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Evening star., 1927-05-15
Probation Office Requires Workers
Who Can Solve Many Family Problems

the corridor. and finally came TO Miss
Fosters door.
Seeing Miss Foster for the third
time, in an equal number of different
places, almost caused the woman 10
faint. Miss Foster" she CALCULATED,
suppose | will see YOU and have 20
ask you TO get IN Without wait
ing for reply the woman fed.
Another duty of the office--and
there are many--is to locate families
of boys and girls who have strayed
into town during circus time. During
the Florida boom many boys were
stranded en- route to the land OF sun
shine and flowers. Wardens of various
penal institutions outside of Washing
ton ask the Office to keep a watch on
men who have been paroled and come
here for work. The office also tries to
find work for many of those arrested
for vagrancy and is generally success
full, if q person really wants work.
Reform is q big word i'm the dictionary
in the probation office. and every ef-
fort Is made for this outcome.
Tho office. according to Miss Foster.
has had new difficulties and dangers
in the last several years. Before that
time every probation officer was treat
ed most courteously and could visit all
sections at almost all hours. Today.
with the advent of bootleggers. the
work has become perilous in some
parts of the city. as many of the boot
leggefs take the officers for revenue
agents and try TO harm them. \ few
years ago one officer was shot and
badly wounded
The probation office daily has ka-
eidoseope of life before it and conse-
quehtly' plays a NEST important part
in the welfare of the National Cap
ital, although often unheraded and
unSung.
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Then, suddenly bending, he pressed
his lips to her hand. Strengthening
with "A queer little quirs in his laugh
"Oh. Ethel Rand. he said. quite dis
tinctiy.
Her hand reached for the support
OF the wet stone of the house.
"T.thel Rand-you lovely. romantic
girl. you darling" cried Mr.. Arthur
Talbot to his pupil. Still she found
no word.
Last night--yOu were absent" he
explained, in eager gasps. II hap
pened to compare one of your night
school exercises with one of your
notes about black boards-the same
handwriting. Oh, Marie"
Her hands fiuttered helplessly.
Darkness, cut by sharp flashes of
light. whirled about her
Il was on the point tonigiit--a
dozen times of telling you who you
are-Marie-Ethel - but - your dis
guise--frightened me. Till | saw
Miss Coye. | knew she taught in
your school--and she would tell me
if you were you. was never so
glad TO see any one in my life as |
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Talbot's class. Zach evening the
steady beam of his patience and the
glow Of his humor dissolved the clouds
of her loneliness.
And little by little, something that
had been long crushed in her aWoke:
asserted itself She dared not ac-
knowledge 1t by name, for, once be-
fore i'll her life, she had known it
and had been made Wretched, almost
beyond her strength.
But her liking for Arthur Talbot
(she called it thaO splintered her days
into hours of longing for o'clock,
tthe climb of four flights Of heavenly
stairs, so prosaic by day, to Sammy
E'iddlebaum's seat III room "4l2.'
She did not know whether Mr.. Tai
bot returned her liking. She dldn
care to investigate that. Was it not
enough that he was friendly TO her;
that he was interested in her-~eX-
traordinary progress in learning Eng"
lish?
Miss F'lorio, you're really the best
pupil I've ever had he would say,
and she would blush at gaining praise
under such false pretences.
Some day, she supposed. she would
explain TO him the mystery OF her
extraordinary progress. Surely this
way of making his acquaintance was
u vast improvement on the way he
had proposed. What might come.
after he knew who she was? 1t would
be a good joke. at any rate--he would
enjoy it. surely
And then she missed three nights,
The fourth evening, Thursday, she re
turned TO discover that the regular
session had been suspended in favor
Of dance in the inner schoolyard.
The yard was crowded. With dim
Guilty Ethel found seat on a bench
against the wall. She sat quietly IN
her dark skirt and blouse, in her hat
that dropped with flowers, initiating
the stolid eyes Of the other girls 10
whom NO partners came ouk OF the,
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as sometimes happens. no reason Is
given at all, an attachment is issued
by the court, after a warning has
been sent, and the defendant brought
in. his probation revoked and a Jail
sentence imposed. In a few instances
the defendant Is allowed to report by
mail.
