengers; also 81
empty victorias; total, $40 drivers OF
conveyances.
Horse mounted police IL. civilians. Z;
total 10.
Children in conveyances. 1875; afoot. IS:
total, 27S.
Women in conveyances, rs; afoct. "a;
total, 149.
Men passengers In conveyances. f.T61;
afoot, 7,517: total, 9.27S.
Grand total in parade. 1898 men.
women and children. including OF ne
groes. OF whom IS were musicians and
8 were women; 10 mounted horses. IS
horse drawn vehicles: total, IS horses:
camel, 900 autos, 3 motorcycles, . BIZ
cles. : floats.
About 5000 small hand held American
flags. about large American standards.
About 1000 anti-prohibition placards.
banners. signs and slogans and twice
the Biblical quotation on high, "A little
wlne for thy stomach's sake"
ARCHIE RICE
NEW York. July 6.
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law. Sometimes they were detained
from work for days before their cases
came to trial.
Then the feet system OF truck
transportation was tried. But even
that has not afforded security. Strag-
Cling was inevitable. Highway pi.
rates lowered In the rear on the
lookout for them. "Sniping the
stragglers" became new form Of
highway holdup activity. 1t has been
so successful that truck transporta-
tion men have reached the point
where they are prepared to take des-
perate measures. II the States in
volved will not protect their goods
In transit and will not permit their
truck crews to 80 armed then, law
or no law. these plundered citizens
have determined that every motor
truckman In their employ shall be
a walking arsenal. This is on the
ground that 1t is cheaper to pay
dozen Sullivan law fines and supply
extra men to take the places of those
detained under Sullivan law proceed
ings than 1t is to lose the goods on
even one of the trucks.
All this is not in the eighteenth
century. 1t is not on the limitless
sands of the desert. It is not in the
Wild West stage robbing times and
scenes. 1t is in the year 1921 and on
highway that connects two great
metropolises and traverses one of
the most populous ninety mile strips
Of country that there are in the
world. Are our laws and our mech.
anisms for crime suppression 80
weak that these robbers cannot be
suppressed? That is the plain, clean
cut question which, in way which
permits of no evasion, the truck
transportation operators have put
up to the States of New Jersey and
New York.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Shadeless Parks.

Regret over the dying trees Of Cen
trail Park is more or less based on
sentimental considerations, since only
the landscape is damaged by the re-
sulting loss Of beauty. There is still
shade for those who repair to the
park for the satisfaction of remaining
out in the summer air. The scene
about them may be less pleasing than
formerly, but there are few spots in
Central Park which are not protected
from the rays of the sun.
How enviously do those whose lot
compels them to seek the air in the
smaller city parks regard the visitors
to Central Park! So thin has the
foliage become in Bryant Park, for
instance, that it is all but useless
when the sun is shining. A narrow
line of the benches on the east side
is protected by the thinning trees
and the shadow of the Public Library.
The other seats along the park paths
have no shade from the sun, and
have been unused on recent hot days.
Yet many would have sought re-
lief in the fresh air Of the park had
there been any leafy shade to protect
them from the sun. When a plan to
improve Bryant Park was suggested
a few years ago it was defeated on
the ground that the fine old trees
might be damaged. The same fine
old trees are visible but their shade
is thing of the past.
Union Square, injured by the sub
way excavations and later by the
needs of the war workers, is if posi-
BILE of less utility just now to the
public seeking protection under its
trees from the summer sun. The
gradual restoration Of the park is,
however, under way. But the foliage
of the shade trees is gone for long
time.
None Of the smaller parks is richer
in its leafiness than Madison Square.
Here the space in which there is
protection is larger than any other
small square may boast of. There
might of course be more foliage. and
the comfort of visitors would thereby
be increased. But the verdure is
abundant here in comparison with
what is found in some of the other
parks.
Unfortunate as the situation is,
there seems no likelihood OF early
relief. Shade is not to be bought
nor can the creation of it be hurried.
The lesson of the Importance of pre-
serving advantages provided by ma
ture has to be learned. Neglect Of
this Lesson is perhaps to be blamed for
the danger OF sunstroke which threat
ems most of the citizens who now
seek fresh air in their parks.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07
Pragmatism Brushes It Aside.

