Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-16
NOW MY IDEA IS THIS
Daily YnS Hh Thinking Phladelphiaus Subjects They
Kn0W Best

~iHHl inner tnHnnr -- n stream OF GOnSrlnllS
ness. no portion Of which ever remains long
without some alteration. Spencer refers to
IN" endless evolutionary iulCgration and dis
lnt"gratIOh of matter COu"Omitant with the
dissipation and absorption Of motion. And
ShalCr indicates in physics. biology and p~v-
chology the changes. respectively. in the d-
rCctlon OF forces in conditioning Suh,ancCs
IN conflicts of inheritance; in fields ="
thought. purpose and attainment.
EnriChing 10 Life
The value of this apprchonSion 10 some
degree. of tn" mmcnsity and variety Of
rhanGc everywhere, seems TO mo to BE- in
ncrvatIng. rditying Cnrirhing to tho life and
stimulating to the expansion of ones com
munity utility without seriously slipping into
what Henry van Dyk" called 'puhIiromania.
"Whcu, rs 4 Central High School student.
VITA tn" then prevalent autograph album
lever. my teacher of astronomy. Prof. Mon
roe II. Snyder. wrote. 'ltidr moro than one
h"hbN, Il" also Wrol" indcbly on my mcm
ory and influenced my purpoNr~' To- follow
lhat injunction will help Us all 10 escape n
m"dlorrliy Of mOnnt0uv. unless that mo
dlorrity is pathctirallv iii" effect Of non
"Nlstcnt or rudmCntnry faculties barring
creation and Hugmcmtat ion.
"rhr element OF versatility has decided
claim I" recognition. Diversity Of interests
means development Of nrrcmrnt~ tn the
t"tality of cducati0u life, hcnlth character
usefulness. The means may be- rarousIy
puahtatiN"; the end is invaluubIv quantita.
tive, Henry Ward Bccrhcr said 'Edurn
tion is only like good culture; it changes the
size but not the sort
"BcsidcS. Il spirit ur real American ndon
liability is likely Ia arise with a fun spccJ
ahead practical adjustment when tho vision
is 6road"n"d with new interests n,"lcatcd
and ioStrrrd, Most of the LEADERS, and
hcaIthfu workers among men have been
versatile: tharIcmagnr. Richrlicu Goethe,
Scott, Turner Ironardo Bacon IuIhrr
Emerson, Gladstone. DrS. Oliver Wendell
Holmes and Weir MITCHELL Conwrll and
"a persistent one commandment mind i
pcNnrr" an abnormal. ON" sided, prriudircd
mInd. It Is better with ones voration TO be
Hn amateur scientist. Il SciOliNt even. -
dnbbIcr in collateral studies. crafts, nm,I,r,
mcnlH, man to be- tn" most concentrated
proi""nd' shliItui routiniSt and specialist.
without any hobbies or cultural Interests,
Nor need these side efforts Of resting hy
diN"rslt%InG be mere secluded smattcriug,
TO SpcaN nearer at hom" for cNamI,,r.
II may b" ono thing to understand tho nm
,i"nnIInrNs and lranSmissibiIiry Of cortuin
diseases by the common US" Of drinkug rups
II Is quit" another and moro hCuiuI thiuG tn
investigate the fnCs compile evidence and
Tor years in the face Of criticism coutiuIIn to
agIlni" for individual communion Guns until
th"lr adoption IN churches becomes an nc.
c"ptcd custom
IT, may Dr recognized that mbCrCuIOsiS
lS best treated in institutions il is nnothcr
thing to make II hobby Of rdurating tho
puhll" and III" stat" legislators that II stntr
Snnhtorlum for the tuhCrruOus pour j., -
dutN, when private institutions oppo.r surh
h1"HUal" appruprlntiOn for fear their own
rhorlH at pun for state money will no
JCUpHrdizrd "
~ is one thing to be able to treat cpscs
"' miIu"n|a II is quite another to study thr
NuhI"lI'S ANA vAgaricS of th" diSCnsc in lis
"iISIh' lr"pagat ION aud epidemic dcprudcnrr
upon weather phenomena with n Wow tn
H<rINIng ~ som" kn0WrdgC that mny mnEo
us nn'0hlng prevalence AN nearly prudirt,
bic ~ gulf hurricane. WCnthcr iust,LIit,
rs well n soil and human cnvirunmnnto nj
ag"nrl"S and conditions. is not to br ipunrnL
in this connect iOn
ut is one thing to be- ANNOYED h, ,u,t .
II Is another TO show the relation of thr iu.t
m"nnr" to In" spread Of many communicative
diseases, aud 10 Hgilnt" for general rndir,I
Improvement IN I'll" cleaning Of dirty streets
IT." most lrullinl S"urc" Of dust contain
nation and discomfort.
"SuCh opportunities Of rhunpc In .t,L,.
ana S"rvl"" m" open 10 all. Nrrgil's ,,rLry
can he"nuSr they think they can tI'ossunf
nuln posse Nid"nlurl applies rnrourngiu.Iy
ON the other hand, from the Apostle pnuI' \
IIsl, ! bcrom" n C0StaWHy' through lin
coin words against mdlfrrcnr" God
cares, humanity cares, | care aud Nou uI,-ht
10 care 10 FOSdicl' s. condemnation of ,r"r
AllN" uScl"SHn"SS, til" hHndW riting i an
the wall. in these parlOus times. with rIcr.
trlc significance for those who have taIGnts
to use, health to conserve. minds TO noise
and empower for the flooding responsibilities
ana expanding international outooks. .