In many instances a defendant
serving time in jail will write several
congressman. asking for leniency and
giving, at times, untruthful state
ments The congressman will write
in to the Office and an investigation
will be started. Recently a habitual
offender, with record of nearly 200
arrests. wrote to several Representa-
tives in Congress. asking to get out
of Jail on probation, stating that he
had dependent wife and children
1t was learned by the Probation Of
flee that the mans wife and children
were being cared for by the Asso-
ciated Charities while he was in Jail
and also while he was out. This
man. of course, did not get probation
Often the office is confronted with
wives whose husbands are on proba.
tion for drinking. The wives don't
want their husbands TO buy liquor and
blame the office if the men do. Many
parents unfairly blame the probati ton
officers for not making over their
offspring in l year when they have
failed to do so in II.
One mother stated recently to Miss
Foster: II can't do anything with
my son. l wish you would make him
come home early at night" The Office
would. indeed. have a busy time If
the four officers had to watch over
every probationer every night in the
year al the same time.
In most Of the United States cases
referred to the probation office the
ages run from Is to 35. In the Dis
trict branch the majority Of ages are
from 40 to CO. intoxica ton charges
prevailing in the latter branch.
Lack Of parental discipline. allow
ing children to do as they please. and
thoughtfulness are given as the main
causes of the young defendants trou-
bles.
One phase Of the work Miss Foster
and her assistants have TO face is
trying to patch UP quarrels between
husbands and wives This. it is ad-
mitted, is no easytask. Youthful and
aged couples come into court, one or
the other charged by the mate with
threats or assault. Often neither
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was to see Miss Coye tonight, SIZE
got a look at you-confrmed my
suspicions-oh. she raVed and raNed
about 1.-THE most romantic thlng
she ever heard Of. But | wouldn
let her go near you'll didn't want
to embarrass you--dOn't YOU under
-Ethel--Marie--I love you
watched you-night after night
found myself liking YOU more ana
more--and noW--I love YOU"
The street lamps were torches ot
joy. 4 motor car swished by with
sweet. restful swish. Warm rain
fell tlickly as Arthur Talbot reck-
Iessly cast aside the umbrella tn
catch her hands. She faced him.
smiling in the torrent that beat upon
the many flowers on her hat.
DO you-could you-dont YOU
oh, tell me-" he demanded master
iully. "why-why have you been COM
ing To evening school-every night
She lifted her head and her eyes
met his through the enveloping rain.
She said no word. but in her eyes he
read her answer.
(Convrizht 1927
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MISTER TEACHER By Crosby G
HadH
BY Crosby George

oval fringe of man pupils who watched
| the dancing.
Then, from somewhere Mr.. Arthur
! Talbot emerged and stood before
/ Ethel She wondered if her syes had
betrayed her happiness at the sight
of him
oh, It's really YOU, Miss Florio?"
His tone was eager you haven't
been at school for three evenings. :"
"My-my leetle brother-he seeck, ="
she managed,
That's too bad I hope he's all
right now
Yes, sir.
And | may expect YOU Monday
evening" His professional tone was
uddenly broken by awkwardness
II wish you would come" he added
very earnestly.
Yes. sir "
'Then-I'll expect YOU" lie made
planation: "You-you're my best
pupil, you know" That warmed her
The band began to howl a waltz.
MIR Talbot, stiffly and clearly. as
though teaching phrase, asked
May | have this dance with you,
Miss Florio?"
Yes, sir
lie danced three times with her.
During the pauses between dances,
he sat beside her asking many dues.
tions about her life in Italy about
her ambitions here. Many times she
was forced to pretend lack Of under.
standing of his ready English in
order to evade. answering, But it
was pleasant, and sweet. and roman
tic, and she wished this dance would
go on forever. Until. happening 10
glance up she saw an excessively
blonde girl i'm a charming green silk
dress. giggling effusively At stout
man who. Ethel knew, was the eve
ming school principal.
Miss MathiIde Coye, Ethel turned
away quickly. Miss Coye's careless
eye might happen upon her--and that
would mean an embarrassing end to
her masquerade AS Marie F1orio.
What on earth was Mathilde doing
here? Something that Arthur Talbot
was saying to her snapped short.
Glancing at him. Ethel saw his eyes
open in glad surprise. A smile beamed
over her head-in the direction Of Miss
Coye. Then he rose, looked down
upon Ethel, quickly said. please
pardon me-" bowed. and was off.
