Judge — May 25, 1929 — page 15: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

JUDGE A School for Geniuses N the hope of producing “super-chemists,” Johns I Hopkins University is embarking upon a fellow- ship plan of extraordinary interest. Students of particular promise will be selected to enter for geniuses,” and will e lems of their own choice. The implications of this pl : Professor Ne holds the 1 education established by Francis P. states them boldly thus: “It is through the intelligent that pre In the of our efforts have been centered on tl the At present we are simply the accidental possession of wealth, verance, “school in research on prob -reaching are Gordon, who chair of chemic¢ Garvan, super ress is made. past most > education ¢ erage. depending on health, perse social rank and self-denial to save the high|: endowed for the progress of our race. Our present failure to develop the very best students to their greatest capacity represents sheer waste of the kind that science, and especially chemistry, ford.” Nine men have been picked to begin their research at Johns Hopkins next fall. Eventually there will be forty-eight every year. T basis of selection was determined after an analysis of the criteria of em- and promotion used in seventy The conclusion is that those are most likely seed who have the can least af Jarge corpo rations. to su following qualifications in the average proportions indicated by the figures: Qualification Health exeewe Creative ability Book ability ; Intellectual honesty. . Perseverance aculty of observance enthusiasm Conduct Character College standing H. G. Wells has asserted ths progress since the dawn of history I through the work of not more sand individuals. That seems like democracy to swallow. all the world’s s been achieved than a hundred thou a hard pill for a But it cannot be denied that, as Professor Gordon says, “Were we to depend on the lower 80 per cent. of the population, we would tend to remain in status quo.” Not only in chemistry, but in every other field of knowledge, we shall have to ne to selective special education for the highly endowed. But this is not to sneer at democracy. An aristo cratic society would seck the only in the upper erust. V vigilantly than ever, to probe merged classes. Our public seh to “education of the rage,” must be also great sifting sereens to catch and expose the glittering few in whom lies the promise of the race aw materials of genius » shall continue more d delve into the sub ols, frankly dedicated Amateur Flubdub inety American golf players are they will be permitted to compete so good that for the open championship this year without going through the qualifying rounds. “Twenty-seven of these are pro fessionals. The other three are Bobby Jones, George von Elm and Harrison Johnston, Excuse us. Mister Jones, Mister von Elm and Mister Johnston. listings put the each amateur nan fessional name. York World, prove Official appellation of Mister in front of ind nothing in front of any pro- As Dick Williams says in the New This is a quaint custom designed to the democracy of golf in this great republic.” On the misterless list there are at least three men who used to be misters—Tommy Armour, Densmore Shute and Waldo Crowder. “The “says Willia re university es, educated young men : creditable company, either at a bar or at a bridge table. So far as is known, none of them ever creased his partner's nose with a bung starter when she trumped his ace, and all miliar with the more obvious amenities of so ior. Still they are gradu: Mister only to their wiv ow it isn’t very impor! led Mister or The H: a or Grand Dragon or ace or Honey Boy. It just gets under our skin a bit to be reminded that the grand old game of golf —which on the whole handles the amateur-pro quettion far better than tennis does—still fosters this foolish distinction between the man who plays for m di then whether a man is n who plays for other perq sites, suc glory, silver platters, commission on the sale of bonds, exercise and sheer fun, For, say what you will, all these are perquisites. —R.ILW, comicbooks.com