Judge — July 13, 1929 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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The Old-Time Religion xep ideas of vernment are what Lo-ras O this country needs, according to Dr. Work. He says so in endorsing the drive for funds that is being made on behalf of The National Re- public. In case you hadn't heard, that is the name of the paper which is, in the noble words of Repre sentative Wood, “the simon pure ory of unadul terated Republicanism,” and furthermore, “the only nation ide means we have of meeting and checking the growth of dangerous demagogism and socialism.” Dear, dear! We didn’t know it was as bad as that. But here's Jim Watson, too, ing that “the forces of discontent and radicalisin active and multiplyin Representative Frank Murphy, who ypeal for funds, assures us that there is Hood of destructive and critical propaganda.” And so good old Dr, Work prescribes publicity for “safe. ound and old-fashioned ideas of government: and sound Atmericanism.” With kind condescension Mr. Murphy testifies, “The President is doing his part splendidly. His friends in Congress and out will do all. in their | power to make hiy administration a success for the asseve s the | public good.” That's a great comfort. We'd begun to worry about this man Hoover, fearing that he | would fall for the frightful Red Prop: | ox round, wondering if he really was | part,” if he was going to be a success and, whether his success would be one for the public good. | But with friends like Watson and Work and Murphy Vigilant ani tireless in seeing that he delivers old oned government, and none of these new-fangled ity engineering ideas, everything’s gonna be hoity | all right. Specialize in Generalization Ree over enough baccalaureate addresses and you'll find texts and testimony in support. of any pet idea you happen to have. Now take our | own private obsession, We hanker for all-round in- formation, admire the intelle ind distrust the narrow spe body says solemnly, as s¢ » does in our hear in| day gentlemen, is the age of s} ization,” we feel like rearing up and | hollering, “You're a liar! | And so it tickled us to read this doctrine in two en Whenever any a dozen times commencement addresses in two different places, At Hamilton College Owen D. Young urged upon th graduating class “sy ization in generalization. He explained by way of illustration that “ worth more in leading a gre: country to know something of history, the the languages than to know about physies and chem And President Lewis of aduates at little St. Stephen's “over lization.” because it leads to a disregard of “the unity of human knowledge.” Youth has been misled for centuries by elders whose advice is to choose a career carly and. stick to it, to start at the bottom and work up, to pursue one course of knowledge to the limit, to avoid yet ting the mind cluttered up with miscellaneous ideas that can never be put to practical usc, to go after Success by being a Specialist. It's a hoy when men of authority begin to stand up in meetin and advocate specialization in general knowled “© « O* a sweet June day a man of sixty-nine and a woman of sixty-three, both domiciled in a New York county poorhouse, eloped. They came back and insisted that they be given a room in the mar ried folks’ quarters of the thouse. ‘Thus they raised a very nice social question: has a man. the right to marry if he cannot support a wife, and if he does marry shall the wife's previous support con tinue to support her? This is precisely the question that is of the younger generation, industry in a * warned as we understand it, ating large numbers Amateuriana Martha Noreliusy and Helen’) Meany have been suspended by the Metropolitan AL AL U. because they have appeared in exhibitions in company with professional swimmers. Apparently it is not alleged that they took money. Th went to Florida and Bermuda on trips sponsored by their ewn swim mi ition, But, say the solemn gentlemen of the Amateur Asso n, “they knew better than to do what they did.” For our part, we think the f ought to know better than to do what it is doing, which is to ma the e amateur ideal culous and, by each sucec ruling of this kind, to lessen the hope of con a tenable stand ard of decency in sport. simp! ssoc RILW,