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New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Nudd Urges Steady
Public Pressure to
End School Evils
MeritSystem FacesFataI Blow
If Political Appointee
Gets Vacancy on Board of
superintendent, He SAYS

Howard W. Nudd, director OF IN,
Public Education Association, urge,
steady pressure Of public opinion
upon public officials as the only way
Of bringing about a correction Of pres.
ent-day school evils" In a statement
yesterday in connection with American
Education Week activities he said tha,
tho congestion IN the schools was plae.
Ing extreme burdens upon the shoul-
ders OF teachers and principals. and
that the authorities should stir them.
selves to cut the red-tApe holding ur
the construction Of new school build
ings.
Principals and teachers are labor
ing under extreme difieulties," he said
Part time and congestion. coupled
with inadequate and. in many instances
unsafe and unsanitAry buildings. make
individual attention 90 pupils impos.
sible, produce fAtigued and nerve
raeked teachers and crowd creative IN
struction to tho wall Such conditions
let alone the defective system Of grad.
ing which Superintendent Ettinger has
80 foreibly pointed out and for which
ne has already outlined constructive
program Of correction, are matter,
which call for sober consideration.
The Board OF Education and IN,
city authorities can we'll devote their
energies 20 cutting tho interminabl,
red tape which is impeding tho ron.
struetion OF buildings. They can prof
itably concern themselves with proyid
ing promptly the physical facilitiel
which are fundamental 20 school ef.
heieney, and, by refraining from cap.
tious interference, strengthen tn,
bands Of the professional staff in con.
Quoting the expert work Of education. .
Mr.. Nudd further urges thast pro.
iieiency alene guide the Board Of Edu
cation In It's professional appoint
ments and promotions, referring 10 IN,
appointment about TO be made 20 tn,
Board OF Superintendents.
Rightly or wrongly" he says, "thert
Is a widespread belief that this up
pointment, which Is one Of the mos
Important In the system, is 10 be made
for political considerations. IL is no
this position alone that is at stake
but the morale Of the entire profes
sional staff. The elevation OF persor
Of inferior equipment or achievement
whether II be the relative or friend o.
a political boss or some one associated
primarily with political or other chan
nels for preferment, would be n blow
20 the merit system, which Is the yer!
life Of efficiency in the schools.
"Our new Governor and Legislators
too, can ftly observe this week by Civ
ing thought 90 the measures whiei
should be enacted at the Forthcoming
session 10 remove the schools from
political control. Greater financial Sc
curity, greater simplicity In the lega
ways Of conducting business and free
dom from political control and direc
tion after appointment are all essen
tial problems respecting the Board o.
Education which the Legislature mus
solve IL the schools are 20 be truly ef
feetive."
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Ohio Society Gives Dance
Harding, Taft and Daugheriy
To BE Invited 10 Banquet

President Harding, Chief Jusuee
william Howard Taft and Attorney
General Daugherty will be invited to
the thirty.seventh annual banquet OF
the ohio Society Of New York, IL wa.
decided at the annual dinner dance OF
tbe organization, held last night az the
Waldorf Astoria. The banquet will be
on January l3. ,.,
Two hundred and fifty members met
in an informal reception, followed D.
a dinner and then dancing, last night
Among those present were Judge New
ton w. Gilbert, DR.. and Mrs. Aexandef
Lavigne and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rem.
inRton. Ogden Reid is president Of
the society.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Funeral of DIR. N. s. Wesicott
Takes Place nj Noon To-day

The funeral Of DR.. Nelson s. West
colt, who died on Monday at his home,
i5g West Twelfth Street, at the age Of
eighty-one, will be held at noon to-day
al the Greenwich Presbyterian Church,
In West Thirteenth Street. DR.. West
eott had been active in the practice OF
medicine in the Greenwich Village sec
tion OF the city for more than NIFTY
years.
He came 70 this city at the age Of
nineteen from Cation, n. y, 70 attend
the College Of Physicians and Sur
geons. After graduation he served In
Bellevue Hospital. lie was Q vice
president Of the West Side Savings
Bank and tho Oldest living member or
the Albion Masonic Lodge, 20. lie Is
survived BY his wife and two daugh-
ters
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Auction American Furniture
First Day of Cooke Sale Dis
plays Many Early Pieces

