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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24
WILL APPOINT
"a new JUDGES
" ONE IN TEXAS

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2:-Presidont
Harding will proceed with the appoint.
ment Of the twenty.four new Judges,
authorized by Congress. as soon as that
body gets into session next week II Is
probable that some of the appointments
viii be made early next week
Four OF the Judges go 10 the South.
west--one 10 the Northern District OF
Texas one Co the Eastern District OF
oklahoma. one To the District of New
Mexico and one to the District OF call.
iornia. The Texas Judgeshlp b. expect
ed 10 60 either 10 W n. AtWell OF Dali
las on G. O. Harris of san Angelo.
Harris was believed to bee In the lead
for the place az one time. but he rs
above the 90 year age limit ana b is
now expected President Harding viii ap.
point W ~ Atwell This appointment
would be- popular In Texas. FOR Atwoll
has many friends among Democrats as
well as Republicans. In Eastern OKLA
homa. John Mcserve. backed by Sona-
tor Harold. Is expected 90 get the place.
In New Mexico and Arizona Tor the
Judgeship 60 go 20 each OF those States.
Passage 81 the Judgeship bin was
bitterly attacked by the Democrats. cs.
peclaly hy Representative latton w.
Summers Of Texas ranking Democratic
member ~ the Judiciary Committee.
who called the new Judges midnight
los
In history appointments were being con.
sidered In order that q political party
might obtain control Of the judiciary"
But. u Republicans believed tho Judge.
shin bill would aid them politically, they
made had guess Arizona. New Mex
leo. Montana and oklahoma. which went
for the O. q. 7. in 1890 and We're given
Judges Topped back into the Demo
cratic column this time So did the
Tennessee. Missouri Massachusetts
New Jersey and New York districts
which got additional judges.
summers. in attacking the Judreship
hill. said that none of the districts in
the Southwest which got the Judges
needed them. and that they must hc
used elsewhere al a cost OF trausportl-
,ion and $40 per diem extra. lie snid
tina, Republicans during the later part
Of the Wilson administration. held up
Judgeshp bills In districts whore Judges
were actually needed. and then the ap.
pointmcnts under the present hin were
held up until IL was revealed how large
the lame duck crop of Congressman
would be.
Congressman Summers also asserted
that the judiciary Committee never
studied the needs Of districts from which
judges are 10 be- appointed. hut simply
took the statement Of Attorney General
Daugherty that the Judges are needed.
Many 81 the so-called ",nnrDs,eG'
dockets MIR Summers declared are
merely filled with dead eases that
never were intended To bc brought 2,
trial
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24

MIDLAND-Wcst Texas is now al
most network of lophuno wires ana
ia also becoming an area of high ten
sion electric power ana light trans
mission lines The contrast between
this day and even q few years ago is
marked In the extension of those utili.
ties 60 territory that then was range
land and served hy stage coaches for
communication and kerosene for lights
aud mower supplied Dos occasional *.
p,ust, steam plants and hy mules and
horses
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24

Washington. Nov :. Uncle Joe
cannon does not believe De D. good
alder
The legislative veteran. back On town,
for the few remaining months OF his
legislative career. says 30 himself
Several wcogs ago an enterpr.s.Us
photographer made a proposition to q
number ~ Republican congressman
who were seeking reelection The prop.
osition ran something like This.
Have your picture made with Uncle
joe and let your hometown PAPER pub
lish Il. They viii use O caption some
thing like this. Uncle jos, starts CON.
gresham Blank away on campaign
trim. SAYS We need YOU here "
For days younger Congree,men. most.
Is the fellows who came ln 0n the tidal
wave two years ago bcscigol Uncle Joe.
and Uncle Joe. accommodating as usual.
obliged By posing with them
Uncle Joe has figured oui that ninety
per gent OF the men with whom be- posed
wet defeated.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24
FARMERS PROTEST
PENITENTIARY SITE
INSPECTED BY BOARD