Ethel saw him approach Miss Coye.
The blond girl saw him coming and,
prettily holding out both hands, broke
into an exceedingly merry greeting.
Mr.. Talbot's face at that moment
bore an expression very familiar to
Ethel. He looked precisely as Will
Hanley had looked that night at the
dance. On the face of her kind, pa
tient teacher was a most foolish look
a look Of palpitating admiration. Into
Miss Coyes china blue eyes he was
gazing as he never gazed into Marie
F'l0rio's dark eyes.
Ethel sank into cold despair. To
repeat her first disappointment so eX-
actly to fling her back into the dark.
ness of isappointment-oh, that was
Cruelt And. she asked herself in
agony. what resources had she left
now to call upon to achieve tran.
quillity again?
To mock her. the music cheerfully
blared into a caretree fox -trct. Ethel
remained on the bench. unable to
gather up enough energy to push
through the crowd TO an exit. num-
her of girls came and stood before
her. screening her from the dancers.
But they could not keep from her
voice she knew well.
"A little Italian girl in my class
the funniest thing -
She looked up to see Mr. Talbot
dancing by with Miss Coye and both
We're enjoying a joke. She famed
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he would leave her, so that she could
rush through the cooling rain TO a
subway station.
His hand trembled In hers.
Marie" he said softly.
Her thoughts became suddenly very
confused. She looked wildly past
him. up the wet black street stretched
with the smooth glare from white
and yellow lights; Italian restaurants,
grocery stores.
Then. from an open window in the
rain -Neiled block of houses opposite.
there spurted a flight of chords
pumped from player piano. A
mans voice sang. "Oh. Marie" it
cried nelodiouslY into the cool, rain
spattered darkness "Oh, Marie"
AS though he were a marionette
moving TO The music. Mr.. Arthur Tai
bot threw his shoulders back with a
reckless finging aside Of last hesita
tionS. His eyes widened.
"Oh. Marie" he sighed His
whispering voice carried those warm
sy1lahles and mingled with the throh
bing music
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with indignation. Then she was cold,
weary. drained of her strength by the
cruelty of the speech flung TO her
through the music.
The band fiourished off this dance
with Good Night. Ladies'" and then
the last strains of Home. Sweet
Home to short crescendo of laugh
ing complaint from the dancers.
x * X
ETHEL permitted the tide to carry
- her slowly out Of door into the
coo air of the outer yard across it's
, smooth red-tiled floor to the gate
Here she paused in the crowd and
looked up at the sky Rain touched
her face. Then voice spoke in
her ear. please let me see you home,
/ Miss F'lorio. / have an umbrella"
Ethel faced Arthur Talbot. ''Thanka
you; no, sir" she replied.
| What mockery was this?
i've been looking all over for YOU"
he insisted. lid like to talk to
you. Oh, this rain will ruin your
hat" He lifted the umbrella over her
head. The chattering crowd edged
them into the street.
"You live on Bleecker street, 199
don't you?" he asked.
"No-yes." she replied. Pride flared
up within her. She would play her
part out to the end. He must not
learn now who she was. But she
would not tolerate his condescending
kindness in offering to take her home.
Il go home. myself, thanka you,"
she said.
Several Of the crowd glanced with
curious and laughing eyes at Mr..
Teacher arguing so with pupil. Bet
ter let him have his way and walk
out of the range Of these eyes. She,
| too, felt a bitter curiosity. How much
! further did he intend carrying the
Joke? In that mood she began walk
ing with him.
They walked over streets sleekly
black with fresh rain. Tenements lin
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! name, please" he asked. preparing
to write on large, white rectangular
card.
NO spita Angleesh," stated Ethel.
| ''Cardelo" a dark. slim Italian lad
came over from a group of teachers
at the other side of the room Ask
this flower Of your race what her
name is"
Ethel suddenly came to under,
standing
-Marie-AIarie Tlorio." she
said, before Mr. Cardello could speak.
Where do you live"
"fes-One nine nine Bleecker
street" she replied. He put that
down. Il lika 10 go cen Meester Tai.
bots class she pleaded.
"t'orty-fiNe pupils there already
Every other applicant is like YOU He
must run vaudeville show there every
night. All right. YOU go there too.
in blank line on small, yellow card.
Room Az" he said handing the
card to her.