The first session Of the Wilbur ].
Cooke collection sale yesterday at the
Anderson Galleries involved the sale
Of early American iron and brass,
pressed glass and objects Of furniture,
both Colonial and English period speci-
mems, for a total Of S7119.50.
An important eighteenth century
American mahogany bloek-front bureau,
by the Colonial cabinet maker Goddard,
was sold for $500 TO H. NJ. Lehman. A
carved mahogany Chippendale fiat top
writing table Of English manufacture,
another eighteenth century piece, went
to a private collector for $430.
Six Queen Anne carved chairs went
70 T. L. Crocker for S4OO, who also paid
s4OO for four other similar specimens.
A rare mahogany double serpentined
bureau, said 20 be one Of the finest
examples of Goddard's workmanship,
was bought by Mrs. Frances Gardner
for S400.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
GEORGE NJ. WOOD

George u. Wood. a New Rochelle
Police Commissioner, died suddenly in
his home early yesterday. lie was ap.
pointed commissioner in the place OF
Walter s. Ward. who resigned after he
had been charged with the killing OF
Clarence Peters several months ago.
Mr.. Wood felt pain in the region OF
his heart while returning In a trolley
ear from a thca;er but was able 70 at
tend 10 the furnace when he got home.
He lay down on a bed then and died m
a half hour. lie was secretary and
treasurer Of Joseph Lambden & Son,
Inc. real estate dealers.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
GEORGE w. HILnRErH

George ". Hildrath, a prominent
resident OF Riyerhead, L. l.. dropped
dead yesterday while attempting 10
start the engine Of his motor boat IN
which he was duck hunting with his
daughter. Miss Grace Hildreth. on
Shinnccock Bay.
Mr. Hldreth was seventy-two years
old. He was the father of Assistant
District Attorney George w. Hildreth,
Of Riverhcad.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Paralytic Expected 10 Live
Y. NJ. c. A. Boys Kept Him
Alive by Forced Breathing

Simon shulin, the paralyzed boy IN
the Orthopedic Hospital, Who was kept
alive for slKty.six hours BY artificial
respiration applied by Y. ~ G. A. boyf.
Is rapidly improving, according 20 =
statemont given out last night BY to
United Hospital Fund
Il was said that his respiration IL
made with less effort and bis breath
Ing becomes more normal every hour.
Barring unexpected complications be
will recover.
The United Hospital Fund also an.
nouncod last night that contributions
received 10 date In its forty fourth an
nuai collection totalod S275l0oo. Kuhr.
Loeb 4 Co. hefded the list of con.
tributors yosterday with a donation Of
5000 Fritz Achclis, Mrs. Felix ~
Warburg, The D.. l. a W. Coal Company
and Henry X. MeHarg each gave 81 900.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Protest Indian Land Bill
Colonial Danes Declare Passage
Would Be National DishOnor

Al meeting OF the board OF
managers Of the Colonial Danes OF the the
state OF New York It was resolved
that telegram be sent TO Senator
Calder ain the name Of the president
and the board Of managers OF the
Colonial Danes Of the State Of New
York protesting against the passage. OF
the iniquitous bill, No. 1855. depriving
the Pueblo Indians Of their land and
water rights" The passage OF sucn a
bill would, in the opinion OF TINS
society, be a national dishonor.
The president OF the the CSlOhiAi 4nln j.. DSvns' Mr.
Hamilton r. Fairfax and the vice-presi-
dent Mrs. William V. S. Thorne. The
society has 900 members Of Colonial
descent and is one Of the representa-
tive patriotic organizations OF the
country.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Going On To-day

DAY
American Museum OF Natural History;
admission free.
Metropolitan Museum OF art; admission
Aouarium; adrnisscn free.
prookivn Museum admission free
New York Historical societyi admission
van cortiandt Park Museum; admission
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
IaeIef AuxlIIary 70 Meet

SUES Auxiliary to Meet
t1il'.ss. s.geal meeting Of the Ladies'
; lsI5' oi the Lying-In Hospital will
hsos. =. the hospital, 8O7 Second
ftser lhursdsy afternoon st
tat viii rs - willard Parker jr., pres
Rn =, 80 Preside. The board Of man
lsI,ss we auxiliary includes Mrs. ].
st,ss, ~ Auehineloss, Mrs. Elliott c.
iss..-s' on. on. Richard L. Davisson, Mrs.
a gray Mrs. W. Pierson Hamil-
isn,.,S ,Lmngham Lawrenes, Mrs.
st,,s lawrence, Mrs. Junius s.
u ry Mrs. Willard Parker jr..
is,,.Ss.' .'eon s. Patop, Mrs. Paul @.
"a ~, Mrs. James J. Porter and
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