BY Associated Press
TEMPLE. Nov. 23.-Plotest against
locating the state pententary system
ou tho site Offered near Bolton, county
scat OF Ben County. was made 10 the
prison relocating hoard az the depot
here tonight by group of farmers
whose property o. In the vicinity Of the
proposed site.
Tha board composed Of Governor
NefG. Attorney General Keeling and
Land Commissioner Robinson assured
th, farmers that they would Dee given
q hearing before "a report ON relocating
the prison system is made 90 thc legi-.
lutorg
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24
MAN FORCED TO
WE'D, He COMPLAINS
y Associated Press

ny Associated Press
FORT WORTH. Nov 23.--Allegins
he had been forced by masked men "a
wed Young merchant filed suit In Die
trIct Court today FOR annullment Of his
marriage last Saturday night 70 an
eightccnyear-old girl His petition
says the marriage ceremony was per.
formed in the river bottoms and that
be- was threatened with death II he d.d
not live with the girl. lie says he was
seized az his place OF business by a
mob and carried 90 tho scene OF the
wedding whore the gitl and other mask
ID men waited
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24

FORT WORTH-E J. Man.on. prca
dent of the order Of Railway telegraph.
crs is making q tour of the South ana
Southwest. He will speak here Nov
- 40 a meeting OF members of his and
other labor organizations he WIN
speak al III paso ON NOV 20 and n
TcNarkana ON Nov. %. BE- also is soc.
rotary ~ the affiliated sixteen railway
employees organizations
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24

Uptodatc uimnolosits agree that,
while the hereditary criminal does ox.
ist cr.minaliiy produced hy social ana
economic Clusa is Gar commouor and
of much greater significance.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24
:. 4. OTHERS Meet


CHICAGO Noy e2-Morc thau 500
officers Of the central territory n the
salvation Army comprising % states
~ the Mississippi. Valley VIII gather
here tomorrow f1r ih, annual tcrritor.
ll congress aud Co observe the thirty
thirl. aqniNersry of the founding ot
DE NurI m ChloLEo.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24

In this country the custom OF cream.
ating the dead has grown most rapidly
on the Pacific coast and it Is said tho
number ~ incincratiors has cqualled
-U per cent Of the deaths.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-11-24
IMaIlIng Fnn-raI Today

Funeral services Son Tom a. Mailing
who died Wednesday u Dallas. viii ho
conducted ~ . O'Clock This afternoon.
ir STANLEY ~ lluync will conduct the
services at l2pl Lincoln Street Misons
WlIl hay. charge of the harial services
100 ilaun Cemetery
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

ell tale cateva pagini atraga
,toare. Nu-i va trebni prea multi
invatatorului ca suflet, spre .
ajunge La ziua, cand satenii ii vor
|cere sd deschida marea comoar;i
din micul dulap.
Oar aceasta comOard, intr atata
|e cemoara. intrucat formata din
|carti scrise pe gustul 81 pentru
|interesul lor. Feriti-va ca de foe
|sa VA inchinati unor scriitori, pc
|cari critica ii sarbatoreste Gu
pompa. Gustul satenilor ma a.
Fiuns la rafinamentul 81 cochcta,
ria literaturii contemporane.
Alegerca autorilor potriviti for.
meaza punctul principal. CT, O
scoala activa, care sa atate facul.
tatile copiilor 81 sa lie fereasca de
fpovara seaca a cunostintelor mul-
'tiple 81 abstracte alaturi de o hi.
'blioteca Gu adcvarat ''sateasca"
tiparul binefacere. lar nici de
cum un blestem pentru neamul
|OMenesc.
(Din Dacia.9
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20
\ sITuATTA oFTTERHoR.