Through the thrice-famiiar inner
yard she walked. up the three flights
of iron stairs she trod every morning.
Along the corridor TO her room she
was shaken by laughter, like a school.
girl on forbidden lark.
Suddenly. through the open transom,
hearty male voice doomed. Il have
three apples" it roared
And as Ethel entered the room she
was almost swept from her feet by the
answering roar that came from 45
throats: Il have three apples"'
After this volley. they all turned
curious eyes upon the new girl Ethel
GOV x1r faJJ f-S L.
haired man. with humorous brown
eyes and Il smiling mouth. standing at
her desk. She advanced timidly. He
smiled at her and. taking her card.
glanced at il.
please take that seat. Miss Florio."
Ethel gaZed about. He pointed out
a seat. Warm with suppressed laugh
ter. she marched up an aisle and took
the low seat occupied by her own
Sammy Fiddlehaum by day.
Mr., Talbot continued the exercise.
holding high small apple in the vel.
low light from four dusty chandeliers.
He beloved at the class: "How many
apples have | in my hand"
His smiling patience, weaving
through the work of the night held
Ethel fascinated as. in her low seat,
she crouched
Peace descended upon the room as
the class set to the labor of writing
letter to Mr.. Talbot to tell him how
they individually had spent the pre-
Vious Sunday Ethel was sitting be-
fore a blank sheet of paper as MIR.
Talbot came up the aisle to her.
You're not writing" he chided
She smiled helplessIy,
Have you ever written letter be.
fore?" he smiled pleasantly.
NO can write Angleesh." she re.
piled.
Let me help YOU" Bending, he
wrote at the top of her page in the
muddy ink of the desk s nk.well the
alphabet from a to j.
Let me see YOU copy these" he
encouraged. He stood by, watching
her scrawly attempts. He corrected
them, showing her how to hold a pen
less rigidly. how to curve the b and L.
You come to this class every night
the rest Of the season" he urged.
land you'll be able to write as well as
/ can"
She smiled increduously, "Oh. yes,
YOU Will" he stated, with calm GER
tainty. TO himself he said: Remark /
able girl. never saw foreigner pick /
up the alphabet 50 quickly"
She was there the following night. /
And for three weeks after that. (
she did not miss a single session OF
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my writing. l take it you don't mine
| my continuing. Subject of this eve
| nings debate; Are you a tall, blond,
| lady with disconcerting green eyes Oh
| a petite brunette with dark, under
| standing eyes,"
This was going TOO far altogether.
nN Sunday she went 10 church
walked lonesomcly about town
did bit of reading. On Monday She
went back to work without much zest
Before the day was done she was in
the grip of most acute attack of
blues
When she opened the door OF her
. room the nest morning she expert
enced a sense of having been trans.
ported back to South Corners before
the advent OF viii Eanley; the peace
of her parents little house, the silent
sunlight and scent Of lilies of the val
ley in the little garden. The scent OF
lilies of the valley-was it imaginary?
Oh. she was sure il was in the room.
Then she saw a small bunch of flowers
on her deSk-With note attached,
Dear Miss Rand:
Forgive me for expecting you TO
correspond with a perfect stranger.
Please accept these flowers as a token
of my sincerity.
ARTHUR TALBOT
The charm OF that was like burst
OF clean, cool wind. Ethel laughed
shakily. What good genius had led
this undaunted Mr. Talbot to leave
lilies of the valley. of all flowers? She
attacked elementary fractions with
fresh vigor, The children took to the
subject like ducks to water.
In her highpitched mood she quite
lost her sense of propriety in answer
Ing the impudent gentleman who had
sent the lilies of the valley.
She gushed on paper:
Thank YOU for the flowers. They
were perfectly lovely.
ETHEL RAND"
The result Of her rash let-down in
self-discipline was evident the very
next morning.
Dear Miss Rand;
II teach in Brooklyn by day, But
today / have the last two periods free
and am coming over TO your school.
My official business is TO see you.
Please.
"Expectantly.
ARTHUR TALBOT"
N-OIIAIiS W sec IIcL L-NAldl SNpl
impudence, There had been nothing
in her grateful note to imply that he
might make such an advance But
she should have known this persistent
man would misundersta He must
be some lonely youngster. eager for
the meeting because Of its unconven-
tionality. Feigning illness. she was
excused at noon that day and fled the
scene.