and are az their apartment, 25 Fifth
Avenue. Mrs. Holt was Miss Elizabeth
Crocker. She is daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Longfellow Crocker.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick II. Allen have
leased, through Douglas Gibbons g. Co.
the Henry W. Burr house, III East
Sixty-second Street, for the winter.
Mrs. William Thaw Sd gave a
luncheon at the Ritz yesterday Her
guests included Mrs. Cordelia Biddle
Duke and Mrs. Joseph W. Bailey.
Mrs. William A. M Burden was
among those who entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Delmonico's.
The boxholders for the Parrot Ball,
to be held at the Ritz on Thursday. De-
cember ID, include Mrs. Walter p.
Bliss, Mrs. Cass Gilbert, Mrs. R. Gros-
venor Hutchins jr., Mrs. Edward s.
lshsm, Mrs. Frederic +. Lewis, Mrs.
John s. Sheppard, Mrs. William r. X.
Taylor. Mrs. Amory Haskell and Mrs.
Halsted Myers.
Mrs, Carlos Dc Heredia is at the Bel
mont.
Mrs. Richard T. Wilson gave
luncheon at PierTe's yesterday. Her
guests included Mr. and Mrs. Griswold
A. Thompson, Mrs. Samuel J. Wagstaif,
Mrs. Frank c. Henderson, Miss Louisa
Wilson and Mr.. Francesca ". Guarda-
bassi.
Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. La Monte
have come to the city from Bound
Brook, N. j., and are at the Lorraine.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
prRRY LrKFVg IR.

Perry Lukons Jr, for almost thirty
years a weil-known Newspaper adyeT-
tisinR representative, with oitces IN
The Tribune Building, died NJ 81.
Johns Hospital, Yonkers. on Monday.
The body was taken 70 Dayton, Ohio,
for burial.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
FRTDERICK h. POLLOCK

Frederick l. Pollock. hfty-elrht
years old, Of ~ Duer Place, Weehav.
ken, superintendent Of the West Shor-
ferries NJ Wcehhwken, y. J., Tor twenty
years. died suddenly IN hls home Mon
day night from heart failure.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Subscription Dance Is Given

A subscription dance, arranged by
Nrs James 7. Terry, was given last
nigh. In shs erillfoom at the Lor-
nlns. Those who entertained were
Nr. and Mrs. A. ]. Drexel Biddle jrg
Nr. and Ma William N. Fleitman jr.,
Mt. end MIS- Llndslsy Tappin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred N. BesSelston, Mr. and
Nta Walter J. Salmon, Mira. Jerome
Napoleon Bon1parts. Mrs. Richard T.
Eilsoa, Nrs. Henry Anderson Conan,
Ms Roland Hilton Perry, Mrs.
Chaunety 0ltott, Mr. Reginald c. Van
derbiL hr- Angler r. Duke, Mr.. Julian
Potter, w. Silno Villa and Mr.. Wal
tf Pearson.
ND Terrys party included Prince
and Princess Rospigliosi, Marchesa
dell Chuiss, Prince Miguel de Bra
pnta Hr. and Mrs. Griswold A.
Thompson. NJ. and Mrs. Louis Kauf-
nsn, W. and Mrs. Sherwood Aldrich,
Ms. Craig Biddle, Mrs. Miller Graves,
W. W. Stephen Van Rensselaer,, Mr..
CAifes De L. Oelriehs and Mr.. Rupert
HgginL Before the dance Mrs. Terry
gt" dinner for her guests at
Ptre'S
Nm Jay Gould gave a luncheon yes
isrdsy At the Marguery for Mrs. Spen-
.g EDDY and Mrs. Nelson Doubleday.
Oilers who entertained there yester-
t'y included Mrs. Louis J. Pooler, who
ht among her guests Mrs. Allen Gou-
s'nsur Wellmsn and Mrs. William
rtlacs.
W. and Mra Giraud Foster have ar
med from their country home near
1nox. Mass, and are az the Ritz-Carl-
". hr. and Mrs. Joseph Clark Hop
ln have come from Pomfret, Conn,
'hd are Al the Ritz.
The fourth Of a series of five dances
wi Be held Friday evening at the
vanderbilt by the Bachelors 10 help
ne disabled American soldiers and
e'hsr charities. The Bachelors COM
nlisee includes Messrs. Frederick S.
Aslsn, Frank Crowninshield, Alfonso
ss Navarro, Richard Peters, Percy r.
ryne "a and ". R. Stewart jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Reilly. OF ii4i|
iafk Avenue, are receiving congratula-
Tons on the birth o. twins. a SON and
: daughter, on November 07 Mrs
Eellly was Miss Estells Muloueen be-
i0fe her marriage.
10y Sale to Aid Maternity Center
N Maternity Center Association
Yen iis sale to-day Of toys and
- clothing at Stern Brothers de-
..ll r,.a store to aid the work of the
Aaon. Mrs. John s. Rogers will
hrEs today and those assisting
Z A islling will be Mrs. Joseph
c,,.,'. Yrs. Lewis s. Morris. Mrs.
M h. f.'ter. Mrs. Robert l.. Gerry,
RsIll., y L. Livingston, Mrs. Arden
m tAn. Harry L. McVickes and
VII ss'T Davis. The association
s,S ssaW q percentage on All TOYS
a, i.-. i.' wear sold at Stern's the
" oays Of this week.
s, '.e Mrs. Morgan La Montague
i,s,i.,,' ,'neheon yesterday at the Am
'iiE'Se MS. Charles II. Simmons, OF
s-ti,I, - Avenue, will give a dinner
q ..,.t tae Ambassador in honor Of
sotf, '..sn s..t birthday OF Mr.. Sim
Hn.tl,I,,' I,''eer; Ger Mrs. John Simmons, Of
iiss s...a sa Mrs. Edward r. stettinius
asr.s s'.ssponed the dance they had ar
kf ), = give at the Plaza on Decem-
fIn R.,.n 20 Introduce their daughter,
':lne ,,.y Stetsinius, who is recuper-
IA. '''@ an operation for appendi-
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