Pc cand functionarii civili pot
sa sc adunc in congress 81 sa pre-
|sinte revendicarile lor in forma
redactata, ne varietur, amehin-
tand ca, daca nu vOr fl satisfa-
cuti. sunt gata a Sc pune in greva
sau. pentru a Fl lesali, demisio-
ma individual, este alta catego-
rie de servitori al Statului earl,
Inu nuMai ca nu pot sd sc adune
81 sd someze. dar nan macar
dreptul de a-si arita durerile
opiniei publice deeat doar prin
scrisori anonime la gazette.
Stint ofiterii.
Iata clasa de oameni pc earl
sc sprijina i'm mare parte ordinea
ide Stat 81 earl si-au juruit viata
Iapararii ratriei lor, care exist;i,
Isl exista All cum exista, mul ia
mita jertfei atatora dintre eli earl
zac sub pamant. III datoresc po-
sitiei lor un decor care nu Sc cere
/ de la slujbasii obisnuiti, 81, Gu
, cat sustin mai bine acest decor
in haina, in felul de a trai, Gu
atata prestigiul Statului Sc ridica
Eli nu pot umbla rupti 81 unsi -
ca magistrate, de pilda, nu pot
manca la carciuma 81 nu trebuie
sd faca datorii pc plata. Bacsisul
tolerat pentru ceilalti. e desono
rant pentru ei in rindul intain
Vinatoarea de zestri este singura
scapare care li-se permite 81, ori
cum, mai sint concurrent la ele
A usura aituatiA ofitsrilor e {
datorie do conservars nationala.
Cum? .Aceasta arata odat;
iStatul austro-nngar. prin crearss
unor conditii Dc tiatl special'
lpentru aceia carl mn pot fl raspn
It'll d ajuns in bani.
! Cantine, deposite speciale, -
;iata singnra solutie care Sc poat'
',,imediat, macar peptru si.
81 anume fiecaruia nu numai
dupa grad, dar 81 dnp4 greutatile
casnice si dupa svsrea personala
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

De cate ori plecam la plimbare
singura. sa,r msotita de Sofia, MI
era ri sa nu Sc tina dupa mine
cate dol nemti sau turci. !
Ma plimbam pc marginea ma
rel. In turc cam bocclu sc Ia
dupa mine. Vad ca,mi yorbeste
lin turceste, dar nu inteleg mimic.
Incepe sa-mi faca niste semne Gu
mana, aratand, par ca, ceva re.
|feritor la locul unde ma gaseam
Eu crezui ca, pOate, vrea sa-ml
spue cd locul pc nnde ma plim'
BAN era preprietatea lui.
- Bine. bine. - ii spusei eu
lpe frantuzeste, ajutandu-l 81. ell
la rindu-mi, cu semne ne ma
plimbam putin 81 pc urma NJ
Queen.
/ FL seoase I'M ceasornic 81 mi-l
| lpuse sub ochi.
En ii aratai nm sfert de ora d,
|ragaz. FL paru ca intelege !
pleca.
Imi continual plimbarea 9,
Sofia.
Dupa un sfert de ora tnrcul $
linapoia, Parea fnarte vessel. 81 inl
,,suradea plin de seductii, socote,
lei. Apoi incepu, din nou, manevr'
ell mana. Imi fHeea aeum seAn'
aratandu-mi ceya, spre mare.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

exptoprierea 81 improbrietaritca
,prin o multime de forne folositoa.
re numai proprictarilor.
Gel mai mare pacat al -fostei
stapaniri este taraganarea 81 incur.
carea reformei agrare prin aproa-
pc dol ami de zile pentru istravi
o multine de panlant expropria-
bill. Gu greutati nespuse a reusit
totusi stapanirea de astazi sa aduca
hacrarile incepute in 1919 iarasi pc
calea cea ban;. 81 sa ajunga Gu Gle
pana la nmproprietaririle de fata,
Recunoscatori taturor acelora
earl ne-au sprijinit 81 dispret,ind
piedecete adrersariior, partidul
fno.tru pasestc ast;zi ell hacnrie la
celc dintai improprietariri aratand
taranimii, de a c;rei incredere de-
savarsita Sc bucura, ca stiut sa-si
tie cuvantul. dat.
De acuma lucrarile dc impro-
prietarire vor urma neintrerupt 81
pana in priulavara viitoare speram
sa lie aducem la bun sfarsit.
Gu prilejul acestor dintai hnpro
prietariri salutam GU totii pc mem
bril- consiliului de ministri carl an
sosit in mijlocul nostru ca sa con-
duca 81 sa asiste la Infaptuirea a
cestei mari opere de dreptate, ope-
ra care 8 "a hlcurat de tot spriji-
null lor inca din 1919.
(Gl. Buc.) F.. DobOS.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

