Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-13
THE MAN WHO TALKS


 every field of human activity? How easy it is to find people who are prone to 1 criticize everything-so prone, in fact, that it becomes a persistent and perni- cious habit. And they are the very last persons to correct, or attempt to correct. what they so viciously HenouTGe. When Tofrey and Alexander were holding evan gelistie meetings in England, man bit terly complained to Alexander of some of Torrey's methods. Alexander replied MT. TorTey is very much dissatisfied, too. Can you suggest something better?" Certainly not replied the man. .'Then, ,' said Alexander, you have no right to criticize" One may ssirfnise with toler- able certainty what would be likely to- transpIre If "the thousand who are now hacking away at the branches of evil' would get down to the earth and strike their axes into the roots of the tree of evil. It would bring in an era of wonder and afnazemeErf.
 It is 8 well known fact that in uni- versity towns and cities there is an un- dercurrent of hostility between the citi- zers and the students and sometimes the faculty. It does not come to an open rupture except on rare c [ sions, but 1t exists nevertheless in the shape of an unfavorable mental attitude. It is not easy to say just where the fault lies, but probably honors are about even as to the blame. Young men of the city are apt to be envious of the exclusive social life of the university, and students possibly are more or less snobbish in their atti- tdde toward the townss people. To real ize this hostility, one has only to sit in a barber's chair in a college town to hear everything university-wise hayed into shreds. The university baseball team is nothing but punk from pitcher to right fielder; the last boat crew was the laughing stock of the state and as to theatricals they're not In it with gram mar school boys. The only thing that will save the college will be a post-grad- uate course in 8 barbers shop.
 There is loud call today for original ity. The man who can break away from beaten paths and bring forth something new that is worth while has both fame and fortune awaiting him. Painting, sculpture, music, poetry, fiction, the drama and the motion picture are offer ing great rewards for new thrills that shall have both muscle and brain. Mag azine editors are constantly saying Eve must have better stories" They are not forthcoming because we are satisfied to be a race of irnitators The time was
 
 ity. Prof. Charles Hodge once said: T thank God that Princeton never originat- ed an idea" The other day a great Princeton graduate wrote: ''In the church everything is so standardized that every minister must be like Ford car A prophet is not standardized machine is handmade, made by the hand of the Most High. If we are to aid in the coming | of the prophet, conditions must be ere ] ated favorable for his appearance Most spokesmen are simply phonographs repro ! dueing standard records. The need is for 1 originality
 1 As these lines are written the chief side issue with many men-and not few women-is gardening. The conditions are unusually favorable for this delight. l. ful pastime, if such 1t may be called. The 1 bright sunny weather has enough zip iI l the air to furnish the necessary tonic foI | hard work. The high winds may be dis kagreeable but they are overloaded with yigor. The absence of rain has dried l the soil until it is light and fluffy. Quite l apart from it's healthfulness, gardening i is, or ought to be, a great economic fac 1 tor in our national life. We not only have big Acreage but a big population As far as eatables are concerned, all tn, l nations live from hand to mouth. N,
 
 for two consecutive years Somewher, there is a famine every year. Suppos, all available land in the United State. was made to produce for a single year would it not lessen this frantic cry O hunger that we hear constantly? There Il always market for stable products. Le us be greater producers
 \ It was we'll to have, early in this month a time designated as cleanup week. We need to have such a. period to dispos of litter that will accumulate during tn winter season. We find rubbish in ou back yards and front yards, on our lawn and In our gardens, in our attics, cellars dens and parlers, and most unfortunatel, in the cells of our brains. It is well t have "clean-up week. for litter within a l well as without. I wonder if most of u do not clog up our minds with a lot o | rubbish that is not usable. We read al . 1 most everything today the majority o
 which does not strengthen us for tn present nor build for the future. If " could look into our minds we should b just as much ashamed of ourselves as "
 ought to be when we look into our bac B yards. The inside rubbish pile is as un t healthy as the outside.
 : Not unfrequentiy does one hear sluY e ring remarks about "foreigners'' whic , leads one to inquire just who foreign
 ers'' are. Does 1t refer to the late con
 CTS from other lands in distinction fror Il the early corners? Or does it refer f all except the native. born?" Chaunce e M. Depew once said that "tafe only ns = tive Americans are the American IT I diaIls." There was a time, and not $
 far back, when the English were the onl 1 foreigners in New England, and they al
 the bulk of manual labor The Dutc
 did the same in the middle Atlant states. In time other peoples came hea = and did the drldgery. As each becau
 prosperous he stepped up to higher lev
 and gave place to someone else wh e needed to labor at manual toll Wht V would we highbrow Americans do witt
 out Poles, Italians and others to do u
 kind of work We were only loo glad 1 do once? I admire the thrift of the, '- peoples who are building homes for then y selves by dtnt of working overtime. The
 are not so effeminate as to treu1bIe b
 fore the terrors of a ten hour day A $ honor to these men of bcawn who a, II not afraid to use it.
 IT There Is nothing the American peop
 like to do more than to pay tribute
 i those men and women of intelligent e,
 ergy who bring things to pass A tyr III cal man of great administrative abiIi Is has recently, been called to his reward. Il refer to the late Cyrus O. Northrop, vi
 for 37 years was president and presiden
 emeritus of the University of Minnesot
 It was not so &lch the length of his l
 curnbency as it's quality that has giv 'e him a national reputation as an ed d cator. Dr. Northrop has earned |
 place among the great presidents
 American colleges. When he went ,r Minnesota in 1885 he found a school if four buildings when he retired they hr "a grown to 56; in 1885 the faculty co