Birth, Engagement, Marriage,
Death and In Memoriam Notices
may Be ielephoncd 10 The Tribune
any time up 10 midnight for IN
seriion in he neHi day, paper.
Telephone Beekman 5000.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Society Notes

N ,.a sna hrs. Henry Gilbert Holt
arhsd from their wedding trip
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Mrs. cHARLEs MORsE WHITNEY

Mrs. Charles Morse whitney died on
Sunday At her residence, 20 Eegt Nine
tieth Street. after an illness brought
on chiefly through grief over the loss
Of her husband and youngest daughter.
She was a musician Of ability, being =
harpiesl and an accomplished pianist.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06
Miss Bryan ls
EngagedtoW
NJ. HartshOrne
...,u,. Of Bride-TO-Be, Col; /;
''.,iIl "a Mrs. Charles Shepard
s,ssn, SSs Announce Mar
,;.se to Take Place Jan. d
e.. Gleason Introduced
6. Margaret Hennessy Is
. n.',s.s s,r at a Luncheon in
Iao,,o aouor Of Miss Cawthra

NJ Charles Shepard
ca''', 80 = Gas, Fify-fOurth Street
~. .'. q 8 :. =. .ss.rsnsn. Of, Of their h
s''sne' sI,, ~ Mary 5. s. Bryan to
:. Ia,a, Harold H,rssAorn' son 81 Ar, =, 'no ao
= Ai,, s.m., Mott Hart'h'rn'' OF ~
-, ~ sixty sftA Street .-,...,or Grad.
NJ. ,. a'I''s',. "a served in he army over over
''i'' ,l'.,'0 ~ ~ n. World War The we'd
,.,' 80, o vii take place On '.'Ssry @SSr.h IN
s,,' y. .S.p.l Of S. Il'"''' O"'''"'
". c.,,I,. J. Gleason gave a
Mrs. ..,rssy si the Ambassador
luncheon ,''s,s.. s,' I.r laughter Miss Lou
20 inIr0ss'. inI... The luncheon was
le 7. nsisn Garden and the
bed = ni....,s.isrs included lilies-oi-
fort ,,.s s.',j 81 siolets. Miss Gleason
tbs-ssii1 n her mother and Miss
Ess fm fr.m n Winsted, Conn, in re-
s,.ying ~ - attended the luncheon In
% ~ ~ Eric Rickard and the
.i siuess Trlly Schniewind, Barbara
y',ls-. 49, jrHa Brokaw, Marjorie An
49, Elizabeth Fish, Betty Read, Eliz-
~ ~ Armstrong. Charlotte Church
- ~ Rice, Marjorie Taylor, Mary
S.Is SS.a,ssi Bsatrice Bayne, Jean Doug
- I, gIus chatillonC Frances MeCoon
is,, Hort, Clara Workum, Polly feo'
-. -. Am Phelps, Eleanor Lee Flagg,
- Chisholm, Adele Thompson
E,-ri,. Reynolds, Claire Schenek, Betty
er1.rt Adele Kelley, Elizabeth Con-
~. Ts.hryn knight. Lydia Merrill
ns,say fitch. Margaret Manson, Ann
i.l.sa' Polly Mccall, Betty Foster
r.,ss1ne Bradley, Fermine Baird,
T~,ss r Byard, Josephine Reeve, Carol
II, Runt, Muriel Smith and Jessiea
3ingktn
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