Tarziu, ma desmetici Sofia,
zicandu-mi:
= Nu vezis ca tulcul asia t;a
pofteste sa faci plimbare ell el
in barca, pc mare9
Cand intelesei ce vrea tureul,
ma grubii so sterg, spre marea
lui, disperare. Crezuse omul ca
daduse peste chilipir.
Alta data. Sc luan dupa mine
cate dol nemti, earl ma tineaa
intr'una GU:
ce frumoasa esti, doamna !.
Ca q printesa csti de frumoasi !!
Permiteti. va rog, sd va faccm
crmostinta.
Frau foarte obraznici barbatii
la constantinopole.
| nar, cand treceam prin fasa
cafenelclor! Rarbatii intro parte,
femeile intr alta. 81 &C muzica
Doamne, CO mllxica /! Taraganata,
monotona, somnifera, revolta-
toare!
Cele mai placnte amintiri din
Constantinopol, sant: halle in
mare 81 aH0rul meu GU Rudi.
Innotam ca un peste. Ma lup.
tam cu valnrile cele mai puter-
mice 81 totdeanna ieSeam deasu,
lpra Lumea ma priyea dupa tarm
q ma admira. Intr . ii, m hanal,
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20
BABYLON
ROMAN DE MORAvURI
De RADU COSMIN.)

Dupa nunta, ne stabiliram la
Ialta, 0 IMMUNE, un mic ralu al
Crimeii.
Aci ma Hasa curand sotul meu,
IN tovarasia Sofiei 81 a prietenu,
(lni sau intim 81 tov9ras de afa,
ceri, Rudi, caci el pleca in Polo
mia dupa afaceri.
| Cinci funi trail pazita de Sofia
IcaiDele meu credincios 81 iubita
ide Rndi, nn tanar de Is de ami
iblond 81 foarte bogat.
De &c nu vrei sd fngi ct
t!mine in America, imi zise Rud
sfntr'o ii.
| E prea repede dupa casato
irie, ii raspnnsei eu.
| 81 tot in yremea aceea, wa i'm
..bolnaNii rau dintr'o raceala.
IN fiecare ii R,ldi venea Sd mi
IV9da statea ore intregi "a capu
men, mi-adncea flori Yqlte 81 i'm
anlesni teate cheltnielile timp 4
einci lppi cat ma lasa, sinealrs
"A ~ &ss 1sSs ~s
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

= Da. vazut de departe! Din
largul Bosforului pare un paradis.
Cand 1ntri, insa, in ell, Constanti-
nopolnl tot ce Sc poate lnchlpui
mai murdar, ca oras 81 mai gro.
sOlan, ca Oameni.
ST aici fusei passionate de plim-
barile mele.
Mergeam zilnic intro padure
din apropiere. Stateam toata ziua
|cufnndata in lectura istoriei en-.
gleze care ma pasiona. pc vremea
Iaceea. foarte multi.
Fratele meu, Sasa, 81 Rudi ma
Icautau prin toata padnrea stri
[ganda-ma pc hume: Wanda
fWdnda.
En- ma faceam ca maud sim
lvadeam de citit.
{ Pana .ce. in'ssf;trsit, ma desco
[pereau. Veneau tiptil 81 Sc aseza1
lansa mine. Eu il ocaram ca nj
Ina lasau sf-mi vad de ocupati;
mea serioasa. Eli incepeau sa m;
mapgaie. Eu le dam peste mana
pana ce ii siliam sa ma lase il
pace. Atunci eli plecau la bae, |;
mare.
| 81 ne intalueam cn totii !;
masa, Ia orele 2.
81 masa era ibogata, eaei, i
lConstantinopol Sc gaseau de toate
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

