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Last week the American Committee of the Cité Universitaire in Paris acknowledged a gift of $25,000 from rich Bernard Mannes Baruch of Manhattan. Mr. Baruch's money will provide for a room in which, if he so desires, will be placed a tablet with his name engraved thereon. Should he further desire, Banker Baruch could have ten rooms in the University, each inscribed with his name, as each $2,500 is entitled to a tablet. Mr. Baruch, however, did not ask for this, and the Committee, passing over the point, reported that...
...public auditorium of which Portland, Ore., is proud, Conductor Willem van Hoogstraten last week led his symphony orchestra through an orgy of fantasy. A native of Portland, Dent Mowrey, had studied music in Paris, and in dreamy moments had idled over the lle de la Cité, whereon is the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Student Mowrey would enter the felted front doors, would sniff at the dank air, would think he could hear the paint cracking on the pictures. Outdoors, on the grey square, he would crane his head up at the rain-spouts, which old artisans had carved...
...Such increase of work for examinations would be a great evil.- (1) It would tend to destroy originality and individuality: Max Muller, in Nineteenth Century, xxiv, p. 639 (November, 1888).- (2) It tends to destroy the idea of work for work's sake: Shaler, loc. cit...
...Change of system would make it harder for "boodlers" to enter the U. S. Senate: Public Opinion, XIV, 391 (Jan. 28, 1893); Bryce, op. cit. I, 101; Whitehill in Cong. Rec. April 22, 1891, p. 3658. (a) Nominations would be less likely to be secured by bribing: Arena X, p. 455 (Sept. 1894).- (1) Convention bribery less likely to be attempted.- (X) Risk of discovery greater.- (A) More persons to be approached.- (B) Longer interval before election during which attention is paid to circumstances of nomination.- (2) Competitive bribery less likely to succeed.- (X) Bribes offered much smaller.- (A) Convention...
...Change of system would tend to take national issues out of state politics.- (a) It would directly destroy the legitimate reasons for voting on national lines for the state legislature: Bryce, op. cit. pp. 100, 567; Atlantic, LXVIII, p. 228 (Aug. 1891).- (b) It would tend to do away with "national voting" in other state contests.- (1) The choice of Senators by the legislatures makes people believe there is a necessary connection between all state and national politics: Nation...