NJ. Margaret Hennessey gave a
Msek,en Yesterday at her apartment
!. ss PARK Avenue for Miss Eliza
- caWthra, the debutante daughter
- N. ana Mrs. Thomas p. Cawthra.
Tls suests included the Misses Kath-
,,ins Kelley, Margaret Powers, Olivia
svrrer. Mary Moore. Valerie Vernam,
Dors Hotehkiss, Florence Kimbley,
css,u,lo Hasmaker, Genevieve Cav
INA Helen Sehumway, Helen jenkins
and Ruth Pare.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

DRICkER-On December 4 lt4t hes,si
a., pei0yed wife Of jack Dtpe.sf, sFsa
aq Years Funeral from the home ~
her mother. Mrs Mary Wolsiead W.
weimar e.. near 0fand a., hlmhai.t n,
on Thursday morning a. Ftls
thenes 10 81 parihoioi1eu's y G
church. Aut0mobils oorisge'
FISN-James Thomaa CAMPBELL ~
NERAL CHURCH. broadway. ssth a.
LNnHnllIlN- ID q N
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

,sss s.a.a saa Mrs. Edward R. stettinius
ase,ss' ss'sssPoned y ed the dance they had ar
,9 "a give at the Plaza on Decem-
hu re- introduce their daughter,
TN AZ stetenius. who is recuper-
IN "Vn an operation for appendi-
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

ARCULARIUs- Entered into rest on Ds.
ceubsr 8 1881 al East Ofange n. y.
philip Edward Arcuiarius. NJ y. fu-
neral service no his residence % chest
nut st.. on Thursday. December 7, az
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

''iN'1lehr Mrs. Charles II. Simmons, Of
s-r,5, y :, Avenue, will give dinner
q ..,a tae Ambassador in honor Of
sst,s' 's''e.h .et birthday Of Mr.. Sim
Es.tl,I,' I''aer; S Mrs. John Simmons, Of
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

ref beloved wife on Patrick riwpa,'
rlek (neo smith. Funeral from ~. ,
phineianAer av. Van Nest. "Wednesday
efo solemn requiem masf a. church
AZ our LADY OF foiaco AZ 10 n, m, AZ
gangsmsnts by Joseph ~ TreaeJ 1879
AnFtsrdam aF
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

Mrs. William A. NJ. Burden was
among those who entertained at
luncheon yesterday at Delmonico's.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

and are az their apartment, 25 Fifth
Avenue. Mrs. Holt was Miss Elizabeth
Croker She is a daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Longfellow Crocker.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-06

sns, s Mrs. Morgan La Montague
i,n,i,..s .sneheon yesterday at the Am
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

sfstance given by the wind pres
sure.
1t can be judged from the FORE
going that tho automobile stamp
ed as perfect by the Bureau of
Standards experts must be some
car. Even the smallest bolt or
nut that goes into a machine is
tested and passed upon. The
slightest flaw in any Of the work.
ing parts is quickly discovered
From top to bottom and from
end to end, the automobile under.
goes a thorough examination. Bad
parts are thrown out. Good
parts are made better and the
entire field OF experiment is car.
ried on with the ambition of
creating a car that Is perfect.
The aeroplane, the automobiles
big brother, is also receiving the
benefit Of many experiments at
the Bureau Of Standards. In
a specially built vacuum room,
experiments have been made and
results obtained that shave proven
invaluable to the air service of
the United States army.
In this vacuum room II has been
found possible to test the aero
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