But there was a note awaiting her
next morning.
Dear Miss Rand:
"Of course, it was my fault. /
should have known that you wouldn't
want us TO meet i'll the everyday sur
roundings of schoolhouse. If you'll
state time and place, I'll meet you any
where you choose. What shall / wear
to identify myself?
"Or would you care to visit my
class some evening and observe
methods of teaching English to
foreigners?
Hopefully,
ARTHUR TALBOT"
She realized that any answer TO this
would be misinterpreted. She was
rather proud of her strength in de.
Gliding to put an end to this romantic
situation. A year ago she would have
gone eagerly to meet Mr.. Talbot in
her giddy, romantic way.
There We're no more notes. Again
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ing the streets were wet crags hover
ing over dark. narrow valleys. They
walked several blocks through almost
empty streets; the rain had driven in
doors most of the promenaders. Mr.. Ar
thur Talbot spoke fragmentariiy Of the
weather in general and OF this rain
in particular. What was his purpose
in walking with her, she wondered.
One of the selfimposed duties of
conscientious teacher" Really, he was
too kind.
He stopped abruptly before the
mournful gray bulk Of a tenement.
Here we are" he remarked. glanc-
ing up at the number of the house.
He held out his hand There was of
a sudden vast. strange emba arrass-
ment about him.
goodnight, Miss Florio,' he
said
Good night, Meester Talbot she
replied from between tight lips.
He still held her hands Good
night" he said. "Oh-youll be sure
to come Monday"
Yes. said. good night" If only
Evening star., 1927-05-15
The MarmaIade Steeple.
q Buckinghamsliire. England. h

IN Buckinehamshire, England, re-
GENTLY they have been making mar
malade at parish rectory and apply
ing the proceeds TO the building of
chu- l snire. VIII that spire he
known TO future generations as 'the
marmalade steeple"? That is what hap.
pened across the Channel. in Roune,
France, where. in 1907. the second
tower of the magnificent Gothic ia.
thedral was finished. the money for II
coming from the sale of indulgence
for eating butter I'm Lent. Ever since
then the name Tour de Beurre" (tht
butter tower) has clung to 1t. Simi
larry. the old First Church at Weth
ersheld, Conn.,, has been popularlt
known as 1.-The church that was buir
of onions" because so much of thu
money that. went into it was derived
from the sale of that vegetable by tht
parishioners.
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she resumed the safe, uneventful
routine of her days.
But the uneasiness and irritation
that had been growing upon her since
that Spring day in February increased.
And, finally, her tranquility was en-.
tireiy shattered. IT was the city that
had served her SO faithfully all Winter
long that finally betrayed her sud
denly, completely.
It happened one night when reading
in her room in the Lexington avenue
clearinghouse suddenly palled on her.
She went out for a walk.
On the side streets the lamps march.
ed stiftiy away into the fog. On Fifth
avenue they curved brilliantly into
golden mist. then swept away into
empty air. on Broadway they winked
mockingly. as though they had heard
Of her resolution TO keep Romance at
his proper distance. Ethel almost ran
from these lights and the sight of
people walking pleasantly together.
She was lonely. and in spite of her
self she was wondering about Mr..
Talbot. She could never explain the
mental process which brought her to
the decision, but she suddenly found
herself determined to attend Arthur
Talbot's evening school classic at
tend it in disguise, as pupil!
\ " X
A 7 a quarter Of the next eve.
ming. a long line of foreigners eX-
tended from the interior of the office
Of the principal of Evening School
209. Standing in this line, not far
from the door of the office, w1s Il
dark eyed young woman in plain blue
serge skirt, cheap lace-trimmed
blouse, loose tan coat and big hat
on which a veritable garden of flowers
blOomed.
A sudden movement OF the line
brought her into the office and before
the desk OF the registrar. the very
desk on which she signed her time
each morning and otternoon.
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PROGRAM
TIIIRTY-FIRST
WASHINGTON
WoMENS CLUBS
Whitman College, WALL Wala
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FORMAL OPENING OF CONVENTION
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symposium--"The Pioneering of Tomorrow"
to Our Iresiden Frank orley
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ADDtESS-"Women L.
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DRIvE-Coutesy to the
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WEDNESDAY EVENING
Professional of Executive Board and Local Charmen
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