sotul.
Ce frumos traiam la Ialta 81
|Livadia Acolo era rescdinta de
vara Tarilor.
Livadia! Ce raiu! Pc niste
munti, doua castele imperiale.
Apoi, paduri de brad, gradini 81
jos, de tot, marea!
Frau niste ziduri prin crenelu-
|rile carora yedeai imcnsitatea al
bastra a marei.
Alergam prin paduri 81 pc cam.
fpurilc imbalsamate 81 vcneam
acasa ell (bratele 7ncarcate dc
flori.
TOata casa mea era plina dc
tflori. Pc mese, in yaze, jos, pe
tscanduri, Ia fcrestre, la balcoane
i'm tavan spanzuratc, peste tot 10.
lcul radean flori in casa mea.
Paduri 1ntresi de glicine gal
bene 81 albastre, traRdafiri iapo
lnezi, wolfe, toate neamnrile .ds
fflori Isl risipcau mireasma in ca
merile mele.
Paznicii palatelor imperiale s'ar
|purtat foarte bipe.
| S'au imprietenit Gu bolsevic,
lei au putut crnta acel cQib d,
igain de urgia devastarilor. n,
lktin ce va mai Fl All la Livadia
Am vizitat toata lumea. Nj
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20
ARIA st ruBLIcuL.

! Ziarul partisan lie Temps a
pns in discu!ie o problema foarte
interesanta. 81 anume: Razboiul
care a diStrus atatea lucruri, 4
distrns s'ifletul 81 sensabilitatea
m,lftimei. ceiace facea possible
;ldevaratele spectacole de arta
Este inca pnblicul preparat prin
obisnuinta de mtelcge. far;t
oboseala, fara ezitare. emotiile pc
,cari le da muzica9 ST. la aceasta
intre5are raspunde aratand ca pu-
blicul de astazi are o singura for
mula de aprecierc: este amu-
zant'' 81 pentru o mobila. 81 pen
!tru haina, un caine, un tablou,
letc.
Responsibilities acestei situa-
| til nu este numai publicului. Ea
ttrebue sa Sc rasfranga mai multi
asupra organizatorilor de specta-
lcole, 4 impresariilor. Calitatea
mediocra, incoerenta programme
lor de teatru 81 concertelor. face
impOsibila edncatia intelectuala
a multimei. Amatorul de arta. in
| teleg;itorul, nu mai este; Sc OBJ.
serva insa ca, pentru Operile de
mare valOare calificativul este un
lucru hum ajunS ceva obisnuit
Sa abuzat prea multi de epitete
zgomotoase, de reelame s,tperla-
tive pentru artist cat 81 pentru
autori. 81, de aici a venit reactiu-
nea impotriva 'lancurs" -ilor de
spectacle earl au mOnopolizat
formuleie laudative 81 elogiile hi
lperbolice. Publicilatea teatrald
ISL literara descurajaza pc admi.
ratori. In materie de cstetica nu
sc mai cunOaSte decat imperativul
eategoric. dictandu-se ptblicului
dorinta unui singur ON, care
nu are alta caaitate decat ener-
gia, cum este earul directoriloi
de teatre 81 al cOnducatorilor dc
Ipublicatii. Organizatorii de spec.
tacole aranjeaza in chip indus
trial succesele fara ST gandi
eatusi de putin la adevarul ar
ltistic, socotind ca nu are nici {
Iimportanta tot ce Sc petrece din
colo de sierra Tor de intelegere
| q alta cauza pentru care nu st
mai pot da spectacolc de arta su
perioara este schimbarea prlbli
Ieul,d i'm faIams SUI. vehitul mate
rial. Preturik aiditate impiedici
!participarea intelectualilor, ear
nu-si pot plati loeurile 81 asistent;
este formata de aceia earl san
|imbogatit si-si pot permite luxu
Edc a plati char cand nu inteles
mimic. Astfel. adevaratul publ;'
|dornic de arta. este tinut depart,
de ea.
,(Din ''Patria" J.
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

