Smyrna times., 1932-11-23
SOME SIDE LIGHTS
OF NEW YORK CITY
Told BY Walter Trumbull in
His Own Immical Way
of DOings in City
INTERESTING SKETCHES

JOSepn V. McAee, present mayor
of New York, told me recently that
he believed opportunity never had
been SO bright for youngsters as it
is today. He said there was no
limit to where industry, ability and
character might take them. He en-
phasized the room at the top by
pointing out that of all the mil
lions Of men in the United States
those considered Of Presidential
timber in both the great political
parties could be counted on one
mans fingers.
Herbert Bayard Swope also be
Heves that this is an era Of op-
portunity for youngsters. He says
those starting the game of life at
this particular time will be stronger
men, because they will have to be.
Only the best and hardest will sur
Vive.
A friend of mine says his consola-
ton for not being rich enough to
run large yacht is that he doesn't
have to work to support a captain
and engineer and run a sailors
boarding house.
A surgeon tells me that the ossi-
fed man in the circus really rep
resents an advanced case Of arthri-
tbs. He further says that arthritis
is one disease doctors know little
about. They treat it according to
various theories, but do not actu-
ally know why it comes or why it
goes. Another statement he made,
which was new to me, was that in
fammatory rheumatism is a conta-
gious disease.
The man who relates this story
told it Of Lewis Perry, head of
Phillips Exeter academy. Whether
1t is true, don't know, but it might
happen to any educator. Anyhow,
when he was young Doctor Perry is
supposed to have laid out a course
Of fOrty-minute lectures, which he
figured would give him material
enough to talk once a week from
September to May. According to
the story, he had all the notes writ
ten consecutiyely in a small book.
he started off nobly and talked
fast. When he exhausted the notes
for the first lecture, he looked at
his watch and saw that five min
utes had gone, SO he used the
notes for the second lecture. At the
end Of eighteen minutes, he was
through January. At the thirty-five
minute mark. he had reached May
and was out Of notes, with five min
utes to go. He spoke bit extern
poraneously and then inquired
whether anybody wanted to ask any
questions. Nobody asked any ques-
tions, so he dismissed the class. One
student fingered. This was highly
gratifying. Here was one boy who
wished to discuss matters.
rs there any way" said the stu
dent difidently. that l can get out
Of this courseT'
know many an inexperienced talk
er who has blithely agreed to speak
to a gathering for thirty minutes.
and has found himself in the same
fix Unless the subject matter is
written out and has been timed. the
minutes commence to drag by on
1eaden feet. In the early days Of
radio, I carelessly consented to
speak for fifteen minutes. At the
end of seven minutes. was all
-.ro--.'' fTa-v filed the remain
ing time, and what I said never
ar.Ti ahie FO remember
know that | wished intently that
could sing a song. but I couldn't
think of any song and, besides, my
family has never permitted me to
sing without active protest.
lost OF those who gave their
names to the most famous New
York restaurants were native born.
The Rectors came from Lockport.
y. T.. Delmonico was a born New
Yorker, and Louis Sherry was a
New Englander
e. 1882. Bell syndicate.-WNU Service.