To THE New York HERALD: After
reading the numerous and prolific dis
cussions of the famous metaphysical
problem about the squirrel and the tree
I suggest that William James in his
book on pragmatism has discussed It
fully and ingeniously disposed OF the
whole problem. Mr.. James says in
substance that 1t doesn't make a bit
of difference whether the squirrel goes
around the tree or you go around the
squirrel or both. Possibly he was
right. II. c. c.
HARTFORD, Conn, July 6.
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when the Air Route Failed.
From the Karsos CIV Star

FFOW Inc huNHdt NIfu Nfnr.
Last week a boy in Illinois received an
invitation which was unique not only in It.
self but In It's manner OF delivery and which
he was forced TO decline because OF circum-
stances over which he had no control. IL
was toy balloon he captured from the
heavens. which was from Carthage and
which had travelled more than $50 miles In
lcss than seven days. II carried mes
sage from three prisoners in the city fail
In Carthage which read I'VE are In jail.
Come get us out"
The New York herald., 1921-07-07

While LENINE and TRoTzKY negoti-
ate in the name of Soviet Russia for
understandings with sane and civilized
Governments. they urge world revolu-
ton through the Third Internationale.
Thus they hope to make one hand
wash the other, and, whatever hap
pens, to profit 1t is pretty trans
parent scheme. and only those who
want to be taken in by 1t will be
deceived.
The New York herald., 1921-07-07

WILLIAM KENDRIcK celebrated his
Tooth birthday anniversary by plough
ing an acre of corn. He and his wife
then drove to Altus to partake of a
birthday dinner with his son. ROBERT
KENDRrcK, member of the Arkansas
House of Representatives.--Des
from Osork, Arkansas.
These youngsters take things too
easy. If Mr.. KENDRIcK keeps on ia
voring himself he will grow up lazy
man.
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dorsed by council of nations. 1t is
not the will of this nation that such a
thing should be compassed there or
anywhere.
On this ground stood the American
people when the Treaty of Versailles,
iLdelibly interviewer with the League
and Covenant, was procured by its
negotiators. On this ground they
stand now.
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rival in Paris next week. The pro-
gramme includes lmcheons with Leon
Bourgeois. President Of the French Sem
ate, on Monday. and with Gabriel Hanoi
taux on Tuesday. DR.. Butler will have
an official reception at the City Hall
Wednesday. and will have dinner with
Prof. Henri l.. Bergson the same day
On July IA he will attend the celebration
Of Frances national holiday, occupying
President Millerand's private box.
DR.. Butler also intends to make a trip
through the war zone. visiting Rheims.
verdun. Strasbourg. Metz, Louvain. Ar
ras and Ypres.
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Not n Sporting Community.

Artdnu ncics IN Barter (ArIe.) Bulletin.
People who are UP till / 80 A. NJ. do a
good deal of stretching and yawnins next
day. Our people are not sports. am
proud Of the fact and do not mind saying
so. Late hours are excusable in some cases.
For instance. the charivari Friday night was
a success on account of the lateness OF the
hour The victims, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Belts. were completely surprised and could
not have been sleeping any more sound than
when awokc by the charivari party.
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This Dog Knew why II Barked.
FROM the London Times

FROM the London Times
Early yesterday morning Leicester man
was awakened by a small terrier coming into
his bedroom barking. lie drove 1t down
stairs. but the dog returned twice. The man
then found the place on fire. and the fam
lily. including six children. were rescued with
difficulty.
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SCHUYLER AT SAN SALVADOR.
Newly Appointed American Min
lister Arrives.

SAN SALVADOR, Republic of Salvador.
July G.-Montgomery Schuyler. Jr., of
New York city. recently appointed Amer
lean Minister to Salvador. has arrived
here with his wife and will be received
by the President soon. Mr.. Schuyler
was accompanied by Major Fred p.
Cruise as military attache.
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witnesses.

My vital witnesses are these
The tongues of sympathetic trees
rhat voice no sleek hypocrisies.
Whether they speak in green or gold,
ortin white whispers OF the cold.
ByNhem are overmore extolled
Thetrapt eternal veritiesl
,+,,---r.. cs.-rrt Ann
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