cred sa existe ceva mai frumOs pc
pamant ca Livadia!
= 81 totusi, Wrangel ma fost
i'm stare sd apere mana de pa
mant asa de bine fortificata de
Enatura, Crimeea. peninsula le
|gata de restul tarii printr'un gat
Iasa de stramt Gu a zecea parte
ldin armata lui s'ar Fl putut apa.
Ira! facu Dinu.
- Da! daca bolsevicii nu s'ar
Iii folosit de marea 1nghetata in
lcele doua golf,lri de pc laturile
lgatului ca sd poata 1ncohjura, pc
LA spate, pc Wrangel! @obiecta
Wanda.
| - Sa auzi ca bolsevicii all fosl
goniti 81 Crimeea Gu Livadia sunt
Eiarasi, There, teal mai reintoarct
ii II
[acolo?
| = Mas mai faced! osi cat d
tfrumoas; G patara Ia Ialta 81 Ii
vadia, societatea, insa, nu-mi plI
{cea.
| Oamenii Sc ocupau numai d
|micile cancanuri ale vietii.
/ Ma simtiam, din. cauza asts
lfoarte plictisita. Papa GO am fa
fgit, eli toti al pei, Ia CONSTANT
lpopol.
1 Tia placut mallt' CONSTANT
| nopoluls
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20

In zilele ST. Marii Sc vor face in
Rucovina cele dintai improprieta-
riri. Gu prilejul acesta bine sd
sc mai aminteasca odata care fost
partidul 81 cine au fost oamenii
earl s'au trudit 81 au jertfit s;ina-
tate, vreme 81 bani pentru ca sii
aiungem aceste zile marete, cand
la st. Ilie, la CalafindeSti, la SUI
ceveni, Prisacareni 81 La Rarancea
Sc aseaza cele dintai haturi In ma
rile mosii pentru Sc face pentru
vecii vecilor ogoare taraneSti.
Inca inainte de razboiu oamen
de bine cereau impartirea mosiilol
fondului la tarani.
Stapanirea austriaca insa, care
intrebuinta averea Fondului nut
mai pentru fndoparea oamenilor ei
Ia vroit sa cunoasca nevoia tara
nului roman. Dupa prabusirea a.
cestei stapaniri in anul 1918 firul
impartasirii taranimii Gu pamant
inceput de mai inainte trebuia luat
din nou 81 de data. aceasta, dupd
marele ceas al UairH 81 dupd por
nirea reformei agrare IN rechiu'
regat, trebuia sa Sc faca 81 in Blu
covina reforma agrara cat .st
poate de larga.
Oar lucrul acesta nu p,,teau ss-
priceapa "Apararistii' adunati il
jurul domnului Iancu FlOndOr
Lucrarile temeinice pentru refor
ma aerara an Incepnt alba cu We
nirea la carma, Rucovinei a "Par
tidului democrat saf UiiPii' con
dus de domnnl Ministru DIR. lancr
Nistor in primavara anului 1919
cand subsemnatul am, avut onoa
rea sd conduc rezortul AGRICULTURE
| Decretul lege pentru reforma a
grara din Bucovina (6 Sept. 1919
superior legii actuale atat in pri
vinta intinderilor de pamant @
trebuiau sd sc dea taraniiOr, ca
81 in privinta unei mai lesnicioas
81 mai grabnice infaptuiri era p
Gale de a Sc infaptui, cand stapa
nirea averescana, care a urmat II
IMartie 1920, oprit orice haerart
ca sd vie apoi abba in Iulie 1872
GU legea de astazi. care nu este alt
decat decretul-lege din 1919 schir
bat in rau, caci imputineaza p;
mantul expropriabil 81 ingreuiaz
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1922-09-20
(Ursssrs)
Intro ri, ma intreba