being that It tests the car for the
number of miles 1t IAN travel. Ex-
periments on these machines have
clearly demonstrated that the cord
tires last much longer. under any
and all conditions, than the fabric
tires. 1t is the same way with
all other working parts or the uu-
tomobile. Engines, carburetOrs
spark plugs and all other units are
put through the most severe tests.
Not satisfied with testing the
finished product, the workers in
this department make a thorough
study of the material that goes
into them. Rubber, from its crude
state, up to the finished article
that comes from 1t, receives a
great deal Of attention from tr
experts,
1t has been found that the plan.
tation or cultivated rubber Is much
higher in quality and gives much
longer service than the wild or
uncultivated rubber. Practically
all Of the rubber used In the max.
ing Of automobile tires today is the
plantation kind. The most Of II
comes from the growers Of Africa
and South America
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

plane engine under reduced pres
sure and extremely low temperature
conditions. The low temperature
is obtained with an ammonia re.
frigerating plant and the power is
measured and absorbed by a
dynamometer capable Of handling
engines Of 500 horsepower. The
engines are tested under condi-
tions that exist at an altitude Of
80, 900 feet up in the air are easily
up-to-date testing apparatus at the
bureau makes It possible to secure
exact measurments of all condi.
tons Of operation. Results from
experiments that would prove-rery
dangerous to try in an aeroplane
10000 feet UP in the air, are eaisly
obtained by the testing machines
In the vacuum room at the bureau.
SOME OF THE SUBJECTS.
A mentioned before, II II I'm.
possible to give a complete list OF
articles that are experimental
upon at the Bureau, A partial
list however will give the reader
some idep Of the vast amount, Of
work being carried on there as
well as the Importance. ef II to the
Industrial world,
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

A BRITISH Buddhist mission
n is now on the way to the
L - most mysterious country in
the world-Tibet--to investigate
the wealth Of knowledge that Is
locked up Nm the almost inacces-
sible Buddhist monasteries. 1t Is
possible that the mission will re-
turn with translations Of Sanskrit
manuscripts that will reveal mys-
teries which hitherto have baf-
fled the world.
Tibet is one Of the few coun-
tries that have so successfully re-
sisted western efforts at pene-
tration. 1t Is true that Europe
ans have very occasionally trav-
versed the country, but the Tibet
ans have in no way been influenced
by them.
Shut off by the highest noun
tains in the world, Tibet is by no
means a savage country; in fact,
it is the most religious state now
In existence. 1t has been comput-
ed that more than a third OF the
people are either monks or nuns,
and they are ruled by the Dalai
Lama, whose power is both tenn
poral and spiritual.
SAINTS VS.. DEMONS.
1t has long been thought that the
Buddhist lamaseries, as they are
called. were founded after a study
Of the Roman Catholic monasteries
in Europe, or vice versa, because
the ritual is very similar. The
lamaseries still give performances
Of sacred plays that are not unlike
the miracle plays that were once
popular in the Middle Ages.
These plays are performed in
the quadrangle Of a lamasery. A
small army Of monks. attired to
represent saints, enters to the
strains Of a solemn chant, and are
followed by men masked as de-
mons. A pitched battle then RACES,
but the demons are always defeat
ed, usually by having copious sup
plies of, holy water sprinkled over
them.
The Tibetan monk prays by
means Of a wheel. The prescribed
prayer is "om mani padme humr
cob, the Jewel in the Lotusr),
and thousands OF strips OF paper
inscribed with these words are
placed in a cylinder which revolves
on q stick. The good monk keeps
the cylinder revolving by con-
stantly Jerking his wrist, so that
he is continually praying. Enor-
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

rate Of heating in hardening
steels, moulding sand, hog bones,
Weighing by substitution. mag.
netic measurements, tobacco
cloths. the tearing strength Of
paper and hundreds Of others.
The Bureau of Standards 10 un'
der the supervision Of the Depart.
ment OF Commerce. DR.. 8. w.
Stratton. a well-known figure In
the scientific world, has been its
director for many years. He has
an able assistant In the person OF
DR.. w. Brown. Every worker at
the bureau from DR.. Stratton
down to the youngster who runs
the elevator is intensely interested
in the work being carried on there.
Every worker. including the same
elevator boy. has dreams OF some
day being famous in this remark
able field of scientific discovery
and research.
The Washington times., 1922-09-17

4 BRITISH Buddhist mission
n is now on the way to the
"A most mysterious country in