AAtA ~ q, Hh AiitAVUo
Mai dori Sd fiji sofia mea?
Nj! raspunsei, ell, GU hota-
r,1re. Am mai fost casatorita de
rdoQa Ori; mn doresc Sd flu neno-
Altocita a treia CARA.
8 81, totusi, dupa cateva zile, un
B puh ran 1mi rasturna gandurile
ixtune 81 fugii cu contele la Sevasto
s pol, unde ne cunanaram in secret,
ys}aci familia mea Sc opusese Ia
4 }ceasta casatorie.
Ca 81 de Gel diataiu sot, nici dc
II {cl dc al doilea nu dadnsem di-
}ortal legal. Toate mergeau ana,
kToda ia aceste vremuri. Ne GU
4una I'M preot ibatran, intro hi
fesica, pc IN apus de soare, il
I $rezeuta dol martori.
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| destnl pune la ihdemana safe
nilor miilocul de q scrie 81 a citi.
Aceasta nu contribute sd desvolte
;nici Gu lm strop cultura lor. M,
mai atunci cmostintefe date in
Iscoala vor Fl folositoare, cand elc
nu vor constitui I'm material mort
lcare sd inlpiedice cugetarea spon-
ltana. A cazut de multi teOria cd
stiinta este. totdeodata 81 putinta
Drept aceia. nu mtereseaza a.
|tata materialul de cunostinte ce
sc da elevilor, ci ca acest material
sd fie prelucrat in chip sufficient
lpentru re,lsi s;t atate facultatile
lspontane ale lor. Stunt ca 81 inexi'
Istente acele cllnostinte, carl nu an
intr iinsele putinta de a Fl trans
formate in valori practice, ha din
ipotriva stunt lln ballast pagubitor.
Elevii trecuti prin astfel dc scoli
lnu. numai Cd nu sunt in stare si
(stapaneasca mai .bine mijloacele
de existenta decat cei ce au ra-
mas departe de zidurile scoalei,
ci s,lnt 81 mai prost armati in
Elslpta vietii. Acesti elevi, fncarcati
leu nm stoc de. cunoStinte prea
mari pentru puterile Tor, stunt in.
tocmai ca 81 cavalerii evului me.
diu, earl, imbracati in armuri prea
grelc. cadeau inainte de a sc in
'cepe lnpta.
Cartea intr atata pOate fl folo-
sitoare, 1ntru eat pune in Mcrare
insAs faeultatile de cugetare ale
tcapilulni. 81 aceasta nu Sc poate
face decat intro scoala activa,
Scare Sa inlocuiasca cu totul
lseoala pasiva, care traeste inca
ISL astazi.
Oar socotesc unii ca pacatele
scoalei de All Sc pot inlatura.
lDaca sc infiinteaza biblioteci Ia
safe, pentru time pc adult ncin-
|cetat in contact cu cartea. Urma.
tori aeestei conceptii. luminatorii
satelor fac apeluri peste apcluri
lpentru capatare de carti. Este. dc
lsigar, frumoasa initiativa.
| Am vizitat insa la mnlte scoale
dulapuri Gu carti, 81 nu lie fericesc
Ba inca uncle scoale an char mi
de volume. 81 nici pc acestea nu
lie ferieesc. Existenta unui dilal
ell cart intr'un sat.nu schimbi
fata satului. NJ .snnt indemnat
satenii sd r;sfoiasca cartile, pen
ttru cd hn suntsobisnuiti sa citeas
lea 81 pentru cd nu Sc depune mic
TO grije in alegerea autorifor.
| La acestea, trebue sa sc 1ndrep
tie mai intai grija luminatorilol
Fsatelor.
I In primul rind, formarea gus
[tului de citit lcade in sarcins
Fscoalef. Invatatoruf trebue sd ST
Ifoloseasca de spiritul de curiozita
te al copiilor 81 81 faca din cadrn
lcartii de citirc. Obisnuindui astfe
ladnltii de maine vor simti orr
cand placerea sd treaca pragu
iscoalei 81 sd ceara fnvatatorllu
10 carte.
j Pentru adultii, carl n'au avu
inorocul sa-si formeze gustnl d
Icitit inca din scoala, casele de ci
!, tire, sezatoarele, casele rationale
scaminurile culturale, sunt mijloa
Ece> potrivite. In serile lungi d
Iiarna, odata sau de doua orr %
isaptamana, 1nvatatorul va adun
ipe poporeni la scoala. 81 in at
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